Apr 24 2008
NS Pre Enlistment / Medical Check Up
NS Pre Enlistment / Medical Check Up
Hehehe.. took a long long time to get to CMPB. 1pm was my appointment time, and i reached there on time. Had my lunch on the way to CMPB.
I actually took some photos outside the CMPB. They said i can’t bring cameras in. Yeah i didn’t, but i can take pictures from the outside right? :p
Reached there, there were quite a few waiting over there, and the counter was not ready yet. Then the officier said those with the pink form can now come to the counter, everybody started dashing to queue. No wonder Singaporeans are…
Anyway.. Not bad la. Those who queued first get to go first. So why not? lol..
I won’t go on with the queuing process. but i’ll just tell you something funny on my first test.
So let’s start with the stations. Altogether i think there are 9 stations you need to go to. Each station may have a substation. So total up to more than 10 places if you count it this way..
I don’t really remember the sequence, but i’ll try to post according to what i think the station sequence was.
Urine Test
Oh this is the funny part. When i was waiting for my turn to give my pink slip before the whole test start, one AJC student accompanied by another AJC friend wanted to go to the toilet to pee.. So yeah.. his friend waited for him and then gave the pink form to the counter.
After that, it’s like.. a bunch of us going to the same station mah. The first station is urine test. That AJC student was like.. “what the fuck? i just urined!”
Awww i was laughing like hell lah. Stupid thing. I knew there was going to be a urine test, so i tried to fill my stomache with water. On the same time, some guy wanted to get rid of his body fluid in the toilet. What the heck noob?
Anyway.. Getting back to the topic, each of us are given a small bottle to contain our urine. The Medical Officier (MO) told us, “take a bottle, read the instructions in the toilet.”
I was like.. “What the fuck? Instructions in the toilet?! LOL!!!!”
When i stepped into the toilet, yes! There were full of instructions pasted on each urinal. You need to pee into the bottle, and dip a “paper meter” into the bottle of urine. It’s just like litmus paper where u test for acid or bases. But this time u test for urine stuff? Maybe “amino acids” ? LOL!
I dont know.
Anyway.. After that, the instruction says that you need to stand 4 tiles away from the MO before showing the strip of paper. So funny la. As if i want to bring it close to that MO to smell my urine meh? My urine is precious okay! =x
Yeah after that, the bottle and strip was thrown away.
So.. for this station:
TIP: Fill your body with water before starting the test. If not, drink lots of water before going to the counter!
Blood Test
Okay. This is the most scariest part i swear.
The queue for this test was quite short. You wait for 2 minutes then it’s your turn. When i was waiting outside, i could see all the “hum” faces lah.. I was getting scared.
Then its my turn!
The MO who drew my blood was quite old. I was so happy lah. Cos usually old people got more experience mah. They know where to poke and where not to, so i won’t die from.. umm.. let’s say.. spillage of blood all over the place? LOL!
Anyway.. He opened a pack of new needle. I TELL YOU SOMETHING.. The needle is damn thick. I swear it is thick and i swear i can even see the BIG opening on the needle. Now imagine, if you can even see the hole on the needle, how SMALL can that damn needle be?
Then he took a new ‘container’. I don’t know what it is called in medical term la.. But its the container to store ur blood?
It’s like the size of a test tube, and it is about 12 cm in length? Imagine the amount of blood you need to draw.. I’m not lying!
One thing worse was that.. When he was poking my skin with that needle, he wasn’t really paying attention to my skin at all. He was friggin talking to other people! What if he poke at the wrong place? What if he.. he.. he broke the needle inside my skin?! What if what if what if?????
I was so worried la.. Anyway, it took about 15 seconds to get the blood drawn. I can feel the needle inside me.. Its like a metal inside ur body sucking stuff. scary..
Ohh the MO asked me to guess where he was from. I said, “JC?”.
He said, “nono.. not that kind.”
So i asked, “what kind you referring to?”
Then an NS men who was beside him said, “he was from a secret society“.
WAH! Secret society leh, and now become an MO. Dangerous la! What if he use my blood for illegal purposes?!
Then the MO told me, “my IC number starts with 9, i can show you”.
But i dont want to see, i was so damn concentrating on that needle in my skin!!!
Anyway.. digress! I asked my dad what got to do with a 9 in the IC? I mean.. My IC number starts with 9 too. My dad says those who were gangsters will have a 9 infront of their IC number. Woah.. so it must be true lah?
Anyway.. After the blood test, i think i went for an Eye test if i’m not wrong.
Eye Test
Okay the eye test was funny. It was my turn, and the MO told me to read the last row of letters. I tell you.. i couldn’t read alot.. I think i can only guess the letters??
Then.. the after the test, i got the eye result slip from the MO, and the slip states: PES A for eye test.
I was like.. “woah?! lidat also can ah?”..
Next was X ray i think.
X-Ray Test
Okay X-Ray.. Nothing much la.. You basically take off your shirt, go into this room and tada~ Done. No comments on that except something about the MO. But not saying here incase i got …
Dental Test
Okay the dental test was cool. The dentist just put his metal stuffy into my mouth and say some weird terms i dont understand. Then he told me i was fine.
So yeah.. fine fine loh.. I walked to the Dental X-Ray station.
Dental X-Ray station was fun! You place your head on a “head holder” and you have to bite the tip of something. Then the Xray for the teeth will start. So yeah.. that test took about 2 minutes and done!
Hearing Test
Hearing test was simple lah. Basically, you go into a small room inside the room. There’s a headphone, just put on the headphone. Raise your right hand if you heard some sounds in your right ear and vice versa.
I got a PES A for that! =D
Physical Examination
Many many parts to this station. Firstly, you need to enter this room with weird wires. It’s called the ECG room.
I don’t know if i will get electrocuted or not. But at least say some last word before you die from the electric shock if you’re worried. =x
Anyway.. Yeah i went there, and he clip alot of wires on my body, my hand and legs.
Then he started the heard beat test.
Then the MO told me my heartbeat was very fast and ask me to calm down. After awhile, he said it’s still very fast.
Bla bla bla.. I think i took very long for the test leh. Other people already finished that test but i’m still inside. Strange thing..
Then they print out the report. No PES grades for this test and many other test.
Then all the result slips are in a blue file. I glance through the results and saw all PES A! So happy lah.. Then i went to take my height and weight, and returned the file to the MO.
He printed some stuff out and ticked the box beside PES B.
WHAT THE FUCK? Is it my weight?!
Should be! ARGH!….
Nevermind. After that, i went to the final station. Station 9!
Vocational Test
This test is the most relaxing, but boring test. All you need to do is click buttons.
Many sections to this test. Altogether i think there are 200++ questions? Each section has about 20 question and you have to answer them in 11 minutes.
Some section were 15 minutes.
I was the first few to be sitting for the computer test, but the last few to get out of the room! Strange.. i wonder what the hell the rest of the people were doing. Why so fast?!
Anyway.. alot of stuff they test. If i remember correctly, we had number pad typing test, sequence test, math test, physics test and many many more..
Just take your time to do lah. Anyway i was stuck at some simple maths problem because i don’t have a calculator bside me!!! ARGH!
Hahaha..
Okay thats it. I took a total of 3 hours and 50 minutes for everything.
Then.. Home sweet home!












