Just a Flick of a Finger, It Dies

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Smoking is dangerous to your health. Yes, I know but why do some people still smoke? What do they get out of it aside from killing themselves slowly? Let me share mine.

DISCLAIMER: I do not encourage smoking, vaping or any forms of smoking, it is dangerous to your health.

Our friend, @meitanteikudo posted an article a few days ago, Smoking Kills Right?. Now I am here to do mine.

Oh by the way, I already posted an article a month ago maybe but if you want to check it out here's the link, Do You Want To Quit?. If you're a smoker, this might help you get options to stop smoking. Anyway, let's go back to the prompt.

• Are you a smoker? Why or why not?
  I was? maybe I still will be.
  I was a smoker and vaper, I probably still if I didn't get pregnant or if I don't breastfeed my Lil B, or if I am still working.

  Why do/did smoke? It was because I can't handle or manage my stress level and it somehow helped me calm down in times of trouble, mother mary come to me, speaking words of wisdom, let it beeeee. CHAR!
  Anyway, my hand shakes when I am in deep stress, my chest pounds too so yeah, inhaling such dangerous stuff in my lungs helped me get by.

• Have you ever tried one? When? How? Why?
  I think I've answered the question already hahaha! Now, let's go to when, how and why?
  I first tried it when I was in college. My current jowa that time, D, our classmate Aldrin and I were on our way home and we suddenly decided to stop by the riverbanks for a few moments of tambay and for them to smoke. We were chillin in the riverbank play park and I suddenly asked Aldrin if I can take a hit. D looked at me like 'whoa wait what' and I told him I'll just try, then he gave me a nod. By the way, I don't ask permission to my jowa if I want to do something unless I ask their opinion. I CHOKED, it was bad, I don't want to do it again, I told myself never never never and eeew. Aldrin laughed at me and told me 'good' (Buti naman).
  Like any other teenager or just plainly out of curiosity. I just wanted to try and know why by father smokes. (He is a chain smoker)

• Cigarette, vape, e-cig or tobacco? Nicotine patch perhaps? Let me add a heating cigarette device like Iqos - yes, less smoke, less smell, no ashes (upos). Cigar or tobacco - no too heavy and too strong uuugh. Nicotine patch - nope. Cigarette, vape, e-cig - Yes.

• Cigarette variant, menthol I'd go with Marlboro blue or black (green if I have no choice) Winston purple is my usual variant.

  Vape-I prefer the mods than pod. I can say that I am a cloud and flavor chaser. I used to go up to 100w I don't do tricks though, aside from the circle one hahaha! If I can do a Gandalf trick char.

  Let me also share a few vape mods that I had. Yes, I had different kinds (some of you may already know that I love the color yellow)

I also had Athena Squonk mod. The picture on the right was my favorite mod and atomizer. The mod was a Wismec Luxotic MF, a multi function mod where in you can convert it to a dual battery box mod or to a single battery bottom feed/squonk mod.
There are atomizers that has juice tank but I still prefer a drip tip atomizers for more flavor and I also find it inconvenient for me to bring a bottle of juice if the juice rans out in the tank. That's why I bought a squonk mod which is convenient for me because it has more juice storage and I only need to bring the mod whenever I take my quick break at work.
Vape juice flavor? Milky, menthol sometimes fruity. I'd go for 3mg nic but I kept a 6mg nic juice for tough times.

I used to hoard juices, specially when I just started vaping so I would know what flavor I like and find a go to brand or flavor. Good thing I had a vape master who helped be build my vape when I was just starting. He basically taught me everything I know about vape.

If you have been or you are still a smoker, when did you pick up the habbit?

I made it a habbit out of stress to my jowa that time, D. I learned how to smoke just to get back at him and when he saw that I can smoke, it blew his brains out. I wasn't a chain smoker though. Having a confused, working student life, family problems and entering a rebellious phase, that's what got me sticking up to smoking. I take 5 sticks in a good day, many if I am drinking, but I make it a point to last a pack for a week.

When I got to vaping, one 60ml bottle is good for 2 weeks but on a rainy day, I take turns in smoking and vaping.

I was also told that vaping would help me to stop smoking, but it didn't, well at least for some people I know. I still find the smell of the cigar appealing to me, maybe because of the variant? I don't know haahha! I can't deny the fact that it smells S*** to people who don't smoke.

• Any amusing tales with regards to smoking?

  Nothing that I can recall but I remember one time when I got home late, and then the next day I realized that I put my pouch on the fridge. When I took my pouch, I saw my cigarette sticks cut right at the filter. I am not sure if it was my mother or father who saw it, but probably my father because he knows right where to cut it.

  Oh I just remembered that my older sister used to smoke too. One time our mother got mad because she saw a cigarette but in the bathroom, scolded my sister and told my father to scare the shizz out of her. My father didn't say much, well who's to blame. HAHAHAHAHA!

• Does your family know you smoke?

  They know but I wasn't fully out that I smoke up until 2019. I just don't smoke infront of my parents, inside the house or better if I don't smoke at home.

  I feel like smoking at their home is disrespectful hihi. Ooooh can't wait to have my own home charingerZ!!!

• Yosi break with 2 users for a heart to heart or lung to lung conversations.

  Hmmmm, I have a few in mind but when I think about it I don't them to inhale 2nd hand smoke. Probably we can still have a heart to heart talk but not a lung to lung conversation. I am not going to tag them but it you happen to pass by my article, feel free to open a conversation below. Hahahaha.

Again, I repeat. I do not encourage smoking nor vaping. We do have different bodies and a certain factor may affect one but not for others. If you do smoke, I encourage you take actions so you can stop soon. Alternatives could help, but in the end it is still your body so take care of it.

Damn, it's my birthday. Okay bye!