251206 file clips

Drying the famous 'towel that never dried' (for those who have read about the cat's 2005 Taman Negara trek) at Sunset Guesthouse in Nong Khiaw:



Held in place by file clips - one of the most useful things the cat always brings along on trips:



The cat has used them as/to/for...

• clothes peg
  
• money clip
  
• clip up holes in mozzie nets & leaking tarpaulin sheets
  
• hang mozzie nets (clip corner of net & hook metal loop part onto nail on wall)
  
• seal open packets of food
  
• hairclip (for ponytail, when really desperate)
  
• holder for Gilson/eppendorf/Nichipet brand micropipettes for cell & molecular biology work
  
• clip test tube racks of bacterial/yeast cultures to incubator shaker platforms
  
• hang posters up for display
  
• hold pieces of cloth together when sewing

Lao novice monks use them to clip the folded part of their ji-worn (จีวร outer robe) to keep it neat:



Four silver & purple ones:



Novice/monk friends insist that it is the hallmark of the inexperienced (particularly city kids who ordain for only a short while) who have yet to master the art of folding & wearing the jiworn expertly. Perfectionist 'look Ma no clips!' SV can fold & wear his in a blink of an eye with nary a crease out of place.

Aki uses a large one to clip her zipper-less Akha shoulder bag close.

& some Thai college girls use it to keep belts clipped to the waistband of their uniform skirts so that it doesn't ride up when they bend & move about.