Why weren't they in the Ship Challenge?
You put John and Adria. You put Bolin and Sew. You put everyone.
WHY NEVER PUT THEM! THAT WAS MY IDEA! I IDEATED THAT IDEA!
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Hi guys! We are ThinkTank! And today on this episode of Ask TSL,
we are going to answer 50 of your questions.
Okay for the first question we have, "What does ThinkTank do?"
So ThinkTank thinks of ideas for clients, sometimes for organic.
And we think for video ideas, article ideas and across the board for
TSL, Zula, Eatbook and MSN.
Client is paid while organic is not paid.
We also write quite a lot of scripts. I think some of the videos you see on Facebook. Even TSL's YouTube sometimes.
Daily job scope, I just sit in front of the computer and think of ideas that you guys will like.
Other than that he cooks for Eatbook, he's a host.
-I host for Eatbook, yes. -He's so handsome
that he could be a part-time model.
But only part-time cannot be full-time.
Sam's special is to manage us.
- Who are very noisy - Correct. Or like,
-attempt to manage us. - No we're not very noisy. We're actually very quiet and
-demure. - I don't know... I don't know what the
Creatives were talking about when they...
- made all those comments. - They were accurate.
Flashback
-ThinkTank isa frickin bunch of... - Boys' school boys.
"HO HO HO oh my god! HO HO HO bro!"
All they things they laugh about are like, "Huh?"
Their dressing is quite basic.
End of flashback.
-They were a hundred percent accurate. - I would say that we are,
we are quite quiet.
We sit properly. We drink water with our pinky up. That sort of thing. We're quite classy right.
(Ah yes. The epitome of class)
Why are you guys called Think...
- Tank. Think.
-ThinkTank. - It's Think.
-Thinktank. - Arigato!
Bryan came up with the name. He didn't know what to call it.
So then he said he thought ThinkTank was a cool name.
"What made you join ThinkTank?"
I felt that the work that we do here would be quite interesting. Like maybe it could be quite applicable outside...
- as well like uh... - Outside of the tank?
Yeah... so when you're on the ground.
- In the sea. In the sea even. - Is that a joke?
- It was. It was obviously a joke. -That joke was so cold.
Not very funny.
"What made you join ThinkTank?" Definitely not Jereld.
I was looking for jobs and I saw the role that ThinkTank offered. And then I enquired.
Then it sounded like something I would enjoy.
-Yeah and basically... - But then you realized it's not something you enjoy?
Yeah that's why.
- It became something I love. - Get out.
- Not just enjoy. - Not just enjoy, I love ideation!
"How long have you guys been in TSL?"
A bit more than 3 years. Almost 2 years. 3 years... around 3 years also.
I was from editorial so if you read the articles, I sometimes write those articles.
So that was like 3 years-ish or 4 years ago.
I did freelance work for TSL and then I came back as ThinkTank.
"What were your first impressions of each other?"
I remember for Jereld. He came in a week after me. He was a very quiet guy and everything.
To be honest I didn't know I would be able to click with him this well.
Then for Sam I think...
Got impression or not ah? Let me think.
And then for Mandon...
So as for Mandon. I think at the start, to be honest at first I also thought I couldn't really click well with him in terms of humor.
Turns out that fella had even darker humor than I had.
So back to Sam.
When I was intern she wasn't around. So when I came in as a full timer in a sense she was already in a position higher than me.
She also held a supervisory role so I thought she would be very straight or by the book.
I don't know. I just had the impression from the way she dresses boringly.
DAMN!
First time I met Jereld was during a hair styling shoot.
We took a cab back to the office together and then I remembered that the cab driver was damn noisy.
In the lift Jereld was like, "why the cab driver like that ah?"
I think he said that TSL wasn't funny. That's why you were triggered right?
Yeah yeah he said TSL content no good. I think he said that TSL wasn't funny. That's why you were triggered right?
Yeah yeah he said TSL content no good.
That's why I'm sometimes late to work also. The bus driver said TSL's not good.
I fight them a bit but then my
- supervisors don't believe me. - Demure, demure, demure.
- We don't fight them we just educate them. -Thank you thank you for holding back.
- About TSL's content. - Bring up valid points.
