To Batam or not to Batam???

daniaduncan · Post by **daniaduncan** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 9:04 am

Can't decide what to do this weekend!!!! Want fun!!! I've heard conflicting reports on Batam. Any Advice???

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 3:50 pm

What sort of fun do you want to have in Batam?

M aybe then we can better advise...

daniaduncan · Post by **daniaduncan** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 6:34 pm

WHat kind of fun? Well a little bit of this and a little bit of that!

What kind of fun is there to offer?

Matney · Post by **Matney** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 8:11 pm

Never been, but sure you'll find a bit of this and a bit of that

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 8:23 pm

Isn't that where all the Singaporean 'uncles' go for prostitutes and come back and pass aids on to their wives? Remember reading about that in the Straits Times.

traveller · Post by **traveller** » Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:35 pm

daniaduncan wrote:Can't decide what to do this weekend!!!! Want fun!!! I've heard conflicting reports on Batam. Any Advice???

Not the nicest places for hols..u can consider Bintan instead.

daniaduncan · Post by **daniaduncan** » Fri, 09 Jun 2006 8:13 am

well, it's done....weve made a hotel reservation for Harris Hotel in Batam, any last minute advice??? We have only been to Singapore....came straight from Midwest USA! It seems like Batam, might be a close and relatively harmless way to get us to see some of the other countries in the area, that we really want to go to, just have been a little scared!

bunty · Post by **bunty** » Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:02 am

My parents are down here in SG from india. is pulau ubin a good place to go. what can one do there for maybe half a day.....

will it be to tiring as my parents are aroud 60 yrs.

cheers

daniaduncan · Post by **daniaduncan** » Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:26 am

I've heard that Pulau Ubin is nice for nature lovers, and to see the way Singapore used to be. But unless they like to do alot of hiking and or bike riding, not sure if they will enjoy it. I have not been there yet....this is just what i've heard.

can can · Post by **can can** » Fri, 09 Jun 2006 1:48 pm

bunty wrote:is pulau ubin a good place to go

Yes, very relaxing . . .

http://www.ecologyasia.com/html-loc/pulau-ubin.htm

http://www.wildsingapore.com/ubin/index.html

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Fri, 09 Jun 2006 5:26 pm

Anonymous wrote:Isn't that where all the Singaporean 'uncles' go for prostitutes and come back and pass aids on to their wives? Remember reading about that in the Straits Times.

Are you a Reporter with SPH - Your comments sound just like the biased drivel they dish out sometimes when it comes to Batam. BTW Singapore has a far bigger and more infested sex industry then Batam, JB and KL out togethor. But that never gets reported does it. The reason why Batam gets reported is the CPF leak of money out of Singapore by male retirees. This is also why they closed teh casinos there.

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