Why.....Don't you think that...???

Hye...

Just posting this entry to release the hatred I felt after talking to one of my friend just now...

Know what?..I had a big laugh for my effort of quitting....don't you think that's sucks???

They just make fun of me...on how long I can stand non-smoking....Shoot!!...I know that I was a heavy smoker before...and I know that I've failed so many times in quitting before....BUT WHO CARES!!...I'LL TRY IT AGAIN AN AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN until my body and I forget that I ever smoke! Until that my healthy life is back with me....Thanx to them...I'm more motivated right now....plus I felt like this is a bigger challenge for me...

Anyway, on my way home, I cant stop wondering everytime I saw other smokers....hey guys...what do you think about smoking actually?....

Know what?...I remember why I wanted to try this 'hell' before...It was when I was at highschool....I'm not sure why I have that way of thinking...I was thinking that I would look matured if I smoke...I was thinking that people would fear me like I'm kinda gangster or something....WTF!!!...come to think about it now,....I feel like I'm just a STUPID where I waste my money....my health...What do you guys think when you're smoking?...try to think about it again....for me...now I'm thinking wiser....I can't see any benefit from cigarettes....all they have is just hell!....

Cuci the musical!!...

WOW!!!...What a creative idea...Can't imagine that it would be that great!!!...
Yesterday, I went for a theater "CUCI the musical"..As a brief, It was derived from its movie "Cuci" directed by Hans Isaac. Main Actors for the theater : Hans Isaac, Afdlin Shauki, AC Mizal(my fev!!), Awie (the rockstar-crackheaded-funny guy!!), Vanidah Imran,Adibah Noor, Harith Iskandar, Rifa.
The show was so great, hilarious...I can't stop laughing for every joke they deliver...meaningful...creative set play....arghh....everything was so great for me...PERFECT!!...

I 100% recommend you guys to watch the theater......You'll never regret it..
Here are some of the pictures I managed to take....

Hans Isaac - Producer

Dato' Zahim - Creative Director

CUCI Full Crew

Our Crew

Brothers & Sisters (Plus cameraman..ME!)

WEIGHT CAN BE LOSS...LUNGS SHOULD NOT!!

Here is what I found on how to avoid gaining weight after losing cigarettes...what a challenge!!

What can I do to avoid gaining weight when I quit smoking?
There are a number of choices you can make to minimize weight gain:

Exercise
Because quitting smoking slows the metabolism, getting some form of daily exercise is very important. To combat excess weight, shoot for at least a half hour of exercise, 5 days a week. It doesn't have to be a high intensity aerobic workout - a brisk 30 minute walk around your neighborhood will work wonders. Exercise is also a great way to beat cravings to smoke. If you're having a bad day, get out for a walk. It'll clear your mind and improve your attitude.

Healthy Snacks
Put snacks together ahead of time so that when the munchies hit, you've got good food choices within easy reach:

• vegetable sticks - celery, carrot
• 94% fat free popcorn
• sunflower seeds in the shell
• Water - drink lots of it!
• hard candies to suck on
• fresh fruit
• fat free yogurt
• herbal teas
• hot cocoa made with nonfat milk
• frozen grapes
• fat free fudgecicles

If you're concerned about weight gain, do yourself a favor and remove tempting, high fat foods from your home. Don't have a chocolate cake on the counter begging you to cut a slice. If you have an intense craving for a hot fudge sundae, it's better to go out and have one at a restaurant than it is to keep all of the ingredients to make it on hand in the house.

Avoid Alcohol
Not only is alcohol high in calories, it can be a huge trigger to smoke. For many people, smoking and drinking go together like a hand in a glove. Avoid the empty calories in alcohol, but more importantly, don't put yourself at risk of relapse by drinking early in your quit.

One Challenge at a Time
People who quit smoking often decide it's time to clean their lives up in other areas as well. That's great, but be careful. If you try to do too many self-improvement projects at once, you run the risk of failing at all of them.

Keep these points in mind:

• Be good to yourself. Quitting tobacco is a huge accomplishment, and you should reward yourself for your progress often. Don't underestimate the magnitude of what you are doing.

• Be patient. Quitting smoking is a process over time. It doesn't happen overnight, but in comparison to the number of years most of us smoked, recovery from this addiction is short. Give yourself the time you need to heal.

• Accept yourself. You are a wonderful person just as you are right now.

