Batam - 1 Day Shopping Tour

I went to Batam with a bunch of friend last Saturday..

I couldn't sleep >_< so I was a bit afraid that I'll passed during our trip..
We met at Harbour Front Ferry Station at 6.20, because the tour agent told me that we should be there before 6.30. But, the ticket agency wasn't even open till 6.45!! So we waited till they open, took our boarding pass, and went to McD for breakfast..

7.20, we head to the departing section..

After immigration (Batam is in Indonesia, so we have to go through the Singapore custom n immigration first), we went to the boat at around 8.. Here is our boat! :)

And.. Here is a picture of my friends inside the boat :)

The journey was quite fast.. around 50 minutes.. and i manage to sleep! yay! :)

Arrived at Batam around 8.30 (Batam is 1 hour before singapore)
Done some immigration thing, and I do feel grateful being Indonesian, as our friends have to que in a very long queque.. :p Our que (the Indonesian passport holder) only consist of me, and my 3 friends.. But then, we've to wait outside for around 10 minutes :p

Around 9:30, we went to our bus, and here's the pic of places we went.. :)
1. Polo Factory outlet.. (Prices around US$60)

2. Bags Factory outlet? (3 bags for US$7)

3. Chinesse Temple ~ sorry, i forgot the name :/

4. Local Snack Shop

5. Batam Miniature House Indonesia ~ My beloved country has 33 provinces.. So below is only a glimpse of what you could expect :p

6. Go Cart + "Topeng Monyet" ~ We're lucky to catch the Topeng Monyet Show.. Last time i saw this was 10 years ago!! Basically the Monkey (monyet) imitate humans activities, like riding bike, dancing, shopping, etc..

7. Lunch : Golden Prawn 933 Restaurant --> Seafood.. (included in the tour package) ~ I am lucky! Got the "young" coconut! Some ofus got the "old" one, and they can't eat the coconut "meat"

-before-

-after-

We do eat a lot!! hehe..

7. Indonesian Performance ~ Manage to record some footage.. But the dances one are ending.. So it might seem a bit weird :(

- part one - Dance (will direct you to youtube, sorry, i can't link it directly)

- part two - Ripping coconut with his teeth

- part three - Eating Glass.. and jumping through fire hoop

9. Kwan Im temple? ~ I'm bad with names.. confirmed.. :p

10. Shopping Places: Batik Factory Outlet (Price was okay, but i'm not really looking coz the man with the snacks interest me :p , 1st Factory Outlet (selling "branded stuff" like zara,topman, armani, etc.. but i guessed it's rejected items, price was quite okay compared to the real one..), and Batam Shopping Centre

11. Head back to Batam Ferry Terminal ~ Our boat depart at 7.20 :)

Arrived 9.30 at Singapore, heading Food Republic at Vivo City for dinner..

It's not Friday.. but it's FUN FUN FUN.. <3
P.S. The following day (today), i slept for 14 hour straight.. :D