For weeks — nay, months! — I’ve been seriously considering quitting smoking. What prevented me from succeeding was the stupid reason of not having someone to constantly police me, aside from my family of course. You know, a girl. I know, I’m the biggest attention whore ever. So yeah, the continuation of my love affair with Death is all because of the 3rd Stupidest Reason Not to Quit Smoking ever: “I don’t have a girlfriend to keep me in line.” (The 2nd is “I really like cancer!” and the 1st is “I don’t care about the feelings of Jesus.”)
Last week, though, I reached an epiphany. As I was smoking while driving, a stray ember made its way between my back and the driver’s seat. Long story short, I ended up with a burnt seat cover and a hole on the back of one of my favorite shirts. Smoking doesn’t just destroy my body. It can also easily destroy everything else I hold dear! Like the skin on my back.
A few days after this harrowing experience, I got myself confined to a hospital, and in that depressing place of old people and hot nurses with ugly orderly boyfriends, I convinced myself to finally consider quitting the vile habit. It took me a few more days before I finally decided to do it. Last night, I told myself “Tomorrow’s going to be a brand new day, Baddie ol’ pal!” This morning, I woke up and saw 3 cancer sticks in front of me. The last of my stash. I stared at them. It was like gazing upon 3 sharp claws on Death’s icy hands.
I smoked the 3 cigarettes. FAIL.
But seriously, I smoked them before I got to the office. I smoked the last one at around 8:30 AM today. I haven’t smoked since. Today, I make a stand! A couple of days before Philippine Independence Day, I celebrate my own freedom. Freedom from Nicotine! BOO-YAH! And this blog series will be here to chronicle my quest to be nicotine-free from this day onwards.
Now, I know myself well enough to say that I haven’t had my last cigarette. It would be nice to know that I’ve already smoked my last piece of cancer, but who am I kidding? One moment of weakness and BAM! I’ll be puffing like a magic dragon in the sky with diamonds. I just want myself to stay away from the blasted things for as long as I can. I want you to join me in this struggle to escape Death’s icy menthol grip and to kick Nicotine right IN THE FACE! Jesus help me, from this day forth, I will only smoke when I’m on FIRE!
Dude, I seriously wish you all the luck and strength of will in the world. As someone who has repeatedly failed at quitting smoking, I know how tough it can be. If you actually do this, then maybe, just maybe there’s hope for me. Sadly though, just in the course of writing this comment, I find myself craving for a cig. Excuse me friend. Have lungs. Must smoke.
Wow, I admire you. Although I don't smoke everyday and I'm definitely not addicted or always in need, I still smoke.
Hope you keep this up Baddie! It's so nice and inspiring to know hard core smokers really do quit.
Congrats dude. keep it up!
Admirable, if you keep up not smoking, Baddie. It's gonna be a tough road man. I've been there. Actually, I'm still there on that road. Gino, bilib na ako sayo if you can do it!
Oh, smallish question, why were you hospitalized?
Uh…How come my comment doesn't show my name?
@Juice: Thanks! One thing that will definitely inspire ME to proceed is the fact that I may inspire others to quit too.
@Ade: Thanks, man. *hug sabay kurot sa pwet*
@Joiz: High blood. Had to stay for several tests and a 12-hour fasting. Wasn’t pretty. :(
@Peter: Looks like your name is so awesome, it has screwed with the time/space continuum particular to this comment section OMG right?! But seriously, thanks. I know it’s going to be tough, and I’m almost sure that I’ll smoke again, but I’ll try my goshdarnest to fight the urge for as long as I can.
@Pau: Well my peepee has already fa– um. Hey kudos to you and your unsmoking ways!
Having a girlfriend kinda helps cutting down on smoking, but in my case it doesn’t completely eliminate it. But I still intend on quitting before the year ends.
Good luck to you, mate. May you live long enough to hit on my great granddaughters. I’ll allow it.
@Coco: And you know I will! Good luck to us, brotha!
Quitting smoking is easy. I quit smoking even before I started smoking!
I'm not making sense.
Seriously man, smoking makes your peepee fall off.
So update? have you given in to temptation?
Key is not to think of it. so erm. don’t answer my question. yes. but I do want to know. but shh. don’t even look at it.
Ok I stop nao.
@Iya: Ayos yan, Iya. Let’s do this!
@Joel: Haven’t given into temptation yet. Day 2 is 100% nicotine-free! Except for a few minutes after lunch when I passed by the smoking area and got a lung-full of secondhand smoke. :(
Thanks Steel and Penny. 3-way hug!
I DONT SMOKE ANYMORE,
BUT I DONT SMOKE ANYLESS…
HAAAAYYY!!!
GOODLUCK SAYO!
:)
Keep it up, dude. You know smoking is bad for the ozone layer. Oh, and also your health.
Goodluck baddie!
I GIVE YOU THREE MONTHS OR A RUN IN WITH AN MMDA DUDE!!!
Heh. Good luck, though. Ill quit when Im 30.
goodluck! gusto mo ng gf? i know someone who likes you! LOL! (pare pa-kiss *winks* )
@Helga: 3 months? Wow. You’re giving me way too much credit here. lulz
@rigor mortis: Ew.
Oho! You're quitting! (Or attempting to. LOL)
Good for you. It's about time you lessen your many vices. Hahaha.
I've not intentions of quitting (yet)… So that means we can't hang out then? :(
Jew, we can still hang out. You didn't read anything about me quitting beer, right? Also, ONE WEEK WITHOUT SMOKING A CIG YAY!
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