Blog of Cabby

last SG · 2010-03-03T15:43:10+00:00

I will stop talking about luck for now .It's up to all to realize the absolutely meaning of driving a cab .If u are good .... consistent .... u dun need luck...

Poolman SG

Not need luck la .... just chiong .

Luck for lazy people .

Chongster just chiong for the $$$$ .

Just chiong into town , pick & go .

Short or long ....

Whatever woodland also go ... no complaint type , just chiong .

U'll see the money climbing every minutes .

Poolman SG

If u insist u need luck ....

10pm , if hit Sengkang , Punggol , Yishun , Woodlands , Sembawang , CCK , BT Panjang , just go on cruising , round and round , dun hit town , see how lucky u can be .

U'll find yourself earning $20 in 2 hours .

Poolman SG

what is tactics ?

Simple tactic ...

Vivo got call , fuck them , go straight into Tanjong Pagar , take call inside CBD .

Let Vivo rot .

Need me to tell you why let vivo rot ?

$$$$ ma .....

Poolman SG

Tactic is see ang mor , dun think , take and go .

Tactic is seeing 3 girls waiting , they are sharing a cab , deliver roti . Cannot take , waste time .

Tactic is seeing trolley of NTUC or Sheng Siong plastic bags , they are going short distance .

Tactic is recognising people waiting on the street with luggages .

Tactic is recognising Zouk dressing and office dressings .

komade SG

If u can consistently perform ....

5pm to 8pm total $100

8pm to 10pm total $140

10pm to 12am $180 ...... u are good . Very good .

If ur 5-8 is like $80 , u'll end 12am figure $160 , that is also consistent .

3 breaking timings ..... Just go for the kill , at these 3 breaks .

Pool 615/630pm-1230am consistent 170-180 gd or not?? :P

komade SG

what is tactics ?

Simple tactic ...

Vivo got call , fuck them , go straight into Tanjong Pagar , take call inside CBD .

Let Vivo rot .

Need me to tell you why let vivo rot ?

$$$$ ma .....

Muz be simply ruthless n show no sympathy like pool said......

U gd heart then bo bian u earn less

komade SG

Tactic is see ang mor , dun think , take and go .

Tactic is seeing 3 girls waiting , they are sharing a cab , deliver roti . Cannot take , waste time .

Tactic is seeing trolley of NTUC or Sheng Siong plastic bags , they are going short distance .

Tactic is recognising people waiting on the street with luggages .

Tactic is recognising Zouk dressing and office dressings .

Can say 9 out of 10 times like wat pool said is zhun zhun bo zhao zui 1,

only the 1 time is kenna bluff by the pax n kenna "tai ko" trips haha

Poolman SG

Pool 615/630pm-1230am consistent 170-180 gd or not?? :P

power , F1 style .

Poolman SG

Luck is not going to Woodland and later Q at checkpoint . And test your luck ? Wow Tampines , heng ar , but Q 20 minutes .

Luck is not going to Jurong and Q at Jurong point . WOW , Jurong St 93 , sway ar !!!!!

Luck is not going to Yishun and Q at Night Safari . Kena go Town , heng ar , after 45 minutes Q .

Sure die one like that !!!

komade SG

Luck is not going to Woodland and later Q at checkpoint . And test your luck ? Wow Tampines , heng ar , but Q 20 minutes .

Luck is not going to Jurong and Q at Jurong point . WOW , Jurong St 93 , sway ar !!!!!

Luck is not going to Yishun and Q at Night Safari . Kena go Town , heng ar , after 45 minutes Q .

Sure die one like that !!!

Yah i rather stay inside or near town than to try my luck....... unless

go in is pick n go then ok if not dun even wan to touch it, like today

at tampines round 9pm+ went up AP see 100++ taxis inside every terminal

dun even wan to try my luck juz whack ECP all the way into town.

Poolman SG

Example : 2 cabbies

both hit woodlands .

Cabby A prefer to Q at Night Safari .

Cabby B charge into town .

Guess at end day , who got the higher wages ?

Answer : Cabby B .

Scenario is Cabby B will reach Orchard Lucky Plaza in 15 minutes via BKE < PIE from Night Safari , ready to swap another pax with $3 .

Cabby A , we are so sure , they will be in the Night safari camp for at least 20 minutes . With maximum $15 trip to town .

Whereas this Cabby B , might just get in to the CBD and swap 3 short hotel trips liao . All with extra $3 .

I need luck ?

Yes i am lucky i am born with a brain that can think faster .

Poolman SG

Good luck .

FT SG

Good luck .

Luck is kena call inside CBD and going as near by as possible. Then charge bk CBD using 5 min. Time is money to us. Every min difference picture. This min taxi stand all ang mo next could well all going woodland yishun....phui...

Poolman SG

Huh FT also phui nowdays , copycat , phui !!!

Tio Call Liao SG

haha tio call liao is 150 total collection for 5hr 15min

me not so power lar :P i tink max to max u can make 40-45/hr??

after 8pm till 12am

no la 40 to 45? where got so high? my 8 to 12 is very very average. if 2 trips connect 1 up jurong , 1 down from jurong , maybe 45 have . but nah not so heng nowadays.

i think 25 should be the norm for me.

komade SG

no la 40 to 45? where got so high? my 8 to 12 is very very average. if 2 trips connect 1 up jurong , 1 down from jurong , maybe 45 have . but nah not so heng nowadays.

i think 25 should be the norm for me.

