Batam Info Thread

[lextaxy]

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"Shootout" (Marine & Riverside)
=======================by bro micmac888

riverside @punggur is ah kau punggur ...., their taste, style, technics are time time tested. and it seems that ah kau's signature dish 'assam pedas' has been left out (maybe ibu doesn't like it?)....distance has always been the Only draw back for ah kau.

I apologize for not having to try marine seafood since they took over the current location from a used car dealer some time back..despite the fact that I past them by couple of times a day. I'm sure that crowd mentality does play a part in my decision...then again great food are not measured by cost, weight or distances alone...a general consensus, word of mouth that induce repeat customers is what make good food great. fresh ingredients always is a plus point but it is consistency in the taste that prevails. riverside is hidden in one corner of batam and into its second generation. the taste is still there despite the change of hands and from a wooden structure restaurant to a concrete one.
bengkong laut (933/555), rezeki@batu besar, setia budi@nongsa, hai-o@marina park, ah kau punggur, barelang jambatn4 and 6, tg piayu and batu merah etc has always been the pillars of batam seafood scene. one may despise them but their presence today since their humble beginning is definitely a testament itself.
food scene evolve (A1 and Nagoya foodcourt are history)and cooking style /taste advances(rica rica ikan panggang also history..sic!)but there will always be a slot for newcomers.

anyway,there are few eating place on the right of jambatan 4 bareleng (direction from jambat 1).. 2 are up for take-overs, let me know if anyone is interested.

I shall make a serious effort to drop by marine for dinner ...i promise.
oh and its seems that most recent eating place's bill photo-ed is flouting current indo laws....the govt tax is missing!

[lextaxy]

bro godspeed2488824:
try bcc hotel. they have 2-3rooms family suite and its location is near to most amenities. sorry not able to update on their price.

with regards to prices in 2003.. (xchange rate is about 4850)
350k = $72 = rp710 000 (current xchange 9750)
factoring in inflation and gdp, current booking price of cewek I must admit are still within band.
hence it is not rocket science how much one expect to pay presently but pure mentality; having said that, attitude and services provided ceweks presently are detestably low compare to yester-years.
could scarce resources, demand & supply or globalization the cause?i am sure there is always a "search this thread" button for a better perspective. cos I truly believe that this is a place for sharing not bickering. acceptance and disproval of views are very individualistic and could never be enforced.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by KohOnly21

Bros coming to batam for the NY please prepare for the jammmmmm

Been to Batam in CNY 2015,and am preparing for CNY 2016 now,hehehe...the jam and crowd will definitely way exceeding any time of the year. 5 to 10 mins there is a ferry going to Batam,and every one of them almost 95% full,hehehe...

And i am looking for anywhere quiet or at least less conjested in Batam during CNY 2016.

Originally Posted by MovingTarget

I notice that in V salon, there are 2 kinds of Men hair cut - either punk or SAF sign on (just my personal opinion) and Seow Wei will ask when was the last time you cut your hair before she commenced. She will use 1 thumb for 1 month measurement and if you say 2 months ago, she will cut based on 2 thumbs length. This is the first time I heard of it and is interesting to know. So if your hair is not too long, telling her 2 months could simply means as good as botak or probably very short.

Hehehe...you just shared more about V salon than all my Batam trip summaries on V salon all added together.

Cheers!

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

Actually while I was there, I was more interested in buying clothes in the dept store oppo this V salon.. The clothes r value for money!

i love shopping there too.

You tried the S$1 aka 10k chicken or fish burger at the foodie cart. I love it!! And made by 2 pretty SYTs,hehehe...

Originally Posted by MovingTarget

Hope you have gotten a good bargain at the opposite store which has quite a variety of design.

Its like a ghost town during weekdays,hehehe...and i really like it quiet.

S$0.50 apple shopping spree for me there,hehehe...

Originally Posted by MiG27

You mean the sunboss shop? I see many ppl buying....how much is value for money?

An apple that cost S$0.50 there is sold at S$1+ at Nagoya Hill Mall,maybe S$0.90 at BCS,perhaps S$0.70 at DC Mall and likely cost almost the same price as in Kepril Mall/Mitra Mall. My definition of value for money in City Walk Mall,Sunboss.

Dont believe me,go have a look yourself. My mum's friends who used to work in Linen Factories in Indonesia before told me they were selling close to factory prices. Most of their items there were locally manufactured. Not the cheapest,but definitely not expensive for Batam locals.

The really good price items were the Odd Sizes, eg shoes that were left only one or two sizes. Its selling even below offered cost,hehehe...

[Trenz]

Originally Posted by Leoric

I'm totally disgusted to see 1 single individual portraiting the trademark of a Stinkaporean by deliberately PICKING one single word from an entire message just to hammer down another thread contributor.

