Travelling with a small bag

Have you ever been asked by someone this, "If you have a "small bag", what would you put in it?"
Or to put it in different words, "What do most people carry on their wallet or purse daily?"

Some bring tissue during the winter time, preparing themselves for cold. Some bring their mirror, reminding themselves of themselves. Some bring a discounted cards or coupons to buy groceries.

I am not talking about the non-personal, regular items that people have to carry just because they have to, for example, transit card, driver's license, credit card, school ID.

I am one of the victims, guilty as charged for carrying every business cards I get from people with me. You should see the size of my wallet, it had ripped my pants apart.

Here are advices given by some wise men, "You should bring your an IOE card - In Case of Emergency card that says what people should do when they find them in state of emergency. "Call my dad in this number!", "Dial 911, use the phone nearby, don't worry it's free!" "Get a cab, bring me to the nearest hospital, just write me your address where you would like me to write the check for the cab, and Thanks!"

So, right now we have two must-have items on us, your everyday non-personal but necessary item, and your IOE card. What about my two hundred other things that I usually carry on my wallet or purse?

Let's try to narrow it down one by one.

(to be continued)