Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[nono1973]

Went over to the very quiet Grand Batam Mall in that particular weekend. An old friend recommend to try this nearly one feet long (about 30cm) fun fries.

Each of this fries were so long that it can be use like a small "dagger".

In my later Batam trip during March, gonna try to impress my girls with this,hehehe...at the same time have some fun with it.

(aunties and uncles dont like junk food, but their sons and daughters love it!)

It's meant to impress. As in its uniquely impressive type of snack and girls love snacking.

Is it becos its a rainy day that even a2 food court is so quiet on a weekend? (my favourite noodle stall, Bei Long close AFTER CNY for more than a week already,hehehe..)

Maybe, most people already gone to the new Nagoya Food court opposite Biz Hotel,hehehe...

Not so impress for now, but well...gonna wait till its a little quieter before i pay this place a visit.

There is never a better time for me to visit the currently very quiet Batam,hehehe...

Even those guys (and Batam nurses) taking tourist's temperature all went MIA,hehehe...

Places in Batam for my future visits,hehehe...

In Batam, eat a lot (of goodies), digest them by walking a lot, before rest and relax. Then continue to "eat", "digest" and then "rest and relax". Cycle repeats.

Enjoying myself, enjoying Batam.

[fde83]

Originally Posted by HarumaJitsu

Hi,

I'm not sure if this video has been posted here before or not. I've came across this on youtube and decided to share with everyone here

Thanks very insightful video, a lot can be learn and finds in this video. Didn't know behind utama hotel all those are booking joints

[siliconer]

For those interested you can download an app by GoJek that offer decent traditional massage to your apartment /hotel GoMassage {edited by mod}
Pretty good pricing - Last Sat, I ordered a 90 min massage to my room for IDR 120K

[XXLCat]

Originally Posted by siliconer

For those interested you can download an app by GoJek that offer decent traditional massage to your apartment /hotel GoMassage {edited by mod}
Pretty good pricing - Last Sat, I ordered a 90 min massage to my room for IDR 12K

maybe you mean 120k ...

[siliconer]

I use the Youtube video (Batam Red Light District: Guide to Weekend Getaway for Single Men ) and Bro NoNo guide lol

[Harley_Fatboy]

Is there a joint like BKK with girls in the fish tank and the service is just like BKK?

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by siliconer

For those interested you can download an app by GoJek that offer decent traditional massage to your apartment /hotel GoMassage {edited by mod}
Pretty good pricing - Last Sat, I ordered a 90 min massage to my room for IDR 120K

How the standard of GoMassaage? In term of massage skill and ladies lookable? any special?

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by nono1973

There is no best hotels (nor best girls) in Batam,hehehe...just the most suitable. And you arent looking for the best hotel (in Batam),hehehe...

Definitely. Actually I want FORMOSA back, I want Sinta, not the best hotel in Batam

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Erm..Nagoya Hill Hotel is a very new hotel (just directly outside Nagoya Hill Mall front entrance), it's probably less than 3 year old. The Hill Hotel however is quite old.
Both are 2 different hotels.
Harmony suite and Swiss Inn penuin were good hotels.
For Da Vienna Hotel, their better rooms starts from their Grand Deluxe room type onward (which is much often out of stock).
You should try Trinity Hotel one day. Now they offered free drop off at some Batam major Mall and Harbour Bay ferry terminal (selected timing). No pick up tho. You will like their balcony (low price, clean room too).

I am going to copy this text into my mailbox, to keep it for future reference. Thank you so much for your insight.
Nagoya Hill looks a very goood choice. I went there to attend a conference (ahaha!) years ago, but I did not see the sleeping rooms.
I would not stay in Penuin, because I like my routine of walking to Nagoya Hill in the morning for coffee.
I feel that it will be not easy to find an alternative to Formosa. The reason why I chose it the first time, was what I read in comments on a web site: most guests from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, zero chance to meet a bule. Indeed, in so many years I never saw any other Western tourist in Formosa.
The only other one, as far as I know, has been that idiot who secretely filmed the massage lady and my friend Rosa in his room and then sold the videos online on his web site.

Originally Posted by PervMonk

Hi blackpage, my apologies for citing the quote so much but just want to talk about the 2 hotels that you mentioned.

Personally prefer harmoni suites for the kitchen and one of the housekeeper who is very nice(maybe cos I kept tipping her daily during my long stays and she remembers me).

Thank YOU for taking the time to respond!
I am curious about the housekeeper. Actually I was used to meet one of the housekeepers there, who during the day is nothing fancy or special to notice, but at night with the make up and all can really become a stunning lady. She is/was really a nice person, but as far as I know she has somee boyfriend now.
By PM, maybe you could tell me what is her name? :P

[siliconer]

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

How the standard of GoMassaage? In term of massage skill and ladies lookable? any special?

the skills are good, looks - One man's meat is another man's poison.
No special.When you make the booking the app will have a "warning" page on any sexual services.
Gojek use to offer more services (car cleaning, buying grocery...) on this platform, lately they are scaling back and only offer GoMassage (spa and massage) and GoClean (house cleaning) services.

[BFOMF5]

all depends on luck...
As you can request for which gender of your masseur but there is no selection of individual masseur...Instead they choose you.

They did hv some SOP to follow.
Arrived with GoJet standard foldable mat that built-in with fix head rest, look clean.

[blurblur2032]

Hi brother here, do you know where can get cheap flights ticket from Bandung to batam. As I try the standard search in Google. The price if bring friends from Bandung to batam is $800 per ticket. I just chat with one lady and thinking asking her to come batam.

Thanks in advance for the help

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by blurblur2032

Hi brother here, do you know where can get cheap flights ticket from Bandung to batam. As I try the standard search in Google. The price if bring friends from Bandung to batam is $800 per ticket. I just chat with one lady and thinking asking her to come batam.

