Valentine with Hearts

On this lovey-dovey day, I just want to remind you that the most important thing is to love yourself. Stop waiting on someone or something to make you happy, cos true happiness comes from within ourselves. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! :)

My new friends, DAHLIA from All Caps! I just can't get enough of them <3

Oh right, it is a jumpsuit, not a dress.

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Anywayyyyyy,
For this special day, we have a little surprise for you guysss!!
Check this video out, and you'll know what we've been working on hehe, what do you think?





♥
elle

Decision and Happiness

In making certain decision, one must always listen to one's heart.

When your heart tells you not to do something, even if it sounds good at the beginning, you better not do it.

If it ends up good, it's fine. But if it doesn't, you might end up blaming yourself or even worse, blaming others -for your own choice.

Why? Because there is no love from the start. You did it for other reasons.

When the decision's already been made -and it sucks, ask yourself:

"Is it my responsibility?"

"Is it my duty?"

If your heart says, "Yes, it is", then stay. Do it. Endure. Skip the next two paragraphs.

But if your heart says that it's not, then RUN.

It's not a bad thing to run from a certain bad situation that does nothing but drive you crazy. In fact, it might be the best decision you ever make in your life.

But if you cannot run from it, if there is not even a slightest possibility to escape (or, you CAN run from it, but you won't because it is your duty or responsibility), then ACCEPT it as your fate. Make peace with it and deal with it.

Quit whining / blaming / being defensive / being grumpy / acting victimized. Endure it with positivity and prayers.

"Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want."
Human brains aren't dead, they learn something new everyday.

Find the bright side in doing it and when you find it, make sure you always keep that in your mind. The positivity that that bright side brings will give you strength in doing it.

Find ways to make yourself happy and feel content. You are a human and you also have your own needs. You cannot be too selfish for doing what you like, as long as nobody gets hurt.

"Work hard, play hard," they say. Gotta keeps things in balance.

Do yourself a favor by feeding your human needs to refresh your mind and body, thus enabling you to treat others better, too.

Remember that happiness is a state of mind and one of the best ways to be happy, aside from being grateful for who you are and what you have, is by making other people happy.

The decision is yours to make :)

♥

Jess
© Jessica Yamada 2012

Year of the Dragon

I guess it's not too late to say...

Happy Year of the Dragon to those who celebrate, wherever you are in the world!!

I hope you all have a prosperous Chinese New Year and got loads of Ang Pao! :D

 

As for us, there was nothing special happened on the day of CNY (we just visited and paid our respects to our grandparents and close relatives as usual), so I'm just gonna post what I wore that day!

Had to wear at least one green color on my outfit, which my mom told me is my lucky color this year based on my shio (Chinese Astrology).

Luckily, I found this beautiful top from ZARA at the last minute.

I'm a snake by the way, and Jess is a rabbit --doesn't fit her image at all lol, and apparently, she also had to wear green on this CNY.

ZARA Top, F21 Skirt, Tory Burch Bag, Bershka Shoes, F21 Love Necklace, Disney Couture Bracelet.

Took a pic using Instax Camera from Polaroid House, after watching The Iron Lady (Great movie btw!)

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Anyway, today is the 1st day of February!

So we'd like to wish our lovely cousin, Annabelle Valencia a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Three of us with our awesome grandma! ♥

...and also to my dear friend, Wisnu Tejakusuma who shares the same birthday! :D

Old picture, acting like a couple during a photoshoot lol.

♥

elle

Wharf!

Hi! Introducing my over 10 years bff @SiskaYap :D

Sorry in advance for the not-so-good quality pictures because they were all taken with camera phones ^^;

honey & me
I'm wearing White Musk Top from GOWIGASA, by the way :D

We spent last Saturday night together at this unique beachfront restaurant:

Look at all those woods! The creative interior design consists of a hanging boat, rope bridges (yes, those swinging ones!), treehouses, cute orange liferings, and so many other playful-nautical things that really makes us feel like we're inside a ship - which is awesome, because right outside this restaurant, there is a direct access to a beautiful, white sand beach.

