Batam
Went to Batam over the CNY weekend with Dap and her family. It’s just a 90mins boat and bus ride away. I must say that the sleaze factor of the island is overrated, or maybe it’s because I did not go to the right places at the appointed timings.
The one thing that struck me was the drivers’ amazing driving skill. Their overtaking maneuvers can put any Singaporeans’ to shame. Of course, they are all driving beaten up cars and can afford to be more reckless with their cars.
Did I mention that we went there as millionaires? The exchange rate is $1 – Rp6,450, so go figure how much it takes to hit a million. A can of Heineken goes for Rp7,700 in their supermarket but our resort’s lobby is charging S$7 for a can. It is either exceedingly intelligent or stupid for the Indonesians to mix up the currency units, depending on which angle you look at it. Bought a couple of nice Polo-Ts there as well.
It’s not exactly a cheap place to go to once you factor in the transportation costs to travel around the island as well as the accommodation expenses so I guess I won’t be returning there any time soon.
The one thing that struck me was the drivers’ amazing driving skill. Their overtaking maneuvers can put any Singaporeans’ to shame. Of course, they are all driving beaten up cars and can afford to be more reckless with their cars.
Did I mention that we went there as millionaires? The exchange rate is $1 – Rp6,450, so go figure how much it takes to hit a million. A can of Heineken goes for Rp7,700 in their supermarket but our resort’s lobby is charging S$7 for a can. It is either exceedingly intelligent or stupid for the Indonesians to mix up the currency units, depending on which angle you look at it. Bought a couple of nice Polo-Ts there as well.
It’s not exactly a cheap place to go to once you factor in the transportation costs to travel around the island as well as the accommodation expenses so I guess I won’t be returning there any time soon.
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