Path to become Ironman

I went to one of the local Blood Bank to donate my blood yesterday. However to my dismay, I think I haven't been taking a lot of food that are rich in Iron, therefore I cannot make a blood donation due to the lack of iron in my blood. Therefore...

Here's a list of Iron Rich Food, that I have taken from the local Blood Bank. I hope that you would find this useful. :D

Foods	Serving	Weight (g)	Iron Content (mg)
Rice and Altematives
Rice, brown	1 bowl	200	1.0
Pasta, wholemeal	1 portion	100	1.8
Bread, wholemeal	1 slice	30	1.0
Wheatgerm	1 teaspoon	15	1.1
Wheatbran	1 tablespoon	15	1.8
Branflakes	3/4 cup	30	5.0
Cornflakes	1 cup	30	3.6
Fruits
Apricot, semi-dried	10 halves	35	1.2
Dates, black, dried	10	90	3.3
Dates, red, dried	10	90	3.0
Raisins	1 packet	42	1.5
Longan, dried	1/2 cup	65	3.5
Fig, dried	10	85	3.6
Prunes, semi-dried	10	85	2.2
Peach, fresh	one	155	1.6
Vegetables
Kale, chinese (Kai Lan)	1 cup	65	1.3
Spinach (Bayam Pasir)	1 cup	30	1.5
Kang Kong	1 cup	30	1.6
Chinese Cabbage (Bok Choy)	1/2 cup	85	0.8
Mustard Leaves, Chye Sim	1 cup	55	0.7
Seaweed, dried (Hai Tai)	1 sheet	15	3.3
Sea Moss (Fa Chai)	1 pinch	10	9.9
Meat and Alternatives
Beef, lean	1 palm sized piece	90	2.8
Pork, lean	1 palm sized piece	90	1.2
Mutton, lean	1 palm sized piece	90	2.1
Chicken, skinless	1 palm sized piece	90	0.8
Fish	1 fillet	90	1.2
Pork Liver	2 slice	30	3.1
Chicken Liver	one	50	5.1
Pig Kidney	one	230	13.8
Egg Yolk, hard boiled	one	17	0.8
Egg, whole, hard boiled	one	50	0.9
Ikan Bilis	2 toblespoon	15	0.6
Prawns, dried	1 teaspoon	5	0.7
Oyster, fresh	12	60	3.7
Sardine, canned in tomato	one fish	40	1.8
Soya beancurd, Tauhu	1 small square	85	1.9
Cashew Nut	1/2 cup	65	5.0
Pistachio	1/2 cup	65	2.5
Walnut	1/2 cup	50	1.5
Lotus Seed	1/2 cup	15	0.6
Almond	2 tablespoon	30	1.2
Sunflower Seed	1/2 cup	70	3.2
Watermelon Seed	1/2 cup	50	3.1
Soya bean, White	1/2 cup	50	3.0
Lentil	1 cup	180	14.4
Gram, Green	1 cup	250	13.8
Gram, Red	1 cup	250	10.5

5 down 195 to go....

If you have been following my blog here, you would know that I have been donating my blood every 3 months. Today I have finally....

Received my first medal for donating my blood for the fifth time. :D

This is how the medal looks like. Let us take a closer look

I can't imagine that I actually have the perseverance to blood donating. But hey,
as this was my fifth time blood donating have seems to blend into part of my life.
So if you think that you are not rich enough to donate your money away, try blood
donating now. It's a cheaper way to do good deed and earn more Karma also.

Extra Info (For the super enthusiastic donors):

Category	No. of Donations:	Male	Female
Bronze Medallion		25	25
Silver Medallion		50	35
Ruby Medallion		75	50
Gold Medallion		100	70
Diamond Medallion		125	100
Champion of Champions		150	125
Red Cross Humanitarian Award		200	150

* Click here to find out more about blood donating in Singapore.

If I can regenerate like "Wolverine" of the 'X-men' or "Sylar" of 'Heroes'...

If one could regenerate at a rapid speed like "Wolverine" of the 'X-men'* comic books or "Sylar" of the TV series 'Heroes'^, what would be the most meaningful thing that you could do?

If I were given such a gift, the first thing that I would be doing would be...

making regular visits to the Bloodbank to donate my blood away.

Here's the mascot of Bloodbank@HSA and isn't it cute... :P

Oh gosh, look at the crowd here. Although I don't like crowded places,
but isn't it nice to see such a big crowd of people here at the BloodBank
willing to give their blood for the greater good. :)

This is the last counter before I step into the room and donate my blood.
Luckily, I have made an appointment online**, hence I was placed in a priority queue.
I have tried walking-in to the Bloodbank@HSA before and the waiting time can be as bad as 30 minutes. Hence, I have decided to make an appointment this time round and the results were satisfying.

Though I am not a frequent visitor here, but based on my own experiences, I find that the pain that you are getting from a normal insect bite were not as painful as the pain that you are getting throughout the process of donating your blood. It's probably the sight of the needles that might be giving you a greater sense of fear. (Yesterday, I just found out that an individual will donate 450ml of blood per visit.)

After donating your blood away, here comes the nicest part, which is...

Lunch provided for free after each donation that an individual have made. You get to choose a main dish, a drink and a dessert. I didn't take a photo of the dessert because it's Green Bean soup and I would prefer eating Red Bean Soup on top of Green Bean Soup.

Well, in conclusion, isn't it nice to do a good deed by donating your blood away and treat yourself to a free meal. ;P
(As for myself, as I am a very clumsy person, I would get myself cut very easily and rather than wasting all those blood away, I would rather donating them away.)

* Click here to find out more about "Wolverine" of the 'X-men' comics.
^ Click here to find out more about "Sylar" of the TV series 'Heroes'.
** Click here to find out how to make an appointment with the Bloodbank@HSA.