My Apple store visit in Beijing at The Village at Sanlitun.

At the Forbidden City in Beijing.

Here are some pics from my Apple store visit in Beijing at The Village at Sanlitun.

There I am chilling looking out the window on the second floor. Near that tree branch sort of.

~Isobella

Visiting the Apple store in Shanghai!

Smoggy but kind of pretty. These were taken by my man. Above, that bird had perfect placement huh!

Hey! Guess what!

Over the Christmas holiday during my trip to China I visited the Apple store in Shanghai on Nanjing Road, of course, and wanted to share some pics!

 Shanghai's Nanjing Road Apple Store

A couple taken with my iPhone at night:

I also attempted to visit the one in Shanghai's Pudong but it was raining really bad but you can kind of make out the signature glass box and Apple logo.

~Isobella

P.s: As you know, I wrote my memoir Almost 5'4" at the Apple store in SoHo NYC, to read more about my Apple store experience: www.isobelladreams.com

I didn't climb The Great Wall of China in heels but I did climb up it earlier this week!

Hey Girls,

I didn't climb The Great Wall of China in heels but I did climb up it earlier this week!

I hope you end this year with the ones you love around you and I hope before 2012 comes in you have a nice moment with your thoughts and heart and think about all you gained, all you gave and what you did this year, and I'll share more later on why this year was one of the most challenging for me personally but also helped me find what's really in my heart to help guide my future.

We visited the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. It's more challenging but less tourists. It was amazing and peaceful looking off at the landscape around.

I climbed all that behind me, just kidding, just from the closest tower you see.

~Isobella

Hey ya'all, Back from Shanghai and Beijing!

I hope your Christmas and holiday season was really cozy and memorable, I was in China in Shanghai and Beijing over the holiday and I have many photos to share coming up!

Here are a few to start the photo roll from Shanghai.

I hope you have a wonderful New Year and end this year with the ones you love around you and I hope before 2012 comes in you have a nice moment with your thoughts and heart and think about all you gained, all you gave and what you did this year, and I'll share more later on why this year was one of the most challenging for me personally but also helped me find what's really in my heart to help guide my future.

~Isobella

When you read this I'll be in Shanghai!

Hey, Guess what!

I am visiting China over the Christmas holiday and have prepared some posts to appear on my blog.

I'm in Shanghai right now! 

I will try to upload some photos while I'm here on my blog and on my Facebook wall and through Twitter.

After Shanghai, I am off to Beijing!

I hope your holiday season is warm and fun! And you give as much as you get and I hope your with your loved ones this season and enjoying good food and making great memories. Memories and love are what matter most!

I will be sharing with you my top 10 of Shanghai and Beijing with you. Also of course on this trip I'm looking out for my favorite little things to share with you!

~Isobella

Isobella Jade Quote: The Belief

Isobella Jade Quote: The Re-Do

Favorite Holiday Little Thing: from nutcrackers to charms to bath bombs and more!

Hey, I hope your holiday season has been stress-free, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite holiday little things that caught my eye, stop by www.petitemodelingtips.com for more favorite little things too:

Karen Curtis one-of-a-kind chandeliers: http://www.petitemodelingtips.com/2011/12/favorite-holiday-little-things-karen.html

O&CO Mediterranean olive oil

http://www.petitemodelingtips.com/2011/12/favorite-holiday-little-things-o.html

Yosef H jewelry

http://www.petitemodelingtips.com/2011/12/favorite-holiday-little-things-yosef-h.html

Echo trapper hat

http://www.petitemodelingtips.com/2011/12/favorite-holiday-little-thing-echo.html

Favorite Holiday Little Thing: Henri Bendel Truffle Nutcracker and LUSH galore!

Tiffany daisy moon charm and other pretty delights.

Isobella Jade Quote: A lot of what ‘getting opportunities’ is all about is thinking.

"A lot of what ‘getting opportunities’ is all about is thinking. Thinking about the opportunities you want to get and thinking about the best approach to get closer to that/those opportunities, thinking about the path you need to be on to get what/where you want, thinking about what you believe is possible for yourself, thinking about what you have to do to start, and then it's up to you to move towards that path that brings you face to face with your potential and that opportunity. That path could involve hours, days, months and years of trying, improving, aiming, reaching, growing, but not giving up and seeing what tomorrow will bring your goals is the unexpected excitement of seeking out your opportunity." ~IJ

My adventures in the new Grand Central Apple store (pics)

Photo Credit: Isobella Jade

If you'd like a signed and personalized copy of my modeling memoir Almost 5'4", which I wrote at the Apple store in SoHo/NYC, stop by my website www.isobelladreams.com

My visit to the Apple store Grand Central preview pics

Hey, Here are some random pics taken from random visitors and an Apple employee, today at the Grand Central store opening day! I did work on my upcoming YA novel for a little bit at the store today.

That's my computer for an hour today, the store is very comfortable, no one rushed me to get off, the vibe feels very airy and open and feels a little awkward in the sense of being in this beautiful building, beautiful architecture of Grand Central, it's a bit intense, and I over heard someone say it felt like being at a bank, with the tables and lights on them. The store- or more-like-the -open space-as I'd think of it, was busy, well, of course! It was their first day, and it's Apple! But I'm sure I won't be the only regular, and the music is good.

The other direction shot. Worked for about an hour at the Grand Central Apple store on a 13-inch MacBook Pro. I helped this guy next to me when he asked how to close out of yahoo, I told him to clear his history too, so no one will know what you do at the Apple store :)

I have MANY more pics to share, be back tomorrow! ~Isobella

Apple store Grand Central, pics coming soon!

I'm going to do some writing at the Apple Store Grand Central today. :)

Isobella Jade Quote: Notice your own heart beat

"It's a good idea to notice your own heart beat once in a while, ya know. This life is precious thump thump boom boom gaagum gaagum." ~Isobella Jade

Favorite Holiday Little Things: At Tiffany & Co.

Hey Girls,

Have you seen the handbags at Tiffany & Co.? They are so classy and beautiful. This one caught my eye recently.

Check out the TRT: Tiffany Reversible Tote in my favorite colors Navy and Pesto.

Perfectly Petite! Yes, it's one of my favorite little things and also the Daisy key is too!

This Man in the Moon charm is a favorite as well.

It's the little things that are most precious, Happy Holidays!

~Isobella