Peter , Ken Yap and Cash Lee ..... plus Mr Wee

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My first day

Started by joining the queue at AMK office area, got there about 6 cabs in front of me. Waited abt 3 mins but only move up one cab, then I get scared loose, so I left the que thinking of picking up road side pax at an MNC office nearby. Pass through there, not a single pax waiting, then slowly cruise down AMK until saw another queue at Lor Chuan. Up to then I spent nearly 20mins empty and was starting to feel that driving cab is not easy as I thought.

Join the queue for about 5mins+ and one gentleman get on my cab “Uncle Lucky Plaza please”.

Bingo, not bad my first pax ask me to go in CBD, drove him in and he paid by Charge card.

At LP got 2 philippino ladies got in and ask to drive to boat quay, another CBD! From CBD one girl ask me to drive her to Red Dot house on Maxwell. From Maxwell cruise down along Robinson but saw the taxi stands full of cabs, so tried 1 Raffles Quay instead.

While waiting on the queue at 1RQ, I read the notes again and noticed that CBD surcharge is not auto, must key in manually!!??!!$$%% WTF, I didn’t charge the first two CBD pax (LP and BQ) and lost $6 income!!???!!$$!! Ah, new lesson learned.

A jap pax got in asked to drive to 28Scotts. I thought nmv lah, a bit out of CBD just learn to see all those flagging along Scotts as transparent and get to LP queue again. Reached 28 scotts, got a young pretty jap lady waiting for me at the lobby (ha ha I wished, but she was waiting for a taxi lah). She got in and asked me to drive to Paragon taxi stand, not bad, got pax and at same time save on ERP. Dropped her off at taxi drop off and joined the CentrePoint queue. A young Indonesian girl got in and asked me to drive her to, guess what, Red House Maxwell rd again. What’s happening at Red House?? :)

Drop her off there and join the taxi stand along Robinson. Got a black French guy got in and asked me to drive him home to Anchorage. By then already 8pm, drive into CBD and que at 1RQ again.

I got VERY lucky, my first day, got ding dong inside CBD many times J

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Second day, the hirer uncle called me and asked to drive him to relative house. I guess he may want to experience my “driving skill” J

He said rather than let other cabby earn, may as well let me earn. True, but I insist that I won’t take his fare and drive him FOC. Yeah right, I am an insincere scheming bastard, but I prefer to build up a rapport with him, as we are going for a long term partnership mah. (For the record, he still insisted and at the end I deduct $5 off the rental just for token)

From Serangoon got one young chap asked me to drive to Jurong Point. Drop him off JP, a lady pax I picked up on the street asked me to drive to East Coast Seafood ctr, she was going to company dinner. Drop her off there and then in front of the Mc D along East Coast, one guy asked me to drive to CCK and pay by NETS. (before me I saw him talking to a Transcab crown uncle in front).

I believe driving cab also depends on luck. First day I got ding dong inside CBD many times. Second day three of my fours first pax sent me left right left right. J

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One day I was queing at chief Poolz favourite place at AMK.

Got red Transcab wish in front, followed by green SMART, I was third in the queue. Got one ang moh came out from the office bdg and walked straight to my taxi. “Nathan Rd please. I’m paying by Nets” No problem Sir! And I drove off laughing my ass off.

I just imagine that the Wish at the head of the queue is Chief Poolz’ cab. Feel very shiok de J

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Another day, while waiting at the same spot at AMK, suddenly “Beep”. Pick up Mr Chan at Grande Vista. Press 3 min and got there in one. Press Arrive and Call.

Was expecting to see a Mr Chan, but instead a beautiful young PRC lady (around 25yr) turn up and got on my cab. I confirmed it was her, actually her “friend” made the booking for her.

“Uncle, Paramount hotel and I need to be there early for dinner” “Yes mam! Can I go through TPE – ECP ?” “Just anywhere as long as there is no jam OK lah” she said.

Along TPE – ECP enjoying here nice perfume smell (yeah can smell the perfume only lah). It is nice to be rich and have a very beautiful girlfriend J

Ps, From YCK to paramount, is TPE – ECP the correct route to take? I almost feel guilty when collecting the $32.40 fare.

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This one is not about a route, but just sharing a conversation I had with a Malay Transcab Wish driver I had at Night Safari (NS) queue.

I was asking him whether we still got chance to pick up the last pax at NS (as it is coming to midnight), then the conversation drift to pick up at RWS.

I told him just before got to NS, I was driving towards RWS when a booking come up at Vivocity, and I took the booking. Drove the pax to Jln Membina, then beep again pick up at Vivo. Drop the next pax at Telok Blangah Cres, then beep again pick up a Vivo. This one is a longer trip to Woodlands.

21:56 Vivo – Jln Membina $8.50

22:14 Vivo – Tlk Blangah Cres $8.30

22:25 Vivo – Woodlands $25.30

I took the picture of my MDT and showed to the Malay driver. He see until blur. :)

Ps, Chief Poolz, you want me to send you the MDT picture so you can drool over?? Hahaha….

Pps, I said this before and will say again, I still think luck plays a part in taxi driving.

Ppps, I still have some more stories to share, will probably type after tonight drive.

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