Batam Info Thread

[Mayoress]

Does Singapore have a military base in Batam?
I have seen an increased number of young men roaming the streets of Batam and were told these are soldiers from Singapore on attachment to Batam having their R&R. Last week I saw a Singapore patrol boat anchored next to a TNI ship in a Batam jetty with armed uniform men on both ships.

Just curious to know what is happening?

[GeMiNiZzzzZzz]

1/2 of batam belongs to our government since years ago..maybe they wanna develop something lo

[DDAMn]

No lah bro.some of our ships are repaired at btm shipyard belonging to a ship repair company drydock world cos no space at its tuas cresent yard.most of tis guys are actually navy ur pcg ship engineers checkin out repairs but they were d jumpsuits n r escorted by local officials.

[DDAMn]

Maybe also these guys just finish a joint military navy evercise usually EX Indopura ur EX Carat anti piracy ex at malacca strait.

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by DDAMn

btw bro blackpage wats the name of the stall?
tanx for ur guidance.bored wit nagoya tryin to explore barelang side now.ridin there with my cwek bike to barelang.hope to explore new areas in btm.bro blackpage in exchange for tis info.do try a place in batu aji where its like a compound wit lots of pubs inside near tanjong uncang.cewk there provide gd service 200,000 for short time n 450,000 for overnite but d down side u can't bring the cweks back to hotel all activities r confined to the compound itself but dun worry wat u need r available in the compound some sort like a kampong area itself self sufficient.to get in conpound u need to pay an entrance fee of 50,000 IDR bout safety dun worry.as long as u dun cos trouble the villagers there will welcome u wit open arms.enjoy .

I don't remember the name of the restaurant, but you cannot be wrong. It's the second you see as soon as you descend from the road. It's a typical kelong restaurant. Wonderful place to escape from Nagoya.
Riding with your cewek bike? I hope for her you bring her with you on her bike.
Kampung? I heard about it, but I don't remember the name. I think it's the only "kampung ayam" in Batam. What's the average age? I am afraid it's a place for MILF, not for SYT Am I wrong?
I am never worried in Batam. People is always very friendly with me.

[unholymonk]

FR on 17/2/2013

1) Took Prima ferry ($48). The ferry can be booked via prima ferry website without paying first (Advantage).
2) Went to harborbay mall (3 minutes walk from ferry terminal). 5% of the shops are operating. The other 95% has closed down. There is a 100k massage on the 2nd floor (don't know whether clean or not).
3) Took cab (40k) to Nagoya. Cannot find any MP there. So walked all the way to DC mall.
4) DC mall has nothing there too.
5) Outside of DC mall, there is a row of MP (Around 8). All got photo other than Tulip real person. Another one is a fish tank (ST??)
6) Ate seafood at a shop 3 rows away from Nagoya Hills. Expensive (320k). Not worth it.
7) Next to the custom there are few nice seafood joints. Coke at 8k. You can estimate the cost.
8) Massage usually cost 50k for standard room and 80k for VIP room. On a sunday, my friend ask HJ for 100k and FJ for 300k. He took FJ.
9) I feel KFC farm are not so good. The girls quality are very low. The massage Tulip girls charge 500k for overnight and they are really SYT.

In conclusion, he spent about S$160 on this trip. It is not very worth it considering you can go JB for better class service at cheaper rate. If you are there to explore, then still okay. But if you there for a 1-day fuck, Batam may not be for you.

[unholymonk]

1) I was thinking about harborbay mall. I knew it opened 3 years ago.

My sense is that it was a bad business decision to open this mall. Although next to the terminal, people do not shop there as it is expensive. And I guess less than 1000 people go past the terminal every day. If 10% of them shop at Harborbay mall and each spend S$10, the revenue for the shopping center will be $1000 which is not enough to support anything.

Near HBM, there is a lot of closed shop houses. I think that these shops also cannot tahan and close down.

2) There seems to be less ah pek cheonging batam then 10 years ago. The whole street outside DC mall (where tulip is located) is quite empty.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by unholymonk

FR on 17/2/2013

my friend ask HJ for 100k and FJ for 300k. He took FJ.
9) I feel KFC farm are not so good. The girls quality are very low. The massage Tulip girls charge 500k for overnight and they are really SYT.

In conclusion, he spent about S$160 on this trip. It is not very worth it considering you can go JB for better class service at cheaper rate. If you are there to explore, then still okay. But if you there for a 1-day fuck, Batam may not be for you.