Those were the typical behavior of a small no of "Sickaporean" during oversea travelling. Picking on the smallest little thgs,making a mountain out of a molehill,lol.

I'll try to stay as far away from such whenever i am in Batam.

Originally Posted by Leoric

I see Sillyporean,Stinkaporean,Sinkaporean,Sinkies (& others if any) in most other messages by others in this forum as a certain no. of pple from a country call Singapore. They are NOT ALL the Singaporeans in Singapore.

心眼小的人 天地大不了

I couldn't have said it better. Bird of a feather tends to flock together. i agree with u not all Singaporean are like that,only minority. And those tat are 小心眼 can be constantly reflected here.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by lextaxy

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"Shootout" (Marine & Riverside)
=======================by bro micmac888

riverside @punggur is ah kau punggur ...., their taste, style, technics are time time tested. and it seems that ah kau's signature dish 'assam pedas' has been left out (maybe ibu doesn't like it?)....distance has always been the Only draw back for ah kau.


bengkong laut (933/555), rezeki@batu besar, setia budi@nongsa, hai-o@marina park, ah kau punggur, barelang jambatn4 and 6, tg piayu and batu merah etc has always been the pillars of batam seafood scene. one may despise them but their presence today since their humble beginning is definitely a testament itself.
food scene evolve (A1 and Nagoya foodcourt are history)and cooking style /taste advances(rica rica ikan panggang also history..sic!)but there will always be a slot for newcomers.

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Nice listing for food. Ah Kau at punggur? His prawns are good. But some places are too far out to frequent many times.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by MiG27

I first step foot in batam like almost 15 years ago.....think alight at batu ampar.
Mission is look for chicken. Only S$50 last time for syt.

I have only been to Batam for less than 2 years as of date. It is interesting to know that Batam SYT cost S$50 15 years ago.

It must have been a steal for me to book an overnight SYT for S$61-S$71 in 2015. A very good-service MILF at S$51 in 2014.
(witnessed by quite a few who joined me in my group trips)

https://sammythe.guru/showpost.p...ostcount=34203

One of the perks for organizing group trips to Batam is they can physically witness most of what i talk about in this thread were true.

(i used the word "MOST of what i talk about" instead of "ALL of what i talk about" simply becos no one can walk thru my 23 trips to Batam in just 3D2N of group trip/s)

Originally Posted by MiG27

Batam had changed over the years. It is more modern n more family oriented.
But, the stigma of it being a cheap sex island for hum sup men still exist.
I still dun tell my parents or colleagues I went batam for holiday......
Although I do go there for hanky panky......I also do other non hanky panky stuffs.

Hehehe...very much often,i have all eyes staring at me whenever i tell my colleagues,friends and family that i am going to Batam. I just tell them Batam is going to be part of my retirement plan for the future,hehehe...and if i can make enough money from where i can enjoy myself,i dont see why it is a bad place to be in. And all of them agreed with me.

Its a good place to bring things that i do not need from Sillypore to Batam to sell and at the same time buy cheap stuffs from Batam to Sillypore to sell high. At times i bring things from Sillypore to Batam,repair them and then bring back to Sillypore too.

My cheonging in Batam is gradually becoming more sustainable as i go on and over time,i may some day be able to cheong Batam totally FREE!! Who knows,i may even get a chance to make some clean profit simply by enjoying myself in Batam,hehehe...

Note : I do not make profit from bros who joined me in my group trips (in fact,most time i have to lose some money),almost everything was on dutch with receipts shown to them. For things w/o a receipt,price will be make known to them and their opinion will be seek.

Most time they pay higher prices from money changing,to girls,to hotel rooms etc w/o me,hehehe...

Originally Posted by micmac888

Thanks Nono ! ~~~ Partner saw this and said :"ohhh... Kou Chow" (teochew translation for "Bitter Grass").

Yes,your partner got it correctly.

Originally Posted by micmac888

Got friends here growing this herb in their yards. Gonna get some .

Mix some honey with it,or eat a sweet after consumption. Otherwise you might hate it for the rest of your life after your 1st dose,hehehe...as the teochew name says it,its the King of Bitter herbs.

Originally Posted by micmac888

Lasegar didn't help as much for those 4 days of heatiness after Botak Cun's 2-day blitz, looool. She went on and on about this very bitter herb - exactly as you mentioned about its efficacy, almost like a super-herb to combat those ailments.

Lasegar actually works too. But you will probably need more than a litre of it just to have the same effect for a normal dosage of AndroG.

Originally Posted by micmac888

The herb itself no side effect. But the capsule form - yes to be cautious against OD-ing it.

