I remember the first time I had this cigar. It felt heavy on the head and numbs the throat and tongue. The odor sticks to your clothes, hands and worst it gives a bad impression to people that you are using Marijuana. Speaking of which I just want to clear things up for some Manilenyos who thinks that this cigar has a small amount of MJ. You get to see this brand sold on malls and convenience stores all over the place. Most people say it has 5% marijuana on it, well it doesn’t and trust me it’s all cloves. I don’t think the government will allow drugs circulating on such small taxes given by the manufacturer of this cigarette.

Back then I noticed that this cigar can make me loose my appetite for a regular Marlboro stick and it always has (considering the price also). My addiction to cigarette smoking was reduced. The sweet flavored filter and the long tiring wait for it burnout kills the fun in smoking. For some, they enjoy this cigarette thinking that it calms them down because it’s sweet and strong. For first time Gudang smokers, if they survived the first stick; the rest is easy. The people at Gudang Garam says that this cigarette reflects the dynamic spirit of youth, that is full of enthusiasm and loves life‘s challenges. But to me, it slows them down, makes them think (and smell awful) because of the effects of Eugenol. It has a pleasant, spicy aroma and is responsible for the aroma of cloves combined with the sweet flavoring on its filter.

This chemical compound called Eugenol is used in perfume factories, on flavorings, as essential oils and in medical field as a local antiseptic and Anesthetic take note of this word “anesthetic” which causes the numbness on your tongue and throat. This also causes reversible lack of awareness which has the similar effects as your local marijuana. It also causes skeletal muscle reflex and stress response to null temporarily.

It is a little less harmful than smoking a regular tobacco filtered cigarette but it can still kill. On a lighter side of danger the minimal damage you can get from smoking is loosing your gag reflexes. To make it simple you get to choke on a lot of things more often, in short bulimia. Besides bad breath, nicotine filled lungs and an annoying smell that you leave behind when you pass by people or enter an air conditioned room; you are most likely to live about a year or less than an average tobacco smoker.

So there, try not to look stupid by telling all your friends that Gudang makes the trip ihigher because it contains marijuana, but instead tell them that it’s made of cloves. Don’t even think that smoking this brand makes you look cool because in reality it doesn’t. It makes you look dumb and smelly, especially if you don’t know what you are talking about.

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