Who needs super powers?

I have vowed to donate blood every year on my birthday. The significance of that, well, it's the day I was born, May 30th 1986, the very first day of my life on this earth so maybe, the least I could do to save another living soul is by donating blood. But this year, I didn't have the chance to do so. Not on my special day. I was so caught up with work matters since I have just started the journey of my career as an educator at that time. Work's good, but more on that later.

So now it's 4 months late but I did it anyway (:

You know, blood and needles always give me the creeps. I'm afraid of blood, seriously. It gives me the chills. And I can't stand getting hurt, even getting just a small paper-cut I'd freak out or cry a little. Anything to do with blood, sorry man, I surrender. But what the hell, I just have to man up and do it and guess what? It feels extremely good, it's like ice creams and chocolate cakes for the soul, I feel so psyched the world's dancing with me! Yes I was afraid at first, I looked away because I just can't stand it, I asked whether it'll hurt so many times, I was so nervous I felt like crying. But the health care workers helped to calm me down by saying that it won't hurt and everything's gonna be okay. Embarrassing, I know, but it's blood!! And the needles, God, it's just creepy okayy.

So anyway everything's fine. I did it, yay. It felt incredibly good. I so wanna do it again! Even though the doctor said that my blood pressure is quite low, but I survived it. Congatulations, Badjie Xbietaquauallah. And funny thing is, I just found out that my blood type is actually B, not O. My Mom said that my blood type is O so I have lived everyday of my life believing that my blood type is O, until this very day.

You know there are many advantages of donating blood. You can get free basic medical check-up, like before you're allowed to donate blood, they will check your blood pressure, pulse, and other vital signs to know your health condition. It can also lower your iron levels which can help reduce the risk of heart disease. The process of replenishment of blood can also help your body to function more efficiently. And besides all the physical health benefits, most importantly, it makes you feel good, like a hero, you get to save a life.

So yeah, we don't need any super powers to save a life (: