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Many years back I ever checked into Hotel Seruni. After 1 round liao suddenly need to leave. In the room less than 2 hr, check out time I think I was given a "short time" rate. You can try check with them.

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Bro LaoFuZhi , pm me your contact no .try to pm you back but dunno why cannot get thru .

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Hi Bro,

Still have slot?

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Hi Bro,

Still have slot bo?

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Hi to all bros! Anyone of u can pm me a beautiful babes phone number!? As I am in batam nw nw n horny! Sorry if I got offended anyone! Cos I am new here! Thks

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yes. do PM me your contact number pls:D

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I went batam harbourbay by Prima, yesterday n return today. I did not encounter any problems at all, no delays, everything on schedule. Batamfast will ply to harbourbay fm 23nov onwards.

Can someone translate this indonesian sms for me, thanks.
"Maaf ko2.dek tk bs dtg ksana krna dek lag palag merh.ko lg ngapain skrg.ko dtg lh k wndsr??"

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Hi Bro buchkok,
That means, sorry Bro, she can't go cause she in code red. So when u come to Windsor. I thing about that the Indonesia messages.... Sorry Bro if got wrong spelling....

Cheers,o

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heard there are ralllies recently on minimum wage, any paks currently in Batam?

Btw, i saw some posts about not able to get a ferry back @ your preferred time slot.

A few months back, i was trying to go back from Batam Centre, i reach there but was sad to know the earliest was 7.30pm (SG time 8.30), and the next ferry is like 4.20pm. One local signal to me and ask me if i am going back to SG, i said Yes. He ask if i can pay S$50, even though i got my own return ticket, so i lan lan pay just to come back to SG earlier, rather than waiting for few hours down there. not sure such services are available in Sekupang or Waterfront for bros who urgently wan to come back to SG.

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batamfast will start 23 Nov...hope the fare is $40..hehe!!!

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It has been my habit to book my return trip as soon as I arrive in Batam even though my timing is flexible. On many occasions I have seen Singkies kenna stuck at the jetty unable to return to Singapore. If I am not in a hurry to return to Singapore..... I usually "sell" my seat to them. :p

Those desperado ones can offer up to $300 sometimes. :p

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Thanks to all bros for the suggestion ^^

Indonesia suffers setback in fight against AIDS
 

Report from The Jakarta Post dated 23 November 2012 :-

Indonesia suffers setback in fight against AIDS

INDONESIA - A new report published by the United Nations (UN) shows that Indonesia has suffered a setback in its campaign against HIV/AIDS.

In the report, released in conjunction with the 2012 World AIDS Day, the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) records that the rate of new HIV infections in Indonesia, along with several other countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Philippines, increased by more than 25 per cent between 2001 and 2011.

The report also said that in Indonesia HIV-prevention programs for males who have sex with males (MSM) stood at less than 25 per cent, or very low.

The coverage of HIV-prevention programs for commercial sex workers in Indonesia and two other countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan, also reached less than 25 per cent.

The prevalence of the HIV infection among people who use drugs by injection in Indonesia has reached more than 35 per cent.

Responding to the report, Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi said on Wednesday that it was "so embarrassing".

"Millions of dollars are spent annually on HIV/AIDS programs to curb the spread of the disease in this country. Yet, there is such a low coverage of HIV-prevention programs. I don't know what mistakes I have made. It [the report] was shocking to me," she told reporters on Wednesday.

"The World AIDS Day Report 2012" launched by UNAIDS on Tuesday reported some significant progress made in recent years.

The report showed that 25 low- and middle-income countries, half of which are in Africa have achieved more than 50 per cent reduction in the rate of new HIV infections.

"I don't know what else we can do to try to change the situation," she said.

Data from the National AIDS Commission (KPA) shows that the prevalence of consistent condom use is still low although it has been associated with lower prevalence of HIV infections and other sexually-transmitted diseases.

"[The consistent use of condoms] among sexual workers reaches only 40 per cent," KPA chairman Kemal Siregar said.

The 2012 UNAIDS report deals another blow to Nafsiah who assumed her post only five months ago.

Soon after she filled the new position, which was left vacant following the death of then health minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Nafsiah enganged in a fierce debate with lawmakers and religious groups accusing her of hatching a plan to distribute free condoms to teenagers.

UNAIDS country coordinator Cho Kah Sin said that Indonesia should not be preoccupied with the numbers presented in the report. The report, he said, outlined statistics which outlined the situation during the 10-year period from 2001 to 2011.

"There is a group of countries in the Asia Pacific region where, by comparing the statistics from baseline data in 2001 to 2011, we see a rise in new HIV infections," he told The Jakarta Post.

The rise in infections in several countries, including Indonesia, comes from the fact that the rapid increase of infection in the country starts later compared to other countries. Cho added that the situation was also caused by the low coverage of HIV-prevention programs despite good intensions.

UNAIDS predicts that there will be an increase of about 76,000 new HIV infections in Indonesia every year.

"I think this is much more important to realise," Cho said.
----- KatoeyNewsNetwork

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Any bros keen to go in Dec for a 2D1N trip? Planning to go.. :)

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Hello brudders,got more questions since i can't seem to find the answer on the net.

Planning to do some shopping in nogoya but want to know how is the fashion like? Same as thailand and singapore?

And where to get live cheap seafood with concept like kelong?

Thank you brudders.

Bro photo,we going 5D4N but first day chionging at nogoya,so if you like,you can join me and my buddy but need to do some interview first :p PM me.