diff --git a/lib/abstract-class.js b/lib/abstract-class.js
index a877399b..f11bef1a 100644
--- a/lib/abstract-class.js
+++ b/lib/abstract-class.js
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
  * Module deps
  */
 var Validatable = require('./validatable').Validatable;
+var Hookable = require('./hookable').Hookable;
 var util = require('util');
 var jutil = require('./jutil');
 
 exports.AbstractClass = AbstractClass;
 
 jutil.inherits(AbstractClass, Validatable);
+jutil.inherits(AbstractClass, Hookable);
 
 /**
  * Abstract class constructor
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ function AbstractClass(data) {
             return null;
         }
     }
+
+    this.trigger("initialize");
 };
 
 /**
@@ -107,21 +111,24 @@ AbstractClass.create = function (data) {
         obj = new this(data);
 
         // validation required
-        if (!obj.isValid()) {
-            return callback(new Error('Validation error'), obj);
-        }
+        obj.trigger("validation", function(){
+            if (!obj.isValid()) {
+                return callback(new Error('Validation error'), obj);
+            }
+        });   
     }
 
-    this.schema.adapter.create(modelName, data, function (err, id) {
-        if (id) {
-            defineReadonlyProp(obj, 'id', id);
-            this.cache[id] = obj;
-        }
-        if (callback) {
-            callback(err, obj);
-        }
-    }.bind(this));
-
+    obj.trigger("create", function(){
+        this._adapter().create(modelName, data, function (err, id) {
+            if (id) {
+                defineReadonlyProp(obj, 'id', id);
+                this.constructor.cache[id] = obj;
+            }
+            if (callback) {
+                callback(err, obj);
+            }
+        }.bind(this));
+    });
 };
 
 AbstractClass.exists = function exists(id, cb) {
@@ -213,29 +220,36 @@ AbstractClass.prototype.save = function (options, callback) {
     if (!('throws' in options)) {
         options.throws = false;
     }
-    if (options.validate && !this.isValid()) {
-        var err = new Error('Validation error');
-        if (options.throws) {
-            throw err;
+    this.trigger("validation", function(){
+        if (options.validate && !this.isValid()) {
+            var err = new Error('Validation error');
+            if (options.throws) {
+                throw err;
+            }
+            return callback && callback(err);
         }
-        return callback && callback(err);
-    }
-    var modelName = this.constructor.modelName;
-    var data = this.toObject(true);
-    if (this.id) {
-        this._adapter().save(modelName, data, function (err) {
-            if (err) {
-                console.log(err);
-            } else {
-                this.constructor.call(this, data);
-            }
-            if (callback) {
-                callback(err, this);
-            }
-        }.bind(this));
-    } else {
-        this.constructor.create(this, callback);
-    }
+    });
+    
+    this.trigger("save", function(){
+        var modelName = this.constructor.modelName;
+        var data = this.toObject(true);
+        if (this.id) {
+            this.trigger("update", function(){
+                this._adapter().save(modelName, data, function (err) {
+                    if (err) {
+                        console.log(err);
+                    } else {
+                        this.constructor.call(this, data);
+                    }
+                    if (callback) {
+                        callback(err, this);
+                    }
+                }.bind(this));
+            });
+        } else {
+            this.constructor.create(this, callback);
+        } 
+    });
 };
 
 AbstractClass.prototype.isNewRecord = function () {
@@ -262,10 +276,12 @@ AbstractClass.prototype.toObject = function (onlySchema) {
 };
 
 AbstractClass.prototype.destroy = function (cb) {
-    this._adapter().destroy(this.constructor.modelName, this.id, function (err) {
-        delete this.constructor.cache[this.id];
-        cb && cb(err);
-    }.bind(this));
+    this.trigger("destroy", function(){
+        this._adapter().destroy(this.constructor.modelName, this.id, function (err) {
+            delete this.constructor.cache[this.id];
+            cb && cb(err);
+        }.bind(this));
+    });
 };
 
