We popped over to Batam over the weekend, for a short break & also to visit Uncle William & Aunty Cecilia.
It was not the usual weekend getaway retreat as we really did alot more than just R&R. They brought us to the best places for meals, shopping centres where we dug out plenty of good bargains, the most "shiok" massage centre ever and we even went to visit kampongs & kelongs. We finally got a chance to see the kind of lifestyles that our parents used to live and realised that simplicity certainly has its virtues and its distress. We saw little children, some as young as JD, weaving in between traffic, selling newspapers on the streets. Life seems so cheap there.
This trip was probably the most unprepared trip we had ever taken with JD. We only started packing the night before, brought as little clothes & diapers as we could since we did not want to check in our luggage. We did not pack cereals or food stuff. JD took a share from every meal I had and we even resorted to buying UHT milk at the supermarkets to lessen our load in our diaper bag.
And we survived!
So yes, check out Batam and you'll realise it's more than just beaches & resorts.. venture out and see for yourself, a beautiful island set in an almost idyllic setting but yet outlined with a tinge of sadness & poverty.
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sounds like you had good fun :)
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