Batam Info Thread

[sohbuckkong]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Well,you landed yourself at Sekupang instead,that is why...............me.

Just to share that there are public transport from batam centre and sukupang to nagoya at only 4000 rupiah. You just need to stand outside batam center and wait for those vans to horn u, you then ask them do they goto nagoya. If taken from sukupang, u need to walk to the main road n then further down on the right hand side across the road, u can see some bus waiting.

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by sohbuckkong

Just to share that there are public transport from batam centre and sukupang to nagoya at only 4000 rupiah. You just need to stand outside batam center and wait for those vans to horn u, you then ask them do they goto nagoya. If taken from sukupang, u need to walk to the main road n then further down on the right hand side across the road, u can see some bus waiting.

Take those angkutans at your own risk... Not the safest mode of transport, and watch your possessions... Your wallet might get lifted...

[levelcool]

any bros goin batam on tomoro ?? mind if I tag along ?

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

Well noted there,bro. I tht y tats not being brought up.One day we might b able to do something to help.

Help sure must help,my only fear is the authority may step in to disturb us,hehehe...i think we can take it slow and enlist help from the locals when time is ripe. Anyway,if you notice,the kids there are definitely looking happier and stronger than those in Sillypore.

Originally Posted by iicycold

Anyway,we might be able to link up on yr second day. I wonder who else wld be coming frm yr side or u r running solo?

Yes,should be solo this time. In case you miss it,i have my itinerary up,join me? or you just want to smoke and treat me drink Teh Botol?

A lot of people did shows interest to join me,but most ran away after i send them my tag-along-with-me Terms and Conditions...lol. Goes to show most have different frequency as me.

Originally Posted by micmac888

Yes, this is the one.

Hehehe...he looks a bit like Simpson in the photo to me tho.

Originally Posted by micmac888

And truth be told - their pizza is better than most in SG and cheaper by a big margin. Better as in - myself being taste-sensitive to MSG, preservatives etc - their pizzas dun have those - much like fine Taiwanese cuisine (MSG/preservative-free).

Looks like your tongue is made to taste real food,hehehe...

I have a good old friend who has this kind of MSG taste bud. Someone who live to eat,whereas i am the type who eat to live.

Originally Posted by micmac888

Only complaint I got, due to resto being open air and surrounded by flora, are the mosquitoes. LOL.

You a smoker? If you are, mosquito usually stays away from you.

(cant help thinking of my last battle with hundreds of mosquitoes...lol)

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Pas Massage cheaper.. It's also a Spa (inside the door near right side of the counter) .. But donno if they have suana anot.. i think should have..

Facilities, Massage, HJ add up less than 400k

Yes, PAS massage has all the facilities; hot pool, cold pool, sauna and steam room. However, usage of the facilities is not inclusive in the massage package, u'll have to pay an additional fee..

Can't remember how much liao; last time I visited that place was probably more than 12-18 months ago...

[hornydoggy]

going batam (1st time) tomorrow. gotta thank nono for his extensive research. been reading quite a bit.
hope tomorrow will be good.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

The street store selling indo food beside relax in between the road to sinar bulan, only operated at night. At least open up to 3am

Ok,so they are street stores (not shop) that looks like the push-cart type? Cos i do see some push-cart selling fried stuffs in that area.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Satay, steam peanuts, steam corn, Indon and seafood opposite bridge massage , on the left side of the entrance to nagoya hill.

To get to this one mention,i would have to walk across main road with the 2 way traffic towards Nagoya Hill Mall with the zebra crossing,right? And the food store should be (opp Nagoya Hill Mall) on the left hand side of Nagoya Hill Mall entrance while my back is facing the entrance.

Thank you.

Originally Posted by johnkhb

Yes, same Instar coffeeshop. The kwetiau basah is like our tze char stall hor fun.

Cool,thats good to know. Most likely need to plan a special timing to walk there (since it is pretty near Formosa hotel),hehehe....

So now i have Bak Chor Mee,Kwetiau basah and their spicy pepper version of Bak Kut Teh (info provided by another good bro via PM) all under one roof. But now i am thinking if their kwetiau basah contain seafood? Since almost all "hor fun" in Sillypore will have prawns and sotong. Hmm...,i can always take out the sea food if they have it anyway,hehehe...

Originally Posted by johnkhb

Maaf her = Forgive her
Datang batam = Come batam

Ok,ok...really thank you very much for the translation...lol.

Sorry,for my poor Indo bahasa. Only manage to catch a few single word during all these time in Batam,but if people uses 2 words onward or in a sentence,i will need to look up google translate...lol.

Thank you bro.

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Nice Fr, i read liao also steam. Good find also.

Even tho i have replied your post,i would like to share a small joke i had with the girl in Keyza not stated in my March 2015 trip summary.

After all the massage and special service ends,when the sweet pretty girl ask me if i want any drinks and offer to get one for me (as well as for herself)? We didnt quite understand each other and I told her i wanted RED BULL,but she either couldnt understand or maybe she is telling me they didnt have it...so i uses my 2 hands,put my 2 hands one on each left and right side of my head ,crunching my fist with my smallest finger sticking out and i even give out a "moo" sound. So you guess what she brought me after 5 mins?

She brought me a can of drink in green colour Can type,also one for herself with a big Rhinoceros picture in it but hers was in RED.... LOLOL..... I took it and just smile it off,hehehe...and thinking of it now really give me a good laugh...lol.

Oh,by the way the green colour Rhinoceros can drink taste good!!

[KohOnly21]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I hope Pas will still have this service

Probably still have. Last year I went it was roughly 200+k.

