Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[hayhay]

Surprise still around, I’m young again. Thanks to a brother info

[HokkienPeng888]

Originally Posted by whotheking

Hi.am going batam next week. Any good places to intro? What the price for overnight? 1st time to batam

Read lah ai yo. I over 20 years not been there also may go next week to explore alone. If scared don't go lor. Piang 🤦‍♂️

[kum69]

Originally Posted by DaTan

make some effort to read the thread la, everything was discussed in the last 10 threads.
really sick of seeing this kind of 0% effort, come in expect to be spoonfed.

Best bet for is to ask the taxi driver you take from batam seaports. Tell them, to waive the tpt cost of driving you to the various massage places. They earn commission.
Don't test the drivers patience. Make your selection after 1 or 2 spots they bring you to.
If you still don't know how, don't go batam.

[hayhay]

This bar carlsberg can 44k girls playable



This bar carlsberg 35k girls ok

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by DaTan

make some effort to read the thread la, everything was discussed in the last 10 threads.
really sick of seeing this kind of 0% effort, come in expect to be spoonfed.

Chill bro....if you are sick of it, i would have been more sick than you....hehehe....just use the forum's function, "ignore" (i do that all the time).

If people are going to use a forum thread like a wechat or whatsapp chatline....ok,ok...i post this before...

https://thesbf.shop/showthread.php?p=...post218 67759

Those info they can see here were mainly basics if they read, and i mainly also share basics too, hehehe...then again, every newbie starts with basic anyway, isn't it?

Unless one who ask basic questions plan to fly when they haven't learn to crawl or walk. To each its own.

Basic Batam Info (if anyone needs it) :

https://thesbf.shop/showpost.php?p=19...ostcount=15513

They are taken from inside my signature.

My kind of fun in Batam in 2022 :

https://thesbf.shop/showpost.php?p=21...ostcount=18213

Mods been asking people NOT to quote whole post for as long as i have been in this forum, hehehe....but well... most can see the result isn't very fruitful.

Quoting the whole post and replying with a one liner is actually a very inconsiderate action in online forum. Of course, that's just my point of view.

Originally Posted by hayhay

This bar carlsberg can 44k girls playable

Bro, you wish to elaborate the words used above ? And below too?

Originally Posted by hayhay

This bar carlsberg 35k girls ok

Example of a "confused post and misunderstanding" of what it actually meant :

https://thesbf.shop/showthread.php?p=...8#post21891378

Just a note.

* I often read back my own post, hehehe...

[hayhay]

@nono1973 nothing elaborate a carlasberg can cost 44k to me s expensive other pub only cost 35k and the girls is pusher of drink. I trying the pub nearby.

Going back to sleep cause drunk

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by hayhay

nothing elaborate a carlasberg can cost 44k to me s expensive other pub only cost 35k and the girls is pusher of drink. I trying the pub nearby.

Thank you for sharing, i don't drink in pubs/bars hence i didn't know what's high or low. At least you found something to give yourself a good time.

Originally Posted by hayhay

Going back to sleep cause drunk

Rest well, bro.

A small note, keep a look out of your drink while enjoying (especially when you are alone). Or at least try to make sure no one's adding "something else" into your drink when you visit the loo or step away for any form of "sortem", hehehe...

Good night.

[lolaloli]

anyone want to go batam next week for some fun together? going alone is boring...dm me we can go together

[lincoln3010]

Based on the pics shared.
1. Akimbo
Done and dusted
Too small place
Very little girls
But tapaued most of them except the boss

2. Scratch
After pandemic really become boring place
Before pandemic girls were awesome
Can pool
Girl can dance on table top

3. Last Pub
Mainly ang moh place
They don't entertain much Asian customers

[HeatguyAlvin]

Originally Posted by lolaloli

going alone is boring..

Going alone is never boring. In fact, i always like to go alone. Pick girls that time also no need paiseh you chope the best stuff.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by HokkienPeng888

I over 20 years not been there also may go next week to explore alone. If scared don't go lor. Piang ��‍♂️

I agree with your point.

People are worry. Lacking confidence, just like me when i 1st started Batam 10 years ago, which is why i created my signature Batam guide in this forum. Mainly to help them increase their "confidence". Nowaday google map in Batam is pretty much more accurate as compared to 10 years ago.

For those new to Batam -

Want to find good and better food (and clean massage), stay around BCS mall area. - Area 1

Want to go massage (dirty MPs) and basic booking joints, stay around Pagoda/Utama Hotel area. - Area 2

Want to visit Bars/Clubs for drinking, stay around Harmoni Hotel area. - Area 3

This 3 areas were just 3 to 5 mins drive from each other.

