Rucksack Tales

A lot has been said about my rucksack, the first inanimate object to become a mini celeb on O3 :D

My rucksacks have been with me on each step of my life. I take this opportunity to recount my rucksack tales here.

My memories of a rucksack go back to my childhood, when I was in school. Infact, I can still remember my 1st ever school bag in nursery class– an olive green canvas one in which I hid my paranthas which I did not eat for lunch at school.

Four days later my mom realized that foul smell was coming from the front pocket of the bag only to discover fungus clad food.

Another incident etched in my mind about a rucksack happened eons ago when I was in class 4 or 5. I had a hard time juggling my school bag and water bottle. So the class teacher appointed each boy in the class (by rotation) to carry my bag to the school bus every afternoon. The poor kid had to carry his bag, his bottle and my bag everyday. Oh and another kid used to carry my water bottle.

Like a royal princess with two bodyguards lugging my stuff, I used to go hopping to my school bus. :D

Rucksacks have seen me through school and college. They were like my armour when people brushed past me ‘accidentally’. And certain times, the bag was used as a weapon to ‘accidentally’ hurt these people too.

Coming to the present, I don’t carry girlie purses to office because everything can’t fit into it and I like my hands to be free. I don’t like carrying anything extra in my hands except for a newspaper.

I carry my beloved rucksack to work everyday. Infact it sometimes goes with me when I am shopping too!

It has led my family members to think about my obsession with my bag and if I would be happier if it was surgically attached to my body.

There has been a lot of speculation on O3 what exactly I carry in my one-ton-bag (term coined by Shady). I carry my notebooks (no I am not in school anymore), pens, phone dairy, papers, toothbrush, scarf, breakfast, lunch, apple, books, pepper spray,wallet and other assorted things in my bag.

Since I look school girlish, especially with my bag and after much chiding from everyone, I had to recently move from a college like rucksack to a professional looking bag.
If you think I have chucked my rucksack, you are wrong. Now I have a classy leather one!

P.S: A photo of the bag coming soon!
P.P.S: It would be interesting to read rucksack/bag tales of o3ites. Do share them here...

Originally posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:31 PM