Pen Noobs 26: Not-So Noobs with Alden Castaneda

The Pen Noobs Podcast

If you're part of Fountain Pen Palengke (FPP), the Philippines' Facebook marketplace for fountain pen and stationery lovers, Sir Alden Castaneda would be no stranger despite being largely an enigma. Ryan and I only met him recently for this episode, after two years of buying our pens/half our pen collections from him. He's a "power seller" with a remarkable manner of penabling. His posts are reliable and always attention-grabbing in their selection and composition. He'd pick a theme to tie some 5 to 10 pens together with the caption (often a story that's rooted in real life or, other times fantastical; sometimes an allusion to poetry and other times a relatable anecdote).

In this episode, Sir Alden shares his stories with us and, by extension, with you. Sir Alden is a maker of stories and, as will be revealed in this episode, a keeper of them too. This episode may have taken a while to churn out, but trust us when we say that this is one of the more heartfelt, earnest, and endearing ones too. You'll surely feel warmth after this episode.

Anyway, here are some Sir Alden Castaneda seller highlights for you to get a sense of why he's one of our favorite--maybe our actual favorite--seller and "tito" in FPP.

• Kutis Porselana
• Tyger, Tygrrr!
• The Art of Gold Inlay

Here are our usual Pen Noobs Podcast links:

• Instagram: @thepennoobspodcast
• The Pen Noobs Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thepennoobspodcast
• The Pen Noobs Podcast Episode 26 on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SOEzeNnTE7Q