Finally........... I had a break away from work =) Woke up early on a Saturday Morning to begin my journey to Batam...... Destination: Turi Beach Resort.. Didnt know what to expect over there... I just know that I have alot of Ruppiah with me.. haha.......
As this is my first time to Batam, I'm naturally excited!! =)
Queueing to get our boarding pass.............
Yes, we're queueing at batamfast...We boarded the ferry an hour later, after clearing the custom and some waiting at the holding area.........
Mr Koh loves his camera.... haha~ Couldnt stop clicking away...
In cases of emergencies, please jump into the sea.. How creative! =P
And the ferry begins to move lo~ *pok pok pok pok*
And after an hour or so............ We reached Batam Centre! Yippee.......... The weather looks fine and sunny....... Purrfect!
Sights along the way, while we made our way to the Batam Custom, to chop passport... My first time to Batam! =)
There were alot of ppl at the queue.... I think it's because it's a Saturday..... Ppl come for a short getaway over the weekends.....
Mr Koh loves his camera.... haha~ Couldnt stop clicking away... 
In cases of emergencies, please jump into the sea.. How creative! =P
And the ferry begins to move lo~ *pok pok pok pok*And after an hour or so............ We reached Batam Centre! Yippee.......... The weather looks fine and sunny....... Purrfect!
Sights along the way, while we made our way to the Batam Custom, to chop passport... My first time to Batam! =)
There were alot of ppl at the queue.... I think it's because it's a Saturday..... Ppl come for a short getaway over the weekends.....We hopped on a shuttle van which was arranged by the tour agency... to bring us to Turi Beach.... It was a good 30 mins ride... 
The driver, and the lady who settled the transport to and from Batam Centre for us......
Sights along the way....... I really see alot of bikes... Batam ppl are skillful riders/drivers... Really.........
Soon after............... We arrived! Welcome to Turi Beach Resort......................
We quickly made our way to our little hut.. I would say the whole decor looks vv Balinese.. Something different from all the resorts that I've been too........ It's a vv different experience..
There's a vv high ceiling, and this vv huge fan............
I have one comment: The towels and bedsheets are pretty dirty....... =P But I closed one eye... haha! quickly headed out to explore the resort, before heading down to town.......
Such a lovely view........ A nice pool, cute lil huts... and a clear blue pool...........
Ah~~~ Isnt it lovely??? I love the scenery there.................
Mr Koh posing behind a beautiful backdrop........ I like to take pictures of posed humans (ie smiling, twisting, posing)... while he likes to take candid shots of humans and scenery....... haha!
One of my favourite shot of the trip =)
Random shot of leaves on the surface of the clear blue sea..........
Zi pai while he was busy taking some scenic shots... =P
The wonders of self-timers..... haha!
A picture of the resort from the jetty.....
The driver, and the lady who settled the transport to and from Batam Centre for us......
Sights along the way....... I really see alot of bikes... Batam ppl are skillful riders/drivers... Really.........
Soon after............... We arrived! Welcome to Turi Beach Resort...................... We quickly made our way to our little hut.. I would say the whole decor looks vv Balinese.. Something different from all the resorts that I've been too........ It's a vv different experience..
There's a vv high ceiling, and this vv huge fan............
I have one comment: The towels and bedsheets are pretty dirty....... =P But I closed one eye... haha! quickly headed out to explore the resort, before heading down to town....... 
Such a lovely view........ A nice pool, cute lil huts... and a clear blue pool...........
Ah~~~ Isnt it lovely??? I love the scenery there.................
Mr Koh posing behind a beautiful backdrop........ I like to take pictures of posed humans (ie smiling, twisting, posing)... while he likes to take candid shots of humans and scenery....... haha!
One of my favourite shot of the trip =)
Random shot of leaves on the surface of the clear blue sea..........
Zi pai while he was busy taking some scenic shots... =P
The wonders of self-timers..... haha!
A picture of the resort from the jetty.....We booked a cab to town for 100,000 Ruppiah = 13 sing dollar... 30 minutes ride.. Expensive! But we don't know how else we can get to town safely... =P
While waiting for our cabs..........
Look at our floats...........
I had chicken strips and curly fries... and a float.. ard 4.50 sing...
While waiting for our cabs..........We were famished by the time we reached there... We had our lunches at ard 4pm... We dashed to the nearest fast food restaurant we saw... A&W!! =)
Look at our floats...........
I had chicken strips and curly fries... and a float.. ard 4.50 sing...We shopped around the Shopping Mall...... And it was pretty big... Clothes were not exactly cheap... But just a lil cheaper than Singapore... I bet their margins are high.. So I did not succumb to evil temptations... Refrained from buying clothes there, and spent most of our money on groceries instead.. haha! We stocked up on food/snacks/drinks at a hypermart at the basement...
Time for dinner after loitering around the mall............ Headed to this restaurant which serves western food and pizza......... We ordered this 'Double Set B' which costs 6.60 sing.. and it includes 2 coke, a garlin bread, a pasta, and 2 personal pan pizza.............. I felt like a queen... So much money and duno where to spend them on =P
Yikes!
Restaurant looks pretty much like Cafe cartel to me..........
He loves his pizza and Camera..............
Got feel de ok......... =P
The next morning~ All ready to gobble the BREAKFAST BUFFET! The thing I look forward to most, for the whole trip....... haha!
What a beautiful morning~ FYI, our hut is located at the top of this vvvvvv steep slope... Doesnt look vv steep here, but trust me... Even commandos will pant when they reach the top.. haha~
See......... He can't leave his new love...