Followed by a (bad word).
"Who is your favorite person in the office?"
No such thing as favorite person. As in,
-we don't choose favorites. - Yeah we don't really choose favorites or anything like that.
I don't there such thing as "favorite person."
"Who usually has the weirdest idea?"
I feel like we all have certain ideas that we like to pitch.
Jereld.
"How long is the ideation process?"
For articles we try to hit half an hour. For videos we try to hit one hour.
"What do you do on days when your creativity juice is out?"
We just agree to go on an ASK TSL shoot so that
we don't have to come up with ideas for 2 to 3 hours.
Question number 10. "Who is the most annoying person in the team?"
(PD) 3,2,1...
Joyce.
I'm trying to get fired apparently.
"What are some of your hobbies outside of work?"
- Outside of work I also work. - I love working.
Everything is all about working. No hobbies.
-We don't have the time. -"Hobbies."
"What are your MBTI types?"
I think I was ENFP but now I'm INFP.
I am either INTP or INTJ.
"Who is the messiest in the office?"
-We point. 1,2,3. - Easy answer.
Every time I walk past her desk or something, there are definitely ants there,
just moving around I think they have their own mini vacation on there.
If you want to know her cup look like right? I looks like this for 3 days.
Okay but now my table in clean. There are no more ants.
The ants realized they need to move on.
The ants realized that the place was too toxic already.
-So they need to like go somewhere else. -They realized they deserve better.
The place was too messy for the ants.
"Is your diploma/degree relevant to what you are doing now?"
For my diploma I studied industrial and product design so that one's not very relevant.
But my degree I studied professional communications.
For myself I studied business marketing. I think it's only slightly relevant.
Because my course was actually more towards the technical aspect of marketing and digital marketing.
I did communication studies so quite relevant.
My diploma was in law and management in Temasek Poly
and then my degree was communications and media studies and public relations.
So it's some double major thing.
"If you were to be stuck on an island with one person from TSL who would it be?"
I going to say John.
Because he's the most garang (fierce) most officer person.
He's got the most outfield kind of personality.
Even thought I'll be bringing him on the island with me, he might half enjoy it.
I pick Julian because every time he will say he's got third world training. He always says that.
I think I'll take anybody for Eatbook so that they can cook for me.
But Mandon also can cook.
If you wanna come with me to the deserted island... (snort)
- No, I prefer Julian. - (Hafeez sings sexy song terribly)
Nope, nope, nope, nope. Okay Qing, Qing, Qing, Qing, Qing.
I'll take Qing.
"Who is the prettiest girl/handsome guy in the office?"
Okay y'all can leave me out.
-Yah I thought you were quite handsome. I almost picked you for the handsome guy. - Yeah, yeah I thought you were quite handsome also.
Thank you.
I'm stuck between Zhin and SJ.
Like SJ is the one you bring home during Chinese New Year and all the aunties are like "AHHHH"
Zhin is Hari Raya bring home.
Yeah Zhin is Hari Raya bring home.
Prettiest girl... okay 1,2,3 we say who.
Okay okay. 1,2,3 Joyce.
"What piece of work are you the most proud of?"
The $100 Nomad episode 9 and 10. I mean I was producing it.
The Nasi Padang video. That was the first time I acted in multiple roles at once.
Okay I think for mine would be the most recent YouTube series.
It's called Lost Touch. I didn't know it would be picked up.
But it was nice because I guess it was something a little different form what we normally do on our YouTube.
I think the proudest work that I've done is an organic piece.
So it was a video I did with my dad... wait what the heck why y'all crying? It's a happy thing.
So background story is my dad and I got separated
and then I got him to come to the studio and we talked about fatherhood.
And then I cried on set in the exact same outfit I'm wearing now.
Wah spoiler sia.
"Would you sacrifice your job for a million dollars?"
No.
Pfft.
What are you going to do with a million dollars?
The reasons are very practical. I got a BTO (Build to Order) to pay up for.
If I got a million dollars I can just pay everything then no need to pay any loan.
Or we can get the million dollars and then we...
-I buy the department. -buy TSL.
What's with the "we"? What's with the "we"?
Okay. "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
-This like some interview question. - Dead.
Dead?! I just heard that answer.
