Batam Info Thread

[Heil Hitler]

That's only the down payment. Check out the installment plan. But yes, anyway in the world is still cheaper than getting a set of wheels here.

[S.B.Y.1]

Good �� eye Mas Heil Hitler

The small letter "DP" is down payment

[HelloWAH]

Originally Posted by MiG27

Made a short trip to this lovely island.
Stayed 1N at Hotel 89.

Took my late lunch at a coffee shop nearby...indomie goreng....it is run by a chinese couple.
Two packets mie goreng....egg....and a iced tea....only 16k rupiah!!!
I heard wrongly thought is 20k....so give the chap 20k and walk off....he ran after me to return 4k....lol.

Walk back to hotel at 11pm....on the way...dabao...mie goreng...at a roadside stall. 10k nia.

Total 16K rupiah. So cheap. I heard many people say the economic here is bad. But food still so cheap. So must believe who i also blur already. I think many act clever here.

Btw my last Tu long post got one act so much so much clever. He say is eel soup. Hahaha so kay kiang and so cute when he say is eel soup.

02-11-2014 08:23 PM ~24 hour past after yr post for your Eel soup & no one reply u...shows how many people u have offended

02-11-2014 02:41 PM Perhaps posting quality information is better than trying to belittle the newbies. i believe there are many older age newbies in the forum knows what you are talking about.

And one tell me many actually know what i am talking about.

[S.B.Y.1]

Pak's suggestion is that whenever a newbie wants information then some
good person here can just post the latest link instead of the whole quote
which is too long and monotonous to scroll and read

Example
#27668
http://sbf.directory/showthread....6580&page=1846

Also kindly refrain from replying the whole quote and
whereby the person just writes a single line

No offense to anyone in this good thread

Sharing is caring but be mindful as well

[kawabanga]

Hello Pak SBY

I will be staying at BCC hotel but my buddies will be staying at Gideon. Any info bout Gideon?

[banana81sg]

no 1 goin batam 14-17 nov?

[tiuminator]

Originally Posted by kawabanga

Hello Pak SBY

I will be staying at BCC hotel but my buddies will be staying at Gideon. Any info bout Gideon?

A new hotel. Not far from H89.

U have to pass by row of shops/wet market. Have to endure the smell if u are not use to.

[S.B.Y.1]

Originally Posted by kawabanga

I will be staying at BCC hotel but my buddies will be staying at Gideon. Any info bout Gideon?

Gideon is quite a new hotel and seems quite value for money.
Nice rooms with more pillows and good Ac and nearby BCS mall

Rates starting at Rp 590k

BCC hotel maybe a tat above in terms of class

Enjoy your trip Mas

[anthonycoolen]

My first trip to Batam was a bit disappointing, but that was primarily my own fault (did not do my homework properly). Now I am planning to try again but as I am looking for something specific I was hoping for some advise from the wise and experienced here .
- I want a girl for the entire night
- At least reasonably good looking
- A bit of a GFE
- Quite willing to pay a bit more (instead of looking for the cheapest budget fuck)

Is there a place where you can easily get a girl like that? So not after a massage, not in a bar or being harrased on the street. Please, recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Either through a post here or through a PM.

[KohOnly21]

Originally Posted by anthonycoolen

- I want a girl for the entire night
- At least reasonably good looking
- A bit of a GFE

Bring your Girlfriend to batam

[MiG27]

Originally Posted by Heil Hitler

That's only the down payment. Check out the installment plan. But yes, anyway in the world is still cheaper than getting a set of wheels here.

Originally Posted by S.B.Y.1

Good �� eye Mas Heil Hitler

The small letter "DP" is down payment

oh...dang....i was standing looking at the bikes quite long....thinking i should get one for zipping around....if it is really 1.5m....

[MiG27]

Originally Posted by HelloWAH

Total 16K rupiah. So cheap. I heard many people say the economic here is bad. But food still so cheap. So must believe who i also blur already. I think many act clever here.

