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21/09/2005
A Birthday Gift I want to Treasure
Hi Everybody,Just a quick note to say that I have moved to Niketon in Gulshan 1 on the 4th of September and just as I was settling down and wondering what could be the best birthday (16th September) gift that I could give myself, on the 10th I decided on a SNAP to give up smoking – which I had being doing with ‘loving’ unbroken regularity for well over 25 years now!!
Now that is easier said than done – and it is not as if I eased myself off, reducing the intake – in fact what I did was DROP from 35 to 40 sticks a day to zilch, ZERO. Through trial and errors I know, that’s the only way anybody can give up smoking…none of this ‘giving up slowly’ really works.
On the 11th September I woke up feeling flushed, edgy and having all symptoms of a massive withdrawal and just didn’t know what to do. To think of it, nicotine is the second most addictive drug after Heroin, and I realized I just can’t kick this without professional help.
I called up Dr.Arup Ratan Chowdhury the Rabindra Sangeet singer and somebody for whom I have had my highest admiration and respects. He has been a national anti-smoking advocate and has several laurels to his credit, including helping draft the law in Bangladesh which has now outlawed smoking in public places and a ban on advertisement. He mentioned to me some months back that if I wanted to quit he would help me….so I called and he said ‘Mac stop everything you are doing right now and get over to my office at the BIRDEM ‘.
In any case Arup Da suggested a prescription drug that I have to take for the next 12 weeks and the end result is SO FAR SO GOOD – NO CIGARETTES SINCE 10TH SEPTEMBER and today it’s Day 11!!!
Wish me luck everybody, tough as it is, I am hanging in there FOR GOOD. At age 48 can I expect a better Birthday gift - and one that I actually gave myself?
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Comments
WHAT THE...!!!
ekhon ami apner zippo diya ki korum eida amare koiya den!!
comin back 2 dhaka in 2 weeks. and got a ZIPPO (dui number :$) for u... now what?
DOOM ON U MYANNNNN! Grrrrr...
so, tell me mac, niketon e ki "current jay"? then u may use it for lightin candles... :(
miya, feedback charsen, kicchu koi nai.
potrikay interview dawa charsen, kicchu koi nai.
mixed album e gaan gawa charsen, tao kichu koi nai...
but tai boila biri khawa chaira diben, eitao ami shojjo korum mone korsen??
NO! NYET! NEVER!
birup roton chow. re ami khaisi!!!
jah rasta! jah benson!
-aNIK
p.s. i'm happy for u mannnn... absolut congrats!! lyk u wud say- "hang in there buddy, dont let da *whatever* blues grip ya!"
Posted by: aNIK | 22/09/2005
Hi Mac Bhai,
Glad you could make it. It should be an example for those who cannot breakfree from any kind of dependencies. Actually human beings have the power to control their addictions, which is required to have a diseasefree life. And you need the control because you can merely replace your damaged body parts. Power and enjoyment is useless if there is no control over it.
Btw. A belated happy birthday.
Posted by: Rezwan | 24/09/2005
*Maqsood
Posted by: aNIK | 02/10/2005
Hey! Cool blog you have here,plenty of music and pics to share here. Btw,do you know anything about
Ozric Tentacles?
Posted by: Ehsan Rahman | 17/10/2005
Nice Blog Mac. I grew up with ur music and i am a huge fan of yours. I specially like your music about social unjustice.
By the way, the link for Majhi'91 song is now working and i been looking for a while for that song. So can you please upload the song?
thanx
Posted by: Peace | 18/10/2005
Maksud Bhai ki ekhono Roja??
Posted by: Tanvir_Sydney | 19/10/2005
Maksud Bhai ki ekhono Roja??
Posted by: Tanvir_Sydney | 19/10/2005
Brother what about your next album
Kindly inform me: tutulboy@yahoo.com
Posted by: tutul | 13/12/2005
how is it going brother? i mean putting off smoking..
its a great job u have done.
congrats.
http://mysticsaint.blogspot.com
Posted by: mysticsaint | 08/01/2006
Didn't know you gave up smoking...way to go...congratulations...but if I remember you also left it once during college days..all through university, you did not touch the stick! but I am so proud of you..way to go...
Posted by: nina | 18/10/2006
i know u're not gonna reply me. i 'm writin from london. a big fan of urs. its long back i met u in russian cultural center in yr 1997(in a documentory release of shumon chottopaddhay). i woz just a kid of 17/18.
its about 4 yrs i'm here in london. i'm listenin to ur latest album now. simply fantastic. well i cant find da lyricsn also da inlay of da album of dis album as i've down loaded da music. r kobe j dhaka ashbo janina. oto din e apni hoito bura hoya jaben. no way.......................... bhalo thakben,,,,,,,,,,
i gave up ciggi like u its about 6 monffffffff now. i believe in "no purchase no consumption" theory........... its easy n simple. well london e fag er khub dam. ami to khub kipta amar poishate kulai na. amar spenish friend ms.carmilla jate biri khawata charte pare ektu bole deben plz.......... she is also ur fan.................. welllllllllll onek bole felllam. achchha apnar chhele dio kamon achhe???????????? amake ki plz ekta reply korben???????????? plz............ sorry mone hoy khub beshi cheye felchhi.............. khoma korben............. bhalo thakben..............
Posted by: zulfiqur | 04/11/2006
HEY im from uk, and recently my boyfriend in desh told me bout u, his a big fan of urs...and ive been listenin to ur tracks ur good man...even though i dont fully understand u.. i love ur track ....beser urmilai...something like that..keep up the good work..
reply is must!
Posted by: sheikh rehana khanum ali | 10/04/2007