 AbstractClass.prototype.updateAttribute = function (name, value, cb) {
@@ -279,24 +295,29 @@ AbstractClass.prototype.updateAttributes = function updateAttributes(data, cb) {
     Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
         this[key] = data[key];
     }.bind(this));
-    if (!this.isValid()) {
-        var err = new Error('Validation error');
-        return cb && cb(err);
-    }
-    this._adapter().updateAttributes(model, this.id, data, function (err) {
-        if (!err) {
-            Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
-                this[key] = data[key];
-                Object.defineProperty(this, key + '_was', {
-                    writable:     false,
-                    configurable: true,
-                    enumerable:   false,
-                    value:        data[key]
-                });
-            }.bind(this));
+    this.trigger("validation", function(){
+        if (!this.isValid()) {
+            var err = new Error('Validation error');
+            return cb && cb(err);
         }
-        cb(err);
-    }.bind(this));
+    });
+
+    this.trigger("update", function(){
+        this._adapter().updateAttributes(model, this.id, data, function (err) {
+            if (!err) {
+                Object.keys(data).forEach(function (key) {
+                    this[key] = data[key];
+                    Object.defineProperty(this, key + '_was', {
+                        writable:     false,
+                        configurable: true,
+                        enumerable:   false,
+                        value:        data[key]
+                    });
+                }.bind(this));
+            }
+            cb(err);
+        }.bind(this));
+    });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/hookable.js b/lib/hookable.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38b0feb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hookable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+exports.Hookable = Hookable;
+
+function Hookable() {
+    // hookable class
+};
+
+Hookable.afterInitialize = function(){};
+Hookable.beforeValidation = function(){};
+Hookable.afterValidation = function(){};
+Hookable.beforeSave = function(){};
+Hookable.afterSave = function(){};
+Hookable.beforeCreate = function(){};
+Hookable.afterCreate = function(){};
+Hookable.beforeUpdate = function(){};
+Hookable.afterUpdate = function(){};
+Hookable.beforeDestroy = function(){};
+Hookable.afterDestroy = function(){};
+
+Hookable.prototype.trigger = function(action, work){
+  if(work){
+    bHook = this.constructor["before" + capitalize(action)];
+    if(bHook) bHook.call( this );
+
+    work.call(this)  
+  }
+  aHook = this.constructor["after" + capitalize(action)];
+  if(aHook) aHook.call( this );
+}
+
+function capitalize(string){
+  return string.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + string.slice(1);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/hookable_test.coffee b/test/hookable_test.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df04a902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/hookable_test.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+juggling = require('../index')
+Schema = juggling.Schema
+AbstractClass = juggling.AbstractClass
+Hookable = juggling.Hookable
+
+require('./spec_helper').init module.exports
+
+schema = new Schema 'memory'
+User = schema.define 'User',
+    email: String
+    name: String
+    password: String
+    state: String
+    age: Number
+    gender: String
+    domain: String
+    pendingPeriod: Number
+    createdByAdmin: Boolean
+
+it "should trigger after initialize", (test)->
+  User.afterInitialize = ()-> 
+    User.afterInitialize = null
+    test.done()
+  user = new User
+  
+
+it "should trigger before create", (test)->
+  User.beforeCreate = ()-> 
+    User.beforeCreate = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, ()-> test.ok "saved"
+
+it "should trigger after create", (test)->
+  User.afterCreate = ()-> 
+    User.afterCreate = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, ()-> test.ok "saved"
+
+it "should trigger before save", (test)->
+  User.beforeSave = ()-> 
+    User.beforeSave = null
+    test.done()
+  user = new User
+  user.save ()-> test.ok "saved"
+
+it "should trigger after save", (test)->
+  User.afterSave = ()-> 
+    User.afterSave = null
+    test.done()
+  user = new User
+  user.save ()-> test.ok "saved"
+
+it "should trigger before update", (test)->
+  User.beforeUpdate = ()-> 
+    User.beforeUpdate = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, (err, user)->
+    user.updateAttributes {email:"1@1.com"}, ()-> test.ok "updated"
+
+it "should trigger after update", (test)->
+  User.afterUpdate = ()-> 
+    User.afterUpdate = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, (err, user)->
+    user.updateAttributes {email:"1@1.com"}, ()-> test.ok "updated"
+
+it "should trigger before destroy", (test)->
+  User.beforeDestroy = ()-> 
+    User.beforeDestroy = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, (err, user)->
+    user.destroy()
+
+it "should trigger after destroy", (test)->
+  User.afterDestroy = ()-> 
+    User.afterDestroy = null
+    test.done()
+  User.create {}, (err, user)->
+    user.destroy()