Batam Info Thread

[Radimus]

Originally Posted by nono1973

This newbie learning Batam trip,i have chosen another method to lead the boys to the booking joints. I briefed them how they should choose their girls and we are going to half of the more popular joints on the cheong list 1st for day 1. We basically go to all joint on the list except Indah2,MM,Hawaii,Memory and Permata Indah. It helps them to understand which are the better joints,their environment and its characteristic. It gives them more confident to help themselves pick their right girl w/o being pressurized to pick a girl chosen by the respective OKTs of each joint too (i believe this is one reason why bros who followed me in my newbie trip thank me for).

This is gd info.

Thx 4 sharing.

[saxophone]

Originally Posted by nono1973

The coming Oct trip were unlikely to be published in public. But then i will usually PM bros who shares similar frequency with me around 10 days in advance and most knew i do have a common trend in most of my Batam trips,that is no weekends or public holiday/eves of Public holiday.

Itinerary were usually the similar except for the 3 meals a day portion :

https://sbf.directory/showpost.p...ostcount=32162

Bro nono,can also PM me ur cming trip during on Oct?

Hope to join u to see other side of btm not known to most.

thx

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

However, i believe for local places that catered to the locals will remain unchanged.. If not how do the local cope with the price increase when their salary remain unchanged?

True,even if there is an increase,i believe it wont be very much like those places in tourist area

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

I feel that it is better if the rate can stay at current point.. Everything in Indonesia will be easily to convert into SGD

Yea,now one can easily count,10k to S$1...last few days exchange rate is really crazy,goes up to 10300+/SGD.

Originally Posted by miumiu6464

Finally, managed to try Bai Long mie pangsit. In my opinion, for 19,500 RP, it's very good value and only rank behind Momo at Batam Centre and Meximo Pub mie pangsit coming in third. Must try if you're in the area.

See,even price of Bai Long Wan Tan mee also goes up...19.5k per bowl.

Originally Posted by newyorker88

Yes, For noodles lovers, it is a must try... Batam have a lot of good food, n must tries places. A lot had been noted here.

I would put it this way,Batam has a lot of good food that retain its good taste from 20-30 years ago (or further). When it comes to good tasting food,Malaysia and Indonesia definitely beats Sillypore hands down. Sillypore only wins base on variety but most of the original taste were long gone.

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

..Just look at oil prices. Despite cheap cheap now, did the ferry operators lower down their price ticket?

Haiz....

The S$48 ferry is like an entrance ticket to enter “Batam Disney Land”. How i wish "entrance fee" can be cheaper. Accomodation wise may varies from different hotels.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by micmac888

She read and she knows liao

Originally Posted by Axia

Hope next round can show me more haha

Just be prepare to apply leave again and again and again,hehehe...

Below are some very common tourist places in Batam :

You may PAY a tour guided package to bring you there or you can join me (for free) and we go together to tour at our own pace,hehehe... (most of the places i went before at least once) There are still quite a lot of places that are lesser known (or even unknown) in the internet world too.

Originally Posted by Axia

... hope next round when u free can bring me go buy again

Wah! Like that have to organize the trip in coordination with you and bro Mic's timing liao...lol.

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Thanks, is not easy to find kaki that can share the same frequency.

Agreed,hence i have the group's travelling Terms and Conditions in my every trip. 先小人，后君子 (meaning : specify terms clearly at first and use a good deal of courtesy later). There are at least a dozen bros in all my combined group trips that shares similar frequency as me,hehehe...hope to one day gather ALL of them to go to Batam together ,walk into one joint and book off all their GIRLS in one go…lol…

Originally Posted by newyorker88

There are many experts here, just lurking only

Many here has witness how i grow up in my Batam cheonging,from knowing absolute zero peanut to knowing more than a few peanuts,hehehe... Those who didnt witness can simply flip back the links that are on my signature to see too. All the foolishness of myself has been recorded and bookmarked since March/April 2014 and on a monthly basis from thereon with minimum post editing to keep it as original as possible.

What I left behind Batam were my footprints…

(on my foot prints also got blood,got tears,got laughter,got joy,got anger,got sweat,got sadness,got frustration..lol)

Its like a journey...to Batam Disney Land that i never can really reach,hehehe...

[flyingarrow]

Originally Posted by iicycold

Oh,gd info. Hav u tried the new Nice Massage?

Saw the shop was under renovation like 1 mth ago and thought it was closing down but surprise to see it still remain a massage place.

Look new after the massage, prices quite standard for the row of massage behind Utama hotel. Offer special like before.

[Bigbird00]

Originally Posted by nono1973

See,even price of Bai Long Wan Tan mee also goes up...19.5k per bowl.

Hi Bro,
I "just" had this @A2.


The Chinese lady charge me Irp 18k. Is your with special top-up version??

[tomcat007]

Bai Long is not at A2. It's at Penuin Wet Market which is across the road and then some distance in. I believe the one you had at A2 is Bei Long.

[Seth El Nino]

Originally Posted by nono1973

You may PAY a tour guided package to bring you there or you can join me (for free) and we go together to tour at our own pace,hehehe... (most of the places i went before at least once) There are still quite a lot of places that are lesser known (or even unknown) in the internet world too.

