National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag Part II

There were quite a few comments on the NG 2475 when it came to the laptop compartment. Here's my brief stuffing-the-laptop-into-the-bag actions.

The subject.. a Sony VAIO VGN-C13G 13.3" and a HP Compaq nc6400 14.1", both wide screens.


The HP nc6400 placed vertically, it couldn't fit horizontally..


Zipped the hippo's tongue and closed the flap.. buckled and buttoned.. A bit tight but still manageable. The internal compartment to house the camera is in the bag, thus the camera will fit in just nice.


The VAIO also didn't fit horizontally..


Horizontally or not, vertical fit works just fine. If you opt to not use the padded laptop compartment (which I would have no idea why not), both laptops would've fit horizontally.

National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag Part I

Often we have a tonne of questions when scouting for a camera bag to suit our desires.. I didn't find mine all answered.. but got one anyway, a chance I took. National Geographic sure could do a better job at their website to properly describe their bags with ample examples. Some other reputable brands are excellent at this where u even could choose the more common gear u would wanna carry and recommendations will follow, all automated! NG, if you're reading, go go go do something about it!

I'll attempt to write here what and how I feel of the bag.. I'm no reviewer or anything like tht, so I'll be speaking like a dude on the street..

First off, let's show off the National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag..


I find the buckle here pretty nifty.. a loop truh a buckle, fasten onto a button.. is that called a button? err.. watever..


Outer pockets have long Velcro , expandable..


Open up! Huh?! Is this a hippo's mouth? Wat the heck?


Inner pockets.. thoughtful..


So I pried open the hippo's mouth.. First I was dazzled what'll happen to the now-looks-like-a-flapping-tongue if I didn't wanna have it zipped. Oh we can roll it n there's another piece to hold the rolled up tongue in place.. hey look, there's a boxy looking thing in there..


Open up n say ahhhhhhhhhhh~


Ladies and gentlemen.. the NG 2475 wide open all ready for loading..

My Brief Experience with Shashinki

My order from www.shashinki.com came very promptly. The condition of the packaging on the other hand laid in the hands of the postal company. The contents being a soft fabric bag, nothing much needed to protect it.

An extra layer of plastic bag underneath the brown paper used.


Rip the blue bag! Me National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag..


A lot of people are still doubtful when it comes buying stuff online. If the merchants are trustworthy, lost in mail, bad handling, etc.. Of course these concerns are valid ones.

Here's the whole process I went truh with www.shashinki.com.

1. Created an account
   
2. Added item to cart
   
3. Checkout
   
4. Received an email on order confirmation
   
5. Transfered amount to published Maybank account for www.shashinki.com
   
6. Replied to email (.4) to inform of payment, including the reference number (I'm not sure if this step is needed)
7. Received email on payment received with note that items will be shipped the same day
8. Received email on items shipped with poslaju tracking number
9. Item delivered to me doorstep

Me bag arrived on the 3rd day, it'll depend of course on wat time and day ur order is placed and payment finalized.

How I feel about shashinki? Bery the merrylicious GOOD!

What Bag?

Last weekend, I had a good all paid for lunch with Bryan.. Been quite some time since we sat down f2f.. before I left, I had all the intentions to bring me camera along, after all, it's been some time, who knows if he had a love bite here n there fer me to catch on a foto, perhaps to blackmail him some time another?

I took a swift look at my camera bag.. That made me think twice as I wanted to do some shopping after lunch.. it's a backpack, a Lowepro Mini Trekker.. with some gear in it.. the size of it made me think twice.. then the thought of it's weight.. made me think trice.. then the possibility of removing some gear to take some weight off made me think yet another time..

I left home without me camera..

The Mini Trekker is blardy good for outdoor shoots.. it eve has a foldaway pocket for a tripod! Perhaps the Trekker name means something? ;-) But it's just a hassle to be hauling it arounf in a mall..

