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Originally Posted by hayhay

I did not try any cause reading through the post stopped me. Maybe I assume wrongly but post given by brother 1.2-1.8 jatu for me this is so much and I compare with other country I go before.

This post that i am replying to is the post that got removed by moderator previously due to quoting the whole post. I happen to saved a copy since i saw it 1st, hehehe...not intended to go against the will of the the forum staff/s, but just using it more as an example and reminder NOT to quote whole post when replying to me and others.

Yes, bro...you assumed wrongly. A pop in Batam do not cost 1.2juta to 1.8 juta. A little common sense would have told you.

Your post about per pop in Batam at 1.2 to 1.8 juta also mis-lead some other bros who replied to you too.

I also saw a bro here spending more than 30 juta plus for a few nights in Batam during 2022 in this thread, does that also mean cost of Batam cheonging has gone to those sky-high expense? (i am not going to name nor put his link here) Not forgetting an overnight girl another bro here shared he spend about 5 juta with for a night.

Read the thread with a little common sense, bro. It is all i can say.

Originally Posted by hayhay

Philippine per pop cost 1000-1500php
Hatyai 2000-2200bhat

Not so sure about those places, but this is Batam, hehehe...

Originally Posted by hayhay

That why Batam only see if really cost so much. So I prefer drinking at batam.
Maybe I’m wrong maybe I will try next week going to massage.

As mention earlier, never try, never know..right? It is ultimately your own self that gets the "feel" (and your little bro too, hehehe...). When trying doesn't cost much money, it is worth "a try". Or you prefer to "try" in places like Singapore when they are way more expensive? To each its own tho.

Just like when i do my walk-about in Utama/Pagoda Hotel area, i pass by a food shop...

So i thought i ask my friend with me to go in to have a try since price is so low. No point keep saying "sour grape stuffs" when we ourselves never even bother to try and even more so, especially when price is so low.

We also wonder if it is really true or not before we walk-in. Our guesses were, the food surely taste like shit, otherwise won't be in edible condition, eat already sure diarrhea or there would be some "traps" that is going to make us pay more eventually or some shop may claim "no stock" of what we ordered... see, human's natural reaction is to mind-play "sour-grape" 1st, even for low price items.

We choose to try (since price so low, not going to wait until price high then try). Surprisingly, they tasted good, no "traps", no diarrhea, no bill-shock etc.

And our bill for a 2 person meal....
(exchange rate 11500/SGD during weekday and 11480/SGD during weekend)

Take some courage to walk in, check price list, can afford to try, then try. But since me and my friend already have those "sour-grape" impression, our expectation is already low.

Lesson learned on this is : Don't wait until back to Singapore then claim Batam is as expensive as Sillypore, hehehe....just because we didn't try when we can, and at a price we can afford to fail with. Not going to let other's taste bud affect my own taste when i can afford to try.

Simple food for simple me.

Batam is fun when you are willing to take some level of calculated risk and keep expectation lower. Mainly those who choose "not to be humble and new" (very new and most unlikely to return - RTF type) in Batam will bull-doze everything in Batam with money (not all tho, but most) aka pay more and tip much more than the usual.

Hope one day you are able to pro-create your very own fun in Batam.

My fun can be another's poison tho, hehehe....

Just sharing.

Originally Posted by hayhay

So I only stick to drinking only.
Maybe next week I will try

I am sure you would not add the drinking and taxi bill to your per pop bill (if succeeded), right?