The Kenniverse is Pinoy: Roots Backpack R.I.P.

It's a sad day for us all in the world. It's a day of sadness and regret but also of reflection at the exciting times we had with our ... Roots backpack.

Let us pray...

It will be an open coffin funeral. You may look lovingly at the dearly departed now:

Our dear friend backpack has had quite an interesting life. It has joined us on our travels in over 10 different countries over the past 7 years. It has been an exciting life but it hasn't been an easy one. During our France trip both straps snapped off because of the weight of the travel books we were carrying. Most backpacks would have given up at this point but Roots backpack is quite the little trooper. It asked to be repaired rather than giving up. We took it in for repair, not once, but twice. The first repair was an odd one. Rather than stitching the straps back onto the body the seamstress stitched the straps together making it rather useless. The second repair was more successful.

In Australia our Roots backpack got a little embarrassed when it discovered the Australians use the word 'root' as a slang for 'sex'. Our backpack asked to be left in the hotel during this time because it couldn't handle the constant giggling from those crazy Ozzies.

Beyond the injuries and embarrassments our beloved Roots backpack has been a wonderful addition to our lives. But sadly, our current trip to Kyoto, Japan will be its last. Like in France the travel books were too much for our backpack to handle. It ripped from the top and the bottom and although a repair is possible we feel it's time for retirement. So rest in peace our loving cloth friend we will miss you greatly.

As much as we're sad to see our Roots backpack go we've already replaced it with a Diesel backpack I purchased at Stanley Market in Hong Kong. And beyond the Diesel backpack I have this bag on standby:It's a cool messenger bag with plenty of space for my notebook computer, cellular phone and other masculine-type things likes beer, breast milk and diapers. The beer is for me obviously but the other things are for our son who will be born in three months. This bag, if you haven't guessed by now, is a diaper bag made specifically for men. It's called Diaper Dude! I'm sure Diaper Dude bag and I will have many exciting stinky diaper adventures in the future!