Bright Hummer Attitude

Let's catch up? 
I've been enjoying exciting moments in life. Most importantly, I've just graduated (officially!). I just can't wait for the photos to be ready so I can share them with you! As for today, I finally get to wear my Adidas sneakers. Bright outfit for a brighter day. I've been going around these past few weeks. There was offshore trip, graduation trip, then off to Labuan for work, and another offshore trip next week. I'd say, life is pretty full of surprises these days. I'm just truly blessed and grateful for everything. I finally get to reunite with my unimates (that I miss so much). Spend awesome time with family, friends and colleague. Eating bunch of yummy meals. Like everyone else, life does have its ups and down, but for me, I prefer focusing on the happiness and take the downs as lesson to be a better self (Ameen). There's a lot of things going on, between my work and myself, I have yet to find a proper balance for my fashion passion. I mean yes, I have been dressing up every once in awhile, but my blog deserve equal attention (don't you agree?).
So, we stop this blogging-pause with an entirely different outfit attitude. I have been wanting an awesome pair of sneaker or one of those Isabel Marant (sneaker-wedge-boots), and this is something close to it. High top, catchy colours, perfect fit. I feel like Cinderella, it was the last pair in my size (meant to be, I know!). I have several outfits in mind for this pair, but first I wanted it to be as bright as it can, hence this combination...







Different attitude. I feel like girls again with this kind of outfit. Pardon me for the awkward thumbs up close-up photo. I couldn't think of any other proper ways to pose for that. Typical me.
Now it's your turn, how's it going for you in the past few weeks??

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Bright Magenta Lady

Bright Magenta Lady 

Magenta, a colour in transition between purple and pink. This colour somehow is my recent colour crush. I got this Magenta top for work, actually. Knowing how predictable my wardobe is when it comes to working attire, I thought I shall infuse some fun element to it. Couldn't resist waiting to wear it with the right bottoms for work, so I stole it for a weekend look instead. Uber bright look, so bright until I got a little comment from my protective little brother "Why are you so bright today?". "I'm young, I'm free, I shall wear anything that makes me feel happy!", yes I couldn't think of any better answer than that *pat shoulders*. I'm so attached to my H&M pumps. Sometimes I wish it was a pair of solid heels, so it'll be the perfect shoes that I can wear forever. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find it somewhere, someday.



I just love how bright my outfit looks! Also loving how it seems so put together.

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Preppy Animalier

Burgundy Tigress 

I have always wanted a pair of leather pants in burgundy or maroonish colour. So the moment I found this one I immediately thought it has that quirky detail on it which makes it interesting. Later on, I found a nice preppy shirt with plaids collar on, it's as if I was wearing two pieces of clothing (shirt+sweater). Being me, I love experimenting! So I decided to match these completely clashing style together. There you go, a preppy animalier with a touch of rocking leather pants at the front, relaxed cotton pants at the back.
Somehow animal's face seem to be the muse nowadays. Similar to how we had transition from Hello Kitty to Skulls, back and forth. Kenzo, Christopher Kane are some of the designer that made animal's facial expression famous (from screaming Gorilla, to screaming Tiger).
Dressing up is such an easy way to feel happy, boost your confidence, and appreciate what god gave us. So I have always thought, we owe ourselves so much experiment, trial and error with clothing. Just do it, if it makes you feel good, then go on with it! I wore this outfit back in January and I could not wait to share it with you. If you have seen this on Instagram, you might have already know how it looks like. But I kept that tiny detail on the dual material pants, just to see if you notice it ;)




You can call this colour anything within burgundy, maroon or ox blood range. I just love how preppy it looks like and I could not adore my lovely Baroque slipper any lesser. It's the perfect shoes for casual walks during the weekend, even more perfect for me to go to work with!
So, what's your latest outfit experiment?

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The Ribbon Effect

The Ribbon Effect 

You know those morning you feel extra hyped and happy? I felt it this morning, regardless the tummy ache and the scary driver who just drove like nobody business where thankfully I reacted in advance to avoid any unpleasant scene. Yes, it has been quite a day for me. This morning I thought of doing something different for my outfit. It's been shirt and pants all this while so I thought, hmm.. Maybe I need to do some of my "ATICALEEN Magic" to it! Took my pant's sash, tied it on my neck, secure it under the collar. Put on a statement belt, of course my vintage Moschino belt will do. Then, voila! I could not feel any happier!
This afternoon too, we had Sushi King for lunch and oh god, I was enjoying myself to the max. I know I shall eat as much Salmon and other mouth delicious Japanese food as I want, since you know, we all deserve to have a day for great food. At least once a week. That is to pamper ourselves and enjoy life. Aren't we the luckiest creature ever been made by God, that we are able to have so much joy? All in different form (taste buds, smell, touch receptors, etc etc)? Indeed we are, so do something to begin to have a wow moment that can make you be and feel grateful. We have so much to be thankful for :)
All and all, my day is interesting. A mixture of several events and emotion, all in less than 24 hours!


I had my friend to take a quick shot of my outfit for today. Who says you can't be doing Engineering and still meet your fashion passion? In the end, it's what makes you happy. That's what matters most.
So... How was your day?

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Sunny Saturday

Sunny Saturday 

Sunny Saturday yesterday, I finally get to have my full weekend with my family. Nothing beats those days with your dad waking you up in the morning and having brunch together. My loyal photographer slash sister is back in Miri (such a bummer) so I had my little brother to take my picture. I've decided to don something comfortable and chic as a break from the hectic few weeks I've been through. Also I felt like cutting my hair, since it went a little out of control after I went to offshore last week. It gets dry and I thought, shorter hair would suit my situation right now. So I did went to the saloon.




