My Yogyakarta Trip Part 4 (End) - Shopping and Misc

I'm going to wrap things up, I think people are getting bored with my Jogja trip. However, I still want to write about it :)

So, I will talk about shopping in this post. Do not expect massive shopping malls in Jogja, I think the biggest shopping mall is called Amplaz, but we did not get to go there. We went to Malioboro Mall, which is in Malioboro Street. Malioboro Street is a must-go place for tourist, it is like Batu Ferringhi Pasar Malam in Penang, lol.

Malioboro Mall.

Do you know that J.Co is from Indonesia?

Malioboro Street is supposed the busiest part in Jogja I guess (by judging by its traffic). You can find your souvenirs there. They have batik shops, local tidbits, t-shirts, key-chains, and many other things.

A batik shop with lots of batik products.

The Malioboro Street, with rows of becak (trishaw) waiting for you to ride.

Bought a batik shirt for Rp35k (~RM13), some fabric for my hobby (Rp10k/pc ~RM4), embroidery

sandals (Rp13k/pair ~RM5)

I love this snack. It is called Emping/ Belinjo. It is a crunchy cracker with a taste of bitterness.

The most important thing in my shopping list --> Tje Fuk product! I have blogged about Tje Fuk's Washing Cream, and I love it. So, it was time for me to stock up because in Malaysia you need to pay double price for it.

This is the Tje Fuk Beauty Centre. It provides facial treatments too.

I bought the Transparent Antiseptic Soap (Rp19500/pc ~RM8), Washing Cream 1 (Rp145k/tub ~RM53) and Washing Cream 2 (Rp105k/tub ~RM39)

We went to a factory outlet store as well. Plenty of branded stuffs there, CK, Billabong, Roxy, MNG, ZARA, Bape, you name it..Too bad we did not dare to spend much cos we were afraid of no money to go home. I bought a Disney Couture t-shirt (Rp69k ~RM25) and a pair of Miu Miu sandals for Rp55k ~RM20, they are too cheap, I am not sure about their authenticity, but for RM20, who cares?

The store, Kosmo. It was drizzling.

Another must-buy thing from Jogja ---> leather stuffs. We planned to buy leather bags, but we bought shoes instead. I bought a pair of leather platform sandals for Rp37k (~RM14).

I thought I have done with the food part of my Jogja trip, but I have not yet! Check out for this bakery called Amanda, which sells only chocolate brownies. My saliva starts dripping while thinking of this *gulp*. The brownies are super yummy! I can finish the whole loaf of brownies myself. That explains why I put on  so much weight lately.

Amanda, the chocolate brownie expert.

Rich, creamy chocolate cake. Price from Rp20k/box (~RM8)

I am drooling.

This brownie is topped with cheese..Yum~

Next, some pictures on our accomodation.

We stayed at Motel Mitra 2 @Kaliurang for Day 1.

Nice and cozy place. Rp180k (~RM64) per room. We booked two rooms.

Volcano view.

Indo mee goreng served by the motel at 5am in the morning. Because of time-zone different, the day was already super-bright at 5am.

Day 2 and 3, we put-in in Hotel Sewu Mas.

We got a suite with 2 rooms and a living room for Rp960k (~RM350) for two nights. This is one of the rooms.

So, that it is, my Jogja trip. We spent around RM1k per person for the trip including the air tickets (RM300 returns KUL-JOG-KUL). Pretty good, eh?

Shopping - Eu Yan Sang 130th Anniversary Sale

I was in Eu Yan Sang Queensbay Mall today, and the shop was packed with people. Eu Yan Sang is having a big sale for its 130th Annivesary, many things are 50% off.

If you have been reading my posts, you would that I am a fan of Eu Yan Sang. I needed to restock some honey. So, my housemate and I bought:

Essence of Chicken with Ginkgo Biloba Extract x 3 = RM90

Honey with Propolis (NP: RM59) + Honey with Royal Jelly (NP: RM69) = RM80

I got two voucher of RM5 from EYS too!

Vince & Co's Promotion RM1 Hair Clips

Bought two of these hair clips from Vince & Co for RM1 each. They have nice stuffs there, but only available in Penang though..

