Reasons why i decide to be a TD

last SG · 2011-10-16T14:43:11+00:00

good for u. there is a taxi driver who has a PHD, is driving a taxi after his contracted was not renewed by *ASTAR. he even wrote a book on his experience as...

ericgo SG

Congratulation for being a TD??? wu siao bo..most likely bo bian or cannot work for others, or no more job like me, then take up as TD, sound like kenna toto for being a TD

Agree with you, to a certain extend it is true, still its not an embarressing profession to me. As i can see from this forum, some has also done well also and went on to become private limo owning their own vehicle. Its all up to individual mindset i guess.

JoeRaj SG

Poolman is right, bloody CDG which raised prices by flooding the market with new buys now has an about turn and will keep their Sonatas until Year 7. Sonata after 3 years is really problematic, 4-5 year be prepared for frequent trips to workshop, Aug this year my cab in and out nearly 10 days. More than 5 years, I think beach Road crowns are a better option.

bowah SG

If you are a relief, throw, then find a new sonatas, like this go on and on...epica next 2 years will face the same problem

bowah SG

Not at all, it is actually the most honest job, especially in singapore, you cannot do anything to the meter, working people still can eat snake, TD eat what snake, own snake? That is why it is a job that need alot of self motivation, self perservation and understanding. To congratulate it, is a bridge too far, to said welcome to a long hour tiring job at the expense of taxi companies, road condition and LTA directives ending with some peanut return is a more better word of choice.

And with a few drop of almond once awhile, you can consider is as Huat.

Bo Call Liao SG

And with a few drop of almond once awhile, you can consider is as Huat.

aiya bro let this young guys go into this line , few years time they will look back and say shit what have i done?

Bo Call Liao SG

If you are a relief, throw, then find a new sonatas, like this go on and on...epica next 2 years will face the same problem

There are no more new sonatas.

komade SG

aiya bro let this young guys go into this line , few years time they will look back and say shit what have i done?

aiyah bro dun be so negative ok~~~~~

be happy keep smiling dun always nao nao kio~~~~~~~

f1taxidriver SG

aiya bro let this young guys go into this line , few years time they will look back and say shit what have i done?

For some people, their response might be 'why i never started driving cabs earlier?'

ALN SG

no more new sonata?

like that aln change hirer also no new sonata liao?

sian leh…. haha

ALN SG

that nite saw ramly burger’s old sonata in hougang…

wa lan eh… mileage 700k km liao… engine so noisy still got taker….

taxi so huat?

decent02 SG

wish you HUAT…..ericgo

bowah SG

There are no more new sonatas.

Got lah, told you yesterday morning just drove down 50 sonatas from car carrier ship from Korea, immediately 12 send to their Pandan workshop for polishing and fixing up. But not for new hirer, more for those old crown hirers to renew to sonatas.

f1taxidriver SG

Bowah got many more sonatas to download. There are still many crowns on the road. There are also many bang beyond repair sonatas in Loyang L4. All need replacement lah.

bowah SG

For some people, their response might be 'why i never started driving cabs earlier?'

then after a few years of driving, back to "why am I a cabby?"

Life is like that one lah, you see me good, I see you good.

And the begining of all jobs, be it sales, taxi drivers, peng bak kua like me and so on are alway very nice, motivated and energetic except SAF

komade SG

that nite saw ramly burger’s old sonata in hougang…

wa lan eh… mileage 700k km liao… engine so noisy still got taker….

taxi so huat?

my merc last mth the mileage olredi cross 100,0000 km liao.........

komade SG

then after a few years of driving, back to "why am I a cabby?"

Life is like that one lah, you see me good, I see you good.

And the begining of all jobs, be it sales, taxi drivers, peng bak kua like me and so on are alway very nice, motivated and energetic except SAF

SAF is can keng u keng liao lor unless u like Ah Khoon siao on type........

ericgo SG

SAF is can keng u keng liao lor unless u like Ah Khoon siao on type........

True SAF best place to keng. So many off in lieu,annual leave,mc....i think actual work only 100 days a year...

Bo Call Liao SG

ohh. but they close all applications for new sonatas. do u know the reason why?

Bo Call Liao SG

then after a few years of driving, back to "why am I a cabby?"

Life is like that one lah, you see me good, I see you good.

And the begining of all jobs, be it sales, taxi drivers, peng bak kua like me and so on are alway very nice, motivated and energetic except SAF

I believe i am the only one here who always voice out against driving too young an age. i share my life experience now.

I started off driving right at 30 yrs old. Before i hit the age required for a TDVL , my friend asked if i wish to work together in a shipping co for $1,300 per mth.

I laughed at him and say knn so low , u siao bo? he said 'u dun wan its ok , i go work'. So i went to drive a cab and he went about working in this new co , 10 years on my friend is a manager in that co earning a very stable income and with juniors under his command.

Frankly i have wasted away this 10 years , no doubt its free and easy but i started out too early . at 30 i could have done more challenging stuff but i chose to take the simple route. Now at 40 im fucked liao . work for ppl also die , drive also die , wanna do bizness also die coz no $ & all i know is meter and add surcharge.

Trust me , those in their early 30s , u will get burned out one day. So fuckin sick of the steering . So after u get burned out , what are u going to do?

pls bear in mind that employers think very lowly if u put in ur resume that u were a TD in ur last job.

f1taxidriver SG

I believe i am the only one here who always voice out against driving too young an age. i share my life experience now.

I started off driving right at 30 yrs old. Before i hit the age required for a TDVL , my friend asked if i wish to work together in a shipping co for $1,300 per mth.

Trust me , those in their early 30s , u will get burned out one day. So fuckin sick of the steering . So after u get burned out , what are u going to do?

pls bear in mind that employers think very lowly if u put in ur resume that u were a TD in ur last job.

Young birds out there, please take BCL advice. < 30 yrs old, please just take a $1K plus job. You are young, no family to support, just yourself. Be humble and work your way up. 10 yrs later, if u r still humble and able, just like what BCL said, you would have a nice stable job.

Driving cabs is for those who lost their jobs n got families to support. Even if u 30yrs old and only got PSLE and a driving license, if u r not married, pls tahan a low paying job, and wait for your promotion. It is what I myself would do, unless u have tried working your way up and find that your ego is too big, cannot tolerate boss ordering u around.

So those who carried on as cabbies got at least 2 kind. Those who got big egos, and those who failed at their careers or business at an advanced age for various reasons.

But looking at the bright side, there are cabbies who got very lucky.

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