tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22184743844198114732012-02-02T16:56:05.052+08:00Uncle Frank shares with you his everyday life experiences as a Singaporean taxi driver, having driven since 1997!Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2551100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-85433416761855744662012-02-02T16:56:00.000+08:002012-02-02T16:56:05.158+08:00

Chinese New Year Eve's dinner is one when family members gather together from wherever they may be to be re-united once again with loved ones over a grand and sumptious dinner, very similar to the Christmas Eve re-union date. However, there is also a very different kind of re-union gathering, with drinks and dinner also supplied as well and this type of 're-unions' can happen anytime of the year

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Yesterday was a very busy workday for me and by the time I finished work, I had done around 255km which is quite a lot just driving for about six and a half hours. Most of the trips were to far away remote areas such as to ST Marine at the end of Tuas Road which I went twice and the rest were to Lim Chu Kang Road and Kian Teck Road, foreign workers living Quarters.  Most of my passengers were

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Everyday, before I start to post, I would first check my emails, read, write replies, watch videos and after having done all that, I will then start on browsing Facebook, just like my mails, so many interesting articles, photos and videos to go through, so, by the time I am finished, it is two to three hours spent and mind you, its really tiring and time passes by too quickly. This has been a

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The increase in taxi fares has yielded an average additional income of about $20 to $30 for taxi drivers as far as I am concerned. This additional amount has been a great help in off setting the high cost of diesel fuel. For longer trips, an increase in the metered fare is more visible, whereas in shorter trips, the difference is quite negligible. Nowadays, there is hardly any talk about the

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Yesterday was another good workday for me. There were commuters everywhere I went. The only difference was that all trips were for short distances except for one, a young Chinese man and his two women companions going from Peoples Park Complex to Tanah Merah Ferry Point near Changi Coast Road, the metered fare came to $23.00 and from there, a man, a woman and child board my cab to go to Tampines

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This is the third day of CNY celebrations and last night after hectic days of activities begin to slow down, I started driving from 7.00pm after laying off and away from the roads for the past three days. After picking up my first passenger, it was then a continuous non-stop and busy evening of work for me ferrying passengers here and there all over the island. People were everywhere, when one

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Dear Friends, I will not be putting up any posts during this Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations until after Tuesday 24th of January. Once again, I wish you all "Happy Holidays" and "Gong Xi Fa Cai", Cheers! Uncle Frank.

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The peak hour has been changed to start from 6.00pm to midnight, one hour later but continues till midnight. With the change, we notice nowadays that there are long queues of commuters at taxi stands between 5.00pm to 6.00pm and very few taxis around. Soon, there will be complaints of taxis shying away or hiding till the clock strikes 6.00pm. The case of the missing taxis just before midnight

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Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of ferrying two kind and lovely ladies to their residences. The first one that I fetched was from Takashimaya and she wanted to go to Shunfu Road where she lived. She was from Indonesia where she was born but grew up in Melbourne and Brisbane where she also met and married her husband, a Singaporean. She has been living here for the past 12 years and still

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The Chinese New Year celebrations, year in and year out, continues with scenes of flocks of shopping and marketing commuters with tons of shopping bags, individual trolleys queueing up at all taxi stands in the popular shopping centres and eateries once again. This is a very busy and hectic week for all taxi drivers till the family re-union dinner date thereafter, a noticeable calm and

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Yesterday after midnight, on my way home, I picked up a young Vietnamese guy near Lakeside MRT station. "Uncle, Queenstown Strathmore please, I just missed the last train" he told me. I said, "You should have checked the time of the last train, its already past midnight now". "I know, but I was with my friend, still chatting and forgot about the time" he answered. "Well, because you were carried

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Folks, I am not able to put up any post today because I am going shopping to buy myself a pair of shoes, socks, a belt, a wallet, a shirt and a pair of pants for my own Chinese New Year presents. This yearly exercise usually takes up a bit of time and my cab will be for own personal use only for today. My transportation cost will be the taxi rental amount. I would also like to take this