If you gain a few pounds while going through the process of quitting tobacco, so be it. The benefits will affect your life as well as those who love you in more ways than you can imagine. You can quit smoking without gaining a lot of weight. Don't let the fear of weight gain keep you chained to an addiction that will kill you, given the chance.

Weight can be lost, lungs cannot.

Reference : http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/weightgain/a/weightgainquit.htm

QUIT SMOKING, WEIGHT GAINING

Read here and you'll see what I mean, Why I'm so worried....

Most people who quit smoking worry about gaining weight. It seems to go with the territory. While a small gain is normal, excessive weight gain when you quit smoking can create new health problems and erode your determination to stay off cigarettes. Learn what you can do to keep your weight under control as you go through the process of recovery from nicotine addiction.

Why do people gain weight when they quit smoking?

Smoking increases metabolism slightly:
Smoking burns up to 200 calories a day in a heavy smoker
Because smoking burns calories, metabolism is boosted (increased) slightly
Nicotine is an appetite suppressant
When you quit smoking, a gain of between 5 and 10 pounds during the first few months of cessation is normal. If your eating habits have remained the same as they were when you smoked, you can easily shed this small gain with a brisk, 30 minute walk daily.

Why do I want to eat more?
Smoking cessation throws our bodies into shock initially. Increased appetite is a side effect of quitting tobacco for most people. One or more of the following reasons may be at play:
Cigarettes as an appetite suppressant
Smokers often avoid between meal snacking by lighting up. Nicotine is a stimulant, and may also interfere with the release of the hormone insulin. Insulin controls glucose levels in the blood. When this function is blocked, a person will become slightly hyperglycemic, and as a result, the body and brain may slow down the hormones and other signals that trigger feelings of hunger.
Food as a replacement for smoking
Early on in a person's quit, the urge to smoke is frequent and uncomfortable. It's natural to look for something to ease the discomfort, and food is often used as a replacement. Not only does it fill the void left by the cigarette, food can be an emotional comfort, easing the pain of withdrawal.
Studies have shown that women are at greater risk than men for returning to smoking as a way to avoid weight gain. Understanding what happens to our bodies when we quit smoking, and what we can do to alleviate discomforts in constructive ways that do not involve weight gain will help you stay on track.

Reference :http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/weightgain/a/weightgainquit.htm

When I read trough this article, I realize that, all fact are true....since I quit smoking, my appetite goes up, I eat more than usual and as for a reason, I replace smoking with food!!!....

Next, I'll paste how to overcome....HOPE I CAN MANAGE TO FOLLOW!! Click here

No. Of cigarettes smoke today : None....(I'm so proud to say it out loud!!)

Is it true??

Hye,,

I read a blog entry yesterday and I got confused...or more likely to say,fear...
(heh...I sound so girlish isn't it?...hehehe)...The reason is because i've lose around 20kg since few months back. So I started to do some research on this....

For a short history, since I was in boarding school, I'm not the sporty type of guy. I'd rather sit back watch TV while my friends were out to evening activities. I'd rather relaxing myself with tV and Junkfood. I love to eat especially fast food. (everybdy loves it rite???)and I remember, I haven't got myself sweating since then. Then comes the college era. When I was at Stamford College + Cosmopoint College, I didn't have the opportunity to play sports anymore. This is because, I don't have time for all that anymore. I finished Stamford class(at Petaling Jaya) around 5.30pm and have to make it to Cosmopoint College(at Klang) at 6pm. My schedule was so tight that I even forgot what is exercise...hahahah. To make it worse, when it comes to working era, when i have my own salary, it doesn't even cross my minds that i should put aside any delicious (non-healthy-fatty food). I can buy any food that I missed during my study era. So I've been building up fats and weights and until september 2008, I was about 90KG!!
Starting from that, my best buddy at office and I decided to have some changes. We manage to give ourself some time for exercise. We hit the gym every evening after work 3 days a week. And we started to read articles about healthy living, good food, effective exercises and many more. For a starting it was so difficult. I only eat quacker oats, salad and lean meat. You can imagine how not-tasty the food is. But I have to sacrifice my cravings for food to lose some weight.

As a miracle, I lose my weight from 90KG to 65KG..25KG SHREDDED!
THAT'S WHY I'M SO AFRAID IF THE QUIT SMOKING STEP LEAD ME TO GAINING THAT 25KG BACK!!..Especially now, my workplace has been relocated far from my gym....arrghhh...(I already skip gym for 3 months!!)

