Generalise view of taxi supirs (drivers) in Batam are that when first few times when engaging their servis they will so called "stand up'' for their tamus (customers)
Looking out for your interest as if to safe guard your $$$ by bargaining for you here and there to garner your trust
But at the meantime profiling your expenditure & spending power ( $ spend on your cewe , type of joints you go , eatery places , hotels you book and etc)
Being Sinagporeans unlike the Malaysians who can speak and understand Bahasa Indonesia, the SIngaporean customer tends to feel a sense of security from the supir
Somehow like "hmmm I'm in a foreign land with minimal understanding of the language and here is a Good Samaritan aka taxi supirs " looking out for my interest"
Once your trust is locked then you''ll face the consequences of being betrayed
Batam taxi supirs are the worst in Indonesia saying out from experinces in moving around various parts in Indonesia
The are VULTURES awating to pounce on your $$$ at the slightest chance they get
Bonding will taxi supirs is
A BIG NO NO
Don't say Pak didn't warn you
ps When taxi supirs tells you that they never take komission from joints and that they don't want ubat in Discotheques is just utter Big Time BuLLsHit