$800? brother u bring hw mani gers ovr 2 btm?

i jus googled, cost 4 2-way trip no more than 3jt on beginnin of march flights 4 one person lei.

consider ur ger stay in sm faraway kampong, may b top up another 5ook rp will mre than enuff....lol...unless u r lookin @ first class seat or may b business class seat la....lol...u may wan 2 re-google agn.

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by nono1973

The green box you see above is 3ply mask going st 220k rupiah per box. Those in pink packing, consist of 10s per pack cost 10k rupiah a pack.

The cloth type in between the 2 types, i never ask.

if u see hw tat seller handle tose mask, u aso wn't buy de. Price up so high in btm nw tat btm hotels aso cn't afford 2 let their ownself workers evryday chge 1 musker lei....lol

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

I think they dont have confidence in their govt. U believe theres no confirm case of covid-19 to date?

Lol...oh cos no belief la... but agn look @ korea, got mani ppl mati cos of corona lor...cos tere got cluster of ppl kena ma.

as 4 indo, until no cluster of ppl mati lei...shws wat? shws tat indo got no cluster of infection.

if u got go btm hor, u wil find out tat weather in btm actualli a bit hotter then sg. My fren tels me bcs tere less tree & plant 2 absorb the sunlight's hotness tat's y in sm way the virus kena control in sm way? i aso no sure....lol

Originally Posted by nono1973

No more Alishan KTV, no more King MP anymore.

knn, nw 1 of my 1.5 jt prc & wetnam ovrnite gers place bo ki liao....

so sad...

Originally Posted by nono1973

Again, its cheaper than your Vietnam version. Cost of 1 pack of 10s at 30k rupiah, 3 for 100k rupiah,hehehe...

nw i follow ur method, no wear musker liao lor...but concentrate more on boosting my immune system....lol

btm got mani fruits wit high vit C de ma....lol...everyday i take a more tose fruits after my 3 meals a day in btm.

hope price of fruits no up the price in btm.

Originally Posted by Black Page

Now what?
Nono, maybe you will suggest me (PM pls ) an alternative?
I am really confused...

Lol...nono & me been preparin 4 tis since the ad of formosa selling off cum out in the carolsell market...lol

let's jus wait 4 nono 2 post his lobang 4 a formosa replacement.

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Hope sm white knights come along and save her....

Lol...if u hv spare 8.5 mil dollar sin$, will u buy dwn formosa hotel ?

i wn't lor....

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Got free meh? i know nothing is free in this world.

ya, nthg free in tis world.

i got tose coupon thru buyin nono 2 teh botels wen he in btm....lol

alt can get tose coupon is buy me a 50 dollar sin$ meal in one of the cheena rest @ hf vivo city, aso can get free coupon....lol...1 brother here says b4, gain city spend 50 dollar aso will can get 2.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

They got other use 4 face musker ma, tht's y mus buy ma...lol...& what they wear it for?

Originally Posted by iicycold

if u see hw tat seller handle tose mask, u aso wn't buy de. Price up so high in btm nw tat btm hotels aso cn't afford 2 let their ownself workers evryday chge 1 musker lei....lol

Hehehe...when corona virus 1st started, nearly every hotels in Batam are buying up mask. But over time, like a period of a month later, i notice practically most hotel staffs in Batam arent wearing mask anymore.

The reason?

Its getting too expensive to give every staff one piece a day. Some hotels tell me they couldnt afford such high pricing (just to please Singaporean). Thats even though they still have a few cartons as back up. Note here that one carton is about 40 boxes of 50s of face mask in it. They tell me it used to be 20k rupiah for a box of 50s too (which means i initially bought at the right price during CNY 2020 too).

So i suggest to them, only give face mask to those massage therapist instead as they were the ones who has direct body contact with their client. And as per Singapore government says it to the local public, wear a mask ONLY if they are unwell.

As for myself, i often believe prevention is better than cure. In order to prevent myself from getting, i went to some Batam backyard (or i can do it at home). Cut some of the below up.

Dry it under sun for a day or 2.

Squash them into powder or small bits and put them inside empty capsule to be consume at a later time.

These herb are super bitter on its own hence i put them inside capsule to consume,hehehe...the herb didnt get their nickname "King of Bitterness" for nothing. Herb name is called Andrographis. Chinese call it Ku Chao (苦草).

Here's what it does :

I dont actually use it for the above reason/s but more of helping myself to get rid of cold, flu, cough and mild fever. I use it like a more "natural anti-biotic", compared to those "actual antibiotic" from doctors. I have recommended people with diabetic to use it too,hehehe....and much often, it works like a charm.

Note here that it doesnt cure diabetes but more of it, is about getting rid of its symptom (diabetic isnt itself an illness anyway). Meaning to say,do not consume Andrographis a day before one goes to have their doctor's appointment. Or else the doctor might have a very high chance of not being able to detect you have diabetes,hehehe... tested by several patients before. (naughty patients fooling the doctors)

Its a Chinese herb, a very cheap one too. Which is one reason why not many shop sells it (i guess becos its just too cheap). In Singapore, i can only find 2 companies that sells them in capsule form. Alternatively, one can also easily find them in HDB void deck garden area but you will have to dry and cut the leaves yourself.

Side effect? Hehehe...yes, it has the direct opposite effect of viagra if overdosed.

* reason for this post is because i brought aunties and uncles to Batam, the sudden change of temperature in the trips's enviroment (drastic change of hot/cold enviroment) has cause some of them to feel heavy-headed, headache and even minor flu. This herbs works well for them.

** Lasegar and cap kaki tiga drink works too but not as fast and not quite suitable for those who are diabetic.