I found an article from about.com regarding "QUIT SMOKING, WEIGHT GAINING"..I'll paste it in my next enrty....."QUIT SMOKING, WEIGHT GAINING"

WAarrghh!!....

Hye again,...
It was a tiring weekend!!....On friday night, I was with my best-office-friend...we were having late nite drinks at As-Salam @ Semarak, Nilai. For your info, He's the best person that can suit with at office...haha....Crazy crack headed!...at age of 30 he's still crazy for games,comics,movies,action figure...but he's the one that won't refuse to help everytime you ask for a favor...and he was my smoking partner at office!..Back to the story...We were chit chatting and have some drinks from 11pm till 5am. Actually I wasn't planning to stay up late that nite as I was exhausted for the whole day focusing on my tiring work. It just, we are drag away chit chatting and didn't realize that it's already 5 oclock in the morning.."Shoot...there goes my rest!,...hahah"
But you know wut?...the craving is still there when i have a drink with him (yeah...he's my best smoking partner...didn't care if I ask him his cigarettes...hahah)..especially when it's already late; around 3am I think!...Everytime he fire up his cigarette...I felt like going to ask him at least a puff...The best think is I manage not to do that till end!...you know why?...because I was ashamed to ask as he already know that I'm in the middle of quitting....(THERE...MY THEORY ESTABLISHED....AT LEAST FOR MY SELF...IF YOU TELL OTHERS ABOUT YOUR QUITTING...IT MIGHT HELP!..IN SOME WAYS..)

Continue with the tiring weekend story...
I get back home that morning around 6 in the morning....I manage to sleep as soon as I'm home...BUT....AROUND 8 O'CLOCK...MY KIDS WERE AWAKE AND STARTED TO CLIMB OVER ME...AND I CAN'T SLEEP ANYMORE....This is where the tiring started....And We were planning for a whole day trip that day as we have 5 weddings to attend!!....arghh....
(Even when I was typing this entry I still remember the tiring!)...the tiring day start at 9am at ends around 11pm that night!!!....can you imagine???? and today....we continue with 1 more eidul fitri party back at our kampung at Ulu yam!...

I can't wait to sleep rite now!!!...arrghhh

No. Of Cigarette Smoke today: None...(I'm really proud rite now...2 weeks ++ already )

My little Genius daughter...

hye guys,

Thanx to the internet and for this entry, thanx to blogger.com...my daughter did learn a lot. It was yesterday when I was bloghopping, reading more articles to help motivating me more on this cessation, I did open my own blog too (to see if somebody poke! me...hahah)....it happen that I open the entry of "Creative Campaign vs Scarry Campaign". She was beside me looking at the pages i'm reading and she saw the scary picture of the campaign that shows all the sickness due to smoking...you know what she said?? "You'll be like that if you smoke dad!"..."You'll get cancer!" "You'll sick like great grandfather" (my late grandfather which I told you died because of lung cancer)...wow!...I was amazed....I don't know who taught her that...(did you, honey?) The 3 years old kid could manage to understand the meaning of the campaign, why don't we?...we.older people are more intellect in processing pictures, information....why can't we manage to process that?...

Last week, I was watching a program at TV3 (360° if i'm not mistaken!), there is a guy interviewed by the host regarding this smoking scary picture campaign. You know what he said?.."what the heck....the cancer did not come from the cigarettes....it come from our everyday food...thats all".....WTF!!!....can't he read??...or maybe he lives in a cave where information is not reachable??....

Think again! (National Geographic theme!..heh)

No. Of cigarrete smoke today : None!...its been 2 week already!...yeay!

Change Topic....

Hye guys....

Actually, no, I can't remember how long I have been quiting from smoking....Luckily I have a quit-o-meter....hehehe....and i can't really believe my eyes...I have been quitting for 2 weeks!!....wow!!

I read an article about this matter (quitting for sure!) and 1 of the way that attract my eyes is...

"Start changing Topics...don't talk about cigarettes..find some business that might make you busy"..come to think of it, it is true....think about it this way....if you were in a relationship and 1 day your partner dump you....will talking about him/her will lead you to forgetting him/her?...might as well you find some other good guys to replace the bad ones and make yourself busy with them....and you will forget the bad ones and start to think about the new guy...don't you think its logical??

