the good year.

approximately nine hours ago, i chatted with a friend of mine about the things we love; fashion and vintage.

it was so much fun and i truly miss all those times i spent with the girls who were on the same page with us!
catherhea, fariza, kaireen, nadja, zima; I MISS YOU GIRLS SO SO MUCH.
:(

and seeing nadja's blog entry on our first vintage market event (we organized it; so fucking cool that it came out well), i realized that time flew by so fast!
i wish we have the time for another one; but growing up means too many other commitments.
:(

and now, vintage markets are popping up EVERYWHERE like mushrooms after the rain!
i wouldn't say we're pioneers for this, oh no, but we find it so amazing how like-minded people can make something work even though we are from all walks of life!
people who love vintage are so awesome; during the vintage market, it felt more like a friendly gathering of old friends rather than a market just to sell things!
i even got my parents to enjoy what a flea market truly is (RM5 items or less, woot!) and i'm really happy they were there to help me with my store (although mom shopped for her life that day LOL) and witness the fun!
:D

besides that, this year was great because i finally graduated with a degree!
though i'm sucked right back in to do my postgraduate, it was a great feeling knowing one chapter of my life has ended properly and that life would get harder from now on, but i will survive.
also, it helps that postgraduate is research-based and i can arrange my schedule properly!
highlight of the event; my parents handmade that cutie pie INCLUDING the box you see in the photo above and made me cry on my graduation day.
you see bugs around because my course is related to it.
the adorable doll looks like me, no?
:D

financially, we're all pretty much still the same; allowances go on and off randomly, money rewards come by here and there, but it has been alright still.
to deal with that problem a little bit, i started a new venture which i have been planning for awhile.
:)

armed with a notepad one random night and with some approved financial help from the hubby; i started collecting items for inventory and listed them all down with much detail soon after.
i am a perfectionist; i like it when my inventory/catalog is in order and is informative to me!
i discovered many beautiful things and this kept my happy levels up because i am absolutely in love with what i am doing!
when happy levels are up; life always feels better.
:)
a month into the business, i can say that i have a very good feeling about it!
it's not really about the money, but it does help fund my education.
i am a poor student without grant and without pay; the economy is really bad LOL.

attended a wedding of my friend, too!
it's really awesome and exciting, but then reality comes crashing in and i'm reminded that we're growing up.

it was a fun wedding though; met a lot of people i haven't met in YEARS.
oops, bride's not in the photo LOL.

let's see, what else...

AH YES!

the hubby bought me an anniversary present for the first time ever (monthly anniversaries don't mean anything to us LOL) and it was the most random gift ever!

but i love it all the same and so does the little squealing kid in me (no, i meant my young self; i'm not pregnant); it was so amazing.
best present ever, seriously.

there are more things that happened i'm sure, but these are the top in my list for this year.
i think i did it right!
:)

here's to an amazing christmas and new year!