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The increase in vehicle population has caused very heavy traffic flow and congestions everywhere, especially along the highways and in the city areas during peak hours. If there are vehicle breakdowns or even the slightest accidents, then we get sudden 'massive' jams. Poor road courtesy and drivers' unwillingness to give way to one another has been the main causes of accidents and clogged-up

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"Uncle, two places okay? first you go to the 'Tiara' then to 'Gallops'", one of two gentlemen commuters told me when I picked them up at Clarke Quay Taxi Stand late last night. Not sure what he meant, I said "Huh? whats that again? Please tell me where exactly". The other one replied "You don't know meh?", "I answered "No, I don't, could you tell me the names of the roads where they are?" and the

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It is not often that I fetch a passenger the second time, but recently there were a few. It is always fun when recalling the first trip together. Its like meeting a friend again and we start talking about the first trip, thats when I try to remember where they live, what was their occupation, interests and all these makes for another very pleasant journey once more. Life can be drab and

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From Sunday night till Monday and on to Tuesday morning I had very little sleep. Woked up at 3.00pm and straightaway after my usual cup of 'kopi O' I am starting to write this special personal blog. Monday morning I arrived at Tanglin Shopping Centre at 11.50am to meet my classmates from year '61 and a special schoolmate from '62. Many of us, eight in all and unfortunately many more were unable

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Started driving at 9.00pm last night to at least earn some lost taxi rentals. It was rather quiet as usual on late sunday nights, but I still managed to cover yesterday's rental amount just before midnight. The last passenger I fetched was an elderly man whom I picked up at Tampines Ave 5 and he wanted to go to Geylang Bahru. After sending him to his destination and feeling a bit tired and

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Folks, I am not posting any blogs on Fri, Sat and maybe Sunday because of some spring cleaning and house painting exercises with Chinese New Year just around the corner. Be back so stay tuned. Cheers!

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It is so easy to make friends with strangers as a Taxi Driver. First of all, there is this endless opportunity to meet total strangers as we are service providers. We get to greet each other as soon as we meet when the strangers board our cabs. We start talking straightaway about going to a certain place and by which nearest route. Then, as we begin on our journey, we can easily enquire or ask

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On New Year's Eve I drove into Novena taxi stand and there were lots of commuters anxiously waiting for taxis, I guess it was much easier taking a train to Novena to enhance their chances of catching a cab after celebrating the 2012 Count Down at Marina Bay. As soon as I stopped, five teenage girls quickly slipped into my cab. I turned to them and said "Hello, I'm so sorry, but I can only fetch

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This is the third day into year 2012 and no passengers ferried by me spoke up about the new Taxi Fare Hikes, not even small talk except for a very minor comment made by a woman commuter on a very short trip over her metered fare of $4.80 which still remains the lowest fare I have collected so far. The end of two long holiday weekends and with the new school term starting today, taxi usage will 

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Chinatown, swarmed with 'Dragons' together with a host of activities, was 'lighted' up last night and this signals the start of a fresh series in festivals 'Light Up' rituals in Singapore, to be followed by many more new and exciting ones to come for Year 2012. These 'Lighting Up' events are expected features in Singapore's style of welcoming and celebrating its numerous cultural and religious 

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I was very busy last night ferrying passengers mostly on long trips. The fares that I collected ranged between $11 to $23 except an odd one at $4.80 and also over the shortest trip. It was not a bad day's taking for me, above average. All my passengers throughout the night did not even mention a word nor commented about the taximeter fare increases. They were very pleasant except for the one

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Today Premier Taxis, all Silver Cabs will be on the roads with their taximeters fully adjusted to the new fare structures similar to Comfort Delgo and SMRT present fares.  All Taxi Companies have raised their fares except for Prime Taxi who are still awaiting their Taxi Drivers' discussions and opinions before deciding on making any changes. Today, I will be looking forward to experience

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Three more days to go and it will be 2012, 'Dragons' are already swarming the Chinatown area even before the Chinese Lunar New Year arrives. Last couple of weeks and the coming January month, this particular period of the end and the beginning of old and new years is packed with endless human activities imaginable, everyday and everywhere. Taxis during this time are enjoying full usage and very

