Smoke Free Zone

I remember the time when I was still in the Philippines in one of the smaller companies I have worked for. My manager would smoke like a chimney. I would probably adjust if he had used the small cigarettes but he used to light his Dutch Master cigars. The office was small so even if he was in another room, the smoke wafted in our area and I would leave the office for fresh air or had to open the window. What really irritated me was the fact the I had been exposed to the smoke and I have asthma.

I feel relieved now that the company I am working for is a smoke-free zone. There are designated areas for smoking and those areas are very far from my work station. Also, I don't smell like I had smoked too because I am not exposed to the awful scent of smoke.

Smokey Scent

I cannot stand the smell of cigars and cigarettes. It is very pungent for me and I have a hard time breathing. I feel so angry whenever inconsiderate people light up their cigarettes even on places that are designated non-smoking. It is very unfair for non-smokers like me to inhale the toxins coming out from their cigarette butts.


I have the misfortune of bumping to someone in our building who smoke even inside the lift. For crying out loud! The lift is a very confined space and the scent does not go away swiftly. I hope he can take the cotinine test so he will have an idea on the damage his smoking does to him and to the innocent second-hand smokers.

I am so tempted to slap the cigar out of his hand or maybe, just slap the living daylights out of him. How inconsiderate and foolish can he be?