Asian Tiger

One of the common things that humans hate to do besides bungy-jumping is housework. The thought of cleaning the house will simply cause the average Joe to looks for even the darnest excuse to avoid it. It is because of this that the people behind Elextrolux vacuum cleaners invented the Tribolit.

The idea behind the invention is not only to relieve your home chores but also to free up your time for more quality time. Comparing the Trobolit to the traditional Elextrolux vacuum cleaners, this invention is both revolutionary and evolutionary.  The dawn of robotics have arrived for mankind but the price tag is something that the average Joe can ill-afford.

As in any market, competition is good; for the consumers that is. More companies are coming up with their version of robotic vacuum cleaners; examples being the iRobot, KoolVac and RoboMaid. With more players in the market, it certainly will push prices down for robotic vacuum cleaners.

Don’t be fooled by some manufacturers that claim that their robots will be able to suck dirt off your floor.  Unlike the makers of Elextrolux vacuum cleaners, where the Tribolit is able to scan your floor space and remember the areas that have not been cleaned.  It can also charge itself if its battery runs low.  Some manufacturers so-called robotic vacuum cleaners merely bumps itself of walls and swirls around like a toy.
Robotics vacuum cleaner is certainly a must-have for families where both the spouses work or if you own a large home. I believe that in the near future, more robots will be introduced into our homes so that we can lead quality lives.

I have worked under a few bosses before in my life and I was fired only one… My first ever paying job was a salesman selling Electrolux vacuum cleaners. My boss was the horrible-Cinderella-stepmom kind of person. Always pushy, always screaming and way demanding. I guess his sales incentives drove him to be a slave driver. I lost my job after I gave him a piece of my mind; after which, I vowed never to again tell my future bosses what’s in between my ears.

My next boss was a wimp. His indecisiveness and his inability to lead made me shine easily in the office. Because of my boss, I was able to make decisions on his behalf, lead the team through some good achievements and in all that, gave me plenty of practice as a manager.

I moved companies as a manager, taking on multiple roles including running a subsidiary business which has nothing to do with my forte — Information Technology. I had a boss who unfortunately rejected my candidacy after interviewing me but was forced by his boss to employ me. Needless to say, I had trouble with my boss right from the time I reported to work. I’m glad that I was able to change that situation into a positive impression after 6 months through sheer hard work and results delivery. We are good friends today.

I’m not going to describe my current boss, least he reads my blog and discovers what I think of him. I’m not ready to re-live my Electrolux experience.

Many of us own a printer at home; most commonly, the inkjet printer. Why so? Because the initial cost to own one is so darn cheap. Imagine, for below RM200, you can own your own colour printer and start printing out your own digital photos. However, many of us fail to realise that it is not that the printer is cheap, it is the printer ink that is expensive.

There are 2 ways that I can think off to save printer ink and the associated cost:

1. Print in black - always print in black even for pictures (unless you want it in colour) because black ink is the cheapest compared to coloured ones.
2. Print in draft - printing in draft mode uses less ink than necessary. If you are hard pressed for high quality colour printing, go for this mode. Do not use this if you are printing photos; it simply won’t look good.

One final piece of advise; if you are one that does not print on a regular basis, don’t own a printer. Simply have your document printed in any cybercafes. Infrequent use of the printer will cake your ink rendering it useless when you actually need to use it.