Everybody says it is bad?

The whole world is talking negative about smoking, our government, the billboards
and everywhere and everything just echo, and of course the big medical and drug
companies sing along.

Who started all the baseless claims?

Is it really THAT bad, or it is just the hype by those big medical giant and
heavily promoted by their agents? Just to cover up the in-effectiveness of their
drugs/products?

Banning Cigarette advertisement.

Many governments just ignorantly follow, and ban all cigarette advertisement,
as though this is the way to encourage smokers to quit.

As a matter of fact, the only effect it brings is, increase unemployment rate
in the advertising industry, and slowing down the economy.

**Luckily our government found an alternative to make good for the shortfall…
“Tak Nak”

No Smoking Zone.

Many public areas ban the smokers, some better ones allocate a little room
at a remote corner, as though it is for the smokers to kill themselves there.

The latest is, some international air-ports, including our Low Cost Carrier
Terminal (LCCT) in Malaysia, conveniently push the no-smoking zone further away
from the main entrance, you have to distinguish your cigarette way before you
reach the entrance. And the “M” restaurant there totally banned
all smokers.

Is this really necessary?

What about patient with contagious disease or sickness? They should be as threatening
as smokers?

Cigarette Prices always going north.

Our government keeps raising the prices of cigarettes, do you think they are
solving any problem?

If yes, what problem are they solving?

More threatening junk affecting our CHILDREN.

What about other junk food.

What about maggie mee ? Cola ?

If they are as bad, or worse.

Why doesn’t our government raising the price?

Spend small money to educate the parents… eg: “Tak Nak Coke?”
or “Tak Maggie” etc.

Smoke for whole life, still live long and healthy.

Have you heard of any real life story about a person who has been smoking moderately
his whole life and still very healthy, and until one day their children or doctors
forced them to quit… and after a while… Died!

My great-grand-mother used to tell me that she started smoking when she was
14th, and she was still scolding me when she was 95, but my parent and aunts
insisted her to quit smoking when she was around 96, because highly advised
by doctors, so she did, and guest what? She died 2 years later.

I am indifference, neither against nor pro smoking, I personally feel this
is just an individual habit (may be a little costly), just like drinking, or
have passion for dessert etc.

I just feel the society/system is over doing it most of the time.

By over doing it, many times we confuse our children.

I noticed more and more children nowadays got the wrong mindset that “SMOKERS
= BAD-GUYS”. Which is not true.

What about the Real-Bad-Guys who are non-smokers?

What about the Real-Good-Mentors who are smokers?

Your input is highly appreciated.