A Singaporean woman will return to normal life today after spending three days in a glass box.
26 year old Cheyenne Lu has been living in full view of the public on a busy shopping street in an attempt to quit smoking

Lu, who has been smoking for the last 12 years, knows how difficult it is to quit. Her previous attempts all failed because she didn’t tell her family and friends that she was trying to give up. So this time she has made her decision very public. The experiment was organised by the Health Promotion Board as part of an effort to encourage young Singaporean women not to smoke. There has been a sharp increase in the number of women smokers in recent years.

Keeping fit

Lu has been eating and sleeping in a glass room for the last three days,  with an Internet connection and a collection of DVD’s to help her pass the time. In addition, she has been having yoga and Pilates sessions with a fitness trainer. Lu, who is a freelance writer, has been keeping an online blog of her experiences in the glass house.

The kindness of strangers?Lu says she has received a lot of encouragement from people passing by. She has also received messages of support on her Internet blog. However, some people have tried to make it more difficult by stopping in front of her window and lighting a cigarette. One stranger even offered to give her $500 to smoke a cigarette with him. “Surprisingly, it made me want to stop smoking even more, said Lu.

A keen football fan
Although Lu has managed not to smoke for three days, she knows this is only the beginning of her smoke free journey. But she has something to look forward to. She is a keen supporter of Arsenal Football Club, and she plans to use all the money she saves by not smoking to travel to London. She wants to see her hero Cesc Fabregas in real life.