Missed that Tang fruity drinks

Whenever I spotted a new soursop drink product on the shelves, I naturally would want to stay away from it as experience has taught me again and again that it's not the soursop drink that I meant. Then, quite adamantly I'd buy it anyway after a 10th visit or so down the aisle; only to reassert my previous finding.

The thing is, where is my Tang soursoup? It's been missing from store shelves for ages! Who's keeping it away?

It's the soursop that I fancied most. Orange was ok though by comparison it could easily beat most other brands. Pomelo was also one of its kind. I don't know why I'm speaking in retrospective when I'm sure Tang drinks are far from extinct. I mean the company which manufactures them, the Kraft Foods, is still the world's second largest in its business and it's positive, Tang drinks are still in production.

I used to get them from Giants stores or even some regular convenience stores but now they are nowhere to be found. For something so good it's a shame that they have become rare. Somehow the simple supply and demand economic system doesn't work this time. Or perhaps I could be overstating the demand for it?

Perhaps I should consider ordering it online. Buy bulks and open a small-time mail order business that cater to all Tang drink lovers in this region...

Ah, that is another idea that can go into my home business archive!

p/s by the way I'm still a quitter though I've done it 3 times till now. an important tip to potential quitters - never take another sip, for whatever reasons.

So long Mac Baren!

This is the longest I have been without a cigarette. I'll be waking up to my fourth day tomorrow morning. The verdict is, WOW!

The biggest feeling, overriding others, will be freedom. Just a slight glimpse of the free man that I'd become makes me shudder. Ah, it's too big a feat, this can't be it! That was exactly the failing argument each time I attempted to quit smoking. Big bully at the back of the head shouting profanities just to scare away reformists.

I'm not really sure what prompted this latest attempt but it looks like it's gonna hold out. First day went by with a mixture of hope and anxiety. Hope on the Nicorette gums whom I voted for a second run and anxiety over the suddenness. However, first day flew quite unnoticed. I chewed 3 gums during the waking period of 15 to 16 hours, maybe that kind of muzzled any cries from nicotine rebels.

Second day was tough. I decided to fight the withdrawals bare fisted. Felt like lying in bed all day but kids never let that happen. So tip #1. Kids help. Had a vivid dream in the night. I was smoking a cigarette. I remember the puffing, the two lighters I keep in the kitchen. A non-smoker friend who emphatically insisted that I keep his lighter that had a built-in flashlight. Then at 2:38am I was wide awake. Good thing I had exhausted all supply in the house.

And today has been better. I do feel the urges but they are growing less and less urgent each time. So maybe this is it. Will I be an ex-smoker next week, next month, next year?

Good luck and good night!