Batam Info Thread

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I heard there are 2 Mickey Mouse Bak Kut Teh in Batam,any idea where the other store is being situated?

Not sure. As my favourite is the one at the Kopitiam below Apollo hotel, Shuang Feng, opposite top 100 peniun. It is actually at the other side after A2 food court. pass the BCC hotel.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by newyorker88

Kings caters to mostly outside people. that's why the rates are more ex.

I really did try my very BEST to bargain down to 100k hj and 200k FJ at Kings (which is suppose to be Batam market price for the local indos) but failed everytime. The best i could down the price to is 150k hj and 300k fj,excluding the massage price. Nowaday,i just only go there for their massage or foot reflexology and when they pop the golden question,i will tell them 100k or no go. And all the time,its a no go...lol.

Anyway,i find that its much easier to bargain in the early morning in Batam,especially when i am being the shop's 1st customer. No one likes to lose their 1st customer deal of the day,hehehe....part of my bargaining mind game.

Originally Posted by SEAJ

25% tax? Actual government imposed tax or just bad English translation?

I share the same thoughts too,i thought Government tax and service charge are suppose to be 10% + 11% in Batam at most time and wondering how the 25% comes about.

Originally Posted by Heil Hitler

Just a cautionary note on Madurani Massage. The boss is a Singaporean malay. Botak guy. I used to be a regular there but progressively the "Hi's & Bye's" slowly turned into attempts to solicit a loan.

Thanks you for the heads up,bro. I believe i will one day need to try out this place at least once to see how the massage goes as i have heard the quality of massage seems quite good. Kind of hoping for a better quality massage than their special service.

Originally Posted by temaseks

Promotion price till 20:30 wib

Thank you for translating,bro.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I really did try my very BEST to bargain down to 100k hj and 200k FJ at Kings (which is suppose to be Batam market price for the local indos) but failed everytime. The best i could down the price to is 150k hj and 300k fj,excluding the massage price. Nowaday,i just only go there for their massage or foot reflexology and when they pop the golden question,i will tell them 100k or no go. And all the time,its a no go...lol.

Anyway,i find that its much easier to bargain in the early morning in Batam,especially when i am being the shop's 1st customer. No one likes to lose their 1st customer deal of the day,hehehe....part of my bargaining mind game. .

That's one reason why I don't frequent this place. For a very long time already. There are many other places to cheong and cheaper rates else where.

[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by Heil Hitler

Just a cautionary note on Madurani Massage. The boss is a Singaporean malay. Botak guy. I used to be a regular there but progressively the "Hi's & Bye's" slowly turned into attempts to solicit a loan.
Some crappy story about his funds being stuck & he needed some liquidity to stay afloat. Said he could pay back RP 1 million a month �� and wanted a $40k loan. To me, talk is free. Once the money changes hands, there'll be no guarantee you'll get any back.
Still, I patronized his outlet until he started trying to sell some green tea package to me. When I declined, I could see he wasn't too happy about it. I'd usually say "bye" just before I leave. That time around, he just ignored me. Not that it matters, as there are other massage outlets all over the island. I've stopped patronizing Madurani ever since.

Thank you for allowing me to re-post your above to my thread:
HIDDEN DANGERS! How to detect/avoid scammer stealth agents when Cheonging overseas.
http://sammyboy.today/showthread.php?t=494020

As it nicely illustrates how there are some Singaporeans - taking advantage of the stellar repute of Singaporeans - to con fellow citizens.

Also that perhaps there are those, too used to the general high-ethics in Singapore, who can easily fall prey to conmen.

SEAJ

[hendri2]

Haha!!! He must be conned thousands times...I know how the suckers feel...I am a conman..why be a sucker??? Stupid!!!

[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by hendri2

Haha!!! He must be conned thousands times...I know how the suckers feel...I am a conman..why be a sucker??? Stupid!!!

Wellll.... At least you declare it properly. Kudos!!

Way better than these dirty scammers who pretend to just be another good guy willing to share info and help out, whilst cheating their unsuspecting victim royally.

SEAJ

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by SEAJ

Wellll.... At least you declare it properly. Kudos!!

Way better than these dirty scammers who pretend to just be another good guy willing to share info and help out, whilst cheating their unsuspecting victim royally.

SEAJ

Hahahaha, at least he is honest. Not pretenders

[banana81sg]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I heard there are 2 Mickey Mouse Bak Kut Teh in Batam,any idea where the other store is being situated?

Originally Posted by newyorker88

Not sure. As my favourite is the one at the Kopitiam below Apollo hotel, Shuang Feng, opposite top 100 peniun. It is actually at the other side after A2 food court. pass the BCC hotel.

bro nono, newyorker, is it this? behind A2 foodcourt, near batam city hotel. at night saw them sell zhi char. red line is the pl roughly.

i still cant find the wanton mee though

rgds

[hendri2]

Haha!!! Just wonder what to con these cheapskates cheonging cheap batam...!! The most they carry a few hundreds dollars....a few green peanuts...like the ones they are very proud to display here....to con a few hundreds dollars ?? What a joke!!

[A+++]

Hi boss, can the ceweks at king massage be booked for overnight?

Is it true that massage 82 has closed down?

[tiuminator]

If conman want to have free fuck and free flow of drinks out of u, why not?

[nescafeGold]

the position of A2 foodcourt is incorrect. The pin is actually on Lovina Hotel. A2 should be opposite of the lovina inn hotel. I've added the caption.

I've also added the caption for wanton noodle.. The first letter 'B' is the exact location of the wanton noodle stall.

Originally Posted by banana81sg

bro nono, newyorker, is it this? behind A2 foodcourt, near batam city hotel. at night saw them sell zhi char. red line is the pl roughly.

i still cant find the wanton mee though

rgds

[A+++]

Originally Posted by Black Page

I simply reported, for everyone's amusement, that someone was fucking like a rabbit in 207 at 5:30am (I was in 209 and it made me so horny I could not sleep ).

Lol I stayed in 209 b4.

[SEAJ]

Originally Posted by tiuminator

If conman want to have free fuck and free flow of drinks out of u, why not?

Why yes? What's to gain by hanging around with scum?

And small items is usually how it starts off - and the more complacent/soft-touch the target is, the more likely it is for the thievery to progress to larger cons.

Nahhhh - I'd rather just stay away from these LO-lifes.

Just IMHO
SEAJ

[seabass]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Mind if i ask,which Bak Kut Teh taste better,as in comparing the one beside Queens and the Mickey Mouse one? I tried both,and i prefer the Mickey Mouse. ......any idea where the other store is being situated?

I recommend the BKT at Astro. It is opposite Tops 100
. Near to BCS mall. And opposite BCS mall there are two coffee shops serving BKT as well. These are fequented by both locals as well as Singaporean.