Thanks again brudder ~~~~~~

When i talk about side effect here,i am talking about Andrographis Paniculata aka AndroG's side effect on its own (w/o the cap). One of its visible side effect thru REALLY heavy overdosing,hehehe...it works the direct opposite of viagra. However,do not be overly alarm as the known effect goes away in a few days.(water soluble stuffs)

For me,when the maximum dosage is 3 caps per day,i took 5 caps. Drink a lot of water thereafter. And my definition of REALLY heavy overdosing above means when i am ask to take 3 caps per day,i went to take 20-50 caps. That is definitely not right.

Capsule that are made from vegetable oil are safe for consumption,hence i am urging you to get those approved for sale by HSA. To sell AndroG off the shelves in Sillypore,HSA needs to 1st approve it. And if you have doubts about the caps,you can still uncap the capsules.

How HSA determine if the AndroG is safe is by collecting 4 samples of the herbs,send 3 of them to independent labs and 1 to their own. The lab test of all 4 results must be very close to the same. Consumed herbs that claims to contain pure 100% of its said ingredient needs the approval of HSA. However,the empty capsule that holds the herbs require approval from AVA.

Do not believe anyone,including me when it comes to medicinal stuffs. Always read and seek around if you are interested so as to look into 2nd or 3rd opinion from professional medical practitioners. And i am not a professional.

When it comes to herbs,i can go on and on and on non-stop,hehehe...there is a yin and yang when it comes to herbal consumption.What works for me well may not work for you at all.(reminds me of the meat and poison theory) Every kind of herbs,every western medicine WILL HAVE side effect. If "it" is good for something,it will be not-good for something else. One obvious example will be smoking. Is smoking really all bad and no good? Hehehe...think again.

Disclaimer : Smoking did does more bad than good according to scientific studies.

In Batam,i am also looking for honey as well. Not those that were sold in shops and contantly known to be called Pure Honey. I am looking for unprocessed Raw Honey. It is one of my source for Vitality instead of "Vitagen",hehehe...cordycep,enzymatic stuffs,algae,mushrooms,raw organic black vinegar etc.

[notorioussex]

been batam first time last month. The experience is fun. I realized the marine live fish food is not very cheap bah... Anyway. Wish to find more khakis to go once a month. Cheers.

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I have only been to Batam for less than 2 years as of date. It is interesting to know that Batam SYT cost S$50 15 years ago.
It must have been a steal for me to book an overnight SYT for S$61-S$71 in 2015. A very good-service MILF at S$51 in 2014.

But all depends on what is a "SYT". I think everyone has a different understanding of what girls could be "SYT" or not.

I may provide these objective figures for booking in joints:
- 6 years ago the cheapest girl I found after touring ALL joints was 250k (a MILF at New Berlian), the bottom price was usually 300k for MILFs, while the most expensive was 1M (a super SYT, nearly a baby looking like a schoolgirl with high heels, at Indah2);
- few months ago, instead, the range was 600k-1.8M, again after touring most important joints (and the girl priced 1.8M was nothing like a baby indeed)

My first visit to BATAM was in July 2010, almost 6 years ago. Yes, 3 nights at Formosa. I found my first report from Batam, posted on ISG (I did not know SB yet)!
It's funny to read that report now, after 6 years of experience. Some paragraphs sound so naif now! There are some highlights extracted from my old report that I wish to share with you, just for fun.

Discovering a world
"In batam, booking seems to be the word used to indicate politely this profession. a girl once told me "i came here for booking, to get some money"."

No Google Maps
"Maps? what is a map? i could not find a decent map of nagoya and batam. in the hotel, they were surprised by my request. i must have been the first one asking it. after a long search, they gave me a photocopy of a simple outline of nagoya, not in scale."

Ultra-Cheap
Even if it was my first visit to Batam, I went visiting one of those places on 3 floors, with girls waiting in poor rooms, like Morena today. The price for ST was 50k.

Kampung Bule
I also went to explore the scene in pubs of Kampung Bule. I went to Asylum and I took one of the girls back to my hotel for overnight (booking). I paid 500k.
It sounds incredible, seen from the perspective of today (I guess those girls now demand 1.5M or more to bule visiting the pubs). I cannot remember her, but in my report I wrote I was very happy of her.

[sgnorth]

Missed the new year trip with a bro here due to family member passing. But going this weekend 8-10, any bros going? I staying at Novotel this time round.

[HelloWAH]

Marine seafood is found to be in a tourist area and food is proven really not cheap by many people here. Everyone reading jnow already. But still got people won,t die heart.Trying very very hard to promote it. Really take my hat of you. No cure already. Last stage but still want to find a cure...lol. Scare restaurant die already no more chance to taste the most tasteful and cheapest food...lol.

