I LURVE DAT SHISHA THANG !!

Have you all tried something called, Shisha before? Shisha is a kinda tobacco mixed with molasses and fruit flavors and is smoked in a hookah. It is very light and flavorful with a wonderful fruity aroma. It is smoked for the flavor and not for any kind of effect. Though the most popular flavor is apple, others include strawberry, pineapple, apricot, grape, rose, mint, and even cappuccino!!

In the Middle East, from Turkey to India, there are shisha cafes where people gather to smoke and drink coffee or tea. Smoking shisha can last two hours or more and is a very peaceful, social occassion generally filled with good conversation with friends.

Since Shisha is tobacco, smoking it likely involves some of the same ill effects as other types of smoking. However, whereas cigarette smoke fills my chest with a harsh, burning sensation, I can barely feel shisha smoke in my lungs. Because of this smoothness and the fact that it is light, filtered, and cooled, I would say that it is very probably the safest form of smoking! And because it takes a few minutes to set up and then a long time to savor, shisha smoking is unlikely to entail that psychological addiction for a quick puff that cigarettes can.

I had my virgin taste of Shisha after dropping by Hark CafeBar with another group of friends today. It actually cost us only 12bucks per pipe and you can share it with your friends! (I heard that Arab Street's Shisha cafes charges ranging from 19 to 25bucks?). So 4 of us each had our own virgin taste of it (We shared only 1 miserable pipe, Heh). We had the apple-flavoured tobbaco and the taste was good! It leaves a sweet taste in your mouth after your puff and the smell is nice too. Even my fingers were lingered with the apple smell after awhile. Gonna try the strawberry flavoured the next time. When I feel rich. =)


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