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Originally Posted by KohOnly21

If any bro celebrating birthday in batam can consider getting the birthday cake opposite of Nagoya Hill exit facing formosa. The shop name is called TAKAdeli Cake Boutique.

The shop is located on the further left hand side when you are facing Indorasa and behind you is Nagoya Hill. The cake quality here is far better than the cake sold in Nagoya Hill. However, the price of cake here are priced at 180k and above.

Thanks for this piece of good information. I think there's a bro going to Batam to celebrate his birthday soon,but too bad the day i go Batam and his birthday do not fall on the same day,otherwise can join him for some fun. I have never try the cakes in Batam before,only their tarts,...maybe next trip will go there to look see.

I need to quote the whole post due to its exact location given on it and minus-ing any part of it makes the required information incomplete. Sorry about that.

Originally Posted by jimfairy

.. i oso belong to PILF... haha

Hi,bro...whats the meaning of PILF? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Marlborolgt

Hahaha i walk past dynasty n queen... but alone dun dare to walk in.

You reminded me of the 1st 2 trips to Batam,i also do not dare to venture into those shops alone then,but you will need to get over those feeling of uncertainty and once you accomplished that one day,these places will feel like "home" to you. With basic common sense,those mentioned places are safe to go for anyone. I dont speak Indo Bahasa at all,nor Malay.

Hope you enjoy your time in Batam.

Originally Posted by Black Page

Dun dare to walk in? No snakes and no hungry lions inside, as far as I know.

Every joints is a crocodile den to me in Batam,hehehe...but i believe some common sense are enough to handle those crocodiles in it. After getting thru the feeling of uncertainty in a foreign land,and after getting beyond the crocodile den,Heaven awaits me.

Disclaimer : Never be overly-confident and show off in a foreign land. They are after all crocodiles and i am in their den.

Originally Posted by Black Page

If I am not wrong, "PI" is the old name of Happy Massage, before it was moved to the current location and renamed "Happy Massage".

Hmm...so,can i safely say PI = Happy Massage,and Happy Massage is the new name now and they are already in a new location. If that's the case,the list is correct to date,right? Wrong? As my coming trip draw closer,i will try to locate that place,be it PI or Happy Massage.

At this point,i would like to extend my Thanks specially to you.

Reason,you are the 1st person in this thread to point out regarding the new MM Massage and i drop by there last month (Oct 2014) to recce,couldnt find that place after circling around that area thrice. End up in Indah2 and at the entrance of it,was directed to MM Massage by the OKT (of MM massage) who guard himself outside Indah2. Funny the way how they try to snatch each other's customers,but they only snatch me (and bro W) after i walk out empty handed from Indah2.

MM Massage was w/o sign board,no direction etc,EXCEPT the clue given by you in your earlier post,hence locating it for the 1st time isnt easy even if it is just next block to Indah2. But its worth the search cos I have my best bonks in MM massage.

This coming trip,my target,hopefully i will be able to locate :

 77 Massage (In front of UTama hotel area)
 Permai Indah Massage(behind Utama Hotel walking distance)

After covering the above 2 places,i believe i would have cover all of Batam's more reputable overnight booking joint on the List. Well,unless there are more new ones coming up,then all the more merrier for everyone.

Any information on Permai Indah Massage and 77 Massage will be much appreciated for the next 4 days before i head to Batam again.

Cheers!

Originally Posted by fishingman

Uncle also don't knw to respect that guy or shld siam that guy,hope he don't go tell people there he from S'pore. But it is good laugh if u think abt it nw.

My 1st bargain in my life was in Indonesia about 30 years ago when i am still young (school holiday tour). I am shy,dare not even to open my golden mouth to ask for lower price as everything and anything there was just "very very cheap" in the Sillypore term. Then one day i bought a toy gun (those metallic gun that look,weigh and feel exactly like the real thing type) in Jakarta and some plastic bullets. Toy gun cost 100k and packs of bullet cost 10k. Thinking i got a good bargain,i went to show off my newly purchased toy to my parents and their friends who works in Jakarta,guess what. They visit the same shop (its a neighbouring frenly shop) in the next hour and get back 75% of my money back for me and i still get to keep my "toy"...lol.

I learn from there onward,that anything and everything in Indonesia that has no price tag on it and not sold inside a renown shopping mall,i SHOULD start my bargaining at least with a 50% off 1st,maximum can be up to 75%. And over time,bargaining becomes kind of like a game to me,and that is when the temptation to win in EVERY bargain kicks in...lol...even if it means 1k. It's FUN!