Shisha

I've decided to blog about this thing/trend in our society that is slowly becoming quite popular and all the rage (if it already isn't). Some say it is harmful and others say it is not...

Truth be told, experts before say that it isn't as harmful as smoking ciggies, BUT, experts NOW say that it is. Confused? Well, that's how I felt when all this while we were to believe that hot water actually opens up the pores, but to be contradicted heavily when I recently read in The Start newspaper months ago that in fact, new studies show that it closes the pores instead.

What the bullcock!?

Anyways, I disregarded the new findings, couldn't care less. After all these years of my trust in hot water?!?! No way mannn, I still believe that it opens up the pores. Heh. I'm so pissed with scientists nowadays, their studies are somehow so so...aih, contradicting one another.

So that basically explains the confusion within youths as some stick to the previous study and are oblivious to the current study.

Continuing my Shisha topic...


Shisha is tobacco mixed with molasses and fruit flavours and tobacco product in any form contained nicotine.

All tobacco products were equally dangerous as it contained more than 3,500 chemicals of which 200 were toxic and 43 were carcinogenic.

Anyways, to keep things fair and non biased.

"It is difficult to compare which is more harmful than the other as it depends on several factors
such as the frequency of use, how deep the inhalation or if other ingredients are added besides tobacco itself," said the Deputy Head of Kuala Lumpur Health Department.

“The water filter is a gimmick. Most of the toxic chemicals and nicotine are not water-soluble. Hence, they pass through the filter and is inhaled by a smoker, although other irritant substances, which are water-soluble, will get filtered.”

Meanwhile Reuters reported last week that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had announced that a single session of smoking Shisha yields a nicotine intake equivalent to more than one pack of cigarettes.

It is also reported that Shisha smoke retained all the carcinogens of cigarette smoke while adding more carbon monoxide and a separate set of carcinogens from the use of burning coals to keep the nicotine flowing, coupled with the risk of infection with tuberculosis or hepatitis from shared mouthpieces.

Note: These information were taken from The Star Online.

Reason why I'm posting this up is because I'm concerned with someone important in my life who feels that shisha has become an addiction or is on the verge of addiction at least. I'm not trying to say that shisha is like the ultimate evil thing to pick up (Don't terasa Ben, hehe). Just that, the word addiction got me worried sick. I don't mind it being just a social thing to do when you're out with friends. But when it comes to a point where it is integrated into the back of your mind and ultimately always makes you feel the urge to want to smoke. It becomes worrying. Right after smoking, when the session is done, and off to another place, that feeling of wanting to smoke again comes haunting you. Hate it.

The thing is, it may seem as a just a fun thing to do...may make you feel cool and all that, but i hope you have the ability to control it, or at least try to. I'll be there for you. This is just the starting point and it may not seem like a big deal, but in the long run, it will be. Not only does it cost you your lungs, but money wise too.

I just hope that others out there won't take shisha lightly as something less hazardous than ciggies. It could be more dangerous than you know it, depending on how you take it.


So smoke intelligently I suppose. 0_o?

Cheers!