Originally published at Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?. Please leave any comments there.

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.

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