New Morning Bakery outlet at Greenland, Batam Center

Morning Bakery had just recently open its largest Restaurant in town.. And is having its opening promotion.... ONLY on breads and cakes. Drinks and menu foods no discount. Anyways, promotion period will end by early August 2015.

Money Changing in BATAM

The very thing that you will do when you reached Batam is probably finding a Money Changer and getting your hands with some Indonesia Rupiah (IDR)... And that's the mentality causing most of us to fall the "trap", which is changing money at the ferry terminals..

Ask those old birds who are travelling to Batam often, changing money at ferry terminal can never cross their minds.

Therefore, unless is an emergency, do some study and know the current rate.

Tips :

• IF really in need, just change a little bit first. Maybe just SGD 20-50.
• Change at nearby Mall, such as MegaMall which is opp the Batam Center Ferry Terminal, there I am very sure you can get better rate.
• Get the tour guides to advice or drop you at a better rate Money Changer around town 

Fireflyz Flight Batam and Malaysia --- SUSPENDED

OK... it is official.. received email from Fireflyz stating that the flight between Batam and Malysia is suspended till further notice. therefore, the schedule in my "Gateways to Batam" pages is no more valid..

Welcome page

Welcome Welcome...

This blog is nothing much but to give you readers some overview on what is in BATAM island and how to get there or get out of it..etc. And what to do when you are there and maybe also on what not to do...

Ultimately, I am here to offer valuable information for those who are travelling or planning to go Batam island for tour, business or whatsoever reasons..

For a start, basic information will be provided and updated timely. 

Thereafter, along the way, I will continue to post more contents (I totally have no idea what I’m going to post...for now)

Anyway, the goal here is to give useful info rather than long written articles that will bore you to death… (honestly... just not to bore me). Therefore, expect no long-winded stories… at least for now.

As this is just a blog site, limited navigation is available, therefore, I will try my very best (technically) to adjust or tweaked pages to be more user friendly.. 
So bear with me...
you might even able to provide help to me by commenting and give suggestion. 
IF it is useful, i might even offer to pick you up when you are in Batam.. (finger crossed)



What is Batam?

Batam is an island in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its supposing Free Trade Zone (FTZ). It is located about 20 km off Singapore's south coast.

Where virgin jungle once stood are now whole new towns, mosques, churches, temples and supermarkets, soon to be followed by reservoirs with enough water to supply a population of 900,000+ and for industrial use, fine telecommunication system, well equipped industrial parks, and with all this factors, it has attracted foreign investors and becoming one of the fastest economic growing city in indonesia... thanks to that, everything is becoming more expensive too..

One of Batam's biggest attractions is no doubt the fresh and delicious seafood. Giant/big/medium/small/tiny prawns, crabs, live fish taken straight from nets in the sea, lobsters, clams and shellfish are cooked in a variety of styles and all delicious. Try the local 'gong-gong' conch shell where the succulent meat inside is fished out with a pin and dipped in a spicy sauce before eating.