Wah liew, this Haji long weekend

last SG · 2014-10-08T09:37:25+00:00

Ya lor to me Night shift peak hr numbers also dropToday the bloody haze made me close shop super early Can't stand the burning smell n hving headache

Diablo9898 SG

I think need strategy leh. I tested, anyhow dirve randomly vs strategy (go where during certain time, etc), strategy wins most of the time.

I think the key consideration is time & potentially higher yield, not distance. If I can get to town in 10 mins via expressway, it will be better than to get into a nearby neighbourhood MRT/ shopping mall in 10/12 min or even slight less time via normal road. Distance to town may be more, but time saved, city charge and potentially longer trip all make it worthwhile.

But if can get an immediate pax in the heart land or where you are currently, then of course, take first lah. Time is the major consideration, not fuel cost.

I am speaking of night drivng only where the "golden window" is tight - 6pm to 11pm. During that time, little or no rest, cheong all the way. Because after that, things slow down and after 12am, ghosts only

Deepavali strategy need to think deep deep in the valley.... thanks for the Rangoon Rd thingy but can't really fully understand why Rangoon, not Serangoon??

Sometime, I would use "gut feel"... and go against where most of the taxis would go

Eg..

From Upper Serangoon rd towards Bendemeer Rd ard 2am (weekend)... Most taxis would chiong toward Bendemeer Rd/Jalan Besar...But I go to Macpherson Rd...towards upper Aljunied Rd and to Gelyang... I did that a few times and got paxs (not on every ocassions)...surprisingly some just after work...

Strategy or not... the one and most important thing is... You must have the mood to drive before you start the engine...cause it will affect the way you drive and for the whole shift...

Just drive and take what comes along.. You might kena 1 to Sungei Gedong (book in army paxs) and if you are damn lucky... you may get 1 who happened to fall sick and decided to go back to his house at Bedok..... Who knows what actually lay down for your shift.... So to conclude... Just do it...Drive...

bowah SG

I also use gut feeling, but I call it think out of the box feeling, but most of time…OBK

luckycabby SG

Please define your OBK. I hear so many TDs say OBK , OBK (or bak kak, right?) but what does it mean?

OBK = lose money or make less?

Scali your OBK means make $200 nett which is most people's dream takings....

Taxilim88 SG

OBK means business very bad lor. But depends lah. Some ppl $30 nett OBK liao. Some ppl $30 nett, keep and call Bak Bak.

Agree with the Lao Jiaos here. Just drive. Got pax, pick, got call take. Time to rest, rest. Time to keep, keep. Don't think too much.

Keep it simple, less headache, more sustainable.

bowah SG

Lansai lah, bak bak is one week one time only, everyday go..can die one hor. 30nett x 30days…$900, ok liao mah, no stress, can go exercise, enough sleep, enough eat, happy drive, not happy park oneside, drink coffee and TCSS..good mah.

The truth is TD age very fast one hor, diam diam think here and there..hair drop, grow white, face wrinkles many many..tiam tiam eat pandols, drink red bull, rub axe oil..walau, like this,...not long must call me liao, our new Toyota Hiace had arrived, fully see thru glass, very nice, at night got lots of led lights, can go peacefully

bowah SG

OBK meaning drive until both eyes black black like panda…still no pax.

luckycabby SG

OBK meaning drive until both eyes black black like panda…still no pax.

Ok, so OBK is a subjective term lah. Don't know about you lah but I am trying to make as much as possible to raise some funds in the shortest possible time and then start doing something later. Something that does not need so much physical or manual involvement, something that can be leveraged to give me financial freedom, lol. That means, when you are not physically working, there is still income - passive income.

$30 nett per shift, I sure die early lah...

Can't imagine lau kok kok still got to Q at AP late late and fight for pax in town after midnight. Sorry, no offence but driving taxi is not a long term solution for a good retirement, IMHO.

Just my 2cts worth of thoughts. May not be for everyone here so feel free to criticise.....

bowah SG

Depend on individuals lah, on one end of the extreme, usually the younger ones…some kiam ah longs, some kiam Credit cards, some kiam cheng hu, some because never save,

then all of a sudden need lot so money, die die must drive on lor, typically, most youngs I see is kiam money due to gambling or spent too lavishly with poor financial control and planing.

Then on the other end of the extreme, the lau kok kok type, whereby most of you are not in that stage, wouldn’t understand. Lau kok kok can also kiam money due to late marriage or kena conned by People Republic of China Con women.

And also those seibei stubborn type, altho his childrens had more than enough for him, he die die still want to drive on,

why, because of Men ego and pride mah, afterall, our President Toony Tan said, can drive till 73yo mah. So you must understand old man behavorial inorder to perfect understand why they still drive at such old age.

