Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by PowerBenz

I went to grand batam mall on wed to look for it but they said out of stocks..

By my next trip to Batam, it would probably be sold out. This masks thing is going to be out of stock globally.

Originally Posted by PowerBenz

Btw your mask in pink look pinky when u wear...hahaha

Doesnt matter the color, so long it works well.

I dont see many people in the Singapore street wearing pink mask tho, so its sort of like one of a kind on its own....hehehe...

Originally Posted by tomssss

wait till u meet him for the 1st time, with his hello kitty pink color hanging bag.

those mask would be matching with that 'bag' around his neck.

I threw away that Hello Kitty bag somewhere last year (or was it the year before last?) due to wear and tear. I bought it in Batam few years ago when there was a stall just outside Nagoya Hill Mall back entrance that sell lots of Hello Kitty theme stuffs,hehehe...

Brought back some memories (Hello Kitty bag).

Nowaday rarely go shop within Nagoya Hill Mall, so not sure if that Hello Kitty theme shop still around.

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

A coronavirus suspect at Raffles med clinic at HARBOURFRONT CTR yesterday.

One pink color mask will be given free to uncle and auntie if they join me to my Batam trips,hehehe...

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by Black Page

Once more: there is no point to wear a mask, if you think it protects you from viruses floating around you in the air...
The only usefulness is to avoid those sick spread around their micro-drops of water when they cough.

I want to be even more clear:
1) There is NO REASON to rush buying masks
2) Doing that is not only useless, but it also damages the community, because it subtracts resources to those who really need masks (including professional health care personnel and sick people, or people suspected to be sick)
3) You may legitimately doubt of what some Mr. Black Page writes on a forum, but this is what the US CDC Atlanta states in its FAQs:
CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory viruses, including 2019-nCoV. A facemask should be used by people who have been exposed to 2019-nCoV and are showing symptoms of 2019 novel coronavirus. This is to protect others from the risk of getting infected.

[fde83]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

See some crazy aunties hoard so much instant mee. KNN..before ur hit with coronavirus u die fm heart attack/stroke!

Indo mie got loads of variety even ayams too. Jgn marah2 om nanti cepat tua lo

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Black Page

I want to be even more clear:
1) There is NO REASON to rush buying masks
2) Doing that is not only useless, but it also damages the community, because it subtracts resources to those who really need masks (including professional health care personnel and sick people, or people suspected to be sick)
3) You may legitimately doubt of what some Mr. Black Page writes on a forum, but this is what the US CDC Atlanta states in its FAQs:
CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory viruses, including 2019-nCoV. A facemask should be used by people who have been exposed to 2019-nCoV and are showing symptoms of 2019 novel coronavirus. This is to protect others from the risk of getting infected.

Aye aye sir...fully agreed with you...wearing masks dun reduce the risks of contracting coronavirus...

Wear a mask when unwell to prevent passing to others...

My friends bought 20 boxes at $2 to $3 per box of 50 in hcm...now cost $20 to $50 per box...anywhere friends helped those who cannot buy masks now by giving out free to locals around him...

[Black Page]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

My friends bought 20 boxes at $2 to $3 per box of 50 in hcm...now cost $20 to $50 per box...

Now they have enough (Note added on 11/02/2020: I meant ENOUGH DOLLARS! not masks!) for a full week of booking at Bunga in Batam

[Malaria55]

Nono in Batam now? Im at Hana hotel. Wanna meet up? I riding a bike from a Batam friend who loaned it to me.
Anyone in Batam can pm me for meet ups etc...

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Aye aye sir...fully agreed with you...wearing masks dun reduce the risks of contracting coronavirus...

Wear a mask when unwell to prevent passing to others...

My friends bought 20 boxes at $2 to $3 per box of 50 in hcm...now cost $20 to $50 per box...anywhere friends helped those who cannot buy masks now by giving out free to locals around him...

I put both hand and leg to agree. Wear only u are unwell to prevent passing to other.

However, some see other wear they themsleve scare go wear also. Monkey see monkey do.

