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A taxi driver's blog
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http://taxidiary.blogspot.com/ Probably the only taxi driver in this world with a PhD from Stanford and a proven track record of scientific accomplishments, I have been forced out of my research job at the height of my scientific career, and unable to find another one, for reasons I can only descri...
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OUT OF ACTION FOR NOW
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Hi All Bros, Will not be able to drive cabby for a while. Remember my accident case wif Trans? Just my luck, receive 1 bad thing after another. Straight after I received a letter from coy saying hirer had terminated my services, the next thing I know is coy come knocking on my doors - with a accident liabil...
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Some health guide and tips
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I will start off this topic with the following guide on how to indentifyif a person is having a STROKE. STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S. T. R. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramed...
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Abolish 35% Peak Hour Surcharge
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The peak hour surcharge has been here for quite a while. Passengers are still grumbling while most cabbies are not benefiting from it. Call bookings decline and commuters are still avoiding taxis during these hours. How about ..... 35% Peak Hour Surcharge - Abolish Starting Meter Fare - $4.60 / $4.8...
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What is right? What is wrong?
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Hi...another newbie on road with a blue toyota crown for just a few weeks, six days on day shift. Just wanted to know why? from sifus over here. Why? there are so many rules and regulations, you must not take this route that is wrong and the other route you take is right. Paxs said. Like example, from aye ex...
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Is there a problem with Singapore's taxi fare structure ?
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I felt there's a piece missing in that jig-saw puzzle ..... No.1 ) Peak hour ? Taxi too many , taxi long Q for paxes , demand low almost every part of Singapore . After peak hour , like 8.05pm , a sudden surge of human q at taxi stands , or at street , almost every part of Singapore . Some even waited at the taxi st...
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Chronicles of our daily journeys.........
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I have always wanted to start a blog regarding my driving and day to day encounters with passengers .... To be precise 2 years ago I did and it is still at page one... Before I started driving I thought I would have the time and energy to pen my daily thoughts but it turn out otherwise... With this new folder...
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I broke my own record !
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For the no. of calls taken in the month of July 2009 Total 71 calls for 16 days OTR but I'm poorer by S$31.24for radio charges ... I must admit, any rubbish call I oso take , haha Any guru here can advise / share experience regarding call taking ?
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How I came to Be A Cabby
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It never cross my mind to be a cabby as I for once feel that being a cabby can't bring me far ahead in life. But life unfolds for everyone differently including myself of course. I had been in and out of jobs all the while as I do not seem to be getting the hang of life in a working society. So you can say that I'm a...
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Today is 090909 - tell us any good or weird incident on d road
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let me start:- around 12.10pm after dropping pax to Demsey Rd...I turned in to Glen Eagles Hospital...not many cabs there...my turn came...a family with an old sick lady from Thailand board my cab "Can go to St Michael Rd at Serangoon Rd"...i said ok...reach destination daughter said &q...
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An Unexpected Intruder
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i never thought a piece of harmless metal rod like this could caused that much harm to me. nothing is too minor for a destruction for an hour on bukit timah rd and $30 poorer on a busy saturday nite. so guys, never underestimate any object laying on the street. [IMG]https://i87.photobucket.com/album...
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Is this how pax see us as a taxi driver?
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Quote: "Am I to read it that Taxi drivers are generally not happy with their job and that after driving 13 hours you come off with only $ 30 dollars. and you are just unable to get a better paying job anywhere else. I am sure that waiting at tables will pay even more. I am not disparaging a person's misf...
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SHC -3548 Comfort Blue ....
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I saw www.taxiUNCLE.com decal on the windscreen . The relief driver was my Taxi Mentor , he was the one who encourage me to drive a taxi when iwas jobless almost 9 years ago ... He looked abit like him , Yes from Bt Panjang ..... No la .... he told me his brother is a forum member here . So am i !!! Singapore is sm...
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Being a taxi driver
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written by one called ty5102009: "Say what you may. As i spent most the morning reading the forum on Taxi Tale. I am happy to know there are still some individual who understand being a taxi driver is not easy. I was lucky enough to have found a job and was posted to China to work though the pay is not gr...
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A Bad Sunday
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Tot I had found a hirer and can drive evry wkend.. alas.... Was driving from 4pm till around 3am on Sunday. Vry shack and decided to park at my carpark. Got a call frm my hirer around 6am asking why haven't I sent back his veh. I explained to him that I wanted to top out but was too tired and had wanted to do it fi...
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I really got problems with Indian pax !!!