I want to be a strong capable career woman.
That don't need no man?
I think still need a man.
I see myself hopefully, maybe with a family already? Maybe living and enjoying my new house?
Our new house.
Actually they're going to BTO together.
Why have one million dollars when we could have 2 million dollars?!
"Who Thinks the most and helps Tank in the group the most?"
- I think don't have. - I think it's quite equal.
"What were you CCA's in Secondary School?" Ah very easy question.
Mine was hockey, I played hockey.
I was in hip hop dance in secondary school.
- (PD) Demo, demo. - I haven't practiced in a long time.
(Hafeez attempts to hip hop)
"What animal would you use to describe each other?"'
Sam is an ant. She's the queen ant.
Attracts the same kind. You see her table?
I'm a giraffe.
Not really. Actually I think mouse.
I'm a mouse?
You look a bit like a mouse.
Hafeez somehow reminds me of a monkey.
It's because he always has a lot of energy around and then he's always like...
laughs and talks then monkey's are quite noisy.
Correct.
Jereld is like a turtle.
A bit a bit a bit. I see it now.
"Most stressful project or experience on the job?"
Can I say dealing with y'all?
No lah. Hey you're supposed to laugh it's a joke.
Okay lah as in I think...
(Sam tries to salvage what's left of their friendship.)
When I first had to kind of step up then it was stressful because I had to critique ideas.
I don't like to be confrontational so it was stressful.
They laugh about stuff that I don't find funny.
Then when I say it's not funny then they will go and try to argue and say it's funny.
Then after a while we realized we can't force a person to be funny.
"Many of you have become known through videos, how has it affected you?"
When you appear on camera right, your audience are also strangers to you.
Initially it was a thought that bothered me quite a bit. I didn't want to give all out and stuff
because I realized that people watching are people who don't me.
Yeah I think that's one thing I lean off also.
That whole thing about courage and dare to be yourself.
It builds your character to say that okay,
"If they hate me for who I am, it's okay."
"But if they like me for who I'm not, that's not okay."
It doesn't affect me because I have not been appearing in videos.
Okay we're done with the next batch!
Let us know if you guys want to see more of Sam!
"There is a zombie apocalypse. Rank your teammates in order of who will die first and why."
I would like Sam to die first but then...
- she wants to appear in more videos. -You would LIKE Sam to die first? Why?
Yeah but you want to appear in more videos what.
I never say!
"Creative said that you guys are a bunch of boys' school boys. Thoughts?"
Okay to be fair we also give out those kind of vibes.
If it's too noisy do let us know.
-In the comments below. - Do let us know in the comments below.
Creative are gonna type, "Y'all too noisy!"
"Hafeez, any good joke today?" Good jokes ah.
No.
Okay next question!
This is the multiple answer what. Yes or no mah?
-Answer properly or they'll be disappointment. -He has good joke everyday what are you talking about?
"Are y'all dating anyone?"
Let's just say half are and half are not.
-Half are and half are not. -Y'all can decide who in the comments below.
"If you weren't in ThinkTank which department would you like to be in?"
I would like to be in Eatbook.
Okay same Eatbook.
Yeah same, same I think I would be an Eatbook writer.
Mainly because... I want to eat the food and secondly I'm better at writing than editing videos.
I applied for Eatbook before I applied for TSL.
-Soooooo -You got rejected.
-No, no, no. -Creative?
So in that time, they said, "All Eatbook writers must know how to cook."
Then I didn't know Eatbook was under TSL. So I saw TSL and I was like, "Wow TSL can travel."
So I went to TSL. Yeah if you ask me now I'll go back to Eatbook.
"Mandon what is your skincare routine?"
I use the "COSRX Good Morning Cleanser", the yellow and blue one.
If I use makeup I will use micellar water and clean.
"Share your most embarrassing moment in your life."
My whole life is a joke, but then again jokes have meanings.
(It's okay Mandon, we've all been there.)
(F in the chat for Mandon)
So in secondary school, it's was a co-ed school.
Oh my god.
During good morning (assembly) then my friend from behind pulled down my pants.
Then the teacher was like, "Oh great morning!"
"Can Jerald sing?"
-Can? -Do it.
