Iron pill

i'm now on 2 weeks of iron pill due to the blood donation...
but my gosh...it is giving me a hard time in the loo

already i have this problem before the donation
that's why i don't even taking iron supplement when i was diagnosed as being anemia last year...

that's the outcome of sacrifing, little suffering is worth everything as long as it can save live/s

something that is worth noting down

i did something that i have been wanting to do and took great courage to take the first step...
on the third day of CNY, i went to donate blood...

the thot first occurred in 2006 when i read in the newspaper that the bloodbank is in shortage of blood...
however, a check on my blood showed that i was below the requirement of haemoglobin level of at least 12.5 g/dl and mine was below it... so the idea was shelved and I was disappointed.

so this 2007, i'm determined to do it since i appeared well to most pple. ..thou i still feel faint sometimes

the bloodbank was quiet...there is less than 10 people around (excluding the staff).
I was nervous but went ahead to fill in the form and do the checklist.
There wasn't much waiting, a brief medical interview was done and I was to check my veins by the nurse as they appeared to 'thin' or 'light'.
The doc is worried they may not be able to draw blood easily...
but that was settled easily (i guess they are really in need of blood and no harm trying)

A quick check of blood at the centre showed that i'm eligible for the donation, at least no fever and haemoglobin level has reached the requirement.

I quickly moved into the donation area, it is a very comfortable area and the nurses are all very friendly.
I expected much pain but surprise surprise, they administered anesthetic to the area and hence i don't feel much pain at all...
initially, the machine made some noise bcos my blood flow was a bit too slow for its liking...haha...
so i was told to squeeze a heart-shape stress ball to help in the pumping....for every 3 secs...hence the drawing of blood became quite steady and was completed in about 10 mins....450ml in all...in one bag

so far, the experience was very satisfying...I felt a great sense of accomplishment and also surprising....peace...

this is the proof

but what happened in the next hour was very very scary...i was over confident and hence over stretch myself...suddenly i felt blackness in front of me...luckily i was in a car and have to quick lie down to get the blood flow back to my brain... i was near the edge of blackout...and it took me an hour to recover...at one stage i was have difficulty breathing...

this encounter was really really very scary...luckily my family was with me...

but it will not stop me from donating in future...
just that i need to note that i must take extra care and not have the same thing happening...
rest immediately is necessary...

what can be more evil

i was watching this movie banquet on board a flight recently...
1st, bcos there is no other better show...
2nd, rem i read the review somewhere...seem controversy...i thot maybe worth seeing

in fact, not much storyline...but the filming was pretty good...i especially like the part where the imperial guard was sent to kill the prince...once at his place...the way they slide down the white cloth...was very very well done....2nd is at the snow covered border...

but the part that left the most impression is when it was asked "what other thing can be more poisionous than a lethal poison" - the ans : "the human heart"

well...u hv to understand mandarin to appreciate this sentence. bcoz in mandarin poison and evil can interchange in usage...

well said...

左撇子

今天, 很多上海人跟我说
左撇子很聪明
是这样吗?

i need space

recently during an overseas trip
i realised how much we needed space
looking at the skyscrapers and the multi lanes roads....
i think i can nvr live long in a cramp space
especially me...
then surprise surprise
i read on the next day on the paper that S'pore is gearing for 6.5m population
omg....i can't believe it...
given the hot climate...it is going to be worse
some may argue that seoul is bad...11m in a space similar size to s'pore
but...think about it....it is not too bad given that the weather is cool most times
hence pple prefer to be cozy compared to s'pore...juz some theories on my part...