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Just curious which 4 booking joints the driver knows?
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The 4 joints that I bought him there were Bunga/MM/Indah2/NBerry.
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Bring along HDMi cable. If you decide to bring VGA cable,please remember to bring along an audio cable (speaker cable). Do note that the movie you bring may not have Bahasa translation,your girl may feel bored not being able to understand whats being screen...well...unless the show you screen is those xxx ones,hehehe...
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Hah ok , as long it fits the TV in Formosa Hotel , I understood about the language subtitles part lol usually they shown signs of boredom when I started to play english songs. But I will very likely cater to her first by letting her enjoy her favourite songs.
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I understand how you feel becos i have been there before.You just dont want to be dependent on others,yet hope to safe guard yourself. As a matter of fact,i find you are not paying him for his service as a driver,but more for his company and as a form of insurance. I hope to join you one day to Batam but w/o your driver,hehehe...
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Right , definitely as a form of insurance for myself. Some phobia still stayed with me during my first solo Jakarta trip , I've went to the wrong side of Jakarta(rural area) and it was seriously dam rough to be there as a tourist lol. Finding someone that understands english is almost impossible , got unlucky with a drunk/sleepy bluebird driver that speeds on the highway and tries to chop me on fares by bringing me to wrong places or re-route a bigger route. Worst part when I tried to roam the streets , once stepped out of the hotel boundaries is zero security/law , got approached by groups of homeless men trying to get money from me , almost get robbed by speeding motorcyclist that just snaps at my bag. Witnessing riots with flying glass bottles and lastly police officers that just barged into my room giving excuse of raiding PRC sex workers.(apparently lots of them stays in the same 4* hotel) but thankfully they did not plant drugs and extort me.
That trip leaves me hanging there helplessly with fear on few occasions.
Batam and Bali is definitely a much friendlier place to be in.
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Thats is after you become 'independent' enough,which you will eventually be. Before that ,you may wish to 1st step out of your comfort zone,hehehe... Walk around the area of formosa.With maps on the link above,you cannot get lost and in the event if you do,simply walk to any hotel to hail a taxi or ojek (every 100 steps you will likely see a hotel). From Formosa Hotel,try walking to Nagoya Hill Mall. Hehehe..language should not be a barrier (tho i must say it is good to know their language) becos to date,i still dont speak bahasa too. 
Hope this post reach you in time before you head to Batam.
Cheers and enjoy your trip.
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Thank you for all the advices will definitely take note , yea I just need to overcome and get familiar with the place. Hopefully someday to get guidance by you in person. Chatting everyday with the cewek I'm booking this coming trip is improving my basic bahasa haha , I'm in a love-hate relationship with google translator now
