Old news liao…
Throw my key last December.
Started working as a part time weekender Taxi Driver (morning
shift) since Nov 2011 and driving a Comfort Sonata.
I passed my TVDL in Apr 2011 and
officially quitted in Dec 2012.
During this 13 / 14 months of driving…one word to describe Taxi
driving….Shiok.
I always enjoyed my weekend session….waiting for my buddy to
pass me the car every sat and sun….la kopi with him for 30 mins
before starting the engine. Then look forward to my first pax. most
of the days which I drove (>95%), I hit my target income. Taxi
driving is not difficult nor is it very easy. I enjoyed talking to
paxs except some snobbish indians. Overall it was a great
experience.
The question is why do I want to quit ???
Firstly, it is due to my job as a regional sales manager. I
travel very frequently due to the nature of my job. Sometimes I
flew off Monday morning and arrived Friday night. Weekends were
burnt driving taxi. After about a year, I felt the strain.
Secondly, my sonata is getting koyak….gear box problem persists
despite several workshop servicing. Once last Dec I travelled in
ECP throughout with high rpm coz the gear
refused to upshift after alighting pax from AP.
Thirdly, second half of 2012, I noticed traffic jams are getting
more frequent. CTE, AYE , and some other
roads. A lot of tress pruning ….WTF…Jams prohibit good
earnings.
TVDL is still a prized item that I will
keep…as i am about the same age as chief pool….anytime can tio pok
by company… Taxi Driving will be my saviour….
PMET will someday be replaced by Foreign
Talent…
Let’s hope that TD will never be replaced by FT…...
