Should i consider joining taxi trade?
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
Drv taxi one accident all ur income gone!_plus one yr can only have 2 accidents
If you know that accident with own fault, income gone..then try to be careful lah, once you are careful, the probability of your own fault is greatly reduced, but of course there will be accident, because on the road, lots of kuku, high ego, humsup aunties and hp/tab addicted drivers, sure to knock into something, but it is not yr fault mah. If you study A math, you will understand what is probability, I have been trying to apply it to toto and 4D, but knn, so far, no luck -
Originally posted by M the name:
Then why didn't you consider driving a bus?
Bus too many peoples...lols, furthermore, taxi go wrong road, only get one pax fark you, if bus go wrong road..aiyo, whole load of people will fark you including the public, and you might end up news tonight -
I sit in taksi 11hrs a day...my backside got bedsore..red red and when take out underwear..the open sore stick to my underwear..ouch ouch...you want this?? Go drive a taksi..
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Originally posted by Xens76:
Thks bro foolsh_2000 for directing me to the correct forum. Cheers.
TS jin funny.....
Following our posts but post at wrong forum.....
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bro keepthechange666,
dun suan me leh. i always go google search under taxi forum to get into this forum. never really take note wether it is Taxi driver or singapore taxi till now. Cause i still see the same ppl posting on Taxi Driver so post wrongly lor...
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Aiyo, he suan king mah, you dunno meh? due to young time, mother give him eat too many tao suan, so grow up like to suan people lor, ....but if my former chief can take it, why not us..I kenna left right and centre suan from him...also like this, somemore can kenna consolation, bay bai liao
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Originally posted by fifufu:
I sit in taksi 11hrs a day...my backside got bedsore..red red and when take out underwear..the open sore stick to my underwear..ouch ouch...you want this?? Go drive a taksi..
I also sat 11 hr mah, but no wear underwear one..more cooling and better for buttock skin, apply some KY is good for the skin -
My only lobang is my socks which I need to change regularly. Sometimes the socks become no more virgin. Becomes too big for my leg.
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well, i cant compare to most full time drivers...
but matter of fact, i used to be a night TD driver..
until i started driving saturday whole day per week. haha.
start @ 5am, shake leg, tcss with hirer, makan breakfast tgt, then send him home.
start camping @ my territory, but morning sure got bing one la. or someone can flag u down along mrt. haha. morning start fresh ok, quite awake. dont need to rush cause no peak hour, also at the same time lugi. what to do? usually starting when picking pax, not so sian 1/2 one plus traffic super smooth. Hit 120 / 130 along the highway...haha. shh! when reach around 9 / 10 am, ants start coming out from hdb...that's when you start collecting...by the time, the road abit packed liao.
I hate ppl going town...jam and jam and jam... sigh. especially around 9 / 10 am.
around 1pm i keep car and nua...till 4 / 5pm .. sometimes 6pm. haha
i hate the sun after 1pm to 4pm. can burn you / spoil your mood / dizzy ...though got lots of KS pax.
at night, woooh siam AP and CBD far far. shhh....especially AP. Crazy. give me 5 bucks surcharge i also siam far far.
that's my whole journey for saturday driving.
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Originally posted by bowah:
Aiyo, he suan king mah, you dunno meh? due to young time, mother give him eat too many tao suan, so grow up like to suan people lor, ....but if my former chief can take it, why not us..I kenna left right and centre suan from him…also like this, somemore can kenna consolation, bay bai liao
Nabey, cannot say I more observant meh?....
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Obeserver where got talk so much one. Just observe and tiam tiam, tho this forum got only few posters, but many observers hor
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Originally posted by Elginang:
well, i cant compare to most full time drivers...
but matter of fact, i used to be a night TD driver..
until i started driving saturday whole day per week. haha.
start @ 5am, shake leg, tcss with hirer, makan breakfast tgt, then send him home.
start camping @ my territory, but morning sure got bing one la. or someone can flag u down along mrt. haha. morning start fresh ok, quite awake. dont need to rush cause no peak hour, also at the same time lugi. what to do? usually starting when picking pax, not so sian 1/2 one plus traffic super smooth. Hit 120 / 130 along the highway...haha. shh! when reach around 9 / 10 am, ants start coming out from hdb...that's when you start collecting...by the time, the road abit packed liao.
I hate ppl going town...jam and jam and jam... sigh. especially around 9 / 10 am.
around 1pm i keep car and nua...till 4 / 5pm .. sometimes 6pm. haha
i hate the sun after 1pm to 4pm. can burn you / spoil your mood / dizzy ...though got lots of KS pax.
at night, woooh siam AP and CBD far far. shhh....especially AP. Crazy. give me 5 bucks surcharge i also siam far far.
that's my whole journey for saturday driving.
Aiya, all TD got different pattern of driving, the place you live, the place you start yr shift, the place you put fuel and so on do affect a driving pattern of a TD, some like to grab calls, some like to take calls, some like sweeping like me, some like Q, some heading to nowhere, some drive with a heading....as long as end of the day, you can make a net profit with the target set, so be it, even a bit lower also nevermind, there will be another day to grab and pick again. -
Aiyah. after a while, each TD own pattern all the same become habit. Depends on where you drop your pax, North South East West and City, you will know where to go next to find pax one lah...