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The Year of the Dragon is just around the corner and so, what new adventures do you think the Dragon will have in store for us in 2012? Hopefully not a repetition of continuous rainfall, floodings, breakdowns, Violent Attacks on Taxi Drivers, bombings, senseless killings of innocents and etc like yesteryear. As for Fare Hikes, I can safely say that it will take another four or five years before

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The night before Christmas eve, my taxi's air-conditioner broke down, a gas leakage as it began blowing hot air instead. Had to send the taxi to the workshop to get it fixed quickly and as soon as possible the next day. It took four and the half hours to repair the leak as well as to refill gas. As agreed, my Relief Driver had the unenvious task to see to the repairs and luckily, Saturday morning

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Today is Christmas day and yet I have to go to my Taxi company's workshop at 9.30pm to get my taximeter adjusted to the new fares which were recently announced and will take effect on 30th December. This is also a scheduled compulsory exercise and may take more than an hour for upgrading, adjustments and testings. So, for the time being, I will continue to ply my trade till 9pm and with my

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Its this time of year once again when Taxi Drivers collect their bonuses. Unlike workers in all other areas of employment, Taxi Drivers have to earn their bonuses through hard work and on such a joyous occasion. They will only be rewarded according to how much work they can perform, therefore, longer working hours mean bigger incomes and bonuses. No one will take any leave this day, instead they

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Hail a Comfort or a SMRT taxi and you know their metered fare have already increased accordingly, but each time, whenever I ask my passengers if they had felt any such increase in their fares riding these cabs, they would simply say "Its about the same, not much difference leh". There are one or two passengers who would ask me why I had to increase the taxi fares and when I tell them its not my

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At last Fare Hikes apply to all taxis on January 3rd 2012, except for the Prime fleet who have yet to make a decision. Anyway, I have been making private surveys from my passengers after a week of adjusted fares if they have previously been on board Comfort Taxis and from results that I have gathered, I conclude that the Fare Hikes are not ridiculous nor causing great alarms and I feel that

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Its raining again, yes this time of the year is always much cooler and here are some of the common requests that I get from passengers, "Uncle, can bring down the air-con?" ("Bring down?"), "Uncle, brrrrrr, very cold, can please close or not?", "Uncle, I am not feeling well, don't mind put smaller can?, thank you", "Wah, your taxi so cold cannot tahan", "Uncle, can open window or not, too cold".

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Christmas is just around the corner, in fact, exactly one week from now. This year's Christmas light-up along the famous Orchard Road strip is not continuous enough I think, as it ends abruptly near Dhoby Ghaut instead of all the way right up to Suntec City like in previous years, and therefore the lightings and decorations have made me feel as though the works are not fully completed yet. This

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I must admit, Taxi Drivers are truly unavoidable legal eavesdroppers. When my passengers start to quarrel among themselves, I have totally no control and no choice whatsoever but to remain quiet, with a listening ear and become a third party witness to the many different types of quarrels imaginable over the years. Quarrels that happen in my cab are usually between husbands and wives, boyfriends

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When train services are disrupted like what happened last Thursday, taxis become the most sought after alternative public transport service. When this sudden need for them occurs at the same time, great difficulties will be experienced by the general public in trying to secure its services. There will be long queues of anxious commuters everywhere, all waiting to catch a cab at the same time, and

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After my passenger alighted at Waterloo Street at 9.00pm last night, I proceeded along Stamford Road keeping to my left whilst following behind a bus. And not very far from the National Museum, traffic in front of me was hardly moving forward. I tried desperately to filter out of my lane but could not as all other vehicles on my right were at a standstill. For a moment, I thought a very serious 

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It is not a ridiculous taxi fare increase as far as regular commuters are concern, and I don't see any drastic change in taxi ridership patterns across the island. From some direct accounts of on the spot surveys carried out yesterday in respect of the fare hikes from commuters, results have shown that the increases are very minimal and hardly felt. Anyhow, it is still too early to gauge the

