Here's some tips from Poolman on CNY
night shift drivng:-
The common strategy for CNY EVE is to "attack" places with
massive flow of tourists .
Pls do not waste time go places like industrial park , office
towers , all half day .
ERP also off half day .
Airport will be one place with not much taxis , esp 4pm onwards
to 6pm , cos majority chinese cabbies makan at that time .
Zoo all the way . Zoo is one good place u can connect pax to
town ( hotels ) .
MBS and RWS will be one place where Singaporean will go .
Bird Park also one place .
Shopping arcade like Orchard stretch , got timing one , 4pm
onwards , to 7pm .
Pls do not waste time cruising from 5pm to 8pm at HDB area .
All still eating , hdb area's street will be one hell of quiet
.
Harbourfront will be the worst place to hail for a cab
Place like HDB shopping mall .... u will expect good human Q
.
But f*ck la , all is like Lot-1 to CCK St 51 , waste time type
.
Then from 7pm , loose crowds at city area .
Cos most shopping arcade closed at 6pm .
From 7pm onwards , time to get back to basic , HDB .
Which is the type of people ?
Chinese ?
Mix .
Families going home , cos reunion ma , grandchildren go to grand
parents house makan .
Gamblers ready for Casino business .
MJ kakis ready for mahjong sessions .
Boyfriend go to girlfriend house .
Movie goers see movies .
3 words : Non stop actions .
9pm .... still hdb .
Be prepare to sent families down to Chinatown or Marina area
.
Chinatown , close for sure .
Pls alight paxes at Outram or Chinatown Point , tradtional la
knn .
Pls inform paxes in advance : " Jam hor ! "
Question : 9pm onwards , town how ?
Bad !!!
Cos all taxis head to Chinatown . Orchard shops all closed !
Then how ?
Shoot back to HDB la .
Or try RWS or MBS , will be slow , not fast .
Not forgetting many taxis also at MBS and RWS .
Another question .
Many ang mor as usual ?
Answer : Nope !
Most ang mors will stay home , or go short trips to Batam ,
Bintan , KL , Thailand , Phuket , Langkawi , Bali etc .....
9pm to 12MN , still HDB to HDB , the best !
Be prepare to see coffee shops most closed .
Places that will need taxis badly ?
Woodlands , Jurong , Sengkang , Punggol , Bt Batok , Yew Yee ,
Yishun , Sembawang .
Why ar u may ask ?
Cos most taxis at all over Singapore , not Saturated .
This areas are far end type , lesser taxis will come back after
heading down .
My experience , East side will never be shortage of taxis ,
dunno why ?
Be tactful in picking paxes .
open your eye .
if it's a foreign worker type , like China man , pls
be prepare to go RWS , not Chinatown .
If it's non-chinese , in party wear , pls expect the pax to go
clubbing , nothing else .
if a family of chinese , papa mumy and kids , pls expect them to
go Chiantown .
If it's a single man , hand carry nothing .
Solid one , go friend's place gamble type , rws type , mbs type
.
If it's a single man , hand carry a small bag , like 2 oranges ,
don't expect him to go RWS or MBS . He's going to friend's house
play mahjong , hahahahah
Guarantee home to home , never chinatown .
If senior citizens , with another 2 adults , with children
.....
Pls expect them to ask : " Uncle , happy new year , 6 can ?
"
F*ck la , from far , if u can see more than 4 , just drive one
la , why bother to stop ?
Their body language will tell leh ....
Pls expect CNY period , 5 paxes flag , even 4 adults and 2
children flag for cabs , f*ck la , don't spoilt market . Don't yao
gui take leh , street got so many ?
Night ? 1st day of CNY ?
Bad la , slow , cruising , then take one , alight , cruise again
....
Sian la knn ...
Still okay la , guarantee got connections , but no kick one
.
Expect more yawns than any other day .
2nd Day of CNY , day shift , prepare to drive like crazy as well
.
Night ? Lagi sianzzzzzzzzzzzz.....
Night why sian ?
Industrial dead , office tower dead , AP dead ....
All taxis saturated inside HDB , u think sianz bo ?
Thank god we got MBS and RWS .
Sorry Comfort , MBS not for you , hahahahah
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