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07-04-19 01:35 #1360
Posts: 1575Originally Posted by VivaMattyVegas [View Original Post]
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07-03-19 21:36 #1359
Posts: 35Daytime Action
Will be taking a day trip to Batam from Singapore and was wondering where to go during the daytime. Is this even possible or is everything at night?
Thanks in advance.
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07-02-19 17:18 #1358
Posts: 27Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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06-29-19 04:39 #1357
Posts: 1575Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
BTW Golden Bird aka Sedona also has a KTV setup. Just in case. No price advantage though.
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06-28-19 22:50 #1356
Posts: 2512Adivce No. 1: Do not overplan. Follow the wind. Do what you like. Do not regret mistakes, because you'll make many, but also will have some good happenings.
Originally Posted by Trillian [View Original Post]
Try Alishan at Formosa. Not so expensive and some girls are nice (one is my friend, ahaha, but she's not available for booking). You can ask the manager what girls are there for sitting and who for booking.
Most expensive KTV is M1, but again: what do you do there?
Originally Posted by Trillian [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Trillian [View Original Post]
Gold Bird's old name is Sedona.
Try Happy8 and Bunga, Havana, AVOID ANY MORENA PLACE.
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06-28-19 04:22 #1355
Posts: 27Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
Take you cash to an exchange counter. There are so many around. Avoid those in Nagoya Hill mall and at arrival at Harbour Bay, because of their worst rate. Ask to some in town, in Nagoya.
Still trying to figure out where "Gold Bird" is.
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06-27-19 15:47 #1354
Posts: 1575Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
The logic is simple - there is a huge demand for SGD in Indonesia. Practically none for the IDR in Singapore.
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06-27-19 08:58 #1353
Posts: 2512Originally Posted by MakeItOrBreak [View Original Post]
Try to read the SBF Batam Thread, where all posters are local or Singaporeans. It's unanymous: best rates are in Batam.
There is a reason: in Singapore they are not interested to buy SGD and all IDR come from currency trade, while in Batam they WANT SGD, fuel of local business.
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06-26-19 01:36 #1352
Posts: 204Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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06-25-19 10:45 #1351
Posts: 2512Originally Posted by MakeItOrBreak [View Original Post]
I am used to ask all the booths along the Jalan Bonjol street in front of Nagoya Hill, where there is Nagoya Plaza hotel for example. If I change 500 USD, 1% is enough to pay a couple of taxi or several ojek rides.
There must be a reason if no Singaporean goes to Batam with IDR, but they all change their SGD on site after arriving.
The rates from SGD or USD to IDR in Batam approach or (absurd but true) may even be better than the rates you see on xe.com. If you offer new large-denomination notes. I think the reason is that someone needs foreign currency cash, say out of regular bank trade.
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06-25-19 04:03 #1350
Posts: 204Change money in Singapore
Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
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06-25-19 00:31 #1349
Posts: 2512Originally Posted by Trillian [View Original Post]
If you regret your choice, I advise to kick her out with any excuse and go for bars.
Originally Posted by Trillian [View Original Post]
Take you cash to an exchange counter. There are so many around. Avoid those in Nagoya Hill mall and at arrival at Harbour Bay, because of their worst rate. Ask to some in town, in Nagoya.
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06-24-19 00:07 #1348
Posts: 27Advice / comment wanted for my plan.
I'll be visiting SEA for the first time next month, starting with 3 days in Singapore then a day in Batam before going onto Malaysia and beyond. Nothing I can do about the dates at this point. I'll be with a "bule" friend who's never been to Asia period.
My plan was to take an early ferry so we can grab lunch and settle in our room before heading out. But of course hotels check in at 2 pm, and while I've not had problems with getting a room early in western countries, I doubt they'd be as generous in Batam. So that's the first issue.
I want to book for a night, because I'm not a wham-bam-ma'am kind of guy. I want 2-3 hours per session so I don't feel rushed. Two hours would probably suffice but I don't feel good when I feel rushed. A few people recommend against booking, instead preferring a spa for first-timers, though.
Third, will I stand out if I use my Pixel 3 on the streets of Batam? I'm so bad at directions, I'd use GPS in the heart of Manhattan. I can bring along a Moto but its SIM slot doesn't work so it's only good with WiFi.
Also, I tried looking up Gold Bird KTV and Sedona but best I get is being redirected to Grand Dragon on Google Maps. Has it changed name again?
While Harmoni Hotel is in NED, its bar / disco is supposedly dead these days. And the booking sites most people recommend seem to be down near the shopping center. Am I better off at Suites if I don't plan on hanging out at night, past midnight?
As for money, can I use SGD instead? It's worth a tad more than 10 k IGD right now, but I don't care about the difference.
I probably have other questions but these are what I can think of right now.
FYI I RTFM and then some, not just this site but pretty much all the sites I could find on Batam.
Thanks guys!
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05-31-19 13:32 #1347
Posts: 7Originally Posted by Transporter [View Original Post]
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05-30-19 11:29 #1346
Posts: 576Originally Posted by ActionBoy [View Original Post]