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Anyone wanna tag along to batam on 14-16 july???
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But when making friends also must be wary. Like Chinese saying Know him know face but dont know his heart. |
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I had changed $100 in sg anyway. Will avoid the ferry terminal if it's that bad. How bout the mall? My hotel is near the nagoya hill mall. Is it as bad as the ones in terminal? |
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My usual practice is, look for those individual-type money changer shops stretched in one whole row that are not in the mall. Like those money changers you seen in Singapore China Town area,like those shoe shops in Queentown Shopping mall. Many shops selling the same or similar product equates to a stiffer competition. Competition likely also means a better bargain. Ask at least 3 shops before making decision (physically ask for the price and don't just look at their price board). Having said all the above,like some senior bros here have mention before. If you are planning to change less than S$1k,the difference were marginal between money changer shops in malls and those rows of shops mentioned above. You are likely only to save about S$1 to S$3. So it really depends if you find searching high and low,walking a 5 to 10 mins distance is worthy of your effort and time. Overall time taken to look for the BEST can cost you about 30 mins (including time used to open mouth to ask) and just to save maybe about S$1 to S$3? When you are there in Batam, ask around the shops and you can better understand what i meant. Read on... Quote:
Example : Money changer at ferry terminal offers 9500/SGD Money changer at Batam Mall gives you 9520/SGD Money changer at rows of shop's offered their best at 9550/SGD Money changer opposite Formosa sells at 9560/SGD You change S$100 at opposite Formosa,you saved 6k rupiah (when compared with the worst of the same day),which is about S$0.60. You changed S$200,you saved around S$1.20 and so on. You will then have to use your own judgement by asking around. Note : I am talking about an individual person changing money here, if it is in a group of at least 3 person,my theory above will be a bit different. To get to MY own definition of the best exchange rate in Batam,I will check XE or Yahoo finance websites. If the figure on those web sites say 9600/SGD,i should be able to get 9580/SGD opposite Formosa. Worst case scenario will be 9570/SGD. I use the given rate from XE and Yahoo finance on Friday and Saturday to change my money on a Sunday. Or the rate on the eve of an Indonesia public holiday (or a day before eve) to gauge the rate for a public holiday. Reason is simple,most banks in Indonesia don't open on public holidays and Sundays,and likely to open only half day on eves of public holiday and Saturdays. Most money changers cannot "buy" on "those time" to sell it to their customers, so they usually follow their last buying price. Lastly, thank you for not quoting my whole long post.
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Rate not bad,it's now @ 9640,in case any1 wish to knw.
https://sbf.today/showthread.php?p=1...1#post16125431 |
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Currency trading
So much research about best exchange rates in Batam....
Definitely, as Nono suggested, always ask in at least 3 places before changing, if you plan to change at least few hundreds dollars. And avoid the port. The more you move into town, the better rates can be found. I remember someone here, just few years ago, who was considering and insisting to debate the possibility to investigate market inefficiencies in Batam, which he speculated could allow to make money by exchanging currencies circularly in Batam , that is currency A to currency B, then B to C, then back C to A, along different money changers. LOL Of course, earning something by closing such a loop is IMPOSSIBLE, unless some money changer is applying wrong rates (that is, not in its interest) or unless we delay the steps enough to get the market exchange rates moving in the direction in our favour (this is always possible, but, as for scalping on the stock exchange, the rates can also move in the other direction). There are some big investment funds, who make money by buying some good (currency, commodity, stocks, ....) say in the HK market and simultaneously selling it say in NY, but they exploit minimal market inefficiencies which can yield significant earning only by moving huge amounts of money. Last edited by Black Page; 04-07-2017 at 10:35 PM. |
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Hans Inn is also about in between Formosa Hotel and Utama hotel,which makes it more accessible to reach out to most massage places. New Berry has closed down,so Hana has somewhat lost its prime location unless one plans to access NED pubs and bars from Hana. Nonetheless, Memory KTVs,Gold Bird and Link's were also relative near to Hana Hotel. Note : Biz hotel and Utama hotel can be good choices too (base on pricing and location). Quote:
Everything starts with some experiments,hehehe... No,not stress at all. Think I mentioned it before,Batam is like a game to me. I play my game strategically,with an ultimate goal for myself in this game is to go everywhere,spend anything and really enjoy myself w/o spending money. Anyway,its all talk only for now since I haven't succeeded. But I do see some light and am still working towards it. There's no time limit,so I aren't putting any pressure on myself. I simply take it like a game. Quote:
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In one of my Batam trips,i notice a few families of Indo local who lacks confidence in taking a shopping mall's escalator. My friend tells me,they probably has never seen (or use) an escalator before. An amazing sight indeed. Quote:
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Time flies,nw Juli liao...soon it'll be year end liao...lol,& then yr cny 2018 aso cumming. Quote:
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i learned tat frm nono's last few trips...lol...& i aldy tried twice liao.
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did u cum across any indo-viet in yr search? Or actually these indo chinese who cnt speak chinese is actually aso indo-viet? Back then,i doubt indo chinese will marry any refugee viet, so veri likely is indo local marry those refugees. Sorie,tis questin suddenly pop up in my mind. So if u cum across ani of yr indo chinese gers speaking viet or can undstd viet in btm,no 4get 2 let me knw hor. actually i onli curious onli...lol...got indo-chinese,i tink sure must've indo-viet aso,rite?
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Anyone wanna join me to batam on 14-16 july?? Or meet up for some drinks??
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Anyone cheong planet holiday hotel? By the way do Batam still supply of China girls?
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anybody want to join on july 12th trip? it should be one night trip
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