Intelligence Quiz online

Try the updated version of the Intelligence Quiz online.

You can also play it on the smart phone by browsing the internet using this link projects.easyapps.sg/eiq. There is a bug when you click on "Answer" but this will be corrected soon.

You can learn the technique to play this puzzle from my book available here.

Give your views of this online game in this survey.

Tip for solving Intelligence Quiz.
1. Look for clues that indicate a fixed house, e.g. first house, second house, last house.
2. Look for clues that is related to an item that has already been identified.
3. Look for clues that exactly fit into the empty slots.
4. By following these steps, you can solve the Intelligence Quiz.

Portal on scams

Hi TKL,


Many Singaporeans I know, are always in the pursuit of material wealth and at times being complacement, only to realise later that they are victims of scams. How nice if we could have a similar portal like this, all under one roof:


http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/InvestmentSeminarsRealEstateScams


LN

Starhub Call Center

I called Starhub at their call center to enquire about Open Net, the new national broadband. Here is my experience.

I am quite surprised that the call is answered quick quickly (after going through 3 minutes of navigating through their system) and the staff is quite knowledgeable. So, apart from the automated messages (which is quite frustrating and time wasting), the service is quite good. In the past, I have to wait a long time to be answered by a person, but on this occasion, it was quite fast.

Many large organisations require customers to suffer the hassle of navigating through their automated system, so this is not unique to Starhub.

Poor customer service (HP)

Here is another example of poor customer service. Most big organisations have a bad call center that makes life difficult for customers through the bad use of techbology.

Courage and dare to change

I have heard these phrases used on many occasions, "be careful" and "don't down the slippery slope". They usually come out from people who are extremely cautious and do not wish to change the status quo. This attitude reflects the mindset of many Singaporeans.

I wish to quote the words of Dr. Goh Keng Swee in his last speech to Parliament in 1984.

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Prudence does not mean that one must always take counsel of one's fears. In the course of our political struggles, we learnt tht in a desperate situation timidity leads to disaster. Safety can be won only by daring."
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Dining Etiquette

Here are some pointers on dining etiquette.

Tips with your money

Here are 10 important tips.

My tips on insurance and finance can be found in Practical Guide on Financial Planning.