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The long awaited post about Batam. Well, the trip wasn't as fun as I expected because of the weather. So let this trip be a lesson for me, as well as for those who are reading.

Day 1
Woke up at 10am to prepare my bags and everything. Left my house around 1230 and headed to Habourfront for our ferry. We left the harbour around 3.30pm and headed off to Batam!

Ferry Departure Hall

In the ferry

Batam is 40mins away from Singapore, so it isn't very far off. However, Batam time is 1hour behind Singapore time, so when we arrived in Batam, the time is still 3.30pm there. So after alighting, we head straight off to our resort, Holiday Inn, to check in. Holiday Inn is a good place for people/families who wishes to get away from the busy city life to relax.

Holiday Inn's Lobby

The view from our room

So after we reached our room, we unpacked, slacked and took pictures before heading down to the pool side for a swim.

1.3 million on my right, Visa on my left

View of the resort from the pool

Swam for like 1 hour plus before heading back up to our room to prepare for dinner. I had an Indonesian dish for my dinner. How could I not have Indonesian food when I'm in Indonesia? For those who don't know, Batam is part of Indonesia. =)

Ayam Goreng Cincane

My Dinner

After dinner, headed back to our room and rested for the night.

Day 2

Wanted to head to the resort's gym upon waking up, but the bedbug bit me too hard until I rather stay under my blanket. Had breakfast after I struggled to get out of bed.

Enjoying Breakfast

Went back to our room after breakfast to rest before we start our activities for that day.

A shot before heading out

So we wanted to play go-kart first, but it's like $18SGD for 10mins. So most of them objected and we started our day playing the cable-ski. The cable-ski in Batam is considered cheap compared to Singapore. It's $20SGD for 1 hours. However, they do have a day's package at $90SGD inclusive of ferry tickets and lunch. And the best part was, I met Marcus Quek, my secondary school classmate there! Haven't seen him in ages and yet, I met him in Batam. Small world after all. I played for an hour while Marcus was there on the day's package. Picture time!

Photo before getting wet, Marcus on the bottom left.

Using the kneeboard

My failed attempt using the wakeboard

And while we are playing, Leonard and Maria's mum were scandalous. Just kidding.

After the cable ski, I bid Marcus farewell and headed to our next destination, Harris Resort. For those who wants lots of activities in Batam, I recommend Harris Resort. They have almost everything near by, and the cable ski is just opposite the resort. They have lots of activities there including paintball, go-kart, archery and even mini-motor cycles! We ended up playing pool, bowling and had foot massage at Harris Resort.

View of Harris Resort's pool

Playing pool

Having our foot massage

After everything, we went back to our resort for dinner. Had chinese al la carte buffet and we ordered like mad. And guess how much was it? About $25 per person. Damn worth it if you're a big eater like me.

Enjoying my dinner

Our food

We spent 2 hours there before heading back to our room for the night.

Day 3
It rained after breakfast, which spoiled our day. Was suppose to head to town for some shopping, but the road looks like it's flooding and ended up spending our day in the resort playing cards and board games.

Stupid rain