Bro u power 1 gibe u go up Jurong to ur "classified" area

u can make magic ;)

WizQ SG

Hallo my dear cabby uncle friends, how are you all? From the postings here seems that all are doing well. J

I am back online and will try to pick up from where I left and continue sharing my experiences with you all. Sorry if some are a bit outdated or irrelevant now. Actually looking back at it, I am amazed at how different a person I am now compared to just over one month ago. Not just different at the way I ply the trade, but also at how I look at life. Driving taxi sure is an eye opener to me, almost like seeing a parallel second universe that I did not know before.

Anyway, before I bore you all more to death, as they all say, let’s the story continue……..

Wednesday, 3 March

Monday was not good day for me.

I saw Poolie face that he did not believe me when I told him that. My “cousin” Kenny even nearly choked on his kopi when I told him, he said he was so busy until no time to break, not even have time to buy cigarettes

I started at my bro’s fave place (and by now my usual starting point) near my house at AMK. Not many taxi but not many pax either. After abt10mins waiting an aunty carrying those plastic bags get in “Ah Di, Woodlands Dr 40 please”. Later on she told me she only take cab that day because it was going to rain.

Reached Wld, drive here and there difficult to get pax, until got a teenage malay couple flag me “Uncle, Bukit Batok please”, ouch another one of my “favourite” place.

Bukit batok even worse, drive around for good 15 minutes cannot get pax, until got 2 malay women “Unlce two places. Woodlands and Yishun”. Phui, if this goes on when am I going to get to CBD?? Damn tulan, until I called my wife and asked whether got any extra dinner portion for me. So go back first and have dinner with my family (a nice change though J ).

After dinner and played with my kids for a while then start driving towards town again. Near Novena got a PRC flag my cab “Ma Li Si Tar”, wahlau eh this continues for the whole night. Even when I decided to heck care and just drive to CBD, from LP the girl throw me Hougang. On second thought, maybe I should have driven further and join the queue at 1RQ rather than LP, and maybe it is better. But it was 8+ nearly 9pm and I was afraid the office crowd have all already gone home by then.

Damn suay lah that day. Monday, drive 5.30pm – 2.00am, collected only $180+ and I drove 267km. Bad bad bad day, my worst in this 2 weeks driving.

Even yesterday (Tuesday), starting late at 6.00 and sat around for 2.5hrs chit chat with the cabby “uncles” I can still collect $200+.

WizQ SG

++++++++++++================+++++++++++++++++

Ironically (or maybe coincidentally??), this worst day on Monday follow almost right after my best day, which was on Saturday 27Feb. Pick and go anywhere in town, I can even feel that the pax compete for bookings to get a cab. First time I got 4 TONS in a night. Sibei Shiok!

I guess because it was pay day for most salaried people. No??

Remark: Yesterday you all mention $$$ plus meter, I think I need to learn this skill as well J

WizQ SG

Friday, 5 March

I can only swallow my saliva hearing uncle cabby friends here talking about $40+ trips and also about pax waving $50 bill to get into their cabs. When is my turn going to be? J

So far my biggest trips are only $36+ and $38+. The first one was three aunties sharing cabs from RWS after midnight. 2 Bt Panjang plus one Woodlands.

The second one was interesting though, and I will share more below.

It was just before midnight when I picked up a young girl at Elizabeth Link. Destination : Cineleisure. I was like, HAH??? Wow, teenager nowadays sure got a lot of money to spend. Anyway the next trip is the interesting one.

As I dropped the girl in front of Cine, suddenly two teenage girls and one boy jumped into my cab (Honestly, I don’t have intention to sabo all those uncles who queued there, but since they jump in, it is pantang to reject my luck right?)

One of the girl said: “Uncle, three places, AMK, Woodlands and Punggol. Whicever one first is up to you” Ha ha ha, if up to me like that sure I will go Punggol then Woodlands then AMK <evil grin>, but I said”Ok AMK first then you toss a coin Wdl or Punggol next” Then I asked the boy where he stays, since he stays at Punggol, I suggest Punggol to be last stop. Anyway either way is dead place and I have to cruise back empty to town. Started the trip just before midnight (got CBD surcharge, shiok) then after a few minutes the midnight surcharge kicked in (lagi shiok!). Reach punggol :$38.80. “Biggest trip I had so far”

WizQ SG

+++++++++++++================+++++++++++++++++

Continuing from the above story, next is about my biggest tip so far.

It was after midnight on a weekday when I took a 50+ y.o. uncle from RWS to Hougang (Avenue 8 block 600+). During the trip I asked whether it was his first time there, he just laughed at me and said it was his fifth (and this is when the casino is opened for just less than two weeks ??!!). He said he still need to work the next morning so he has to go home. He seems to be cheerful so I knew he was winning.

After further talk he told me first time he lost a few hundred, then second time earn back few hundred, third time win one thousand, fourth time two thousand, and that morning he won nearly four thousand playing roulette ! WTF, some people got all the luck. At that time I nearly ask him to be my godfather and bring me along next time he go casino, but on second thought I am scared later I got addicted then how??

Anyway, when reaching destination, meter was $24+. He gave me some $10 notes and said “ You keep, you keep”. At that time I thought he gave me $30, after he got down I counted it was actually $40.

So this is my largest tip so far. Narrowly beating the previous record of US$10.

That one was from a late fifty ang moh I picked up from T3. He was a nice guy, chose to sit in the front passenger sit and chit chat with me during the trip. A consultant for the LV IR coming down here for biz trip.

When reaching the hotel at the Marina area he whipped out his corporate credit card and then also said “If I give you ten bucks will it be any good for you?” Of course it is!. Any kind of appreciation of our hard work is most welcome J Thank you sir!

Musing : Is it such coincidence that the bigger tips I got are casino related? Is this a trend to come?

« Previous Page Next Page »