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Originally Posted by mr20k

So end of May still can go batam?

End of May and beginning of June,still good to go. But be reminded not to go on 6th to 8th June 2016. Its the 1st 3 days of Ramadan (base on my own calculation and reading on internet). Most entertainment places will either not be open or open very late and closes much earlier. Should avoid mid 3 days too and i would forget about going towards end of Ramadan,most who dont live in Batam would already have gone back hometown.

Originally Posted by MiG27

What about massage joints?

Base on last 2 years experience,they were opened but...not as many girls working.

Originally Posted by MiG27

Regarding eating, is it very rude if i eat something like burger while walking on the street during fasting month?

I think so,even smoking i would choose to be more discreet and try doing it indoor. Ironically,in Sillypore,i cannot smoke indoor but can smoke outdoor,hehehe...and in Batam (during Ramadan) i have to smoke indoor most time and lesser outdoor.

Originally Posted by MiG27

maybe next time, I one shot change at that spot.....going back n forth just for that slight difference not so worth it.

There is one thing i notice,Saturday and Sunday exchange rate usually quite the same,so if i go on weekends,i usually change everything,but not for weekdays. I mean if i stayed in Formosa Hotel,money changer just 1 min walk from the hotel,so walking to and forth is pretty fine for me. Its like passing by and i pop the GQ to the money changer,hehehe...hence i visit money changer very often.

Originally Posted by MiG27

well, after seeing the ML folded back the cloth, I didnt ask to use the bath tub...moreover, my room just round the corner....

I have stop taking VIP (with bath tub) in massage shop since a long time ago. Nowaday,i opt for massage w/o oil to save me the trouble of a shower after massage until i reach back hotel room.

Originally Posted by MiG27

well, not true.
they got loads of local and Sinkie/Msia customers.....so they can afford to be as such.
i remember one Bro mentioned a certain massage shop at Nagoya Hill Mall area who dun change bedsheets becoz customer just keep coming in.
i went is because to try the Hot Stone massage....definitely wont patronize again.

Hmm...that dont sound good. Most of the time when i go for massage,the massage girl will bring bed sheets and spread it onto the bed before i lie down. I remember a time a bro who joined me to Madurani Massage,i forget to tell him he should not lie on its bed when he was 1st assigned a bed area,well...he stripped himself naked and jump on it and then start making lots of noise about the bed being sandy later...sandy as in there are some sands sticking on skin.

Originally Posted by MiG27

i check with my friend who is in china....he told me the china ML do it in a more systematic way. the one i get in Batam....is kind of slipshod.
anyway, next time if going china....i ll try the hot stone one more time.

I think i may one day give Spa Secret (or those 1st tier massage places) a try,so i get a benchmark on whats good and whats not when it comes to hot stone massage.

Originally Posted by MiG27

well, probably that chap also didnt want me to go up and down.
so he recommend the same level.
he did offer to help me move stuffs...but i didnt fully unpack (usually i only do so at night)...so everything still inside my backpack.

Its nice of that guy to do that. For me,i usually unpack before my girl/s arrived to my room. In my 27th trip,the "guy" suggested i swap from junior suite to executive suite,but i say i would stay for a night to see how things turn out. But in truth,i have that "guy" reserved the executive room for the next day becos i know i am moving over the next day,hehehe...so on that trip,i stayed in both Junior suite and Executive suite,one night each to get the best of both world.

I would have stayed in Biz if i didnt already have an appointment with my friends in Batam on my 28th trip.

Originally Posted by MiG27

yup, my preference would be higher floor with window...but I dun wish to push it further since the chap quite nice and give me a bigger room.

btw, next day check out, passing by the previous room, they already called in workers to fixed the crack floor.

Lucky you werent making out with any girls in the bath room that day,it would have been disastrous for both you and your girl,hehehe...