16k might be cheap to us (due to exchange rates)....it might not be for the locals.
But it is nice to be eating in an empty coffee shop....sometimes i really wonder how these shops survive.

[Oysterpay]

Originally Posted by newyorker88

There are so many joints in Batam. Take your pick and have your fun

Hi bro ny.can u kindly share a bit more abt happy massage?is this the happy 8 massage which beside have another massage but it's link.read that one of them is a booking joint.but like u I'm more into massage with special.

Thanks

[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by nono1973

The last trip,my 9th...was the 1st time i initialled a go-together trip. As i am still pretty much new to Batam,i do not qualify to guide and hence am taking it slow. I dont like big groups,…. I was anticipating problems even before i read your post and was thinking even harder after reading it now. ..Perhaps thru the use of PM,you may wish to elaborate your experiences with me so that i can learn from it and set measure to prevent whatever bad happening to you will not happen to me? To me forum is about sharing of information,………
It's actually a very good reminder from you and its being engraved in my mind now :

"Just make sure that you not only NOT lose money/get taken advantage of, but more importantly, make sure you do NOT get involved/be inadvertently snared in scams that some pulls on your other friend(s), using your name/reputation etc."

1)
I had to think twice before posting the following reply to you as I’ve had a lot of grief in the past for “exposing” the practices of the scammers and undeclared agents etc. I was also quite reluctant to write this as it IS quite a task to do so…. but, seeing as you have more than done your part in keeping this thread so informative by writing up such detailed reports, I guess you’ve ”guilted” me into doing my part!

And since I got nothing to be ashamed of on my stance, I’ve decided to just reply to your question here; hopefully others here could benefit from the information below because as far as scams are concerned, I think I probably am only going to be skimming the surface

Also, please do note that there ARE many good guys and for sure I have made acquaintance of many a fine gentleman when out mongering; what I write is just to safeguard us from falling prey to the vultures that unfortunately also does pollute our midst - certainly does NOT apply/reflect upon most other just plain good/helpful mongering guys.

[SEAJ]

2)
PREAMBLE
** First thing to be wary of are those friends of friends – as too many times we let our guard down when a friend makes the introduction and you find out too late that your friend actually do not know the guy that well himself!

** Conversely, do make it clear to others if the person you introduce is not that close to you/make it quite clear that you will not vouch for him.

** Second thing to watch out for are those guys on the internet as well as IRL that just seem to be too eager, too accommodating and too friendly for someone you just met. Don’t let your guard down when someone treats/pays the whole bill, usually for initial smallish amounts for coffee or snacks etc… and invariably then expects you to pick up the subsequent larger bills. Also, do double check each bill as incurred if someone volunteers to be the one who pays – and worse if he suggests he keep a running tab for everybody else; a nasty surprise usually awaits you!

** Third most important thing - watch out for those plaintive postings about wanting to meet up with bros "I am a newbie, need someone to hold my hands etc...." Too many times these are just wolves in sheep skin! Be a nice guy and hook up with them and you'll be slaughtered without you even realizing it yourself! Even experienced and nice guys seniors fall for this as these con-men prey on their good nature. This happens with too much sickening regularity as scammers just create clones and post when they ain’t got nuthin’ better to do.

** Conversely I’d really think twice before putting up posts asking for meet-ups, recommendations, hook-ups etc. as con-men look for these plaintive appeals to swoop on unsuspecting victims.

** Fourth, if you are planning on hosting others, do keep it to a smallish group – anything over 5 guys is too many as it’s too easy to lose control and/or the group splits up into sub-groups. Also, IMHO it just is not fun to have too large a group.

** Black spot for being taken advantage of are KTV’s, Nightclubs, Bangkok Gentlemen Clubs etc. where the total bill can be substantial and comes at the end of the evening, but you can also be scammed in saunas, OKT services, BBS’s, even for hotel rooms!