ctuIf you take a look inside my bag,you would definitely want to turn it upside down and clear it of dirt, dust and grime (huh?). I love bags because I feel like they serve as security blankets to me. I own so many bags that it’s not funny anymore. Like with my shoes, I would have a favorite bag of the season and use it for all eternity, until I realize that I have other bags in the closet.  That or until I buy a new bag.  I’m not a big fan of expensive stuff or signatures, but if I think it is practical enough to own one, I would invest on it. 

My bag for this season is my trusty faux vintage leather manpurse (or murse, as others would call it).  I like this bag because it fits, well, almost everything I need. The only problem is that it all ends up cluttered since it only has a few pockets and compartments.  And Brad (that’s my bag’s name - courtesy of Ish) also serves as a laptop bag on occasions when I don’t feel like my laptop bag wouldn’t be too fasyon (as If no?).  And since Brad wasn’t built to be a laptop bag, he failed me on more than one occasion, giving scratches to the laptop’s surface (uhm, I don’t really mind, really…).

Ever since I was in grade school, I was always fascinated with bags.  And I would get so attracted to bags with millions of compartments.  You know those bags which have slits and pockets for pens, pencils, crayon boxes, lunch packs, and what-have-yous.  Over the years, sa I matured (beautifully, charot!), I have come up with a few things that a bag must have before I buy it: practical and affordable, value for money, comfortable, durable, a little fasyon, and of course presentable.

My current [branded] laptop backpack has it all.  Only thing is, it’s already heavy on its own and it’s quite off to bring it along with me while wearing a coat and tie, right? This is actually teh reason why I use that backpack for my laptop only when I travel.  As for everyday life right now, Brad serves me just fine.

 Last Friday, I was invited to the press launch (organized by GeiserMaclang) of Timbuk2’s Blogger Bag - along with other bloggers ( Noemi, Lauren, Jayvee, Shari, Rick, Karla, Luis, Riz, Anton, Karla) last Friday at Outback restaurant.  This bag elicited mixed reactions not only from the bloggers who were at the launch but also from the blogosphere.It has a unique 3-panel design over it’s ballistic nylon exterior.  Although the bags look perfectly fine with their original colors and 3-panel design, I’d like to get my hands wet with paint and design something extremely crazy over it.  The bag meets my own personal standards on compartments, pockets and slits: exterior zip pocket with secured organizer pockets, ticket pass holder, cell phone pocket and key ring tether - that much huh? Not really, it also has an mp3 player comparment and a built-in padded (with corduroy! whooptee!) compartment for your laptop.  The laptop compartment too is innovative with it’s slanted padding to prevent breakage when your laptop bag does a vertical fall. Talk about function and style eh?

So with all these features, is Baklang AJ willing to shell out such an amout (retails at P5,390.00 at Travel Club and Bratpack and US$ 80.00 plus s&h online) for what seems to be a great bag? Well, not just yet.  Although this bag is really great with it’s internal and external features, it’s features and benefits, and it’s value for money, I’m not getting one just yet.  i will wait until Timbuk2 comes up with a Manpurse with the same features as this Blogger Bag! Great as it may be, it’s just not quite “fasyon” for me. (I would buy the brown pinstripe limited edition Eula bag though… lol)

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