It felt so wrong It felt so right Don't mean I'm lost
tonight
Sunday, May 17, 2009, 5:30 PM
Escape to Batam (1st Holi with Perfect 8)

Batam with my 10 years pals...
First overseas trip with them... Though not Perfect 8, still got 7 of us.. Andy cant bear to "abandon" his dragon boat peeps...

Sudden decision.. Next time, we can think BIG like BKK or TW...
We have different number of people everyday, every moment...
Starting from
1 May 09 (Fri) - Day 1
Departure at TMFT: Connie, Poh, Mao Yun, Jun Hong, Chee Wei & Shi Ling
Ferry time: 4.20pm SING timing...

Ferry towards BATAM :)



Connie this time never sleep on our way to Batam...

PSC
Reached Batam, cleared customs. Almost slipped when I going towards the checkign bag counter. Damn sway.. Luckily never fall down, if not malu.. Cox we're one of the few early birds to clear...
Poor Mao Yun need to detour back to SING, as his passport is less than 6 months before expiry... Its ok.. At least, you accompany us there.. Next time, we sure double check your passport de :D
REMINDER to all: Do check your passport if it is more than 6 months before it expires...
The fun begins here for a 4D3N or 3D2N stay for some of us...
By the time we settle down, it was dinner time :)
We booked a van and went to makan seafood :)
They took hours to serve us...

Too hungry to take the toufu and one more dish??


Palyed Monoply in the evening....


Poor Shi Ling keep on going to JHong's house and paid $110 very time she pass by the yellow houses...

2 May 09 (Sat) - Day 2
Raise & Shine :D
View from our bedroom

In the morning, They told me got a dark shadow pass by yesterday night, as I went to sleep first... I thought it was a Ghxxt... Haiz... It's the RAT...
Do not know where they came up from and ate our:

Booo :(
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Had hotel breakfast.. Very nice.. Buffet style....
Went back to the resort first and take pictures...
Sat near the resort while waiting for our 2nd van...


And went Nagoya Shopping....

Had A&W for lunch... It was not the taste I want.. Chicken very dry... Why their standard drop so much since my Dec 08 visit?
Shopped.. The best was still their supermarket...
Very cool... We bought 5 can of beers I think and they overlooked and charged us for 1can nia :)
Massage next, this time we chose scrub :)
After that, had chinese dinner... Food was quite salty....
Starting Perfect 8: Connie, JHong, Jackie, SL, CWei, Poh, MYun, Andy...




Jackie joined us after her flight...
We played Monopoly again....
Next, we play cards game and dice games...
Loser got to drink..
Poor SL was the first to get drunk...


Jackie bought for us.. Very nice.. Lychee flavour..


Jackie stil not drunk yet.. She suggested going to the 24 hour bar in the resort...
And they played pool...



The pool contestants:

Jackie, JHong, CWei...

Mine: Screwdriver


Our snacks...
Very power :) We stayed till 3plus to 4AM SING timing..


3 May 09 (Sun) - Day 3

Breakfast with 2 energetic (Connie& SL), 4 Zoombies (Jackie, Poh, JHong & CWei)...
Very tired.. Not enough rest...

Anyway, 3 zoombies went back to sleep first and we go and take pictures..
Staring hard at my specs

















Went back to wake them up and take our group pics...


10 years of friendship and still counting..

PSJC

2009

The 2 guys, place of interest... Look below:



Group pic, without me :(
Cox I'm the photographer :)

Next up, we ate seafood da chang!!!
They are busy chossing our food later..
Candid shot...

Yeah :)


Steamed lobster :)
Eaten halfway...

CWei, Jackie, POH, Connie, SLing, JHong...

PSJC
We sent off Connie & CWei off first as they need to work on Monday...

Going to Sunset...






Walking towards Turi Beach..
Damn sad..
Forgot to spray insect repellant, and those mosqi keep on attacking me :(
Sad :'( Sleepy, HOT and itchy :(
Dinner time... Steamboat noodle...
Preparation:

BUSY BUSY...
Clever us to use rice cooker to act as steamboat pot...

Ingredients...

Dinner time..
HAPPY HAPPY :)

Washing up :)
I was the first to sleep that night.. While the rest play games and chit chat the night away...

4 May 09 (Mon)

Slept late...
We're the last one to go for our morning breakfast..
Ala-carte style....
Play cards and loser got to do forefit...
Came back earlier at 2.30pm BATAM time.. Instead of 3.40pm??
Our belongings....


Banana cheese cake.. NICE.. Though am not a fan of banana..
Blueberry banana, walnut banana, Cheese banana & Brownie...
The 3 of them continued their lunch cum dinner while I go back first and ZZzzzZZZzzz....