You will be bought to a room with a bathtub, massage bed, urine cubicle and tv. . If I remember correctly the package is roughly 2 hrs.. standard massage abit, after that use bush to apply those cream on you, friend girl even apply on my friend cock. You get a chilling feeling from the cream. Then you will be left there for about 40 mins where the girl waiting beside you either watching the tv or talking to you. After the time is up. The girl will rub off the dries cream off your body bit by bit and this process is call scrubbing. After its done, you will be asked to soak in the bathtub with *susu* water.. Roughly about 15-30 mins and you are done.

This is all I can remember. . Oh ya the facilities last year cost 65k and the girls doing mandi susu is slightly towards milf as per last year infomation.

[KohOnly21]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Oh,by the way the green colour Rhinoceros can drink taste good!!

That drink can be found with various flavour at most k mart and coffeeshop. It origin from the rhino mineral water in bottle.

[tiuminator]

Like to share with fellow bros here.

Now at BatamFast ferry, they are offering season Passes for regular Batam travellers.

Value Pass (30 days) SGD 180
Silver Pass (90 days) SGD 520
Gold Pass (180 days) SGD 1,000
Platinum Pass (360 days) SGD 1,800

http://www.batamfast.com/membership/seasonpass.ashx

One need to travel 5 to 6 trips a month, then worth buying those passes (Mthly passes).

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by tiuminator

Like to share with fellow bros here.

Now at BatamFast ferry, they are offering season Passes for regular Batam travellers.

Value Pass (30 days) SGD 180
Silver Pass (90 days) SGD 520
Gold Pass (180 days) SGD 1,000
Platinum Pass (360 days) SGD 1,800

http://www.batamfast.com/membership/seasonpass.ashx

One need to travel 5 to 6 trips a month, then worth buying those passes (Mthly passes).

You need to travel more than that to make it worthwhile, bro...

The season pass is just for the ferry pricing, and does not include the seaport tax of $6 for harbourfront and 65k rupiah for batam.

Given that the cheapest 2-way all-in ticket can be bought in batam for about $33, youll need to make 10 trips per month to warrant buying the monthly season pass:

$180/10 trips + $13 (seaport tax) = $31 per trip

Probably only suitable for those who stay in batam and work in SG...

[tiuminator]

Originally Posted by johnkhb

You need to travel more than that to make it worthwhile, bro...

The season pass is just for the ferry pricing, and does not include the seaport tax of $6 for harbourfront and 65k rupiah for batam.

Given that the cheapest 2-way all-in ticket can be bought in batam for about $33, youll need to make 10 trips per month to warrant buying the monthly season pass:

$180/10 trips + $13 (seaport tax) = $31 per trip

Probably only suitable for those who stay in batam and work in SG...

No lah bro. It works this way

Without Pass is 49 x 5 (trips) = $245

Tax 13 x 5 = 65 + 180 (mthly pass) = $245

So mthly 5 trips "break even" leow.

Correct me if i am wrong

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by johnkhb

Yes... Telephone number to call is 14045..

Huh? How come McDelivery number only got 5 digits?

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Pas Massage cheaper.. It's also a Spa (inside the door near right side of the counter) .. But donno if they have suana anot.. i think should have..

Yes,yes...you are right. I just re-read my CNY trip summary again, and i got the below price list of Pas Massage during those time,hehehe....see,i have lousy memory,thats why i always keep tracks and bookmark my Batam trails becos i know myself well that i cannot remember EVERYTHING,hehehe...

Guess the price list above tells me almost everything...lol.

Without your prompting on Pas Massage in this post,i would not have re-read my CNY trip summary again...and for that i thank you.

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Facilities, Massage, HJ add up less than 400k

Wah! After summing up using the price list above,everything in really about 400k,and that includes the 60k facilities.

Aromatherapy Massage in VIP : 190k (90mins)
Spa and Sauna Facilities : 60k
HJ+ maybe can bargain till : 100k (or 150k)

Very interesting findings,hehehe...but what i learn in Batam over all my trips is if something is relative cheaper and/or better elsewhere at a lower price,there will be bound to be "something" not-so-good for sure. And it would be up to the person who wish to try the place find out the "not-so-good" portion of the deal,hehehe....

Cheers,bro!

[hawkeye007]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Huh? How come McDelivery number only got 5 digits?

Don't know why, but it is 5 digits..

Not just McD, but most of the major fast food chains; eg, KFC's delivery hotline is 14022..

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by DDAMn

Nono u want mandi susu tetek ahhhh..hahahahaha....

What is mandi susu tetek?

Originally Posted by sohbuckkong

Just to share that there are public transport from batam centre and sukupang to nagoya at only 4000 rupiah. You just need to stand outside batam center and wait for those vans to horn u, you then ask them do they goto nagoya. If taken from sukupang, u need to walk to the main road n then further down on the right hand side across the road, u can see some bus waiting.

Thank you for suggesting another alternative other than taxi from Sekupang Jetty to Nagoya. You remind me of my 1st encounter with the Batam public transport when i was trying to cross the main road from outside Goodway hotel while on my way back to Formosa Hotel,suddenly a red colour mini bus stop in front of me. I didnt get up cos the bus was relatively quite squeezy basically from back to back. I dont speak their language and would not have known where they are heading to,so i gave them a miss.

Originally Posted by levelcool

any bros goin batam on tomoro ?? mind if I tag along ?

i am replying to top and bottom quotes.

I notice you 2 are going on the same day,should PM each other and form a small group to go together to Batam. All basic information regarding moving around Batam are here.

Cheers! And i wish both of you have a good time.

Originally Posted by hornydoggy

going batam (1st time) tomorrow. gotta thank nono for his extensive research. been reading quite a bit.
hope tomorrow will be good.