First Anniversary of Quit Smoking

Posted on March 21, 2009 



quit-smokingsI’ve never celebrated any of my birthday. I’ve also barely attended any birthday celebration of my friends. I always insist that celebrating one’s birthday is a waste of time. Besides birthday is not worth celebrating. If anything, everyday should be celebrated because every single day is important. For me, today is as important as yesterday, tomorrow, next month and next year, etc.

But this time around I want to do it. I should celebrate this day–even just by writing about it– because I consider today as one of those pivotal moment in my life. An achievement of short. Today last year was where I started to quit smoking. And from then on not a single cigarette comes in between my lips. It’s been a big success because I’ve been trying many times before to no avail.

And I am happy with that.  I am happy for more than one reasons:

First, independence.  In my whole life what I feel proud of myself, if anything,  is my independency. For the better or the worse, I am proud of the fact that I am known as independent individual who doesn’t like to depend on something or someone or at least try hard to be so. Being independent is a virtue which make a person’s dignity, among other things, looks outstanding. Despite dependency on smoking is nothing to do with it, it feels good to be independence from it.

Second, health. Ask every chain smokers, deep in their hearts they worried about the future of their health. They keep smoking because they simply couldn’t get away from this habit. I am happy I no longer have that health-scary feeling.

Third, feeling more freedom literally. If you going abroad frequently you’d feel more freedom literally if you are not a smoker. More and more airports are restricting smokers to smoke freely. Some airports give a smoking-area which is narrower by the day. Making the smokers like a bunch of drug addicts gathering in one place for something many people wonder. By quit smoking, you’ll no longer have the drug-addict image. More important, you no longer feel marginalized.

Fourth, sexy mouth. Well, ask your spouse. Your mouth smells sexier without cigarette.

If you wanted to know how I could quit smoking, this is the simple tips for you based on my own experience:

So, to quit smoking is simple insofar as I am concerned. First, you got to have a serious intention and willingness to change a particular habit. Second, pick the most important moment of your lives to start with e.g. the birth of your most awaited son, your birthday, your wedding day, etc. Third, be consistent. Never try to fool your self by “Hey, it’s ok to try just once a day.” When you decide to stop smoking, it means stop it altogether never try it even once. Period.

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Comment by muntoha
2009-03-21 14:44:53

congratulations….

 
Comment by Risti
2009-03-22 05:45:22

hebat juga mas fatih bisa berhenti ngerokok walaupun hanya sesaat. tapi bukankah lebih sexy bibir yang merokok dibanding yang manyun aja mas…. itu menurut saya lho mas..

salam kenal.

 
Comment by Xpresi Riau Pos
2009-03-22 09:35:04

Wah.. selamat Bang, kita patut bersukur sudah jauh dari rokok, saya sudah hampir 3 tahun berhenti semenjak kelas 2 SMA semester II…

Eh bang, saya sudah pasang taut kesini, mohon taut baliknya ya… :)

 
Comment by Ridwan Yusman
2009-03-22 09:57:01

jika ada kemauan maka akan tercapai,,,Pilihan yang baik mas,,,,

 
Comment by ayulis
2009-03-22 10:46:32

My First smoking because worried of loosing friends…,still smoking because keeping silaturahmi among smoker friends..,try to quit smoking because worried of loosing life…and of course my friends would miss me (do they?..)

 
Comment by Brett
2009-03-22 13:59:28

Hey, great anniversary to mark! Well done!

 
Comment by Arya
2009-03-22 20:07:56

Congratulation mas, I hope I’ll do same as your way in a short time. I pray for it.

 
Comment by yaser
2009-03-23 01:19:28

Kalo liat dari kebiasaan dulu kayaknya aku ngak percaya cak… :) ) Wong sampeyan dulu rokoknya gak putus2… aku kira sampeyan punya pabrik rokok dulu. Tiap bungkus rokok sampeyan aku pasti nimbrung walau sebatang dua batang…. tapi ngak abis2 rokoknya. Sepertinya ada pohon “gold flake” di lemari sampeyan hehehehe. tapi syukur dah kalo udah brenti.. ntar aku nyusul….

