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Originally Posted by newyorker88
Batam has come a long way from the days of dirt road( 1998/9), to what it is today. Batu ampar is only a dirt road. Nagoya is the main town, and BAtam centre does not exist. QUeens, FEMINA, NEW BERLIAN, GOLD BIRD, ETC are the main one around. Titanic, Orchid KTV, etc, are the few around.
Hotel goodway, Novotel are few of the better hotels( known as mandarin hotel). Holiday Inn, Batam View and golf club hotels are the ones outside Nagoya town.
From 1999 onwards, until the closure of the casinos, Batam went thru huge changes. Those old birds who been going to Batam for more than 15 years will know.
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oh yes.. those were the days of real enjoyment.. LT only 210K rupiah.. ojek at 5k, taxi 10-15k.. xchange rate abt $1-6000... I remember once indo currency drops to $1-8000 over.. yes I remember the hotel name where titanic is.. OASIS hotel hahaha.. juz along the stretch of dusty road along batu ampar.. thxs for the memories.. bro newyorkers88....
those times only got 3 jetties... sekupang, batu ampar n waterfront.. m I right? not talk abt nongsa.. batu ampar is the nearest jetty to lucky plaza.. I use to eat the best ayam bakar beside lucky plaza, oso selling chicken rice, mickey mouse been selling at those time... all r history now haha.. OKE,OKI foodcourts.. famous among all sinkees...