My Purpose of taking a cab :
1) In a rush
2) Can’t be bothered to walk
3) Not sure how to travel to the destination
I would rather take the time and travel via bus or MRT , just so that I don’t have to go through the trauma.
Too many stories, I can't share enough. But here's a few:
Me: "Hello Uncle, Boon Keng Road please."
Taxi Uncle: "Boy ah, you mean Upper Boon Keng is it? Say properly la..."
Me: "Erms, Uncle, I mean Boon Keng Road, you know? The one beside Bendemeer..."
Taxi Uncle: "HELLO? I've been driving for the past 10 years ok?! Upper Boon Keng is Upper Boon Keng, Bendemeer is Bendemeer."
Me: "... I've been staying there for the past 20 years, my address is Boon Keng Road on my IC."
By - Joseph
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Me: "Hi~~ Please go to Hougang first then Bendemeer"
Taxi Uncle: "Ok... You know ah, actually I was on the way to airport, then I saw the both of you like so poor thing flagging for cab at the ferry terminal, so I thought I'll be nice and pick you up."
-Me thinking... Sure, so nice then FREE? EH MR, I paying for your service right?! #YouMadIsit?
Taxi Uncle: -Sob stories telling session BLAH BLAH BLAH...
Me: "Uncle, I think you missed the exit leh..."
Taxi Uncle: "WHAT??? YOU DON'T COME AND TEACH ME OK, UNCLE EAT SALT MORE THAN YOU EAT RICE.
I DIDN'T GET MY AIRPORT SURCHARGE BECAUSE I'M SO NICE TO SEND YOU TWO!"
By - Cindy
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Me: "Uncle, do you know how to go to this place?"
Taxi Uncle: "Ya la ya la, no problem one!"
Me: "Oh... Because I heard that you can call the HQ for directional assistance. Shall we check first?"
Taxi Uncle: "Don't need la, I can find my way!"
......After a long ride......
Taxi Uncle: "Er... I think we passed by your destination already, you want to walk there? Very near only."
Me -Looks at my crazy killer heels, scorching sun on the outside
(Reminding myself not to get mad because I must maintain the good mood today for my magazine shoot)
Me: "Nevermind Uncle, you just turn back, I'll pay you."
Taxi Uncle: "WA, just a short walk only leh, U-turn must take very long you know! The traffic is bad! Why're you such a pain?.... -continues nagging away"
Calls my editor: "Hello! I kinda lost my way, could you give me the directions?"
"Uncle, you U-turn, it's the building beside the petrol station that we passed by awhile ago."
Taxi Uncle: "YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ASK EARLIER?
Now then you ask, waste my time to travel until here!"
(Raising his voice all this while and scolding me)
Unable to tolerate any longer, I dialed the cab company's number...
Me: "Hi there, I'm on this cab, SGB 12345X and I'm feeling extremely threatened.
He refuses to send me to my destination even when I offered to pay, after he took me to the wrong place.
Now he's shouting at me non-stop, as you can hear."
Taxi Uncle (shocked): "Wa, have to complain or not? Ok la ok la, I send you there!"
3 days later, cab company called me to follow up on the feedback.
Apparently, they have received countless complaints on this cab driver and he has already been blacklisted!!!
By - Jane
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Me: "Hi! Bugis Street please, go via Queenstreet there"
Taxi Uncle proceeds to drive through beach road and la salle #SayWhat?
Totally off track from my instruction! My retail shop's at Bugis, so I take a cab everyday
and it only costs $5 per trip from Bendemeer Road.
The fare this time actually came up to a whopping $10-
the cab was also stuck because he tried to navigate past the small alley
beside La Salle instead of the usual route.
NO WAY!
Me: "Uncle, I'm not gonna pay you $10 for sure. I take the cab everyday to my shop, don't treat me like a fool."
Taxi Uncle: "Ok la, it's my fault that I went the wrong route (Wrong your ass, go and die.
I told you exactly where to go). How much do you usually pay, just pay me that amount k?"
Me: "My usual cab fare to bugis during off-peak hour like now is $5, maximum also $6."