Breakfast was at this vv beautiful cafe-style open air restaurant... We ate more food actually.. There was prata, omelette, porridge, pastry, cereals, fruits... But we were too hungry to shoot all the food we ate.. haha! 
The restaurant was facing the big sea.............. The view was splendid..... 
He cant get his hands off his new love........... Holding on so tightly to it even during breakfast... haha.........
Time for dinner after loitering around the mall............ Headed to this restaurant which serves western food and pizza......... We ordered this 'Double Set B' which costs 6.60 sing.. and it includes 2 coke, a garlin bread, a pasta, and 2 personal pan pizza.............. I felt like a queen... So much money and duno where to spend them on =PBut but... The pasta disappointed me alot! It tasted like it was some leftovers from days ago... Yucks... The garlic bread and pizzas were still passable though =)
Yikes!
Restaurant looks pretty much like Cafe cartel to me..........
He loves his pizza and Camera..............We took a cab back to the resort after some bargaining with the cabbies.. They are all out to suck our money can?? Tried to continue bargaining, but decided not to do so as it was pouring quite heavily and it was pretty dark already... The return ride cost 15 sing.. I bet the cabbie is super happy... profit margin: 500%? ~!@#$%^
Finally relieved to reach our resort in one piece after the crazy taxi ride.. haha! It was raining so heavily and most of the street lamps were faulty.. But the cabbie drove like he was racing in day time.. Trust me! I'm not lying~ He would honk at every other bike he saw on the way.. It could be his 'polite' way of warning the bikes, but seriously, I was pretty amazed at his driving skills...
We alighted outside our hut and dashed fast to the door... To my HORROR! The power supply was cut off........ The hut looked super eerie in total darkness can! OMG.......... I've never felt so scared before... I've always been a fan of horror movies, but in real life, I'm such a mouse... I was so afraid I'll see a ghost in the room... standing in front/behind/beside/on my shoulders!!!! haha........ Thankfully~~ Mr Koh, of all things, brought his torch light! hee......................
I just laughed at him earlier for bringing such a funny thing on a trip...... See! My words are biting me now~ =P
So so............ After calling the recep for a few times (in which they assured help will come soon), we decided to just head out to the lobby since it's quite near to our hut... We saw many fellow singaporeans waiting there too~ I feel like I'm in Singapore all of a sudden......... haha!
So.... As usual... Mr Koh was snapping away.. Practising taking night shots with his new love.. While I played around with my self timer... haha!
Got feel de ok......... =PWent back to our hut an hour later.. Electricity is finally back~ =) The rest of the rainy night was spent munching and watching tv................ What a relaxing life!
The next morning~ All ready to gobble the BREAKFAST BUFFET! The thing I look forward to most, for the whole trip....... haha!
What a beautiful morning~ FYI, our hut is located at the top of this vvvvvv steep slope... Doesnt look vv steep here, but trust me... Even commandos will pant when they reach the top.. haha~
See......... He can't leave his new love...My love: AMERICAN BREAKFAST! =)
Breakfast was at this vv beautiful cafe-style open air restaurant... We ate more food actually.. There was prata, omelette, porridge, pastry, cereals, fruits... But we were too hungry to shoot all the food we ate.. haha! 
The restaurant was facing the big sea.............. The view was splendid..... 
He cant get his hands off his new love........... Holding on so tightly to it even during breakfast... haha......... Next, we loitered around the resort to enjoy the cool sea breeze....... and enjoying the sights and sounds before we check out............
Blurred shot! =P Yes, I nv explored my dad's cam well enough to get a good focus..
Relaxing by the pool....... and nope, I'm not sun-tanning.. Just lying and relaxing on the pool bed... haha!
Self timer again............ Nice~
Blurred shot! =P Yes, I nv explored my dad's cam well enough to get a good focus..
Relaxing by the pool....... and nope, I'm not sun-tanning.. Just lying and relaxing on the pool bed... haha!There were small lil huts located around the resort as well........... And vv luckily, we found an empty one! They were usually occupied... So we hopped in to rest on the matresses provided.. The matresses were like those we used during PE when doing sit ups? haha..
Self timer again............ Nice~ We proceed for some extreme activites after a lazy nap at the lil hut... =)
See! I can climb............. See those muscles... *whistles*
And so can he................. hahahaha~
Then, we climbed to the top of some of the resorts on the other side.. These are more concrete compared to our balinese huts.. and of coz.. these costs much more... I bet they have cleaner towels..... HAHA!
We reali posed on the rooftop! =)
See! I can climb............. See those muscles... *whistles*And so can he................. hahahaha~Then, we climbed to the top of some of the resorts on the other side.. These are more concrete compared to our balinese huts.. and of coz.. these costs much more... I bet they have cleaner towels..... HAHA!
We reali posed on the rooftop! =)Soon, it was time to check out.......................................
Hut Number 526...........
We slowly made our way to the lobby to return our keys........ 
Final shot at Turi............ While waiting for our shuttle bus.... =)And then, we arrived at Batam Centre............ Going back to Singapore lo~ 
Bye bye Batam! It has been a good and relaxing trip........... Though I would prefer a longer stay, so that I can explore Batam more........... haha... But it's ok~ It's a short getaway which doesnt require me to take leave from work anyways...... I would love to visit Batam again... Next time round, it would be Harris.. I wanna play bowling, spa, and massage... HAHA~ and be a queen again................
Bye bye Batam! It has been a good and relaxing trip........... Though I would prefer a longer stay, so that I can explore Batam more........... haha... But it's ok~ It's a short getaway which doesnt require me to take leave from work anyways...... I would love to visit Batam again... Next time round, it would be Harris.. I wanna play bowling, spa, and massage... HAHA~ and be a queen again................I'm missing Batam now...................
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