Here I am....I started to think about a new business that might make me busy...I found one that interest me the most....T-SHIRT PRINTING BUSINESS!!...now I start doing research for the techniques, local suppliers, marketing methods, planning for my business startup.....wow!...it full my time with a lot of thing....the more i go deep, the more i know that the ocean is deeper....hehehe....some philosophy!...

Anyway, just wait and see...one day i'll launch my business in this field and I'll let you know about it...

Not to forget...

No. of cigarette smoke today...: none again!!...yooohooo....

I just found that....

This entry is dedicated to my wife..

Thanks for being such a motivator, such a helper....you always be there for me....even how bad I am as a husband....I love you so much no matter what...and I 'll love you forever and ever and ever!.

heh....romantic isnt it?...But she deserves it....I found out that she post an entry of my blog of quit smoking in her blog......take a look at her blog....

mamamarina.blogspot.com

My little obsessed Son...

Hye...

Lat weekend was an experiencing weekend for me. My wife was working day and night. She's working for an IT company as a system support. So, everytime there are new projects, she need to be on site for the installation for any problems may occur. She also usually on standby for her job is to ensure that some banks' server running smoothly for our everyday transaction..(I think so!.heheh).

Starting from Friday till Sunday afternoon, she's working from day to night and couldn't come back home that night. As she told me, she was in the middle of installation and commissioning a CIMB bank GoLive server; and I don't know what the heck was that...hahahah. So, starting from that night, I've to declare myself a Mr. Mama..I have to take care of my 3 little kids...but as I was at my mother's house, and I have a maid, so its not that difficult...heheh....anyone dare to challenge me for a DADDY DAY CARE??...But the problem is, my son is kinda obsessed with me. He always use the reason of 'boy -boy' to be with me or to follow me everywhere. I can't even ask my maid or my mum to help me bath him, put his cloth on or even preparing his food because he will be crying asking that he wanted me to do all that for him...I don't know where did that idea came from as I remember, I didn't pamper him so much. When he did something wrong, he got himself a scolding same as everybody else. Hmm...but, I'm kinda melted with him sometimes when he want's me everytime.

Yesterday I was thinking about this and I was touched. I wonder if I got sick because of lung cancer or something (and cigarettes can make you really sick!), I wonder how sad he will be??..and how sad I will be looking at him frustrated for my killing-habit. What will my wife said to him?...I sick because of cigarettes?...doesn't that sound awfull??...hmmm.......................

People said he looks like me..is it?

No. of Cigarettes Smoke today : None!

Creative Campaign Vs Scary Campaign..

What do you think...Is it creative campaign or scary campaign that government can use that might help people to quit smoking? Which is more effective?

**Creative Campaign**

**Scary Campaign**

EWwyyyYY...I'm not going back 'there'!

Hmm...kinda sad to think about it...

Hey u guys,

I'm here to express condolences to my wife's friends families. Yesterday I went to a funeral of my wife's friend. Its kinda sad actually. She died because of cancer.

The day before she died, I went to the hospital with my wife to see her. We were speechless to see her condition!..She can't even breath, talk or look difficult even to open her eyes. Her breathing sounds bubbling full of sputum. She reminds me of my wife's grandfather who died last year because of lung cancer...But, I thought she was suffering from colon cancer!..My question heard by the nurse and she tell us that the cancer has surprisingly spread up to her lung!...And the doctor claimed that her cancer was already at level 4 when they realized it!!...And for level 4 stage there are nothing else to do except for praying for that she will be ok as KIMOTHERAPY won't help anymore.

Here, I'm posting this hoping that nobody felt offended. It just a reminder to myself. I've seen 2 cancer cases near me by my own eyes. It is scary!...it is a nightmare having to know that you have cancer!...Obviously the things that I addicted to (cigarettes of course!) is one of the major factor for cancer and its the highest killing factor for men. So please, you guys who know me, if you see me smoking again..stop me!...

P/S: Felt really sorry for the family members.

HMM...NO. OF CIGARETTE SMOKE TODAY...: NONE...hmmm...

Another MEssed up day

Hmmm...8:21 am.

As you can see from the title, today is another messed up day for me. I haven't sleep from last nite to study for my final exam; this evening!. Now my head feel very heavy, tired and unfocus. I'm very afraid that this situation will make dis day no better than the 1st day I tried to quit (that day I have to sit for exam too!).

Please, I don't want to smoke again!...but the cravings now are yet stronger than when i'm stable.

