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It’s Not Over Yet

2 May

Shopping was nyeh. There’s nothing to buy or should I say, nothing caught my fancy: the branded fakes are not my cup of tea (remember I am a brand loyalist to Salvatore Ferragamo?) nor the batiks and local handicraft. In the end, we bought some chips, peanuts, Carlsberg and Bintang beer and sat in a corner of A&W to will the time away in the mall right opposite our hotel.

The holiday is not over yet because we have another game tomorrow! And the big debate was what should we eat for dinner tonight. I think I will find out when the transport comes at 6.30pm.

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Not 5.30am Like Always

1 May

I have mentioned before that 5.30am is always the time I have to wake up whenever it is a morning tee off. Well, did I wake up at 5.30am today? Not quite but I did peek at my iPhone at 3.44am, 5.38am and eventually moved at 5.51am.

Groan… The bed is too soft and the pillows were nyeh despite the hotel looking comfy and the bed inviting. Oh well. We’re on holiday and shouldn’t be complaining. Might as well get ready for breakfast because our transport will be here at seven to battle traffic to get us to Palm Springs for our 8.00am tee off.

Speaking of traffic, there’s quite a bit of cars on the island. Took us awhile from Tering Bay to get to dinner and thereafter from the restaurant to the hotel.

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Batam: Day 1

30 Apr

Life is meant to be enjoyed. With friends, golf and drinks. We bought 4 bottles of whiskey for this trip. Day 1 started with an hour turned back upon arrival and a quick lunch at Tering Bay Golf & Country Club before teeing off at 12.30pm.

It was an interesting situation, with all six of us in one flight! And all teed off from the white tee box, men and women alike. It was fun. Tering can be considered easy but I fluffed a lot of shots too. Well… There’s good days and there’s better days.

The skies were threatening initially but eventually mellowed to allow us to enjoy ourselves. After the game, a quick shower and we went off for dinner.

The Chivas was the first to be consumed with the choice of Sundanese food for dinner. I’ve never had my whiskey with a straw in a milkshake glass before, so there’s always a first!

How quickly the day went by. By 9.30pm, tiredness has kicked in or maybe it’s the whiskey…

Harris Batam Center is very new and modern. I look forward to a hot shower and a good night’s rest before waking up early tomorrow for our next game at Palm Springs Country Club.

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