#byeUNhiGOWI | GOWIGASA New Arrivals + Promo!

Hello, there! So yesterday, we announced that TODAY (14/04/14), we're going to launch GOWIGASA's New Collection. Which to our surprise, some of our high school student customers responded that today happens to be the day of Indonesian UN (National Exam) and they asked us to postpone the New Arrivals' launching day to Wednesday (16/04/14). We noted their request and decided to do so, along with THIS Surprise Giveaway:

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Hello, there! Kemarin ini, kami telah mengumumkan bahwa HARI INI (14/04/14),  kami akan meluncurkan koleksi terbaru GOWIGASA. Namun kami tidak sadar bahwa ternyata hari ini adalah hari diadakannya UN (Ujian Nasional) untuk para siswa-siswi SMA di seluruh Indonesia. ^^; Beberapa pelanggan kami yang masih duduk di bangku SMA meminta kami untuk mengundur tanggal upload New Arrivals GOWIGASA menjadi hari Rabu (16/04/14). Pada akhirnya kami setuju (jadi uploadnya hari Rabu yay!) dan sekaligus kami juga mengadakan Giveaway INI:

#byeUNhiGOWI

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So, YES! You can enter this Giveaway by simply posting your picture wearing highschool uniform on Instagram holding a sign saying #byeUNhiGOWI. What you'll get in return is: A straight 10% OFF your online purchase on GOWIGASA.com! ;D

Everyone can join?

Yes; girls, boys, all countries, ALL AGE, everyone with Instagram account can join! Just remember to:

1. Wear a highschool uniform (or mix match one!) and hold a sign saying #byeUNhiGOWI
2. Put #byeUNhiGOWI hashtag + your email on the photo's caption
3. Set your account to public (we won't be able to see your entry if your account is a private one ^^)

That simple?? YEP!

No lottery required??? Damn right!

What if I don't have my highschool uniform anymore?

Jess also searched high and low for her highschool uniform yesterday, but she couldn't find it. Asked our mom and she said she remembered donating it already ((SAD)). Well, luckily that's not a problem! Like we mentioned up there, you can mix-match your white shirt, grey skirt, white socks and black shoes (jacket and black belt is optional) and wear them together like Jess did in this post! ^^v

So, YES! Kamu bisa ikutan Giveaway ini dengan cara super mudah, yaitu: upload foto kamu ke Instagram sambil mengenakan seragam SMA dan membawa kertas bertuliskan #byeUNhiGOWI. Nantinya, kamu berhak mendapatkan: Diskon 10% untuk pembelian kamu di GOWIGASA.com! ;D

Semua orang bisa ikutan?

Yup; cewek, cowok, SEMUA UMUR, pokoknya asal kamu punya akun Instagram, kamu bisa join! Syaratnya mudah:

1. Pakai seragam SMA (atau mix match aja seperti yang di post ini) sambil memegang kertas bertuliskan #byeUNhiGOWI2. Tulis hashtag #byeUNhiGOWI hashtag + email kamu di caption foto nantinya3. Ubah setting akun kamu ke public (karena kalau private, nanti ga kelihatan post nya ^^)

Semudah itu?? YEAP!

Tanpa diundi??? Tepat sekalii!

Kalau aku udah ga punya seragam SMA lagi, gimana?
Jess juga kemarin cari-cari seragam SMA dia tapi ga ketemu. Waktu tanya mama, ternyata kata mama sudah disumbangkan ((hiks)). But no problem, kamu bisa mix-match aja kemeja putih, rok abu-abu, kaus kaki putih dan sepatu hitam (jaket dan ikat pinggang warna hitam opsional) dan pakai bareng deh seperti yang Jess lakukan di post ini! ^^v

Anyhow, if you're not keen to post your own pic, you can also post the #byeUNhiGOWI sign with anything that resembles highschool! For example, you can post it with your backpack, like this:

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Anyway, kamu juga bisa post foto #byeUNhiGOWI ini dengan apapun yang berbau SMA lho! Contohnya dengan backpack seperti foto di bawah ini:

For posting this option, you'll get: A straight 5% OFF your online purchase on GOWIGASA.com! ;D

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Untuk opsi ini, kamu berhak mendapatkan: Diskon 5% untuk pembelian di GOWIGASA.com! ;D

