Nurul Atiqah Khir

... is one of the greatest people I have in my life. The first time I saw her, 7 years ago, it never crossed my mind that she would somehow be the sister I have never had. In fact, I thought she was a bimbo. Clad with a Barbie knapsack and pink ribbons all over her hair during her first day in class, it was pretty easy to assume that she was a bimbo. (I liked Barbies myself, but I never really called myself a bimbo because... well, who would label themselves as bimbos? lol)

But I grew fonder of her as time passed by. I started seeing the beauty within her and the fact that we had a lot of things in common. We both had a fetish for Barbies. We loved Britney Spears and have had thoughts about marrying Ken a.k.a. Barbie's boyfriend who doesn't have a "woohooo" down there (Ok, out of topic)


The two of us are extremely close, that once, there was a rumour spreading like wild fire in school saying that the two of us were dating! We figured it would be hilarious to just go with the flow, so, whenever the two of us were together, we were holding hands. Man, I can still remember their faces. Priceless.

People kept assuming that our relationship would deteriorate when I moved to another school in 2009. There was even a girl who said that we would drift so far apart, that we won't even recognise each other in the future. Obviously, they were wrong ;)


The funny thing about our relationship is that she seeks me for advice about her love life. ME, who has no clue about maintaining a steady boy-girl relationship. And she claims that I am good at it. I don't know whether to be flattered or lonely (Because I give advice about love when I have never even been in a relationship with a guy) with that statement.

Atiqah has always been a gem of a girl. She's caring, she's kind, she's everything you seek for in a best friend. I love her with all my heart and nothing in the world is going to change that.



Who is your Atiqah? :)

Back to the Past

I LOVE every bit of my childhood.

My life was so simple back then. I didn't have to worry about exams (I used to think that exams were like homework- only they were done in school -_-), I didn't have to face peer pressure and I certainly didn't know how to curse :P

I was going through an old folder when I realised all these. It made me remember all the good times I had when I was little, and that made me smile :)

It also made me realise that I gained a lot of weight over the years (You'll see what I mean in a bit)

Anyway, photos to make this post a little bit more interesting :

Me at the age of 8.

I was born a poser, no doubt :P

I was cute, no? *Ehem*

Barbie dolls; my favourite thing in the world, back then. My obsession with Barbie was like my obsession with Twitter, now. That obsessed. (Only people who follow me on Twitter understand what I mean :P)

My cousins and I in my used-to-be room. I slept in that room for like a week and then moved out. It was because of the two red beady eyes I saw outside my window. Until this day, after 6 years, I have never slept in that room.

The original McDonald's tauke. I even had a McDonald's cash register and play money, which my dad printed for me. I loved pretending to be a cashier. Pressing the buttons on that toy made me feel on top of the world. I felt like I was all grown up (I don't have the slightest idea why I was happy to feel old -_-)

I look like that granny from Little Red Riding Hood, only more hip because I had a velcro wallet from Sustagen. 

My twin sister, Katrina Claire :P

This picture has never failed to make me smile. It reminds me of one of the best childhood memories I have. I remember every single bit of what had happened, and I don't ever want to forget it :) Click here to know what happened that night.

Li May, Jazz and I. All three of us were in a "Britney Spears phase". We memorised all of her songs. We also knew the steps to her song 'Opps! I did it Again'. I remember the three of us jumping around when we found out that Britney was dating Justin Timberlake. We made complete fools out of ourselves by screaming and shaking our butts at the side of the road. 

This was during my 7th birthday party. I was telling my aunt that I couldn't put out the candles, when my cousin decided to settle the problem himself. So that explains the picture above.

Swimming lessons in the Philippines, 2005. I didn't enjoy it, AT ALL. It was stressful to learn how to swim because I had (still have) a fear of water. I thought it wasn't going to be so hard overcoming my fears. Men, I was so wrong.

I hardly recognise myself here. I look different! These two girls are my cousins, (l-r) Jackie and Camille. Camille looks like she was trying to drink the water O.o

This was what I meant with "I gained a lot of weight over the years". This is a picture of me, taken 4 years ago. I looked like a skeleton- Not good. My face was slim - Very good.

Chicken legs alert!

Me and the infamous boy who blew my candles.