Taxi Uncle took the $6 and threw me a sarcastic remark: "Girl, next time no money don't take cab."
Hmms... Exactly why I'm taking your cab and you have to drive me around ?
SURE.
I'VE THE MONEY, BUT NOT MEANT FOR YOU TO CHOP ME LIKE A CARROT OK?
By – Helen
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I just met an accident with the cab driver last last wk. I was driving along PIE first lane and then buang into a CAB who apparently STOP IN FIRST LANE!!! I ask him why he stop, he say infront got car but I didn’t see him signal stopping or slow down at all! Is like eBRAKE!!! I tried to siam but failed and buang the car 's butt. I told him can we do a private settlement, he say cannot because is company's car. then I ask for contact number, he refuse to give and drove off. Ask me to dial the cab hotline to reach him?!!!?!?!!! He look so guilty to stop in first lane
bloody hell, till now, my left arm still aching and numb becos of the stupid accident. STOP IN FIRST LANE!
By – PrincessMic
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The most memorable one was when my friend puked in the cab due to the bumpy ride (speed and break). I apologised but he kept nagging away. Pulled up at a petrol station without telling us, didn't stop the meter and called us to get out of the cab so he could wash the car, with a very rude tone.
Demanded us to compensate him for the inconvenience and claimed that he can't drive the cab for 1-2hours because of the smell. But wait, the windows were winded down once my friend vomited and there was no smell at all. Most of the vomit went into my friend's bag.
A female friend of mine was scared of having trouble and just decided to pay him a few bucks more and left. I would definitely not let it go that easily.
By – SWZ
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Speaking in mandarin,
Taxi unker: So, you study until what level?
Me bluff him said: I'm a secondary school drop out.
Taxi unker: WHOA!(he whoa until like first time see big snake urinating) Like that die lor...
Me: No lah. I can always drive taxi like you what. How to die?
Taxi unker: *long awkward silence*
Me thinking: *This guy never look at himself in the mirror*
By - Watwheels
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After drinking session, flagged a cab at the roadside.
Boarded the cab, the uncle(ok lah not really uncle, maybe late 30s) said, "oh! from far when you flagging my cab, I thought u looked like my friend"
Me: "orh..ok..." (abit high lah)
Him: "so you went drinking just now?"
Me: "ya"
Then I forgot part of the conversation...
Next...
Him: "Actually I just divorced not long ago...sick of it...now I am looking for a *companion*..u know...just companion, no get married type..."
Me: "orh..."
Him: "How about you?"
Me: "Single"
Him: "Later when reach your place, want to have a smoke together?"
Me: "..."
Then when the cab reached my place, I alighted, but took a little while to gather my senses together (coz high lah), he also alighted and came near me.
Tried to hold my waist or something...then I quickly said I gotta go and ran off.
By – Jenny
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That was more than 10 years ago. I was on my way to visit a friend and boarded this taxi at Tampines and asked him to go to Jalan Pari Burong, which is near Simpang Bedok. The moment I told him the destination he grumbled that he didn't know where it was, didn't know where Simpang Bedok was and I had to call my friend for directions. OK, so I was able to direct him. Yet along the way he grumbled away. I recall from memory part of the dialogue here in Chinese, with English translation:
Him: 为什么要去这么ulu的地方? (Why of all things you have to go to such an ulu place?)
Me: 我的朋友住在那边 (My friend lives there)
Him: 那叫你朋友搬家啦! (Then tell your friend to move house!)
Me: Speechless... how unreasonable!
I was a young, fearless punk at the time, but I didn't want to argue with him while he was driving; as it was he was already pumping the accelerator and braking hard, as though on purpose. So I let him ramble on. When we reached, I paid him, got down, slammed the door extremely hard and kicked the side of his taxi a few times. He wound down the window and pointed his middle finger at me, and I walked over, fully intending to pull him out and beat him up. He drove away quickly. (Of course I was young and impetious, I wouldn't do such a thing today!)
This guy was just plain weird, I mean as a taxi driver how can you consider Simpang Bedok "ulu"? Maybe he just was having a bad day.
By - Johnson
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