Kuliner Ramadhan (Culinary Ramadhan )

Variety of Cakes

This several culinary from indonisia Archipelago (Nusantara) sold during ramadhan from various ramadhan market in batam.

variety of side dishes

Laksa, local melayu culinary

otak-otak, made of fish meal

Pem-pek, made of fish meal

Prata, delicious with curry sauce

Serabi with black sticky rice porridge

curry snails

crab fried flour

Pepesan, fish that had been given herbs and then wrapped in banana leaves and roasted

grilled squid and fish

Gong-gong, sea snail stew

shellfish boiled

coconut fish curry

jengkol rendang, delicious fragrance

ice mix

various ice syrup

ice Kolang-kaling, be the idol in every Ramadhan

Pasar Ramadhan Tanjung Uma (Ramadhan Market)

The sudden market of Ramadhan that the most often visited by people in batam is Tanjung Uma market, located in the traditional markets tanjung Uma, in the kampong Agas. people from various locations in batam present here, they just search of special food from this kampong and its freshness.

lack of parking area resulted the narrow roads in this market promontory into a parking lot. one day dozens of cars visitor parking at the roadside.

One of the menu that searched is grilled fish, because this kampong near the fish harbor so the fish is still fresh, and therefore the traders in this market trying to attract buyers by offering something fresh and delicious with an affordable price, one big size portion of grilled fish just RP. 35,000.00. just compare the same portion if we buy it at restaurant, the price could be 3 fold.

various food and drinks are also sold here, all the culinary archipelago is available here.

Pasar Beduk Ramadhan ( Sudden Market of Ramadhan)

Tiban I (princess)

Tiban Indah

Cipta Puri Shopping Arcade Center, tiban koperasi

Batu Besar Cross Road, Nongsa

Mega Legenda Shopping arcade center, Batam Center

The Sudden market or Pasar beduk they say, is always present every month of ramadan, this market selling a variety of snacks to break his fast, in Batam almost every shopping arcade center there is a market like this.

Marhaban Ya Ramadhan (Ramadhan Has Come)

the banner : let us conducted fasting in Ramadhan month with full faith with Allah

Ramadan has come, the majority of people batam Muslims welcomed with enthusiasm, what the Ramadan is ? Ramadan is a month of 12 months of muslims calendar where Muslims are required to run fasting, so what the fasting means ? fasting means not only curb to eat or drink something from the dawn till the the sunset, but also curb our lust from negative things.

has become an annual tradition in batam as well in other areas in indonesia, every Ramadan many sudden market come up that sells food to consumed at breaking of fast.

one day before Ramadan, preparation to build the sudden market finish and ready to serve the visitors who will buy food

The Picture taken at Tiban Indah and Tiban 1 (princess) - Sekupang.

Pulau puteri - Nongsa

Island Princess ( Pulau Putri ) measuring 50 m2. However unique, this island can sweep around 200m at low tide and a third small island when tide line. The middle of the island there is a beacon tower.

Island Princess in the note referred to the Government Regulation No.30 Nongsa Island as one of 92 islands that made the basic point of law NKRI boundaries. Coastal area of Singapore can be achieved only with a half-hour boating course from Nongsa. Nongsa close proximity with the Singapore community in the village until the 1980s more about Singapore dollar currency or Ringgit Malaysia than rupiah.

from Nongsa beach you can cross to pulau putri

Pelabuhan Pancung sekupang Batam (traditional wooden boat harbour)

Pancung, people usually call the boat. this is the Sekupang harbour, besides domestic and international port, in this location also there is tradisional port where wooden boat is ready to serve the people cross to belakang padang island

the passengers began to arrive and waiting next ships .

The Departure point. ready to sail to belakang padang

Tradional station fuel oil for the Pancung

Pancung that are filling the fuel

Berelang the quiet

This is the scene of Barelang at theworking days time , very rare visitor who meet this bridge, do not try at the weekend , the bridge is crowded

Paku dalam Botol ( nail in the bottle )

August 17 is the day that is awaited by children, because in this month, children will enjoy the various games that will certainly be many prizes. This game is the one nail that has been tied in the ropes, and rope was tied in the back of the waist, and the nail is inserted in the bottle. that is exciting game.

Panjat Pinang - Pesta rakyat Batam 2009( Climb up Pinang Tree)

All over the indonesia today celebrates independence day 17 August, and almost all over the indonesia do various activities including games that are entertaining game and even games that challenges, including climb pinang tree. almost every year this one was never behind, is always there. climbing up the tree is normal for some people, but if the tree is enhanced with grease, what happens? yach ... that is sure to invite derisive laughter.
participants amounted to 6 people must work together using various strategies to reach the top of tree, where there are some gifts that had been hang up before(symbolic).

oh...ooo..

Pictures taken at Pesta Rakyat in front of Novotel batam, august 17,2009.