The news was actually about 65 people who were caught apprehended by the authorities for smoking in public. They were ask to pick whether to pay a RM500 fine or they can even try to reduce the amount of fine by going for counsellings. Again, a laughing stuff from the local newspaper. Come on, RM500 wont stop them from being a smoker or even a month of non stop counsellings can't promise a permanent fullstops from smoking!
One thing that really gets up my nose is inhaling other peoples' stale cigarette smoke against my will. It's about time to ban smoking in public places in this country and stamp smoking out once and for all. You know it makes sense! There is nothing worse than coming home from a restaurant or mamak stall after an evening out and finding that your clothes smell disgusting because they have been saturated with stench of smoke. I'm not the only one who is fed up of this, and I'm not some born again non-smoker, I just wish that I had a choice whether or not I came home smelling like a dirty ashtray. Another thing that I really hate is walking down the street behind someone smoking a cigarette. Every time they exhale out, here comes that cloud of stale smoke and bang, you walk straight into it and aside from crossing over to the other side of the street there is very little you can do about it. It is not a pleasant experience and it is one I could live quite happily without it. For sure!
I know there are a lot of people in this country that smoke and I'll be willing to bet that some that are reading this journal are fed up with people who don't smoke always harping on about their 'bad habit' and telling them what to do. The simple fact is though that smokers are affecting the health of non-smokers as well as their own. People die each year just because they have breathed other people’s smoke and that is something we really should be taking seriously. In my opinion an outright ban on smoking in public places is the only way forward. When this thing happens, finally a clean and fresh air for everybody! Hurray!! :P
Just think about it, everyday the vehicle that we drove produce a smoke from the burning petrol, the factory unleash it's dark and poisonous smoke, even sometimes the uninvited burning like the rain forest burnt, can cause a massive amount of smoke that eventually brought a serious catastrophe to the people. Now think again, if u want to smoke, you are actually adding the amount of smoke that basically we inhaled it for free everyday! Moreover, when u smoke, geez.. you are inhaling a poisonous smoke directly to your lungs and not just that, u pay to get that smoke into it! The right word for them is "stupidly unique!" Long term effects include: Lung cancer, emphasema(lung infection), heart disease, and ulcers. Short term effects include: coughing, shortness of breath, and premature signs of aging such as wrinkles. Those facts are not surprising, because when you smoke, you are inhaling over 2,000 known cancer-causing chemicals. Lung cancer is presently the number one killer in both men and women.
Finally, for the government, giving fine RM500 to these people, it wont make any difference at all. As for the hawkers that sell cigarettes at a kid under 18, don't know what to say, just hope that your own child one day would not buy cigarettes from other hawkers. People, lets together wish and hope for a clean a fresh air by banning smoking in public. These "stupidly unique" people are making our future full of smokes. Just wish for a spell to stop people from ever smoking...
One thing that really gets up my nose is inhaling other peoples' stale cigarette smoke against my will. It's about time to ban smoking in public places in this country and stamp smoking out once and for all. You know it makes sense! There is nothing worse than coming home from a restaurant or mamak stall after an evening out and finding that your clothes smell disgusting because they have been saturated with stench of smoke. I'm not the only one who is fed up of this, and I'm not some born again non-smoker, I just wish that I had a choice whether or not I came home smelling like a dirty ashtray. Another thing that I really hate is walking down the street behind someone smoking a cigarette. Every time they exhale out, here comes that cloud of stale smoke and bang, you walk straight into it and aside from crossing over to the other side of the street there is very little you can do about it. It is not a pleasant experience and it is one I could live quite happily without it. For sure!
I know there are a lot of people in this country that smoke and I'll be willing to bet that some that are reading this journal are fed up with people who don't smoke always harping on about their 'bad habit' and telling them what to do. The simple fact is though that smokers are affecting the health of non-smokers as well as their own. People die each year just because they have breathed other people’s smoke and that is something we really should be taking seriously. In my opinion an outright ban on smoking in public places is the only way forward. When this thing happens, finally a clean and fresh air for everybody! Hurray!! :P
Just think about it, everyday the vehicle that we drove produce a smoke from the burning petrol, the factory unleash it's dark and poisonous smoke, even sometimes the uninvited burning like the rain forest burnt, can cause a massive amount of smoke that eventually brought a serious catastrophe to the people. Now think again, if u want to smoke, you are actually adding the amount of smoke that basically we inhaled it for free everyday! Moreover, when u smoke, geez.. you are inhaling a poisonous smoke directly to your lungs and not just that, u pay to get that smoke into it! The right word for them is "stupidly unique!" Long term effects include: Lung cancer, emphasema(lung infection), heart disease, and ulcers. Short term effects include: coughing, shortness of breath, and premature signs of aging such as wrinkles. Those facts are not surprising, because when you smoke, you are inhaling over 2,000 known cancer-causing chemicals. Lung cancer is presently the number one killer in both men and women.
Finally, for the government, giving fine RM500 to these people, it wont make any difference at all. As for the hawkers that sell cigarettes at a kid under 18, don't know what to say, just hope that your own child one day would not buy cigarettes from other hawkers. People, lets together wish and hope for a clean a fresh air by banning smoking in public. These "stupidly unique" people are making our future full of smokes. Just wish for a spell to stop people from ever smoking...
2 comments:
Very good reflection.
What about making smoking illegal? Will that work?
good reflection umar...
umar siot..
haha
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