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Originally Posted by 1stClass
But hor, I've never been quoted 100k to ANYWHERE before within "batam" itself. You must be too handsome. Lol  |
Hehehe...next time ask the taxi driver to bring you to Sekupang or Nongsa area to eat sea food,then you can also become as handsome,hehehe... *joking*
I stayed in KTM resort (sekupang) once and to go alone out of the resort,i was quoted 100k and going anywhere to Nagoya from there cost 100k...lol. Lucky there is free shuttle service from the resort itself to Nagoya area.
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Originally Posted by miumiu6464
Nono can't speak Malay too when he started going Batam. & he still can't speak very well today too.
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You just remind me,before i went on my 18th trip,i can only count from 1 to 3 in Malay,hence my cab fare rarely exceed 30k per trip,hehehe...after around my 18th trip or so and knowing how to count 4 and 5,i think my taxi fare may go up leh...lol.
From what i know,one does not need to know the Bahasa Indo language to travel to Batam. As i always say,going to Batam is like travelling to Sentosa,except you need a passport. I also believe one do not need to know Malay language to travel to Malaysia too.
But having said that,it is definitely an added advantage to know the respective countries's language. The whole idea in my travel is,over some time,i will slowly adapt to turn whats supposingly a disadvantage against me to my advantage,yet i still remain not knowing their language. Remember,my opening bargaining converation in most Massage Shops? Hehehehe...
"i 1st time come Batam,my friend (in SBF) tells me hj 100k,fj 200k...blah blah blah...other shops (naming some shop names on the cheong list) i go yesterday also 100k hj 200 fj....blah blah blah...."
The story goes on....hehehe...and it work out beautifully most of the time.
(but in an unlikely event if it doesnt,there is always next shop and the next next shop since massage is cheap)
Make sense?