Okay, after musing about the place for awhile, we gals had our girltalk dinner and of course; Camwhore Attack: BEGIN!

Since the owner is our friend, he let us make our own drinks during the camwhoring session yayyy!

Honey and her successfully made Long Island Iced Tea ♥

My turn!

Ok, to explain how fun and silly it was, here's a 2 mins video we made out of it -->

Had a really fun night! XD

Special thanks to Mr. Kalaha. Success for this splendid restaurant of yours! :D

The Wharf Restaurant at Ancol Beach City Mall: Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, LG #10, Jakarta. Tel: +6221 6451109

♥

Jess
© Jessica Yamada 2012

Convivium Cafe Deli

I've heard about this homey-looking restaurant located in the Panglima Polim area of South Jakarta for so long, and it was wonderful that I finally had a chance to go.

The first thing I noticed as I stepped in was the warm atmosphere and how cute the decor was (always love it when people pay attention to detail). If the sun was still up, I'd probably take more pictures!

Oh well, with or without sun, I'm still a narcissistic little girl.

Wearing my new soft-lenses from GOWI LENS: WMM-305. Love love love it.

// THE FOOD //

Tasting the famous Red Velvet and well, I'm not a big fan of cake but I gotta say it is worth to try!

// THE OUTFIT //

(taken on a different day and at a different place)

GOWIGASA red skirt, envelope bag and belt. MUJI socks. The rest are unbranded.

♥

elle

Happy Birthday, GOWIGASA!

We are very happy to shout out that OUR LOVELY ONLINE BOUTIQUE GOWIGASA IS TWO YEARS OLD NOW~yayyy!! Still a baby age, yes, but we have learned a lot and we are going to learn a whole lot more for sure :D

Anyway, what is a birthday without presents, goodies and all things nice? So, to celebrate this special day, we have arranged a Giveaway that has been going on for a month and was closed yesterday. Long story short, this Giveaway is valid for all of our customers, all they have to do was to post a picture of themselves wearing our product while holding a sign saying I Love GOWIGASA and write down a review about their shopping experience with us on the photo caption. Details written here.

We are very pleased that there were so many enthusiastic customers who participated! Lookie here:

MAD LOVE~~(≧∇≦)♥♡!!!

Looking at all the lovely pictures they took and reading all the reviews make us feel very special and appreciated that all the tiring days and sleepless nights are forgotten (˘̩̩⌣˘̩̩ƪ)

And here comes the hardest part: Randomly* choosing ten (10) lucky winners to WIN Goodie Bags with a total value of IDR 3,000,000.- (USD 375)! Aaaaarrggghhh!!!!! Ok here we go, so the winners of seven (7) Goodie Bags worth more than IDR 270,000.- each areee... *drum roll*

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Karina 'nces' Dinda Rachmawati

Birgitta Femilia

Nuraeni Mulya Tantri

Joscelyn Kim

Diana Ross

Cindy Horvejkul

Prescilla Irina

AND....... The winners of three (3) Grand Prize Goodie Bags worth more than IDR 500,000.- each areeeee... *HYPER DRUM ROLL*
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Helen Cahya

Evelyne Eve

Levina Djajadi

*drawing straws method

CONGRATULATION TO ALL THE LUCKY WINNERS!!!

Prizes will be sent directly to all winners within a week from today ;D

Thanks a lot to everyone who participated- well, actually, we can never say thank you enough for your love and support the whole time ~>_<~ But at the very least, we wanna say THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all of you; our beloved customers~♥♡!! *HUGS*

Ah, by the way, for all those who celebrate Chinese New Year today, Happy Dragon Year~ :D! We wish you a great and prosperous one!

Much, much Love and Thanks :)

♥

Jess & Elle
© Jessica & Elissa Yamada 2012