Who would have thought that I would make it to day 3?
I bet no one!
I have and have avoided one or two crises this morning during which I could have set myself on fire to have a smoke..... got through them though and so far have been smoke free for 69 hours.
No more Carbon Monoxide in my body.
No more Nicotine in my body.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Day 2
09h40 Sunday morning. I have been through the Friday night and Saturday night of a weekend.
On both nights I was out with friends, some of whom are smokers, and I must say that it was not as bad as I thought it would be.
I do have to be careful not to gulp gallons of alcohol down my throat every time I feel the urge to grab someone by the neck and steal their cigarettes from them!
By no means out of the woods yet, but a damn fine start.
Tick tock tock tock
Thanks you those of you who have been encouraging and supportive. Much appreciated.
On both nights I was out with friends, some of whom are smokers, and I must say that it was not as bad as I thought it would be.
I do have to be careful not to gulp gallons of alcohol down my throat every time I feel the urge to grab someone by the neck and steal their cigarettes from them!
By no means out of the woods yet, but a damn fine start.
Tick tock tock tock
Thanks you those of you who have been encouraging and supportive. Much appreciated.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day 0
It has started. I extinguished my last cigarette at 14h52 today local time in Kuala Lumpur.
31 years a smoker fool.
3 hours and 50 minutes a non smoker....
Nic Benson - you are a scholar and a gentleman for your words of support.
31 years a smoker fool.
3 hours and 50 minutes a non smoker....
Nic Benson - you are a scholar and a gentleman for your words of support.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
What is wrong with people???
Honour (from the Latin word honos, honoris) is the evaluation of a person's trustworthiness and social status based on that individual's actions. Honour is deemed exactly what determines a person's character: whether or not the person reflects honesty, respect, integrity, or fairness.
Accordingly, individuals are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions, code of honour, and that of the society at large. Honour can be analysed as a relativistic concept, i.e., conflicts between individuals and even cultures arising as a consequence of material circumstance and ambition, rather than fundamental differences in principle.
Alternatively, it can be viewed as nativist — that honour is as real to the human condition as love, and likewise derives from the formative personal bonds that establish one's personal dignity and character.
Dr Samuel Johnson, in his "A Dictionary of the English Language" (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness." This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it.
On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to "reputation" and "fame"; to "privileges of rank or birth", and as "respect" of the kind which "places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence."
This sort of honour is not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power.
Accordingly, individuals are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions, code of honour, and that of the society at large. Honour can be analysed as a relativistic concept, i.e., conflicts between individuals and even cultures arising as a consequence of material circumstance and ambition, rather than fundamental differences in principle.
Alternatively, it can be viewed as nativist — that honour is as real to the human condition as love, and likewise derives from the formative personal bonds that establish one's personal dignity and character.
Dr Samuel Johnson, in his "A Dictionary of the English Language" (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness." This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it.
On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to "reputation" and "fame"; to "privileges of rank or birth", and as "respect" of the kind which "places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence."
This sort of honour is not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power.
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