Like me, lau gui, not so old, but act seibei old, AP passenger see me only, said..

Sir, no need to carry the bags for us, we put ourselves, and when you act old, the society pity you more, most will give tips and care for you,

even go wrong also nevermind, will never tell you to drive faster and nice to you..so who gain? Lau gui lor.

Then after driving, with many tips, go geyland…can carry bak bak and do hor

j007 SG

Deepavali - another OBK in the making for day drivers

Ct2220 SG

Deepavali - another OBK in the making for day drivers

j007 SG

breakeven and close shop

Taxilim88 SG

breakeven and close shop

Double whammy. Exam period + haven't take month end salary yet, money all finish liao.

Ct2220 SG

Double whammy. Exam period + haven't take month end salary yet, money all finish liao.

OK La !. A Bit su said La.

As I mention, TD need to know what is going on in Singapore 眼观四面，耳听八方！

Yes, "Double whammy. Exam period + haven't take month end salary yet, money all finish liao."

But there is a Chinese saying : 适者生存

I start MDT @ 0719pm, Sweep one Pax from Lot 1 to Mi Casa
@ S$3.40 + $0.85 => $4.25 (@#$%?%$#@ Meter even never Jump)

After Pax alight, 有油钱了，start heading east (A/P) ==>> Change shift Tampines.

My 80286 (PC XT) Mind start scanning 。。。。。。。。。

OK ! 20 Oct 2014 -26 Oct 2014 - Indoor Stadium - WTA Tennis Finals

If a Pax can spend so much $$$ to watch a game,
should able to pay for taxi fare to go home.

So basically, the whole night I am cruising around one place : Indoor Stadium and A/P

From about 0800pm to 0450am, Beside Khooning and Makan at Bedok 85 HC.

Total, I did 13 trip, Total take 3 GT and Swept 5 Pax around Indoor Statium. 2 A/P Pick up. (One to Yishun and One to Kembangan).

When have chance to take call, try to take a call to near A/P.

When need to sweep floor, try to get a Pax to nearby area, so call fly back to OHQ A.S.A.P

Hired distance : 198 Km, For Hire distance: 88 Km .

Total earning, a bit su said 10% lower than Norm.

Ct2220 SG

Some of Ex LV fan call me.

310 what the FxxK is going on in 2 Stadium Walk, why so many call from there.

哈！哈！哈！ 2 Stadium Walk is indoor stadium La.

Why, so many call ? Bcos of WTA Tennis Finals La. !

bowah SG

Not bad lah, morning morning, many from jurong side going to perumal and sri maniam temple, only got one kiam siam indian going to jurong east Indian temple..no need to go smlj WTA women tennis…those are for 眼观四面，耳听八方 taxi drivers

Sent indians girls with flower smell…wha! seibei song, somemore..all bak bak one…then afternoon, wait there to send them back, some change temple, from tank to perumal, perumal to maniam..maniam to yishun, seranggoon north..must know all these indian’s temple hor.

Indians during depavali period seibei good mood one…this one TD must know, can pick them during this period..all other times, try to avoid.

Not bad, can make more than my $30 net, somemore, less traffic, but lots of red taxis around..phuixx

luckycabby SG

Not too bad yesterday. Drove from 12pm to 5.30pm only. Many pax on roads, calls, etc. Fine weather also. Orchard Rd jam packed with walking zombies. Hotels got lots of people queueing to go places too.

Ct2220 SG

Not bad, can make more than my $30 net, somemore, less traffic, but lots of red taxis around..phuixx

bowah SG

Take gold award kam lan…my ex chief was once a champion of CDG, voted best driver of the year, but end up…u know, i know can liao.

Driving Taxi is not about getting award like hp, LCDTV, gold or silver award. It is about cold hard cash put in pocket to warm up first, smlj award paper,...go sungei road also nobody want to buy that piece of shit.

luckycabby SG

Take gold award kam lan…my ex chief was once a champion of CDG, voted best driver of the year, but end up…u know, i know can liao.

Know what? What happened to him?

Champion TD? Not bad lah but nothing compared to a champion F1 driver, lol.

You are right lah, become a TD is to earn cash (for whatever specific purposes), not to win awards.

bowah SG

He was once a bluebird champion, champion in nets transaction, customer services, calls taken, and the best model of a Taxi driver for cdg.

But just because of one incident only, his reputation was tarnished, his trust was destroyed, his loyalty to demolished, whatever credits he gets and awards was in the end nothing, cannot even save his pride and dignity. In return, he left as a martyr and voted, never to return again.

But tia gong now he driving i40 leh..smlj martyr?

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