Welp, IT’S OVER! And I’m not addicted! Hehe. Whoopie doo! More info in my coming blog about the shoot! ;)

modchip: Okay, then I’ll just keep telling myself that I hate it. :P

junkie: Actually, I can do the drag pretty well now. My only problem is aiming. Somehow I can’t aim the cigarette at my lips very naturally. Like when I aim at the side, it goes to the centre, or I put too much of it in, or my fingers just holding it very awkwardly. *sigh*

Derrick: I feel that smoking is no big deal lah. After all, it’s legal. And it’s just a bad habit like any other bad habit. (And I do have many of those, like eating too much fatty food and sleeping too late and not drinking enough water, etc.)

Plus half my friends smoke so I’m getting a lot of second-hand smoke anyway. Finally, I don’t intend to get addicted and start smoking. I don’t think these few days of smoking will do me much harm in the long run, when you compare it to all the carbon monoxide I’m already taking in daily from cars and second-hand smoke.

But thanks for your concern!

i.e. ‘suck’ in the smoke as you would a straw (without the smoke entering your lungs) and just slowly mix it with your breath when you breath out through your mouth. After you’re familiar you can even do this while exhaling through your nose.

You’re right though, it’s disgusting, fingers and breath bleargh.

Interesting information! So, does that mean if one only smokes 1-2 sticks a day, the nicotine won’t have enough power to “push” the default chemical out? :P

From what I understand, it depends on how well you take the nicotine. If you force your brain like it, obviously — the more the % that you get addicted. In other words, constant use/abuse of it will automatically trigger the addiction whether you like it or not. :D

It’s like learning how to walk. It will only look natural once you get the hang of it. Another option would be to dress up The GoonFather in the same clothes you’re wearing and use him as your body double. :| *blank stare*

Hmm, about cigarette companies increasing the amount of nicotine, is that true? That’s terrible if it is. I don’t understand why nicotine isn’t banned if it’s just there as an addictive substance and serves no rewarding purpose (except to tobacco companies).

Have you watched The Insider? Maybe you can try watching that movie to understand the tobacco trade a little more. It has a lot to do with politics too. Long story.

I don’t know where to get herbal cigarettes in Singapore.

It’s actually clove cigarettes. In some other places, they call it herbal cigarettes. They have it here. Brands like Djarum, Gudang Garam and Sampoerna are just a few examples I can think of at the top of my head. The disadvantage is, it has a very strong smell and the aftertaste is terrible if you’re not used to it. And your throat will hurt too if you drag too much (for beginners, at least).

So, does that mean if one only smokes 1-2 sticks a day, the nicotine won’t have enough power to “push” the default chemical out?

From what I’ve read and learnt while trying to quit, nicotine gets to you more or less instantly. It gives you a boost which is quite similar to caffeine by making you more relaxed and alert at the same time. But it runs out soon enough (much like the effects of caffeine). And when it runs out, that’s when you feel like crap. And the one way to get that rush again is to light one more up. That is how nicotine works. It’s just like a drug. Only thing that makes it worse is that it’s legal.