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jugador



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:29 am    Post subject: Batam Reply with quote

What is there to do in Batam?
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Kebo



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Batam?
lots of Golf, cableboarding, lotsa prossies if that's your thing.
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Henry_Cowell



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Prossies? Please explain!
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wailing_imam



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Come on Cowell...use yer noggin.

Jaysus...! Rolling Eyes
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Henry_Cowell



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it an Old Malay word?

perasi (rhymes with terasi)
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Shakhbut



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy

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Henry_Cowell



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So why would Batam have lots of female English teachers who work at night? Have the men taken over all the day classes?
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jhemmila



Joined: 15 Feb 2008
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Location: Batam, Indonesia

PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:33 am    Post subject: I'll field this one. Reply with quote

Disclaimer - I'm the DOS at REAL Language Training Batam.

I've been here for 3+ months and I've found that there isn't really that much to do here. There is a fairly large expat community, but not a real organization. There is a Hash here, and I'm waiting to get information on it. Also, once a month, one of the bar owners holds a "Bule Bike Day" where we drive to Waterfront City or somewhere like that.

As far as outdoor activities, there's the luxury hotels, which have watersports, ziplines, etc.

The malls have movie theaters, there's plenty of golf courses and driving ranges.

Food here isn't too bad, Maharaja Curry House is nice.

Um, not a whole lot more.
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Henry_Cowell



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:36 pm    Post subject: Re: I'll field this one. Reply with quote

jhemmila wrote:
I've been here for 3+ months and I've found that there isn't really that much to do here. There is a fairly large expat community, but not a real organization. There is a Hash here, and I'm waiting to get information on it. Also, once a month, one of the bar owners holds a "Bule Bike Day" where we drive to Waterfront City or somewhere like that.

As far as outdoor activities, there's the luxury hotels, which have watersports, ziplines, etc.

The malls have movie theaters, there's plenty of golf courses and driving ranges.

Food here isn't too bad, Maharaja Curry House is nice.

Um, not a whole lot more.

jhemmila, surely you're trying to socialize with locals and not just other expats in Batam? How are your language skills? Do you go to local performances? Have you taken arts courses in Sekupang?

Do you have friends to invite you to Ramadan activities? Now is the best time of year to learn about your Muslim acquaintances/colleagues, their families, and their customs. You'll make friends for life. (And you can do the same during Chinese New Year with the others. Wink )
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jhemmila



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Location: Batam, Indonesia

PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now see, I don't know about any of this stuff. My bahasa is ok, I just don't really know where to go to do any of that kind of stuff. Transport infrastructure here is quite poor compared with bigger cities, so it's a bit confusing to find out how to get to Sekupang or points west. I usually take ojeks, or get ripped off by taxis.

Where in Sekupang is this place, anyways?

10-Q
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wailing_imam



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sekupang is the on the western side of the island, where the PELNI boats dock and one of the ports for fast boats for Singapore.

Batam is a very disjointed kind of place.
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Henry_Cowell



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Padepokan Seni is the arts centre in Sekupang. A lot of regional conferences and other events also occur there.
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markustm



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:23 pm    Post subject: The Batam Experience Reply with quote

Batam is known as the place unimaginative Singaporeans come over to do, what they cannot do in their own Country.

Basically that means drink cheap beer, "cheap" Cigarettes and hook up with the local "ladies." One reason its the second most expensive place in Indonesia, for living costs.

But there is another side to Batam- aside from Nagoya and the all night clubs and bars. Its a road that takes you to a ferry port, where you can hit the sea and visit the real Indonesia.

Otherwise you end up "cloned" resorts designed to keep their Singapore clientele happy, paying Singapore prices for drinks etc, or in downtown Nagoya with the low lifes that ply the area- Preman (Most Indonesians call them), and the Singaporeans who want to party.
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