SSG – Tering Bay International Amateur Championship 2015

With Tering Bay Golf & Country Club as the main organizer, this will be one of the biggest championships in the region. The event itself is scheduled on 6-10 September 2015.  The eligibility is open to amateur golfers with USGA handicap index as following:

Men: 9.00 or lower

Ladies: 12.00 or lower

The schedule of the event will be as following:

6^th or 7^th September 2015: Practice Round
8^th September 2015: First Round Tournament
9^th September 2015: Second Round Tournament (Cut off)
10^th September 2015: Final Round

SSG – Tering Bay International Amateur Championship provides package for golfer, starting from SGD380.00 nett per golfer which includes:

 2 ways ferry ticket Singapore – Batam – Singapore include seaport tax, clearance and golf bag handling

  3 nights stay at Batam View Beach Resort based on twin share. (Single surcharge Rp. 400.000 per room/night)

 Land transfer from Nongsa fery Terminal – Club – Hotel during the event

 3 Rounds Tournament (Tuesday -Thursday)

1 x Practice round  (Sunday PM or Monday)

3 times Luncheon at Tering Bay

 Attractive Goodie Bags valued Rp.750.000,-

Free flow drinks at the Course

Tournament Prizes

Lucky Draw Prizes

 Hole In One Prizes 

First opened in 1995, Tering Bay Golf and Country Club is an 18-hole par 72 championship course. Designed by golf celebrity, Greg Norman, it is a breathtakingly beautiful course amidst rolling hills, pristine lakes and lush tropical greenery. It is specially created as the centrepiece of the splendid Tering Bay Golf and Country Club on a site of over 130 hectares overlooking a picturesque bay in Batam.

Nestling in lush greenery on an idyllic hilltop with access to private beach, Batam View Beach Resort is located at Nongsa, Batam Island. Batam View is merely 30 minutes by ferry from Singapore and 5 minutes car ride from Nongsa Ferry Terminal. The Resort houses 200 units of tastefully designed guestrooms and 18 signatures Minangkabau-style Villas. Each room has a walk out balcony that allows one to come to a close encounter with the picturesque greenery and sea view.With its Spa, Land and Sea-sports activities all within10 hectares compound, it is one of the best places for those seeking an affordable yet fun and rejuvenating holiday.

For enquiries:

Email: dian@teringbay.com.sg; rangga@batamview.com

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Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015: The Next Big Thing

May 9, 2015 was the biggest day for cyclists. Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015 came with three categories, King of the Hill (60km), Raod Blazer (36km) and Wannabe (24km). More than 100 cyclist from the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and sure local cyclists RACED HARD to beat the HARD LOOP in Nongsa, starting from Nongsa Pura Ferry Terminal to the finish line in Batam View Beach Resort.

The Kick-off ceremony was by Bapak Arman Depari as Chief Police of Kepri and Bapak Yusfa Hendri as the Head of Batam Tourism Board.

Here are some snapshots from the morning event, from preparation of the participants to the race.

This is the most challenging and breathtaking part of Casio Nongsa Cycle loop. Slightly more than 40 degrees hiking, the up-the-hill road is just....amazing!

The Celebratory Dinner of Casio Nongsa Cycle 2015 was held at the poolside of Batam View BeachResort. There was medal presentation and podium finishers during the dinner. Bapak Yusfa Hendri from Batam Tourism Board was presenting medals and prizes to all the winners. There was also band performance, Indonesian dance performances and magic show to spice up the night. 

Kobayashi Kei San from Japan won the best lap 60km with the time 17:35:530 and Bapak Oscar Feryanto from ISSI won the Best local rider for 60km

Kategory King of the Hill 60km was conquered successfully by the Japanese cyclist Kobayashi Kei in 1:29:46. The runner up Pilotte Sebastien from Canada and the third place was Nick Swallow.

King of the Hill category 2 was won by the Philippine cyclist  Querimit Augustin Jr with total time of 1:34:41:390. The second and the third place was won by cyclists from Singapore Brian Ng Kian Hiang (1:34:42:785) and Ong Jing Xiang Joven (1:34:42:785).

The race was  expected to be the annual event and by the support of all the stakeholders in the tourism industry, sure it would boost and expose the potencies of Batam as sport destination in the region.

Congratulation to all the winners. Keep the speed up and race hard!

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Explore Jakarta: Back to Classic in Kota Tua (the Old Town)

Pose with the old building as the background

Going to Indonesia’s capital city is not always about business, economic conference, or government summit. I had a chance to visit one of the most populous urban areas on this planet for second time and I had seized the moments despite of the shortage of time.

Our destination now is Kota Tua Jakarta (the Old Town). Kota Tua is located in north Jakarta and do not worry to get the access there as many options to take. We can take cab, Transjakarta (bus rapid transit), metromini, and train. Just be patient with the traffic jam, that’s all. Lol.

There’s Wayang Museum, Café Batavia, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum, Stasiun Jakarta Kota, and of course the iconic Fatahillah Museum. We could take photo-shoot of as many as our camera’s memory can cope with. Simply, as it’s a beautiful place.

We arrived there at around 10.30 am and we right away went around the complex despite it was like 34 degrees! We went around for sight-seeing as the time was so limited; however, we got some good snapshots.

Sure we took pictures of the neoclassic Fatahillah Museum. Then we moved to Wayang Museum. The area in front of Wayang Museum was the best spot to take a close-up. The building as the background, the colonial streetlight and bicycle was like yin and yang for vintage. Clicked! We turned to take pictures of Café Batavia. The 200-year old building was located right across Fatahillah Museum. This’ one of the must-visit places if we go to Jakarta especially Kota Tua.

Kota Tua offered something different than Jakarta itself. It was exciting as we could feel the nuance and ambiance of Dutch colonial in the modern Jakarta. It was like Manila’s Intramuros but more blended with the modern surrounding. Maybe it was not the right time to enjoy fully the place as it was hot like hell at daytime. We recommend you to visit in the afternoon or evening. Many things to do  such as photographing , skateboarding, going around with bicycle (rent for USD1.48 per 20 minutes), learning history, or just simply doing nothing.

Maybe some part looked carelessly abandoned and the presences of Doraemon clown, Marsha clown, Frozen’s Elsa clown and any other movie character clown were spoiling and annoying and distracting, but, anyway, nothing’s genuine if that’s what we’re looking for today. So, here it is; the classic part of the modern Jakarta.

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