Agung Laksono kicks smoking habit

Thu, 09/04/2008 10:13 AM | People

AGUNG LAKSONO: (JP) AGUNG LAKSONO: (JP)

JAKARTA: Anyone who has smoked cigarettes for a long period of time may find it difficult to kick the unhealthy habit -- but Agung Laksono says he is finally free of his nicotine addiction.

The House of Representatives spokesman says he forced himself to stop smoking, a bad habit he picked up when he was 13.

"I had been smoking since I was in high school and smoked heavier when started working. I could smoke up to five packs a day," Agung was quoted as saying by Antara on Tuesday.

The deputy chairman of the Golkar Party, who once studied medicine, says he started to take more notice of the risks of smoking when he turned 30.

He struggled for five years to kick the habit before finally quitting for good. The key to his success, he claims, was telling everybody that he wanted to quit smoking.

"By doing that, I would feel ashamed if I started smoking again. By telling everybody, I was more determined ... although it was so hard in the beginning." -- JP

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