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Kim Huat and the Singapore-Hong Kong Travel Bubble

Singapore is concerned about the recent spike in Singapore community cases and offers some prevention suggestions.

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/6mb6LOlCdAQ

Tell me you were born before 2000 without actually telling me

Where my 60s and 70s kids at?

And yes, that is my gold Casio watch and a real Singapore Telecom Motorola pager and my actual pager number. For real, no cap.

In case you are wondering, yes mrbrown is on TikTok as @mrbrownnlah: www.tiktok.com/@mrbrownlah

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/faydWXogSCY

See What Show: Godzilla vs Kong

Godzilla vs Kong was silly, over-the-top fun. The plot is full of nonsense (Hollow Earth simisai) and the human bits were unnecessary. But the monster fights made up for everything.

Forget physics. Forget logic. Forget acting. Just watch it to see Godzilla and Kong fight on an aircraft carrier. Or Kong rip off the head of a flying beast and eat its brains. Or Godzilla shoot beams into everything.

(Question: Isn’t having shorter arms a fighting disadvantage for Godzilla?)

Then escape the sad state of recent movie releases.

Heck, Kong even goes Thor in the movie. That’s how nuts it gets.

Sometimes, we just want some escapism to get away from the pandemic we are living in. Godzilla vs Kong worked.

More please. Thanks.

Minister Midas on a Product Update

Minister Midas has a product update to announce. It is not good news.

YouTube link: youtu.be/5fCDOTUt5bQ

The mrbrown WFH Show Season 4 #100: Eulogy

It is Day 100 Post Circuit-Breaker, Phase 3, Tuesday, 6th April 2021. A eulogy for Mom, who passed away peacefully more than a week ago.

Say hi to Pa for us, Ma.

She was the best Mom ever.

Bag Review: The Tom Bihn Guide’s Edition Paragon

My Guide’s Edition Paragon in Ursa has arrived and I transferred all my stuff from my Guide’s edition Wilderness Synik 22 to the Paragon.

It does not have the same organization as the pocket-laden Synik but it has a nice slim silhouette that belies its 20L capacity. It is taller and more right angled than a Synik 22 but slimmer in depth.

Internally, it’s basically one big space. So I found it handy to use a Freudian Slip meant for a Synapse 19 inside to give me more flexibility in storing my knick knacks. Because there is only one mini pocket on top inside and a larger pocket outside.

My EDC consists of many things I use for work.

So there is usually an Montbell trekking umbrella, a tabletop tripod, a few microphones like the Shure MV88+, MV88, two Sennheiser MKE2 lavaliers, Rode Wireless GO II wireless mic set (inside the Handy Little Thing), Sony field recorder (inside the Freudian slip), a small camera (in this case, the Fujifilm X70), USB-C and Lightning charging cables and a powerbank (inside the tethered Ghost Whales).

Also in there are my Moment filters for my iPhone, a toothbrush kit from Muji, contact lenses inside the tiny Ghost Whale, and secondary wallet.

I also tested my MacBook Pro 16-inch inside the sleeve behind. Fits great. I could never fit that in my Synapse 19 or Synik 22. So it’s nice to be able to schlep it with the Paragon.

It is definitely lighter than the Synik 22. The S22 is 1,100-1,200g. This Paragon is about 672g and even with the Freudian Slip, it weighs about 870g. Still lighter than the Synik 22. You do have about 2 litres less space though.

I like the flexibility of the big space inside the main compartment. I even manage to put an entire hoodie inside after I packed what you see here.

Think of this as a beefier Daylight Backpack. If you love the DLBP, you will love this too, especially if you want a laptop compartment and comfier straps.

I added the little red zipper pulls as accents to the already nice Ursa/Coyote colourway. I think the look works well.