I wonder ...

Since pork is non-halal and those who consume them is in a way also non-halal, i wonder how do they classify those people who consume non-halal foods and then donate their blood? :p I supposed they would argue that blood is for saving life so live-giving overrides all other things. Then again i wonder, would they cannibalize or eat those creatures which lives in 2 environments? I wonder ...

The blood thingy was brought up after i donated blood today. I asked my colleague, since we consume pork all the time hence classified as non-halal in a way, how come our blood are not classified like that? This is only my fourth time donating blood, i missed 1 session last year where i was coughing my lungs out :( Before that, i just don't see why i should do it at all, selfish? Perhaps ...

Maybe i was more worried about this :

Bruising the size of a 50c coin, not to mention the soreness

Maybe i got influenced by my colleague, who is an avid donor, *hats off to him*. It just takes me about 5-10 minutes to fill up a 450ml bag but also gives me time away from office for about 1 hour :p Registration, queuing for a seat to donate and then a little refreshment plus rest before heading back to office. The nurses got lazy i suppose and just give out unfilled gratitude certifications. It would be more precious if it were filled up but a "thank you" is more than enough from the smiling nurses after they collect our bag of blood.

Donate 50 times and you will get first class wards at government hospitals for *10 years :p I think the * like the many other T&Cs out there, means that it would be changed without prior notification =_=