Travel In Style

It has been my mantra to always dress up accordingly and appropriately, especially when I'm travelling. I'm not saying I am a 'fashionista' or always best-dressed. But I know most of the time, I am well-dressed. Here's why: 

1. I check the weather. It is important as a traveller that I know the temperature and the weather of the place I am going to visit. Is it summer or winter, sunny or rainy? Then I plan my complete get-up. Light, colorful clothes when sunny and I ready my jackets/blazers when rainy/winter.

2. I study the itinerary. The style a traveller wears shall depend on the place he/she will visit. City tour = urban style. 

3. I understand the culture. There are places, like most temples, where travellers are not allowed to enter the premises when wearing a "shorty-shorts" or a sleeveless top. Better to research their practices and beliefs prior to the travel dates. Unless you would want to just stay and kill the time waiting outside! 

4. I experiment. Everytime I travel, it is an opportunity for me to dress-up. As much as possible, I try my best to look different and fashionably-good at all times. But of course, in styling oneself, there were hits and misses. So be not afraid to mix & match, accessorize, and try different styles possible. Lastly, but certainly not the least:

5. I dress up comfortably. Most of the tours require walking. Lots of walking actually. So better wear what is comfortable from head to toe. I always prioritize comfort over my looks!

So there. Those are my 5 important tips to achieving travelling with style. Here below were my travel in style outfitey:

Hong Kong / Macau || Summer

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Singapore

Bangkok, Thailand

Singapore

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Hong Kong / Macau || Winter

This April, I will be flying to South Korea with my travel buddies. I can't wait to "rampa" my winter clothes! =))

 

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Eat, Play, Love

It's the turn of the March-celebrants to treat us for anything but food. We were invited for a breakfast buffet at Dulcinea in Eastwood, which I found out, the only branch that serves breakfast buffet. 

Compared to the other all-you-can-eat restaurants, Dulcinea has a small buffet spread, with only 4-5 breakfast food plus a fried rice and a choice of coffee or juice. Not bad for its inexpensive, reasonable price! Not to mention, what made us 'crazy' even more was the crowd's favorite churros and hot chocolate. To be honest, I lost counting the numbers of churros I downed! 

By crazy, here's what I meant: 

Since this was my idea and I was the one capturing the photos, I forgot my funky pose. But I'm sharing this anyway! 

Before I put an end to this entry, let me get this straight and clear. Through this post, I am not encouraging kids to play with your food. I just thought of this short breakfast with my family is worth sharing. 

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Fun in the Run

I am not a newbie when it comes to fun runs. I have attended a few and those were really, I must say, fun. 

Yesterday, my officemates and I joined in to the Apocalypse Run. The event was mainly to run for 5km and as a participant, to challenge oneself with the water and color splash, an obstacle, and to the freakin' zombies chasing after the runners. In other words, be prepared to be "Wet. Wild. Dirty."

We arrived in the venue an hour earlier before the run. What else shall we do? Take pictures! Here below was my ootd (outfit of the day).

The zombies were all scattered everywhere. Of course, I did not miss the chance to have a photo with them. 

It was almost 5:30pm when we started running. A fire-truck was ready to water the runners. Then we have to crawl over a mat with color dyes, leaving us dirty. As we run further, participants have to pass an obstacle which looks like this: 

Mind you, we had a hard time passing through those garters. Only then when runners will meet my friends: the zombies! Haha, yes! I'm friends with those monsters!

Heading straight to the finish line, I needed to stop because I saw the sun setting in the yellow sky. What a beautiful sight to behold! 

True to their tagline, I got wet, wild, and dirty. 

Like most of the running events, when a runner has reached the finish line, they gave us freebies and since it's Saturday night, there were bands and a much needed booze to cap off the night. We stayed a little longer but decided to play instead, crazily fun in the grass. 

Up to this writing, I am still reeling from last night's fun. I am looking forward to having another exciting and thrilling event like this!

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Look Book

In this day and age, we are very free to do anything we want, including the type of clothing, the design, the texture and style we want to wear. What's even more exciting is that we can share it online and allow our followers to see our OOTD or Outfit of the Day. 

Just last year, I joined the bandwagon of posting my ootd online. Below are just some and I am sure that there are more to come. 

I randomly post my OOTD on my Twitter and Instagram accounts, follow me: @iamfabulud to view it right away. 

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