Saturday, 28 June 2014

My First EVER Bus Experience !

I went on a bus for the first time EVER ! I am 19 by the way so it's not like any other 10 year old being introduced to buses for the first time I am a 19 year old bus virgin well technically, not any more ...

First off I went to the nearest bus stop up the road to my house and checked the time thingy and it flashed "Town      5 mins" I was very happy as I didn't have to wait too long and I sat down with the £5.00 my Dad gave me for the bus, the other shoulder holding my backpack with all my gym equipment inside of it. Once the bus arrived, I let a man go before me so I could here what I supposed to say alas it couldn't hear above a mumble. So I did what I heard ... I mumbled ... I am so embarrassing. So after mumbling the bus man said "one adult ticket yeah?" and I said "yeah?" - he probably thought I was being cocky however I was genuinely asking him if that was what I was supposed to say to him.

After boarding the bus I soon jumped to the overall idea the bus was actually is very, very cool and an enjoyable experience? Although I was disappointed that their are no seat numbers issued to any of the passengers - this still upsets me heavily, buses need some sort of seat allocation; well at least I think they do.

When the next stop happened all of a sudden a huge crowd entered, meh still okay the bus trip wasn't completely damped by this. However I quickly changed my mind when their was a turn, to be honest I am very familiar with the route as my Dad drove this way and I saw the turn but bloody hell I wasn't expecting to hold on to the seat or fall flat on my face. The non-smoothness of the road was started to annoy me too so this also contributed to my lack in faith with buses. Lastly there where too many stops I kept getting up thinking "oh that was quick my sto... my stop isn't here maybe the next one might be" and awkwardly sat down again.

So overall, I learnt that buses have these points to consider as you might will experience these:

  1. Too crowded (occasionally)
  2. Too many stops and bumpy
  3. Turns are deathly!
  4. You could enjoy it?

Monday, 23 June 2014

YESSTYLE BackPack and company Review

I brought a bag from YESSTYLE - a Korean brand I believe, the web address is;  http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/home.html

To be fair it was a gamble as I've never brought from them and after reading mixed reviews online some claiming it's God's gift with others often exclaiming it's not worth a penny. Me, however thought the better of it and took a leap of faith and just brought this backpack:
From: http://www.yesstyle.co.uk/en/mr-ace-homme-faux-leather-trim-canvas-backpack-gray-one-size/info.html/pid.1034708654

Which at the time I thought would be a good idea to buy in grey, although I am not disappointed I think I would've preferred it in the very dark purple (there are various colors available on the website - so follow the link under the picture and scroll down to see all the colors). Anyway the delivery came on 22/06/2014 and I had placed the standard order on 16/06/2014 (I live in England if anyone would like to know).


First impressions:
  1. Brilliant covering when I saw it - the bag was in a plastic bag covered in a grey plastic bag which was sellotaped so nothing came in or out
  2. Bit tight in the inside at initial thought - so I need to put things into it to see if it's adequate
  3. Considered buying other colors as I thought it looked great and potentially will be very functional
  4. Different sections - this is the most exciting of it I've found the perfect place for my tablet !
  5. Lined inner part (bonus!) - This reassures me that it is indeed well made.
  6. Feels well made when the material is touched and reflects that visually too.
  7. One I first wore it on my back (it was empty) and it sat way to high and near my head so I easily adjusted the strap on it and lowered it to my preference.
  8. I am 5 foot 8 inches so I was worried it wouldn't sit properly however I was pleasantly surprised and even if you're a bit taller than me. with this particular bag, I wouldn't worry about it not looking right in proportion to everything else.
1 day of use:

To be fair it did fit in a lot more than I expected and the quality after giving used it would be:
Strength: 4 / 5  - I doubt it indestructible however it can hold a reasonable amount with snapping/breaking

Style:      5 / 5  - although the style is personnel I did a get 1 or 2 compliments on it when I met up with some friends today

Comfortable:  4.5  - It doesn't feel like air however it doesn't feel like chains on my shoulders either. The straps are very comfortable and the bag doesn't dig into back, the bag is padded slightly on the shoulder straps.

Overall Verdict:
Will I be ordering from them again ? I think so, to be honest I am going to start venturing into their clothes and see how that goes but as far as their bags go (in particular this one) I highly recommend buying their bags - as overall I am both happy and satisfied with the company and the product I brought.