Today marks the 75th day of smog-free-Joni. Never have i thought in my 4 softcore smoking years that i will stop to puff. My first puff was dated back in my university time, where i bought a pack of dunhill light. I didn’t cough at my first stick, my 2nd stick till the last stick (over a period of 1 week). So, since then i decided to like smoking (duh!).. When i started working in July 2005, i’ve transformed from being an occasional smoker to a must-smoke-1 pack-a day smoker.
Dari ‘rokok panas’ to ‘rokok sejuk’ (Alasan: rokok sejuk kurang sikit kesan dia dari ‘rokok panas’.. kununla..)
Macam naga! Macam keretapi pun ada! Ba biasala kebaru-baruan kan! Macam chimney! Patut pun Santa Clause tidak mo datang!
Kalau di tempat civilised sikit hisap pall mall hijau (sebab paling murah antara rokok mahal), kalau di kampung2, hisap la astro sejuk (range harga Rm1.50 -Rm2.50 sekotak)…
Everyday (especially during night time), i struggled unconsciously with my breathing pace. It was not that i did not care about my inner body system, but i just felt like i need to smoke.. Now that is what we call as addiction (minor! for my case).. Heard stories of my hardcore smokers friends. They’ll use just about anything that emits smoke (to create the ‘smoking sensation’, e.g heard about people using dried tea leaves as tobacco substitute?).
Oh oh, then came one day, my boss (who used to smoke together with me and fody) stopped smoking.
‘Oh pandai balik juga tuh merokok’
Ok..that was what we concluded from his sudden decision. Adede… nope, memang he stopped smoking completely! Another news came by, the (most) hardcore smoker in our team; Uncle Johnny also quits smoking. Usually, our meeting has to be paused several times (5 mins minimum) just to give time for smokers, by his request..but during our last meeting, not a word of ‘take five for smokers’ came out…..Apakah..Huhu… My boss then promoted a book that has successfully put the cigarette away from many people including himself and Uncle Johnny;
The easy way to stop smoking by Allen Carr.
Curious..How..What makes them stop? The ads on TV are scary enough to make people quit but i guess, the ads fail miserably (sample case: me, haha). My numerous attempts to quit smoking also seemed to fail (just like the ads).
Mesti mau cuba ne tau. Apa juga bikin diorang berhenti.
So, i searched at my fave online bookstore, and yup, the book’s there with a good price tag (Rm80.00).. Just when i was considering on forking out a chunk of my money for that Allen Carr’s book, a caring friend, Max sent me a pdf version of it (Thanks Max).
The book is simple, it explains the myths of why we thought we need to smoke, and yes the ads on the dangers of smoking (cancer, kidney problem, etc) just don’t work. Tried as much as possible to read it on a ‘normal’ mode, not be pressured on the fact that many people had quit smoking after reading this book.
Chapter after chapter, i still enjoyed smoking..and finally, I had my last cigarette when i was on Chapter 12. The next day, i have less urge to smoke and i never looked at the stick the same way i looked at it before i decided to quit.. until today! Hooray!
Joni, sedap ba nie rokok.. ba 1 kali ja ba.. Joni, ui nda la aku percaya ko berenti, aku bagi ko ni rokok la, sama2 kita… Joni, rugi owh ko..punya men sedap nie…
Haha.. adede..lucu pula…
The taste of the stick is awful (yup, admit it), yeah, maybe i had enough of it already..Looking back, it was indeed fun merokok.. i met new friends through smoking….Nevertheless, it’s time for me to move on with my life, without the stick. Pray that i stay the way i am now for the rest of my life, Amen..
(For those who seriously want to stop smoking, or anybody who might want to share this book to others in need,please give me your email address. Will attach the pdf file to you).
and no, this is not a paid advertisement.
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