-Tell me. - Chi kiu!!!
He haven't even finish.
"Do y'all watch anime?"
Yes.
Kind of.
I guess so? A bit a bit. Just the mainstream ones.
I used to watch a lot in secondary school. Like the Naruto and Bleach.
"McDonald's or KFC?"
McDonald's!
"Sam, what traits do you look for in a guy?"
Taller than me. Kind eyes. If your nice to old people I will melt.
"Who is the best at FIFA?"
3...2...1
He won the company's annual FIFA competition.
"Who is the best actor? Sam choose."
Okay. Y'all list your proudest word that y'all acted in. Then I'll choose.
Quite proud of my acting in "Coffee meets Bagel".
I remember being very impressed by....
QUITE impressed by Jereld,
-when I first... -You said very, I'm taking it
-as very. -I think we'll go for very.
Okay fine very impressed by Jereld when I first saw the film.
Because it was some sort of romantic short film and he managed to
portray it without being too cringy.
Yeah I quite like that short. Okay Jereld.
"What do you like the most about your job?"
What I like most is the people.
Awwww
And the Oscar goes to me!
"How was your first interview?"
So what happened was I got a grab hitch.
The person who gave me a ride asked me where I was going I said Smart Local.
He said that he knew someone there. He said the name.
So during the interview the name was mentioned. Like one the interviewers had the name.
So after the interview I asked.
"Oh by the way do you know this guy?" Then I basically said the driver's name.
Then she said, "Yeah, that's my dad."
What are the odds? Legit, legit. What are the odds?
"Shoot, kiss, marry the other 3 cast members."
Jereld?
Jereld's turn.
Will you marry me?
My answer is I will shoot Hafeez. After he proposes.
Okay. "Shoot, kiss, marry. Sew, Jes and Rainer."
Shoot Sew because she she would look like my younger sister beside me.
So the best option is to eliminate her.
-Shoot Sew, kiss Jes, marry Rai. -When he wants to be Batman but realizes what has to be done.
I think I will shoot Rainer.
I will shoot him. SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT, SHOOT.
I don't care I will fricking shoot.
I will shoots him I tell you.
Okay kiss Jes. Marry Sew.
Marry me?
NO! I take that back!
"Carrot cake. White or black?"
White!
"Where in the world wold you like to travel? No Covid."
Turkey in a hot air balloon.
I would like to travel to Bali or Bangkok.
Japan.
"What is you pet peeve?"
My main pet peeve would be someone that doesn't put things back in the right place.
So after this Jereld will be picking up the different pieces of paper.
because he likes thing to be how they originally were.
-Thank you Jereld. -Sorry I need to rush off.
"Who is your favorite TSL Ship?"
Mmm. Who?
1,2,3
#JEEZ!
Why weren't they in the Ship Challenge?
You put John and Adria. You put Bolin and Sew. You put everyone.
WHY NEVER PUT THEM! THAT WAS MY IDEA! I IDEATED THAT IDEA!
"If you were a superhero, what superpower would you want to have?"
I want to end global warming.
-I want to stop climate change. -Don't act lah.
"TSL best actor" don't act.
Superpower, I want to control time. I need more time in my life and time is something you cannot buy.
"Good looks or good intellect?"
1,2,3.
-Good intellect.
Did you say a bit late?
He lag what.
"Inter-lag"
"What song best describes you?"
For me I think I think it would be John Mayer's "Say what you need to say".
I think the lyrics are very impactful to me.
The chorus is,
"Say what you need to say,"
"Say what you need to say"x2
"Say what you need to say"x3
"Say what you need to say"x4
"Typical drink stall order?"
Kopi Gau Siew Dai
Kopi C Kosong.
Kopi C Siew Dai.
Mine would be Kopi Siew Dai, milo dinosaur...
kaya toast, liang bei (2 cups) teh o.
Hello one drink only.
Last question guys! "What is you favorite memory as a team?"
Awww so wholesome.
When Sam saw the ghost.
I just said it was wholesome.
We were chilling in the office for a cohesion.
Then afterwards...
Sam saw a ghost and Xavier saw a ghost.
Why is it your favorite?!
Quite funny. Quite memorable.
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-Thank you! -Bye bye!
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