Gurcan in Success Newsletter

Mr Gurcan Selekoglu was recently featured in SUCCESS newsletter February 2012.

We are very proud to be a tenant of Alamanda which is manage by Suria KLCC management team. This newsletter, published for private circulation every quarterly is for the benefit of all their tenants.

In this issue no. 10, Gulyn was featured on the topic of "winning customers over".

Contact lens HAVE cup size.. are you aware what is your cup size?

For all contact lens wearers in Malaysia, this might come as a shock to you..

This was because as my friend from Japan who recently visited me in Malaysia was very surprised to see contact lens being sold in kiosks. She explained that in Japan, one must visit an optometrist in order to determine your cup size.

"Cup size??", I asked.. Turned out beside the power, every individual have different eye shape.

To know the cup size of the contact lens, just refer to the number above the power. That's the cup size which is 8.7 in the picture below.

So once again, another example where consumers in Malaysia are short-changed by the local industry... Imagine the comfort of wearing contact lens which are fitted for your eyes but for years we have been given a one-size-fits-all contact lens depending on what stock we have in Malaysia.

Considering the prices of contact lens by famous brands are not cheap, these kind of practices should not be accepted as norm in Malaysia as we are no longer third world country but a developing country.

New Jubah Gaun - Rosalinda

Rosalinda is double piping gown in 4 different materials.

Fabrics are fully imported from Japan with full chiffon lining.

Sizes are from S - XXL (code 330-1212).

In total there are:- 76pcs with an average of 12pcs each motifs.
- price is RM379.90 but member or online purchase can enjoy special price of RM330.

So this design will only be available for sale at Jalan TAR, Gulyn and online sale only.

Snack time!!

My current favourite shopping item whenever I travel are BISCUITS!! They make very good gifts and do not cost a bomb... Rather than cracking your head on what to buy for who, I just buy plenty of biscuits which are not available in Malaysia.

Like in Japan I will go to 100 Yen shop but many times these biscuits can be found in Shojikiya locally but at higher prices.

Surprisingly Indonesia has a lot of biscuits from the brand Monde and Nissin, sometimes also known as Monde Nissin. Anyhow their biscuits costs less than Rup10,000 (less than RM3.50) and taste so much nicer than the ones in Malaysia.

Our current favourite are these:-

My current favorite.. inside are small small biscuits with chocolate sauce as filling

 

 

Recently my boss came back from Turkey and as usual he will get for us this famous ULKER chocolate wafer cum biscuit bar - kind of like Kit Kat - but more wafer and much thicker.. Really nice and precious treat for us as we only get one bar each... Sigh...

 

So the next time you travel, instead of just buying things for display, consider buying biscuits instead and you'll be surprise at what you can find the local supermarkets ;D

New Jubah Gaun design - Ombak Rindu

 

Ombak Rindu is a very chic design with piping and pleats on the chest.

It comes in 4 different materials - 5 different motifs, fully imported from Japan with full chiffon lining.

Sizes are from S - XXL (code 330-1211).

In total there are:- 81pcs with an average of 15pcs each motifs.
- price is RM379.90 but member or online purchase can enjoy special price of RM330.

So this design will only be available for sale at Jalan TAR, Gulyn and online sale only.

chiffon

crepon chiffon

crepon chiffon

soft poly cotton voile

cotton

Turkuaz Fashion Spread - MIDI February 2012

Turkuaz latest 4 page fashion spread in MIDI magazine February 2012 issue (RM4.20 each).

The front cover is Zakiah Anas on her current endeavours and putting her past behind her (page 12-14).

My favourites are page 59 - 66 with loads of bread recipes including the all-time favourite of Mini Pizza.

There is also a thought provoking article on the choice of living in singlehood ("Kenapa pilih hidup sendiri") pages 38 - 39 listing 13 reasons for doing so.

Included is a 16 pages pullout featuring the biological changes in women ("Wanita MIDI & perubahan jam biologi") which also listed out 8 popular aesthetic procedures common among women.

There is also an interesting tip of eating "ayam tongkeng" as a secret to youth in page 106. Wouldnt mind trying if but I seriously have no idea what is "ayam tongkeng". Page 108 also mentioned the many benefits of of "buah salak" which is good for our eyes.

With a total pages of 148 this edition of MIDI is full of knowledge and sharing on aging gracefully.

See my money stretch in Indonesia

One of my favourite shopping activities is to visit pharmacy or personal stores like Watsons and Guardian whenever and wherever I can.

Now my favourite item to purchase from Indonesia is eye drop because my eyes tend to be more dry in Indonesia (partly due to bad pollution there) and eye drops are cheaper there. But plus points are the packaging! I liked that it's clear, transparent see through bottles.

My recent purchase is this Rohto brand which costs Rup8,600 which is about RM3.00 but there's discount so I paid about RM2 only. Made in Indonesia under license by Rohto, Japan. This could explain the low price but I believe there are many brands manufactured in Malaysia too but sad to say consumers are paying higher price for eye drops here.

Not only that, I also notice that all the eye drops in Malaysia will tell consumers to discard the drop after 1 month of opening but surprisingly, no such warning in the one I bought from Indonesia.

It just says to discard if contents turn colour or becomes cloudy.

Hmm… interesting.. I will check out other brands on my next visit to Indonesia.

UPDATES: Managed to checked most of the eye drop brands in Indonesia... YUP!! No mention of discarding within 30 days... which leaves the question, why does the ones in Malaysia ask us to do so?? Interesting...

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My 2^nd favourite item is sanitary pad. There are many other items which are cheaper in Indonesia like shampoo, tissue / toilet paper and pantyliners.

Again one might say that it’s cheaper cos manufactured in Indonesia but I found out that Carefree Breatheable pantyliners, even though it’s manufactured in Thailand, the price is almost half in Indonesia. I pay about RM9 in Malaysia but I can get for about RM5 in Indonesia for the exact same product cos the one in Malaysia is also manufactured in Thailand!!

This is really disturbing.. cos one might argue that Indonesians pay lower cos the have lower standard of living.. but Singaporeans with higher standard of living are also paying lower prices for their daily personal use products.. So where does that leave us??

It is really disheartening to see our ringgit shrink.. till some even call it Shringgit. It's time that people know that they are paying higher when we shouldn't be... Till then I will continue to stock up on these products whenever I travel overseas; limited only by Air Asia baggage allowance ;p