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Re: Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

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Originally Posted by nono1973 View Post
Interesting sharing...didnt know Batam were like that more than 15 years ago. I think i visited Batam too late in life,hehehe...my 1st city to visit in Indonesia was Jakarta.
Well, I guess with more emphasis on Batam by the Indo gov and massive flow of Sinkie/Msia families.....locals are more receptive towards foreigners now.

Thanks for insights on Indonesia back then.....
Until the downfall of Suharto, I didn't know Indo chinese got such hard life.
I got a distant aunt who visited her indo relatives told me during young time Indonesia chinese don't celebrate CNY.....I was like.....

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Your friend so lucky....hehehe....China used to be a cheaper version of paradise too. But today the paradise were away from main city area now. My hope for China's paradise is that their price wont go up so fast,hehehe...
Under Xi JP, china no more paradise liao....hahaha.
My previous favourite playground, Changping in Dongguan.....no more liao.....that partly explains why Im in this thread....

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I read in this thread that even flies can cause stomach upset too. So i try to keep the flies away from my food whenever i eat out. I avoid drinks with ice too. I kiasu ma,hehehe...
Yup.....if I order a cold drink....it is usually teh botol.....drink straight from bottle.
I got a pretty weak stomach too.