Wed, 14 Apr – Why
$4.05 ??
A 9% pax jumped into my front
pax seat while I was waiting to cut in to New Bridge Rd from Teo
Hong Rd (near Bt Pasoh). This guy must have the slickest Ninja
skill, I didn’t even see him coming.
Pax: “Uncle, go to Selva’s
restaurant”
Me: “Ah?? What??”
Pax: “I want to go near
Selva’s restaurant at River Valley Road, Delta House. You
know?”
What? River Valley is River
Valley, Delta House is on Delta Rd what? OK lah, roughly I know
where he wants to go, but what the F with Selva’s restaurant?
Geez.
Pax:” You just go, I will
tell you where”
I pressed the meter and
started moving the cab.
Pax: “I have to pay $4.05
ah?”
Is this a trick question or
what? NO lah, you moron. You have to pay at least a minimum of $3 +
$4.05, or maybe around $6+$5+ when we reach your place.
Turning into Outram smart
aleck me told him : ”Next time you walk out and take taxi from
here, then you can save $3”
Pax: “Last time the taxi
driver never charge me CBD charge”. Yeah right, and he also knows
where Selva’s restaurant is, right?
Nabei.
After turned from Zion to
River Valley he pointed to the roti prata shop and said “This one
is Selva’s”. Oh, thank you Sir for informing me such an important
information, otherwise my life may get much shorter without knowing
this info.
I slowed down, trying to
filter left to stop, then he said “No, no. You go, you
go”
Finally he got off before the
traffic light near Valley Park.
Note: Mr
Walking-talking-eating GPS, please tell me that Teo Hong Rd is
inside CBD, else I need to go to Selva’s restaurant to look for him
to refund the $3. J
Yes teo hong road is within cbd. If you go from Bukit Pasoh
before splitting to Teo Hong Road, you will see " keep left to keep
within CBD". Any road before the junction of new bridge road and
catonment road is within CBD.
If he tell me the "outram no need pay $3", i will reply to him,
when i passby outram, you want me to drop you here, so you can take
another one without paying the $3 CBD" I will not collect a single
cent from you."
We as a TD have a responsibility toward route planning, he as a
pax have to responsibility to know where and what surcharge when he
board. Don't know ask!, not make sacarstic remarks after boarding
the taxi.