Ammar Shaqeel

Gear

Backpack

  1. Minaal Daily Bag. The original daily. Well made. Picks up lint easily. Not sure how much I like the lack of structure but overall minor complaints

Devices

  1. Thinkpad P14s. Standard issue. A bit big and a bit heavy. Preferred the X13.
  2. iPhone 12 Mini. Love the form factor. Battery life not the best.
  3. iPhone 13. Work issued. When we upgrade to a model with USB-C, I'll look at replacing the mini so I can get rid of lightning cables.
  4. Polar H10. For the occasional times I go running/biking. Strap has taken a bit of beating lying around in the bag, but still works.
  5. Kindle Paperwhite 3. Had this since 2016. Still runs pretty much perfectly. Case is falling apart. Tempted to upgrade for the USB-C but mouse still uses Micro-USB.
  6. OURA Ring: Gen3. Mainly for tracking sleep (or lack thereof). Battery went bad on the first one, but they sent me a replacement, which has been chugging along.
  7. Logitech Mx Egro. Trackball mouse. A bit bulky and sometimes get stopped at the airport so they can check it's not a drone. Switches went bad, but had them switched out and now it works perfectly.

Audio

  1. Airpods Pro 2 (USB-C). Bought these when my QC35s broke, and haven't felt the need to replace it. Great.
  2. Sennheiser SC130 (USB-C). I normally keep these in my bag, in case I need to jump on call. Bit of fraying near the plug, have put some tape on it for now.
  3. Sony Wired Headphones (Aux). Backup pair. Works decently if you have to take calls.
  4. Apple Wired Headphones (Lightning). Another backup pair. Used to hate the shape but they are starting to grow on me.

Charging

  1. Anker 735 - 65W Charger. Pretty small and compact, sometimes has issues when outputting across 3 devices.
  2. Oura Charger. Have to carry this around to charge the ring. At the moment ends up being every ~4-5 days.
  3. Anker 334 MagGo. Replacement for the Anker PowerCore. It's a bit big and I'm not sure how much I like the MagSafe charging. Feels a bit wasteful, and the phone gets a bit hot. Might switch to one with a built in cable.
  4. Apple C to Lightning. Keep this in my tech pouch for charging my phone(s) during the day.
  5. Baseus 100W/5A retractable cable. Testing this out - inspired by Matt Mullenweg. Been eyeing these for a while, but they only recently showed up in Amazon Saudi. Current one is a bit short, might pick up the longer version at one point.
  6. InCharge Keychain. Cool little key chain thing. I use it as a micro USB cable for my mouse and kindle.
  7. Apple USB to Lightning. Use this in the hotel for charging my phone (most hotels seem to have USB adapters).
  8. SENDEM USB-C Cable. Generic cable with built in adapters for lightning/USB. Also used for charging my phone/ring/airpods in the hotel.
  9. Anker USB-C Cable. Powerline V2 I think. Used to use this before the Baseus. If I'm happy with the Baseus I'll probably drop this at one point.

Other Items

  1. Tomtoc Tech Pouch. Nice little pouch I use to store my tech essentials (mouse, charger, etc). Find it more convenient to just grab the pouch than it is to root the bag looking for stuff.
  2. AirTag. Just in case. Learnt my lesson from losing my wallet...
  3. Card Pouch. Mesh card bag I got in Malaysia. Use it to keep bank cards and some panadol/plasters/etc.
  4. Cash Pouch. Back up pouch for holding cash that you don't want to be carrying on your person.
  5. Sunglasses (ROKA). Powered. Nice to have when I remember to wear them.
  6. Alaska Bear Eye Mask. The closest to blackout I've found so far. Used to have the wraparound version, but left it in a hotel. These are better anyway.
  7. Pills Organizer. For various supplements. Just slightly more convenient than taking them 1 by 1.
  8. Silicon Earplugs. Used to use them for swimming and sometimes sleeping, but I got custom ones made, so they are just hanging around my bag for now.
  9. Notebook. For work. Always good to have in case you can't take notes on your laptop for whatever reason.
  10. Uniball Pens. Two pens. Uniball Signo and Uniball Micro. Not my absolute favourite pens, but pretty good.
  11. Nicotine Gum. Pick it up sometimes. Find it helps me focus, but if I don't have them with me I normally end up not using them for months.
  12. Playing Cards. Sometimes come in handy if you're trying to kill time at the airport. Endless games of Gin Rummy.
  13. Office Card. Office access card. Nothing too exciting.
  14. Lip Balm. For the winter months.
  15. Poy-Sian. Menthol inhaler. Good when you have a bit of stuffed nose.
  16. Wool Buff. Pretty useful on flights and when it's a bit cold out. This one has been with me all over the place.
  17. Tie. You never know when you might get called into a meeting that needs a bit more formality.
  18. Raincover. Comes with the bag. Useful in more rainy climates.