Equipment

Bike
Surly Long Haul Trucker
SLX groupset
Mavic 719 rims, XT hubs, Marathon XR tires
V-brakes
Nitto butterfly handlebars
Normal Cateye cyclocomputer


Bags + racks
Ortlieb front + rear panniers
Ortlieb Handlebar bag (M)
Tubus cargo (rear)
Tubus tara low rider (front)


Things i carry

Clothes
1 T-shirt
1 singlet
2 black army shorts
3 underwear
2 pairs socks
thermal long johns - top and bottom
1 dirty, paint-stained shorts (double up as my laptop cover, to protect against knocks and bumps)
NTU jacket (stole it from my sis, double as laptop cover)
hiking shoes (which i have yet to even touch yet)
Goretex jacket (again, courtesy of SAF)

Toileteries
Soap
Shampoo
facewash
toothpaste + toothbrush

moisturising cream (ma me mo forced me to bring this)
shaver (the blade only, to save weight)
nail clipper, "dig ear" (thats wat my family calls it. no idea what other ppl call it LOL)
Toilet paper. 

Spares
2 spare tubes
spare nuts of varying sizes
puncture repair kit
multitool
set of allen keys, in case multi tool somehow doesnt work.
pliers
couple of free army issued bungee cords
lubricant
rags


Electronics
Some heavy Lenovo laptop my sister didnt want anymore
old army handphone, LG
chargers for laptop, camera, handphone
international adaptor & multiplug. (in case i feel like using laptop, charging my hp and camera all at once)
1GB ipod mini. (free. some might know how i got the ipod for free. it was ridiculous and i will nvr go it again. dun ask me bout it... haha)
Lumix LX3
3 spare batts (in case of extreme remoteness)
1 extra 8gb SD card (you nvr know)
mini tripod (its so mini that its even shorter than a you char kway in length... mayb even shorter than half a you char kway)


First Aid Kit
panadols
rehydration tablets
lip balm
muscle rub
altitude sickness pills (cant rmb the name. will update again when i am less lazy to find out)
charcoal pills + some imba diarhhea medicine (supposed to use in SERIOUS diarhhea)
bandages
plasters
some small scissors and small tong. (i dunno what they are used for. will figure out when i get injured.)
antibacterial lotion
eye drops (i see no need for this. papa insisted its important. oh wells, jus listen to him for once...)

Misc
Small notebook for recording random stuff. eg addresses, phone numbers, impt contact details blah blah
Diary (again papa recommended i bring this. its proving to be one of the better advice given to me)
Map of Malaysia, thailand, cambodia, vietnam, laos
Tibet map stashed somewhere in case i decide to go tibet
Wet wipes & tissue paper (in case i need to do some business along the way)

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