"Bagi Pall Mall hijau 20."
I can't remember when was the last time I spoke those words. Must have been four, five months ago. One of the bad habits that I've picked up over the years is smoking. It's one of those things of which I regretted doing. I don't smoke as frequent now, and I've stopped completely buying those cancer sticks in packs. Every now and then, (once or twice a month) when I had those smoking urges I only bought them ciggies in sticks. Rokok batang bak kata orang. Sometimes aku pau jugak kawan-kawan lain yang hisap rokok.
My first experience with smoking was when I was in my final year of diploma in Segamat. I remembered the cigarette brand (it was Sempoerna 'hijau') although for the life of me I couldn't remember why I smoked in the first place. Maybe it was because I was curious, seeing most of my friends smoking it seemed like the most fulfilling thing to do, next after taking a shit.

"Kalau hisap Sampoerna hijau ni dia light, so kau takkan ketagih punya"- Words of wisdom from a friend that encourage me to try smoking.
Anyways, after that first experience, funnily enough I was not hooked. It was only after I was dumped by my first girlfriend that I really started smoking. Yes, it was a stupid reason my dear readers. Konon nak hilang tension, mengubat hati yang lara dilukai oleh seorang gadis. What the fuck.
So I started smoking heavily when I was doing my degree at Puncak Perdana. Dengan paru-paru yang masih bersih dan pink, jumlah rokok yang aku hisap dengan mudah mencapai kadar tinggi walaupun hanya baru beberapa bulan aku merokok. I was a certified chain smoker.
The first cigarette brand that I smoked was Sampoerna hijau. I don't know. Probably for nostalgia sake, remembering the first time I tried smoking back in Segamat. Haha. Then I 'progressed' to Dunhill. But the number of cancer sticks that I smoked is the same regardless of the brand. A pack of twenties a day.

Bangun pagi hisap rokok.
Lepas mandi sebelum nak ke kelas hisap rokok.
Habis kelas hisap rokok.
Balik rumah sewa hisap rokok.
Lepas makan tengahari hisap rokok.
Lepas minum petang hisap rokok.
Lepas makan malam hisap rokok.
Buat assignment hisap rokok.
Borak-borak dengan roomate hisap rokok.
Sebelum tidur hisap rokok.
And that was my routine during those two years I was there. Ah, those were the days. I even remembered if we have to stay up from night until morning to finish our assignments, I would buy a pack of Dunhill twenties as an emergency ration. And those pack of twenty cancer sticks would be finished during the span of the night. Kalau hujung bulan pulak, time tengah takde duit, korek-korek cari duit syiling nak buat beli rokok batang kat kedai Letchu. Gila addicted betul.
I think it was when I started working, around 2007 that I began to control my smoking. I started slowing down bit by bit. A pack of twenties might last a day and a half, maybe two days, unlike when I was in Puncak Perdana. I even tried quitting quite a few times. I think I've tried quitting six times during these past three years, but often I would relapsed back into smoking. Which brings me to the point of this entry.
I'm tired of smoking.
Eventhough now I've stopped buying cigarettes in packs, and probably only smoke once or twice a month, I'm still tired of smoking. I want to quit. Really quit. Smoking is a bad habit. It's a waste of money, you smell rotten, girls are having a hard time being near you and most of all you'll get a range of diseases like cancer or gangrene. For those of you who are thinking of picking up smoking, I implore you think twice about it. Better yet, think THRICE. Don't make a decision that you're going to regret the rest of your life.
I figured that by writing this entry, and letting the whole world knows about my intention to quit, would probably give me the strength to finished this once and for all. This entry will be something like my pledge. Kalau aku tak berjaya berhenti, aku akan malu kepada diri sendiri dan juga kepada semua insan yang baca entri aku ni. I also promised if I ever relapsed into smoking again, I will write it in this blog, like a Hall of Shame la lebih kurang.
Dengan lafaz Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, semoga gua berjaya!