profatsir's taxi driving journal
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Originally posted by bowah:
wha, so expensive, me alway look for $40 to 50 only max...must aim for those late nite or stand until early morning butnobody take one..sure give discount. But all bak bak lau lau one..but I like!
nowadays 6 , 7 am got street walker liao in geylang So, one day you prepare $150 enough $100 for Taxi change, $50 for ........... -
Originally posted by bowah:
wha, so expensive, me alway look for $40 to 50 only max...must aim for those late nite or stand until early morning butnobody take one..sure give discount. But all bak bak lau lau one..but I like!u like bak kua hor...........
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I got a few regular baks alway call me..
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Originally posted by PrOfAtSiR:
standby-ed my loose change for customer
$90 worth of coins for taxi driving.
$1x50
$0.5x10
$0.2x75
$0.1x100
$0.05/0.01-$5
$2-20pcs
$5-10pcs
$10-20pcs
$50-2pcs
total $480 worth of cash on hands.
hope i dun kanna
$50 notes not necessary,also 5 cents coins no need!50 cents too few!very fast those coins use up!
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Originally posted by komade:
u like bak kua hor...........
bak bak de ah kua? ha ha...o ya hor... bowah towards CNY will go peng bak kua...
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Originally posted by decent02:
nowadays 6 , 7 am got street walker liao in geylang So, one day you prepare $150 enough $100 for Taxi change, $50 for ...........
行情�..........stand until morning?........
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Originally posted by komade:
u like bak kua hor...........
Bro........off the light, everybody same same..........
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updates for day 1 of driving
went for the meter course at smrt 0830-1700hrs
went home take dinner and reach my FIW(father in-law) place at 2030hrs
place the TDVL on windscreen,slot in cashcard,write log book and left the carpark at 2120hrs
1st customer, leisurepark-somerset
2nd-somerset-bishan st13(forget to press cbd)
3rd-holiday inn cuppage-peninsula excelsior hotel
4th-RCMS-traders hotel
go for a kopi break at lavender
5th-G7-bedok point
4 hours on the road,went back to park the taxi,reach home at 0215hrs
maybe is tue night.will try tonight again.
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tonight ladies night ! hehehehe....
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ladiesssss nite arrr...clark quay lor
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Wat happen on 18th? any story...?
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Originally posted by Tzarh:
Wat happen on 18th? any story...?
no story lei...thhrow key liao???
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suspect transit drivers lol...or maybe touch and go version
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
no story lei...thhrow key liao???
no lah,busy find the tricks and driving mah.
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Day 2-17/10/12
As usual went to work(I got a full time job) in the day
Log in/out timing 1946-0135hrs
11 trips(119KM) ,last trip back to my home,swee swee.
Than OMO for the next 2 day for 18 and 19 as FIL go holiday.
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Day 3-18/10/12
OMO starts now
Log in/out timing 0658-1130hrs
21trips(350KM)
0714-1130hrs
drop off/pick up within 3-5 min or immediately
hg-amk-downtoen east-kaki bukit-gmss-lor39-serangoon ave 1-lucky plazy-mt E-suntec-bayshore-camdan medical-raffles quay than go home fetch son and rest till 1400hrs
1400-1900hrs
drop off/pick up within 3-5 min or immediately
Sk-catus-yck-science park-bukit timah-ntu-bishan than go home fetch daughter and bath/feed the kids till 1900hrs
1900-2350hrs
drop off/pick up within 5 min or immediately
Hg-sk-jalan jayu-goldenmile-RCMS- Strathmore ave- cantonment-leng kee-paragon-amara hotel- eminent plaza-king George-bayshore-CA T1(30 mins Q)- st thomas walk-bedok south
Met every customers who are very nice and friendly!
Last trip from st thomas walk-bedok south was a 50+yo uncle used to be a TD and drive for ppl as personal driver,very nice guy.He teach me about what to look out and where to get customers at what time,most important,dun be picky.
Fast fast go home sleep than have to chiong again at 0700hrs
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Day 4-19/10/12
OMO 2nd day
Log in/out timing 0714-0400hrs
30trips(450KM)
0729-0900hrs
Bad start for the morning……
Hg-hg-amk-sk-lor chuan-e centre
0915-meet inspire78 kopi at bukit merah
1015-Put busy go smrt woodland settle the credit machine(cannot log in/out)
1212-1430hrs
drop off/pick up within 5 min or immediately
Smrt-wl-sgh-vivo-PP-vivo-IBP-jurong east than go lunch.