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Still cannot figure out why ? Indian pax just cannot make my day ! Friday night ..... around 7pm At Middle Road ( opp Fortune Centre Taxi stand ) , i was the 3rd in the Q . 2 Blue comfort crown infront of me . This Indian lady walk to and fro the taxi stand , i saw her , wondering why she still hesistateto hopinto t...
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Boat Quay or Bugis
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Boat Quay, Bugis sound like the same, The day one male young passenger board my taxi and just said Boat Quay and continued his handphone conversation, I fogot to confirm with him by asking him If it is bugis junction or boat quay because I did not want to disturb his telephone conversion. But whenmy taxi...
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Why some pax treat cabby like invisible?
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Just share some juicy encounter here... 1) Two girls (one tomboy onevery pretty) both around 25yrs old, inside the cab, hug and sleep together later wake up and kiss each other...me was fully awaken especially my small head, but pretend nothing happens. 2) Two girls (graduate) going to disco was dis...
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My ride for yesterday
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Just to share.... Ah Neh--Pick one ah neh at orchard going to city hall mrt, reach the place, show me his posb card. Me say sorry no net, he say no cash only got posb card. I just empty up his wallet...trip was 5.60 but only get around 2 dollars coin. He say sorry...me say it's ok and dirve off to seek for my nex...
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Biz Thought
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Mabuhay to all Bros, Have been reading quite a bit of the treads here, and like your ohms and driving force that you got it all here.I am truly delighted to see a different driving force in your support group here!Sad to say that most our ppl in this city are not grouping or sharing much, andrather living b...
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True cabbies' story?
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Cabby's tale:---------(taken from another forum) Ok there are lots of debates regarding whether female prefer bigger penis. My below true encounter confirm this : Last nite i picked up a lady. After chatting for awhile, she quickly confided in me that her bf has cheated on her. She went on to say that...
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staying with in-law
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sold my place a couples of years back was staying with the inlaw since my boy arrive to the world come to think of it, i have been staying here coming to 5 years sometimes, feel really stress out, in-law would make noise, complaint about my naughty boy, my daughter, though they have help to take care of the...
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cab kiss cab... sianz
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fri nite... good business... along hougang ave 10 near upper serangoon, 1st cab (merc) saw a pax on the roadside, sudden brake. 2nd cab, react in time, jam brake and stop just nice swee swee. 3rd cab, didn't see the merc cab, only notice 2nd cab jam brake, brake buay hu... kiss onto the 2nd cab. I'm the 3rd...
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My hardest day
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Looks like passengers are getting lesser and lesser. Don't talk about booking within CBD during peak hour.... $3.5+$3+35%??? alreay inside museum long time ago, office no OT, ppl got no money..... ppl prefer walk 20 mins..... simply because empty pocket. Today was the hardest day since my hands on...
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Scary experience - Muslim Cenmetery @ midnight
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Sunday night 23:30 got a fighter look passenger from Golden Mile go Lim Chu Kang. Alamak... very far and already sensed unsafe... asked him which part of LCK? He said.... "m..u..slim cenmetery".... I asked are u going foriegn worker's hostel? He said... no, m..u..slim cenmetery... Go o...
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Pax do not want to pay $19
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This is really a wake up call for me, last nite picked up one couple at bedok, couple look ok and well educated. But never expected that the night event will forever embedded in my mind. Drop the girl at kew drive and continue the trip to STPB behind Tanglin Mall. Upon reaching he passed me the credit card,...
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Pax from Airport...scared scared...
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Picked up an ang mo family of four frm T2 at midnite, heading to The Tate Residences @ Claymore rd. The husband, sitting in front, does not seems to be well. Sneezing and slight coughing along the way, wanted to open window slightly but paiseh leh... that trip was the longest ever trip I ever had.... Wors...
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China Woman Blues!!!
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I pick up a PRC woman at 5am yesterday morning and she wanted to go to Seletar Camp Oceantus Karaoke Lounge. I head straigth there from Lor Ah Soo. When I dirve up to the circle at near the entrance, she suddecly asked me to turn left but I know that Oceantus is straight ahead. However, I turned and she said t...
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Ang Mo couple having sex in my taxi!!!
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Encountered a ang mo couple on their way back to Yishun in my cab having sex. Firstly I guess they just came to know each other at clarke quay. I could tell from their conversation. Once I hit the CTE highway to Yishun, the woman start seducing the man and eventually pull down her panties, climbing on top o...
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The night I run over a black cat.
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Last sunday night, at Mei Ling Street I run over a black cat. Look like this black cat was chasing another cat which ran out on my right. Looking at right side mirror, saw that poor fellow lying on the road. Could not stop as I have passenger. I return to the same place after dropping off the passenger but I c...
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