First Anniversary of Quit Smoking
Posted on March 21, 2009
I’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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congratulations….
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.
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…
jika ada kemauan maka akan tercapai,,,Pilihan yang baik mas,,,,
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?..)
Hey, great anniversary to mark! Well done!
Congratulation mas, I hope I’ll do same as your way in a short time. I pray for it.
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?
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.
Congratulation Mr. Fatih!
hehehehe.. congratulation to you ! it is indeed something you should celebrates since it is hard to do!
it happen again.. my comment is not showing..
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Anyway, congratulation mas fatih…
1 year? We should see it next year..
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…!
congrats! Mas Fatih,
But I’m sorry I still a smoker(LOL)
Berhenti merokok?
Masih belom pengen neh.
Nikmat sambil ngopi
Wah…. Selamat mas udah terbebas dari rokok
btw kapan yach aku bisa terbebas dari rokok….
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
abis kalo udah gatok susah mau buang ,lagian siapa yang mau nanggung pekerja pabrik rokok kalo pabrik tutup….
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/
I just wanna say, Congratulation bro..
I already try to stop smoking, but it has not been successful so far.. Congratulation to you..
It is very difficult to do things as you do. Congratulation to you
waah selamat tuh mas moga bnyk yg mengikuti jejaknya hehe..
selamat untuk memilih gaya hidup yang lebih sehat.
Congratulations Mas Fatih
Seriously. I think that’s hard to stop smoking. Congratulation for your achievement!
saya sudah 3 tahun berhenti merokok …
cuma waktu yang bisa menyembuhkan kecanduan rokok itu
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
Congrat ya mas, It’s good for your health..
Congratulation mas, It’s good for your health…
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
Good for you, stay strong!
#Thanks Chris.
Memang merokok tdk bags tuk kesehatan, jadi sebaiknya berhenti merokok…
Selamat ya om, dah bisa berhenti smoking..
Bsok saya nyusul deh..:)
hidup tanpa rokok emang lebih indah..
Klo brhenti merokok yaaa.. repot bang, ndak enak di bibir
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
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
wah hebat hebat bisa berhenti merokok,selamat
hi howdy
halo
wah hebat ya mas Fatih bisa brenti ngrokoknya.. bisa bagi tipsnya dong mas.. buat suami saya..:)
assalamualaikum…salam kenal ya mas…..
wow,,
aku udah beberapa kali mencoba berenti merokok,,
hasil nya ?? kadang hanya bertahan 3 hari, 1 minggu,,,
gak kuat nahan nya,,,
ehehehe
rokok??noway ah..ngabis2in duit ajah,,mending bwt ngeblog
congrats. wah, kapan ya saya bisa berhenti smooking seperti anda
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..
) 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.
good guy, still smarts boy…congratt…!
salam kenal mas.memang susah menghentikan kenikmatan.perlu usaha keras.apalagi kalo mencoba kenikmatan nyang satu ini.
wow hebat! bagai mana sih mas cara membuat orang bisa berhenti merokok?, ada kagak solusinya mas?, soalnya koko saya mah merokok semua mas…
aku jga nggak ngrokok…. paling tidak hari ini….
Saya kok gbisa berhenti merokok sampai sekarang ya??? Hiikkkzzzz..
duh susahnya mas buat brenti ngrokok hehehe
Great achievement!
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.
ngerokok waduh Alhamdulillah aye gak pernah tuh…!
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!!
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!
thanks for the tips. hope this article can help the smoker to quit their habit
first of all, congratulation for your 1st anniversary of quit smoking!!!
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
Till now, its so hard to leave smoking from my life
Wah untung aku nggak ngrokok tuh, tapi sempet juga kadang2 klo lagi pusing…
it’s better if we try to stop smoking, step by step …
wo ow w owwwww, it`s so coolllllllll !!
goood????????????
I like\
wow.. comgratz.. I’m still trying to quit..
selamat ya
easy to say but hard to do.
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
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/
thanks god i never smoke except once… congratulation mate!
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
asalamua’laikum
kang saya punya blog. tapi masih amburadul.tolong untuk di komentari.maaf ijin untuk bisa tukeran link
terima kasih….salam
Wow… congratulations mate!!!
weh, saya masih belum bisa berhenti merokok. ditambah lagi kerjaan saya emang ngetes rokok
Selamat deh kalo udah brenti merokoknya ..berat mana antara SEO dibanding Quit smoking mas ..hehe
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
mas bannernya dah tak pasang di blog saya. mohon link back y..:) http://jogja-blogger.com
Saya sendiri seorang aktivis anti rokok tapi justru
saudara saya perokok berat….
memang susah mengatasi kecanduan rokok..
semoga postingan ini bisa menyadarkan
Udah mulai hidup sehat mas ?, saya kayaknya masih asik nih jari ahli hisap.
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?
Wah Pabrik rokok bisa bangkrut kalo semua bisa ngikutin jejak mas Fatih ..congrat deh..
Wah… saluuutttttt
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.
I strongly agree buddy, let’s change the lifestyle with a healthy lifestyle, I hope can be useful for us all amin
Super post, Need to mark it on Digg
Thank you
Smoking is a habit attitude. It’s useless.
Just bad effects can get from smoking…
Nice Post…
setuju…lebih sexy ^^ dan lebih sehat…..
how to quit smoking if there aren’t regulation to protect children from smoking danger?????
wah kalo masalah rokok c aku ampun deh g kuat
so selamat deh bisa berhenti……
btw bos tuker link donk
udah aku taruh nih d tempatku
It is really good info of First Anniversary of Quit Smoking……………………
It’s amazing. Selamat ya mas. Jangan coba-coba untuk memulainya lagi mas.
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
It is really nice and different post……
Salut buat Mr. fatih bisa berhenti. Apalagi untuk para bloger lainnya. Hidup ngeblog tanpa rokok seperti makan tanpa garam. Maknyus !
Hebat! nggak usah ngebuang-buang duit lagi buat beli rokok. Sehat bagi anda juga orang-orang di sekitar anda.
Anggaplah rokok sebagai racun bagi badan kita
selamat kang…!!!mantap tenan…gak mudah lho…
wah bumi akan bisa bernafas kalo semua orang melakukan hal ini
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???
nice info mas fatih
PAsti saya Coba…..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wah, buat ane nisa stop merokok merupkan prestasi besar. Tp sayangnya skarang blom pgen berenti. hehe…
masih pecandu yang blom tobat ni mas.
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…..
tanks for the tips…I hope it works
setuju kalo pada berhenti ngrokok
That is nice,congratulations.. i wish you will confine that good habit
selamat aj gan…
merokok pmbunuh yang scara prlahan2….
i was try so hard to quit smoking but you know it. i was failed. congratulation for u
hallo how are you. the link I’ve put my diblog not yet closed the link underneath. because a new study blogging. OK backlinks
how nicotin attack the center pulse?
Cigars are silent killer
selamat juga bro….
DON’T CUT MY ROKOK
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/ussa-jaya/
OGH MY ROKOK ..
Yes! I have quit smoking either!
betul mas peroko itu di kucilkan…
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
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.