New notebook

New baby!  327g. 

Working with such a thickness took me a few days of adjusting details. A few imperfections, more than usual. I had to do some parts of the process in two steps. But I reached the goal of much bigger spine compared with the pages (+29%). This will help to balance the thickness once the notebook is eating notes, experiences and sticked alien stuff. The pages will get about 54% bigger. Now it looks a little ugly in his initial trapezoidal shape.

Some photos show it together with his great grandfather (n-4) notebook. New one will be 21% thicker than it when finished!

A fat notebook has some problems I experienced before: It’s heavier to carry, difficult to write near the edges and higher risk if it’s lost/stolen when travelling since there are many more memories and hours of work. Of course I can’t call it “pocket” anymore. However the final shape is magnificent, and this only point makes up for everything before. At least I think so now. Maybe myself from the future will think different but anyways he has the duty to carry it and finish it from now on.

Mr. Robot

3 scenes of the great show Mr. Robot with my trusted mechanical pencil Pentel 205.

Style of note taking

A few days before I was drawing tropical fruits and Banana Boat sunscreen. Suddenly I come back to Winter in Europe, drawing a scarf and taking medicine for the cold. Not good deal.

This style of note taking is fascinating. Quite different from my regular way to fill a page (too organised). It's more fun and open to improvisation. The result is difficult to see in advance because each note impacts a lot in the final composition. I want to think if the ingredients are solid and real and the process is made with passion, the result will show that. Maybe one day I will move fully to this way of documenting.

Simple hut in Koh Lanta

I realize I don’t need ruler to draw little house this since every line is organic and natural. Same for its construction. Just nearby resources, simplicity, easy and can be made in a few days with help of family and friends. 

The result is something in harmony with the place. I guess this is real wisdom.

I saw that giant lizard around my hut most of the days there. Quite scary when it appears just a few meters away.

Koh Lipe

I think it’s my new favourite Thai island. Not easy to reach in comparison with other islands since wake up early is mandatory to take the first morning flight from BKK and then a chain of bus and boats. 

It’s tropical and tropical is always good. Small, no bikes needed and extremely beautiful place.

 

Recent trip route in Thailand

Thailand has many layers to be unveiled and the more I discover, the more fascinating everything becomes. These are new islands for me, all of them amazing, specially Koh Lipe. I had great day in Koh Santa, in low season, my favourite season.

This map style is slightly different from others and I like it a lot. I think it will be my map style by default  (until I start experimenting in the next attempt because I know myself).