Today I was only going to write about a recently bought
toy which I felt it will be a useful and maybe even essential purchase for my
trip, but before that I need to share great news.
As a first thing in the morning, I opened my email and
received a message from my friend and ex-flatmate from Australia who decided to
join me in my first month of travelling in Asia! He knew the dates, the hostel
and journey plan from the blog so he booked tickets and I’ll meet him in
Bangkok, very probably even in the same hostel (if there are still any rooms
left). I am soooooo happy and could hardly imagine better person to travel with
as we have already traveled together to New Zealand and had fantastic time. Called
my mum and Kevin straight away and I could hear a relief in their voice that I will
be with someone trusted (at least for some time) before I meet with lovely
Stefanie in Indonesia. Thank you Darwin for making my day! I hope you will not be
offended for me putting these pictures up J
Coming back to my ‘baby’, I already am an owner of an old and heavy Dell-ina which at the moment is my main computer
and Samsung tablet which I like very much for some things (internet browsing, quick
access to maps and emails; no need for me to print out vouchers
anymore), but not so much for other things such as typing or other ‘heavy duties’ like fixing/perfecting photos. And as I am planning not only to regularly
update this blog (so my mum does not have a heart attack from not hearing from
me for too long) but also to work on my own online project which I have already
started, I needed the access to small, light laptop/notebook which can do all I
want it to but it’s not too expensive so it doesn't eat my travel budget and it’s
not massively valuable, in case of damage or being stolen. Finally I bought a
very lovely Asus netbook from Argos Outlet (which sells refurbished laptops)
for just over £100 with delivery, saving £80 or so if I get the brand new one.
Although it can be a bit slow at times (what can you expect for this price
and the basic, entry level processor) I completely love how light (not even 1kg),
small (10 inch) and portable it is. I have already tested it in Edinburgh for 3 days
where I was visiting my boyfriend and it is just what I need for travelling
Asia. I am still going to take the tablet with me as well as Asus netbook as I think
they both will be useful.
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