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I woke up rather late yesterday afternoon after feeling exceptionally tired the previous night. It was already 5.15pm, made a hot cup of coffee black and ate three pieces of McVitie's Digestives biscuits while going through my mails. Then, I felt like, and started writing about the 'mobile' passenger I had ferried earlier. When I finished and put up my post, I felt a bit hungry again and was

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After sending a passenger to Bangkit Road at 8.45pm last night, I decided to park my cab at the multi-carpark beside the Kim San Leng Coffee Shop to have my 'lunch'. As I was parking my cab, I heard a faint ringing sound, like from a mobile ring tone, coming from behind my seat. I looked around and found an old model Nokia handphone, wedged in between the back seat partition and still ringing. I

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Rain or Shine, Friday has always been my favourite working day. I had a very busy and tiring but fruitful workday with nearly all trips going long distance on the busy highways. I think the lowest fare I collected was $12.00 and the highest was $25.00 But most importantly I had very friendly passengers, local as well as a number of Permanent Residents with only one local traveller, the lady

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There are about 5 different types of passengers who make use of taxis, I shall try to categorise them into particular groupings. (a) The die hard taxi users, this group of commuters will not use any other types of public transport other than taxis irregardless of any fare hikes. (b) The 50-50 users, very calculative group, they will travel halfway by buses and trains, and the rest of the way by 

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Christmas is just round the corner and we should all be rejoicing and getting ready once again for another year ending with many happy surprises of goodies to come such as, the main Christmas celebrations in churches and everywhere for christians as well as non-christians from all over the world, giving and receiving gifts for families, friends young and old and happy re-unions for everyone,

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-48303054174124075232011-12-06T15:45:00.004+08:002011-12-09T17:45:24.253+08:00

After dropping my passenger at the entrance of RWS casino around 11.00pm last night, I headed towards the very long queue of commuters lining up at the taxi stand with only about three other taxis in front of me and none at all at the taxi stand. Straightaway this young lady, first in the queue, boarded my cab and told me to go to Sophia Road. And as soon as I drove away from the taxi stand, she

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-28605825384530341742011-12-05T17:00:00.004+08:002011-12-09T17:43:35.144+08:00

Travelling along Boon Lay Way after exiting from Toh Guan Road and heading towards Clementi, just past Chevron building, I was flagged down by a young Chinese lady standing by the side of the road at about 11.30pm last night. She opened my front passenger door, sat in but did not shut the door and spoke in Mandarin. She asked me quickly if I could just spare her a minute and said I must be quite

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-59740915526714894392011-12-04T14:13:00.000+08:002011-12-04T14:13:30.097+08:00

An elderly woman boarded my taxi at Resorts World taxi stand just before 8.00pm last night. She wanted to go home to her condominium apartment situated at the former Yeo Hiap Seng factory site along Dunearn Road. As soon as I began driving away from the taxi stand, she asked me what the $1.00 shown on the left hand side of my taxi meter was for. I told her that it was for the peak hour surcharge

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-65234666254418245552011-12-03T11:30:00.000+08:002011-12-03T11:30:34.342+08:00

Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way, and soon it will be Christmas Day. The famous Christmas decorations are already being put up including 'Lights On' along Orchard Road. So many beautiful Christmas trees of different sizes are being lined up everywhere together with the awesome and colorful lightings, has turned this whole area into a "Fairyland". This year's colour theme of blue and

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-68074856282180562032011-12-02T08:14:00.000+08:002011-12-02T08:14:12.196+08:00

Staying put like in a 'merry go round' and unable to get out for three solid hours, I became very "Sian" and started counting. You see, I was following the queue at Bukit Panjang Plaza taxi stand at about 7.45pm last night and for the next three hours or so, I kept coming back to the taxi stand, time after time, fetching passengers to places nearby one after another, and each time, all my

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-87002687880149484782011-11-30T17:12:00.000+08:002011-11-30T17:12:32.147+08:00

