Some of you may have seen in the tone of my replies, more
criticism or 'arrowing' at certain people.
Poolman, Hammer2 and Ct2220 have been the recent ones.
I don't do it as a personal vendetta against these guys or
whoever. The reason is I am 'very pro taxi driver' basically. I
tend to treat all tDs whatever company or vehicle all as my
colleagues or as in the same boat.
Of course in the same boat, there are some that do better than
others, some who are not very nice, some just downright bad.
I don't see it as my duty to weed them out or to do anything at
all. I am not a Buddhist but I do subscribe to the Buddhist
thinking of karma, eventually whatever wrong you do, will come back
to haunt you in the same form or in another form.
If I see another Td, I will smile or raise hand if he shows a
hapy face. I will give way, to another taxi driver, where possible.
I don't potong jalan, but sometimes subconciously I may, sometimes
we don't check mirror, sometimes I am pre-occupied, and may miss
him.
So I always try to ignore the antics of some. Of course
sometimes, some kwai lan, I also hot, I will f him. But
normally I dont get upset if a driver suddenly brake or slow to
pick up a fare on the road as long there was sufficient distance
for me to stop. I can bear with that little inconvienience. I am
confident of finding my own pax.
Poolman has been quite a useful person to Tds, sharing and
giving tips and I take my hat off to him. I certainly don't have
his patience or time to do what he has done.
I criticise him because I think he sometimes forgets the
perception he creates with certain comments.
I got nothing with the LV band either. I think LV serves a niche
market and its members need to stand by each other. I got nothing
against pro LV comments, but what I will caution and criticise if
the things they do, put all taxi drivers in bad light especially to
the wrong prying eyes.
People like Ct2220 are very hardworking, Khoon too, and they
deserve every cent they earn, but I don't want them to post
something (in good heart) that causes alarm like when he posted
receipts. So I criticise.
Hammer2 is a nice person, if you know him, I have only
communicated via PM not personally, but can tell he's easy to get
along and is prepared to receive as much he gives. Only his temper
needs to calmed down a notch or two.
He can condemn you but you can condemn him, he accepts that. But
I do sense that some can't, they feel angry when you disagree or
criticise their comments.
As for the other mod, he's fair and tries to be fair to
everybody as is always willing to share advise.
Others like RBs too very cincai, he say a, you say b and he'll
come with c, but eveything can also. It's all in good fun.
So if you see me grumble, it's because I want more understanding
of tds, even the not so good ones. Of course you can grumble about
me.
Finally the thing about bus lanes, I normally also dont
entertain especially morning shift (this 1 dont play, the red ones
very dangerous) but sometimes at night like the last few days, not
feeling 100% just wanna cover rent and a bit of extra, anyhow
whack, see bus-stop 9, 10 pm no LTA or police, people flag, aiya
just take faster collect fare, faster go home, so that's why I
didn't take kindly to hammers post.
What if that driver was me, or say my cousin, brother in law or
close friend? How would I feel, say he really sick, just wanna grab
and go home faster, and then for nothing kena arrow not by
authority but a fellow TD?
Sure not happy right, not fair right? Sick also drive to pay
rent, in the end, who win, company win get rent, govt win get fine,
and td? Lose not once but double!
So please sometimes close your eyes to such things, like what
the Godfather 'Don Corleone' once said when he was asked to 'hide a
parcel (containing guns)'. He was asked by the other chap who came
to collect it, Did you look inside? Don Corleone said ' I don't
concern myself with things that don't concern me'
Now that's good advise!