• The 5% or 10% GOWIGASA.com Discount Voucher will be sent to your email within 24 hours after you post your picture on Instagram
• This giveaway will close on 25 April 2014 at 23:59 WIB (GMT +7 Jakarta time zone)
• One (1) Instagram account can only enter once. Posting multiple pictures is permitted, but it will still count as one entry
• The Voucher Code has no expiration date and fully transferrable
• How To Use Your Voucher: http://www.ellejess.com/2013/07/gowigasa-web-how-to-use-voucher-codes.html
• How To Shop Online on GOWIGASA.com (simple step-by-step): http://www.gowigasa.com/how-to-order 

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• Voucher Diskon 5% atau 10% GOWIGASA.com akan dikirimkan ke email kamu dalam waktu 24 jam setelah kamu post fotomu di Instagram
• Giveaway ini akan berakhir tanggal 25 April 2014 jam 23:59 WIB
• Satu (1) akun Instagram hanya dapat ikut sekali. Kamu boleh post beberapa foto di akun Instagram kamu, tapi entry yang dihitung hanya satu
• Voucher tidak ada batas waktu pemakaian dan dapat dipindahtangankan
• Bagaimana cara menggunakan Voucher: http://www.ellejess.com/2013/07/gowigasa-web-how-to-use-voucher-codes.html

• Bagaimana cara belanja online di GOWIGASA.com (step-by-step): http://www.gowigasa.com/how-to-order 

Okay then folks, have fun with this Giveaway and don't forget to visit http://www.gowigasa.com on Wednesday, 16 April 2014 for our delicious New Collection! (ˆヮˆ)づ♡

XOXO

Elle and Jess

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As Life So Good

 "How do you deal with negativity?" Yes, I'd like to bring up that topic today, please. :)

But before that, please bear with my kinda very unrelated outfit post first~ (ノ^ヮ^)ノ*:･ﾟ✧

GOWIGASA DOPE MCMLXXXV Snapback, BnW Striped Turtleneck Top, Baggy Semi Elastic Denim Shorts, Black Slim Backpack | TLTSN Red Mary Jane Flats

GOWIGASA DOPE MCMLXXXV Snapback, BnW Striped Turtleneck Top, Baggy Semi Elastic Denim Shorts, Black Slim Backpack | TLTSN Red Mary Jane Flats

SO!

Let's continue talking about the topic I mentioned up there: "How do you deal with negativity?". Two days ago, I posted these tweets:

https://twitter.com/jessyamada/status/404984213708886017
English loose translation
perhatian: caring
kepo (from singapore slang 'kaypoh'): busybody / meddling
ga kepo: aloof / does not like being a busybody / meddling with other people's business
sombong: arrogant / snob
berkualitas: have a certain standard of quality
mahal: expensive
murah: cheap

https://twitter.com/jessyamada/status/404984364594761728
English loose translation
banyak temen: have a lot of friends
ansos: anti social / introvert by nature
dimusuhin: banished / alienated
tegas: bold
batu: stubborn
ngalah: pacifist / phlegmatic

Got the idea yet? Yep, it's about how negativity loves screwing with people's brain and turning plain X into (-)X. Well, even though I've posted the answer too up there, which is pretty obvious: Just Be Positive; I'd still like to dig furthermore into this matter.

Nowadays, with the help of internet and various social media platforms like Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, Blog, etc.. we have the privilege of getting a whole lot more information about something (or maybe even get 'exposed' to the ones we don't actually need) AND we also get a lot more chances to express our opinions about those things. 

Now, if you're reading my blog right now, I assume that you're not new to this cyber world and that most of you netizens must be pretty familiar with these terms already: cyberbullying / public thrashing or attacks, hate accounts, spamming abusive comments, etc. Well, for you newbies, they're all about humiliating / defaming / harassing / intimidating / harming people (individually or as a group) or companies online. Believe it or not, most of the cases are:

- Unprovoked

- Done anonymously

- Simply based on negative thoughts or intentions about that person / group / business

So, why cyberbully? While for some people it might be entertaining, others do it for revenge, sabotaging competitions or simply for seeking attention. Whatever their motives are, they do not care about the damage they're doing to the victims (some even INTEND for the damage to happen). And when it comes to cyberbullying, they can simply run and hide after doing the bullying and not dealing with the damages afterwards, by being an anonymous. Easy? Yes. Classy? Not at all.

