Went for blood donation on 21/7... Wasn't as bad as I tot... Quite enjoyed it actually... And i did a good deed... I dun have money to donate... So I donate blood... Hehe... Finally done something that I have wanted for a long time... Lala is so proud of Lala... Haha... So wat happened on that day...
I woke up really really early in the morning... I was either really excited or nervous... I dunno... I went to brush my teeth and take a bath... Then went to wake Dad up... And told him not to tell Mum about the blood donation thing... Then he went to brush his teeth...
Then Mum also wake up... JIA LAT!!! I ask her why she wake up so early... She say she wanted to go Shop & Save buy groceries... DOUBLE JIA LAT!!! Then she oso go brush teeth... I think think awhile... Better tell her lah... She my mummy lei... She got the right to know mah... So after she come out from the toilet... I told her... She didn't scold me lei... She still tell me that she dun dare one... Cuz she got low blood count... Hehe... HAPPY HAPPY ME! One obstacle crossed...
Then Dad fetch Mum and me to central... We had breakfast first... Then at about 10am... Dad accompany me to the CC... And Mum went to Shop & Save...
At the CC... I went up to the 2nd floor multi-purpose hall... The air-con really very cold... And I was really nervous... A lady approached me with a questionaire attached to a clipboard... And asked me whether it was my first time... I said yes... And she said that the nurses will more sayang first-timers... Hah... That's comforting to know...
The questionaire asked some really funny and awkward questions... About whether you have had sex with more than one partner... Or whether your sex partner has had sex with another person of the same sex... Indirectly asking whether my partner is a gay... OF CUZ NOT LAH!!! DAR DAR IS NOT GAY!!! Although I think he's quite pretty... Hehe...
After filling the questionaire... I went to have the admin stuff done... Like checking my IC... Blah Blah...
After that was the doc's checkup... I tot this was the part where they will prick finger to check your blood... But nope... Heng ar... The doc measured my weight... And asked my some questions about my medical history... That's all...
And this is where the horror comes... The 'pricking station'... My god... The nurse is a male somemore... Sure very chor lor one... He asked me to give him my left hand... Then took my fourth finger... Then lifted the 'pricking' thing... Then prick!!! AAAAHHHH!!! Aiya... Chey... Not pain one... Hehe...
Then he keep squeezing my finger to collect the blood into a very skinny glass tube... Then he dripped the blood into a beaker of blue water... Like copper sulphate solution... When the blood sink down to the bottom... It is still in a droplet form one lei... So amazing lor...
Now to the next station... The draw blood station... The nurse led me to an empty chair... The asked me to lift my right hand... She then check whether can see my vein anot... But cannot... Then she see my left hand... She then told me that my vein was too small and asked me to consider again whether I wanted to give blood cuz there will be bruising after that... I said ok... Cuz come so far le... If chicken out now very pai seh one lei... Nobody like tt one...
Then she cleaned the area where blood was to be drawn... Then took out a needle with some liquid in it... She said that was anesthetic so that I wun feel pain whether drawing blood... The she ask me whether I want to see her inject anot... I shake my head... So she ask me to look the other way... I looked the other way... Then she inject... That hurt a bit... Ok... Not a bit lah... But it hurt...
She then let the anesthetic 'fa xiao' while she got ready the blood pouch, needle and tube... Then she came back... Hung the pouch... The inject my arm... Not pain one lah... Gave me a squeegy ball... And told me to constantly squeeze it... And I saw my blood flowing into the tube... Slowly filling the pouch... Dad was with me all the way... But he didn't donate cuz he's got bad experiences with blood donation back in his NS days... He say the nurse anyhow poke... Like treat his hand as 'zhu rou'... Haha...
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I got a nice purple bandage after that... Why never ask me what colour I want ar... The guy next to me got a yellow bandage... I prefer yellow... Hehe...
After the donation... Got free drinks and biscuit... But I only took a drink... Then went off with Dad...
A fulfilling day for me...
HAPPY!
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