On 19th Jan 2008, we went to the Bloodbank@HSA (Health Sciences Authority) to bleed for a good cause.



Somehow, on a Saturday, we managed to drag our sorry carcasses there at 10:30am in the morning. And registered ourselves.



The little pinprick on the finger to get a few drops of blood to test for iron-content (just in case you are anaemic, you're not allowed to donate) was the most painful of the whole ordeal.



Here's a sticker for one of my friends, who was donating for the first time. I think she was a little worried but she went through it anyway.



Here's the actual process.

First, they bribe you with a little squeezy toy. Cute isn't it?



After which, they inject the area with a little bit of lignocaine, a local anaestatic. Doesn't it look like I'm some kind of drug addict?



Then... the GIANT needle goes in.



After they check that it's gone into a vein, they collect a few test tubes for tests, and they start bleeding you.



They took about a pint or about 450ml.

After that, the bunch of us went to get some lunch. Some dim sum lunch.

We will be doing this again. It's all for a good cause.