My Weekend Get-away - Batam Resort P1

Our Overseas trips discussion started with Taiwan then Thailand moving on to Bintan and down grading further to Malacca but finally ended up in Batam, yes indeed, we chose Batam for our 2 days 1 night get away.

Why? Because we wanted a place with Beach, Nice accommodation, seafood meal and most importantly CHEAP! Well among all the choice, Batam seems to be the cheapest. Having a beach that is not advisable for swimming, normal seafood served in all meals and most importantly the many zeros on its currency that makes you feel abit wealthier, that’s BATAM!

It not the first trip I have been there before but it was my first over night stay at Batam. We checked in at KTM Resort, one of the many beach resort at Batam, claimed to be clean and safe.

Some introduction of the Resort….

1) Arrival


2) Checking-in at the Resort. The Group all except me the Photographer and my Bro in law..also with another camera out of this picture


3) Scenic Views from the resort



With a little processing…look like a painting


4)More views around the resort….












Welcome to my Cottage, great sea view


As it take time for me to process all my photos, considering the amount of rest i need each day…think this series will take me 3 post before I can conclude everything….coming soon, check out my nice little cottage….

Walking down the Peranakan Days Part 2

Most Peranakan retained their ancestory beliefs in Buddhism and Taoism. Worshipping of Ancestors are similar to the Chinese practiced.





The Nonyas of yester-years were known to be matriarchs of homes. Status is being viewed as important as their social standing of the Babas in society. Their strong well and assertiveness were infamous and has created movies like Little Nonya etc.


The amulet Peranakan wore. According to the guide, she mentioned that the rich Peranakan loves to wear these amulets for protection.


Charlie Zhang’s favorite glasses


The traditional Costume, Kebayas and Sarongs.






Peranakan has one of the most exquisite porcelain house wares that carry their own style.
Kum Cheng












In most Peranakan house, this is a very familiar signboard hanging up on the ancestor altar


Carvings on teak furniture is commonly found as an exquisite Peranakan Style in most household.




Color beaded purse...i didnt manage to capture their wonderful color beaded shoes..


Today's Peranakan community still takes pride in their heritage but has already been lost over the generations. Hopefully, the younger generation of Peranakans would imbibe some of the rich culture.

Walking down the Peranakan Days Part 1

Peranakan and Baba-Nyonya are terms used for the descendents of the early immigrants to the Nusantara region. Where “Peranakan” stands for “descendents”, “Baba” refers to male and “Nyonya” refers to the female. In the early days, “Peranakan” is commonly used for those of Chinese descent, whose are also known as Straits Chinese. There are of course others, comparatively small Peranakan community such as the Indian Hindu Peranakan, Indian Muslim Peranakan and Eurasian Peranakan. In mere terms, they holds a cultural blend of mainly Chinese, Malay and some European descent.

The early Peranakans were indeed a well-off group of people in terms of social standings and wealth. As their business dealings are often with the British, they are able to converse well in English.

If you would like to know more about the culture of Peranakan, you may wish to visit this Peranakan Museum located at 39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941

My first visit to the Museum was last Saturday. I took a few rounds through the artifacts and walk through the culture slowly (no rush, no deadline, no scheduled appointments); it was really a place that takes you out from the busy pace of life and enjoys some serenity. No crowds, no buzzing sounds, fully air conditioned and some really friendly people guiding you through.
Other than spending your weekends on clubbing or shopping, walking through history is another good choice.

In my first part of the introduction, I will show some pictures of the Museum interior structure where it carries the “Peranakan” style.

And let us slowly move through the culture of “Peranakan” as I post…






























Do enjoy...

Bro-in-law's Bday Dinner and a stroll down Hill View St

It’s a treat given to our brother-in-law for his birthday. As told by my sis, there wasn’t much celebrations over his birthday and so we thought maybe we treat him to a feast.

Apparently, there was a budget constraint among us so we thought of having the dinner at some “Zhi Char” stall. Our choice, the “Zhi Char” located at Upper Bukit Timah area Choon Seng Hng Restaurant, very very near to Mindef at Gombak camp.





Mum do the ordering instead of the bday boy


I can’t grade them as fairly good for all their dishes or a great bargain in terms of pricing, but definitely their Salted egg crab is the best I have ever tried.


Yummy...




After a hefty dinner, we stop over at Hill View Street. Basicaly, it felt like Holland V here.

There is this furniture shop that sells those wooden or teak kind of furnitures. Price wise is reasonable and for some, considered cheap.

This is the chair that me and mum are eyeing for our living room. Pretty cheap about $350.

This eatery sells fishball noodle that claims to be one of the best.