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Packing for a trip is both fun and excruciatingly painful

June 7, 2015 in Everyday | Tags: bag, luggage, packing, space-saver, storage, suitcase, travel, vacation, wedding | Comments closed

The time is upon me. I am finally going to Mexico for that oh-so-special destination wedding I’ve been mentioning on this blog. My cousin is finally getting hitched, & the whole family clan is high tailing down to Sayulita (a.k.a. the Puerto Vallarta region) for a long weekend of partying, rain, scorching heat, & high humidity. It’s going to be a blast. I’m not very keen on attending weddings, so I’m ~~anxious~~ eager to get this show on the road ~~& over with~~. One thing that I’ve never mentioned about myself is that I enjoy packing suitcases for vacations/trips. I’m not exactly sure why I enjoy this mundane task. Perhaps it’s the ‘extreme organizer’ side of my personality that can really shine in this area. Or it could just be that I like packing & stowing things away into little tiny compartments like a Japanese bento box. I get a special thrill when I’m able to pack a shitload (pardon my French) of toiletries, clothes, accessories & such into a small rolling suitcase without breaking the zipper or the scale at the check-in station. (There were TWO times when I was able to stow a full-size umbrella into my suitcase & not break the umbrella or the suitcase. Except, I did poke a small hole in one of the incidents.) Every time I pack for a trip, I like to stock up on little travel sized toiletries (i.e. toothpaste, hair products, drug store medicine, etc.) & make list upon list of things I need to pack & things I need to get squared away in preparation for my departure (i.e. place travel notices on credit cards, add International travel feature on mobile phone plan, place a vacation hold on mail & newspapers, etc.). No matter how much I try to scale down the amount of items in my suitcase, I always feel like my luggage is going to burst. Through my many travels over the years, I feel like I’ve somewhat learned how to streamline my suitcase packing, but I’m still somehow over-stuffing my suitcase. So, recently, I invested in a space saver garment bag (well, two to be exact…one for me and one for my companion). This space saver bag was not cheap, but it was well worth it. I only wish I had purchased one a long time ago, it would have made all of my trips to Asia so much easier! As per most of my travel-related products, I purchased this space saver garment bag (a.k.a. Spacepak) from the Flight 001 store.

I’m going to try this out & see if I like it. It’s just one more thing to help keep me on top of my organizational game. I’m so excited to finally celebrate my cousin’s wedding in Mexico! Cheers!

Today’s song of the day:

man bags are awesome

October 11, 2011 in Everyday | Tags: backpack, bag, blog, book-bag, briefcase, cat-street, clothes, clothing, everyday, fashion, harajuku, japan, journal, man, men, messenger-bag, photograph, post, satchel, shibuya, shinjuku, shopping, snapshot, suitcase, tokyo, tote, tote-bag | Comments closed

Guys who use man bags (a.k.a. “murse”) are hot. Well, I don’t like to use the word “hot”, but they are VERY attractive. I find guys who use man bags to be very intriguing. I can’t exactly explain this attraction. It is what it is.

However, not all guys who use bags are attractive. For example: no generic PC bags from the mall, no backpacks, no book bags, no bike-messenger bags, & no pretentious metal briefcases. I like guys who use small bags, or technical waist pouches (which are NOT to be confused with a fanny pack). These are also bag types that men use which I find attractive: leather tote bag, small postal bag or satchel, a business-casual or slim laptop bag, a soft leather briefcase, or anything else that looks technical. I like it when a guy uses his bag naturally, with comfort & ease. I don’t like guys who use bags as a fashion accessory just because it’s the trend of the moment. It just has to be natural, simple & functional.

I know there are many guys who think using any type of bag, other than for school/work or grocery shopping, is not cool or acceptable in any way. To those men, using a bag to carry your non-business/non-school related items is just such an overly feminine gesture, & it’s rather demeaning for males to do such a thing. But those guys are just too chicken to explore & to dare themselves to do something out of the ordinary. Plus, that just makes you so blind to our modern society….where everything is pretty much UNI-SEX, & the Uni-Sex style is a hot trend right now. Besides, it’s not like you’re being asked to wear skirts (no offense to Scottish kilts) and/or makeup (no offense to Goths & Emo kids). Guys who use man bags are AWE-SOME…& it’s not cool when your pants pockets are puffing out & bulging with your personal effects (i.e. junk).

Not very many guys carry a lot of stuff in our Western society. Most guys only carry their slim smart-phone, slim wallet, and a basic set of keys. However, there are more & more guys popping up who like to carry: a notebook (for random notes or doodling), a book (to read on a bus or train), or an mp3 player…something more than just your average phone/wallet/keys. It’s not cool when you try to stuff everything in your pockets (even if you are wearing cargo pants). Nowadays, more & more guys are carrying laptops, tablets and/or eReaders. Hey, practically every guy in Asia uses a man bag…even kids as young as 10 years old use them. It’s just so common. To me, when I see a guy carrying a man bag, I find it very normal (& pretty damn sexy). It’s no different than lugging around your book bag when you were in college. It also goes along with the whole “Metrosexual” trend that’s extremely popular these days.

So to all you men out there…go get yourself a bag, baby!

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