Ah Khoon's Taxi Journal

Khoon2580 SG

Day 3 OTR (First Weekday)

0400

First Pax!

MBS staff drop at hotel lobby... think shiok my fav taxi stand in town .. but drop off liao - long Q at casino... coordinator didnt allow to Q!

0600

Rental almost covered

0700

Gas almost covered

0930

end of peak hour... see profit liao!

1000

TVDL Course Mate call jio drink kopi... put BUSY and head Whampoa market...

Khoon's favorite time - Break Time!

1200

Start work... sweep sweep sweep

1345

earn enough liao... in yishun... put BT BATOK hoping for pax to pay for trip to top up cng... but seems no luck...

1400

F it... empty to mandai cng see look... top up quite slow... much prefer toh tuck...

1500

Reach Base.. Q up buy 4D!

1530

End Shift Hand Over

Interesting Observations and Habits for past three days:

Start Shift After 3rd Pax sure break go toilet

Nite TDs never give chance... at the other side of the road also can u-turn cut three lanes to jip pax...

Early Morning kenan town muz crack brians where to find connect pax...

Khoon2580 SG

oh Ah Khoon your relief .... yeah he is also will not be alone .

Khoon , Lim KoPi mai , old dogs teach you some new tricks ?

would love to learn more..

but ko pi time mid nite?

khoon drive day... 9pm start 'koon-ing' time liao...

bowah SG

The way u drive so relax, you do not look/sound like a newbie

Bo Call Liao SG

Hey bro’s khoon is a very nice chap, do guide him more, he will be taking over my cab in 1 or 2 months time when I leave this job, n yes he drives my red Ferrari, after letting my car out, I felt that I m not alone in the taxi world…. It’s feels good

Big congrats to you bro for leaving this trade. Wish u all the best , dont turn back.

Khoon2580 SG

The way u drive so relax, you do not look/sound like a newbie

thanks to this forum and few old birds during TVDL course!

i read tru a lot of the postings to tap on the experience... and from the experience tat few of the TDs who kenan re-take TVDL shared with us...

actually veri simple... when i was a pax... where wait veri long cannot get cab will be the places i will think of going to find pax...

driving taxi muz relax... tired or no connect pax after rounding - Break!

earn enough keep...

Khoon2580 SG

Day 4 OTR

0400 - 0600

zero collection due to own boo boo... spend time in police station making report + travelling to woodlands and back to tpy to solve some silly careless mistake!

(non cab driving related)

0600 - 0700

first pax to tanah merah ferry terminal.. shoot ap... q at t1... check app den realised t3 got many flights landed while next flight at t1 onli 1 flight landing... never mind... break time! talk to two oldies who shared how to "play the ap game" - quote from one of them...

0700 - 1030

ap pax den all the way non stop connection till 1030... wanted break at 0930 but drag till 1030 den can have break.. so sad!

1030 - 1400

png, png, png....

1400 - 1500

cng low... but still png.. ha ha...

1500

toh tuck cng... the cai tao kuey not bad - or is it khoon super yeow?

1530

hand over - home sweet home!

today onli one long and one short break nia... sad...

Interesting Observations:

botanic gardens carpark near to nassim road side got 15 mins grace... the toilet veri veri nice and got water cooler can top up water! nice spot for break if near by

onlli 4 days and khoon already begining to drive like a real TD - anyhow cut lane, anyhow stop, never signal etc etc... ha ha... muz be mindful cannot hav all tis bad habits!

JLKL SG

today business so good meh?? how come i zai bo nan?? something wrong with me today??

Cktan1973 SG

Ha ha ha…. Zai Bo Lan is it u sit at coffee shop? Or hide at CBD look at mei mei walk here walk there? Just kidding ya

Cktan1973 SG

Bo call liao…. Once a taxi driver always a taxi driver, maybe will become super relief… Drive for fun, hunt for pax…. Hee hee…..

Poolman SG

today business so good meh?? how come i zai bo nan?? something wrong with me today??

hide under the coconut tree mana cai wo ?

Sgm40 vps SG

botanic gardens carpark near to nassim road side got 15 mins grace... the toilet veri veri nice and got water cooler can top up water! nice spot for break if near by

The last time I went in for almost 30 mins still free leh? puzzle...

inside got tap can take water to clean yr cab too. The restaurant closed shop liow hor.

JLKL SG

khoon koon liao huh?? today no update?? 5th day shack liao?? haha....

Khoon2580 SG

khoon koon liao huh?? today no update?? 5th day shack liao?? haha....

juz back form geylang onli...

ha ha... dun anyhow think...

went temple at lorong 27a pray pray..