Some will said all other country people all wear. Don't act hero dont wear.

Don't waste resource. If one day really need, nobody will help you.

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

I not so kiasi like typical sillyporean! Just eat at hawker centre lah. See some crazy aunties hoard so much instant mee. KNN..before ur hit with coronavirus u die fm heart attack/stroke!

Better let them eat the maggie mee until all hair drop. Eat so much better let them use the toilet paper to clean lao sai

[Naka_Timo]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

I not so kiasi like typical sillyporean! Just eat at hawker centre lah. See some crazy aunties hoard so much instant mee. KNN..before ur hit with coronavirus u die fm heart attack/stroke!

They are only throwing singapore lang face only.

Such kind should be send to Wuhan and let them dead there.

Now when i go over to JB or Vietnam. They will smile and said you got rush to supermarket buy toilet paper a not.

From that they will think singapore lang very easy to tok cai tao

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

I put both hand and leg to agree. Wear only u are unwell to prevent passing to other.

However, some see other wear they themsleve scare go wear also. Monkey see monkey do.

Some will said all other country people all wear. Don't act hero dont wear.

Don't waste resource. If one day really need, nobody will help you.

the Wuhan hospital medical staff with full masks, gloves and hazmat suit also kena coronavirus becos just too many ppl dead with virus...

now best to avoid travel and crowded places...

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by nono1973

One pink color mask will be given free to uncle and auntie if they join me to my Batam trips,hehehe...

Hehe...complementary fm Nono. U very good in PR ya.

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by Naka_Timo

Better let them eat the maggie mee until all hair drop. Eat so much better let them use the toilet paper to clean lao sai

Really kan bu ya. Thats why in JB i will always tell those WLs i am johorean. Malu identified as sillyporean. Car also Msia plate.

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by fde83

Indo mie got loads of variety even ayams too. Jgn marah2 om nanti cepat tua lo

I dont know abt Indon chinese. But always Sillyporean doing strange and kiasi things. U see Malays and Indians hoarding ration? No. But sooner or later sure join those kiasi aunties too. Herd mentality! Then short of supply thus pushing prices up. KNN..

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Malaria55

Totally agree..stayed there last month for 1 night. Big rooms and OK breakfast. But not allowed online taxi to be called and picked up at their lobby!!! Which is ridiculous.

BCC already stated that no online taxi is allowed upon arrival of the hotel. Sign boards everywhere in the room and hotel premises. Closest place where one can get online is at Sushi Tei restaurant, 5 mins walk from the hotel. At least BCC still state on their signs where can get online taxi,hehehe...

Practically most hotels around BCS do not allow online taxi (except Swiss inn).

Originally Posted by Malaria55

Nono in Batam now? Im at Hana hotel. Wanna meet up? I riding a bike from a Batam friend who loaned it to me.
Anyone in Batam can pm me for meet ups etc...

Sorry bro, just got back to Singapore yesterday.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by funboi

batam chiongsters, pls advise the bro below.

In Batam , it would unlikely be about which booking joint has better girls or which booking joint has girls that offer better service/s (base on experience). But it is more on how to interact with the OKT , like telling them "your" needs, fetish , problem faced during past booking etc and the girl's interest in "you".

Nice video posted. Luckily none of the places i regularly visit is in it,hehehe...eg, Gold Bird aka Hai Lai.

The whole video tells any readers the almost same thing i said before. Go to Utama Hotel, walk one round (for about 25 mins),hehehe...thats Batam beginner 101.

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

FYI.
"City Foodcourt" (beside i-hotel)
opening on this coming sat (8/2).

Yes, i heard about it from taxi drivers.

Its the i-Hotel at Nagoya Hill mall area.

Originally Posted by Gaze

Any further updates on face mask supplies and prices?

1 pack of 10s for 30k rupiah,hehehe...but 3 pack for 100k rupiah.

Dont ask my why, because i also dont know.

(available in Batam)

Originally Posted by PowerBenz

I heard that mask price increased to 150rp per box.. not sure its ture anot...

True.