Weekend getaway to Batam

It started with an innocent question - Can you join us over the weekend to Batam ? After checking schedule, ... well yes !!! and was suddenly commissioned as the "tour agent" for the weekend getaway to Batam After rounding up the group comprising of Godparents, God-sister and the Elfs at HarbourFront, proceed to HarbourBay, Batam via WaveMaster 6. Checked in a the Pacific Palace Hotel (Hotel is in the shape of a ship) before the first indulgence - Lunch. That unfortunately took a while cos major decisions had to be made to combined two rooms into a Suite. After much consultation and separate recce trips, there consenus was reached and the move finally took place to move to Room 709.

First Batam meal was at Putri Bongsu where Nasi Padang was the order of the day. With all the many dishes, we ate to our heart delight with several top-ups along the way. Whilst running through the weekend programme, the call to remain a little longer at Batam was planted and a quick search for a nearby Catholic Church was done to enable the attendance of evening mass so that the group need not rush back for Sunday Mass the next day.

We finally managed to attend the 6pm evening mass at the Gereja Katolik Santo Petrus at Blok Dua. Service was of course in Bahasa Indonesia. Whilst the processing were similar, the understanding was a challenge. Mass ended at 7:20pm and its was off to more indulgens at Golden Prawn 555 for a night of "Seefood" (Yes, See the Food and eat) !!! Ended the day with foot reflex .... all in the same clothes since arrival.