In unlikely event if one walks around and got "lost" in those 3 areas and wish to play "safer", can always walk to any hotel to ask for taxi to anywhere nearby at about 50k rupiah (saying this for newbie - cos "no confidence" better don't use grab or online taxi). Don't worry about being unable to find any hotel in these 3 area as every 100 steps made, sure to see 1.

Therefore, no need to worry about getting "lost" in Batam.

Its like playing PC/TV game, once i "lost" the game, i just reboot and go back to the starting point of my game over again. Same in Batam, if i am lost, i go to any hotel and then have them send me back to my own hotel and restart my journey all over again. 50k rupiah taxi fare is consider "school fee" for being not very intelligent as a newbie who "lost". Just like gaming, there is always a time-cost besides just money spent. Overall, it will be an experience, be it one win or lost.

Make mistake/s not scary, make same mistake again and again then scary, hehehe...

Have a good and safe Batam trip.

[bkkgal]

anyone try twitter?

i been contact few girls before reaching batam, only visited 1 of them(Cash on delivery), the rest ask for prepayment so i rejecct

[tangoten0]

Batam is really quite safe if you take some precautions. Thought I share some of my tips as I always go alone (post covid).

1. Keep a "going out" wallet with 1 credit card + spending cash. If going booking joint, I usually bring 2-3m cash. Split the cash and put in different pockets. If pickpocketed, you only lose some. Worse case if robbed, give them everything. Your backup passport, CCs and cash are still in hotel.

2. Book a hotel that's usually recommended in this thread. Personally I like Pacific Palace Hotel. A bit pricier than your regular budget hotel. Older and not so crowded. The backend of the hotel has the Octopuss spa. And its 5 mins to/from Harbourbay if need to rush. Night time i think got KTV but i never tried it. It was my backup plan if case I am stuck without a woman.

3. Walk around during the day time e.g. looking for booking joints. I don't usually walk down dark streets at night. Keep to lighted areas. Night time travel is always via grab/gojek and direct to the joint/KTV.

4. When catching cab, I almost always call grab and charge it to my card. That way, the taxi driver can claim they got no change. But I also try keep some loose changes e.g. some 2k, 5k, 10k and 50k notes.

5. When you walk around during day time and lost, you will likely be approach by touts. Some looks like they ready to rob you and they are super persistent. In my many encounters with them, they have never tried to rob me. They basically want to take me and visit all the joints until i select a woman and they get their cut and I usually tip them as well. They are usually happy. Some touts walk me all over town (during daytime). Not uncommon to visit like 5-6 places. Don't have to be overly friendly but don't need to be nasty. If you take their services, at the end just give them some tips. End on a high note. You are going to get an even happier time soon with their help. So sometimes i just tip 100-150k. Starting 50k lol. I think of it as tour guide services direct to joints rather walk there walk there and looking at google maps.

6. When in the room with girl, always assume they might rob you so don't hang in bathroom too long alone. Or better, shower together etc.

7. Ferry tickets can be changed. So e.g. on return trips i will book say 2pm. If i arrive ferry terminal at 11am, i will ask/change to next available ferry e.g. 12 noon. If you missed your ticket timing, then likely gone. I haven't missed yet though. Anyway, book a time that is later than your expected departure time.

8. If you need to bring your girl out to dinner, I usually look for Nagoya Foodcourt. I think its the newest and generally clean.

9. Go alone. Try as many things as possible. Even I don't know everything.... Batam is really quite a safe town if you don't act like a totally blur tourist.

[wanfulou]

Originally Posted by tangoten0

Batam is really quite safe if you take some precautions. Thought I share some of my tips as I always go alone (post covid).

3. Walk around during the day time e.g. looking for booking joints. I don't usually walk down dark streets at night. Keep to lighted areas. Night time travel is always via grab/gojek and direct to the joint/KTV.

4. When catching cab, I almost always call grab and charge it to my card. That way, the taxi driver can claim they got no change. But I also try keep some loose changes e.g. some 2k, 5k, 10k and 50k notes.

Great tips.

Not being cheapskate or what, but there is really no point in engaging taxi in batam. As long as your journey is within 2-3km(I am pretty sure you wont go too far away if your trip is just a simple fk trip) the grab fare will be around 17k-25k only. Oh and yea pay your grab fare with card.
Where as if you get a taxi, no matter how near is your destination, they will quote you 50k. And they like to act no small change.

But its still up to you though, cause everyone perception on the amount of money spent is different.

Another tips I would like to add on regarding grab is, whenever someone accepted your grab, directly text them something simple like "Pak, otw?". Wait 1 min if they never reply, just cancel and book again. Cause the grab driver in batam like to simply accept order, and their gps is fked up, it showed they are nearby, but in fact they are more than 10mins away.

[DaTan]

Originally Posted by hayhay

Surprise still around, I’m young again. Thanks to a brother info

next week will be my 1st time in Batam,

what type of bar is this? similar to those western bars?