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[nono1973]

Better finish my CNY 2020 Batam trip post before making the following ones,hehehe...temple visits repeats during then.

Notice its all quiet during this visit?

I lighted up the spiral incense (100k rupiah each roll or pack) in my parent's name. In hope they can live a longer good life...

Took one of the above, to go to the altar to pray 1st...

...before asking one of the caretaker guy light it up.

Note that money is NOT given to any person there but is slot-ed into the donation box meant for the respective temple.

And then one of the the caretaker will hung it up.

...it will look something like the photo below after its been hung.

It will continue to burn for dont know how long. But well...i didnt ask becos i chose not to know.

This temple is a little under-visit. I have future plans to bring many more aunties and uncles to this temple.

And to the other one too.

Not too far away from each other tho,hehehe...of course, i didnt forget the God of Wealth temple as well. Its also not far away.

https://samsforum.com/showthread.php?p=...9#post19770649

Next year 2021 when i am in these temples again, they will yet have another fresher outlook (most were still under some sort of renovation/renewal currently).

I am cutting down my frequency on bringing people to Tiban Tua Pek Kong (水口大伯公), Windsor Tua Pek Kong and Maha Vihara Duta Maitreya Buddhist temple becos they were "well-to-do" enough popular temples in Batam and most if not all people would know how to go there on their own already,hehehe...my donating rupiah, along with those from uncles and aunties would be of lesser value.

(Note : Its a free will donation without obligation to those respective temples)

Just a little tiny bits of "good" i am doing along with my Batam trips (and above were done during CNY2020).

[AkhiAustralia]

In Batam now, its pretty dead.. went to my fav food stall it was closed... then went sri kendy .. mama wanted 1.3 mil so passed as no syt's

Will have another look around tomorrow... pretty tierd from my escapades in Jakarta... lots of Syt's there...

Found 2 decent spas ... 355k all tips included 2 shots plus useage of facilities..

[fde83]

Friday night last feri not many people, hopefully pretty gals are available tmw Saturday

[AkhiAustralia]

On the Upside ... really nice New food court opposite biz hotel ... very convenient.

[Leoric]

Originally Posted by iicycold

They got other use 4 face musker ma, tht's y mus buy ma...lol...& what they wear it for? i guess hor...lol...got poof one hor.

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i guessin onli nia har....lol

No wonder i see some signboards in pharmacy/supermarket that tell customers that surgical mask 'kosong'.

Looks like there's a battle of the NEW food courts in Batam in the beginning of 2020...

Pacific Food court near Pacific Palace Hotel



City Food court near I-Hotel Nagoya
(nearby to Nagoya Hill Mall).



Nagoya Food court near Biz Hotel
(centralized area)

Just part of my shares.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Leoric

No wonder i see some signboards in pharmacy/supermarket that tell customers that surgical mask 'kosong'.

Nice share on the food court.

No mask in Batam?

Hehehe...tell me about it.

(photo take yesterday in Batam BCS area)

The green box you see above is 3ply mask going st 220k rupiah per box. Those in pink packing, consist of 10s per pack cost 10k rupiah a pack.

The cloth type in between the 2 types, i never ask.

Aunties and uncles bought some.

I didnt buy any, becos i just helped my neighbors who were in their 70s claiming that they couldnt find any mask, to buy 100s of 3 ply at S$40 in Singapore online market (they pay for it, not me) few days ago. Hehehe...per piece is S$0.40 in Singapore. Batam is at S$0.44 now (where i find it) or S$0.30 for 2 ply.

The price of mask is really crazily high now. The elderlies dont believe in words like "wear a mask ONLY when you are sick" and wearing a mask DO NOT really prevent one from getting corona virus as much as one who is not wearing it. So i need to switch my approach with them,hehehe...wear 1ply or 2 ply mask when they are not sick but if they are SICK, wear the 3 ply one,hehehe...if they ran out of 3 ply, use 2 pieces or 3 pieces of 2 ply mask instead.