#hehe dah punya anak berapa ser?

Comment by Yaser
2009-04-24 10:16:14

Belom ada hasil cak… Aku jadi ingat iklan anti rokok waktu di India, berkaitan dengan iklan itu trus antum nanya, “Kenapa cewek gak suka cowok perokok?. Apa gara2 itu yah? hehehe. Jadi pengen brenti betulan.

 
 
Comment by Hangga Nuarta
2009-03-23 01:27:32

Congratulation Mr. Fatih!

 
Comment by sigit arinto
2009-03-23 07:05:56

hehehehe.. congratulation to you ! it is indeed something you should celebrates since it is hard to do! :)

 
Comment by sigit arinto
2009-03-23 07:07:50

it happen again.. my comment is not showing.. :( (
Anyway, congratulation mas fatih…

 
Comment by Darin
2009-03-23 09:27:23

1 year? We should see it next year.. :D

 
Comment by Gerbang Kubah
2009-03-23 09:39:39

Sukses untuk Mas Fatih yang telah berhenti total dari kebiasan merokok. Dan saya pun akan mencoba berhenti manakala ada moment yang bagus untuk memulai berhenti merokok. Terima Kasih…!

 
Comment by aminhers
2009-03-23 12:27:17

congrats! Mas Fatih,
But I’m sorry I still a smoker(LOL)

 
Comment by HumorBendol
2009-03-23 17:57:49

Berhenti merokok?
Masih belom pengen neh.
Nikmat sambil ngopi

 
Comment by adeesign
2009-03-23 22:54:50

Wah…. Selamat mas udah terbebas dari rokok
btw kapan yach aku bisa terbebas dari rokok….

 
Comment by Blogger Senayan
2009-03-24 00:16:30

Merokok memang kebiasaan burux yang diamini oleh jutaan orang, dan masing masing orang punya sejarah merokok tertentu.

Menurutku merokok itu pembunuhan berencana terhadap diri dan orang sekeliling, melanggar KUHP, heheheheh

 
Comment by slam
2009-03-24 01:58:36

abis kalo udah gatok susah mau buang ,lagian siapa yang mau nanggung pekerja pabrik rokok kalo pabrik tutup….

 
Comment by Sweet_shelo
2009-03-24 02:54:47

That is a sign of self-improvement and great determination you have displayed by quitting smoking!!! Congratulations for doing it very good. Smoking is one vice where so many find it hard to quit.

You have a sexier mouth , I bet then.. He he..

Very nice blog.. Can we exchange links?Thanks please let me know if okay.

#no problem to xchange link. just read the ‘rules’ here first -> http://fatihsyuhud.com/about/

 
2009-03-24 15:08:53

I just wanna say, Congratulation bro..

 
2009-03-24 15:11:17

I already try to stop smoking, but it has not been successful so far.. Congratulation to you..

 
Comment by Poetra Mahardika
2009-03-24 15:13:28

It is very difficult to do things as you do. Congratulation to you

 
Comment by Maya
2009-03-25 01:30:27

waah selamat tuh mas moga bnyk yg mengikuti jejaknya hehe..

 
Comment by gushid
2009-03-26 00:48:24

selamat untuk memilih gaya hidup yang lebih sehat.

 
Comment by lovelyrainbow1
2009-03-26 06:53:56

Congratulations Mas Fatih :)

 
Comment by Aiko
2009-03-28 03:36:36

Seriously. I think that’s hard to stop smoking. Congratulation for your achievement!

 
Comment by mare
2009-03-28 09:57:40

saya sudah 3 tahun berhenti merokok …
cuma waktu yang bisa menyembuhkan kecanduan rokok itu

 
Comment by Muhammad Noer
2009-03-29 08:16:15

Congratulation for your achievement.
I agree this one must be celebrated.
I’m not a smoker, but I have a program to make employee in our factory stop smoking or at least reduce it since many productivity loss because of it.