Khoon2580 SG

Day 5 OTR

0400 - 0600

suddenly need do big business when rounding... head home to poot poot..

chiu.. 1 pax nia juz before 6am... and super short trip...

0600 - 1030

not bad coonections... png... hotel taxi stand...

mbs veri long q... no chance at all today

1030

rain rain go away... khoon wants to drive!

anyway... since rain... break time!

at dover coffeeshop... lots of blue TDs lim kopi der...

1100 - 1300

png... nuh ts... sgh ts... ikea ts...

1300

kenan send to ntu... park and break time!

miss the canteen food man...

1330

png from ntu... tot want do last pax liao den keep early..

end up connect non stop till cng beep beep beep...

1515

last pax drop rws... no cng switch petrol...

1530

toh tuck cng + short break... ha ha... want off liao still break... but really tired...

1600

home base!

Interesting Observations:

khoon maybe will kenan two speeding... pie speed camera.... meter show 90+... sentosa gateway... meter show 70+

one cab reverse about 50 meters to jip pax!

when hotel blink 'taxi'... even if u are the first cab in... the bell hop can choose not to give u the pax...

Khoon2580 SG

Day 6 OTR

0600 - -700

first pax to pasir ris... rounding no pax... shoot ap t3... reach end of q.. khoon gong gong go follow behind those black black cabs!

kenan air stewardess... make khoon feels like driving airplane!

0700 - 0930

peak hour never go into town at all... all pax putside cbd...

0930 - 1000

break time!

press handphone text with jlkl... got someone to talk cock... dun feel so lonely!

1000 - 1330

slow slow morning... kenan twice pick up to destination back to pick up point...

kenan sentosa inside inside de hotel... drop pax at staff entrance... drive up to lobby look see.. heng heng got one pax... dun need empty out...

1330 - 1530

since slow morning tot want keep early... but khoon keep challegning himself see can find pax anot... ha ha... end up chiu!

early know when near by toh tuck time juz go pump n keep...

1545

crowded at pump... quick quick top up n go...

1600

knn.. pie jam..

1630

hand over - home sweet home!

* let go two connecting pax coz need go shee shee... health more important... money can slowly earn!

** always Q at the right side in ap

JLKL SG

this thread makes me want to relieve my initial driving days, so today sibei koot lak, start driving at 7am... at 8am, very sleepy liao.. bo bian, kopi break... 9.30am break again... body cannot adjust to the timing.... but overall quite okay lah to start early, at least can end early...

but the funny thing is i flip thru' the log book, knn, today is the earliest time i started since day 1.. even day 1 i only start at 7.30... if only everyday can wake up so early...

Mercabs SG

Ah Khoon, I think you can start a blog or maybe tweet instead if you are going to carry on like that.

Khoon2580 SG

Day 7 OTR

0600 - 0700

favorite taxi stand to start the day... zoom ap... taxis on ecp like f1... all no giv chance... chiong all the way...

today learnt leasson liao... reach ap.. go shee shee first... fast moving q... less then 20 mins reach the end of Q liao...

0700 - 0900

png... png... png... last pax juz hotel to ap...

0930 - 1030

drop off ap... check app.. t1 n t3 flts landed an hr ago... siew liao... plan q t1... turning out time saw sign board t3 onli 2 cabs in q... mai tu liao...

no cabs... but khoon still gong gong follow the merry go round route whlie others juz zoom to the last lane...

end of q... 5 mins wait... sentosa cove... think siao liao... ha ha... but never empty out... pax send stuff and back put to vivo...

1030 - 1100

break time!

1100 - 1200

god son call say booking out... put busy zoom maju camp fetch him go htp...

1200 - 1530

png... ts... png... ts... png... ts... png...

last pax two places... cck den bt batok... swee...

drop off zoom cng... top up... end shift

1615

hand over... home sweet home!

Officially One Week OTR!

Khoon2580 SG

actually onli wanted to record the first few days... bo bo write one week liao...

taxi driving is not as tough as i prepared myself for... nor is it as easy as well... a lot of mental stuff on the first few days...

now can understand poolman's approach tat driving taxi muz hav good knowledge of locations, routes and traffic conditions.. hav some strategy... be at the right place at the right time... plus a bit (or lots of) luck...

i m fortunate to link up bro cktan1973 to be his relief... he went all the way out to guide me before i started and on the first few days...

bro jlkl also a very encouraging and motivating chap... really admire him for starting off omo and lasted a whole year and more...

Khoon2580 SG

but the funny thing is i flip thru' the log book, knn, today is the earliest time i started since day 1.. even day 1 i only start at 7.30... if only everyday can wake up so early...

so i m a good influence? ha ha...

might be nice if bro jlkl can read back your postings when u started...

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