Bloxorz - another addictive game… read the instructions.

Reflections is an optics game - you place mirrors and lens to guide a laser beam to activate a series of lights. Can easily pin you down for hours…

Play it here

The staff at a local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town’s most successful lawyer.

The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. “Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn’t you like to give back to the community in some way?”

The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, “First, did your
research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has
medical bills that are several times her annual income?”

Embarrassed, the United Way representative mumbled, “Um… No.”

“Or,” the lawyer continued, “that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?”

The stricken United Way representative began to stammer out an apology but was interrupted when the lawyer added, “Or that my sister’s husband died in a traffic accident?” the lawyer! ’s voice rising in indignation, “Leaving her pennyless with three children?”

The humiliated United Way representative, completely beaten, said
simply, “I had no idea…”

On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, “So if I don’t give any money to them, why should I give any to you?”

Really, really addictive game. Stay away from it if you need to get any work done at all.

As with all great games, the concept is simple - fill 2/3 of the playing screen, while avoiding the bouncing balls. I thought I’d just “give the thing a look” yesterday around midnight, and I was still playing at 4 AM on Level 60. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any option to save progress, so history could not be made. Not just yet :o)

Enough talk. Go play!

This is an actual collection of leave letters and applications written by people (obviously from non-English speaking countries)

An employee applied for leave as follows: Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife. Please sanction me one-week leave.

Another employee applied for half day leave as follows: “Since I’ve to go to the cremation ground and I may not return, Please grant me half day casual leave”

A candidate’s application: “This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ‘typist and an accountant - Male or Female’… As I am both for the past several years and I can handle both, I am applying for the post.

A friend of mine had written a leave letter to the headmaster: “As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today”

A family friend of ours told an incident of his friend’s letter “I am suffering from fever, please declare holiday to the school”

Another leave letter written to the headmaster: “As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day”.

A covering note “I am enclosed herewith…”

Another leave letter written to Administration dept: “As my mother-in-law has expired and I am responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave.”

Actual letter written for application of leave: “My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave”.

Letter writing: - “I am in well here and hope you are also in the same well.”

Lovely game, this Launchpad. The objective is to guide a ball to the ‘Goal’ block. The ball will follow the general rules of physics, and you can manipulate the playing stage with objects such as batteries and fans.

The best thing about this is, it lets you be creative and solve real-world problems (not exactly), and you learn your physics as you play along. Not bad, eh? Fun for everyone, but especially recommended for kids.

I read about it when the company first announced its launch. Ogled at the first photos, read and re-read the first exclusive reviews. Impatiently waited for an official video. Years later, I still sigh when I see it on a magazine cover in the local store. All this, and you’d think I’d be prepared when it pulls up next to me at a signal as I’m waiting to cross the road. But no, like an idiot, I stared wide-eyed till the signal changed and it roared off, the driver no doubt showing off. But then, that’s the whole point of having a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera…

Unfortunately, I can’t whip out my phone and take a photograph in 3.8 seconds, which is the time the Gallardo Superleggera takes to go from 0 to 100 km/h. Nevertheless, this is what I’m talking about..

If you want to know more about this beauty, you can find a good read here.