Maybe sometime we need to discuss about it :)

 
Comment by nath
2009-03-30 09:58:30

Congrat ya mas, It’s good for your health..
:)

 
Comment by nath
2009-03-30 10:02:05

Congratulation mas, It’s good for your health… :)

 
Comment by David July
2009-03-31 06:47:49

It’such a great achievement. Many people can barely get rid of that habit, and you are a living proof that stopping smoking is not that hard as long as they have strong willingness. Congratulation on your victory

 
Comment by Chris Taylor
2009-03-31 15:05:47

Good for you, stay strong!

#Thanks Chris.

 
Comment by Gerbang Kubah
2009-04-01 03:51:29

Memang merokok tdk bags tuk kesehatan, jadi sebaiknya berhenti merokok…

 
Comment by che_3z
2009-04-01 06:41:56

Selamat ya om, dah bisa berhenti smoking..
Bsok saya nyusul deh..:)

 
Comment by prima
2009-04-01 08:17:11

hidup tanpa rokok emang lebih indah..

 
Comment by Handphone Solution
2009-04-01 23:14:41

Klo brhenti merokok yaaa.. repot bang, ndak enak di bibir

 
Comment by Daniel
2009-04-02 02:55:25

I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. Thank you for writing this article that I have enjoyed reading.
Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Regard

 
Comment by yos
2009-04-02 21:31:05

memang susah menghentikan ‘kenikmatan’ yg satu ini.
baru nyoba buat ngurangi aja, eh besok2nya malah tambah parah. mgkn klo lebih sibuk dikit ama lingkungan yg mendukung mgkn bisa berhasil
pokoknya tetap mencoba :D

 
Comment by hr78
2009-04-03 07:32:22

wah hebat hebat bisa berhenti merokok,selamat

 
Comment by michael
2009-04-04 06:58:02

hi howdy

 
Comment by michael
2009-04-04 07:00:57

halo

 
Comment by muslim trendy
2009-04-05 02:50:36

wah hebat ya mas Fatih bisa brenti ngrokoknya.. bisa bagi tipsnya dong mas.. buat suami saya..:)

 
Comment by miva
2009-04-05 08:05:29

assalamualaikum…salam kenal ya mas…..

 
Comment by w4onecom
2009-04-06 23:02:40

wow,,
aku udah beberapa kali mencoba berenti merokok,,

hasil nya ?? kadang hanya bertahan 3 hari, 1 minggu,,,

gak kuat nahan nya,,,
ehehehe

 
Comment by arafi
2009-04-12 01:35:55

rokok??noway ah..ngabis2in duit ajah,,mending bwt ngeblog

 
Comment by wawanwae
2009-04-15 01:23:53

congrats. wah, kapan ya saya bisa berhenti smooking seperti anda

 
Comment by Blogger Jakarta
2009-04-16 18:58:10

waduh om Fatih.. saya susah sekali untuk berhenti merokok, padahal saya sudah pernah berhenti merokok selama setahun.. yah sekarang mah ..malah merokok lagi.. abisnya,waktu itu saya banyak fikiran alias sedikit stress, (tapi saya ngga stress beneran om fatih, cuma dikit.. :D ) entah saya harus gimana lagi supaya merokok saya bisa kurangi atau berhenti sekalian. couz, kantong saya jadi sobek cuma buat beli rokok doang.. tapi, adanya saran om Fatih diatas, sedikit membuat saya terbuka hati untuk mengurangi rokok. Terima kasih ya om Fatih.
oh iya , jika di izinkan, saya mau tukeran Link sama om Fatih,, Nama om fatih sudah ada di blog saya kok.. Thanx.

 
Comment by 4trendy
2009-04-17 12:01:55

good guy, still smarts boy…congratt…!

 
Comment by bayu
2009-04-19 23:51:47

salam kenal mas.memang susah menghentikan kenikmatan.perlu usaha keras.apalagi kalo mencoba kenikmatan nyang satu ini.

 
Comment by Celebrities
2009-04-20 12:32:25

wow hebat! bagai mana sih mas cara membuat orang bisa berhenti merokok?, ada kagak solusinya mas?, soalnya koko saya mah merokok semua mas…

 
Comment by sigit
2009-04-20 13:53:40

aku jga nggak ngrokok…. paling tidak hari ini….