What should i do??..

*** Reminding Myself ***

Don't waste your 5 days of quitting!

Remember your beloved ones!

Don't waste your money!

The money you saved; can buy yourself an IPHONE!!

I'M THE WINNING QUITTER!!!

WHO CAN QUIT??

I DO! I DO! I DO!

***********************

p/S : Yesterday, my ex-school mate came over my house and I manage not to smoke even without my family around!...

NO. OF CIGARETTE SMOKE TILL DIS MORNING : NONE!..yesssss...hmmm

(God! please help me thru with today!)

Who says??...

Hey guys,

I found an article....really interesting....and really motivating....

Who says that there are no effect if you quit for just 1 day?..

here I attached the picture I found from a clinic yesterday...you-non-motivational people out there who says no effect....think again!...

Content of the picture :

1st 8 hour : Nicotine and carbon monoxide levels in the blood reduce by half and oxygen levels in the blood return to normal.

1st 24 hours : Carbon monoxide and nicotine is eliminated from your body.

2 days : The ability to taste and smell improves

1 month : Smoking damages the skin and cause premature ageing, after a month, the skin loses its greyish pallor an becomes less wrinkled.

3 ~ 9 months : Coughing and wheezing declines.

1 year : the risk of heart attack decreases by half compared to that of a smoker.

10 years : The risk of lung cancer decreases by half compared to that of a smoker.

15 years : The risk of heart attack decreases to the same as someone who has never smoked!

**Article reference : Pfizer Malaysia

So what do you think?...worth to quit...or even 'rest' for few days isn't it?

NO. OF CIGARETTE SMOKE TODAY : NONE...yeay yeay yeay :)

1 step forward...

Hye,

I can say for now i'm in another step forward. I have now been free from nicotine for 3 days and I can say that i'm feeling really good, in fact...I'm feeling GREAT!...But I won't go rewarding myself for now, because at the stage of 3rd days, anything can happen...

By the way, This morning, usually I would have a nice relaxing time with cigarette after the morning assembly (at workplace for sure). As usual, we still have the same activity. I was with my friends and one of them did offer me a stick. Obviously he didn't know that I'm quitting. An you know what..(I'm still proud of it you know)..I refuse to have it...I just say NO to him....wOWw!...I never thought that I can do that forever!....But undeniable, My heart pounding, blaming me why in the world I refuse it....hahahha....the strong will of nicotine is still there inside me....yeah, just 3rd days...hahahah..anyway....

I can say that i'm kinda proud of myself for now.

p/s: I found an article about a sound hypnosis for smoking cessation..mp3 format...anyone care to share?

NO. OF CIGARETTES SMOKE TODAY : NONE! ...yeay again!

You know what?..

Now....I'm kinda amazed to myself right now..

Since yesterday....since i'm not going for a late nite drink with my friends, and until now..I haven't touch a single stick. But u know, its the hardest think to go trough with. Imagine you have to left out a habit that have already glued to you for more than 10 years. Its like you stop doing things that you do everyday, like..... talking,condemning about your boss/company.., 1 day you didn't talk about them feel like something is missing and felt miserable.....HAHAHAHAH :D.....

Touching about 10 years of smoking...huh!...NEVER REALIZE THAT!....I can't imagine how dark my lungs now. I started smoking around 1998 when I was form 4. So that means its already 11 years of smoking. huh!

Lets do some simple statistic (as average),

1 day = 14 sticks (approx.)

1 year = 365 days.

= 365 x 14

= 1,460 sticks

11 years = 1,460 x 11

= 16,060 sticks!

WOOOO!!!!! WHAT THE....!!!

Its funnier when I calculate it like this...(try to be an engineer...heh)

1 stick = 120mm x 10mm (approx.)

= 1200mm²

I smoke 16,060 stick

= 19,272,000mm²

= 63,228 feet²

HAHAHAHA...The cigarette I smoke for the past 11 years can cover a ground of more than a bungalow lot....

(I wonder where they throw away the buds?...Is it biodegradable??..Oh mannn!..)

NO. OF CIGARETTE SMOKE TODAY : NONE...yeay!

REMIND ME ABOUT THEM....

Here I would like to post myself my own family pictures and my happy healthy Life I should remember. The people who will suffer, burdened if I got sick because of cigarettes. They also suffering 2nd hand smokers symptom all this while.

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH and I know They Love Me too..