Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by Black Page

There's a thin line between being considered "generous" or being considered "stupid".
Many who overpay without reason are welcome by girls, but considered stupid.
I don't want to be considered either stingy or stupid. I try to walk on that thin line, as I want girls consider me generous, even very generous, but never stupid.
If a girl considers me stupid, she does not respect me. How can we have a good time with someone, who does not have respect for us?

i agree wit yr sayin,i stil r'ber u got say b4,got a ger post in some of her online media site post a 50usd note or was it 100usd sharing it's given 2 her an ang moh customer...lol,i no tink the ger consider tat guy who paid her veri clever....lol

Originally Posted by pandknight

Seriously though, some guys are just either stupid or dumb. Some of the girls I booked told me that they have a number of customers who will send them money regularly, ranging from $200 - $1000+ monthly. Got one idiot even bought her a car!

the way i see it, the stupidest of em all were tose payin mthly 4 their gers 2 stay in btm but they themselves nt in btm most time....lol...later tose gers go & serve their reg customers,sm of these gers even stay inside joint,mix ard wit their 'ex-colleagues'....lol

these r the gers me & my fren always enjoy snappin up in our btm trips...lol,they were paid monthly the amt of $ u mentioned by those not clever guys (1 ger fed by few reg guys hor...is nt one ger one guy deal hor....),& we snap em up in between 4 as low as 700k-1m on ovrnite...believe me brother,if ppl who r willing 2 paid these kind of $ for em on monthly basis,these kind of gers surely hv sm form of goodness de, like a at least 7.5 pretty lookin ger ,veri young, or service quite good etc...& so far they've rarely fail us....lol...cos these ger aldy pro liao ma & they knew wat their customer like 2 hv....lol

no believe if u got meet nono b4,can go ask him,tat guy aso damn expert in tis kind....lol

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

these r the gers me & my fren always enjoy snappin up in our btm trips...lol,they were paid monthly the amt of $ u mentioned by those not clever guys (1 ger fed by few reg guys hor...is nt one ger one guy deal hor....),& we snap em up in between 4 as low as 700k-1m on ovrnite...believe me brother,if ppl who r willing 2 paid these kind of $ for em on monthly basis,these kind of gers surely hv sm form of goodness de, like a at least 7.5 pretty lookin ger ,veri young, or service quite good etc...& so far they've rarely fail us....lol...cos these ger aldy pro liao ma & they knew wat their customer like 2 hv....lol

no believe if u got meet nono b4,can go ask him,tat guy aso damn expert in tis kind....lol

Thought i have shared this long time before, when in any booking joint,if there are no girls that caught my attention,i would go for those girls that has already booked by others but not due for collection yet,so that i can book them the next following day day or future. Simple trickery but need to first get into those booking joint's backdoors,hehehe...

Those that has already been booked can means that they have been "booked" on a monthly basis by their regular customer/s too. Most of those SYT girls may cost more during the first time,but subsequent times,can be as low as below a juta,hehehe...handful of them were just "part-timers".

A lot of things, no need to spell it out so clearly. Maybe thats why i am constantly puzzled by why some bros couldnt find suitable girls. Expectation too high? Goes to the wrong direction of searching? Or there's too much choices,resulting in an "expect-more-symptom"? Hehehe... its all on my summaries which i just read.

I read cos i am preparing for my Sept trip as well as planning for my CNY 2019 trip,hehehe...counting my annual leaves too.

[pandknight]

Originally Posted by nono1973

I read cos i am preparing for my Sept trip as well as planning for my CNY 2019 trip,hehehe...counting my annual leaves too.

Oh, decided on your sept trip? I'm going this weekend to meet my normal friend (Not booking kind nor the play around kind) on Saturday. But Sunday maybe going to book. See how. Haven't decide yet. Hahah if only mami nice enough to send me album of newcomers via whatsapp. Hahahhahaha fat hope lah unless I got buy share or sth. Hahaha

[fde83]

Originally Posted by pandknight

Got one idiot even bought her a car! Weird right?

Some weird, some stingy, some need deking. 👍

[iicycold]

Originally Posted by nono1973

Thought i have shared this long time before, when in any booking joint,if there are no girls that caught my attention,i would go for those girls that has already booked by others but not due for collection yet,so that i can book them the next following day day or future. Simple trickery but need to first get into those booking joint's backdoors,hehehe...

in btm,ani thg & everthg is possible....lol...it all depend on hw ppl look @ yr summaries,there r mani knowledge in it...i hear got ppl even called yr summaries & newbie guide like a btm bible....lol.

