My 33rd Batam Trip Summary
(on 16th Oct to 18th Oct 2016)
Reference to
my 32nd Batam trip
This 33rd trip starts with me heading to Batam w/o anything in mind,meaning I wasn't actually looking forward to anything,yet I have that feeling that I need to go to Batam. Its a recce trip...a preparation for the CNY 2017.
Its a Sunday morning,i am surprise that on my way up the ferry to go to Batam,the Arrival side from Batam in Harbour Front was packed. Did the passport scanner from Singapore side broke down again? The queue stretched from the inside of the custom hall where its air-conditioned to the outside where people were boarding the ferry (that has no air-con),a scary sight. Hmm...looks like Singapore is getting less and lesser efficient. It didn't start smoothly for me when I scan my passport either upon exiting from Singapore either...hmmm...lucky there's no crowd for my case. I don't like crowd (but I don't hate them either, its just the inconvenience that put me off).
Ferry ride was smooth one,a before long I reach Harbour Bay and arrived to my designated Hotel...
Notice their new look as compared to their old look below?
Hehehe...the old look of Formosa is now going into history...looking at the color blending,i am now wondering if they are going to change their interior into the same at their exterior just for the color match,hehehe...
Look like the horror movie the Shining huh? Hehehe...
Anyway,reach hotel the s thing is prepare for check in even tho its still in the morning and the 1st thing I do,leave my baggage at the recept,ran over to the money changer to transform myself into a millionaire. Rate was not good at 9380/SGD,but still...I need to change,hehehe...
All in all ,the whole process of me going to change money and then back to hotel took me about 5 mins. By the time I reach the reception, my room keys,my breakfast vouchers was ready to be collected. My friend's room wasn't ready,so he has to temporary come over to my room 1st until it is ready.
My friend is intelligent enough not to book a room too close to my room as quite a handful of my neighboring rooms has someone during some year ago,passes on before in it,hehehe...