black mechanical pencil
it has been a loyal companion in my pencil box since 1990, or maybe earlier - it has scribbled on my secondary school exam papers, doodled my geography book, definitely much used in maths practice. Chemistry, Biology and Physics graphs, Sixth Form Accounting, Economics and General Paper, then marking its way through my tertiary education. What a history! It all began when I wanted a plastic-no-fuss-all-black mechanical pencil and I went around town looking for it. I am quintly surprised that it survived the wear and tear for such a long time. It even got lost for some time, a few years ago while I was still working in KL. I was so reliant on its availability that I had no other pencils in my pencil case, and when I realised that day I couldn't find it, I instantly felt a sense of blue toned melancholy. Yeah I know, it's just a mechanical pencil; but its something I had got so used to having around, like toddlers with their favourite pillows or bolster, I have my black mechanical pencil. Realising that I lost it landed me in an awkward sense of lost. My colleague emphatically consoled me that it's just been misplaced and soon it will re-surface. So for some awkward weeks I had to use 2B pencils from the firm's stationery centre. My colleague was right after all, my pencil did resurface and it is still with me until today. The thing that caused me to like it even more was the fact that it outlasted many other items, even my pair of Levi's, though it didn't appear to be as durable as others with metal casings and better designs. If it ever outlast my life, it can become a family heirloom - rare, unique and definitely a tickler, maybe its durablity can be inspiring too.
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