 

Review - Honey Mart Honey with Propolis vs Euphoria Longana Honey

I'm a fan of honey. I love drinking honey water. Honey helps me to keep my body moist and to be less "heaty". Besides, I have also heard from a radio ad saying honey contains vitamins that we need for a day.

I was drinking Honey Mart's Honey with Propolis (bought from Eu Yan Sang) and I found it quite good. There were some times that I had bad sore throat and I consumed the honey directly without diluting it, it helped. I bought two bottles for RM90, which make RM45 per bottle for the Propolis Honey.

Right - Euphoria Longana Honey, Left - Honey with Propolis, both 500g

Close-up.

Then, it was economy downturn and my honey was finishing. So, I turned to a cheaper version of the honey - Euphoria Longana Honey. This Longan Honey was selling two for RM45 in Eu Yan Sang, which is half a price of the Propolis Honey, means one for RM22.50. It is called Longana Honey because it tastes like Longan, not because it has any Longan in it.

However, I think I made the wrong choice. I should have sticked to the Propolis Honey. During preparation of honey water, I usually use 1 tablespoon of Propolis Honey to mix with a mug of warm water. But, for the Longan Honey, I need 3 tablespoons to get the taste. The taste for Propolis Honey is strong enough though for only one tablespoon is used. For one tablespoon of Longan Honey, it is tasteless, like drinking plain water. So, I am not saving money here.

Euphoria Longana Honey - lighter in color

Honey with Propolis - Darker color and with some dark brown "residue" at the bottom.

Both honey taste very differently. When drinking Propolis Honey, there is a cooling sensation, it is like drinking the chinese medicated oil (风油), seriously. While for the Longan Honey, it tastes slightly sweet.

Effect wise, I feel Propolis Honey is more efficient in improving my sinus. Besides, Propolis is said to have beauty effect, so going for the Honey with Propolis will be a better choice for me. =)

Wedding Gifts

I am not done with my friend's wedding yet. lol. I forgot to write about the wedding gifts. I thought it would be good to share them, so people can get some ideas when getting wedding gifts.

The gifts - Wine, wine glasses, Risis Golden Egg, and "Just Married" Ornament

Seriously, we had a hard time in choosing the gifts, we were all scratching our heads. After long discussions (via emails), we finally bought these. So, the gifts are all specials in their own way.

Wine Glasses - Bought from KLCC, for cheering and blessings on the couple's marriage =).

Wine - To complement the glasses. It is a Cabernet, 2008.

It has our signatures on the label.

Risis Golden Egg - It says "Xi" (囍) on the egg, which means double happiness, a common word used during wedding. The egg is bought from Risis Singapore. Guess what, it is actually a real goose egg! with the egg yolk and egg white taken out of course. Then, the egg is sealed with real gold. So, every egg is an unique egg. The egg is quite heavy as it is filled with pewter.

Description in Chinese. Lucky Golden Egg. Gold symbolises life and luck. While Egg symbolises new beginning. So Gold + Egg = ??

Description in English.

Wedding Ornament - Bought by Swee Seng from Singapore also. It is a couple riding on a scooter bike. The bike has "Just Married" words on it. So sweet..

The Body Shop Sale

The Body Shop (TBS) is having sales now from 22 May to 14 June. The Sales is said to up to 70%. But today I visited TBS @ Prangin Mall, Penang, I did not get to see any 70% items. But there are 50% items! I got excited and bought some of TBS products.

The items that I bought are:

1. Tea Tree Oil Facial Wash 60ml x2 RM23.80 --->50% ---> RM11.90
2. Warm Amber Body Scrub RM30.00 --->50% ---> RM15.00
3. Papaya Soap 100g RM 9.90 --->50% ---> RM 4.95
4. Pink Grapefruit Soap 100g RM 9.90 --->50% ---> RM 4.95
TOTAL RM 36.80

The other items that I think worth buying are the Vitamin Serum (original price RM66, off 50%) and Oceanic Perfume (Off 50%, but cant remember the price).

For 4 items and get 50% off each, I think it is quite a steal.

Happy :)