Haha bro, some day batam tourism board sure call u to consider becoming their official batam ambassador, u will cover & promote every inch of batam from massage, food, malls to joints hahahaha

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by Seth El Nino

Haha bro, some day batam tourism board sure call u to consider becoming their official batam ambassador, u will cover & promote every inch of batam from massage, food, malls to joints hahahaha

He can make a huge sum by printing the unofficial guide to cheonging n makan in batam

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by nono1973

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Agreed,hence i have the group's travelling Terms and Conditions in my every trip. 先小人，后君子 (meaning : specify terms clearly at first and use a good deal of courtesy later). There are at least a dozen bros in all my combined group trips that shares similar frequency as me,hehehe...hope to one day gather ALL of them to go to Batam together ,walk into one joint and book off all their GIRLS in one go…lol…

Its like a journey...to Batam Disney Land that i never can really reach,hehehe...

Ya. that would be nice, by them maybe car cannot eat liao, we may need a bus to go to all the joint

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by Balmung

Pro lol. That's a good one. Mine is Annie from Permata cost IDR 1000000. Sleep till dinner, then say she came red.

This is not the way, if know come red should have said earlier.

U should send be back and ask for an exchange.

[Bigbird00]

Originally Posted by tomcat007

Bai Long is not at A2. It's at Penuin Wet Market which is across the road and then some distance in. I believe the one you had at A2 is Bei Long.

Ahhhhh thanks for pointing this out!!!!

My mistake then. I thought its the same one. Sounds the same + my chinese sucks. Me bad.

This one i had, is in the huge Food centre just before BCS. This store is in a enclose covered area (like food court) and outside open air area has many store close in the day. There's a Char Siew & roast pork store inside facing the open air area.

Nono, apologies for my blurriness! Haze lah!!!

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by miumiu6464

Having nachos and cappuccino while reading your trip summary at Cafe NoWhere.

Enjoying yourself,huh?

I think its pronounce as Coffee Now Here (the last I heard),hehehe...

Originally Posted by micmac888

Also asked Marine Live 2 days ago - same thing. Denny not raising price. The place is owned by his brother(in-law) anyways.

Anah - also not increasing price although the rent went up. Staying put - same location.

Its good to know that. Thank you for the information.

Originally Posted by micmac888

LOL! Nono, that's the temple I told you about in the car. Said "no not the one at H89". It's also very close to my future home (3.5 years time, v.good FENGSHUI ) If one scrutinises the place - many things in the temple got donors' names inscribed/painted/pasted on. The ones who struck lottery.

But nearby this temple radius 3 km got totally nothing lei...

Its like an open land of an empty space. Purely filled with red sand/soil/mud. Thats why this temple even ojek can barely drove in. Anyone taking ojek will have to be prepare for a roller coaster ride and red mud all over their body (if its during raining season).

This temple has an exceptional amount of deities and they are still building more and bigger temples around it. Next time if i pass on,maybe can consider putting my ashes in one of their Ancestral Altar they are building right now.

Feng Shui wise was indeed not bad.

If i dont remember,the place is not far from sea,near mountain area...sun shines brightly and yet not heating up the ground in this time of the season (summer and when Sillypore weather would be at “boiling point” during these time) in a mid non-rainy afternoon. Goes to show that the yin and yang energy are pretty balance in this area. The rest would be how the blocks of building are being structured and who are the people who lives in those houses in the blocks.

Hehehe...hopefully can strike some 4D and go back to have the word "nono1973" inscribe on it...lol *joking here*

Originally Posted by micmac888

LOOOL !!! Nooooo... I didn't bargain ! I just asked Denny if he could just round it off. that's it. Also - not forgetting , there was one dish which he forgot to serve (the yiou-tiao dunno what), but we already finished dinner. He still made it and served the group, at no charge. He just wants to satisfy that/those customer(s) who ordered that dish but didn't get it. Steady BO !?

Well,one thing i learned in Batam is i do remember myself bargaining at some zhi char store beside Lucky Plaza building block (near Mickey Mouse) hence i know even having a meal CAN actually bargain.

Anyway,we did save 40k plus on that meal becos you stood up and walk over to talk to the boss. (big money to me,cos its enough to take taxi back,hehehe...)...i would not have go talk to the boss therefore i thank you. The You Tiao dish was sea food base,i didnt get to eat it but it does look delicious. I believe the total meal,we saved around 100k (+ the free dish) and the final bill of 90k (S$9) per head on the meal is definitely well value for money. Got fish,got crab,got prawns + other sea food base delicacies (with good tasting chicken,drinks and cigarettes too) for 10 pax at exactly 900k,i doubt anyone can easily find a match within Batam.

I am comparing apple to apple (Batam to Batam than with Batam to anywhere else) base on an eat to live perspective.

[fu3rzas]

Originally Posted by 1stClass

I highly doubt the number of girls will reduce. Hari Raya Haji is not a big occasion thus not required for the girls to be returning to their kampung (must pay flight somemore). And it's a half/one day event.

Enjoy yourself. Even if it turns out otherwise, there are many other ways to find ceweks.

bro, thank for the info

[Axia]

Originally Posted by nono1973

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Wah! Like that have to organize the trip in coordination with you and bro Mic's timing liao...lol.
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Haha that would e my honour that 兩大宗師 to find time bringing me around ..