Interview [Issue 41] Behind the Tank - splitterpoint

[Vikingsrallentando 3,058]

Greetings ladies and gents, we are back with another great interview of the tanker "Behind the Tank." Our first European to be interviewed on the series is here today. He is a Dutchman that may be supporting your very own community, splitterpoint!

 

Player Profile:

Username: splitterpoint

Real name: Hendrik

Age: 20

Country: The Netherlands

Nicknames: Splitter, Splitty, Junior, Bob(by)

Preferred combo: Smoky/Wasp

 

Viking: Hey splitterpoint, how are you?

 

Splitter: Great! thank you.

 

It wouldn't be a Behind the Tank interview if I didn't ask; can you tell us about yourself?

 

Yo, I'm from The Netherlands. I'm 20 years old and currently living on a farm. I do help here and there, but it's not my intention to take over the entire business in the near future. I currently study Water and environmental management at the NHL in Leeuwarden. final year. ( :o) so I'm pretty busy with school at the moment. Outside school and other obligations, I spend my time playing the bass, doing photography, and yes... Tanki!

 

In the summer, I'm working at the water treatment facility nearby, and monitoring the insect-diversity of various natural parks; in the region for a research. It's a pilot year for some areas, so I'm the first one there that's studying the insects. Of course always with the camera.

 

Always interesting to get to know those with farming blood. What factors played in a role in your decision to pursue an environmental role instead of an agricultural role?

 

Well being a farmer has always been a hard but honest job. It takes some endurance to keep up with the working load. This is why I respect my dad and my uncles so much, and of course any farmer out there; doesn't matter if you're growing crops and/or having livestock, it's a tough and stressful job... definitely not as easy as many people think.

Not even mentioning the administration part, as it's you that's running the entire farm yourself.

 

I personally don't mind a bit of hard working from time to time, it strangely releases stress for me. And being outside in wide open field doing honest work is really nice, but to do it everyday and make a living out of it... nah.

 

I try to combine my interests a bit. I've always loved the countryside and the nature, the water treatment aspect came with school... technology is pretty cool too you know, especially when it come to computerized systems. I definitely want to learn how to write specific programs in the near future.

 

Technology has its ways of captivating us. If you do take over the farming business, eventually, what would you seek to improve and what would you keep the same?

 

Improving... hmm. Well the administration part is being done by my uncle. My other uncle maintains contacts with cattle and forage dealers. He also maintains the robots; keeping them in good shape. And that's very important since they operate 24/7 to milk 150 cows. My dad runs the machinery and maintains contacts with wildlife organizations. Hmm... Heh, I believe everything is pretty organized already.

 

Fair enough. Being a lover of the rural grind, what is your view of the urban culture?

 

I couldn't survive in the city. :P The buildings and everything it's cramped and rushed. Totally different compared to the countryside. city slickers are very active people. They live a fast-paced life. They're more responsive you know? More assertive and generally speak more fluently as well. Whereas people on the countryside tend to observe more and become thoughtful. They're pretty stubborn too haha. That pretty much fits my attitude. :lol: But hey I've met some great people in the city as well. A lot of my friends live in a city.

 

Definitely agree with you there. Social interaction in cities can be cool but the solidarity of the countryside is so appeasing. Since you've almost completed your secondary studies, what is your best piece of advice for those who are, or are soon to be students at that level?

 

Definitely, both have their good and bad things.

 

The best advice I could give other people is to plan ahead :P

It sounds so logical, the study gives you plenty of freedom, but some can't handle that.

I have to include myself in this. Fortunately I saw it coming and made drastic changes; this fixed my grades in time. I'm not the perfect student by far, but aslong as there's motivation, you can achieve so much more than you think.

 

Amen! How long have you been playing bass? Who inspired you to pick it up and give it a try?

 

6 years.

 

My sister and nephew were about to start a band for a village festival. They still needed a bass player back then. Both my nephew and sister play longer than me (guitar and drums), so it was quite hard to just play along with them at first :lol:

 

But I'm very lucky to play with other musicians right from the start. I quickly learned the basics and started to do more advanced stuff after a year. I play some drums too, rhythm is so important. Bass and drums together are the core of the band. If you don't have a decent bass and/or drum player, the whole band sounds bad.

 

Okay and lets be honest, bass guitars are the best looking instruments. B)

 

Some people just look great with the bass in their hands, and you are one of those people. In your eyes, what are things that you would see in the "perfect photo"? Anything you specifically like to take photos of?

 

I need to correct myself here, there's nothing like a perfect photo, at least... well I'm still searching for that moment! But there are really good ones especially if you capture rare or sudden happenings. Most of the stuff I do is macro photography and a bit of portraiture.

 

Plants are not that hard to capture, insects are quite a bit harder. Portraiture is currently my favorite kind of photography.

 

 

 

 

Shifting to the world of Tanki; what are some moments/events you're proud of?

 

The privilege of owning a spectator function is also something I'm very proud of. I use it to make all kinds of videos to upload to the channel. From my view, people are pretty interested in my uploads  :P That same audience is what keeps me maintaining the channel, much love towards them.

 

I've won a few contests which I'm proud of, especially the best of contest back in 2012 as a WO3.

You were there aswell, with Shaft I believe... ahh great days.

 

Indeed, and you participated with Twins. Very nice memory.

 

 

 

 

A special thanks goes out to splitterpoint for doing the interview. We wish you luck in your studies and future plans.

 

Previous Interviews

dogm45

conanthedestroyer

MadDog21

 

Keep tuning in every month to learn more about the people Behind the Tank

Thanks for reading; I hope you enjoyed

Edited July 29, 2017 by Vikingsrallentando

[fightermalikio20115 374]

Nice

[Quarks 2,255]

Good job viking. I would like to add that bass guitar is the SECOND best instrument. Cello wins, respect for choosing a low pitch instrument though.  ^_^

[Thomas11239 366]

Nice dutch name; Hendrik :)

[richardlord 32]

Totally agree about country versus city.  I live on a small "farm" myself, hand milk our family's cow, and I couldn't live in the city either.  Not enough space for one thing.

[Nikosking2000 0]

Nice interview and i'm Dutch(Belgian) :) ;) :P :P :P :D

[bat308 0]

realy good im nederlands to add me

[billy814 0]

                    Im guessing its ric and hornet.cause you can see the ric and the  shape or a hornet 

   Im billy814 tell me if I'm right.

[billy814 0]

ummm nvm

 

[Vikingsrallentando 3,058]

Thanks for sharing your similarities guys. One of the goals of this series is to showcase great people of the community that you can connect with and by sharing, you have been introduced to that player and can continue the conversation topics when you meet them.

 

Im guessing its ric and hornet.cause you can see the ric and the  shape or a hornet 

Correct. It was influenced by the quoted combo of the first interviewee, MadDog21.