About 6.30pm yesterday, a decent looking Chinese lady in her thirties boarded my cab at Market Street taxi stand. "Hello Miss, where would you like to go?" I asked. She said "Hello, bring me to China Square at Cross Street", "China Square? Okay" I replied. I started on my way and in a short while, I reached China Square and drove up to the lobby. "Here we are Miss" I said. She looked around, not

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-79992708059351075742011-11-29T08:01:00.000+08:002011-11-29T08:01:32.760+08:00

Wow, another 'Light Up' exercise at Orchard Road last night? Luckily it was put out before the fire can spread, otherwise we would be seeing only burnt tree trunks as Christmas decorations and 'natural lights' provided by the heavens above us come Christmas Day. This is the first time as far as I can recall that an incident such as this unusual second 'lighting up' has happened. In fact, I had

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-88688775814075890532011-11-28T08:43:00.001+08:002011-11-29T05:04:18.585+08:00

There is always a first time as I led this 'passenger' not going to be on board my cab at all, but driving in his own vehicle, following closely behind me as I guided him to Kranji Camp along Chua Chu Kang Way. You see, I was flagged by this 'passenger' after the traffic lights at the junction of Bukit Gombak Military Camp along upp. Bukit Timah Road around 9.30pm last night. He was standing

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-54696690341849041112011-11-27T10:06:00.000+08:002011-11-27T10:06:43.465+08:00

Its a beautiful Sunday, and I feel well and so refreshed after an enforced rest. I must admit however, that I did drive about two hours yesterday evening just to loosen up a bit and I felt good. Well, last night, whilst having coffee with my son Terence, at the Food Court near where he lives, something we often do when both of us are free and easy. We would meet up, usually chat about everything,

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-74437332390290235932011-11-26T17:36:00.000+08:002011-11-26T17:36:18.974+08:00

An irritating and consistent cough still persisting since Friday has made it difficult for me to work. My Doctor has advised me to rest for a couple of days so as not to aggravate my throat condition, am taking his medication as prescribed. Tried posting yesterday but coughing badly keeps putting me off. Have to rest more to contain the cough and maybe by tomorrow should feel much better. Tried

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-87871641898737754412011-11-24T17:09:00.000+08:002011-11-24T17:09:39.308+08:00

Yesterday was a dull and very quiet workday for me. I was caught in many traffic jams which was quite unusual as they happened along most of the expressways that I was in. Long rows of vehicles, bumper to bumper, looks as though the country's vehicles were all spread out on the roads. It was raining earlier and also during peak hours did not help any. I managed to chalk up about 155 kilometres,

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-56050928011515972162011-11-23T18:18:00.000+08:002011-11-23T18:18:19.716+08:00

In order to be like a Mr. Knowall, taxi drivers need to engage in conversations with their passengers who come mostly from all walks of life. We learn many things from our local passengers, but, firstly about best and popular food stalls in their neighbourhood, their area's present property prices, any new roads or short-cuts they may know best, and information to places of interests still

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-1003423265666992782011-11-22T16:55:00.000+08:002011-11-22T16:55:45.625+08:00

The common questions that would-be passengers always ask before they board my cab goes like this, "Uncle, do you take nets?", "Do you accept Cards?", "Do you have $50 change?", "Uncle, can go 3 places?", and the questions asked as soon as they board, "Can lower air-con, very cold?", "Can wind down window, not feeling well?", "Can go faster, I am late already?". These questions are most likely

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-50123548174838603732011-11-21T16:39:00.000+08:002011-11-21T16:39:36.978+08:00

Made an appointment with a friend this evening to listen and discuss about his family's problem which he is facing. He needs a listening ear and thinks I can be of help maybe even advise him of what he should do to help solve some urgent problems. I have decided to take a break again today but will continue to write tomorrow.