I came home feeling inadequate.. I want another bag. period. My requirements:
1. Canon 40D with 24-105mm f/4 attached
2. 580 EX II flash gun

If you own a DSLR, u'd perhaps been through the dillemma of choosing the right bag for ur equipment. One that suits what u need, n looks appealing enough..

Out of the countless time I've surfed the web for bag, I did it again.. www.shashinki.com was my first stop.. www.yamiya.com.my was my second..

Finally something tickled me a little.. National Geographic NG 2475 Medium Shoulder Bag.. off I went on my routine.. digging forums n all.. n it seemed right.. I had a lot of questions.. not all of them answered in threads of information.. but.. what the heck I thought..

What arrived this morning via Poslaju?


Big fler tht only weighs 1.56kgs..

The door bell rang..

What is this?


How about this?


This just arrived! My first ever photobook.. something that I've been itching to get since a couple of years back. Since we're getting a whopping 30% discount now, that enhanced the desire to get my lazy butt moving.. That thing in this package took me a total of 12 panstaking hours to complete.. editing photos, combining, some collage.. all in the effort to bring the events into sequence.. so each page tells a story on it's own.. without any words.. after all, a picture tells some thousands of words doesn't it? Another 3 1/2 hours waiting for the upload to complete.. 4 1/2 days waiting for the final product to arrive..


Should I be anxious to open it? DOH~

Debossed window, hard cover, A4 size landscape photobook.. Front image sliced to tell the content of the album.. the beach.. the water sliding down rocks.. and the lubang of a canon..


How how?! How is it? How was the editing? How's the quality? Shucks, how's photobook?

In the package.. box to protect.. some damperners inside the box.. album cover (slide the album in/out) and the album itself..


100% crop of the page.. trying to show you the paper quality. We were told 70grams paper during the presentation at the company. Feels to me like the pages of wedding albums.


How? I'm totally satisfied.. the hours of editing n compiling paid off, the money spent (-30%) well worth.. Now let's see how it stands the flippings of the public..

For those who'd like to know the process;
1. point ya browser to www.photobook.com.my
2. download the software, use it
3. depending on what you like, u could use the ready templates
4. once you're done, u've an option to upload to photobook or send a hardcopy
5. make payment
6. wait for product to be delivered

MOTOKRZR K3 for RM599 Specially for Maxis Subscribers

I received this nifty lil' _envelope_ in me mailbox this evening..


Maxis is out to win their customers' hearts aren't they? MOTOKRZR K3 for RM599. RM900 savings with one condition stated, that the customer upgrade to Value 150 plan and be committed to the plan for 2 years.

Protect thy iPod!

Switcheasy's Black Biscuit for iPod Nano 3G.

• Case
• Lanyard
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Clear static back protector
• Clear static touch wheel protector
• Microfiber clean wipe
• Universal dock adapter.

Sean Kingston grooving..

Cotton Mini Briefs?

Cotton? Sure they are comfortable.

But you've not tried the _bomb_ if you haven't tried microfibre.

SKINXWEAR

• SENSO - superfine microfibre
  
• form a - ultra microfibre
  

Exotic Moods

Exotic Moods The Ultimate Collection
Chill Out Sessions From The Far East

A 'Best of' selection from all volumes of this platinum-selling series. Also includes new tracks by Enigmatic Obsesssion, Martell, Freud and more.

Very soothing tunes.. perfect for after-a-long-day's-work..

Frappuccino on the Shelf

I find it enjoyable to browse the supermarket shelves, especially the prime areas. Tht's where all the latest stuff are or the super bargains.

wh00pie.. Starbucks are in an innovation spin! Starbucks Frappuccino on the shelf! Available at Jaya Jusco Mid Valley for RM10.90..

YSL Lip Twins Event 2007

Hola~ hola~ Yves Saint Laurent's largest ever event in Malaysia!

Where's this at? Mid Valley Mega Mall! When does it end? 26th June!

