Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx

It has been a lot time I last visited batam. Nice peaceful place to relax and enjoy. What is the latest info of the booking joint? I heard some joints closed down for good and new joints appear
Need to update my signature soon.

Ya
Newberry gone absolved by PI.

Area Opposite Bali Hotel
beside Terang Bintang Hotel
New join (name forgotten )opened less then one month changed hand became Maharaja.
Maharaja open less then one month close shop.
At the same time Indah2 also closed.
Left MM in that area

Marine life seafood now selling car

[BFOMF5]

Breakfast at 白龙
Bought kidney liver and blood @20k next door.

Ask 白龙 boss to cook ..

and...

this is the load of cholesterol I hv this morning.

Total 40k

I think not much places on this day would allow you to bring your own raw ingredients for them to cook.

[okai]

Originally Posted by silverfiz

Anyone in batam today 20/7/17? I m going over ltr. Can tag along? Newbie here.

Lone ranger ah? Have fun lol... Batam so sianz...

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by iicycold

1 of the day u shld go try the maduran massage.Cheap cheap onli...

(they do outcall @ another price too but stil wil b cheap la...lol)

I dont mind paying more if her service is good. Boob massage i love most. As for value added service never ask them before. Maybe will try ask them next time my visit to mp.

[BFOMF5]

Utama update
D 'Avant Asia rename as Lolita

[mygirly]

XE rates way above 9700 but all money changers still give way lower? None comes close to 9700

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by mygirly

XE rates way above 9700 but all money changers still give way lower? None comes close to 9700

kedai Kopi 97 opposite Utama.
Got 9700 this afternoon.

[BFOMF5]

Home cook Fish eggs soup


And Rp7k salad

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by xXFreedomXx

It has been a lot time I last visited batam. Nice peaceful place to relax and enjoy. What is the latest info of the booking joint? I heard some joints closed down for good and new joints appear
Need to update my signature soon.

Base on your last map,few things changed.

New joints not in your map below :

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...%20Formosa.jpg

Sri Kandy -

Kupu Kupu (right hand side,used to be called Tulip Massage) -

...and how to get there.

...and lastly,i believe that's not in your map is Hawaii KTV & Link's KTV (they are also booking joint too).

New Berry and Indah2 is no longer around tho (merged with Permata Indah). Permata Indah KTV currently has the most number of girls.

New booking joints that started after i have stepped into Batam since 3 odd years ago :

1. Link's KTV
2. MM Massage
3. Bunga (Batam most expensive)
4. JV Happy 8
5. Sri Kandy
6. Hawaii KTV (ex. Dolly/Shellina)
7. Kupu Kupu Massage (ex. Tulip Massage)

Note : JV Happy 8,Sri Kandy, Links , Kupukupu and Bunga were partnered shops.

Old time booking joints BEFORE i stepped into Batam were :

1. Gold Bird KTV (girls still having near 100% book out rate daily)
2. Memory KTV
3. Orchid KTV (very low number of girls)
4. Permata Indah KTV (New Berry + Indah 2 merged)
5. Moonlight Massage (very low number of girls)
6. ????
7. ???? (did i miss out any others?)

Note : Permata Indah and MM were partnered shops.

Looks like the old time booking joints are losing the game...

* Please avoid quoting my whole long post, thank you.

[Neves82]

Anyone gng Batam on 25th July?
Visited a few times (with friends) but it is the first time trying to jio someone from SBF

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by mygirly

Bro, very far away from town.
Ulu place. At this kind of price u can't find in town lah.

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Take the blue van to Tanjung Uncang...

thk u all 4 the info share.

THx u all!

Originally Posted by mygirly

Recently had Satay at Pasir Putih. Only slightly cheaper than Sg price.

dn't knw y,I still prefer sg satay taste.

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Not sure yet. You naughty naughty...

Milk is good! At least internet got say b4 it helps men 2 prevent ED,contains calcium 2 strengthen bones etc...sg supply will b low & rare lei?

while i type tis msg,aldy got ppl pm me abt where 2 find milk gers in btm liao la...but i din't reply em cos btm milk ger mani in btm la,they themselves no wan spend time go find their own. Indo gers young young aldy married & hv babies liao...by 25,most aldy hv 2 or more kids liao ,so almost 75% of em wil still hav milk leftovr.

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by D3NI3D

Fellas my upcoming trip in August is quickly approaching.I'm bringing my 2 Aussie mates with me and its all our first time in Batam. I tried to find information on the 2 questions below but no luck.

2 questions

Sim Cards - Will a Singapore sim card work or will I have to get a Indonesian one?

Sg has 3 Telco provider w respective webbies. U may wish to check them out since I dn't knw wich sg sim u using or plan 2 use.

M1 has a data passport or smthg I heard, whereby u can use yr data & call time in certain asia country @ the same sg rate or wat is remains in yr sim.

Originally Posted by D3NI3D

Money exchange - Could anyone point out a good money exchanger.

Thanks

Agn,brother...like yr 1st qn, yr second qn is rather general. Look at below is btm map pix...imagine u arrive @ Loc A, & I 'point' u 2 Loc B has a good money exchanger. I no tink it'd b clever of u 2 follow my advise 2 go chng yr money tere, rite?



My humble suggestion is 4 u 2 read the basics starting frm page 1 or sm of nono1973's signature link. Then u'd be all good 2 ask the rite qns.

Btm sure can get better rates than in sg.

Wait,i tink I saw 1 of nono's post on money chger b4 no long ago...let me try 2see if I can find........ok,i found it here...

https://www.sbfsg.net/showthread.php?p=1...=#post16122630

....& here....

https://www.sbfsg.net/showpost.php?p=161...postcount=7392

....nw u've abt 2 weeks 2 read b4 yr Aug trip cum.

(no forget read aso page 1 as well)

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by D3NI3D

Fellas my upcoming trip in August is quickly approaching.I'm bringing my 2 Aussie mates with me and its all our first time in Batam. I tried to find information on the 2 questions below but no luck.

2 questions

Sim Cards - Will a Singapore sim card work or will I have to get a Indonesian one?

Money exchange - Could anyone point out a good money exchanger.

Thanks

SIM cards... better to get local ones. Cheaper calling rates. A singapore SIM card will work too. But very ex.


Money changer? X change rates at most Malls are good, exception are at the ferry terminals.

[SheldonXX]

If you use M1 prepaid card, you can use it's data in Batam just like local data. No roaming data charge. Just make sure that you connect to XL. By default, if you set auto, it will connect to Indosat.

[okai]

No idea whether you guys know or not, sometime exchange rate in the bank is better than money change. BCA Bank or Panin Bank. It's easy to find BCA Bank since it has quite few branches around nagoya area. The drawback is that gotta que lor. Why the bank exchange rate is sometime better than money change? Because at the end of the closing margin day, those money change still have to go to the bank to exchange the notes what? Then of course, if you are looking to exchange during the weekend, rate isn't competitive, likewise the money change counters. Exchange rate on the weekend is definitely consumers loses. B'cos the local money change wants a safety in case of hyper up-down trend changes on the next week market. Then they will suffer loses. So better change your $$$ before the weekend.
Don't ask me why i know so much lol, b'cos got a friend doin money change business here