Learning to give

so what did you do on valentine's day?

I wanted to show some love that day so I went on ahead to a blood donation drive in my school.

In support of the Singapore Red Cross Blood Donor Recruitment Program, the NUS Chapter of the Red Cross Humanitarian Network (RCHN) organizes a blood donation drive every year.

This year it was held in the Multi-Purpose Sports Hall(MPSH) . The registration process took some time as they had to first look at your personal particulars then test for your blood pressure and iron level in your blood.

The process of drawing out blood was painless but for the moment the thick needle they used to draw blood with was inserted. After that it was pretty much just waiting for your blood to fill the bag. I was quite amazed to see that my blood was indeed quite a bright red.

After 10 minutes, the bag was filled and I was anticipating a sharp pain in my right arm when the needle was withdrawn but thankfully none came. If you do give blood please drink lots of water after that because you will feel rather dehydrated.

In a nutshell, it was a very fulfilling experience!