Bintan Lagoon Resort where we spent 3 restful days with others from the Aljunied Town Council is truly a tropical paradise. It sits on more than 300 hectares of beautiful land overlooking the South China Sea. On Bintan island itself, it is located to the north, together with some other resorts. There is no major towns nearby. Tanjong Pinang, the largest town is situated
far to the southwest of the island. Visitors from S'pore should take note that Bintan Island is about 3-4 times LARGER than S'pore itself.So, with no major towns nearby for visitors staying at all the nearby resorts of Bintan Lagoon, a shopping and eating village was built to cater to them. How clever!
All of us were brought to this specially created village for tourists. Locals will never go there!
The name of this place?
Pasar Oleh Oleh
In their language it probably translates to....
In their language it probably translates to....Pasar = market
oleh = by
So put it together it reads" market by by".
Sounds more like " market BUY BUY ! "
Who knows, perhaps that may be the intention.
Who knows, perhaps that may be the intention.
Because there is nothing else to do in Oleh Oleh
except to spend your money!
But no one is forced to buy anything. For example, when we were 1st driven there in the 2 buses, almost everyone made a beeline for Kg Lagoi which was just across the road opposite to Oleh Oleh. The shops here look too classy and so the prices are classy too, not surprising.
It was rather amusing to see so many people rushing into the only massage spa there to book their time. They did not have enough masseuse!
Daisie and I wanted to also relax with a Bintan massage. So we strolled to the Kintamani at Oleh Oleh which cost half the price charged at the Lagoi side. Haha. Same thing lah.Helo Helo Restaurant was where we had our group lunch before departure on the 3rd day.
After having bought some batik shirts etc..we sat down to observe all that was going on around us.
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where else did you go while you where in bintan.
ReplyDeleteis the elephant park near the bintan resorts? were you able to stroll the lagoi park and reservoir?
hahaha... very good try of transalation, Sir... Yes, oleh by itself means by but Oleh-Oleh put together usually means small items usually meant as souvenirs or gifts of goodwill... :)
ReplyDeleteThe elephants...yes, there is an optional tour for those who are interested. Transport is provided to the elephant village from the resorts.
ReplyDeleteWe did nothave sufficient time to explore the Lagoi park and reservoir. Anyway, the reservoir looks huge!
To Anonymous...thank you very much for providing the meaning of Oleh-Oleh! Yes, I was just making a wild guess as I posted based on literal translation and sound ( buy-buy ! ). Good memories of that place though for us.