ELLE AND JESS

December 28, 2012

It's the most beautiful time of the year.

Although my family and I don't celebrate Christmas per se, I do like to give gifts to my Christian/Catholic friends and cousins, and of course to get in the spirit of it by simply having dinner or watch some movies. Christmas has always been a magical time for me– the Christmas lights, the decorations, the songs... I wish I could experience a beautiful white Christmas someday, with the people I love; it would be awesome! :)

December 24 – Christmas Eve

I went to Plaza Indonesia to have some late lunch at The Playground before buying movie tickets (The Man with the Iron Fists, not recommended btw). They have fun decorations that resemble kids' playgrounds and what I love the most about them is their Aglio Olio. I always request for it to be extra spicy and extra mushrooms, and they never disappoint me.

The Aglio Olio and Iced Lychee Tea.

I was wearing Princess Mimi Bambi (WMM-305) soft lenses from GOWI LENS♥

December 25 – Christmas

Kristine's Collection Brocade Printed Dress | Do-A-Fashion Navy Coat | DKNY Gold Purse | Romwe Reindeer Necklace | Swaychic red velvet platforms

Had a simple dinner at The Ritz-Carlton (Pacific Place) Hotel with Jess, Yansen, and Jess' boyfriend. The food quality and the service are excellent as expected from them. And it's not too crowded, so that's another plus point for me. Anyway, I used to work there as an intern for 3 months hehe...

Btw New Years Eve is around the corner! Do you already have plans? Well Jess and I are going to have dinner with our big family at Mandarin Hotel, but we still haven't decided yet what are we going to do after that (for the countdown), whether partying with friends or playing fireworks with family or maybe just watching some dvds peacefully. Either way, we will surely express our gratitude to God because 2012 has been an amazing year for us! See you next year! :D

X O X O,

Elle Yamada

December 22, 2012

Rainy Mother's Day

Stradivarius Camo Jacket | Romwe Tiger Print Top | ABOCS Orange Studded Shorts | Choies Studded Biker Boots | GOWIGASA Slim Backpack and Sheer Tights

The weather has been awful lately, heavy rain and strong winds... sigh. You can see it from the photos above how dark the sky was when it was only 2pm. I hate rain, it ruins all my plans for the day. Traffic jam everywhere, flooding, and it kinda make me sleepy I don't know why!! The only moment when I love rain is when I am sleeping and curling up under my blanket. Sadly the rainy season in Indonesia won't be over until April. (╥_╥)

Anyway, today is Mother's Day! Have you kissed your mom? Jess and I are planning to surprise our mom with pink roses when she gets home! We've been acting like we don't remember it even though she's been sending all these signals, lol sorry mom! We LOVE you♡

X O X O,

Elle Yamada

December 21, 2012

SHIBUYA 109

Shibuya 109 is a largely popular department store in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. The department store is designed as a combination of stores and boutiques to market towards women in their 20s. In recent years, Shibuya 109 has become popular due to its mass exposure in fashion magazines and on television shows both inside and outside Japan. –Virtual Japan

We went there once and there was not much shopping involved as the store was already closed by 9pm (we arrived there at around 7pm, sigh...), but it was satisfying enough just to stroll around the store and drool over those rad and dainty stuff :D
We did buy quite a lot of beauty products though! There was this store called PLAZA, located on the lowest floor which stocks a wide range of beauty products including cosmetics, skincare products, and makeup. We spent most of our time there! hehe...

Anyway, here are some photos that we managed to snap, and some courtesy of other websites. ENJOY!