yo yo yo...~~
went for a trip to batam with my gf a couple of weekends back...juz a short 2d1n thing lah...
stayed at the Batam View Beach Resort...we got the 1 bedroom villa over there...itz $183/pax...sounds ex right?? budden i assure u itz money well spent...
the $183 includes Return ferry, 3 meals (buffet breakfast, buffet lunch, and a set dinner), transfer from ferry terminal to resort...normal rite? but the villa is...UBER NICE~
the unit i got was overlooking the sea...and by overlooking the sea...i dun mean up by the beach...go out from the living room to the balcony...look down...itz the sea!!! cept when itz low tide lah...
dun worry...photoz coming right up...wahahaha...

headed to the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal at 9am..ferry's at 10am...

had to check in one hour before hand lor...

on the ferry...only 30-45 minutes ride...

oh yeah...customs in Batam slightly different...juz go there...look for the BVBR rep...give him ur passport...tell him what time is ur return ferry...settled~ they'll return ur passports with all the customs stuff done on the day of departure...~

on the bus...short 5-10minute bus ride to the resort...

hur hur hur...swimming view from the lobby...

they got these..."chairs" sitting around there...

my gf...dun have me on tt chair...scared break...lol...

they had some "cultural" displays...

some mask...

i dunno watz this...

waited at the lobby for awhile...coz normally check in time is 2pm...

complimentary drinks...lemon barley...

fighting...

this is the map of the place...quite nice rite...i like sketchy stuff...

me being silly..

sillier...

me being me lah...

shuttle bus tickets to "town"

i'm abnormal...

we get our keyz...and its a buggy ride to the villa~~ wahahaha..no need to walk...

even from the villas...can juz call the reception to send buggies..~

some scenic shots...

another scenic...

buggy ride~~ wheeee...~

and this is the entrance to the villa...nice rite???

ur private porch~~

view from the porch...~

kitchen area...~

dinign area + abit of the hall..

hall...~

the bedroom...~

i hate the net thingy...

u can go out to the balcony thru the bedroom or the living room...

humongous toilet...fully filled with toilet amenities...face towels..hand towels...normal towels...shower caps..moisturizers...shavers...etc etc etc....

the "bath tub"...itz like those...private "hotspring" style kind...

the balcony~~

nice right...

the other side...

multiple purpose hanger thingy...

board shorts...~~ gf buy for me lor...wahahhaa

hur hur...return of the japanese sunglasses...

Attitude~~

couple shot....awwww...........
ok..so thatz the villa...nice right...really think its worth it lor...

path outside the villa...

view from outside...

unit number...

waiting for the buggy...

waited awhile..haven't come..went to the balcony...
oh yeah..they'll doorbell u when they arrive..so if u all go..juz wait inside lah...

windy...nice...

buffet lunch...quite a spread...not those damn huge spreads lah...but still not too bad...~
the fruits very nice...

some display at the other side of the resort...

another display...

swimming pool..~~!!~

random view...

went to the lobby to wait for the shuttle to "town"

some decor...

on the bus to town...itz this..."Megamall"...next time go other place..this mall is normal...
the MegaMall is like a old Singapore Styled shopping centre...some accessory shops scattered here and there...clothings...normal lah...they've got a cinema there...but i think the supermarket is the best thing there ba...oh..and A&W...hurhur...
gf bought quite a few of those..."Mandi Lulur"...or mandi lululalilu....itz body scrub anyway...so much cheaper than SG...itz like $1 there...SG ppl selling $3 - $6...

A&W FLOAT!!~~~!!~~

awwww...they look so sweet.... =) hwahahahaha

We 'heart' A&W...

and then back to the bus...

WOOHOOO...many of u may not know...this is a MITSUBISHI FTO...uber rare...and i saw it in BATAM...wtf...??? it has always been a limited produced car...nice right........*droolz*

dinner time!!

i am hungry...

hungry.....~!!

photo not clear hor...sorrie...

food food...

ok..there's kailan...butter sotong...butter prawns...black pepper crab...tomyam soup...sweet and sour fish...and fruits to end of dinner...
that'z the set dinner...a hell lot...cannot finish lor...not bad also...see why the $183 is quite worth the money...~~

there'z a jetty there also...

some decor at the restaurant...

oh itz called the Kelong Seafood Restaurant i think...

some displays...

decor...

bbq...u can order extra liao if u want...
price wise..we looked at the menu...ok lah...juz $1 or $2 more than the SG rate...

displayz...

Crabs~~

fishiess....
ok..after the filling dinner...we decided to walk back to the lobby area.....

stairs...zZzz...lol..alot of them...

more stairs...

even got chairs midway to rest...

shag out....
ok...i was kidding..itz not tt many lah...itz like 3 storeyz HDB? haha..and the air is cooling..so...enjoy..~~

the signboard near the lobby..climb down the stairs..u'll reach the restaurant...

went to look at the rooms...this is the corridor of the normal rooms lor...scary hor..

some Spa product displays...

Man U jersey with signatures...

after tt i think we took a buggy back to the villa...
check out the yakult...so small rite...

see...itz like...so small...............
watched TV for the night...fast forward...hur hur...

sunrise~~ rised abit already...wateva...oh yeah...the beach there is like a private beach...not bad...

another shot..

some.."soaking" pool?? i dunno watz tt...

beach ball anyone...??

surreal hor...

and this is the front view of the resort...

breakfast...~ i love scrambled eggs...!! and sausage...and has brown..and backed beans...and toast...and I LOVE BREAKFAST~~~ weeeee....

i like... =)

pineapple juice!!

erm..told u i like baked beans scrambled eggs and hashbrown...mixed...

smelly?

ugly?

scary?

bo liao...haha...

went for a swim after breakfast...

me again...

my goggles...
anyway..the pool is quite cool..itz like...1m...then 2m...and suddenly 3m...lol...

this dolphin mascot came outta no where...kids started crying lor...LOL...maybe Batam has a crude sense of the word Cute and Scary...wahahaha

CRY CRY SCREAM!!! wahahahahaha...

went back to the beach again...

i like..~~

sand...sea...sky...

check out liaoz..waitign for the bus to the terminal...

muahaha...

really weird rite...

haha...

i've got a secret...
ok ttz bout it...
after tt sleep in the ferry liaoz..haha...quite tired now also...zZzz...
anyway...i'd rate this place a...7.5/10...overall quite a good place to chill...
dun mind going again lor... =)