Have you ever seen fireworks blooming across the night sky when it's raining?
Have you ever felt the delight of spotting a single magnificent red rose in a tangle of unkempt undergrowth?Have you ever tasted bliss when you savour the very first bite of an unforgettably scrumptious dessert?Have you ever heard a sound sweeter than the laughter of your loved ones?Have you ever smelled something that reminds you of home when you're in a foreign place? If you think about it, life is actually full of "Have-You-Ever"s. From the smallest gestures to the biggest events in your life, the things that you have done may or may not have been experienced by other people before in their entire lives. Nevertheless, they are unique, if only because they are your personal experiences - something that has been seen, heard, felt and taken in as memories by you and you alone. Some memories will fade over time, or be overshadowed by others, but the feeling will always linger in a corner of your heart. If somebody asks you a "Have you ever...?" question, the most logical and generally expected answer would be a straightforward "Yes" or "No". However, would you stop to think about it afterwards? If somebody were to ask me "Have you ever had coffee for breakfast before?", I'd just answer "Nope!", but I would probably think back to the one time I was in Singapore having breakfast in the hotel when i was going to get a nice hot cup of tea. I noticed that both pots contained similarly dark liquid which looked suspiciously like coffee, so (being the naturally lazy type) I just chose one of the pots at random (coffee never killed anybody) and - to my surprise - it was tea! 
Another of those "Have you ever...?" moments that stand out in my memory is the time me and a group of friends were taking photo stickers at KL's TimeSquare. The question would be "Have you ever drawn on somebody else's photo sticker screen (thus successfully ruining said stranger's photos) and, when asked by the shop assistant, looked innocent and denied ever doing such a thing?". And my answer would be "Hell, yeah! It was fun!" 
Definitely a Polaroid-worthy "Have you ever...?" moment. 
Evilness aside, "Have you ever..?" moments are being created every day, every minute, every second. Major events like birthdays and vacations are important, but don't forget ordinary stuff like LOL-ing to a page in a book or being caught singing like nobody's watching will probably give you the satisfaction of answering "Yes" to a "Have you ever...?" question. 
Have you ever wished upon a star?
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