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mayb she got tis type feture? :p



carrefour still tere bro,pass by kepril somewhere tis year & can see the carrefour sign word big big outside. :D

aiyo,we (who go w u b4) all knw where the legedary joints is la...sm stil occasionally hv 600k ger lei but i tink officially 500k ovrnite extinct liao lei...& in is tread & yr signature stil hv those joint's names.

In btm,can always stil fish in disco,clubs,pubs or if u shy,can fish @ mp/spa too. :D

if use chtline 4 FL price usually is 600k-1juta, more than tat wld be 'Rabbit' price loh...since mani FL gers has no boss & bypass middleman de.

U nvr include Hang Nadim airport ah...lol.

Nwaday go btm,i try avoid sg p.holiday le...cos tere's where the most numbr of fw frm sg wil be gng. I see the ferry terminal all full of em durin hari raya... :D

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Elin massage morning shift cewek from 9 am to 9pm night shift from 7pm to 3am. 1hr is 70k after 9pm it be 100k. No vip room only standard room which is quite big, best part is no photo at cashier counter, massage gals is inside for u to choose from. Gals are around 20-30 to choose from, depends on timing too.

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XE rate maintain at 9700
And today shot up twice passed 9720&9730
https://img1.uploadhouse.com/fileupl...93dbaa32a9.png

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Nice, so what's the rates on the ground?

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A short simple FR from last week..

Stayed in Formosa hotel this time,walk over to Happy 8 ,couldn't find the right girl with the right price, i targeted New berry b4 realizing that they were closed. From there ,i walk to moonlight & book a 20 year old girl there at 1.1 juta bargained from 1.5juta ,back to hotel in a taxi & have 1st shot.

2nd pop was after shower from the 1st shot & after that,we had some rest. She massage me a little,ask her if she wants to eat anythg & we ordered our late lunch inside room. After lunch,walk overto city walk to digest a bit while she stayed inside room to rest. Bought sm apparels from sunboss 2nd flr & sm doughnut from JCo b4 b4 heading back to hotel.

Back to room,seethat my gal still asleep,i step out of rm to go King massage for an hour massage. Didn't take up special though was tempted but since already got girl inside rm,so forego it for nw. My girl woke up when i returned & we had some get-to-know-each-other time. i learned she just started work for abt 3 weeks.

Dinner was at Acia food court behind the hotel & later head over HB mall to catch Transformer,by the time we reach back room again,it's close to midnite. Shower together & get another shot b4 i order another round of 1 hr massage for 2 person from upstairs. Massage was good according to my girl (nthg fantastic for me) & in middle of night,had another shot before we hugged each other to dreamland.

Head dwn to ground flr with my girl for breakfast & when we are back to room,was surprise she offered bbbj...but as i had too many shots the last prev night,i couldn't cum complete. It was almost 11am,& abt time she leave,tipped her 150k rp & another 30k for her transport back to her place. The moment she left,i immediately dial upstairs again to order another massage session ,a pretty looking girl came dwn. This time round,i opted for a hj at 150k (bargained from 300k) when she prompt.Finally, i was able to release my fullload from the prev bbbj half-choke load & felt completely satisfied.

It was abt 12pm by then,after wash up,i start packing up & leave the hotel & back to Sg from HB a happy man. Just sharing my exp here, hope i didn't bore anyone with this FR. I'll be back to btm ard Oct/Nov again.

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Elin massage is at where??

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So bro nono where u charged for custom taxes for those lcd monitors when u pass through the custom side at harbour bay what was the reaction by the custom officers.Was your friend that help u carry an indo btw .Thinking of buying a 32" samsung smart tv for my own personal usage at my hse in batam.Bro nono your advise would be greatly appreciated.thanks.

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Going to btm in abt 2 weeks time,i wish to ask if anyone knw wat's the taxi fare like from Nagoya to Barelang bridge?

thk u.

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I havent got charged by both the immigration custom on the 2 side of both countries before,so i cant really tell you. Both countries officers (Singapore and Indo Batam) react as per normal when i get through their luggage scanning stations. But the items definitely need to go thru their scanning machines.

Back then,my friend was helping me to carry one 22 inch computer LCD and i was carrying 2 pieces of 19 inch computer LCDs,all packed in Giant store big-sized plastic bag,hehehe...

Those LCDs were computer LCDs,not LCD TVs. And they were old ones.

Like i say earlier,i would suggest you to buy in Batam since price-wise is quite close with Singapore (if not, sometime even cheaper). When i 1st started going Batam,i know one thing which i am very sure about. Electronic items arent as expensive in Batam compared to Singapore. Verified by an old friend who used to work in some Mega departmental store as manager in Singapore for almost 20 years (if not more).

One more thing,have you thought about your LCD TV warranty? And about after those warranty expires? (where you need to repair) Note : Some LCD TV carries on-site warranty (meaning they go your house to repair). Please dont tell me if your LCD TV broke down,you want to hand carry your LCD TV back to Singapore to repair and run the risk of being tax from Singapore side?

On top of that,i look a bit deeper on your query which i didnt notice when i 1st brought my LCDs into Batam...i think i might be more worry about the Singapore immigration custom instead. Below photo were taken from Singapore Cruise Center :


So, i suppose a lot of cases were "by right" cannot do,but "by left" if they choose not to give you trouble,it can always be done. (the law says that) I have seen many people carrying items bigger than those "stated size and weight" over to batam. Also seen people carrying FEW big unboxed LCD TVs (33inch) over too,i dont think they were being taxed tho.

So i think no one can really give you a 100% definite answer BUT i believe, 90% chance you will have no problem carrying a 32/33 inch LCD TV over to Batam. You still carry the other 10% risk factor of unforeseen circumstances. I think the whole trick is to unbox the items. Meaning,dont let it look like brand new to avoid getting taxed. If any officer/s ask you anything,just tell them its a gift for a friend living in Batam,or you can say like i have told them before...its for donation/charity.

Hope that answers you query.

Cheers!

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If I can read your mind, your question is not precise. I gues you want to go to Barelang, stay to eat, and come back? In that case, negotiation with the driver should be for 4 hours (1 hour to go, 2 hours to eat and relax and chat with your friends, 1 hour to get back).
The official prices from Formosa taxi sign would suggest something like 400k, but I was always able to get the 4 hours for 350k or even 300k (both you and the driver know that you negotiate for 4 hours, but you will probably get back earlier than that).
I am SURE that now hard bargainers and business experts will jump on me saying I was overpaying like a typical tourist, that someone got the same service for 250k, etc. Ok, sorry.:p

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Thanks bro nono for the advise.

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When age catching one tend to take things one at a time. No point getting hurt and feel upset thus affecting our health.

Wah. I didnt know maduranis cewek can perform tiger show. But i know their epok ayam is power man. I dont mind paying extra. Tat one consider value added service ya. Any lobang bro?

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Just like what bro Maka Timo said. Power man minah girls

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2 yes ago when I forgo Balai...start exploring Batam.....
Found this @ Fanindo
https://img6.uploadhouse.com/fileupl...385647cca0.jpg
Rp8k for ...
5 sticks beef satay
1 ketupak and
a cup of drinking water.

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why batam win over balai for you
keeping my option open for the 2