{"id":2123,"date":"2009-01-20T06:52:21","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T22:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2010-01-14T09:02:21","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T01:02:21","slug":"lings-new-toy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2009\/01\/20\/lings-new-toy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ling\u2019s new toy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Truth to tell, I think one or two of our friends are a bad influence on Ling. How so? Well, she was inspired by the steam vacuum cleaner that our small group friend Ann has. So on Monday evening Ling went to the OSIM<\/a> outlet at Compass Point with husband in tow to buy her latest toy \u2013 the OSIM iEcologi<\/a>, a steam-based vacuum cleaner LOL.<\/p>\n

Jokes aside, I think Ling was sold on all its advantages. A powerful vacuum suction, use of hot steam to sterilize and kill bacteria, and versatility in cleaning all sorts of surfaces. Folks have used the thing to clean pillows, bedsheets, even curtains. The vacuum cleaner doesn\u2019t make too much of a din too, compared to the old vacuum cleaners I\u2019ve used before which are loud enough to wake the dead.<\/p>\n

More importantly, she believes that with this machine she can finally help clean the house during her pregnancy. Since September, I\u2019ve been the one mopping the place on weekends, so this is welcome relief too to finally have a regular pair of helping hands.<\/p>\n

Admittedly the cleaning job\u2019s pretty OK. The marble floor in the living room certainly felt smooth sans the usual dust particles that collect quickly.<\/p>\n

The downside? The damn thing weighs a ton! Check out the specification: gross weight 16.8kg. I don\u2019t think Ling\u2019s gonna want to use this thing to clean the house alone as some heavy lifting\u2019s necessary to move the unit around the house. Damage? A hefty $1288, with a complimentary water purifier thrown in (we can\u2019t use this though the water nozzle in the kitchen\u2019s too large).<\/p>\n

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But watching Ling ripped the contents out of the box like a 6 year old girl given candy and watch her figure out the assembly of the iEcologi\u2026 absolutely priceless!<\/p>\n

Oh yeah. Our friend Ann\u2019s review of the iEcologi is Google-able LOL. It turned up in my search right here<\/a>; it\u2019s the link at the end of page 1.:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Truth to tell, I think one or two of our friends are a bad influence on Ling. How so? Well, she was inspired by the steam vacuum cleaner that our small group friend Ann has. So on Monday evening Ling<\/p>\n

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