teamboat was founded in 2002. the exact date is not known, but the formation of teamboat took place during a warmup
session before rugby training began. it all began when roland played a game of random team on battle.net
before training. relating the experience of the game to daniel, roland talked about him having a
horrible partner who referred to the unit "steam tanks" as "steamboats". daniel then had a brainwave, and
the two of them decided to create accounts called teamboat1 and teamboat2: the name thought up due to daniel's fascination with food and warcraft.
guanghao joined shortly after the formation of teamboat, due to the need for intelligence to balance out the
gluttony in daniel and good looks in roland. together, the trio have accomplished feats such as making
seoul garden move out of j8. armed with their passion for food and good recommendations from guanghao,
teamboat strives to test (and at the same time, destroy) all buffets in singapore.
currently, the strength of teamboat stands at 3: daniel, guanghao and roland. there is, at the
moment, only 1 associate member: clement.
layout and coding done somewhat by roland
best viewed in 1024x768
even though i use 1280x1024 =p
Friday, April 28, 2006
roland's guide to acing the ns checkup!
ok to all you noobs out there, ns checkup is coming! and since i've done it today, i'll give you guys some tips to ace it! you don't want to look like a noob in front of all your future platoon mates, you want to look like a pro!
everyone ready? lets go!
station 1: pee check + blood check okok so this station is the cool station. first you walk up to the guy, place your clipboard (it's this folder which has all ur station results on it) into the tray and he'll tell you (in his VERY monotone voice): "take a bottle. and a stick. the instructions are in the toilet" so you walk into the toilet, wondering wtf is going on in this station. so basically you pee into the bottle and dip the strip in (i don't know why he calls that a STICK) and then you show it to the guy with the monotone voice. so i glanced around, and there were people trying very hard to AIM into the bottle before they started peeing. i'm like "haha noobs". but indeed, it was very tricky. well at least it was for me, because the bottle entrance was too small! ---------- roland's tips: 1) should one be not well-endowed, just shove it in and pee at will. the bottle doesn't leak. 2) should one be like me ^^, pee first, observe the trajectory of the pee, then shift the bottle to catch the pee. 3) never try to start peeing directly into your bottle. a poor guy got it all over his hands instead :D ---------- ok then after getting the pee sample just dip the strip (it looks like some pH checker or smth) into the bottle and show it to the guy with the monotone voice. then go for your blood test, which involves the poking of your index/third finger and then extraction of your blood through your arm. normal stuff. just don't start screaming, and you'll look like a pro!
station 2: hearing check ok so this area, you're asked to enter this sound-proof box (just like the progamers. cool huh) and then you put on this earphone, which is connected to the tester's "gamepad". ok what he does is he has fun with his "gamepad", pressing buttons continuously to send sounds out to the earphone. when you hear a sound, you have to raise your the hand that's on the same side of the sound. ie right hand when you hear a sound in the right ear. since the sounds come continuously, everyone raises and puts down their hand in quick succession, so you'll look like: ---------- roland's tips: 1) when raising your hand, make sure you raise it straight up, instead of raising it with your elbow at a 90 degree, so you don't look like a fortune kitten. 2) make sure you don't slouch, so you don't look like a fortune kitten. 3) smile to make it look like you're enjoying it. ----------
station 3: xray room ooh this is the prelude to wenloong's favourite room. what happens is that people are sent in there in groups of 5 for an xray at the chest area. so once you enter the room, you're told to put your bags and belongings in a shelf and take off your clothes. so in the waiting room, everyone is half naked. woohoo. and when people enter/exit the waiting room, everyone in the lobby can see you. more woohoo ^^ ---------- roland's tips: 1) do not scratch your back when someone is opening the door. the tuft of armpit hair showing is DISGUSTING. ---------- the xray later is normal, just follow instructions and you'll be fine!
station 4: dental check just go in, lie down, open your mouth and don't scream. easy enough.
station 5: eye check when you enter, you are asked to look at those cool pictures that cleverly disguise numbers, and then say the number out quickly. quite easy unless you have really bad eyesight/colourblindness. then the procedure becomes familiar again, you cover your right eye and read the ___th row and do it with the other eye bla bla bla. easy station.
station 6: the everything-else station wenloong's paradise. :D nah jk. ok so you enter and you walk towards the registration counter, register and get a locker. then you strip to your pants and put everything in the locker and REMEMBER TO LOCK THE LOCKER UP. then you go for your ECG (i can't really remember..) thing where you lie down on this bed and this guy plants these suckers on you and monitors your heart rate. after what seems like an eternity, he plucks those suckers off you and it looks like you've been attacked by the giant octopus. ---------- roland's tips: 1) make sure you rub the areas where the suckers were, or you'll look like you have 4 nipples. ---------- after that, you go for your height and weight area, and after measuring it you get your blood pressure checked. easy peasy. after that easy area, you go for the long-awaited 1 on 1 with the doctor! woohoo. get a number and wait to be called. it feels like sitting for oral examination. damn scary. hahahah. once you enter, you sit down. the doc just goes straight to the point after asking "do you have any past medical conditions". he'll tell you to "stand over there where the (printed) feet are", and then to "pull down your pants and underwear". then you're asked to "cover" and then "cough". ---------- roland's tips: 1) when you pull down your pants and underwear, make sure you don't hesitate. makes you look like a loser who's ashamed of himself. 2) when you pull down your pants and underwear, pull it down far enough for your family heirlooms to be seen. preferably around the knees. or he'll get annoyed lol. 3) when you're asked to cover, don't be a loser and cover your balls. he wants to see it dammit! ---------- after that close shave, you're free to leave the room! woohoo.
station 9: vocational test i haven't taken this station so i can't comment. but apparently it tests waves, angles and some stupid questions.
---------- some general tips: 1) do your hair/doll up before going. there's a photoshoot. 2) do some weights before going. you're gonna be half naked half the time. if wenloong's there, then make sure you have a full lunch so you look like you're some fat piece of shit :P 3) you might want to practice the C&C (Cover&Cough) in front of the mirror. practice = confidence. ----------
now you guys should look like pros when doing the ns checkup!