I fought a lot when I was a kid and every now and then, I deal with negativity online and offline. But I NEVER fight unprovoked (never accept being bullied either, though) / judge people relentlessly / spread lies or bad rumours about someone or something (sometimes I wonder about people who buy and read gossip tabloids. Do they do it to make them feel good about themselves? If so, I feel bad for them) / talk badly about someone or something or intentionally hurt other people or their businesses (heck, I don't even have the interest to at least care about most of them and besides, I choose my words carefully. If I don't have anything nice to say about someone or something, I'd prefer to be silent. Unless it's for positive outcome, e.g. telling a best friend that her boyfriend cheated on her, telling your interior designer that it is an ugly wallpaper for your dream house, telling your readers to be careful of a marketing company that disguises their profit with charity. Other than that, I really don't see the point of mocking other people or their businesses out of nowhere, especially when I'm a firm believer of karma) / or above all, choose anonymity online. The last point irritates me the most. Sometimes, I wish I could put my hand through the screen and grab those anonymous cowards by the collar, saying, "Say it to my face. I DARE YOU."

Back to the topic. Being through some fights (verbally and physically), I can honestly say that even when I won, the victory never taste as good as doing something positive. Not even close.

By 'doing something positive', I'm not saying that you should all immediately go helping people, do charity or join a volunteer trip (although they must feel really good, yo). It could be as simple as: 

Avoiding the negativity and keep being positive all the time.

As simple as it sounds, it's actually a hard thing to do, as human as we all are. I myself still doing my best to keep it up. But it really is ↑↑↑ the right way to go.

Look, there are some things that may cause people to resort to negativity. If the source of the negativity is certain people around you (e.g. gossipy / sarcastic / malicious / discouraging / toxic people, etc.) and you have done everything you can to make them change for the better but it doesn't work out, you should really consider to cut them out of your life, IF you want to move forward, of course.

 But mostly (and sadly), negativity comes within yourself and one thing that might lead people to drag each other down is none other than ENVY. I deal with envy all the time. I envy kids whom parents are meant for each other, girls with easy-to-maintain skin, filthy rich kids who don't have to work, etc. 

https://twitter.com/jessyamada/status/404984595126292480

Can you imagine how I'd be doing right now if I kept concentrating my energy on envying those people? I might become one of those pathetic losers who keep whining and pitying myself or worse, one of those bitter sarcastic people who curse others for what they have instead of pushing myself to do better and better and getting to where I am today.

I might not be blessed with parents who are destined for each other, but I do learn a lot from their relationship since I was a kid: what to find and what to avoid in a partner later when I grow up, keys for a successful relationship, how to keep it logical while still maintaining the magical lovey dovey things, etc.

I might have a hard-to-please skin, but that makes me learn a lot about skincare, treatments, safe makeup products, healthy food and habits that turns out to not only giving temporary solutions to my skin problems, but also benefiting my skin in the long run.

I might not be an heiress of something big nor do I have a trust fund to live off*, but I do love making money, I am blessed with jobs that I love and I feel truly blessed and honored to have the opportunity to be the backbone of my family at a pretty young age, together with my beloved sister.

*FYI, Gandhi even said that 'wealth without work' is considered a social sin. ^^;

Alright then, I hope this post can somehow benefit you. :)

As life so good, my answer to the question, "How do you deal with negativity?" is #JustBePositive! :) What's yours? Have you got an issue with negativity before? Kindly tell me "How do you deal with negativity?" in the comment box below, I'd love to read it! :D

Nevertheless, thank you so much for reading and see you guys on my next post~

Jessica Yamada

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White Dress

If you follow me on Instagram (@elleyamada), you probably knew that I did a commercial photoshoot for San Christine -a skin whitening product three days ago. Here are some photos of the look, outfit, and during the photoshoot. (Please excuse the photo quality as I didn't bring my camera with me, so all the photos were taken with my phone)

Wearing Fairy White dress from GOWIGASA (Click-click! New Arrivals today! ;D)

Bunny teeth.

Like my lip-color? Wait for the tutorial on my next post! :)

I love the details of the dress SO much!! It's not just another white dress, really.

Shoes of the day! Flower Wedges from New Look.

Before going home- still managed to take a pic! 8D

I'm telling you, the product is amazing! You can see the difference in the skin color of my feet and my hands (before - after) ♥ Thanks Karina for taking this pic!

The photo session was fun and enjoyable as the owner (Xiu Wen) and her family were very nice and sweet to me! The photographer and all the crews were very professional too! Hopefully they will release the product soon so I can blog about the details of the product and how to order it (as many of you have asked me on Twitter)!! :)

Xo,

Elle