Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Cigarettes

"i swore in front of that damn chicken that i'll quit smoking!"

what chicken was i talking about? the lechon manok LC and i ate after i was hospitalized because i may have a heart disease. oh crap! now, i'm really sick and the fun part is, nobody in my family seem to care! i don't need that pity sigh because i'm kind of used to it. no family stuffs to talk about here. i am going to blog about smoking.

a week and counting, i never toked a single cigar and i think i don't miss puffing one. easy breathing and smoke-free scent (i kind of love how i can smell my body butter and cologne). i never missed my friends and their noises and all that party stuffs i've been getting myself lately. i miss my old self, the "me" right now. i miss reading my books and doing this kind of stuffs:writing, blogging, sleeping, talking.. to myself. the old habits. the fun i was having alone minus the cigarettes. although i swore in front of my favorite dish never to smoke again, i don't trust myself to forever stick to that promise. promises are meant to be broken, goes the cliche. i realized after 3 days of being imprisoned in my own house, that there were reasons why i smoke. i always thought that smoking brings nothing but difficulty of breathing, bad breath, ashtray-like-scent, illnesses, but now came up with some reasons that could justify a guilty smoker. i don't mean to imply that these may be everybody's reason why they smoke, but i know somehow, they feel this.


1. the thinking moment when you smoke... alone.
- i always love how it makes me think deeper and how i over analyze things when i have a cigarette on hand. along with the smoke i blow, there are thoughts formed and it sometimes make me fall to the wonders of wandering with my thoughts.





2. the bitter taste of a cigar reminds me of the bitter things in life and how good it feels after you finish 1 stick.
- smoking is like living, the more you puff, the more difficult it is to breathe and the more bitter the taste becomes. yet, after smoking, you know you have to go on with what it is you left undone. just like life, no matter how many times you try to give something a break, you will always find a way to come back and finish what you have started.



3. relieving tension?
- i always say that smoking never relieves tension, hence it adds palpitations and elevates our blood pressure. so why have this reason now? actually, i felt relieved after i smoked the last time i was tensed. that was a week ago. no, not tensed, i was deeply anxious that i am again into some kind of emotions that would cut my life into pieces again. there was the thinking while smoking, and there was tension released after the hard exhale i made. i must admit, it made me feel better though.

4. drinking partner
- i am sober and there is no need for me to keep on hitting the bar for more spirits. i have my spirit cleansed, so far. there is the ads that says, "drink moderately". and so my slogan says, "smoke moderately". it's always nice to drink when you have your other hand occupied with cigarettes. i know everyone wouldn't agree to that.

there, i have my 4 reasons why i'll never quit smoking. i don't think that i am a guilty smoker who's convincing you that there is pleasure in smoking. the choice is still yours.

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