my bloody challenge

i took up the challenge to participate in a blood donation drive by hsa with a few friends today despite my innate fear of needles.  the donation was to take place at the newly-opened building scape.

and so i hitched a ride from my neighbor to town and waited for another friend of ours.  the 3 of us were first asked to fill up some questionnaires, and some questions were extremely personal.  i remembered questions like, "have you ever had sex with a member of the same sex?" or "do you have multiple sexual partners?" or "have you ever engage in paid or unpaid sex with someone you do not know personally?"  and so on.

anyway we were put through a series of tests, and i passed all of them.  when it came the time for donation, thanks to a girl beside me, i was distracted from the process of inserting the needle into my arm.  i guessed i pumped out my blood too fast, and very soon, i filled up half a packet of blood.

another short while later, i stopped pumping blood and here comes the giddiness. nurses were very professional and attentive and throughout the whole process i never once felt uncomfortable.  within time i recovered and i was glad i never get to see the needle at all during the whole blood donation process.

after this, i went for a good meal and some shopping and thus concluded my first blood donation experience.