[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

Cum to tink of it,prostitution & hj/fj inside mp/rm also illegal in btm & other cuntries. Carryin a much heavier penalty than porn. Be careful oh...

Originally Posted by Kaboon

I read recently sm ang moh guy tweeted the word "fuck" & was seen by custom guys also kena deported back to SG abt a year back. Mayb the use of the word "fuck" also not legal . (i knw,we aren't suppose to use our hp while in Q crossing custom)

In the old days when Jakarta airport wasn't even air-conditioned (during Suharto times), bringing in anything that has Chinese wordings is not legal,hence I am constantly wary of what I brought in today. After Suharto time, I believe the people working at the custom immigration of Indonesia probably become more creative on how to 'tax' tourists by bending the official rules to their advantages.

I believe the whole idea was to comply with their regulations and leave no chance for them to 'tax' me. Like i say before,crossing the Indo customs,even tho I believe I am not breaking any of their laws,it is still my greatest fear.

Originally Posted by localbest

The fried fish on the table with cucumber if not wrong should be fried Gurame (Indonesian popular fresh water fish)

Hehehe...when I saw that fried fish,i am actually curious how they were able to cook it and then put them on the dining table in such a nice shape....

https://sammythe.guru/showpo...postcount=3181

I think the shape of the fish being dished out on the plate is amazing!

Originally Posted by localbest

1) Transport expenses
Once arrived at harbourbay ferry terminal, the teksi supir will start asking the customer and will most likely quote a 55k-60k carrot cake price for a short journey of 2.5km to Formosa hotel.

At some ferry terminal that are further from Nagoya area,like Batam Center,Sekupang,Nongsa etc,the taxi fare is more expensive,which can range between 60k to 120k rupiah.

Originally Posted by localbest

If one is to walk further down and reach the entrance of harbourbay shopping, the price quoted by the taxi supir will be lower down to 50k, but if you bargain hard the price can be further reduce to 45k max.

Originally Posted by localbest

However, if I walk out to the main road, I am able to negotiate to 40k to Formosa hotel which I have tried before. This proved that customer who hired a cab nearer to the ferry terminal will be quoted a higher price.

Just to share one small little trick here if you don't wish to walk too far out to Harbour Bay Mall,simply go to the Harbour Bay Departure Hall which is where Horizon Ferry counter is located, one could easily get 30k-40k during weekdays. Reason is simple, MOST taxis drop off their customers there and you flag the taxi who drops off their customers there,taxi driver/s no need to join the queue at the Arrival Hall when they pick you up from there,it would be a win-win situation.

Originally Posted by localbest

However if you were to take an ojek from the main road just outside harbourbay mall to Formosa, you are most likely to spend 15-20k.

Yes,if one is running solo,ojek can be pretty convenient too.

Originally Posted by localbest

For me, I have tried taxi, ojek and in my last trip last month, I finally tried taking a metro van at the main road of Jalan Raja Ali Haji near the morning bakery shop infront where a lot of metro van is stopping awaiting for passenger. I then alight at Nagoya hill shopping centre, the fare is only 3k rupiah. This is the first time in my life that I took such cheap transport in batam. I was delighted and feel a sense of satisfaction that my 3k rupiah was so well spend. After that I then walk to Formosa from Nagoya hill mall.

I have not tried taking bus yet. Maybe one day I might just hop-in.

Originally Posted by localbest

2) Cheap food
Sometime I do look out for promotion items in Batam. When there is a food promotion like half price for gurame fried freshwater fish at EA café (level 3 Nagoya hill) and other food items, I will not hesitate to go ahead to enjoy.

I also noticed that street food in Batam are also cheap and delicious which provide another alternative in saving money . They are normally sold in mobile warung or mobile push cart kiosk with 2 wheel. Some street food include mee soto, bakso (Indonesian meat ball), rujak (Indonesian rojak), satay, etc.

Thank you for sharing. Learned something after reading your post.

One of the thing I learned in Batam was,the real cost of food is actually really cheap and when one pick a place to eat,the cost just adds up due to the kind/type of places one choose to eat.

Originally Posted by localbest

3) Savings on buying daily needs
Another saving tips is tried to buy grocery or personal needs from cheap mini market like alfamart which has more than 7000 stores which is the largest retailer in indonesia. (the so call 7-11 of Indonesia)

I am actually quite surprise that Alfa Mart actually sells the same thing at a lower price as compare to K-Mart. I usually get my daily necessities from Top 100 tho or the provision shop below Formosa Hotel , Alfa Mart can be a nice mart to shop in.

Originally Posted by localbest

However the price is much cheaper than 7-11 and other supermarket and has all the variety of daily necessity that one needs. It has also many branches in batam. near Formosa already have two - one beside bridge massage and one near siang malam which is convenient if you are staying around the vicinity.

The good thing about Alfa Mart is that they are operating 24 hours (K-Mart too). In between walking distance from the Alfa Mart near Siang Malam sea food and Formosa,there is also another provision shop,but I don't think its 24hour. During the day,top 100 provision store (not 24hour) opposite Lovinna Inn Nagoya is nearer to go to as compare to Alfa Mart near New Siang Malam sea food store. K-Mart was just opposite Center Point (Center Point is beside Formosa),then again K-Mart is a little more expensive.

Originally Posted by localbest

4) Bargain special service fee for sort time massage and overnight booking fee
Negotiate handjob fee and fuckjob fee as much as possible. Try to use the pretend not interested method if the cewek refuse to lower down her price.

Pretend to walk away if the mami refuse to lower down the booking fee of the cewek.

Well-advised.

For Massage Parlor :

Hj = 100k rupiah

Fj = 200k rupiah

My bargaining benchmark,hehehe...

For Booking joint :

With taxi or w/o taxi,it plays an important role. But with taxi or w/o taxi in most booking joints,if one don't bargain at all,it would almost 100% be carrot pricing. In other word,the taxi comm WILL BE included in total bill even when we go w/o taxi. A few times I noticed that taxi comm were greatly reduced if i bargained.

There was once when i brought a few bros in this forum to Happy 8. They go with me on a taxi on a particular day,price for a SYT girl was about 1 million rupiah and 1.1 million rupiah respectively. But when the same duo goes to Happy 8 w/o me (and w/o any taxi driver) on their own,the price was at 1.2 to 1.3 million rupiah. They came back Sillypore to complain to me,hehehe....thats how i knew of their situation.

I dare say most Sillyporean will NOT actually be bother by paying the extra 100k to 300k variances,even if its 500k rupiah more. But i would say its NOT the 100k to 300k rupiah that counts but more of the price being stack up in the future. Today i pay 100k to 300k extra,tomorrow it can be 200k to 500k extra,the next day before you knew it,may be 300k to 800k more & it continue to adds up over time until becoming like Sillypore of the past, where an hour massage + hj = S$30 or lesser about 10 years ago. Today,its more than 3 times the amount.

Want to inflate Batam to be like Sillypore,by all means do not bargain,hehehe...just my personal point of view.

Originally Posted by localbest

The savings can be substantial as it is quoted in step of hundreds of thousand rupiah...this one need a bit of bargaining skill, best to consult the expert bro nono for guidance hehe

Yes,during the 1st day of the trip,when I become millionaire,i feel very rich and have the tendency to spend w/o 2nd thought. I am now very careful on my 1st day and 1st night of my trip on how I spend my money. A lot of bros whom I knew didn't know how come they spend their money away so fast,hehehe...so

No need to consult me regarding bargaining,its already in one of my post below (hehehe...) :

https://sammythe.guru/showpo...ostcount=33752

Just sharing my thoughts.