Originally Posted by nono1973

Those that has already been booked can means that they have been "booked" on a monthly basis by their regular customer/s too. Most of those SYT girls may cost more during the first time,but subsequent times,can be as low as below a juta,hehehe...handful of them were just "part-timers".

pt timers not under contract wor...mus careful not 2 get smoke by em....lol

Originally Posted by nono1973

A lot of things, no need to spell it out so clearly. Maybe thats why i am constantly puzzled by why some bros couldnt find suitable girls. Expectation too high? Goes to the wrong direction of searching? Or there's too much choices,resulting in an "expect-more-symptom"? Hehehe... its all on my summaries which i just read.

Like u say b4, drop expectation by half? Lol....

but they may be surprise at that....lol

Originally Posted by nono1973

I read cos i am preparing for my Sept trip as well as planning for my CNY 2019 trip,hehehe...counting my annual leaves too.

2019...i'll be gng 2...hope our date can work out....lol...teh botel on me....lol

[retirebatam]

Originally Posted by nono1973

This should be a good idea,hehehe...i am going to test this out in my next Batam trip.

I said test it out becos i have not understand the strength of the internet connectivity and how stable it is going to be like. And i recently just bought a M1 sim card off the shelf from a 7-11 store in Singapore. I even called the M1 customer service to check it out...so here's what they advise and according to my understanding...

Enter the M1 portal for M Card user via my PC (i almost never use a mobile apps from my mobile phone,and i dont plan to do that for this one)


Log in ,buy a data pack, go to Settings and turn off Local data, turn on Data Roaming and Network Lock and i should be able to surf in Batam.

Next thing i will do will be to have the mobile data connected to my laptop,hehehe...interesting...and thank you for sharing. Gonna run some test when i reach Batam.

Almost time i would be preparing for my next coming September trip and more importantly, preparing for my CNY 2019 trip,hehehe...

Cheers!

One thing to note is that M1 preferred network partner in indonesia is indosat OR XL Axiata. When you arrive in batam, you will probably receive a sms message from M1 on your phone with your M1 prepaid sim to advise you to connect to which indonesia telco network.

I have experienced data roaming using spore prepaid sim connected to XL network in Batam, the reception was quite good.

[retirebatam]

https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter...rom=SGD&To=IDR

The indonesian rupiah has devalued again to a new record low at 10810 rupiah per sing dollar.

Some of the reasons could probably be due to:

1) US raising interest rate attract investors to place US currency. Rupiah becomes unpopular.

2) The rupiah is currently not an attractive asset as Indonesia is being plagued by high inflation and slowing economic growth.

3) Foreign investors holding about 40 percent of Indonesia gov bonds therefore the country is highly vulnerable to ‘mood swings’ of foreign investors.

4) Falling commodity prices (e.g. crude oil, palm oil and coal) caused by the global economy and particularly by China’s economic slowdown.

About 40 years ago Year 1978 when I went to Jakarta as a child, I remembered that the exchange rate was S$1 = 1000 rupiah

Now in Year 2018, it has become S$1 = 10800 rupiah

Devalued almost 11 times over 40 years period...

I wonder whether with the continue depreciation of the rupiah, will the cost of hotel, massage, booking girls, public transport and ferry ticket be raised...

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by retirebatam

About 40 years ago Year 1978 when I went to Jakarta as a child, I remembered that the exchange rate was S$1 = 1000 rupiah

Now in Year 2018, it has become S$1 = 10800 rupiah

Devalued almost 11 times over 40 years period...

I wonder whether with the continue depreciation of the rupiah, will the cost of hotel, massage, booking girls, public transport and ferry ticket be raised...

Definitely will go 1 direction i.e. North. Not just Indon but everywhere facing inflation. With erratic weather couple with global warming for sure essential foodstuff will face shortage. With uncertain economy looming, capital flight n tariffs war btw Cry baby dotard n china, expect to pay more with rup depressed when cheong Btm.

[nyquist]

Originally Posted by lurpsexx

Can any Bros kindly advise how to buy a new telkomsel call & data prepaid sim card now in Batam? I recall there was a tightening of procedures, n do we now need to go to a telkomsel shop to buy or can still buy from HP shop counters? What docs do they need from us to buy? Thanks in advance...