 
Comment by Bisnis Internet
2009-04-21 02:28:34

Saya kok gbisa berhenti merokok sampai sekarang ya??? Hiikkkzzzz..

 
Comment by wisnuaji
2009-04-21 05:33:32

duh susahnya mas buat brenti ngrokok hehehe

 
Comment by tikno
2009-04-21 14:57:10

Great achievement!

 
Comment by Nana Podungge
2009-04-22 06:18:05

So, who or what is accompanying you when in front of the computer now? LOL.
Me? a cup of coffee … :)

#alone. i quit (drinking) coffee a month before i quit smoking.

 
Comment by irsan
2009-04-24 04:36:12

ngerokok waduh Alhamdulillah aye gak pernah tuh…!

 
Comment by nA
2009-04-24 11:13:03

ayo mas, perjuangan masih panjang… tetap semangat!! maju terus pantang mundur… tut wuri handayani, rawe-rawe rantas malang malang putung…. hheheee, sekalipun agak gak nyambung, tapi intinya SEMANGAT!!

 
Comment by Bleuken
2009-04-28 22:24:25

Great that you’ve decided to quit smoking. It’s a year already and I think you can continue doing that. You should for you and everybody’s health sake. Cheers!

 
Comment by hermanweb
2009-04-30 05:03:50

thanks for the tips. hope this article can help the smoker to quit their habit

 
Comment by saraswatiputri
2009-05-03 01:15:32

first of all, congratulation for your 1st anniversary of quit smoking!!! :D

i am not a smoker but i have a friend that on her progress to quit smoking. she has made her first week without cigarette. i hope she’ll made it like you did :D

 
2009-05-12 14:02:35

Till now, its so hard to leave smoking from my life

 
2009-05-12 14:07:05

Wah untung aku nggak ngrokok tuh, tapi sempet juga kadang2 klo lagi pusing… :D

 
2009-05-13 09:37:04

it’s better if we try to stop smoking, step by step … :)

 
Comment by david
2009-05-21 09:25:29

wo ow w owwwww, it`s so coolllllllll !!

 
Comment by candra
2009-05-21 09:28:13

goood????????????
I like\

 
Comment by Magazine Blog
2009-05-25 04:10:36

wow.. comgratz.. I’m still trying to quit.. :D

 
Comment by Mobilemixed
2009-05-29 04:15:10

selamat ya

 
Comment by rusdi
2009-05-31 10:02:19

easy to say but hard to do.

 
Comment by andreas
2009-06-02 01:18:48

Fourth, sexy mouth. Well, ask your spouse. Your mouth smells sexier without cigarette.

hmm ini unik dan baru saya dengar alasan semacam ini.

btw independent, health, more freedom literally menambah seksi luar dalam

selamat

 
Comment by Adrie
2009-06-03 17:23:50

Congratulation Mas Fatih.
But, would you like to share your tips to quit Smoking..?

# the tips been written here already -> http://fatihsyuhud.com/2008/03/27/how-to-quit-smoking-2/

 
2009-06-07 15:27:47

thanks god i never smoke except once… congratulation mate!

 
Comment by lukisan abstrak
2009-06-16 01:42:35

wow..selamat ya mas..
berhenti merokok itu merupakan hal yang sulit untuk dilakukan…
seperti teman saya,dia bilang mau berhenti merokok,,eh..malahan sampai sekarang gak berhenti-berhenti…

salut buat mas fatih..top markotop dah :D

 
Comment by asep
2009-06-16 13:00:13

asalamua’laikum

kang saya punya blog. tapi masih amburadul.tolong untuk di komentari.maaf ijin untuk bisa tukeran link

terima kasih….salam

 
Comment by reel dots
2009-06-17 08:42:22

Wow… congratulations mate!!!

