My first kiss 
I was 21 years old unlike my best pal in school who had snogged more than half the boys in class by the time she reached Class X.
I was studying and my buddy Mrinal organised a little group, that was headed to a nightclub. There was this one chap among the group whose claim to hunk-dom, was a pair of scintillating green eyes.
He was alright – not spectacular in terms of intelligence or personality. However, he consider himself to be goodlooking. He had all these well-practiced, well-maneouvered moves on the dance-floor. I backed off, when he got a little too close for comfort.
The night was young and no one wanted to head home after the nightclub shut shop. So, we decided to visit a food place which was open into the wee hours.
On the way there, I was rode pillion with this chap on his mobike. Mid-way, after strategically shaking off the bikes on our trail, he stopped the bike and asked me, ” Can I kiss you?”, just like that.
I was a bit stunned, however I thought this was a good opportunity to upgrade my ’never been kissed’ status. So, I said okay and waited for him to make a move.
His mouth closed down on mine. His lips were reed thin and very dry. It was an insipid experience. My head started throbbing. I expected fireworks, passion, magic, all the ingredients that define a great kiss. I guess scintillating green eyes are no use when it comes to a great kiss. I pulled away and said we should join the gang. He gave me a broad grin and revved up the bike. We were off.
We joined the gang, said goodbyes etc.
The chappy called me for a date. What if there was something beyond his boring kiss? I decided to find out.
By and by I discovered that, he was a bit of an upstart. Smart alec asked me how I would pronounce the word ‘rendezvous’. Er….ron-day-woo, I said. He nodded, almost in dissappointment, expecting and hoping I would say ren-dez-wus, so he could correct me righteously, and feel thoroughly superior 
about his excellent English.
That was our one and only date. It was a good experience. It helped me understand:
a. What a bad kiss is all about
b. How to avoid getting trapped into one.
Any bad kiss experiences, out there? Drop me a line.
written with alot of passion