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close to 40 already still thinking to work for others... In sg, around that age is better to start your own business and have control over your own destiny. Drive taxi at age 38 ... can la but dun drive too long temporary should be ok my advice ... quit since u dislike the current job already. look for biz opportunity while driving taxi..... set up your own biz and be ur own boss
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Originally posted by decent02:
close to 40 already still thinking to work for others…
In sg, around that age is better to start your own business and have control over your own destiny.
Drive taxi at age 38 … can la but dun drive too long
temporary should be ok
my advice … quit since u dislike the current job already.
look for biz opportunity while driving taxi…..
set up your own biz and be ur own boss
And one of the successful way to start a business is to buy an proven 'system' AKA franchise : http://www.sunzu.com/articles/is-your-future-in-small-business-with-a-franchise-or-an-independent-business
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Originally posted by decent02:
close to 40 already still thinking to work for others…
In sg, around that age is better to start your own business and have control over your own destiny.
Drive taxi at age 38 … can la but dun drive too long
temporary should be ok
my advice … quit since u dislike the current job already.
look for biz opportunity while driving taxi…..
set up your own biz and be ur own boss
Drive taxi also doing business mah, just that it is a business of no expansion nor future Starting a forum is also a business -
Originally posted by bowah:
Obeserver where got talk so much one. Just observe and tiam tiam, tho this forum got only few posters, but many observers hor
In army, observers is my 25kia you know.....
I don't know what's your appt in army last time, you will be very surprise, everyday there's so many "observers" cum knock my door.....
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Originally posted by decent02:
close to 40 already still thinking to work for others…
In sg, around that age is better to start your own business and have control over your own destiny.
Drive taxi at age 38 … can la but dun drive too long
temporary should be ok
my advice … quit since u dislike the current job already.
look for biz opportunity while driving taxi…..
set up your own biz and be ur own boss
I don't understand your statement.....
What's wrong working for others when 40?.....
I thought this statement should be from youngsters nowadays, all want to 闯业.....
When reach mid life crisis, the best is to have a less stress stable job, don't need to worry about rental, taxi breakdown, tulan with relief, no pax.....etc
Mid life still 闯业? Very fast heart will attack you.....
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:I tell from my own experience mah... I same age as ex-chief ...:p after 40 can still work for others but body cannot cheong sama sama as when you are 20s or 30s... so if you are getting a high pay + cannot cheong sama as the youngsters. Boss will find ways to kick you out and replace you with a younger chap or worst FT. During my younger days, I can work for a company for 8 years. Nowadays, cannot plan too far. No Iron rice bowl unless you work for the govt. Therefore, setting up a biz is still the best way to control your own destiny. Now I read a lot of youngster coming out to be hawker. They may not be earing as much as a TD during the first year. But if they can be successful and open a few branches after a few years ... their earning will be more than a TD. Of course, biz got risk....you may lose out your capital.... but no risk no gain....plan carefully first before you start......
I don't understand your statement.....
What's wrong working for others when 40?.....
I thought this statement should be from youngsters nowadays, all want to 闯业.....
When reach mid life crisis, the best is to have a less stress stable job, don't need to worry about rental, taxi breakdown, tulan with relief, no pax.....etc
Mid life still 闯业? Very fast heart will attack you.....
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Originally posted by Keepthechange666:
In army, observers is my 25kia you know.....
I don't know what's your appt in army last time, you will be very surprise, everyday there's so many "observers" cum knock my door.....
I chao private mah, in fact, in army, chao private observe the most, but cannot speak up, speak up consider as in subordination..so just observe lor, observe officers and NCOs stupid ideas...lols -
The whole working climate has changed. Not only in sg. You see Labor day...so many protests going on around the world...... plan for your self before is too late.... perhaps....should start reading this book "Rich Dad Poor dad"
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Yes, the whole world is protesting except Singapore, only few protestors at Hong Lim, the rest are all celebrating...lols. And I heard many TD OBK too..lols
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HA HA HA... Bro, my advice to you is to consider your options before committing to Full time TD. I quit my job few years back, having the same thinking as you, tired of the trade that I am in, wanting to do something that have no restrictions of time and need not report to anyone, during then I am about your age. But guess what, after 1 and a half year of driving taxi, I had learn to treasure any job that comes by and becomes more down to earth. As TD is not an easy job, to be good at it, everything come into play, which makes me ponder about my past jobs that I had thrown away. Luckily, I manage to come back to the trade I was previously in and you know what, after the things that I learned in TD, I am more focus and because of all this various reasons mention above, I was promoted soon after. Now although things have its up and down, I still stay positive no matter what, that is what I have learned and till now cherish this lesson. I will definitely go back to TD, but not at my current age, maybe another 10 to 15 years down the road. Hope this will help you decide which roads to chose. See you around mate.
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Finally a horse mouth speak the truth....
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And finally, a horse mouth proclaimed another horse mouth spoke the truth....although...without verificaiton