Sunday 6 July 2014

Taxi driving on 5 July 2014

It is a cloudy day, I picked up the taxi from Joe (Hirer) at around 3.30pm. Sent her back to her Block, received a crash course on the Prius Taxi operation and Meter operations. And off I go around 4pm.

1.   Woodlands circle, picked up 2 gentleman going to RWS. One PRC and one local. They were happy to go on a day out at the casino. We go by SLE-CTE-bukit merah exit. Saw an accident on CTE.

2.   RWS to Raffles hotel. A Japaneses couple on honey moon here. I like those submissive Japanese wife, lucky him.

3.   Raffles hotel to Mandarin Orchard. Tourist from PRC China. We chat about the Hybrid Prius. They are rich, carry bags of GUCCI and other expensive branded items from shopping at Raffles Hotel Arcade.

4.   Mandarin Orchard to T2 changi. A quiet gentleman.

5.   T2 departure to Mount Faber road. It is around 6pm, time to meet wife at woodlands for dinner and attend church Cell group.

6.   On the way, send a malay family to Tiong Bahru Plaza before going on CTE at Outram. They complains shortage of taxi. It is peak hour on Saturday. It is now 6.30pm.

Break

Meet wife at Woodlands 11 around 7.15pm and attend church cell group (dead tired, I need coffee).

Continue my journey of discovery

Starts off again at 9.30pm.

7.   Pick up a drunk disable person from Admiralty MRT going to Yishun ring road.
Yishun Ring round to Anchorvale. I am so confused by the Yishun Ring road, make a wrong turn, comes back to center rather then Yishun Ave 1. Gave here a discount of $3. She carried 2 young boys that is so tired that almost fall asleep on the taxi. But with 3 bags and 2 toddlers, I help her to keep them awake.

8.     Anchorvale off to Orchard Road (empty). Center point to Clarke Quay.

9.     Clarke Quay to Geylang Lor 28

10.   Geylang pick up 3 PRC from Lorong 23 to Lorong 9 for dinner.

11.   Geylang couple to Macpherson Estate to Bedok Reservoir road (another area I am very confused).

12.   Bedok Reservoir Road to Boat Quay (it is already 1130). Think this guy is going to watch world cup the whole night. I am so confused in the area (bedok resevoir road) missed the turn to PIE, have to make a U-turn to PIE ram- Paya Lebar, Guillemar road, Nicoll highway, Stamford road - boat quay. Gave him a discount of $2 for the wrong turn.

13.   Back to Orchard empty taxi again. 2 gentleman again going to Clark Quay.

14.   Clark Quay to Claymore hill.

Turned into Orchard Tower, long queue of Taxi at the Taxi Stand but no patrons. Hummmm time to go home.

Enter Woodlands on the top display, start driving off home to Stevens Road, Upper Thomson road, Sembawang road. Hoping to catch a fare along the way.

14.   Pick up a pair of young lover along Upper Thomson road to Teachers estate (total $7.70 fare). That helps to pay for the petrol home.

Top up Petrol at Shell station. Return Taxi at hirer's car park.
2am. Toke a slow walk from Woodlands circle back to Republic Poly. A sweating walk but I needed the exercise. Reached home 2.30am, both wife and son sleeping.

Did a brief calculation. 

Total Collection = $192 - $5 (discount) +$2 tips =$189.
Petrol = $ 19.
Rental = $60.
Take home = 189-19-60 = $110

Put $50 in a Milo tin, the rest I spent on food with son and parent on Sunday at Chine Town Smith street.






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