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Saturday, 4th February 2012Saturday, 4th February 2012 (6 days ago)
Posted by Lester Chan at 11:45 in Blog, Crumpler

Bought the Crumpler Dry Red No. 3 from Crumpler Ion Orchard. It is retailing for SGD$299 and if you pay by American Express (AMEX) credit card, there is a 10% discount, so after the discount, it cost SGD$269.10.

The Crumpler Dry Red No. 3 is a carry-on cabin luggage and it fits exactly the cabin of the plane (I have seen my colleague used it). It measures 38cm x 55cm x 23cm (Width x Height x Depth) and weights 2.7kg.

Dry Red No. 3 - Front View
Dry Red No. 3 – Front View

Dry Red No. 3 - Back View
Dry Red No. 3 – Back View

Dry Red No. 3 - Opened View
Dry Red No. 3 – Opened View

It has a front compartment suitable for laptops and it can fit up to a 17″ laptop. It comes with a very nice drawstring shoe bag as well!

Dry Red No. 3 - Laptop Compartment
Dry Red No. 3 – Laptop Compartment

Dry Red No. 3 - Shoe Bag
Dry Red No. 3 – Shoe Bag

Friday, 3rd February 2012Friday, 3rd February 2012 (1 week ago)
Posted by Lester Chan at 09:02 in Blog

I got my Timbuk2 bags when I was in San Francisco last December. One of my readers wrote in and asked a couple of questions regarding the Timbuk2 Q Backpack 2011. So I thought instead of replying him via email, I might as well share it with other readers whom might find it useful as well.

Front View
Front View

Back View
Back View

I bought the Timbuk2 Q Backpack 2011 (420d nylon gunmetal/blue/black) for USD$99 which after 8.75% California after tax comes up to USD$107.66 (SGD$134.18).

The thing I like about the Q Backpack 2011 is that it has a dedicated/separated side compartment for any 15″ laptops. So you do not need to remove your bag to access your laptop, just un-sling 1 end of the strap and you can access it.

It has a total of 5 compartments (including the laptop compartment) for different purposes.

Laptop/Side Compartment To Hold 15
Laptop/Side Compartment To Hold 15″ Laptop

Main Compartment For Books
Main Compartment For Books

The main compartment can fit a 1,000 pages textbook as well as a lunchbox.

Large Front Compartment
Large Front Compartment

Large Front Compartment With Cocoon Grid-It
Large Front Compartment With Cocoon Grid-It

The large front compartment is for you to store your gadgets like a 3G dongle, pen, USB flash drive, portable HDD, cables, etc. It also fits my Cocoon Grid-It of 10.5″ x 7.5″ in size.

Small Front Compartment
Small Front Compartment

The smaller front compartment is for easier access of your keys, wallet and perhaps your namecard holder.

Bottom Compartment
Bottom Compartment

Last but not least, the bottom compartment is meant for your laptop charger, since it is the heaviest item your will probably put in your bag, it makes sense to place it at the bottom so as not to squash your items!

Wednesday, 1st February 2012Wednesday, 1st February 2012 (2 weeks ago)
Posted by Lester Chan at 09:01 in Blog

Today marks the full 2 years of working in mig33 and the start of my 3rd year with mig33. I just came back from mig33 Kopnas 2012 from Jakarta, Indonesia.

It is a yearly gathering of mig33 users in Indonesia. Kopnas is derived from the word “Kopi” (Coffee) and “Nasional” (National) which means a gathering for coffee.

The event starts at 9am till 8pm and is held at Plaza Barat Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia.

mig33 Kopnas 2012 Entrance
mig33 Kopnas 2012 Entrance

Huge mig33 Logo
Huge mig33 Logo

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Sunday, 22nd January 2012Sunday, 22nd January 2012 (3 weeks ago)
Posted by Lester Chan at 15:20 in Blog

Today is the eve of Lunar New Year and also last day of the Rabbit year. Tomorrow will be the start of a Dragon year! Expect lots of babies to be born this year as the Chinese love the dragon year!

I hereby wishes all Chinese a Happy Lunar New Year! May you all HUAT till no tomorrow!

Lunar New Year on 2013 will happen on Sunday, 10th February 2013!

Saturday, 31st December 2011Saturday, 31st December 2011
Posted by Lester Chan at 14:13 in Blog

In my Looking Back 2010 post, I stated I wanted to visit the US and see some snow in 2011 and I did! I am posting this post at my uncle’s house in LA!

For my 2011 resolution/wish, I would like to visit the US or any country with snow! I have not seen let alone touch snow in my 26 years of life before (Snow City is not counted as it is crap). I am so going to make this wish comes through. Tentatively planning to go to the US in December 2011.

I have been to San Francisco and Los Angeles and going to see some snow tomorrow at Big Bear Mountain! I have completed my resolution! So happy!

For 2012, my resolution/wish is pretty simple and much cheaper! I just want a new iMac to replace my 4 year’s old desktop and a MacBook Air to replace my 4 year’s old MacBook Pro as well!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers, visitors and supporters a very Happy New Year 2012! HUAT AH (hokkien word for prosperity)!

Looking Back 2011

December 2011

November 2011

October 2011

September 2011

August 2011

July 2011

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