Vape vape vape...

Last Tuesday, my brother in law was in town. His first question, Where do folks around here buy Vape?

I'm not sure whether vape is similar to e-cigarette. They look like compact shisha.

I know a place where vape are sold. A place some would call 'Texas' or 'smoke house'

Texas? Maybe because of the barbecue. And I thought Aussies like BBQ more. Let's the Aussies and Texan decide among themselves who like Barbie more.

That place is strategically located. Away from the CBD, near housing estates, where 'off-shoremen' live.

On payday, that place would be very full. The 'off-shoremen' enjoying themselves, akin to sailors entertaining themselves at port of calls. The people from nearby Sultanate also like it there. Low-key, accessible and near.

With that, if I were to sell vapes or contrabands, I would open my business there. Imagine rum drinking pipe smoking sailor.

Returning home, I got headache from the vape.

Then yesterday, my brother asked me the effect of nicotine on brain.

AFAIK, if nicotine refers to just nicotine, and brain as brain itself, I would say the effect would be addiction.

Brain damage? Not that I heard of. Most haemorrhage is due to other components in tobacco.

Nicotine is also good for Parkinson's Diseases. Something that the health department all over the world conceal.

I never knew it, thinking our lecturer was pulling my legs. Well, if the PSA in telly said smoking is bad, we believe the TV more. So I was brainwashed by the TV that nicotine is bad. Until... the fact came out in our MCQ's.

Smoking has protective factors towards Parkinsonism. In other words, the prevalence of a smoker getting Parkinsonism is less than non smokers.

We thought that statement is false. And we are wrong. A majority of us did have the misconception that smoking is always bad. Our lecturer was shocked that we did badly on that question. So he told us to go back and read more. And yes we deserved the scolding.

I am not encouraging people (non-smoker) to smoke e-cigarettes. But I do think it is a better alternative to smokers.