52 Week Money Challenge

so I found this on the internet (Facebook), and I was thinking, why not I challenge myself to do this? It seems interesting. But since I am still a student, I may forfeit this challenge at any time. You know, when I don't have money. Santi said it is better to do it backwards, meaning that, for first week instead of keeping $1, its better to keep $52 and for second week keep $51 and so on. 

Maybe it is a good idea cause I know towards the end of the year, we don't have that much money left especially for us, IPG-ian who rely on allowance so much.

For now, I am still doing it normally. I am now in second week. We'll see how it goes. I may stop when I really don't have money anymore. Aigoo~

Jia You!

Lots of love

~taya~xoxo

The Hand-me-down stuff

When I was a little girl, I used to think that any clothes will shrink to a smaller size. But even when I was a little child, I had my doubt and question like, “how the hell the clothes shrink? Ah, it must be because of the getah in the clothes.” You know, getah can stretch, become smaller and bigger. Stuff like that. Okay, I'm having trouble explaining this. Just think of it as latex. Eventually I learnt that the clothes did not shrink but it is us who grow up and become bigger.

Growing up as a second child, I don’t have many hand me down clothes because I don’t have sister. I have older brother. Now, my parents wouldn't want me to wear boy clothes do they? I grow up as a fashion criminal, meaning I don’t have sense of fashion. I don’t have anyone to teach and show me the proper fashion that I should follow. So I just wear anything that I think is good for me. It was embarrassing. I was very tacky. Gosh those years of embarrassment.

The first proper hand me down I got was from my high school teacher. It was my baju kuliah. 5 pairs of baju kurung total. Well, it is technically baju kurung but there is other appropriate name for it. Is it baju kurung kedah? I never bother to know the differences. I'm ignorant remember.

She gave me and my friend Ichel those baju kurung because she doesn’t wear it anymore. (Cause she have tons of baju kurung). I was very happy because I don’t have to buy baju kurung anymore. I was very lucky to have the same size as my teacher. I’ve been wearing the same baju kurung for 2 years. Yeah, talk about saving money. Hoho.

Recently, she gave me another batch of baju kurung. Yes, money saved! I don’t care if it’s a hand me down. It looks new to me. And I don’t care wearing hand me down. Nowadays with the cost of living keep increasing, naik sana, naik sini, gaji tidak naik pun, I accept anything people want to give me as long as it is free. Yes, saving money is my priority now.

Lots of love

~tayaldo~

Been there, Done that.

Life is a drama. It is full of stories you never know would happen. Maybe at one time, your life seems to be at the peak and may be happiest life you ever had, but who knows what might happen later on. As a wise man would say, everything happens for a reason. I did encounter some situation back there where this quote applies to me. There is a reason for everything that happens. You just need to wait and be patient for the reason to show up, and always have faith in God because God will never leave you even though some people might. God may present you with the best gift you ever had. In my situation, He gives me friends, whom I love so much and trust with all my heart. Friends who understand, friends who make you happy, friends who’ll give a helping hand in whatever situation you might encounter; friends who cry with you, friends who laugh with you, and most importantly, friends who love you like a family.

And thanks to certain person, because without you, I will not be able to sit here and write about my friends now (although you did hurt me full blast last time) or any of those hurtful experiences, well I guess, time will heal everything. In the process of healing, I realize that there are so many things in this world that are more worthy to do than thinking about the past and reminisce about those hurtful moments. You and I may be happy now, I’m glad we did. When I’m older, I will surely recall those memories again, just for the sake of remembering an old flame. (or maybe for the sake of my *cough*, grandchildren who wants to hear a love story from her *cough*, grandmother). Guess, memories never fade huh. 

You’ll never know what life is until you fall in love and fall out of love, aite? 

move on mate! 

oh crap, I'm distracted again. Bila la habis study kalau macam ni. ＼(>o<)／

lots of love

~tayaldo~xoxo

Earthquake?

Really? I was shocked when I read and heard about this news. There’s earthquake and I don't know?? And all my friends posted and message me about earthquake which at that time I happen to be sleeping soundly in my bed and I felt nothing!

OMAI... they said when I sleep, gempa bumi pun mungkin kau tidak sedar. That proves when I sleep, nothing can wake me up.

A bit disappointment there. Disappoint because I don’t have the chance to feel the vibrating and that panicked feeling. Relieved because that shake shake thingy did not affect much to Perak, the place I stay now.

 I just hope that this occurrence wouldn’t come to Malaysia. They said that a Tsunami warning has been issued but luckily it was withdrawn. No one can be sure about this thing. It may happen again. I hope all the Indonesian where the earthquake shake happened be safe always. Let’s pray together. May God Bless Them. 

*FB pic

lots of pray

~tayaldo~xoxo