Mensa Pakistan

Reclaiming Karachi Project

Raza Jaffri — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:15:26 +0000

Hasan recently shared this ad on the Mensa Pakistan Yahoo group. Although, while writing this article I am wondering, “Oh, yet another movement, and we still seem to be standing still!!!” An interesting idea, and if properly implemented, it should give the city a neat look for few months. Beuase, the griffiti writers are not going to [...]

Help change Mensa Pakistan website with new Wordpress Theme

Raza Jaffri — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:07:36 +0000

When I changed the content management system of Mensa website to wordpress sometime ago, one reason was to encourage the members participation in the technical aspects of this website. But don’t be scared by the word “technical”. The beauty of wordpress is that you dont need to know anything about programming. Its all click and click [...]

Mensa Ad

Raza Jaffri — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:29:59 +0000

Alright, now something short, and light. Look at this print advertisement from Mensa and decode the puzzle!

The intellectual bankruptcy

Raza Jaffri — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:18:33 +0000

I was reading this thought-provoking post by Lee Seigel, The Intellectual Crash of 2009: Where Have All the Smart People Gone? and I can’t help share Lee’s sentiments. I remember the times when we used to argue and debate concepts, ideas (no, I am not talking about the hot new idea for a urinal with a [...]

Live band performance, with iPhone!!!

Abeer Habibullah — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:58:29 +0000

Yes you read it right folks! This is actually an all-girl band and they have produced a song entirely played through a bunch of standard, off-the-shelf, or rather off-the-appstore apps downloading on their iPhones. Amazing amazing stuff. Is it the sign of the times to come?

[Lahore] – Mensa EGBM – 7 March 2009

hasan — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:55:40 +0000

Mensa Pakistan is proud to Announce that it has now been recognized as Provisional National Mensa … and is in final stages to claim its full NATIONAL STATUS. Kindly come to this meeting and also invite any Mensa current or old Mensa member that you know. Hope to see you at (details as follows): Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009 Time: 6:30pm [...]

Mensa Test @ Karachi – 28 Feb 2009

hasan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:31:45 +0000

Mensa Pakistan is organizing its Karachi Grand Test on 28 February 2009 Timings: 11am – 3:00pm (test session every 30 minutes) at: New Horizons Pakistan (formerly TEC) 49-C, Block 6 PECHS (Behind Habib Bank Limited (HBL), behind main Nursery Bus stop) off main Sharah-e-Faisal, Karachi Tel: (021) 4554772 4382352 - 53 – 54 (3 lines) Test fee Rs. 500 Walk-in registration facility at the venue More [...]

How to Improve Your Memory & Exercise Your Brain?

hasan — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:54:11 +0000

How to Improve Your Memory & Exercise Your Brain – (source: internet) Everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you [...]

Mensa – The Game!

Raza Jaffri — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:22:48 +0000

Web is all gaga about a game being launched by Empire Interactive. According to a number of blog posts and press releases Empire Interactive has signed a deal with American Mensa and British Mensa and they plan to bring out a mensa themed game on an entire range of platforms… console, handheld, PC, and Mac! [...]

Pump up that password

Raza Jaffri — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:01:43 +0000

Way back many centuries ago – in internet terms, of course – we could choose a password that typically had 3 to 4 characters… and were often the same 4 digits that were the ATM pin code, or the 3-digit code of our favorite number lock. Then we saw the era of minimum 8-character passwords. We [...]

Brain Damaging Habits

hasan — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:04:02 +0000

BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS 1. No Breakfast People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration. 2. Overeating It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power. 3. Smoking It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease. 4. High [...]

Yes, it’s right!

Muhammad Rashid — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:59:35 +0000

I agree with the sequence although I already solved this puzzle on my own and formed the same sequence. You are quicker!

Puzzle: Couples at the movies

Raza Jaffri — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:02:09 +0000

Four couples (each a boy and a girl) are in a queue at the cinema. Adam is ahead of Blenda, who is not with Colin, who is behind Annie, who is behind Brian, who is not with Denise, who is behind Dave, who is not with Chloe and is ahead of Adam. Can you reconstruct [...]

The Tales of Beedle the Bard.

Raza Jaffri — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:28:47 +0000

Another JK Rowling title? I thought the Harry Potter series was over for good. But I was so wrong! “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” was the “book” Professor Dumbledore presented to Hermione in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”. Of course, this “book” had to see the light of the day too. And yes friends, [...]