 
2009-06-20 08:19:09

weh, saya masih belum bisa berhenti merokok. ditambah lagi kerjaan saya emang ngetes rokok :(

 
Comment by ryan
2009-06-20 08:25:34

Selamat deh kalo udah brenti merokoknya ..berat mana antara SEO dibanding Quit smoking mas ..hehe

 
Comment by putut
2009-06-26 19:50:15

masih susah mau berhati, bisa klu pas lagi sendiri, klu udah sama temen2 ya ngrokok lagi, pada hal klau bangun tidur pagi batuk – batuk terus

 
Comment by sanzan
2009-07-04 02:28:47

mas bannernya dah tak pasang di blog saya. mohon link back y..:) http://jogja-blogger.com

 
Comment by Peluang Bisnis
2009-07-09 08:17:08

Saya sendiri seorang aktivis anti rokok tapi justru
saudara saya perokok berat….
memang susah mengatasi kecanduan rokok..

semoga postingan ini bisa menyadarkan

 
Comment by Aldy
2009-07-10 05:16:23

Udah mulai hidup sehat mas ?, saya kayaknya masih asik nih jari ahli hisap.

 
Comment by Desktop Publishing
2009-07-13 09:55:08

i’m planning to quit smoking by my bday which coupla days away only, is it true that i will gain weight? and what’s better, to graduallu minimize the cigarettes i smoke daily or to just quit? do the nicotine gums help?

 
Comment by Ryan
2009-07-15 04:51:34

Wah Pabrik rokok bisa bangkrut kalo semua bisa ngikutin jejak mas Fatih ..congrat deh..

 
Comment by wahidhasan
2009-07-17 00:10:50

Wah… saluuutttttt

 
Comment by Joseph
2009-07-19 14:28:24

Congratulation Mr. Afatih. I, myself, have quit smoking too. it has been 10 months now and I hope the bad habit will not come back for the better health and future.

 
Comment by ritz
2009-07-25 08:50:35

I strongly agree buddy, let’s change the lifestyle with a healthy lifestyle, I hope can be useful for us all amin

 
Comment by Electronic Cigar
2009-08-03 22:49:13

Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Thank you

 
Comment by Zebhi
2009-08-11 00:51:20

Smoking is a habit attitude. It’s useless.

Just bad effects can get from smoking…

Nice Post…

 
Comment by prima
2009-08-16 01:43:15

setuju…lebih sexy ^^ dan lebih sehat…..

 
Comment by qimi
2009-08-16 15:06:51

how to quit smoking if there aren’t regulation to protect children from smoking danger?????

 
Comment by mbah gendeng
2009-08-17 16:45:19

wah kalo masalah rokok c aku ampun deh g kuat :D so selamat deh bisa berhenti……

btw bos tuker link donk

udah aku taruh nih d tempatku

 
Comment by teenage party games
2009-08-21 09:44:21

It is really good info of First Anniversary of Quit Smoking……………………

 
2009-08-26 22:03:40

It’s amazing. Selamat ya mas. Jangan coba-coba untuk memulainya lagi mas.

 
Comment by akhlis
2009-09-02 11:46:26

I’ve been a heavy smoker since my early childhood. A heavy PASSIVE smoker, exactly, as I was living with my late grandpa. He was a confirmed smoker,just like a living chimney. At night it wasn’t strange for me to hear his heavily drawn breath and get startled as he was coughing profusely..He used to make me buy boxes of cigarettes, something I swear I won’t do when someday I have a grandson (of course, I ain’t a smoker).
Though I live in Kudus, where cigarette industry is thriving and playing key roles to uphold this small town’s economy, I dare to declare my rejection against smoking as I know it kills everyone we love. Smoking killed my grandpa, and what I regret most is that he allowed the poisonous cigarettes to murder him slowly…so, it’s a quite an accomplishment for you, mas fatih, to conquer your damn addiction to that satanic tobacco. Just remember how sweet it will be to age, to grow old in a healthier way and live longer with our family isntead of dying while we’re in the threshold of death, and saddening our family, torturing them emotionally to see us sick.
Rest in Peace, grandpa :(

 
Comment by teenage party games
2009-09-08 12:07:28

It is really nice and different post……

 
Comment by Mjbf
2009-09-18 03:05:49

Salut buat Mr. fatih bisa berhenti. Apalagi untuk para bloger lainnya. Hidup ngeblog tanpa rokok seperti makan tanpa garam. Maknyus !

 
Comment by tukangpoto
2009-09-21 10:30:36

Hebat! nggak usah ngebuang-buang duit lagi buat beli rokok. Sehat bagi anda juga orang-orang di sekitar anda.

