Diary
Life in the Philippines
Repatriation
What's in My Bag?
The contents of one's bag reveal so much about a person. I can't necessarily claim I can't live without these items. Yet, you will see how my lifestyle has been altered when I compared them with previous posts; such as, what's inside my beach bag when I was still living in Dubai and my hand carry luggage during a 4-day trip to Prague.
Having moved to the Philippines, I found myself carrying these all the time.
- Journal (This is just a plain notebook. Old habits die hard. I write everything down. It helps me unburden and clear my mind)
- Black Pen (If you live in the Philippines, black pen is used everywhere from signing government forms, immigration entry slips and a lot of paperwork.)
- Mobile Phone
- Black Goody Comb (Whether I ride the motorbike, commute or drive the car, a comb is a simple tool to tame down my low maintenance straight hair and avoid looking like a crazy person)
- Hand cream (A friend gave me this and I really like the scent and I carry it with me all the time)
- Revlon Matte Lipstick (I'm a minimalist. An illusion of looking dolled-up even without makeup, a red lipstick does the trick.)
- Neutrogena Lip Balm (I've had this even during Dubai days)
- Dental Floss (This is something I can never live without.)
- Tissues (You can almost never find toilet paper in public toilets in the Philippines. Even the best looking malls would have a shortage of them, so this is definitely a necessity)
- Disposable Paper Toilet Seat Covers (I got this as a freebie once and this is very useful for me and my daughter. We don't step on the toilet seat and squat people. Period. Never gonna happen.)
- Wallet
What about you?
What's in your bag?
Happy Sunday!
Love & light,
Arni
4 comments
I always carry a journal with me as well! I blame it on having a bad memory
ReplyDeleteSame with me! Haha..I remember experiences but I am bad with details. I write them down even the names of the persons I meet or any information that would deem useful 😊
DeleteI've stopped keeping a journal a long time ago because my diaries have grown so much in number that they have started to become a burden. Now whenever I want to write my thoughts I just type everything on my phone's Notepad.
ReplyDeleteI bring pretty much the same things as you save for 5, 7, 8, and 10. I just use toilet paper to cover the toilet seat.
As with the other things that I carry, there are my keys, meds, sunblock, toothpaste and toothbrush, kikay kit, earphones, charger, and power bank.
Good point, Power bank and ear phones, I always forget these but definitely need them. :)
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