PILOT IROSHUZUKU INK 色彩雫（いろしずく)

Last evening, while shopping for Christmas gift, I picked up a good Pilot Iroshizuku offer at Fook Hing Trading.

Pilot pen Singapore is giving away one piece of Kakuno fountain pen and a Pilot 100th anniversary bear when you purchase a bottle of 50ml of Iroshizuku ink, and a set of 3 15ml Iroshizuku ink.

The availability of the bear is while stock last. Check it out the your local Pilot Pen Singapore authorized retailers for this offer.

Pelikan Edelstein Ink Amber "Ink of the Year 2013"

Pelikan launched a new amber Edelstein Ink this year. They labelled it as "Ink of the Year 2013".

Here is a sample of the ink written using Omas paragon celluloid bronze arco fountain pen.

Caran d'Ache Chromatics Ink

While I find the Caran d'Ache ink color is nice, I never like their ink bottle as they are not practical. Caran d'Ache announced their new Chromatic INKredible colors some few months back, but it was only available very recent.

Private Reserve Ink

For those fountain pen users who are looking for Private Reserve ink locally, there is another new venue for it. Fook Hing Trading decided to bring back Private Reserve ink for the local community.

The first shipment landed last week, and we managed to pick up a few of our favor colors.

The new shipment include the Private Reserve new highlighter and Invincible Black ink.

Montblanc Albert Einstein Special Edition Ink

Mont Blanc "The Great Characters Edition 2013" pays homage to Albert Einstein. Launched togather with their Albert Einstein Limited Edition pens is a special edition (not limited but while stock last) grey ink.

It is current available exclusive at Mont Blanc boutique.

Herbin Marie-Antoinette Ink bottle

Last year (2011), J Herbin commemorate the last queen of France, Marie-Antoinette, by launching perfume bottle look alike, which they called is "Chest" bottle filled with Herbin Rose Cyclamen ink.

Mont Blanc Alfred Hitchcock Special Edition Ink

Mont Blanc launched the Alfred Hitchcock Speical Edition pen not too long ago. At the same time, they launched a Alfred Hitchcock Special Edition ink too, but ...

We discover this Alfred Hitchcock Special Edition ink was actually not special at all.

Unlike the Mont Blanc Writer Edition Carlo Collidi Ink, which has it specially design ink bottle and packaging, the Alfred Hitchcock does not has the same faith as Carlo Collidi.

Mont Blanc repackage the Ink of Love Special Edition to Alfred Hitchcock Special Edition.

Pilot New Iroshizuku Ink 2012

Pilot released four new colors this year. They are kosomosu (pink), murasaki-shikibu (purple), ina-ho (golden brown) and chikurin (bamboo green).

It is currently available locally in Singapore. According to the local retailers, the Kosomosu and the Murasaki are two most popular colors of the four, with Chiku-Rin the least favour.

We are not a fun of green (chiku-rin), but we find the new Pilot bamboo green is pretty pleasing, and trigger us to look into our shade of green in the Iroshizuku ink.

The rice brown (ina-ho) color has a light shade of gold. It is nice.

If you are a big fan of the Pilot Iroshizuku, you might want to quickly stock up your supply.

We heard rumours that the "West" was complaining how we have enjoyed "reasonally" priced Pilot Iroshizuku ink, and Pilot Singapore addressed the complain by adjusting the price upward.

Mont Blanc Writer Edition Carlo Collidi Ink

Beside the usual Montblanc Limited Writers Edition 2011 pens, this year Mont Blanc honours the great Italian writers Carlo Collidi with an additional limited production ink.

Unlike the special edition Mahatma Gandi, which uses the standard Mont Blanc ink bottle, this writer series limited production ink comes with it special designed bottle.

Mont Blanc Joy of Mahatma Gandi Special Edition Ink

For those orange color ink lover out there who didn't manage to get a bottle of the orange ink launched as the Mahatma Gandhi Special Edition ink, Mont Blanc launched the same color this year (2011) as a Ink of Joy Special Edition.

Mont Blanc Ink of Friendship, Love and Joy

Mont Blanc has not been successful with their special edition ink locally based on the remind of the past special edition available locally.

Mont Blanc is trying out their luck again with their newly launch Special Edition ink. They label them as ink of Love, Friendship and Joy.

Sailor Ink - New Color 2011

After 6 months of waiting, the new colors Sailor ink finally landed in Singapore retailor over the weekend.

There are 6 colors. The Peach, Sky High, Ultra Marine, Grenade, Epinard, and Apricot.

Sailor Ink Autumn Limited Version, 2010

Many moons have pasted since Sailor Co. Japan released their Autumn Limited Edition ink. Finally, it landed here in Singapore.

For those orange and redish tone fan, you will not be disappointed.  Sailor included a orange and redish ink in the Autumn Limited Edition.

Sailor Jentle Ink Summer Limited

Sailor jentle ink summer limited is the 4th series produced by Sailor Japan. As usual, Sailor created four colors in limited production.

We are expecting a brighter color to represent summar, but ...

Pelikan Edelstein

Here is a geme stone that an average person can afford, but not everybody will find it useful. The Pelikan Edelstein, a German word which mean gem stone.

Pelikan a well known brands for it ecomnoical value, had released a range of expansive inks to compete in the upper range of the ink market.

This new range of ink is a total redesign from it current range of ink products to justify for the five times more expansive.

Happy Birthday Singapore ... De Atramentis Ink

Today is my beloved country, Singapore 45th birthday. Fook Hing Trading, one of our local pen retailor, had custom made our very own Singapore De Atramentis Ink to celebrate this significant moment.

Rumours, Rumours ... Rohrer & Klingner is now available

Rohrer & Klingner inks and dip pens are now available locally. Visit our freindly writing instruments retailer Fook Hing Trading to buy your supply.

Alternatively, you can purchase them at HOP(e) MarketPlace.

Rumours, Rumours ... Mont Blanc new range of inks

Mont Blanc launched the new range of ink colours. Mont Blanc new ink now comes in fancy names like mystery black and oyster grey; They called it emotional names. The new ink colours are also dressed in newly designed bottle which have more edges then curves. The new hat (cap) is more plastic looking as compare to the old version.  Mont Blanc called the new cap design as a focus to their characteristic of 3-ring-design.


The new bottle capacity is enlarged to 60ml vs 50ml of the old one.

Available Colours :
Mystery Black, Royal Blue, Midnight Blue, Burgundy Red, Lavender Purple, Toffee Brown, Oyster Grey, Irish Green.

The new range of inks are now available locally at all Mont Blanc boutiques, Fook Hing Trading and others authorized retailors.

End of the road ... Sailor Ink

Grey is our first Sailor ink outside the regular black and blue ink. After 2 successful launched their new range of colours (4 colurs each launch), Sailor decided to end their prvious range of colour inks shown in the picture below. :-(

Happy Valentine Day!

Not only today is the first day of the Chinese New Year, it is also a special day for couples globally to celebrate their love. Happy Valentine Day!!!