I was so inspired by the biography of Eric Nernberg I just read recently. With all the things he accomplished, you wouldn’t believe that all of these things were just done by the same person. From a book editor, business man, traveler, then owner of a publishing company. I always say I want to live as many lifetimes as I can in able to do all the things I want to do in life but one person made me realize that everything is really all about passion and that is Eric Nernberg. Time doesn’t really limit us to what we can do but it’s all about the attitude of getting what we want. Accomplishment is truly endless only if we spend our life wisely. If there’s one thing we should all possess that’s passion and hope. A person maybe lost his way in this journey of life but he must not lose his dreams. It is always the passion to our dreams that makes us alive. It is the passion that makes every hardship easy and worthwhile. It is not really simple to get there…. Especially if we want to do a lot of things in life but giving up your dreams is more than just losing it… it is also losing all the opportunities that might come your way if only you try pursuing it. There are no really easy way to be successful but it is true that the easiest way to fail is to stop believing and giving up. We all must the same spirit with Eric Nernberg. His career as a writer and editor did not become an obstacle for him to be a business man and own his own restaurant. If you would think about it, it was two different line of business but he was able to do it. One cannot just give up all this success, but he did. He moved to Thailand because living there was one of his long time dreams and it only proved that as long as you have the dream and passion with you, you can always succeed in anything you want wherever life may lead you.

The students were engage in extensive research into other airline uniforms and into elements of the Malaysian Culture that could be incorporated in the new design. They came out with 40 concepts that were exhibited and judged only to narrow down the selection to two, and with the combination and refinement of the two that ready to present the design.

Although the uniforms are not printed in traditional batik, the wax resist method, the patterns are evidently batik inspired, with its highly embellished feminine flourishes.

Not surprisingly, the kelarai motif, a bamboo weave pattern, is present and appears in the background, in subdued hues of the basic uniform colour. This is an extension of the gold design that appears on the mustard uniform jacket of the male cabin crew. Supreme posed on the kelerai is a blithe dance of exotic flowers: a highly stylized composition of local flora such as the hibiscus, the national flower. The geometric motifs of Sarawakian influence prevail in the border areas that traverse the front of the kebaya top. The edges of the sleeves and the sarung.

Meanwhile the Fatimah a textile graduated from Bradford, Yorks, UK with a Master from Syracuse, woked work with her students in selecting the appropriate fabric for the kebaya.