I need to do some packing this weekend. Before I leave for new places.
Am moving to a new place while going overseas for a work assignment for some months, and have lots of stuff to pack. Ack!! Books, knickknacks from my desk (which I still want to know where they are when I get back from overseas), CDs, DVDs, stuff on my desk, clothes, toiletries, accessories, bags, etc... Too much stuff! Huhu!
Am bringing my Mac with me overseas though. Even though I'd have another laptop for work. I couldn't leave it. And am not even an obssessive and overly proud Mac fan. Hmmm.. I am just used to working with this notebook a lot. All my stuff are there: photos, blogs, mp3s, finance matters, lists, etc.. Which also means I might have to buy a notebook sleeve for my Mac for protection even when inside the laptop sleeve of my North Face backpack. Duh.
Apart from the requisite cold-weather pieces of clothing, I need to have/bring the following books:
- Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring
- Lonely Planet France/Paris or
- Lonely Planet Germany
- The World is Flat v2.0 by Thomas Friedman (if I haven't finished reading it by the time I leave)
- Time magazine issue which I need to finish reading as well
- a fiction by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Also won't forget to bring the following gadgets:
- my nifty Canon digital camera
- my Sony Ericsson W800i mobile phone/camera/walkman
- my USB thumbdrive
- the chargers for my Mac, camera, and phone
- all the compactflash cards for my camera
Have to suspend my Time magazine subscription while away.
I don't think I'll be going out much while away. Only plan to visit maybe two to three cities of priority (in France, Germany and the Netherlands) and the rest depends on convenience, boredom level, or work schedule. If only the Schengen visa already applies to the Czech Republic, would have added Prague as well. Tsk! Oh well. As long as I get to visit at least two of my target cities, then am happy and good to go. haha! I can be a homebody for the rest of the weekends of my stay and just take photos of nearby places at work. I just wanna do some photography stuff, and eat healthy while away but also try local stuff (beer, wine, not so much cheese, that long French bread, etc. haha).
Since am packing stuff, the thought entered my mind that maybe next time, I'd be packing 'cause
am leaving my workplace. Not too happy about the thought of being just one among so many bees. Does not seem so interesting anymore. Would get routine too, or tiresome. it has certainly crossed my mind. So I guess eventually, I will shift work again; with something that's more broad and not limited to IT but still interesting. I already know what it is. Hehe! Just a long-term plan for now. Food for thought!