I wore my bright orange sunglasses as my "neckcessories". I love the bright items I put together, that's the Magenta Pumps and Orange Sunnies both from H&M. So comfy with the black blue stripe dress. Perfect outfit for our country, with the sun shinning and the warm wind from the sea. It's summer's perfect go-to outfit!
I cut my hair slightly shorter. The hairdresser had it all curled and set for me to enjoy the bounciness for a day. Wished I had a hairdresser to do my hair everyday so it'll look this fine always. Do you like it?

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Beyond Expectation

Fear Collision with Excitement 

Exactly the perfect phrase to describe what I have gone through last week. I attended my first ever  BOSET, that stands for Basic Offshore Safety Emergency Training.
I was lucky enough to have gone to SMTC, the only place you could get pool with artifical waves (from two different directions, which means very similar to sea condition), in Sabah and Sarawak that is also globally recognized. I have always look forward to this, eventhough I have heard of all the scary stories people tell me. Some are the truth and some are told to put you in serious fear. My dad attended this before, and he gives me a heads up so I can be prepared for whatever that I might face. All I know is, this will involve with all thing offshore; free-fall into deep water from a given (crazy) height, swing rope boat transfer, and fire fighting. My dad told me about HUET, which is Helicopter Underwater Escape Training and it did freaks me out a little, but I thought HUET was not included in BOSET. Until I reach the first day of the course, where our instructor, Mr. Dennis gave us an introduction of the entire course. I find myself rather super excited than scared.

That's my instructor, Mr. Dennis, doing demo for the EBS!
(he shared so much of his experience & knowledge with us, such an inspiring person)
In the training, they taught us how to use EBS, an equipment for you to breathe underwater by using your last stored breath. They let us train using it before they take us to the biggest challenge, that is to survive the HUET. The first time I did my breathing using EBS it was fine until the air in it finished and I panicked! I panicked because it feels vacuum at that point. That's when I kinda get scared. They let us swim along the pool to practice breathing with it. I was so scared because of my first try, I hold onto the steel holder along the pool and stay stagnant hahaha such a chicken! The pool is so deep, its 5 meter on the left side, 9 meter in the middle and 16 meter towards the right side. That's crazy deep! The instructor had to convince me and make me go underwater. Held my breath, breathe out in the EBS and start pulling myself using the steel holder underwater to reach the other end of the pool. Done. So I was ready and excited+nervous for HUET!


HUET from its name you should have known that it is a training to escape from helicopter. Okay that part was fine with me. The real deal is to escape out of the helicopter that is submerged (fully and partially) in water, and the crazy part is that they are going to spin the helicopter underwater while you're in it! Thank god my instructor kept reminding me to calm down and not to panic. Once you panic, there's basically nothing they could do to help you. So I took his advice and just go on with it. In this pool activities, we have several trained, certified, reliable people to take care of us. There were 2 instructors (one to control the helicopter and another to be in the helicopter with us), and 2 divers. While going through the training, in the helicopter, my fear slowly goes away. My friends and I somewhat felt like we wanted to go and try again! I could even hear Awang, who was in the same group as I am for the HUET, laughed before we were completely submerged. Addictive for adventurous or adrenaline junkie out there.

Fire fighting was fun! I learned to put off fire using all the different types of fire extinguisher. Plus we did smokehouse training too! One thing I can say is, this part of training make you sweat like you just came out of sauna. With this done, we move on to survival training.

For this training, they switched on the artificial wave. We did boat transfer, step-off from that crazy height that I never really get to remember the digit, and a lot more! Out of all these survival training challenges, the scariest is of course the stepping-off that height then letting yourself to a free-fall.

I was worried about this challenged because its not something people do, you know, nobody just do a free-fall and live. Its all the possibilities passing through my head which causes hiccups during this particular training. I thought to myself, just do it, I'm fully secured with life jacket and there are divers there to take care of me (coz I can't really swim!). I braved myself to the edge of the cliff, held my life jacket and covered my nose, shut my eyes, the moment Mr. Dennis counted 1.. 2.. Take a deep breath.. Step-off! I just stepped off! OMG I ACTUALLY DID IT! The feeling is unbelievable! I stepped off with my eyes closed, and in my mind and heart, I keep asking when am I going to reach the water, am I there yet? Hello, where's the water? It feels so far.. The time I was suspended on air feels rather long. Then all of a sudden I'm underwater, and automatically floats in literally a sec! The moment I reach the surface again, I scream "YEAHHH! WOHOOOO" Until I forgot the life-saving move I'm supposed to do! Hahaha! The divers told me to do it, then only I realize I was too excited and immediately bring myself back to the training!

After everyone is in the pool, we did the group survival training with all of the props. It was fun! I could not stop myself from laughing, because everyone was just scattered around trying to get nearer to each other (which is hard since the waves is just so impossible to go against!) so we can hold on to each other to stay safe. I was so lucky to have great dynamic group along with the best instructors, so everything seem so exciting and funny at the same time! I hope everyone in the same training room with me will see this, and if you do, email me to let me know!

This is my first time so I'm not sure if I will feel nervous/scared for my next BOSET training. Let's hope I build up more courage and become a more adventurous person who's up for anything!

My feeling after that training? I feel so excited bout the fact that I actually survived the training. Survived in a sense that I actually enjoy the adventure. Plus the feeling of unbelievable. Not being able to believe that I did it, stepping off such height for a free-fall into the water, escaping from the fully submerged helicopter that have been spin (which means you were upside down underwater, belted securely to your seat). Never really thought I would actually do all of that. One thing for sure, I actually look forward to this training again.

I'd suggest you to go for this training. It is sure an equally exciting and useful experience.
Gotta love the fact that my engineering passion leads me to this ;)
I'm so grateful! Thank you god *flyingkisstoHIM*

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