Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

At this point of time a lot come back. They then think Singapore is home and still the best place in term of security and medical facility. Nothing can change the facts that you are holding a pink IC or the whole most powerful red passport.

home sweet home...

always feel safe and sound...

Sin gahmen took precaution early after WHO announced the virus...

[Passerby6969]

Any bros in batam right now?

[BFOMF5]

No more free one liao

[Ember]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

No more free one liao

I think this is a fair move, if you never travel out from 27 Mar u still subsidised.

I know some reluctant to give up holiday but its really to protect loved ones here.

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

home sweet home...

always feel safe and sound...

Sin gahmen took precaution early after WHO announced the virus...

Yes, lucky we do fast and do well early. Else now will to hard to handle.

Now is hopefully able to reduce and contain the importer number.

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by Ember

I think this is a fair move, if you never travel out from 27 Mar u still subsidised.

I know some reluctant to give up holiday but its really to protect loved ones here.

Not all people who go btm are holiday makers .... There is some who work there and also some just live there to avoid high living costs.

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by nono1973

The sudden death in masses would have raise concern but this hasnt occur yet in Batam. Nor in other parts of Indonesia.

Few examples would be like the surge in death rate from, Spain, Italy, Iran, China etc.

Tats the scary part. Complacent and unreported cases. Plus insufficient logistic aids. Education important too. Just need to stay indoors and not lepak or roam about.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Leoric

Looking at the list of countries who got heavily infected, many countries who followed the WHO regulations got the most infections. Many countries weren't even ready for the virus.

Vietnam, Hongkong & specially Taiwan seems to have some of the least infected individual.

Like i said earlier, it has to do with culture of those countries.

Look at Taiwan and Vietnam...whom i believe is doing better than Singapore and other countries the like of China, USA, Malaysia etc.

i am 5 min stupid, nevermind...i learn and correct my mistake/s.

Originally Posted by Leoric

Experts were not always right & the results has proven itself.

Forget what those experts say.

Learn from successful countries and engage a little common sense from statistic, how they advise their people what to do to counter the epidemic rather than follow blindly.

When i am in Batam, i took many extra precaution. A bit inconvenient, but this is what money cannot buy.

Persistence to practice good hygiene habits.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

I believe the reported numbers infected in indon are just tip of the iceberg.

Agreed. Its not a good sign but its not really that bad yet.

No mass death....as yet.

Like its seen in....

screenshot taken last week

If Indonesia authorities keep its denial going and their ministers keep working on their own and refuse to work with one another.

I am already seeing it coming...and i really hope i am wrong.

When all hell break loose, Indo-Chinese and the non-Indonesian will usually be the 1st to get hit.

* it actually already happens at the point of this post, just not so violent and frequent yet. Will come to that in later post.

Originally Posted by seabass

The indo mindset is summed up like this : what you don’t know won’t hurt(kill) you. It is kinda like saying, ignorance is blest. If you don’t test how you know you are not infected?

Generally, Indonesians were rank some years ago as some of the most generous people in the world.

https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/giv...cording-study/

They on their own were now holding some donation crowd-funding to help those who were under quarantined/needies or would-be-quarantined by sending food and daily necessities etc to their home.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/...ict-level.html

Originally Posted by seabass

Even Jokowi confessed last week they withhold the real stats for fear people panic. When will they wake up, when people start dying? When rich Indonesian started showing up at our door step, that was the time our playground kanna. Good grief

My main worries when their government starts holding information.

Anti-Chinese sentiment

Its happens before and its unlikely it will not happen AGAIN in Indonesia.

Just hopefully it wont happen, especially so in Batam.

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Yes. We shld. If he/they sing me an oldie english song i wont hesitate tipping him. Yes....even if the song cmi. At least he tried.

Hehehe...most sing better than me in the KTV. I mean, well...its not easy, having to play the guitar at the same time singing a foreign song. It's afterall an effort and this people has 2 hands, 2 legs...and not begging.

It's a life, they chose. Or maybe they have no other choice.

[fde83]

Quite in batam right
Massage around utama close, kampung bule close.



Walk into nagoya hill have to take temperature
Eveitel hotel close from 26 Mar till further notice and Swiss bel Hotel hbb also close from 25 Mar to 30 april

https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-6...ksa-tutup.html

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Do however note that you will need to go there for extension before the open ticket expires.

Its PHYSICAL open ticket, and NOT promotional coupon/voucher/e-ticket.

For more enquiry, better to give them a call to double check. I just did,hehehe...and above were the information i gathered.

Just another small update on Horizon Ferry ticket/coupon :

I went to down to Horizon ferry counter at Harbourfront yesterday, they tell me there will be NO EXTENSION for Horizon ferry coupons/vouchers unless you use the coupon/voucher before 31st March via paying the terminal fee and surcharge (of S$28) to redeem for the physical ticket. (expiry date extension only applies to physical ferry tickets,NOT voucher/coupon)

https://thesbf.shop/showthread.php?p=...4#post19907534

Meaning to say, use this coupon below (before it expires):

Bring to to Horizon Ferry counter at Harbourfront, and pay them S$28.

To get this ticket :

They will chop Horizon-logo stamp on the back of the Horizon ticket above (after you pay S$28).

The extension time according to them is, ...after government declare Coronavirus epidemic is over, add 6 months to the ticket itself. You may exchange this ticket to boarding pass at a later time (before the then given expiry date of course).

Thats what they tell me.

In between those time if there are any changes, i wont know.

(its a pretty good deal,hehehe...and i am converting a couple of voucher/coupon to ticket by end of this month)

For more information, call them.

Just sharing.

[Passerby6969]

Originally Posted by fde83

Quite in batam right
Massage around utama close, kampung bule close.



Walk into nagoya hill have to take temperature
Eveitel hotel close from 26 Mar till further notice and Swiss bel Hotel hbb also close from 25 Mar to 30 april

https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-6...ksa-tutup.html

Bro in batam now?

[Leoric]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Like i said earlier, it has to do with culture of those countries.

Look at Taiwan and Vietnam...whom i believe is doing better than Singapore and other countries the like of China, USA, Malaysia etc.

i am 5 min stupid, nevermind...i learn and correct my mistake/s.

Yea, the west has a culture of touching each other's face with their face + not wearing a mask in major gathering, so obediently listening to the WHO.

They were hit hard by their very own culture.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Forget what those experts say.

Learn from successful countries and engage a little common sense from statistic, how they advise their people what to do to counter the epidemic rather than follow blindly.

When i am in Batam, i took many extra precaution. A bit inconvenient, but this is what money cannot buy.

Persistence to practice good hygiene habits.

I find that btm is still generally safe base on the no. of ppl who got infected as compare to sg/m'sia (including those went un-declared). So long precautions like mass gathering like praying in large groups is restricted. Same need to be apply for sg/m'sia as well.

For the west, if their gov were to take away "human rights" for 2 months, most of their codvid problem would be solved.

Heading to HBF in the later noon to swap my ferry tickets to a later expiry date, & thx for the horizon ferry updates.

[fde83]

Pls share to fellow unties and uncles, they are a group of people scamming them and asking to pay $300 fine for not sitting 1 metre apart in hawker centres and etc

[BFOMF5]

Originally Posted by Leoric

Heading to HBF in the later noon to swap my ferry tickets to a later expiry date, & thx for the horizon ferry updates.

Would appreciate anyone can also update schedule for BtmCenter side.