shelving a bad habit

shelf of bad habits




smoking made sexy in 2046. Tony Leung gets the ciggies and the legs. great subliminal advertising




gorgeous Tony Leung in 2046. a tortured writer, haunted by his past. the stillness of unspoken thoughts lends weight to the cigarette smoke billowing in the centerstage of this scene.



we all have bad habits.

i know i do. too many, in fact.

bad habits are in fact so prevalent that sometimes we don't even notice them.

on his way to work yesterday, M decided he was gonna can a bad habit of his.

smoking.

M, 32, has been smoking for 10 years now.

"about 3-4 sticks a day" he says

but consumes at least double over the weekends.

"it just hit me while i was driving to work today...that i wanted to giveup smoking..."

why did you start smoking in the beginning?

"peer pressure"

he pauses. and then decides

"cos i wanted to be like the malboro man....and tony leung....like tony leung in 2046."

now, wong kar wai's art film2046 is packed full of smoking scenes. smoking was sexy. the director of the movie was a genius in using the lighting of a low-hanging ceiling lamp to flirt with the sexy white smoke swirling, full bodied up towards the light. the mood was affected and it looked as if the cigarette puff had breathed life into a stream of colored, tobacco tainted column of air. but i digress.

how do you feel now, on day 1 of smoke free life? i asked M.

"it's like a calm before the storm"

"but talking about smoking kinda makes me depressed"

.....

i'm glad to announce today that M has progressed to day 2.

as for me, i'm on day 3 of kicking a habit that needs shelving too.

something to do with an ex flame that never fizzled.

it's not easy...