DANIEL WOODROOF
What is a typical daily routine for you, on working days as well as the weekends?
I would say my weekdays are fairly structured. I wake up around 8am, have my morning coffee, and then I’d get straight into work. Now that we’re working from home, I don’t leave my bedroom. I’d get on a morning call with the entire team, and we go through all our deliverables and tasks for the day. And that’s a given on every single day. After which it’s just straight into meetings and they tend to run from 10am straight till 7pm.
The weekends vary depending on the circumstances. If I do have time off, I’d try to recover and relax as much as possible. Often, I’d spend my free time at Sepang, helping to drive a coach for Stratos Motorsports. That takes up a lot of time, but it’s a labor of love. Ultimately, racing was my first love and always will be. So, tired or not, there’s always time to be at the racetrack, and yeah, that’s pretty much the standard routine.
What are essentials that you cannot live without?
My laptop and my phone. I would say my phone is at number one, laptop at number two, and Apple Watch at number three. Funnily enough, I’m like a walking Apple billboard. It keeps me on top of all my tasks, all my meetings, and I can see all my messages in an instant. I get constant reminders to finish the necessary tasks. It’s kind of like a little personal assistant, you know?
How does the bag complement your lifestyle?
As things begin to open up, I feel like I’m resuming the on-thego lifestyle, and that’s very much the lifestyle that I carried on before COVID-19. I would say I’ve become a slightly different person in the last year because like many others, I haven’t left my room. But now that things are opening back up, I’m back on the move and that means that things like my essentials ‒ my headphones, my sanitizer, my mask, and my phone ‒ can be kept in this convenient bag.
What aspect of the bag appeals to you the most?
I would say it’s the space within and the size of the bag. In terms of being a statement piece, it works. It’s not too big, not too loud. It’s portable and convenient. You’re not always lugging around a big bag with you. At the same time, it fits all my essentials, and more. If I wanted to throw in a power bank, if I wanted to throw in anything else, I could probably fit it in this bag as well. Also, I could bring it around with me whenever I’m driving myself or if I’m hopping in a Grab car.
I think the color combination is very versatile as well. Whether I’m wearing something dark, whether I’m wearing something light, I feel like the color combination is something that works with a lot of outfits. And I like the shape. By no means am I going to pretend that I’m a fashion designer. [Laughs] But I find the bag to be aesthetically pleasing to look at, and it helps to complement that smart, casual look. Like I said, it’s versatile, and that is me.