Summary for my 18th Batam Trip on 26th July 2015 for 4D3N
This is the BEST 4D3N Batam Trip i have so far (hehehe...all my 4d3n were not-so-good,if you havent notice),so i guess i will be writing a long story. My
17th Batam trip is only fairly good,but my 18th is better,much better. See,i told you before,about the one trip good,the next wont be too good,but next next will be better...lol. Now i am starting to worry for my 19th Batam trip on Aug,hehehe...
Trip is always the usual,met up all 4 bros in Harbour Front. This group all have some level of experience before they joined me,those who joined me are bro MM,bro JF,bro K,bro M...bro S joined me at the later part,those linked up with me are
bro i,bro MM2 (and partner),bro N and bro LA.
As usual,after meeting
bro MM,bro JF,bro K,bro M,we took Horizon Ferry to Harbour Bay...ferry was about 50% at that time. Before we reach Batam,weather was sunny,but by the time we reach Harbour Bay,there was heavy downpour. Good thing we manage to grab a cab to hit Kaha 1st before we head to Formosa Hotel. By the time we reach Formosa,the rain almost stopped. Notice how the weather changes in Batam. So unpredictable.
At the Batam Custom where the custom officers were suppose to chop our passport,something happened when we were still queue. All of us,including those in queue that we didn’t know,all kena scolding from the custom officers for talking too loudly…lol. These custom officers basically just shouted to everyone to STFU,hehehe…well,not Sillyporean fault hor,most people who were making lots of noise were from Indonesia passport holders queue.
I already made arrangement to linked up bro MM2 (and his friend) and bro N at the hotel lobby,we tried to check in to the hotel,but there was no room available,so we just leave our bags with the specky Bell Boy while we all head to Momo for brunch 1st. So at this point of time,we have 3 vehicles on the road,one following another to eat the Momo Wan Tan Mee. Something that i have been longing to try.
Photo from bro Micmac888's post
Its at Batam center area,so the drive took quite a while,around 15mins. Long distance in Sillypore term.
So now we have a total of 5 in the group plus 3 more who are linking with us,a total of 8 person,all heading to Momo for this bowl of their Mee :
Photo is from bro Mimac888's post
Total bill for just the mee alone turns out to be less than 150k for 8 pax,hehehe...food was on me,bro MM pays for the drinks (around 60k) which is from a food court look-a-like place call Mitra Kopitiam. We were actually using the food court premises to eat our Mee from Momo becos Momo store sitting area was full.
Again,i notice a strange phenomenon in this food court. Food court is so big with at least 10 food stores but the only food store outside the food court itself that has the most business is Momo noodle shop,hehehe...this place is not anywhere near the Nagoya Entertainment District (NED),so it is a good experience to be there just to experience a different environment. At that point of time,i am thinking tho the food is good,but i am highly unlikely that i will come here again unless i have vehicle to bring me. But i said that too early...wait till you see the last part of my summary,hehehe....
So much for lunch and everyone seems happy with their 1st meal of the day in Batam.