Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Smoking Epidemic in Indonesia



Watching this video, I remember one day when I had a dinner at Rasta TTDI near Kampung Sungai Penchala together with my officemate, Zul, there was a cute girl standing just beside the counter, wearing short skirt with white and red shirt, and she's holding 2 pack of cigarettes. Finished my dinner, we headed to the counter to pay our bill and just a second before I open my wallet, this cute girl offer me a pack of cigarettes. Politely, I informed her that I'm not smoking. While waiting my turn to pay my dinner, I was thinking to ask her whether she smoke or not, and it is not just a thought, I did ask her. My thinking is that may be she's smoking and that's why she promotes the culture of smoking and help her company to propagate the idea of coolness in smoking, plus to take this opportunity to talk with her, at least something to start a conversation may be? Ha ha I'm kidding. It took courage for me to ask someone a question which I think it's quite personal to whom I don't know. I asked her, "Do you smoke?" and she answered me with confidence, "I'm not." Enjoy the 42 minutes worth-watching video about our brothers and sisters who struggle on their fight towards the tyranny of the cigarettes tycoon in Indonesia. Credit to Azwan, he triggered me with the issue, thank you. Salam.

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