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[BFOMF5]

Toilet all same

[BFOMF5]

Room type. Bed size. Area
Standard. Queen. Standard
Deluxe. King. Standard
Superiors. King. Bigger
Pls don't ask me how many sq.foot.

[BFOMF5]

Superior spaces

[BFOMF5]

No more Ferry between
JB Berjaya to Btm Harbourbay

HBB route now use Puteri Harbour(Hello kitty town)

[BFOMF5]

If you hv Ringgit msia want to change Rp. Maybe can consider change to S$ then to Rp.

This was my experience yesterday.
At Bjy the rate was
Rp1J/Rm320 and
S$1/Rm3.10

For illustrations...
I paid Rm310 for S$100 at JB.
As all Bros should know...
now in btm S$100 can get > Rp1J++
I also save > Rm10 (320-310) on top of the extra ++.

I got 10070 at Btmctr(XE was 10087)
And
I used Rm10 less to get S $100

Total I save about S$3.70 per Rp1J.

[fde83]

Weather is nice now

[lone_dog69]

Originally Posted by fde83

Weather is nice now

Weather is very nice. Sunny and good for a massage, but leaving in 1 hour, so till next time.

Golf was good also.

[Massagelover82]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Agreed with you that Utama hotel and Biz Hotel area would be a good choice for Massage shopping,hehehehe...its like a walk in Singapore's Lavender Street when one is looking for massage.

(walking ONE ROUND around Utama Hotel gives me access to at least 10 MPs,and some booking joints)

http://www.imi.buzz/images/2017/12/1...05.01.2017.jpg

...and for shopping and food,i will stay around Penuin area.

i was planning to look for places selling sea cucumber,hence i am looking at the Penuin area,especially the wet market there,hehehe...got aunties and uncles joining me during this CNY 2018 trip already. Need to do some homework revision on Batam.

(i believe i already answered a few posted questions in one post,hehehe...)

Thanks Bro...any reason why Formosa hotel not included in your choices? Formosa rooms looks better than Utama..

[Mercedesbenz]

I'll be in Batam on Boxing Day by myself and my Driver.. if anyone wants to go to a spa or go for drinks in a KTV or what, you can PM me. I may spend a couple of days there.. Cheers

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

If you hv Ringgit msia want to change Rp. Maybe can consider change to S$ then to Rp.

How many days between the first exchange and the second?
If it is just one, there are only three possible explanations for something that should not happen:
1) sharp and quick rate fluctuations between the two transactions (to your advantage);
2) a splendid example of market inefficiency (the two agents in two different locations use rates that differ significantly from current international rates, or are late with updates);
3) a splendid example of what black market can do (someone finds convenient to buy SGD at a higher rate than the current market value, because that cash will be sold to some business man who needs cash out of official channels, without being recorded)

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

HBB route now use Puteri Harbour(Hello kitty town)

What is "Hello Kitty town"?
Not a town where little girls dressed in pink are waiting for lonely men, I assume?

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Room type. Bed size. Area
Standard. Queen. Standard
Deluxe. King. Standard
Superiors. King. Bigger
Pls don't ask me how many sq.foot.

I still prefer my bed in Formosa. There, I cannot sleep with 2 girls at my side

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by Black Page

How many days between the first exchange and the second?

it only 2 hours away.

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by Black Page

What is "Hello Kitty town"?
Not a town where little girls dressed in pink are waiting for lonely men, I assume?

Search g map
Sanrio Hello Kitty Town or
Puteri Harbour
U'll get it

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

OM not computer, only use Handphone

A computer (laptop) cost about 2 juta or less in Nagoya Hill Mall,but the windows OS isnt original tho. If you are staying in Batam most of the time,should try to get one.

Turn your room and/or N's shop into a wifi accessible place with a USB connected portable modem at about 300k rupiah per month (30GB data).

Originally Posted by iicycold

u finally willing 2 post yr summary liao ah?

Hehehe...the ex vietnam camp trip summary is an ultra long one....been lazy and busy. Hmm...year 2017 coming to an end...gonna be busier than usual.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Massagelover82

Thanks Bro...any reason why Formosa hotel not included in your choices?

I stood at the position of the one who ask the question to say what i said.

For one who are new,and enthusiastic about massage,varieties will much often be what they will be looking for. And Utama area is the place to go to. Many massage shops within an about 5 mins (or less) walk.

For one who are looking into a more general trip from massage to shopping and then to some good enough eating places,as well as some non-sexual entertainment,formosa would be better. I walked from Formosa to DC mall during my Dec trip,took me no more than 15mins to reach its back entrance.

Formosa is too crowded nowaday,hehehe...i hope lesser samster will go there to compete with me over the rooms.

Originally Posted by Massagelover82

Formosa rooms looks better than Utama..

In term of ambience,they were quite close,since both hotels were build around the same "generation" and their building structure were pretty close. Utama hotel were one of my backup hotel to stay in if there's ever a "all else fail" situation. My next choice would be Da Vienna,but they were nowaday often crowded by cocky Sillyporean. As for Biz Hotel which used to my 3rd backup,i gave up on them already.

I am also looking at Batam City Hotel tho,hehehe...i will leave that till next year tho.

If i am staying in Utama hotel,1st thing i would do is to walk its radius one round. And if time allows,i will walk into some massage shops that are more closer to my hotel and take their name cards or phone numbers (assuming i am running solo).

It is the 2nd time i found a fully grown cockroach in a Formosa hotel room tho...and this time round,its NOT a dead one...hehehe...

...if i add in baby cockroaches into the count,it would the 3rd time i have see them in my room (and i am not counting those time i have seen them in their restaurant and Alishan KTV,hehehe...only room encountering).

*i still have some of those photo of my encounters in record tho,hehehe...

PS: Yes,i have every intention now trying to scare you and others reading this post to stay away from Formosa hotel during holiday peak,hehehe...