Singapore can get better at sucking blood ;)

Some time back I had successfully got my blood sucked. And after that first experience I figured that Singapore’s blood inventory levels can be accessed real time and the data suggests that they need more donors like myself. As I write the following was the inventory status:

	Healthy Level	Blood Stock Levels*	Status
Type A	540	325	Low
Type B	360	257	Low
Type O	810	396	Critical
Type AB	90	72	Low
* As of 25 Mar 2012

Clearly they have a good system to take care of the logistics. However a few simple steps like restructuring the initial screening questionnaire and replacing it with something more sensible could actually reduce costs as well as improve the inventory levels described above.

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Last week I saw Kahaani. It was a good watch. The Lead character of Vidya Balan was beautifully etched. But what I really want to write about is about the characters of Khan and Satyuki. They are two fellows who are poles apart from each other.

Satyuki is a newbie cop who is a flunkie to everyone around him. His lack of authority and his sympathy for Vidya results in he getting emotionally involved in her matters. But despite his obvious flaws he ends up like the mythic charioteer of Arjun who helps Vidya in her pursuits.

On the other hand Khan is an experienced senior who knew how to work the system. Years of experience has turned him into man highly focused on his goals but somewhat desensitized about the human collateral effects of what he does.

Somehow the inexperienced Satyuki and the old hand Khan complement each other and play a crucial role in developing the story. In fact had any of these two characters (Even others for that matter) acted differently the story could have taken a completely different course. As a final word, the attention to detail in Kahaani is a sign of better things to come from Bollywood :)