Bintan, Indonesia

Went to Bintan, Indonesia, for a company trip last wk. Bintan is not very pretty as Indonesian islands go, but it's pretty enough for Singaporeans who seek a nearby getaway for nice beaches, a wide variety of resorts and cheapish seafood. As such, the place is crowded w/ Singaporeans and expats from Singapore. But it is still miles better than Batam, another nearby Indonesian island also popular w/ Singaporeans, but for altogether seedier reasons. We stayed at the Nirwana Gardens and had a blast playing team games like Pleasure Hunt (Items to find: red bra, male & female g-strings, 6 toenail cuttings etc), frisbee, Striptionary and fancy dress competition. My team lost at everything (including Striptionary! how cld we lose at Striptionary?!!) except fancy dress. We came as High School for the Dysfunctional. We were an odd bunch - perverted headmaster, pregnant teen slut, 2 idiots, school bully, wannabe cheerleader and I was underage genius w/ my underage and equally nerdy boyfriend (actually Carmen, a female colleague). Later into the night, I dumped my nerdy boyfriend and his Thomas The Steam Engine water bottle and morphed into an Ah Lian. Also tried the Britney circa Baby Hit Me One More Time look.


Beach idyll
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Our hotel
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Nice sea-facing pool area
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We all wore this T-shirt for games. The thickest T-shirt this side of the equator. Almost died of heat-stroke.
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