Friday, February 5, 2010

CMPB!

Went to CMPB for checkup on Wednesday. This is my first body checkup in my entire life. Got PES A as a result but the most confirmed result have yet to be released. Must wait for the blood test and what's not to determine whether I got any diseases. Most certainly, I am PES A...

The reasons for this entry is to help people know how to go CMPB and giving tips and what to expect at CMPB so that you will not be so blur.

How to go CMPB

I figured out that this is the most frequently asked question when people are going to CMPB. I, myself did a google search the day before I went. Many people said that you just take MRT to Redhill station then take a cab and it will directly bring you to CMPB.

The first part was quite good considering that they actually locate the MRT station to alight. The second part was redundant because who don't know how to take cab? It's like saying, you have to open your mouth to eat something.

So MINDEF actually provides map and how to get there via MRT and Buses.

Click here to see Map

What to expect at CMPB?

Firstly, when you reached there, you are not allowed to bring camera phones or cameras. There will be a locker to place your valuables in when you 'check-in'. No need to bring health booklet although they asked you to do so. (unless you have something to show in it) You need to bring a print out declaration form with parent's signature or else you can go home and book another date to come again.

When you reached the registration counter, everything just reply that you are here for checkup and give your NRIC or EZlink card to get a form of the overall summary of the stations you need to go to.

Photo taking

This is the first station. You need to take off clothes and wear a 'fake' uniform and that's not all. The camera man (a weird guy with no nonsense talking) will spray a large amount of water on your hair to make you look really hideous for the photo. Your hair will be dripping water and you will look something like hitler's hairstyle.



With hair all wet and dripping with water, you proceed to next station.

Form filling

As the title suggests, you need to do administrative stuff here. You will need to give the declaration form that have got forged parent's signature. They will then give you a clip board and fill in a simple 2 page form about your hobbies and such. Wait for your name to be called.

Urine Test

From now onwards, it is about your whole body check up. Take a cup and a test strip that has multiple colours on it. Urine into the cup at the urinal and dip the strip into the cup. Many people hold the cup and urine right into their hand! Don't laugh. Just show the strip 4 metres away from the guy and you can dispose everything away.

Blood Test

Blood test is just beside urine test. Clench your fist and they will tie a strap at your arm very tightly. They will then wipe alcohol on the part above elbow and you will feel a strong ant's bite for 10 seconds? Try not to look at it and it will be done.

When I went home after the blood test, I kind of rub the area that is being injected because it feels like the inside has the bruise feeling. Now I know I should have left it alone to let it recover on it's own because I rubbed it so hard that the bruise became obvious from the outside and showing the blue-black. My friend who didn't rub it had no blue-black.

Hearing Test

Sit inside an enclosed room and listen to earpiece for the sound that is being played. Carefully listen to every sound and raise hand upon hearing any sound even the softest ones.

*Note: Must take this seriously because if you did not hear one of the soft sound, you will be considered to have hearing problems. You will need to come back another day to have advanced testing or some sort.

Eye Test

Eye test is pretty common. They will test you on whether you are colour blind and your eyesight. I couldn't see because I didn't wear spectacles. They immediately direct me somewhere else to check how bad is my eyesight. In the end, I heard that it is 175, 100 and I was relieved! Over the years, the degree didn't increase at all!

Body X-ray

Take off clothes, stand with the body touching the machine/device. The in-charge just have to make it sound professional by talking loudly into my ear. The room is already enclose and he just have to do that.

I have read legend about this X-ray guy. He stayed in the X-ray room for too long and he became mutated!

Teeth check

I think this is the station that is the fastest (actually there is one more that is fastest but that's in the later part)

Lie down and open your mouth. The dentist will say something like "R26 present, D24 not present and so on..." at a very fast speed. I wonder how the person that is taking note catch what is he saying. I think the D24 refers to the baby teeth and wisdom teeth.

Heartbeat Test?

I don't really know what this station tests but I guess is heartbeat because you need to take off clothes and they will put something that suck on your chest. They also clip something on your leg making me feel that electricity will run through it. But luckily, it doesn't feel anything except that the sucker thingy will leave multiple red patches on the chest.

Height, weight and blood pressure will be taken in this station as well. I kind of skip it and return to it afterwards. I don't know what's the reason of having a locker here. It might be linked to the next station.

Take off your pants

This is the station that most of the people are worried about. Legends mention that it is also called the "Cough test" whereby the doctor will ask you to turn to left and cough while holding on to your right testicle. If it moves, then you are healthy, vice versa.

Another famous legend also indicates that you need to wear presentable underwear and most preferably, boxers, because at this station, you will be waiting with that on only.

However, both of the legend didn't occur to me when I was doing the check-up. I just wait for my turn and enter a room. Take off pants and show the private part to the doctor. The doctor just sees it and that's all. Lastly, he will ask you if you have anything to declare and you are free to go.

The doctor ask me why my heart beats so fast when I was doing the heartbeat test. I replied that I thought there will be electricity running through my whole body and he just laughed. I didn't know my heart beats so fast until he mentioned it.

The end of body test.

IQ Test

This part is the most boring part. It takes the longest to finish and why didn't anyone tell me that the first few parts were just trials and not for real? I took it so seriously and then it dawned on me that it was just TRIALS!?!

People only realised it when they asked the person-in-charge that the questions seems to be repeated. And at the last part, I heard people saying that the test will be good if you want to be commandos and such.

The test basically tests the use of quadratic equation which I didn't revise on for years. It also have a section that test you on how the object will look like if it is turn this way or that way. Remembering numbers, patterns, words and many more.

After the test, you are free to go. They will give you a recruit booklet.

*Declaimer: Any parts might be different from yours depending on the time of your check-ups. This is just my true experience from going for a check-up in CMBP.

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