First visit to Batam

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Batam getaway

Went for a short trip with Wawa, Sandy & Vin over the weekend. As this was our first trip to Batam, we did some research of the place before he headed there.

We stayed at Harris Resort which was ranked 3rd by the Trip Advisor website. Harris Resort is located very near to the ferry terminal and seems to be very popular with S'poreans. The service rendered by the staff was kinda impressive and I can feel that they put in the effort to make their customers feel welcomed.

On our way to Batam. Excited!

The lovey dovey couple

View from the resort

As the restaurants and massage charges in resort was pretty steep, we decided to take a cab to Nagoya Hill to have our lunch and massage.

Knowing that we would like to have Nasi Padang, the cab driver drove us to a restaurant (though we didn't request) which he claimed that the Nasi Padang was famous and delicious. Truly speaking, I didn't enjoy this meal because I felt that restaurant owner and the cab driver were in cahoots to cheat us. If not for the fact that Wawa can speak Malay and asked them for the price of the dishes before we ate, we could have paid a bomb for the meal!

We were so happy to see A&W when we reached Nagoya Hill. It has been ages since I had their waffle and curry fries. Such a nostalgic feeling as I used to have it every week after church when I was young... I wonder why A&W pulled out of the SG market.

Wawa was trying to be funny

Walking around Nagoya Hil before our massage

Ayam Taluk Goreng

Greedy Wawa and I decided to try it despite the fact we just had our Nasi Padang and A&W

We went to Isabella for 3 hours full body scrub and massage. As we took the couple package, there was free transport around the city and back to our resort. Super good deal! We asked the driver to bring us to the polo shop and to Golden Prawn for our seafood dinner.

Fabulous!


The loving couple was so excited to try the food

My shopping for the day...can't believe I actually bought instant noodles back to SG, so auntified!

We woke up at 7.30am the next day for our breakfast. As the buffet breakfast was a disppointment (or it is because I was being too fussy after staying in Hilton -KL for 3 days before my Batam trip?), I went for a swim after having half a waffle and omelette.

After swim and breakfast, we actually went up to our room to nuah before we went for our foot reflexology session in which Wawa was crying in pain. Hahaha

Our last picture before we checked out

We went for an early dinner at Bei Tong Chuan in Vivocity. Though the steamboat buffet is $19.90++, there are lots of hidden cost. They charge $1 for plain water and $0.30 for a packet of tissue...can't believe it! The seafood was not very fresh. I think only the chicken wings, mango pudding and crackers are worth eating.

Taking a picture before the food was cooked