Henry’s Blog

I registered this kind of premium services that BCA (Bank Central Asia
is one of the largest network Bank in Indonesia) has offered to some
customers. And today 15 August 2005 I have been asked to give some more
unfilled information that it should be filled at registration form. I
thought on my last visit was all of forms is filled out. I think
customer service lady must have forgotten to ask me to fill this form.
Anyway it was not a problem at all actually. But then I have a bank
transfer had to be made today. It was a RTGS (Real Time Gross
Settlement) transaction to BII. After finished filling up all forms,
the lady just give me queue number and it was 42. So it was 36 is the
last queue number that served at that time. Man, all customers seemed
really taking their time. From what I observed that they have already 4
tellers which is is more than usual queue but they dont have non-cash
teller only. Each customer would take probably about 10-15minutes to be
finished serviced. That it left me about 30-60 minutes waiting then.
BCA Prioritas has been selected as premium banking, we have different
room where place all customer service and tellers. The room itself is
air conditioned and they provide tea, coffee, cakes (it was bolu kukus
that day), news paper, bloomberg TV and some more hospitalities. But
really for me thats all not I really wanted. I want to be served
properly and quickly. It is pissing me off when I had to queue long to
get some services. Bank needs our money, customer money so I cannot
take the reason for long queue to have a service.
Then something
came up in my mind, coz I have TAPRES account so this Bank has a
separate line queue for TAPRES only. I had to go down to 1st floor from
5th to see if this queue line is long as well. When I reached the line
it was only 1 person who was already in teller. So this is much better
I think because I thought it would be take about another 2-3 minutes.
Then right 2 minutes this guy left from teller and my RTGS Transaction
only took about 3 minutes time. Then finished.
So much for BCA PRIORITAS…. maybe today is not my day

When it was about more than a year ago I asked all my friends where to stay around Kuta Bali it was end up with The Oasis Kuta. The references came from Uman Madiprasodjo and DMMS. Those guys are my buddy.
Anyway… last visit to Bali and it was a launching for Nexus series smartBridges. After finished the event we move to this hotel from Sanur Paradise Plaza. It was like a rendezvous. Off-course I know hotel Manager, Mr Fajar Asmara. Last year when we visited this hotel we were all enjoyed stay in The Oasis so after gathering sB customer which held at this hotel as well. Because of that we extended our stay here, but maybe it was a peak season (Was it a peak season in August ??) this Hotel Manager sent us a letter that if theres any possibilities we can be transfered to another hotel. Hahahahahhaa NO WAY MAN !..
We were all refused to have transfered to another hotel.
Man, we bought their banquet and stay about almost a week and they wanted us to be transfered. So I came to Hotel Manager and refused this offer then said to him that if he transfered us to another hotel we will never visit his hotel again ever !. It was well said of me. The manager obey our demand. hehehehhehe

Anyway that was a long time ago but this made a faster booking over phone to hotel manager. When I called him, he sort of forgotten me. But when I reminded him about transfer to another hotel at last year, it did ring a bell. And he gave me a corporate price and actually we were happy to have that rate.

So we booked for 2 rooms, I supposed to share the room with one of my staff but he refused and choose to stay with other staffs in another room.
Anyway it was a splendid time we stayed at this hotel.
There is a thing that if you reach this hotel at first time you will be shocked this hotel has a unique entry path from Bakung Sari Street (main street). It leaves you about approx. 2.5 Meter width alley. If you drive a Mercedes, BMW or Jeep forget it… Cannot park near the hotel, you have to leave your car at Bakung Sari Street. Unless you ride a HD it will be very suitable to get your bike parked near the hotel. We were lucky because we rented Toyota Avanza so that alley still give us space to enter the hotel.

One day in afternoon we had an idea to take some pictures of this hotel. Then we had to wait for the right time because I thought it would be much more beautiful scenery when it was less light. So we had a very good time taking some pictures and it was not so bad… For us which are all not professional photographers the result is almost like some professionals.
Here the link Album
Baron, my buddy who stayed in Bali told me that he could print those pictures and that gave us a chance to show hotel manager to see our pictures of his hotel. So Baron managed to print some pictures and the result was so so beautiful. At the next day I show these pictures and Mr Fajar Asmara like the pictures. We might ask him for some reimbursement as hotel vouchers and a first class privilege booking. But it was not dealt till now. Anyway I am sure Mr Fajar Asmara, the hotel Manager is keen enough to give us some rewards.

All the things here are great except for some few things, TV is too small size I know people wont be mind but if you have to see watch 14" screen from a corner it is really killing your eyes. They should change to a bigger one 19" or 21" should be better. Our room TV was not working properly, the sound is not out even we set to highest volume and Vertical Roll problem. We had complained about this but they didnt make any changes till we checked out. Ok it was not a big deal anyway but the should have a spare unit right ?
Breakfast Menu was not vary so much. But I think that what all foreign country tourists having every morning, for this kind a low rate I would say it is more than enough. We have discovered a restaurant called "Nikmat" nearby the hotel. And it is a halal food stall, and also is very cheap pricing.

Heres more info about this hotel : http://www.theoasis.info
If you want more you can email me and get Manager Hotel mobile phone to get a good rate.