Holy Smokes
September 27th, 2005 | Published in general | 23 Comments
In the last couple of days, one hardcore smoker after the next around me - all friends of mine, naturally - have renounced smoking. Why this, why now, and why so many of them at the same time?
I didn’t think it had anything to do with the increasingly influential anti-smoking camp, though I couldn’t think of any other explanation.
Then it hit me over dinner - it’s that time of the month. When everyone is broke.Puzzled, the exchange student replied: “Is it?”
The lady: “Well…. isn’t it?” And she wasn’t sure anymore.
When I related this to other students, the response among smokers and non-smokers alike went something like “Since when?” “How come nobody ever told us?” “No that can’t be.”
We’re just so used to lighting up, walking between classes, ashtrays at open areas, and all. Studying, cigarette in hand. Such that when 7-Eleven opened a few days ago, we found it strange they didn’t sell cigarettes or beer.
“What kind of 7-Eleven is that?!”
Now let’s hope the second 7-Eleven due to open on campus, less than 200 metres away from the first, will do something to correct this.
September 27th, 2005 at 6:17 pm (#)
Haha I don’t know how much longer this quitter’s lasting though. (So let me think about those Lucky Strikes again.)
Anyway, you smoke too much to not be called a smoker. Even if you’re not an addict.
September 27th, 2005 at 6:29 pm (#)
YES PLEASE LUCKY STRIKES PLEASE.
see how much i want to help you quit. :)
September 27th, 2005 at 10:17 pm (#)
CMS + Mac + Smoke ?
Wierd combination .. _
September 28th, 2005 at 2:14 am (#)
7-11 without beer?? In the city?? That’s obscene!
September 28th, 2005 at 2:23 am (#)
smoking within campus? there are ‘no smoking’ signs everywhere in NP, so everyone just gather behind the toilets.
September 28th, 2005 at 2:24 am (#)
yayaya I’ll think about it. Actually why don’t you just wait till the Cartiers make an appearance? (:
September 28th, 2005 at 2:46 am (#)
As they go on and comprain about the polluted air, their bad breaths pollute the air also what… :P
September 28th, 2005 at 5:13 am (#)
Ain’t it shitty to get afflicted with lung cancer when u r a non-smoker who got afflicted because u hung around smokers a tad too much. Passive smoking seems to be more lethal.
September 28th, 2005 at 5:23 am (#)
Don’t hang around smokers then.
September 28th, 2005 at 5:41 am (#)
Sometimes we don’t have a choice, Poppy. We don’t always have the liberty to go outside when someone lights up. Can’t the smokers be considerate and not make others breathe in their toxic fumes? I mean, if the smoker is determined to die of lung cancer, nothing the rest of us can do about it – but it would be utter selfishness to insist on smoking when one knows it affects others in the room.
September 28th, 2005 at 5:45 am (#)
Don’t ask me, ask the smokers.
I smoke in a stairwell whenever I can so I can die alone.
September 28th, 2005 at 9:36 am (#)
I smoke alone in my room too! Considerate smoker am I. (Yes, I’ve quit quitting hehe and boy does it feel good!)
September 28th, 2005 at 11:24 am (#)
Well that’s really considerate of you to do so, though on the behalf on your fans and their concern for your health, I really wish you’d stop for your own good. :) Nicotine patches anyone?
September 28th, 2005 at 12:11 pm (#)
Then you wonder – is quitting while dependent on something else (e.g. nicotine patches) really quitting? Or is it just transferring the abuse to another substance?
Anyway quitting sucks. Don’t do it. Haha.
September 28th, 2005 at 12:16 pm (#)
I’ll quit smoking when I quit drinking… just because it’s not the same drinking without smoking, and vice versa. Since I don’t drink as much these days, it also follows that I don’t smoke as much.
If p then q, then is p q? Must be going to school too much.
September 28th, 2005 at 2:25 pm (#)
Time for us to have that drink I think!
September 28th, 2005 at 2:55 pm (#)
Ha I think that’s why I caved – it’s impossible to go cold turkey on BOTH beer and cigs at the same time. You die.
September 29th, 2005 at 6:06 am (#)
Remind me to NEVER take a sip of alchohol or a puff of cigarette. this is what happens when you do. :D
September 29th, 2005 at 6:13 am (#)
pleinelune – More left in the world for me!
September 29th, 2005 at 7:57 am (#)
I don’t know about other tertiary institutions, but NUS is a supposedly smoke-free campus. Yet smokers can still be readily found all over if you sniff hard enough.
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against smoking per se… I just find it disturbing that many of these young smokers aren’t satisfied with flaunting their nicotine and tar-laden smoke in our faces, but have to break the law while they’re doing it too.
September 29th, 2005 at 8:31 am (#)
But we’re not talking about NUS here..
September 29th, 2005 at 9:42 am (#)
Joel – What then do you think of the faculty members who utilize these smoking corners?
But Popsy’s right, we’re not talking about NUS.
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