If u don't like being a driver, do something else

African Killer Bee SG

There are more suffering from the social economic equivalent of short man syndrome here than anywhere else. All the angst and declaration of hostility against perceived slights from paying customers… Is that necessary? So in memory of Steve jobs, if u r so unhappy being a cabby, go do something else:

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

Poolman SG

btw , who is unhappy ?

I know commuters are not happy .... esp rain .

Circle line open liao , they have options , cheaper option .

f1taxidriver SG

Doing what we love and earn a living with it? Not so easy. Very easy to say. Very hard to do. Most people are doing jobs to survive. The lucky ones enjoy it, the less lucky ones find it boring but stick around because they got no choice.

You want to know what many love to do for a living? Many like gambling, but is there such a thing as a casino license that we can just apply and hope for approval within a month for a token fee here in Singapore or anywhere else? Of course not.

Many like to pimp and have a stable of hot babes. But is there a straight forward procedure to apply for a brothel license anywhere in this world? Of course not.

Many if not all taxi drivers wish we could own and run our own taxi. But again this is not possible in Singapore.

We wish as taxi drivers that we can just advertise and tout our services around without breaking the law. Again it is illegal.

As taxi drivers, most do not have much education. For many of them, indulging in a few sinful pleasures is how they pass their time. So you tell me, what else is out there that is profitable and pleasurable and nobody realised by now?

So please do not try and be too smart and write dumb things. Steve Jobs is Steve Jobs. We neither have his brains nor his looks nor his luck nor his charm. I consider myself lucky that I enjoy driving and meeting people already. But there are many who enjoy neither but still got to cope with it. Life is hard for most people. Dun make stupid statements about finding something u enjoy and earn a living with it. It is just a pipe dream for most people.

Poolman SG

some cabby doing this trade happily for the last eleven years ....

A bit boring sometimes pissed off by act smart commuters , but we love on .

Life move on for us .

Poolman SG

I for one example ....

Me not happy ?

Aiyo , taxi driving is the best job as far as my needs is concern . It's what you need .

Nevermind no CPF , i have my own retirement funds .

Nowhere in Singapore & no jobs .... that allows to watch World Cup every four years in the morning hours , and allow me to sleep in the day , and work in the night , and go back watch World Cup again . . . for one whole month , salary and job not affected .

And no need MC to skip work during World Cup .

And during Saturday and Sunday , we can stay at home watch English Premier League , Spanish La Liga , Italians Serie A and German Bundesliga if you want .

Just adjust your timing , earn enough rental and fuel cost , and head home watching . No boss to approve .

And best part is ..... after watching soccer , if still feels good , weekend crowds still there to you to continue working if u want .

And UEFA Champions League , as u know , every midweek , starting 2.45am Singapore time , the best time for me !

Just nice finished work , top up CNG , wash taxi , heads home and can start watching soccer .

After watching , sleep .

Aiyo , who is unhappy .

Poolman SG

If football matches start at 10pm ....

Between 3pm to 10pm , can bring family go shopping , jalan jalan , have a nice dinner , spent sometime with them etc .....

And still can see football .

Then after soccer , dun feel like working , can stop work . At what cost ? Roughly $50 a shift . No boss marked you , and face condemnations hahahahah

Poolman SG

And ....

Football not only World Cup , EPL , Serie A , Bundesliga , La Liga .... we also have European Championship in Europe .

So basically , every 2 years , we have exciting football on TV , live every midnight for 1 month .

Try doing watching every night for one consecutive month , and as fresh as me .

if that chap like me , can watch socecer on TV , still work not affected , salary not affected .... and still on the job , and still not happy ? I really dunno what to say .

Poolman SG

as i've said many times ...

if wanna compare head to head ....

pls compared taxi profession from the same service trade .

We compared us to waiter , MBS dealers , hotel bell hop , hotel concierge , cleaners , shop assistants , bar tenders , bus drivers , MRT operators ..... etc .

Who can watch soccer like me ? And not affected ?

Not get retrenched ? Not penalised ?

So far , non . Unless u open your own shop .

Poolman SG

so if many still not convince why i am still happy driving a cab , now you know .

hammerhammer8888 SG

TD good what. Only minus point is no CPF, no MC, no leave....

CPF I no need lah. Even is no CPF house still under loan then pay cash loh. Take it as saving, next time sell house can take back no like CPF must put back plus interest. Put money take money. No leave MC nevermind. If want to take a break just get a super relief one day only lose $30 nia. Every month I get incentive can cover 6 days rental. And plus point is I still got a vehicle at my disposal no need worry about maintanence, road tax, insurance, depreciation etc...

My friend bought a 2.0 Wish @ $130K++ now paying monthly $1200++ after downpayment $5K yearly still got to pay insurance and road tax $2K+ plus petrol usage monthly $500 so he is like paying close to $1.7K a month haven't count servicing and tyre change, batt change, brake pad change all this xiao xiao pi pi stuff.

I only paying about $2.4K monthly everthing taken care of. Drive a year contract finish want to change car also can. You try changing car after 1 year haha easily must lose $8-10K.

This job good no need to travel to work. Once get out of the house start liao. Everyday can see money. Last time I work every month take pay buy this buy that KNN less then a week finish liao still must survive on my rental. Now every day earn at least can spend wisely rental goes directly to FD.

And yess can watch soccer. Got mood go drive few round no mood keep. Flexible hours. Which job can give me? Do business? Open shop? Worst lah everyday must stay in shop no freedom. Cannot happy happy close shop right? Shop rental more ex then taxi rental leh. And you still need money to buy goods. Need money to travel to shop. Longer hours then taxi. LOL

Guess? SG

This African Killer Bee “Stings” or “Stinks”? What the fuss and so pissed off? Your time inside a Taxi is short, so as your life. 

Poolman SG

A happy taxi driver is debtless .... a debtful taxi driver can never be happy .

Poolman SG

'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.'

Poolman SG

Football watching is never a matter of life & death , but it is an important thing in my life .

Life is short .

Not play hard , love a passion .

My loves for soccer & badminton never changes .

Poolman SG

A happy taxi driver is somebody that still have time to pursue his passion .

I can afford to play badminton every Tuesday & Thursday , without needed to pay "Peak Period" charges for booking of badminton court .

After games , work not affected unless "Laziness" .

Now u know why i am still a cabby after 11 years ?

Cos only a cabby's job can have those luxuries i need .

It's what u need .

komade SG

A happy taxi driver is debtless .... a debtful taxi driver can never be happy .

need to buy bricks n milk powder consider debt boh??

African Killer Bee SG

Well if ur happy as a cabby this post is not for u. I don’t know, am I unclear or r u just bad at reading comprehension? but judging from the passive aggressive hostility displayed many here must consider their vocation to be beneath them. hide behind all the excuses you want, it’s your choice to live unhappily.

allulu69 SG

go straight to the point and don't round and round.

Who you don't like just fark it out!

allulu69 SG

And do not burn the whole forrest just because of 1 rotten tree.

Insg SG

not everyone has the luxury of choosing one's job. not all paying customers are reasonable. as a taxi driver, we are here to make an honest living, not to be abused by unreasonable paying customers.

only those who have been thru a taxi driver's daily routine will know the difficulties when unreasonable paying customer trying to find fault.

who is steve jobs? to me he is just a shrewd bizman. read from the net, he make $5000 by getting his co-founder of apple, steve wozniak to do the work for him & only pay him $375 & pocketed the rest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakout_%28video_game%29

http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/l33bo/til_that_steve_jobs_was_effectively_paid_5000_to/

I dun think I want to learn from him.