The first day of the new academic semester started early with two morning lectures. It was great seeing many friends, a lot of whom I had not seen for several months! After the first lecture I walked with a friend to the one that followed immediately afterwards. As we approached the lecture building I noticed a girl having [...]
January 2006
The Washington Post recently featured an article about how smoking bans have changed social interaction in particular in the dating scene: “Sure, we’ll all live longer, but how will this affect the future of flirting?” “Cigarette etiquette is ancient stuff, stowed in the cultural marrow back when men wore real hats and glam movie stars with impossible [...]
The Washington Post recently featured an article about how smoking bans have changed social interaction in particular in the dating scene: “Sure, we’ll all live longer, but how will this affect the future of flirting?” “Cigarette etiquette is ancient stuff, stowed in the cultural marrow back when men wore real hats and glam movie stars with impossible [...]
I AM SO PLEASED I LIVE IN ENGLAND AND NOT THAILAND! Smoking on Thai TV – September 29, 2002 2Bangkok.com was once informed that UBC had an understanding with the authorities so that UBC would not have to blur out images of smoking. They would instead put a Thai-language warning across the bottom of the [...]
I attended a wedding and reception over the weekend which I very much enjoyed. My friends were mostly bored during the evening as we did not know many of the wedding guests. I had to feign boredom despite being enthrawled by some of the attractive wedding guests who were smoking at the reception! I achieved [...]
These images were achieved by videoing my television screen and then capturing individual frames. The basis premise of the quit smoking attempt was that is a smoker was forced to take deep drags every six seconds until they felt sick, and then smoke even more, in the hope that they would develop an aversion to [...]
Its been quite a day today! I went to my part-time job today for the first time since the summer and met many friends who were also home, during the holiday period before returning to university. C was back too – the girl who I documented in the early days of my blog who over the past year [...]
It’s been quite a day today! I went to my part-time job today for the first time since the summer and met many friends who were also home, during the holiday period before returning to university. C was back too – the girl who I documented in the early days of my blog who over the past [...]
Last night I was very tired after a succession of late nights so after celebrating the New Year I went to bed quite promptly. And what a night it was! I rarely have dreams that I can remember in the morning but the first night of 2006 would be different. The following account is rather [...]