The Joy Of Giving...

This is definitely not going to be about the Christmas Sales at Metro...Incidentally, "The Joy Of Giving" seems to be their theme for their annual Christmas Sales...haha

Anyway, it was a wonderful day today...

I went to donate blood at the Health Sciences Authority with Dad and his colleague Uncle S...

Uncle S. is a real riot...He's a crusty curmudgeon with a really bad speech problem...I don't mean to be rude or judgmental, but he got me in hysterics every time he opened his mouth to talk...His words are shot out of his motor-mouth like bullets from a General Purpose Machine Gun...when his mouth couldn't cope with this, ahem, rapid flow of information, it seemed to me like he was choking on his tongue...blurt,blurt,stutter,stutter...

oh, and spit,spit as well...flecks of stinky, smelly saliva were dancing around in the air every time he got too excited over some issue...

the magnitude of his verbal impediments was paralleled only by his horrid dress sense...when he sashayed into our car this morning I thought he was the campus cleaner...haha

Anyway, the Blood Bank was rather crowded today...I took a blood test and proceeded to the Donation Room...The nurses were really warm and friendly...really put me at ease...we chatted about music...clothes...food...shopping...and many more of topics! So nice to talk to, these nurses...but manpower allocation was a serious problem...there were six nurses at my counter...but none at the other counters...In fact, it was so quiet in Uncle S.'s corner that he had fell asleep! Drool was dribbling down his wrinkly neck...He looked blissfully sedated...

I strongly encourage everyone out there to donate blood...it is a universal gift that can make a difference between life and death...blood donation at the Blood Bank is a safe, hygenic and painless procedure. There are many people out there who are in need of blood transfusions...when you donate blood, you are giving them the gift of life...More importantly, you are giving them the hope to live for another day.

I truly experienced the "Joy Of Giving" this morning...

I decided to leave Dad and Uncle S. to their own devices...i was desperately in need for a good cuppa, so I went to The Ginger Cafe for a perk-me-up...The coffee there was a really strong and flavourful brew...I appreciated it greatly...

Then I went to the Church...so many emotional disappointments and frustrations lately...I hope God will give me the strength to climb my little mountains...

Came home and slept for awhile...then talked to Steph awhile...Her cousins coming to SG tonight...Welcome! hope you enjoy your stay here girls!

Went for driving in the evening...hmm...fun little ride...

Oh well...it was a very nice day...lots of meaningful things to do...days like this make you appreciate what you've got...

and happiness is about contentment right?