Design Go Weigh To Go

I may travel a lot but I also encounter some packing blunders such as overweight and underweight luggage when I’m not backpacking. I remember when I got really stressed out in Singapore Airport as I was relying on sharing my excess baggage weight with my companions, to find out it can’t be done since I have a separate ticket. I had to make adjustments on my luggage by removing items and weighing several times just to get it right. I certainly don’t want to pay the SG$15/kg excess baggage fee.

weigh to go expanded handles and hook

Compact and Travel Ready

Then there’s another boo-boo of bringing less luggage on my way back to Manila from Guam since I misread the scale, reading lbs instead of kg. I didn’t bring as much presents as I could have because of that.

After seeing Kaoko‘s handy luggage scale at the Macau Airport on our way back to Manila, I thought that was a very useful travel gear. So when I got back to Manila, I remembered that I should find one for myself. I got the same one as Kaoko’s but returned it after I found it defective. Then I got this digital luggage scale from Design Go called Weight To Go. It’s a digital luggage scale which is more expensive than the analog ones but there’s a lot to like with this one.

What I like:

• Compact and sleek design
• 40kg weight limit
• Digitally Accurate
• Weight is recorded and stored after weighing (just press “reset” to clear)
• Initial 2 Triple A batteries included

What I didn’t care for

• Loose handle lifts (it would be nice to have a locking mechanism to avoid unintentional sliding)
• Slightly steep price tag

The Design Go Weigh To GO Digital Luggage Scale SRP is P1890. Available at ROX, BratPack and Travel Club branches.

Home Vintage Chair (Olympus PEN E-PL1, Pinhole)

Old Spanish Town is the least I could expect to see here in the south, Saranggani area.  In Glan there are a few heritage houses worth visiting. We admired the designs and never thought there’s a heritage sight found here. Another pleasant surprise in the area of Saranggani.

Dusk at Gumasa (Olympus PEN E-PL1, Zuiko 9-18mm)

Backpack Photography Lake Sebu is over and I along with participants head off to Saranggani for some rest and relaxation. Gumasa beach is lovely, the sand is really powder white from where we are billeted. Not too many resorts and is still years behind development. It’s a perfect place to do nothing.

Fiesta Casino Card Games (Olympus E-PL1, 14-42mm, Pinhole)

So I had my hands on some card games this morning at the Fiesta Casino, Thunderbird Poro Point Resort. It was a clean, money-less familiarization card games of Baccarat and Blackjack. It was fun, especially when I find myself on a winning streak. Now I know how it feels why some people get addicted to this games. It’s either yo continue your wins or try to recover your loss in this game of chance. It was interesting that I hope my stack of chips were really worth something. So I’m home now after a 6 hour ride. But not is all well at home as I recieved some unfortunate news. I hope things turn out okay though.

Luna Watchtower, La Union (Olympus E-PL1 9-18mm Zuiko)

The day was a lot kinder to us. It was bright and sunny that we were able to take golf carts around Thunderbird Resort Poro Point and go around La Union. There were lots of interesting spots in the area, like a couple of heritage sights, a beautiful botanical garden, a temple and an interesting halo-halo place. The afternoon as expected came with a downpour but we were happy enough to roam around.

The author breathing in the morning air at Cameron Highlands

Yesterday we finaly checked out of Impiana in Kuala Lumpur which has been our home for the last 5 days. We missed it already. Ivan was on his way back to Manila then while we were on our way to Cameron Highlands but our guide Marie suggested we make a brief stop at the Batu Caves which she said every visitor in Kuala Lumpur should see. We obliged of course but we weren’t really dressed for a 272 stair case climb. Interesting place though.

A visit to the Batu Caves

The road to Cameron highlands was long and winding. Probably took us around 6 hours or more with a lunch stop along the way. It reminded me of going to Baguio actually. A few interesting stops along the way like a waterfall, meeting Michael Jackson and the oldest house in Cameron Highlands. Our place at Equatorial was not really a favorite. It made me appreciate Impiana more. The steamboat meal made the night warm on this cool highlands.

We had the chance to explore more of Cameron Highlands this morning. It’s a good place to relax coupled with a tea and an English sconce facing the plantation dotted filled hills. I could have stayed a couple more days here to explore given some time. We are now back in Kuala Lumpur at Concorde Inn near the KLIA for our last night here. After buying several items to bring home like Beryl’s Chocolates, Dried Fruits, Tea Boxes and some Shirts, our trouble now is how to pack our stuffs.

The Snow World in Genting Highlands

Yesterday was a bit packed but extremely fun. Spending most of the day at the cool highlands of Genting. Amazing to have a huge theme park 1700 meters above sea level. An boy did we enjoy some rides. We even got to rub shoulders for a while with people from Sports Unlimited as they do their shoot there. An oh yeah, I get a kick that the Olympus E-3 can still function at the temperature of -4 degrees Centigrade.

Quick chillin' at Kuala Lumpur

It was chilly at the highlands. Even if we liked to do more rides we had to go back to Kuala Lumpur for a dinner with some folks from Tourism Malaysia. The dinner at Nasi Kandar filled our long table with a mix of Indian and Malay dishes. All good. We also checked out this bar Zouk, because of the fasting season, it has a small crowd. We just chilled out a bit there and went back to the hotel. We had to do some packing as we’re checking out of the hotel. Off to another highlands.