Hola back in time to me 1st encounter with Lip Twins..

Rockport XCS.. dunno wat model

lookie here, my new footwear. Uses Reebok's cushioning system.. dunno what name. Pretty smart, why wanna spend on R&D when you could simply buy it off someone ;-)

MEGA SALE IS BACK!! w00t!

looting em' longkangs!

Remember em' good ol' times spent in the longkangs(drains)? Hunting for guppies. We were armed with a fish net, a bucket and nothing more. We plowed every inch of the filthy grounds.

Consequences.. screams from our parents *I'm innocent*

Reward.. fugly guppies as treats for our bigger fish. *evil grin*

Motivation.. The luv for our arowanas and oscars were unrivaled!

hey take a look at what I stumbled on at Carrefour.. For RM20, you get a neat McGyver kit for em' longkangs!

Canon Powershot a640

Vilves got her new camera from the previous PC fair at a very good price I must say. She was soooo nice to let me hv my paws on it. I was like a lil' kid playing with a new toy, just tht this time it ain't mine at all.

Since getting my 1st dSLR, photography has some what changed, instead or looking at "canggih-ness" of a camera, I tend to look at the quality it spits out. For consumer cameras, we'd need to be fair when looking at one.

Canon a640, is it a consumer or prosumer camera? It has full manual control and of coz the presets as well. Video recording and Macros! It's rather compact, something that can fit nicely into a handbag(regular sized). It uses AA size batteries! What does this mean? The batteries won't go outdated! There's no problem looking for batteries while on the road and hey hey.. u'r not a slave in relying on Canon for the batteries ;-).

I dived into the camera and started playing with Macro mode. A feature which I so miss. And the LCD, oh so sweet, everything u did, everything u adjusted, ohh it was live display!

Ah hah~ There was this fly struggling for dear life. Yes there's a fly in the office. Well instead of saving it (like I would do so) I decided to place it's last minutes on earth into digital format.

100% crop at 1024x768 - Resized to 400x300



Ok enuf talk about the camera, Canon ain't paying me for a writeup.

The Royal Affair with Milk Tea

Why can't I sleep till 6pm? Why am I usually up at 3pm? Tht's only 6 hours sleep! I WAN MORE! It'll b purrrfect u c, I get into bed at 8:30-9am, get a good 9 hours sleep and wake at 6pm!

Oh yeh, this is right after a night shift (11pm - 7am).

Oh well I was scrounging around the kitchen cabs for a drink, didn't feel like hving coffee, so I had my mind on some tea. And then... I stumbled upon some lost treasure, it's probably been there for a good 1 1/2 years. The last sachet of it's kind.. Has it expired? Will I be poisoned shall I take the risk?

Oh hell it's too good to waste. This is by far the bestest of all instant milk teas I've tried! The grand champion! The ace of aces! ROYAL MILK TEA! U just gotta have some, u've gota try it, u've gotta indulge in it's smoooooooth ... erm.. wat do u call tht? smooth texture? is there such a thing for fluids? Oh well I bet u understand wat I'm trying to say here ;-)

YvesSaintLaurent YSL LIP TWINS

When I first laid eyes on this product I was awed! Immediately reminded me of the Cryptex in Da Vinci Code.

This innovation is at it's best! 2 colors (satiny & gloss texture)(thus the twin naming), mirror and a brush all conveniently in 1 package! For those ladies on the move, this seems to be the perfect tiny thing to fit nicely in the handbag.

With these 2 colors/texture it is more than possible for the adventurous embrace dual tones and sweep em' men off their feet with lust colors.

Reapplying lipstick in public a no no? Ain't tht gonna be something of the past. With Lip Twins, I'd imagine ladies flaunting it! Well, if u hv it, flaunt it!

Wanna have one? Hold ya horses ppl! It'll only be available over the counters(Malaysia) in May!

Taken with kit lens 18-70mm.











Taken with Pentacon 50mm/f1.8 (M42 lens)