Indonesia trip

1.Not been on a ferry.
2. Feeling bored at staying in the same place n doing the same work.
3. Have only a day to hang out .
4. r u very bad at planning trips
5. Main question: do u live in singapore ???
If u have been nodding for the above questions, then the answer wud be Batam, Indonesia.

jus a 45 mins drive on a ferry from singapore. on arrival visa (as i said there isnt much planning rqd). though i went for this trip a month ago n wanted to tell u guys abt this for a long time, i finally got some time to write abt this. cos i jus came back from a heavy lunch n i do not want to dose off now (Time management! :p )
After anxiously waiting in the lobby to get into the ferry, the gates finally opened! got into the lower deck oooo i could feel the wobbling (the ferry is yet to start)

a look of other ferry from the lower deck

the ferry started n speeded up so did my excitement!!!. slowly started to explore the ferry, tats when i found this place on the top of the ferry which was roofless ( u gotto chk it out). Breeze blowing u away, water splashing on ur face though u r on the top n the sight of the ferry smearing the sea is a must watch!!!! ( Sorry I have no pics of this, cos i jus had my mobile n i didnt want to do a stunt n drop it down into the sea..reason: too much obsession with my W810i)

45 mins of ferry excitment was over n landed in Battam. Breakfast time!!!!!!!

n that was the hotel were we had breakfast. (It always feels amazing to have Indian food outside India) for veg ppl this is the place u can try rather than goin to a diff restaurant n trying to explain to them u want only vegg food) If u r non veg ... dont miss to try out the crab n fish fry!!!!!

Reminder: u have come here for sight seeing !!!!! enough of hogging. Ok lets go

That was the next destination. The hanging bridge. If you love fresh air n the sight of clear blue water then this is the rt choice for u !!!

look down thats wat u see from the bridge

ohhh I missed to tell u ... u get aweome tender coconuts in the shops once u cross the bridge ( i am basically a freak abt edible stuffs. u shd have known by now!!!)

Time for deity. A temple on the top of the hill.

a budhist temple

for a change i am not gonna give u details regarding lunch (Food!!!!!) will move on with the other places. want to play golf ??? thats the look of the golf coarse from the hill top (neither do i know to play golf nor the way to that golf coarse ;) )

ahhhh too long a shot!!! can u see the golf coarse ??? if not, try to imagine a golf coarse over there :p

LOL ---- perfectly describes this pic. The laughing Buddha !!!!

aaahhhhh Time out!!!!! I jus cannot refrain myself any longer from speaking abt fooddddd. R u a donut lover ???? even if u r not, drop into this place , I am damn sure tat u will fall in love with these donuts.

A must go place to have sumptuous donuts!!!!!

Different varieties of donuts. wanted to take this snap, but cudnt resist my temptation n completely devoured it. Then tried to sneak a pic of these donuts tat was kept for display n there came a voice "sir, u r not supposed to take a pic!!!" :( I some how wanted to show u guys the pic... simple: Google!!!!!

Courtsey Google images :)

Ok lets go on for few shopping tips (though i am the wrong guy for shopping). the rates r cheaper compared to the rates in Sing. But only thing is that the native currency (rupiah) .the cost of a T shirt wud be around 70,000 - few lakhs. first timers wud go crazyyy cos we r not used to handling so huge amts. a coffee costs 26,000 ( i leave the rest to ur imagination)

So it takes a long time to do currency conversion (infact very annoying) Tip : Carry a calculator !!!! it might sound silly but trust me u can save a lot of time, if u wanna buy loads of stuffs or u need to be very good in doing arithmetics. So choice is urs!!!!!

Shoppers: Fans of Polo shirts... there are few Polo outlets n its quite cheap.

I got to mention this .... this place is famous for night clubs n n massage centres ... so if u have time n with the right company n interested then u guys have loads of options!!!.

ok..

Its time to say bye bye! to batam.

Back to Singapore Ferry Terminal

The Bond!!!!

yeah there is a bond! i meant Shane bond in NZ team. Wat a bowler! n wat a nightmare to batsmans, not only to the opponents but also to his own team mates. Headlines: "Bond breaks wrsit n toe". due to his bowling in nets two of his teammates position in the team has become a big question mark, out of which Lou vincent (wrist fracture) is a sure exit. Hope Mcmillan recovers from the injury n plays the yorker properly, in particular during the nets n when bond is in action.

Beware of Bond NZ!

back to school days!

early morning (tats 7:30 am for me) lying on the bed thinking whether to wake up n go to school r not. all of a sudden "Banggggg" ooucchhhh who was that in the morning... oh mom "get up its time for school" mom i guess u were a great football player. rush up rush up ,grab wat ever is on the table n leave its getting late. ok its the time.all set to launch the bike (my cycle Cannon Barrel :-D.. if u guys still remember) on the cycle streching out the hand opening the gate n zzooooommmmmmmm. hey! stop stop dont u know u r not supposed to ride the cycle inside the school campus get down n push the cycle .. oh watch man its getting late for me.. no way push the cycle n park it.. ok i dont want to argue any more. Those days were awesome. never had to think abt any other transport, need not have to worry abt filling up the fuel tank in the bike, asking dad for money.. n finally after so many years got a chance to ride a cycle again in ECP (east coast park) it was awesome .it wasnt something new but it felt great. flat roads lovely breeze, felt as if i have become a school kid again. Now planning to buy a cycle. hopefully in a weeks time i do that.

Pondy trip

At last after constant bulling, irritating, flattering..... got the snaps emailed from my friend, which was copied on to a CD n was supposed to be picked up by me . hence the delay!


On the way to Pondy, taken from the speeding bus ( Skills of Sujoy . I need to mention this otherwise he wud kill me. Though I feel it was due to the high end digi camera :p )


Wat a ride! sea breeze blowing you away but still managed to hear the music played (Courtsey Sony ericsson w810i n the two little external speakers)


There it comes! Gonna jump inside (wondering who is that swimming in there. Sujoy any clue??)

men in red (wat a coincidence!) not exactly only 4/5 were wearing a red Tshirt n the other was told specifically to change the T . shot in the backdrop of the hut house where we stayed.


Trying to defy gravity :p ( caution: do not repeat the stunts at home performed by professionals :p )

On the highway trying our luck to stop the vehicles passing by to go for dinner n shopping stuffs for the post dinner session. Finally got hold of this vehicle ( a hot ride though! i meant the engines heat :-D from the bottom)

There it goes n the party time starts.

Official Photographer : Mr. Sujoy Ghosh

PS:If u want an official photographer while going for a trip do contact him. 24x7 he can be clicking pics :-D

Nike Ad

Did u guys chk out the new Nike ad, which is said to be their first ad based on cricket (if not chk it out in youtube). It claims that they are trying to capture the spirit of the Indian street cricket with authenticity. But I was jus wondering while watching the video with guys playing cricket on the streets with Nike gears. When did this start. I guess too much of hype being created.

Life is to run … run faster

Wake up in the morning run to the restroom to reserve a seat before ur roommate
Run to the room, drying area in search of a dress to wear ( I meant ur own dress)
Run to the kitchen to get ur cornflakes n milk
Run to catch the bus that will be leaving at the sight of u
Run to the office sweating as if ur coming out straight from the gym

Keep running …………………..



p.s: But do take a break. Go out for a vacation n jus relax.
You would actually start appreciating both ends of life