Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Yet another cliched topic...
Finally, it’s the sabbaticals! One week of no school, and one week of fun and enjoyment. But, let’s not get caught in all the festivities. We should always be on the lookout for interesting stuff to blog about. I know I have!Today when going home from school, I passed by the walkway outside Marymount Station. The drain along the walkway was littered with cigarette butts. Yes, you have guessed correctly, I will be blogging about smoking.
Smoking is pretty much a major issue here in Singapore. Even though the government “strongly discourages” smoking, a lot of people are still smoking. Just take a walk along any street which does not ban smoking and you will see a smoker. As my father once said, “take a stone and throw it at a crowd. Chances are you will hit a smoker.”
Funny as it is, we must not underestimate the seriousness of smoking. Like drugs, smoking can be addictive. The government tried to discourage smoking by printing grotesque pictures of organs and sufferers of smoking. But actually, who really bothers to look at the pictures?
As I have heard in one Mr Brown show episode, some people have even gone to the extent of trading cigarette boxes, like playing cards. This clearly shows how much this plan is backfiring. Let’s face it. Smoking will forever be a problem all around the world.
BUT
There is hope! Schools can help to educate their students that smoking is evil (propaganda speeches, anyone?) . The rationale is simple; affect one generation and the generations that follow will be affected as well. So, in my opinion, the government should stop wasting its resources in trying to change the adults. How about us children for a change?
2:29 AM By Eugene