And when our Nono first join sammyboyforum. You all think he is like a newbie. First tine to batam and slowly slowly go book girl and get all the information to benefits all the bro here ah. If is true, I must say he is really very good person. But the answer is No. He maybe got relative frim Indonesia. And his booking trip he sure got sone hidden agenda that he know himself. Where in earth got peiple so good go batam many times book girl and get information to help share and help people here.Dont know what is under his underwear. So bro here better be careful. There is no free lunch in the world. Dont one day kena liao will have eye but no tears to cry. Regarding he win,t reply all ny attacking post is because if he reply back. He sure will slip mouth and say out something he do not want to say. So he really a smart asshole to keep quiet.

And do you all notice again. One sing song and the other very fast follow. All this thing I write is my own view. Freedom of speech. If you all agree with me. Can give me sone points by way of support Thanks.

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by HelloWAH

.Dont know what is under his underwear. So bro here better be careful. .

Last thing I want to see is what is under his underpants..

[TempterYee]

Originally Posted by notorioussex

been batam first time last month. The experience is fun. I realized the marine live fish food is not very cheap bah... Anyway. Wish to find more khakis to go once a month. Cheers.

Wow! U been to btm first time last mth aldy knw Marine Live not very cheap..& wish to find khakis go with u. Woes to those who's with u.

Very obviously,bird of a feather truly flocked together with hellowah & Black Page.

Tag team buddy for trouble-making as i read in this thread,both always misleading,always just wan to win...poor guys. 1 will attack,the other fuel.

Just my own view,since freedom of speech is free even when i disrupt into other's freedom.

[kitaeshi]

Originally Posted by HelloWAH

Marine seafood is found to be in a tourist area and food is proven really not cheap by many people here.

And when our Nono first join sammyboyforum. You all think he is like a newbie. First tine to batam and slowly slowly go book girl and get all the information to benefits all the bro here ah. If is true, I must say he is really very good person. But the answer is No. He maybe got relative frim Indonesia. And his booking trip he sure got sone hidden agenda that he know himself. Where in earth got peiple so good go batam many times book girl and get information to help share and help people here.Dont know what is under his underwear. So bro here better be careful. There is no free lunch in the world. Dont one day kena liao will have eye but no tears to cry. Regarding he win,t reply all ny attacking post is because if he reply back. He sure will slip mouth and say out something he do not want to say. So he really a smart asshole to keep quiet.

I do agree marine life seafood is not cheap but the part where u say ABT nono is not true. I went with his trip n he more interested to share to explorer more of Batam n making new friends n kakis.. his not selling or promoting any stuff..

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by longlong135

Hope to have my regular driver(s) fixed for my next trip in Batam.

Everybody has their style of travelling in btm,u'll need to find one tat suits u.

Originally Posted by nono1973

In 2016,about time to pick up the "other" kind of entertainment aka alternatives. Time for some healthy life style in Batam,hehehe...

Alegro f-KTV (family style):
https://sammythe.guru/showpost.p...ostcount=33355

Mata Kucing (Batam's Mini Zoo) :
https://sammythe.guru/showpost.p...ostcount=34085

I am actually eyeing on KTVs,the clean ones instead. Temples and other places of worship,farming agriculture and some other places of interest in Batam lesser known to the majority. I believes it may be a good mix and match entertainment for everyone,whether if one is a cheongster or not,hehehe...then again,i am usually No Action but Talk Only (NATO).

Tis would be interesting. Looking fwd to see it if u decide not to nato.

If u need any help,i'll chip in.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Indonesia's famous good tasting Harum Manis greenish Mango that dont turn yellow when ripe

Tis mango does look tasty. U mean they sell tis kind of ripe green mango in btm too?

Originally Posted by Black Page

I add that I really do not see the need to hire a dedicated supir for one full day, or even for the weekend. I never did that.

U don't need to,bcs u are travelling solo.

Whoever reading yr post needs to have tat in mind bcs u weren't clear from the start.

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by lextaxy

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oh and its seems that most recent eating place's bill photo-ed is flouting current indo laws....the govt tax is missing!

Brother,i been to btm several time,have yet to see any non air-con places includes govt tax in their bill. Mayb they rewrite the bill & give cust fake bill & charge em to it.

Originally Posted by nono1973

It must have been a steal for me to book an overnight SYT for S$61-S$71 in 2015. A very good-service MILF at S$51 in 2014.
(witnessed by quite a few who joined me in my group trips)

https://sammythe.guru/showpost.p...ostcount=34203

One of the perks for organizing group trips to Batam is they can physically witness most of what i talk about in this thread were true.

(i used the word "MOST of what i talk about" instead of "ALL of what i talk about" simply becos no one can walk thru my 23 trips to Batam in just 3D2N of group trip/s)

I have yet to learn tat 51 dollar overnite trick from u.