My experience.

[AkhiAustralia]

Anyone done the rounds today? Just about to head out again to hunt.

[nitecrawllerr]

Originally Posted by 191iicycold

ai yo, brother...i got see ppl wking in hotel & sm driver got wear musker lei...lol...i tink they wear bcs of tourist's worried lor....lol

I think they dont have confidence in their govt. U believe theres no confirm case of covid-19 to date?

[Rovert]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

If stay in Tg. unchan goSinTai

Kumxia kumxia bro but day trip for me. Next time will take note of your hot tip. Cheers

[PrcLust]

Latest news from Batam. Formosa will cease operations wef 22/2/2020.

The boss Jerry Wang ran away without paying the wages of the staff apparently.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by PrcLust

Formosa will cease operations wef 22/2/2020.

Finally...its gone (today).

https://samsforum.com/showpost.php?p=19...ostcount=15774

Perhaps old one gone, new one will emerge. (Formosa Residence may be called Formosa Residence and Hotel,hehehe...)

Lots of staffs there will be out of job.

No more Alishan KTV, no more King MP anymore.

As a matter of fact, i knew quite a handful of 3 stars hotel were retrenching their staffs (due to lack of tourist becos of the corona virus thingy).

My Formosa Gold/Silver card would soon become antique,hehehe...i have 2 of it.

RIP Formosa Hotel.
(no one picks up my call in Formosa Hotel 5 mins ago before this post)

Thank you for sharing. Maybe i might go there to take a last look later.

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In the news :

https://telisiknews.com/2020/02/21/b...a-hotel-kabur/

https://swarakepri.com/formosa-hotel...ti-beroperasi/

https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-5...e2fUwoRcVE7Rfj

https://mediakepri.co.id/2020/02/tan...NH-ywCq993vJ2w

https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-5...-karyawan.html

https://www.batamnews.co.id/berita-5...ng-tanduk.html

[AkhiAustralia]

Yeah a Girl was telling me there was big issue/fight at Alishan KTV .. and that it closed down a week ago and that the hotel was closing down as well

[fde83]

Originally Posted by nitecrawllerr

U believe theres no confirm case of covid-19 to date?

100 percent believe om, whatever in the internet and forums said are mostly true. Now in one of the pubs watching the heavyweight fight with many gals accompany

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by iicycold

got mani versi sm more...sm time he will change different style.

Those you posted were mostly what you got from Vietnam.

Those i got from Batam looks like that :

Again, its cheaper than your Vietnam version. Cost of 1 pack of 10s at 30k rupiah, 3 for 100k rupiah,hehehe...

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Today took a walk down Nagoya. Also tried look for the shop in Windsor. Found the Thiam Huat But not the ZhiChar shop...
asked around...
They said its hv move out.
If not wrong... shop name should be HongTi hv move to Pasir Putih.

I went to that area to have a walk in my last trip too (during beginning of February, i think).

I couldnt find that Hong Ti shop around.

https://samsforum.com/showthread.php?p=...7#post19687577

I wasnt planning for a meal there but more of just walk walk see see.

Anyway, i pass by the Vanilla Hotel's ground floor which sell Durian,hehehe...

Learned something that day, in Indonesia Mao Shan Wang （猫山王）goes by the name Musang King,hehehe...

Further down towards Windsor Food court is a stall that sells coconut fruit which is at least 10% to 15% bigger than a basketball.

When i reach Windsor food court, a temple well hidden away caught my attention...

Hehehe...it has no front door.

Recce that area several times, including Hai Hai 2 hotel but wasnt able to find that Hong Ti coffee shop. Its drizzling on that day, i thought i might have missed it, hence i walk another round using different route.

However i saw the changes in Permata Indah. Used to be Batam biggest overnight KTV booking joint with the most number of girls, but later after its closure, it became something else and eventually today left with nothing.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.