Crazy Firsts!!!

I had always thought that i would never drink.. Always remain a tee-totaler.. That is why, even in my prior work ex, i had always passed off the chance to drink, even when pestered by my colleagues.. No-one in my family drinks, sans my dad who used to, occasionally, during his college days.. So it was imperative on my part not to drink either.. Anyways that was not a problem since i detested it, for God knows why..

It was our Seniors finally giving us a freshers party in the name of Thanks giving party.. They had arranged it at a party hall in Shillong.. So drinks was always on the cards, the prime reason for having it outside college.. When waiting at the counter for my re-fill of sprite, one of the seniors returned his sprite-like-looking drink saying he wanted sprite and that was vodka.. I thought he was kidding and chided him.. he asked me to drink it if i didnt believe him.. It didnt look like alcohol (i hav not seen vodka before in my life) and there was no smell.. So i took a sip..

There was a hint of sprite there but something else was also there.. one more sip and my throat started to burn.. Holy cow!! Now i hav also drank vodka.. On second thoughts, finally i drank and didnt keep up my end of the promise.. So having broken it anyways, i thought why not have it and see what happens.. So loosening my so called tee-totaler record, i had that full glass and went around harping that i had drank.. Some just looked at me.. Many didnt believe me.. Such was their faith on me.. :)

Going around, i tasted whisky too but it was so smelling and yucky, that immediately i swore, i am never gonna have whisky.. So two glasses of vodka for starters and i had also entered the elite drinking club.. I dont plan to drink regularly, just occasionally when there are parties and of course office parties do have them.. When bosses around you have them, it is good that you give them company knowing what to drink and how much.. Having done something that i did not intend to, the mind looks at ways of justifying the drinking.. That was one crazy night and when i started to get eccentric, people thought i was on a high.. Actually i wasnt even drunk.. So much for two glasses of vodka..