Reached the mall at 10am and rushed to BatamFast's counter to purchase our ferry tickets to Batam. We were very lucky as we were the last few who bought the 10.50am tickets. After we got our tickets, we quickly check-in at the Ferry departure gate and waited for boarding. Everything just happened in 30 mins or so. Damn fast~!
There were many people at the Cruise Centre, mostly Indonesians returning to Batam, and next was of course our folks. Haha! I was quite amused with the luggage people brought to Batam. I thought that was good enough for a week's vacation! Lolz~
My BatamFast travel voucher & boarding pass.
This is our ferry, "Sea Flyte".
Our ferry moved slowly and we saw the gigantic Superstar Virgo (Star Cruise) & Legends of the Sea (Royal Caribbean).
We passed by Sentosa's Siloso beach.
Rasa Sentosa Resort.
This shld be the location for Song of the Sea @ Siloso beach.
This is Sentosa Cove area.
APL container ship.
After 45 mins, we reached our destination, Batam Center. Mega Mall is just beside the ferry terminal.
Another ferry you can take besides BatamFast, and that's Penguin.--Nagoya Hill Shopping Mall--
We got a cab for 60,000 rupiah and 5 of us gotta squeeze into the cab! Crazy sia! The journey from Batam Center to Nagoya Hill was about 15 mins. Along the way, the Indonesia driver tried to talk to us in Bahasa Indonesia. We cld not understand him most of the time, but I guessed he mentioned that shopping was better in SG. Lolz!
Honestly, I have no plans of where I want to go. I just thought of walking around the downtown area. So, I cld only visit malls la.
Nagoya Hill is Batam's largest mall, but for Sgporeans, I don't think it's on par with any of our local malls. The only place worth shopping is Hypermart. Hahaha!
The mall's central area.
Food Street. Basically just two rows of restaurants & small eateries.
We decided to check out Godiva Coffee, and we regretted our choice. Shld have chose A&W la! The restaurant was hot (w/o air-con), svc was average, and the food portion was pathetic.
KH's fish & chips simply "shocked" us. Hahaha! I've nv seen such a small piece of fish before!
SC's chicken fingers looked slightly better, but the meat was fried for too long.
Aunt Jo & my grilled chicken wings set with fries & coke. As usual, my chicken wings were mini as well.Most of the shops were local, and they sold many fake branded goods. The shops which caught our attention were those selling Hello Kitty products. Haha!
Went to see their cinema and found that there were only 4 films showing, 1 Hollywood & 3 Indonesian. That's utterly boring!
We spent most of our time shopping at their largest Hypermart, and bought some food back.
E.W said we cld return to SG earlier than expected and we decided to check out Mega Mall before we leave.
--Mega Mall--
Mega Mall was smaller than Nagoya Hill, but their shops were slightly better in terms of variety. I saw a Breadtalk & Levi's shop. There was a small stall selling cheap crepes, but only Aunt Jo bought one to try.
Saw this small train moving around the mall.
We decided to have snacks at A&W and I ordered their Ice-cream waffle & root beer. Their waffles were not nice. KH & SC did not finish their waffles while I managed to clear my plate. Based on my experiences at Surabaya's A&W last yr, only their 2 piece chicken meal is worth trying.--Batam Ferry Terminal--
We crossed the bridge and went to BatamFast's counter at 4pm plus, Batam time. We did not buy our return tickets in advance & cld only settle with the ferry departing at 6.40pm! Damn! We missed the 5.30pm ferry!
So, we gotta wait for a good 2 hrs plus, and we decided to rot at a coffee shop. This is my super sweet teh tarik.Finally, we checked in and queued for at least 30 mins for boarding. (Have to be kiasu or else we can't find seats together). Our ferry was slightly delayed and we only managed to board it at 7pm. Luckily, the ferry "Jet Raider" was big and the seats were much better than "Sea Flyte". All of us took a nap in the ferry and we finally reached home at 9pm plus SG time.
That's the end of my random Batam trip. Haha!
I guessed the island is only suitable for people who wants to stay in resorts or do massage. Other than that, Batam is qutie a boring place.
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