Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

[DDAMn]

Bro nono where can i get HDMI cable in batam n what the rough cost?Possible to get it at Lucky Plaza beside Formosa?thanks.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by DDAMn

Bro nono where can i get HDMI cable in batam n what the rough cost?Possible to get it at Lucky Plaza beside Formosa?thanks.

Its 30k at DC mall (didnt even need to bargain),50k at Nagoya Hill Mall..but i didnt pay 50k rupiah for it becos i bought something else in the same shop hence he charge me only 20k after i claim he sells it so expensively. Price is the same for both 1.8m and 3m. Longer than 3m,i am not sure.

Hope that gives you a rough idea how much to pay.

Cheers!

[Abang Steve]

Originally Posted by nono1973

As of date of this posted message 12pm batam time,i am able to change 10k rupiah for 1 sgd,hehehe...just opposite formosa hotel.

(Sunday exchange rate usually same as Saturday)

I was expecting more,but...*sob*...i think i must be greedy,hehehe...i changed S$300,will be changing more later.

My 1st 10k/SGD for 2017...hehehe...and i was so happy about it.

Just sharing my joy!

Bro , i s this the HAI HAI money changer that you changed from ?

[DDAMn]

Thanks bro nono for the quick reply.Ok check it out tonite.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by Abang Steve

Bro , i s this the HAI HAI money changer that you changed from ?

It is not. My friend went over to ask Hai Hai for the rate just now around 3pm plus,he was offered 9950/SGD, he walked away.

Originally Posted by DDAMn

Thanks bro nono for the quick reply.Ok check it out tonite.

Enjoy and have a good time in Batam.

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Don't think it is avalable on regular channel. As Horizon hv very tight control on the ticket.
Every time wait very long then Her friend come and only give a few.

Not too sure about the 400k rupiah horizon ferry tickets that were on offer for a limited period at Anshun Travel but there used to be an advertisement at Baba street food court that sells the tickets,and i enquired..it cost around 430k tho (if i didnt remember wrong and with a minimum quota),then again that was couple of months ago somewhere beginning of 2017. My S$48 horizon ticket was paid for,so i didnt really look into it too deeply,hehehe...

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

That's what a friends of mine lives in btm did. HDB flat is his milk cow.
He do monthly turn a around to collect rental and return to btm.

True...all i need to do is to pay a monthly rental in this hotel below...

(just an example)

...and then set a side S$15 a day for 15 or 29 days. Which will add up to be S$450...the rest that i am left will be for me to play around,hehehe...i am sure i cant do 6 rounds a day for a continuous 30 days during retiring age,hehehe...still not enough? Just spend a little lesser on entertainment then.

All the above were set on just a 3 room HDB rental at the lowest price in a mature area in Sillypore,not counting the CPF payout ,passive income ,investment and personal savings. Most important above everything else...one MUST BE healthy, little bro can stand and function when needed, 2 legs can walk,mind is clear and have minimum chronic disease.

Its is why i am also looking at a healthy lifestyle in Batam too.

Eat good,live good (meaningfully in my own term)...and i dont expect to be like a King,but be worry-free and eventually pass on this life with dignity, should not be a problem if all goes well,hehehe...

Originally Posted by BFOMF5

Mutton MTB=38k (small)
TOB = 5k
Total 43k
+10% 4.3k
TOtal. 47.3k

Pls note the small size MTB is good for 2 of us.

Thank you for this information.

[Kikasa23]

Just came back today, Harbour Bay was super packed last night due to weddings at Swiss-belhotel, super hard to find parking. Even Wey Wey Live seafood was full.

Anyway Coffee Town at HB had closed. Disliked them anyway, expensive and sucky food. Their Mie Goreng were full of MSG. I got to buy to 3-legs water from those Mama shop later to down that time.

[lasupgoh]

Any bro been to KTV in Batam and what was the damgae like

[nono1973]

Originally Posted by retirebatam

For my case, the life span of my flat has already reach about 50 years. Which is the earliest batch of hdb flat in singapore, left a lease or lifespan of forty over years. (99 years lease)

Make a guess,a flat that has been over 50 years old,is almost surely to be in a mature estate...and how much rental can it fetch? Rental market no good? Put it up at a lowest renting market price minus another 10%-20%,life goes on. When market gets better,simply kick that guy renting it out of the house and rent it to the next higher paying person.

An acquaintance of mine who lives in Batam today,rented his 2 room flat at S$1700,hehehe...my parent's neighbor is renting his 3 room flat at S$2500...

Originally Posted by retirebatam

Any flat that has a remaining lease of less than 40 years will have a very low resale value. Wait for en-bloc ? Not possible... as the land of any block of flat that is not require by the garmen will not be selected for en bloc..eventually when the lease reach 99 years, the value become 0.

By far,there was no record of SG Gov chasing ppl out of their flats when the lease reaches 99 years of age,hehehe...i belong to the kiasu kind,so in order to play safe,i worked hard and try my best to be an owner of at least 2 properties in Singapore (dont just count on CPF and investment). Just in case one goose died,the other still live...and if both also died,then its just my fate that i can only pass on to the nether world as a poor man.... *sob*

Like the Batam game i played,in case all else fail,there's still plan B...and then plan C,plan D etc.

Just a thought for now.

[BFOMF5]

This Morning saw this at PI

[BFOMF5]

Lunch time rate
XE 10047
Linda open 9800 final 10k
Main road most open 9800 final 10k
2nd 3rd shop open 10k final 10020

[BFOMF5]

Sat lunch at DCM Hongkong town.

Rp16.7K+10% =$1.8 Not bad.

[BFOMF5]

Nasi tumpeng ulang tahun

[maddog_mlvn]

Originally Posted by nono1973

i worked hard and try my best to be an owner of at least 2 properties in Singapore (dont just count on CPF and investment). Just in case one goose died,the other still live...and if both also died,then its just my fate that i can only pass on to the nether world as a poor man.... *sob*

Bro Nono, how hard u work, how many properties u own, how much u hv in ur bank account and CPF account , the day ur 2 leg straighten, all those dun belong to u any more, U go as other b4 u as a broke poor man, what ever U gg to wear or bring along as ur, will depend on other pple decisions. Where u gg to lie 6ft under ground, in a uru in a Taoist temple or Buhhist monastery( how long u gg to lie there depend on the MIW ) or in the deep sea( depend on the sea current ) also other pple will decide for U. U hv no say or reject the decision, if u can be like the Older Lee jump up to fight again the decision. Hahaha that's LIFE.

[BFOMF5]