Archive for year 2010

The other day I started off the day in a lousy way. Not literally because of reasons like waking up from the wrong side of the bed, waking up late, etc. It was because I felt I did badly for an interview. If you’d followed me on Twitter, you would have known..

BUT. It isn’t the point.

That wasn’t the end to my day. I’m glad I had something planned. Which was that I decided I should really take the time to pay the BloodBank @ HSA a visit. Thank goodness I made this plan, I’ve been procrastinating since March.

Can’t describe how it totally lightened up my mood, but yes, I was really happy I could donate a packet of blood, and SAVE LIVES! :D

If you still don’t get it, I went for a blood donation! ^^

The pre-screenings were REALLY a scare. My blood pressure was extremely low during the first measurement, it was like 97/46. *OMG* Thankfully after awhile, the doctor gave me a chance and tried again, it was on-the-dot, 100/60. *PHEWWWWW* Then it was the Iron test, minimum cut off was 12.5 and mine was 12.6. *phew, again!*

AFTERRR ALL THESE, TA-DA, I am certified fit to make a blood donation and there I went lying on the couch/chair/bed. lol. YAYY.

As mentioned earlier, I should have gone in March for my next donation because in between every blood donation you make, you have to rest for 3 months. So I actually haven’t been to bloodbank for more than half a year. haha!

Having said that, I was a little intimidated and didn’t dare to look at them poking me, hehe, which usually I’d.. But it all turned out well! :D AND I’M GOING TO SAVE A LIFE with my packet of bloood!! :D

My pink bandage after donating! :]]]]]

They also give us a food coupon afterwhich! So don’t worry about fainting after that, they will ensure you’re okay, before letting you leave the bed! : Then you can go claim your drink and food!!

I got myself a sandwich and a cuppa milo! :D

You can nom-noms on this table, specially reserved for you to rest abit! :D

Look at this River of Life! Soooo many people have contributed. Those little fishes (Silver/Red/Gold/etc) have each an ‘owner’ whose names are engraved on it. And these people whos names are on the fishes have donated really alot of times, like 50? or 80? I can’t remember. But different colour means different number of donations too.

I aspire to see my name down there sometime later!!!! :]]]]]

Yeapp, Bloodbank @ HSA!!

Occasionally, they give out tokens of appreciation to the donors as well. No idea what you’ll get at which # of donation, but to my surprise, I got an sms asking me to collect a t-shirt!!

HEHE! & This was what I got!! :D

YESSSS, HOPE! Give people another hope to live! :))

If you’re afraid that the needles will leave a scar on you because you heard/saw that its huge, no worries at all.

Look at how tiny it is? The lines that you are seeing on my arm is due to the tight bandage!

Hardly any blood after the needle is removed as well, see!!!

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HAPPY DAY AFTER THAT = CAMWHOREEEEEE! :P

MY face looks so oily leh!!! All thanks to the flash!!

One last one — Remember, give people HOPEEEEE! :)

If you’re wondering what time you can go down.. HERE’s it! :D

After shock, the movie, was only made known to me during my previous visit to the cinemas. I caught the trailer.

It was heart wrenching. Totally pains me to see that lil girl like that. You gotta catch the trailer too, to know what am I talking about! No regrets!!

Watch the trailer here: After Shock Trailer!

The movie depicts the scenes of a terrible natural disaster an earthquake in Tang Shan (唐山大地震) in the year 1976. Knowing that it was a real-life story just made it worst, more heart-aching. This tragedy took 240,000 lives away.. =’(

Thanks to OMY.SG, I got to catch the preview of the movie After Shock. & I brought Ruo Yan darling to catch the movie with me! :))

As expected, it was a movie that draws tears from its audiences. Many were whizzing and sobbing inside the theatres,  and I was almost reduced to tears during some scenes..

I’d rate the movie 3.5/5.

Do catch the movie on the 29th of July when its out in the cinemas! PREPARE TISSUE PAPER OKAY IF YOURE A PERSON WHOSE TEAR DUCTS ARE ACTIVATED EASILY! :(

Synopsis:

When a mother is informed by the rescue team that, as her 7-year old twins are buried under the debris close to each other, digging one out would result in further collapse of the wreckage on the other, she is forced to make the most difficult decision of her life. As the clock ticked away, she finally ended her struggle and chose to save the boy, and though heartbroken, she had no idea her decision was overheard by the daughter. Deemed as a dead person, the little girl miraculously survived and was rescued after being buried under for days. Suffering from the emotional shock of the disaster and the painful memory of her mother’s choice, she refused to reveal whom she was. She was adopted by a young couple and later moved to the US, but shadowed by the traumatic experience from her childhood, she forever remained emotionally closed up.

When the Sichuan earthquake takes over 80,000 lives in 2008, she volunteers to join the rescue team and returns to her homeland, China. As she witnesses the tribulations people go through when a natural disaster takes place, she finally unlocks the pain she had felt all these years and finds forgiveness. She finally reunites with the mother and twin brother she had parted from after 32 years. A human drama about finding forgiveness, ‘Aftershock’ depicts not only the fatal tragedy that is brought on by a natural disaster of great levels, but also the strength and courage that is demonstrated when we are in face of extreme and devastating situations.