Originally Posted by MiG27

this is an interesting finding....i frequent Sim Lim Sq quite a bit...so knows a bit about the price.
future trips, i will allocate sometime to explore certain items.
(money making opportunities)

Me too. Strange thing i found out about Batam's electronic accessories is, most of it were imported from Sillypore,yet they are selling cheaper. I deduce it could be due to the rental. BUT...i find that Malaysia is selling the same thing even cheaper (usually 20% to 30% lower). It make no sense for me to buy in Sillypore all the more.

Not just electronic stuffs,even medicated and daily necessities things too. Then again,i need to make sure to understand its price and its authenticity,in case what i bought was fake.

Originally Posted by MiG27

It must have been like 6 pm sg time.....coz thats when the sun sets down n it is more bearable to walk.

Its actually advisable to drink more water. One thing i notice about Batam's heat over Sillypore one is that Batam heat wave from the scorching sun tends to be dry,whereas Sillypore ones tends to be more moist. And the tendency to forget we are thirsty is higher than in Sillypore.

Just a personal observation.

Originally Posted by MiG27

Yes, really no customers inside...
Think the chap ask...."looking for charbo?"....he point to 2 sitting in front of him....the sofas all empty.

Wrong timing,definitely lesser or no girls,hehehe...

Originally Posted by MiG27

most likely the other gals are hiding somewhere else.
think they didnt expect a customer to turn up at such timing.
no intention to take booking gal...so...dun wish to give false hope to them.

Correct thinking there,if i have no intention to book a girl,i dont bargain at all.I just go in to see see,hehehe...and check out their 1st quoted price.

Originally Posted by MiG27

this is why I sense....gals not so in full force on Mon/Tues...and I know you usually go on a Wed.

To be exact,the more popular girls usually takes their off days on either Sunday or Monday (if they have extended booking,then Tuesday).

Originally Posted by MiG27

Probably the last time i see the promo banner...it is 70k. and they "cheated" me extra 10k upon exit.
this is the place where the ML requested me to wear shorts....which you stated you dun like...hahaha.
it is probably too hard for my liking....
but some big size Bros might like it.

Wearing shorts? Hmm...sometime its kind of no choice,have to entertain them by wearing but half way thru the massage,i would request to take off if i dont feel comfortable (depending on VIP room or curtain room). The reason why i seldom go for oil massage becos i dont trust their bath tub or shower area after getting a small scare by Hallo Kitty's no hot water's VIP room and killing about half a dozen mozzies,hehehe...

I would often request for extra towels from the "guy" who brought me to the cubicle or room by tipping him 10k. I kiasu ma,scare they never change bedsheet,hehehe...and at times,inside the room or cubicle itself has no ready towel for me to change into. I also have the habit to try to communicate with the boy who hand me the towel too,hehehe...for some reason/s of course.

Originally Posted by MiG27

do be careful about the promo price....last time it state 70k....i came out pay 80k...n they told me the promo apply at certain timing.
this time 80k.....might ask you to pay 90k....so ask properly before commiting.

Thank you for the heads up bro. If they have a price list,i will usually look into it 1st,but if they dont,i usually check the pricing 1st before being lead into any room. I am not so keen on the photo album as i prefer to look at all their girls in person (which i most often get to becos after my massage,i would offer to buy all of them a drink ,provided if the 1st initial massage is a good one). And once i get to see all their girls (or almost all their girls),then i decide if i will RTM,hehehe...

Words do spread around fast among girls,i used this point to tell the girls i am not a tip-runner,hehehe...i am a foreigner who is nice and humble but very stingy unless there are some true good value-for-service.

Originally Posted by MiG27

well, every trip about the same for me.
just that this trip....on the first day hit by heat wave....
so didn't have much mood....to try new things.
but i did went around to find out certain things and also to satisfy my own curiosity abt certain places.
personally, i wont rate this trip too bad.

Our travelling pattern were different,i used a full day driver (in group) as well as my 2 legs.If i travel solo,i used my legs more and planned to the dot of where i wish to go,moving within few places where the sun dont get to hit me so much. Drink more water.

As usual,like i always say,it makes no sense for me to walk 15 mins to a massage shop,had a relaxing good massage,wash up after it and then walk another 15 mins back to my hotel perspiring all over again.