Nah, overweight or not, just bring everything you want to use or you think you want to use, moderately. I've chanced upon loads of articles on tips in packing 'the flawless' and meritorious luggage - filling your socks into your shoes then putting shoes inside shower caps, bring paper clips for razors, belts at the collar of shirts, and vacuum pack your clothes by sitting on them.
I've got one and this was probably the realest and possibly the most tangible advice on luggage packing: just pack everything you want to bring, and eliminate 30% of what you have packed. I've attempted, but it doesn't work on me.
I tend to overpack or under pack when I leave my house, regardless a trip to a cafe or just a trip out of town. It's definitely okay to overpack, better to be safe than sorry, yet I don't like forking extra money out. It feels like I'm sending my belongings to some black void of space whenever I check my baggage in, and super insecure when my necessities aren't on top of me. So I always leave it up to fate and luck.
Though, I bring my seal plush to everywhere I go, it was supposed to be the carrot plush toy from IKEA that I named her as Ivana. Ivana was getting mushy and soft, so she's left in my bedroom and my seal follows me around. I haven't exactly named it, but my friend's niece suggested a cute name (which I've forgotten because it had like 4 syllabus I guess) when we met in Hong Kong. I'm still open for suggestions though, but wavering decisions, it's always the name of lovers that went wrong. This is certainly an only child problem.
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I always have a book with me - though I've never ever read it for over a chapter when I'm on the run since I have motion sickness, or I thought so. I always slip receipts that I thought would be useful in the future into that book, since I flip my other travel notebook more frequent than the classic that I bring along. It weighs a lot, but I'm not too sure why am I actually compromising with that bulk of futile responsibility. Not like I'm a receipt or a financially aware person, probably I want to be one subconsciously, and I might get the chance to feature on #cutegirlsreading
The Pentax was a recent purchase and it weighs more than the book, and those Audio Technica in-ear headphones too. These are the things that won't sit in my bag for long though, I hold my camera and I use my in-ears when I'm out. Yet my bag remains mysteriously heavy.
I'm totally a sticker person - Martin, my friend from Lisbon (my top bunk bed roommate in Hong Kong) pointed out when I lent him my lighter after he gazed and inspected my cabin baggage. Some stickers on my cabin baggage were destroyed though, since it slid down the escalator a few times. I like making labels that aren't meant to be stickers, stickers too. My favourite piece is the reversed Kuala Lumpur sticker I got from Pestle and Mortar, a local (Malaysian) fashion brand - it gives me a sense of identity and national pride, then Martin and I started discussing about banana leaf rice.
The Pentax was a recent purchase and it weighs more than the book, and those Audio Technica in-ear headphones too. These are the things that won't sit in my bag for long though, I hold my camera and I use my in-ears when I'm out. Yet my bag remains mysteriously heavy.
I'm totally a sticker person - Martin, my friend from Lisbon (my top bunk bed roommate in Hong Kong) pointed out when I lent him my lighter after he gazed and inspected my cabin baggage. Some stickers on my cabin baggage were destroyed though, since it slid down the escalator a few times. I like making labels that aren't meant to be stickers, stickers too. My favourite piece is the reversed Kuala Lumpur sticker I got from Pestle and Mortar, a local (Malaysian) fashion brand - it gives me a sense of identity and national pride, then Martin and I started discussing about banana leaf rice.
This isn't a life saving advice where I'll give you a heads up or tips on how to overpack and get through with it, I'm just exhibiting my insecurity when it comes to travelling. Just bring whatever you want, regret it later and promise not to do it again for your next adventure, then do it again anyway. You travel for fun, not to worry (well technically you DO have to worry but don't let that apprehension get into your bloodstream, else you can kind of just stay at home and watch Sherlock).
Cabin baggage or duffel bag? This is always the burdensome decision to make, either way I'm gonna regret about my choice but I always choose cabin baggage over duffle bag anytime. I dropped by Singapore recently for a supposedly 4 days trip but I shortened it to 2 days with my Nike gym bag, and it was straight down hell for my right shoulder, probably I overpacked too but my shoulder was extremely sore the next day. Conclusion - no one wins, bring a cabin baggage when your destination is a metropolis.
Hence lurking at the airport longer more than I've planned and imagined how things would go but plans always go haywire. I spent almost an hour swapping miscellaneous essentials like currencies, SIM card, and train card - but my problem is that I have all those in different pouches all scattered in my cabin baggage & backpack & tote bag. Also, cabin baggage is such an advantageous heads-up to the inattentive people in the airport when you're late to check in your luggage and your counter is closing. I'm such a mess, sometimes.
(advice to self) Just make sure you put your shoes at the wheel of the baggage, or just bring/wear only a pair because chances (100%) are you will only wear that one pair you wore. Don't forget about your sandals, stay safe, and passport!
