What is in your backpack?

It all started unexpectedly. From mid 2007 till mid 2008, I always had a backpack with me. All essential things in it for me to just disappear. I ain't a good packer. I just had things (documents, money) in it to get away.

Unexpectedly, from late 2008 till now, I didn't really have my own space. I used to have two bags. I carried around one of these bags with all valuable things in one bag due to security reasons. Things amassed over past 1 year. I now have four bags.

I gotta throw/give away some. It is really easy to stay light when one doesn't have to maintain any lifestyle. Now I have to maintain certain level of lifestyle that it is becoming hard to stay light. Soon I will be back as a student... so I could stay anyhow I like.

I happened to watch "Up in the air" movie in which the actor would appear as a guest speaker talking about what is in one's backpack...

I subscribe to his ideology with my own interpretation that knowing the essentials and getting rid of excess, I could focus and dedicate.

Others might interpret differently. I am open to other interpretations too. 

But I would want to try out living minimally for a few more years to come. I want to travel around (most likely on a bicycle) and see the world.