One of the proudest moments of my life. I came home drenched in my own sweat because I was jumping like a mad bulldog in my school bus. This was during the first grade- when I managed to score my exam papers and shut the mouth of my classmate who kept telling me that her mother was going to buy her 12 boxes of coloured pencils if she managed to beat me, and get the number 1 spot in class. BOOYA!

OMG! I was a lala -_-

Cousin Jackie and I in my aunt's living room. We took quite a number of shots together on that day and this was the only one where she smiled. This was a candid shot, actually. She didn't plan on smiling. JACKIE, I HOPE YOU SEE THIS >:D

I also liked playing computer games. I had a fetish for Chun Li, that girl in Street Fighter. Counter-strike was another game I loved, until my younger cousin discovered cheat codes for it. I became an anti-Counter-strike because I kept losing to my cousin who used those stupid codes.

I was really into sports. I enjoyed cycling, skating, playing badminton with my dad and playing with my skipping rope. I have a photo of myself jumping with my skipping rope, but I dare not post it here because my pants were falling down, and my underwear was visible -__-

I made my P.E. pants look like they were high-waisted mom jeans.

I was submerged under a huge wave of nostalgia when I was going through all these photos. I felt like going back and being a little girl again. I wanted to savour every ounce of these moments once more. But, if I really had the power to turn back time, and relive all these, I wouldn't. I wouldn't go back and experience them all over again. I would leave them, just the way they are- Not because I don't cherish them, but because I want them to stay precious and unique. All these memories mean a lot to me, and I would never trade them for the world.

Songs That Remind Me Of Certain Events

Have you ever had a nostalgic feeling when you listen to a song? It's as if you are reliving a memory from your past.

It is crazy (and not to mention, weird) how a simple song can remind you of all sorts of things. Whether it was about scoring your Add Maths test, getting your dream car or being asked out by a guy, there are just some songs which stick to your head, even after so many years.

I don't know about you but I do get this feeling. Certain songs remind of certain events that have happened in my life.

It's not like I tell myself "Oh, you should relate Graduation by Vitamin C with the class party you had last year because it is a perfect song to tell you that you and your friends are separating" - no. It just... naturally happens.

Sometimes the song doesn't even portray what you feel at that moment. Like, Bubbly by Colbie Caillat may remind you of the time when you got a bad grade for Maths, and I'm Yours by Jason Mraz may brings flashbacks of the fight you had with your best friend.

Weird huh?

So, I guess you want to know the list of songs that remind me of certain events ;)

1. My humps by the Black Eyed Peas

This reminds me of the time I stayed over at my cousin's place in Tawau, in 2006. Back then, this song was on every radio station and eventually, it got stuck in all of our heads.

So, we were dancing and singing to this song while we packed our bags for a trip to Pulau Sipadan the next day... and the whole thing led to my cousin, shaking every inch of what God gave him.

He is the one in the middle :D

He even danced (and way longer) to this song in Pulau Sipadan, in front of dozens of people, after we dared him to ;)

The whole dance of his made all of them laugh and he kind of became famous during the trip. People were waving and saying hello to him like he was some kind of datuk. -.-"

2. Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears

This track reminds me of one of the best childhood memories I have :)

It was Christmas Eve when my cousins and I decided to have a sleepover at my uncle's place in Silam. The drive which usually took about 30 minutes ended up being 3 hours!

The car broke down like every 10 minutes. -_-"

Among all the places that we stopped by, the classiest one had to be the cemetery.

I remember all of us being shit scared and literally hugging ourselves in the car. We were filled with thoughts of what we thought, could possibly happen then (pontianak chasing us around, toyol stealing our chipsmore).

Thinking of that experience now, after 9 years, has never failed to tickle my funny bone :)

This photo was taken shortly after we arrived at my uncle's place - I was so cute then. Haha

3. I Believe by Yolanda Adams

I remember that this was playing on repeat on the day my PMR results came out. My friends thought that I was extremely stressed out because I listened to this song for 6 hours straight.

I was very stressed out and this was the only song that made me feel calm and relaxed. So, I just had to play it on repeat.

However, the real reason why I remember this track is because it was playing when a friend texted me about my results. I will never forget that feeling of satisfaction, of happiness.

Fyi, ever since that day, this song has become one of my my pick-me-up songs :)

So yeah, these are the songs. There are more actually, but these are the only ones I could think of right now.

What songs remind you of certain events? :)