Met a 56yo TD,also teach me the tricks and time to rest must rest.so I put busy from jurong-hg.
1820-0340hrs
drop off/pick up within 2 min or immediately
hk-sk-tampines-bedok south-bedok north-temple st-amk-sk-sk-sk-sk-hg-sk-sk-CA T1- CA T2 (15 mins Q)-everton road-m hotel-mbs-zouk-CA T3 -CA T3(20 mins Q)-1 tree hill(10mins short break at tanglin esso)-nus-vivo--(than go empty back vivo)-vivo-serangoon-lichi-(than go empty back vivo)-bedok south
check my smartphone for airport arrival at 0330hrs and the next inbound is 0500 so I keep liao.
go pump diesel,wash cab,clean/wipe interior myself and ride my
home.0700hrs go to bed and my kids ambuse me at 1100hrs.
time to drive again at 1800-2359hrs
new driver please take note,
what the lao jiao here say is TRUE,DO NOT OMO
you have to stress rental,diesel,pax,income.
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no wonder yesterday evening me at SK zai bo lang... all the pax taken by u liao... ha ha...
yeap... newbie try not to omo...
after your horns grow... (and become a horny TD... ha ha)... den consider omo...
omo muz hav tactics and some skills...
earnings definately much lesser den half shift...
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Lan sai lah, simi OMO, by the time you break even all rental and fuel, already tired liao. Then have to plough on to make targetted profit, knn, please lah, we are not a part of the taxi hardware leh, we are human.
You break even, those half shift one already make profit liao, then later they drive abit, keep liao, Want to go anythwere also can, can go jogging around geyland like me.
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sk bo lang is normal. at 11 45pm, after patrolling 15 min. pick up 2 pax, go bukit panjang. zzzzzzzzz.
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Originally posted by PrOfAtSiR:
updates for day 1 of driving
went for the meter course at smrt 0830-1700hrs
went home take dinner and reach my FIW(father in-law) place at 2030hrs
place the TDVL on windscreen,slot in cashcard,write log book and left the carpark at 2120hrs
1st customer, leisurepark-somerset
2nd-somerset-bishan st13(forget to press cbd)
3rd-holiday inn cuppage-peninsula excelsior hotel
4th-RCMS-traders hotel
go for a kopi break at lavender
5th-G7-bedok point
4 hours on the road,went back to park the taxi,reach home at 0215hrs
maybe is tue night.will try tonight again.
u drvng what type of taxi?so many connections?Nissan?
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
u drvng what type of taxi?so many connections?Nissan?
should be smrt epica chevvy...
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
should be smrt epica chevvy...
yup
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Day 5-20/10/12
Log in/out timing 1711-0406hrs
16trips(275KM)
V hotel-grand hyatt-concord-killney-boat quay-chinatown-victoria st-raffles city-CA T3-robin dr-lucky plaza-holland-paragon-sherton-paragon-west coast-bishan-taka-portdown-ion-ecp chalet-orchard tower-mbs-clarke quay-sentosa cove-rws-woodland.
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
u drvng what type of taxi?so many connections?Nissan?
Guess he is driving the new " Nissan Connectivity "
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Originally posted by PrOfAtSiR:
Day 5-20/10/12
Log in/out timing 1711-0406hrs
16trips(275KM)
V hotel-grand hyatt-concord-killney-boat quay-chinatown-victoria st-raffles city-CA T3-robin dr-lucky plaza-holland-paragon-sherton-paragon-west coast-bishan-taka-portdown-ion-ecp chalet-orchard tower-mbs-clarke quay-sentosa cove-rws-woodland.
Raining days..I got many airport trips, most hotels bell boys waving yesterday nite..butt, very jam up. -
Originally posted by PrOfAtSiR:
Day 5-20/10/12
Log in/out timing 1711-0406hrs
16trips(275KM)
V hotel-grand hyatt-concord-killney-boat quay-chinatown-victoria st-raffles city-CA T3-robin dr-lucky plaza-holland-paragon-sherton-paragon-west coast-bishan-taka-portdown-ion-ecp chalet-orchard tower-mbs-clarke quay-sentosa cove-rws-woodland.
huat lor...