2007 Vacation Trip

This 2007 school holiday started on 8 October 2007. The school will start again on 25 October 2007.
Working holiday needs to be matched with other workers so there is no empty employee in certain date.
Daddy still has around 6 week annual leave that has never been taken yet.
Initial plan to take holoday on 5 - 17 October 2007. Unfortunately daddy's friend will take the holiday on the Idul Fitri (13 October and continued to the 1 or 2 week after idul fitri, depending on the remaining days of leave).
Considering this holiday, so Daddy has to revise the holiday starting 5 Oct - 12 October 2007. In order to make the whole family happy, this annual leave is planned to go abroad by visitting Disneyland in Hong Kong.
Mom tried to develop the itinerary so meet with Daddy's time and school vacation, and the most important thing is with amount money on hand that will be utilized to spend this holiday.
Mom contacted several travels in Pekanbaru such as Swan Travel, Ananda T&T from Batam, but the cost was really high. Then tried to get free and easy by contacting Sanel Tour & Travel for Airplane ticket (Pekanbaru - Batam, Singapore - Hongkong vv, Batam - Pekanbaru). Because it is categorized as peak season due to school vacation and Idul Fitri 1428 H, the only available airline ticket is Cathay Pacific started 6 October and returned on 10 October for flight Singapore - Hong Kong vv. Then mom booked Cathay Pacific for the cheapest ticket for 6 Oct - 10 Oct. And then mom asked Sanel to find reasonable price for Pekanbaru - Batam on 6 Oct, morning flight so the flight can be continued to use Ferry from Batam to Singapore and directed to Singapore International Airport afternoon flight to Hong Kong. Sanel could successfully getting Merpati for Pekanbaru - Batam with reasonable price ticket for 6 Oct 2007 morning flight. The problem is, flight from Batam to Pekanbaru still unavailable. But Sanel promised to get the flight on 11 October 2007.
Having this schedule, daddy browsed his computer to book a cheap hotel in Hong Kong Down Town. The intention is to find the cheapest hotel with a very good location so can access as many as interesting place in Hong Kong, not necessari pay expensive prioce for stay at night, getting clean and comfortable room to take a rest. Most of time will be spent outdoor to explore Hong Kong optimally and adjusted with physical health condition. Initially Dad ordered YWCA, unfortunately the room was not available. Then continued to search other hotels. Finally Dad got Hongkong Downtown Hotel in Chungking Mansion that is located in the downtown in 36 - 44 Nathan Road. Daddy booked 1 room for 4 people for 4 night with bathroom inside the room.
In line with this, Sanel could get Batavia flight from Batam to Pekanbaru on 11 Oct 2007 flight.
So the travel arrangement will be as follows :

5 October 2007
At 13:30 departed Duri for Rumbai, stay over night in W. Sungkai

6 Oct 2007
At 06:10 departed Rumbai for Pekanbaru SSK Airport then continued with Merpati flight to Batam. Airport Tax Rp 25.000,-/person. Arriving in Batam Airport, purchased ferry ticket to Singapore SGD $ 14.00/person. Seaport in Batam was SGD 4/person. The better to purchase the ferry ticket in Airport because the price in Batam Center is SGD 3.00 more expensive/person. Taxi from Airport to Batam Center was Rp 70,000,-
Taxi from Singapore Front Harbor Center to Terminal-1 Singapore International Airport was SGD 16.00. From Singapore - Hong Kong, arrived in Hong Kong at 22:30. Immigration and luggage for about 1 hour, then went out for bus riding from Airport to Chungking Mansion cost HK$ 33.00/person. Later will be continued in more detail.