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Originally Posted by Miruo
sad to say this trip i spent more on transportation..
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Yea,i think i did remember to ask you walk that big round around Nagoya Hill Mall to locate Delta Spa,hehehe...at least better than one of my ex.collogues who took a taxi from Nagoya Hill Mall to Delta Spa for 30k...lol.
Yea,a handful of us would believe you have spend quite a bit for your transportation becos you happen to stay in the BEST of the BEST Hotel Resort in Batam (in my perspective). At least you get to enjoy the very very very personal in-room swimming pool in your own room itself with no outsiders and the super comfortable palace-looking bedroom that comes with a stand-alone bath tub...not forgetting you also have your very own personal Sun Tanning area,complete with bedding sofa in it while admiring the Sunset/Sunrise with Sea viewing scenery,hehehe....the feel of that place should be almost like Heaven on Earth? (at least it is for me,hehehe...)
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Originally Posted by Miruo
My friend and i couldn't walked far away from them as we were trying to cross the road (heading to Spa Secret, before Nagoya Hill Mall toll) 1 of the motorcylist said he will bring us over there for free in exchange of 1 cigarette (We didn't catch what he was saying at first as we don't speak bahasa indo)
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I see,i see...so you guys are being "stalked",hehehe...actually ,thank you for reminding me that taxi drivers (supir) and motorcyclist (ojek) in Batam have the tendency to STALK customer/s who are approaching certain massage places or booking joints. The shops pays these guys (supir/ojek) commissions to bring customers in. So some of them from time to time was hoping a "durian" will drop (auto-money going to them w/o spending effort),hehehe...
In other word,if you enter into these places with supir/ojek,it also means you are likely to be paying a higher price and/or unbargainable price. At times in some joints,price on the menu can be 100k,but if you bargain and complain the price too expensive,they can sometime reduce the price here and there. Yes,even if there is a menu ,price can sometime be bargained down,or the other scenario is that the service or item has no menu pricing at all.They just quote me a PRICE by looking at me (to see if i look stupid or silly enough),hehehe...and some Silly people from Silly land will just take it that its the "normal" price and pay. The lesser-silly however will try bargaining but if they go in with supir or ojek,usually the price will either be FIXED or the amount that can be bargain downward will not be as low as w/o the supir/ojek.
Just hope to clarify this as i have almost completely forgotten this untold culture in Batam becos i will naturally bargain for almost everything,hehehe...