Can nego down one lah, 150K to 200K. If you know where to go, Batam has a lot of nice joints. Cost wise is how you go about it. Cheaper in JB? I am not too sure about that, but safety wise, I trust Batam more than JB anytime.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by unholymonk

1) I was thinking about harborbay mall. I knew it opened 3 years ago.

Near HBM, there is a lot of closed shop houses. I think that these shops also cannot tahan and close down.

2) There seems to be less ah pek cheonging batam then 10 years ago. The whole street outside DC mall (where tulip is located) is quite empty.

THe owner of this mall CITRA group had decided to wait out. THey developed the KEPRI MALL near Batam Centre/Muka Kuning/Angrek MAs area. But that place also a failure.

DC mall is quite quiet also, due to many malls opening. The area you go to is a new area wth a lot of massage and food. the pick up joints there are Permata Indah, and Massage 82.

[unholymonk]

Originally Posted by newyorker88

THe owner of this mall CITRA group had decided to wait out. THey developed the KEPRI MALL near Batam Centre/Muka Kuning/Angrek MAs area. But that place also a failure.

DC mall is quite quiet also, due to many malls opening. The area you go to is a new area wth a lot of massage and food. the pick up joints there are Permata Indah, and Massage 82.

No food leh brother. Only got a shop selling chicken rice.

Only 2 rows of old shop houses. You mean those in Tulip can be nego to 150/200k?

We took specially to Altalanta to see. Look grand in the reception. 300+k for normal massage.

Btw, in harborbay mall 2nd floor massage, is there special service? Their massage is only 80k per hour

The clothes in batam is not cheap. 400k for a simple jacket. 80k for ugly looking t-shirt.

[DDAMn]

Sori to hear bout ur dissappointed trip bro unholy monk like wat another bro meantion another man honey could be another man poison.truthfully i would consider btm more safer than in jb cos i ever wandered at 2am lookin for loose flyin kite n thanfully nothing ever happen unlike jb where i hve to be always alert.

[DDAMn]

Thanks again for the info bro blackpage.yup riding with my cewek on her bike to barelang once a biker forever a biker luv the freedom of havin cool wind brush against my face plus feeling my cwek c cup bobbies smashing on my back.hahahaha .like wat say 60% are milf but dun worry there also syt there but not abundance.the most gd thing is their svcs r much better than nagoya area gals n cheaper.but the overnite room needs a lot of improvement.i do agree wit u in btm folks r more friendlier due to their dependance on our strong S$.whether it is i do feel more at hme in btm,tbk n tanjong pinang than jb where i have to constantly look over my shoulders for suspicious character shadowing me behind.

[Lone_Wolf]

Originally Posted by Mayoress

Does Singapore have a military base in Batam?
I have seen an increased number of young men roaming the streets of Batam and were told these are soldiers from Singapore on attachment to Batam having their R&R. Last week I saw a Singapore patrol boat anchored next to a TNI ship in a Batam jetty with armed uniform men on both ships.

Just curious to know what is happening?

Sort of..... The Singapore and Indonesia government has set up a joint command task force with the HQ based in Batam for overlooking the security of the sea lanes and borders of both countries. From what I understand, a RSN squadron has been assigned to this JCTF and the ships from this squadron take turns to berth in Batam. Personnel from both navies are oso attached to each other's naval ships to further understand how the respective navy operates.

That is all I can reveal otherwise I run foul of the OSA.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by unholymonk

also any hair salon in batam?

There are plenty... Behind DC mall. Near the massage places. But dont expect anything speical from them.

[newyorker88]

Originally Posted by unholymonk

No food leh brother. Only got a shop selling chicken rice.

Only 2 rows of old shop houses. You mean those in Tulip can be nego to 150/200k?

We took specially to Altalanta to see. Look grand in the reception. 300+k for normal massage.

Btw, in harborbay mall 2nd floor massage, is there special service? Their massage is only 80k per hour

The clothes in batam is not cheap. 400k for a simple jacket. 80k for ugly looking t-shirt.

Food is alot there at night. All the shops open for dinner. Also there is a UTAMA foodcourt. THere are plenty of food at night too.

It all depend where you shop. Imported items/things sold in mall are generally not cheap. Jodah Top100 got cheaper things as they cater to the local market people.

Speicals are generally cheaper in shop houses than those in Hotels, becos they know you are foriegner, they tend to chop robert.

Hope this helps.