 
Comment by reez
2009-10-08 01:39:54

Anggaplah rokok sebagai racun bagi badan kita

 
Comment by raden
2009-10-13 03:45:05

selamat kang…!!!mantap tenan…gak mudah lho…

 
Comment by oes Tsetnoc
2009-10-15 09:22:39

wah bumi akan bisa bernafas kalo semua orang melakukan hal ini

 
Comment by alamathur
2009-10-15 13:41:43

Gw pernah bahas topik rokok di kantor gw.. tanggapannya beragam.. pro dan kontra.. karena ternyata urusan rorok ini pelik banget, susah untuk dicarikan jalan keluarnyaaaaaaaa……..

menurut loe gmn???

 
Comment by blog buat bloggers
2009-10-20 17:54:19

nice info mas fatih

 
Comment by Dhien
2009-10-24 15:38:09

PAsti saya Coba…..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by pendi-blog
2009-10-28 19:43:40

wah, buat ane nisa stop merokok merupkan prestasi besar. Tp sayangnya skarang blom pgen berenti. hehe…
masih pecandu yang blom tobat ni mas.

 
Comment by aGUS riy@nto
2009-11-07 04:30:31

Salah kenal Mas Fatih…and congratulation, wah blog saya malah tentang rokok, sebenarnya saya sendiri juga mau berusaha berhenti dari merokok. Kalau kita sedang jalan-jalan ke Kabupaten Tulungagung, Propinsi Jawa timur, istilah CETHE atau NYETHE sudah tidak asing lagi. Cethe atau Nyethe, hal tersebut tidak dapat terpisahkan dengan rokok dan kopi. ” Cethe ” merupakan kata benda yang artinya ampas wedang kopi yang telah diendapkan dan siap untuk dioles-oleskan pada batang rokok. Sedangkan ” Nyethe ” merupakan kegiatan mengoles-oleskan ampas wedang kopi pada batang rokok. Rokok yang dicethe hasilnya bervariasi, tergantung inspirasi orangnya, ada yang dominan lukis, batik, rasa dan aroma…..

 
Comment by foto cewek
2009-11-14 02:48:05

tanks for the tips…I hope it works

 
Comment by ridwan
2009-11-25 20:36:33

setuju kalo pada berhenti ngrokok

 
Comment by Crazy Me
2009-11-26 12:30:07

That is nice,congratulations.. i wish you will confine that good habit

 
Comment by hotfreeez
2009-12-05 00:56:32

selamat aj gan…

 
Comment by karim
2009-12-05 22:42:49

merokok pmbunuh yang scara prlahan2….

 
Comment by liudin
2009-12-09 18:41:10

i was try so hard to quit smoking but you know it. i was failed. congratulation for u

 
Comment by apit supriyadi
2009-12-22 11:01:57

hallo how are you. the link I’ve put my diblog not yet closed the link underneath. because a new study blogging. OK backlinks

 
Comment by Attorney
2009-12-23 12:27:17

how nicotin attack the center pulse?

 
2009-12-24 00:10:32

Cigars are silent killer

 
Comment by dotamap
2009-12-28 09:20:55

selamat juga bro….

 
Comment by iean_ussa
2009-12-30 14:04:59
 
Comment by iean_ussa
2009-12-30 14:07:23

OGH MY ROKOK ..

 
Comment by Andika
2009-12-30 15:55:13

Yes! I have quit smoking either!

 
Comment by suhartini
2010-01-02 14:30:32

betul mas peroko itu di kucilkan…

 
Comment by Liga Inggris
2010-01-10 00:00:13

gue aslinya bukan perokok, cuman kadang suka iseng aja ngrokok. Tp uda skitar 2-3 taon terakhir gue stop sama skali krn ktnya dosa hehe

 
2010-01-19 06:56:10

First thing is give yourself some self confidence to quit the smoking. After that you should know what are the problem when smoking and advantages of quitting smoking, then say the way. Some easy way is to use whenever willing to smoke means chewwing gum, and tablet is available it gives the effect of smoking.

 
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