I was at the mamak eating while watching football. Then came a man and a woman who sit at the next table to me. While i was eating, i started to smell the disgusting smell of cigarettes. To my annoyance, both of them were puffing their stupid cigarettes. I was annoyed with the bitch more because she was seating closer to me and i practically have to inhale the fucking smoke. And i end up smelling like the cigarette smoke.
What was i suppose to do? Get up and sit at another place? Why should i? I was there FIRST. Perhaps that's what irritated me the most. The fact that i sat there first, not having to smell any bloody cigarette smell and then few minutes later these two assholes come and sit nearby me and started to smoke, blowing the cancerous smoke at me. Sure, it was not their intention for the smoke to hit me but they would notice where the smoke is blowing to right? Can't they be considerate enough to stand up and go and smoke somewhere else? Some smokers are considerate, MAJORITY simply aren't. You think non smokers like to smell those smelly stuff?
When i was in primary school, i participated in drawing competitions. I'm not Picaso or what but i can draw. And most of these drawing competitions require you to draw something for a campaign, either anti drugs or anti smoking. I have many ideas in my head on how anti smoking advertisements should look like. Back then, because we are just primary school children, we lacked artistic ideas. We can draw but usually it'll just be some direct anti smoking poster. Even those who get 1st place don't really scream creativity, just that the choice of colour and drawing is better.
As you grow older, your creativity and understanding should get better. Anti smoking advertisements should be creative and CARRY A VERY STRONG MESSAGE, make people want to look at it. Some advertisements are good while some advertisements are just plain lame and doesn't carry the right message, like MOST of those PETA ads that like to use nude women to promote their cause.
In Malaysia, i find the anti smoking advertisement lacks aggressiveness. The pictures of bloody baby due to miscarriages, cancerous sore throats, rotting feet don't really scare people. Yeah, it will scare those who become squirmish at the sight of bloody and gorey stuff but most smokers are simply hard core smokers who don't give a damn. They have this attitude that goes "F*ck You. I don't give a Sh*t on your anti smoking campaign activities. Your gory pictures don't scare me". So what can we do with such people?
Attack their conscience. Make them feel the slight guilt. What smokers failed to understand is that their act of smoking can kill those who don't smoke. Have they ever thought if they are smoking in front of those who are more PRONE to lung cancer? Sure smokers think they have strong lunch, hence they'll be puffing until their lungs can't take it anymore BUT what about those who don't have strong lungs as them? Have smokers ever thought it's very bad when they smoke in front of children and pregnant woman?
Ah, and men. They care a lot of about their "little brother" and their sexual performance. Combine smoking and impotency, voila! You might hit the right spot. But seriously, do you think girls find a guy is hot if he smells like a smelly cigarette while she makes out with him?
Below i have provide some very good foreign advertisements on anti smoking which i think Malaysia should follow if the government still refuses to ban public smoking :
You know, i believe this is true..
The message is in small fonts but it reads : "smoking isn't just suicide, it's murder!". For those who are BLUR, it means --> not only do you kill yourself by smoking but you kill others around you who have to smell and inhale the fumes of the cigarette.
Really, i wonder which stupid and irresponsible mother will smoke while she's pregnant. She might as well abort the baby.
I think this is Malaysia advertisement. not as scary and creative as above.
LOL great blog. pessemistt :]
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