Bintan and Batam
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Anybody been to these Indonesian islands? How is it? Will they follow you around and demand you buy this buy that? Is it safe? Will they "chop" you? (meaning sell things/services very expensive)
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Bintan no idea
but batam yes
they will follow you
been there once
My first and last time
No more to batam again
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bintan nothing to chop - basically an island with lots of beach resorts, the management dont allow touts to chop u also
batam many people chop - footstalls,pimps,taxis, every1 is potential -
what sort of service are you talking about? -
Service? Taxis and such. What you thinking?
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hahahaOriginally posted by chrisbenoit:Anybody been to these Indonesian islands? How is it? Will they follow you around and demand you buy this buy that? Is it safe? Will they "chop" you? (meaning sell things/services very expensive)
got house in batam....
its better if you can speak and understand their language...
if you want to go 1 day shopping i suggest you go to batam centre....just beside the port got a mega mall.....should be safe there as i juz been there last few weeks....
best if you go around with some guys and know the language.
people won't fool you....
i know how to speak bahasa indonesia and mimic their accent coz i lived there for a few years....so should be safe....lots of singaporeans go there.... -
Bintan and Batam. I went.
Very nice.....
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mostly the taxis will keep on horning at you and ask you where ya goin.
if you are just walking, then shake your head and say you dun want.
but try not to say in english....just smile and say.... -
I am going to Batam middle of June. First time there with bf and frens. Can't speak malayu. jia lat...
There should be nothing much right? staying at the resort. Hope everything goes well. First time out of S'pore with frens only. -
really?Originally posted by TXian:I am going to Batam middle of June. First time there with bf and frens. Can't speak malayu. jia lat...
There should be nothing much right? staying at the resort. Hope everything goes well. First time out of S'pore with frens only.
hahaha
i'm going there on the 18th of june -
Txian n Dieno, which part of Batam may i ask?
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probably we stay at some hotel near jodoh or something, then we go to the mall near batam centre...there is also another mall near nagoya which has a cinema...normally we aren't that scared walking around...only coz we can speak their local stuffs though my accent is more of jakarta accent
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from my experience no one will follow u around in batam asking u to buy stuff. go Bintan if u r into watersports.
Batam is not bad, theres shops + water sports + food -
I have not visited this island...
Not interest to go too.. -
yup
i go there for food though.....
soo nostalgic...padang food, bakso, A&W, cheap pizza hut, good doughnuts at the mall near batam centre....wooooo cannot tahan want eat somemore -
me gg to Bintan on 15 - 17 June.
just wanna relax myself and get out of busy city
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I always used to hear taxi unker say go balai call chicken .... -
i going bintan this weekend!
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oops wrong thread.
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u posted ahem ahem comment right? dun deny!Originally posted by ditzy:oops wrong thread. -
Please stay within our island to avoid throwing our country mates' face... Go holiday surely spend mah... want buy and scare kena chop. Might as well dun buy anything during holiday... might as well stay within our island.Originally posted by chrisbenoit:Anybody been to these Indonesian islands? How is it? Will they follow you around and demand you buy this buy that? Is it safe? Will they "chop" you? (meaning sell things/services very expensive) -
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I was suppose to post in the tanjong pagar thread, but I clicked the wrong one, alright?Originally posted by Ito_^:u posted ahem ahem comment right? dun deny! -
These Island people are friendly in their own way but city slickers do often get paranoid.All they want is make a living by selling something or offering some service to you....and who knows maybe become your friend.Batam and BIntan is still ok but if you want to go to the less popular or remote island then you better bring someone who knows his way aroundOriginally posted by chrisbenoit:Anybody been to these Indonesian islands? How is it? Will they follow you around and demand you buy this buy that? Is it safe? Will they "chop" you? (meaning sell things/services very expensive) -
Batam is good man but go ther too many times will sian great resorts and massage centre $10 massage ur foot for 1 hr sia but careful of taxi call them wait awhile kena chop $10 b4 u board taxi ask 4 e price and u can bargain sometimes. ya wait u need great math thier money change to ours is around $1 change 5508 rupiah