oh, what to pack???

all righty, packing time. after reading this post, you might think this woman is crazy to pack this way. please feel free to give your opinions. i need someone to knock some senses into me before i go overdrive with the packing.

so this is the luggage bag i am bringing. dun ask me the height and weight. i duno, but it is big enuf lah. be holding a hand carry too to put in jacket lah, stole lah, bottle lah, snacks lah, book lah, miscellaneous.

ready to see the clothes i am or thinking of bringing??

let's start with the jackets. just checked the weather in paris and london. on the day i am arriving, it is forecast that the highest is 19C and the lowest is 11C. i have no idea what it feels like when the mercury stops at 15C. chilly to the bone or just a light breeze kinda feeling?
from the left, that red one is kinda thick and heavy, then the nike windbreaker, a green cotton jacket and the denim jacket. both the green and blue are 3/4 sleeves. i am thinking of leaving the thick red one behind. too many jackets already. if i am cold, i will be wearing layers lah and throw on the pashmina stole. can??

taaaa-dddaaaaaaa!!!!! can you count how many dresses there are in the photo???
black one, 2 denim, my favourite purple dress, green rose print, plain red dress and my vintage green dress. crazy?? ok....i know there are 7 there! what if i take out one???? which one will you take out??
i think i am taking out the 3rd one that is in denim. the cloth is kinda thin and limp. not enough structure. can can??
i wanna be photographed in dresses! don't you think travel photographs look kinda boring when the person being photographed is always in long pants and shirts? so now i am vain huh?

and with so many dresses, this woman still needs tee-shirts??? is this your reaction? when i looked at the photo it was loh. have decided to take out miss marc tee (far left). not bringing many pairs of bottom to match with the shirt. i do need some tops right?

bringing a skirt...or two so i can wear the tee shirts i am bringing ;)
my wool kilt skirt which i got many many years ago in germany. am thinking of throwing in the denim skirt i wore to klcc the other day. throw in??? kilt or denim or both???

a pair of jeans, a pair of denim shorts and a pair of capri pants....oh, i am also going onboard in my black true religion jeans. am i bringing too many pairs??? are you thinking whether this woman is going for a holiday trip or fashion show?? shall i take out one pair??

my leggings and socks. well, the grey seem kinda dull but they will definitely go with lots of colours and will keep my legs warm.

two pieces of stoles. a red pashmina which i got from nepal and a batik print from yogyakarta. one for breezy day another for chilly day.....if only the weather can be predicted correctly.

shoes....i have narrowed down to 3 pairs from my collection. hahaha....not planning to bring sandals because i hate to get my feet cold. and of course you do know that when the feet is cold, the whole body will shiver next. and also, i will be visiting clarks, who knows what nice sandals they will have there. ;P
so so so.....which pairs shall i bring? definitely more than 1 pair. mom saw the collage, and she said bring all 3. hahaha...shall i listen to her??

well, if you are concerned about the space in the luggage, fret not. i have got 2 compressive bags from universal traveller and the big one is really huge. can just put all clothes inside and press the air out. i am more worried about the weight that i will be lugging.
going should not be a problem. flying from heathrow to paris, i have about 20kg allowance and coming back to kl on airasia at the end of the trip, i bought 30kg. anyway, i dun think my bag can fill more than 30kg even if i want to.

the last time i went to shanghai, the bag was almost full and it weighed 25kg. but this time i have the compressive bags hor...hmmh....fingers crossed.

so do you feel my headache?? the above does not include other small items i have to bring. umbrella, book, toiletries, socks, camera, etc. i think i will leave bringing medicine with my travel partners. i dun usually bring them. touch wood. one is saying she wanna bring hair dryer.

well, i hope the places i am staying in will have sufficient facilities and are clean. will share the places i am going to leave my footprints in and a hair or two in the next post.