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Random Thoughts by Pauline

January 14 2014, Tuesday  
Fountain pens

Have you ever tried using a fountain pen to write - not the kind with a cartridge but the kind with a tube inside for you to pump the ink from an ink bottle? I used to like the fountain pen because I liked the feel of the pen gliding smoothly across the surface of the paper. But the nib, once dropped on the floor, would spell trouble because it would scratch when I wrote again. Back then, we did not have to throw away the pen because replacement nibs were available. Those were the days when changes happened slowly. To think of it, we were more friendly to the environment!

A fountain pen especially that brand with an arrow used to be a status symbol and the best gift idea. Now it has become a kind of antique to be appreciated by nostalgic souls who can afford. And to the impatient contemporary generation, a fountain pen is not exactly user-friendly. It has for a long time been replaced by ball pens and felt pens. In fact, we are not actually writing anymore. We use stylus to touch screens.

Those born in mid-20th century like me are lucky because we have witnessed changes in almost all aspects of our everyday life. The fountain pen is but one of those many darling objects that we have left behind. The world moves on and so do we!