During my last trip 2 months ago, I bought a sim card from Hbb counter.. Registration was done on the spot by the salesman.. No documents from my part.

[darkmania]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

Definitely will go 1 direction i.e. North. Not just Indon but everywhere facing inflation. With erratic weather couple with global warming for sure essential foodstuff will face shortage. With uncertain economy looming, capital flight n tariffs war btw Cry baby dotard n china, expect to pay more with rup depressed when cheong Btm.

Bro, favor returned!!

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by hawkeye007

Exchange rate has been awesome these couple of days...

I have the feeling that in Batam prices of goods oriented to foreigners (for example, booking girls, hotel rates,...) are locked to their equivalent in SGD.
If IDR devaluates vs. SGD, after a while the prices in IDR will go up correspondingly.

[OnlyLiveOnce]

Originally Posted by Black Page

I have the feeling that in Batam prices of goods oriented to foreigners (for example, booking girls, hotel rates,...) are locked to their equivalent in SGD.
If IDR devaluates vs. SGD, after a while the prices in IDR will go up correspondingly.

Just back from Batam, got rate of 1.067juta IDR for S$100 at BC Ferry Terminal but prices of goods in Batam still about the same like old days. Maybe, prices will increase later? Girls still 400k/800k from WeChat, 1 to 1.2 juta at booking joints.

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by OnlyLiveOnce

Just back from Batam, got rate of 1.067juta IDR for S$100 at BC Ferry Terminal but prices of goods in Batam still about the same like old days. Maybe, prices will increase later? Girls still 400k/800k from WeChat, 1 to 1.2 juta at booking joints.

You don't expect prices change day by day looking at the exchange ratio. It's a long term trend.

What are "gold days"? My first time in Batam, booking at main joints was from 350k to 1M, now from 700k to 2M. It was 9 years ago, maybe.
Formosa posts the prices in SGD.
Interestingly, 8-10 years ago 1 SGD was around 6500 IDR (XE). Versus USD, the rate moved less: from 9000 to 14000-15000.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by pandknight

Oh, decided on your sept trip? I'm going this weekend to meet my normal friend (Not booking kind nor the play around kind) on Saturday. But Sunday maybe going to book. See how. Haven't decide yet.

Hehehe...still not sure of the date yet. But should be around (or after) mid Sept tho, when the movie Predator start screening. If fate and time allows,maybe can meet up for a cup of coffee or a few puff (i am a smoker),hehehe...I think this coming trip,quite a handful of my friends would be there tho,so i might be a little busier than usual and may stay longer days.

Also would be pushing my trip to Woda backward too.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

in btm,ani thg & everthg is possible....lol...it all depend on hw ppl look @ yr summaries,there r mani knowledge in it...i hear got ppl even called yr summaries & newbie guide like a btm bible....lol.

When i 1st started Batam,exchange rate was around 8700 for 1 SGD,hehehe...and i could easily get 600k rupiah booking girl. Hotel in my 1st 2 to 3 Batam trips was about S$61.00 to S$63.00 for the MOST basic room in Formosa via agoda and booking.com....today,basic room there is around S$48.00 and booking girls lowest i could get is around 700k rupiah (or 800k rupiah?) If i compare highest price on girls,it might likely be an infinity amount as there were never short of people in Batam paying exorbitant amount for their girls,hehehe...

4 years ago versus about 4 years later,hehehe...its all on my summaries. Which is why i choose to put it in writing in the 1st place...so when i read back,its actually "me" walking thru the good old days. Cannot even bluff myself on it,hehehe....

I have a good time in Batam in the past (that was kept in record on my summaries),i am looking forward to an even better times today and for my future trips too. Let's not forget cheaper yet better...black and white written in the forum,cannot escape (meaning cannot edit),cannot run (cannot twist and turn my own words)...hehehe...is batam a good place to monger or a place to have a good time? To each its own,i guess....

Originally Posted by iicycold

pt timers not under contract wor...mus careful not 2 get smoke by em....lol

Thanks for your advise,hehehe....

i can stupid for now,but its ok...i will admit i am and i am willing to learn from my mistake/s if there were any. And i am only stupid up to a this point,thereafter on that same point,i could possibly become forever clever,hehehe....

Originally Posted by iicycold

2019...i'll be gng 2...hope our date can work out....lol...teh botel on me....lol

Sure,sure...dont forget to bring more mandarin oranges over,hehehe...most girls like it!