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Originally Posted by Rockies
Wow!! Fantastic information covering both Balai & Batam. I plan to go Batam next mth with sm friends & was reading this thread & to my surprise,found this 1 most informative! It's been few years since i go Batam,whoever u r...thx for the effort to bring all the key information together into 1.
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You are most welcome,bro. (thank you for thanking me...lol)
Information consolidated and put up by me is free for all to reference during cheonging in Batam.Instead of having to let interest readers read from page 1 of the thread to get those info they need and/or having them asking the same basic questions over and over again,the information i collect will serve as a draft for the most basic of Batam. (its nearly 2 thousand pages in this thread to read to find the right info now,hehehe) Creditsss goes to all the bros here who contributed and share positively. I only collect their info to put them up. Most info dont belongs to me.
Going to Batam is like going Sentosa in Sillypore. One of the main difference is Batam requires a passport,Sentosa dont,hehehe...
1. Book a ferry ticket
2. Book a Hotel
3. Off you go.
4. Grab a taxi which are readily available outside the Harbour after your check out of custom to head to your hotel.
5. The rest will be on the map and the given information on my signature where you locate the place you wish to go.
6. Enjoy yourself and come back the same way you go.
Easy,right? Hehehe....and while its good to know the indo language,it isnt compulsory as most people there will be able to understand "broken" simple English.
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Originally Posted by TonyCheong
Got lao sai or not bro?  |
Hi bro...when a soup base food is boiled above 70 degree celsius,most if not all germs and bacteria in it would be pretty much dead. I believe drinking from the tap water in batam would have causes more "lao sai" situation then from the bak kut teh,hehehe....reminds me sometime ago,i saw a blog on someone visiting Batam,found a tiny "worm-like creature" from the running water of the tap. And another case where the bath tub filled with water was in light greenish/brownish colour. Now imagine using these water to cook,to bathe and make ice without going thru the boiling point process.(i doubt most food stores in Batam uses mineral water to cook their food,except some restaurants) Hmm...i remember vividly a good advice given to me from a senior bro here, "...unless you have a stomach made of steel,NEVER drink from unknown source nor the tap...". Exactly why i dont take any bottled drinks outside with ice in Batam to prevent myself from "lao sai"-ing,hehehe...
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In my next trip,if time allows,i will try talk to the Bak Kut Teh auntie about prioritising on handling their food in a more hygienic way....see if can reach a win-win situation for "me" to continue to eat their Bak Kut Teh. Hopefully i dont find "Mickey Mouse" in their soup like the recent case happening in Sillypore.
Sorry for being this long-winded in my post.
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Originally Posted by KohOnly21
PAS Massage has quite a handful of SYT, Massage price average, During the last visit i went, i got a pair of uncovered 19 years old papayas and a HJ for "up to you" price.
Heard it's a favorite hunting ground for the locals especially drivers. They paid BBBJ at 100k !
Their massage are so so only in my viewing, reason that i stopped visiting is because of they are the majority masseurs in batam that focus more than 70% of the massage time on leg muscles which i does not fancy at all due to my forest leg .
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Interesting,bro...thank you for sharing. No wonder the taxi driver always recommend me PAS massage...lol. The appearance of Pas looks pretty grand from the outside.
i hope they do foot reflexology tho,hehehe...something i find that most massage places with special service dont do.
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Originally Posted by KohOnly21
Anyway, Yesterday i tried the cray-pot kwayteow at 17/19k can't remember (batkuteh store) at Sinar Bulan opposite Formosa not bad (eat it while hot).
Is like our local horfun pattern with mushroom, egg, veg, minced pork and prawn.
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Their Bak Kut Teh dont suit my taste bud,i try their Bak Kut Teh twice before,and on the 2 accounts,they under cooked their rice (its hard).Maybe next time i can go try out this "cray pot kway teow" mentioned here by you.
Thanks for sharing.