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-88791711201546063662011-11-19T16:50:00.000+08:002011-11-19T16:50:14.860+08:00

This year's Orchard Road Christmas lightings looks refreshing with the blue and white lights blending very well. Every year I compare the colour schemes and I think this year looks best. With major renovations to buildings and newly completed ones completed along with nicely widened pedestrian walkways, Orchard Road continues to look a picture, very neat during the day and like a sparkling jewel

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-78531886038817468042011-11-18T10:07:00.000+08:002011-11-18T10:07:16.187+08:00

At about a quarter to midnight, I picked up 3 caucasian passengers at Holland Village taxi stand and they wanted to go to Jervois Road. As soon as all were on board, the guy who sat in the front passenger seat with his two pretty and charming lady companions who sat in the back seat, continuously chatting and laughing aloud at the same time when I, being inquisitive, not bashful and not minding

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-4507284415816026022011-11-17T05:58:00.000+08:002011-11-17T05:58:06.374+08:00

Fetching male and female foreign workers to their favourite haunts all over Singapore has been a common activity for me throughout my taxi-ing career. Here we have a typical scenario of a male foreign Sri Lankan or Bangladeshi worker, who would hail my cab, directs me to a private residence, park about 30 metres away from a particular house and wait for about 5 minutes or so, while he makes his

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-6719124611387556612011-11-16T06:26:00.001+08:002011-11-25T03:26:49.618+08:00

I had not driven much but in one of my trips, ferrying a middleaged female Chinese National, I had a hard time trying to tell her I had not enough small change for her hundred dollar bill she gave to me for the metered fare of $6.50. She could not accept the fact, felt agitated and was very unreasonable speaking in a heavily accented Mandarin tone and in a harsh manner that it was none of her

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-88459804551738249472011-11-14T18:07:00.000+08:002011-11-14T18:07:29.800+08:00

Horror of horrors, the slightest knock bumper to bumper with no visible sign of any damage at all to both vehicles, yet I am being penalised and made to pay $1,600/- being amount of the insurance 'excess' clause. This is a great loss I have to bear, and also a very bad start and dissapointing day for me. In August, along Bras Basah Road just alongside Chijmes, there was a traffic jam with

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-81388028750781597292011-11-13T19:52:00.000+08:002011-11-13T19:52:22.083+08:00

I was very busy yesterday ferrying passengers continuously over long distances. It was later in the night around 11.30pm when I picked up an 'unruly' fortyish looking guy along River Valley Road and he wanted to go to Geylang Lorong 16. He hopped in the front passenger seat, roughly pulled the seat to slide more to the rear and sat in a reclining position. As I started to drive, I noticed that he

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-84045127889113597472011-11-12T16:01:00.000+08:002011-11-12T16:01:50.942+08:00

How time passes us by so very quickly, its Saturday once again. Fridays and Saturdays are taxi drivers favourite working days, this is when we are kept very busy with passengers waiting for us everywhere, especially at taxi stands of Shopping Malls, Night Clubs and all places of interests. These are days when we come out in full force and none would wish to take 'off' at all. Takings for these

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-42693074742727628872011-11-10T17:09:00.000+08:002011-11-10T17:09:03.482+08:00

Recent articles of parents on the receiving end is sick and utterly disgusting. 'Young teenage girl slaps her mother twice and feeling proud about it, even to the extent of broadcasting and boasting to the whole world'. What has become or gone wrong with our TNG (The Next Generation)? Wait a minute, here comes another one, 'man chases father and mother out of his home, reprimands them for not

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-47566581403173723262011-11-09T16:19:00.000+08:002011-11-10T05:20:13.007+08:00

A few days ago, I ferried a lovely, friendly and cheerful German lady from Holland Village taxi stand to Boon Lay Avenue. She had just done a bit of shopping and was going home. She told me that she has been living here for the past 4 years and is very happy living in her HDB flat, mixing and mingling with the locals, learning our way of life, because that is the only opportunity she gets to

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-67407597544607122212011-11-08T17:17:00.001+08:002011-11-10T05:25:10.824+08:00

Reverse actions involving taxi drivers from a neighbouring country, in this case, Vietnam. In Singapore, we often read about fare cheats but in Hanoi, we read about taxi cheats (over-charging). Recently, a couple from Singapore, attending the 80th Interpol General Assembly held in Hanoi were made to pay $360 for a 10km ride which would normally cost only $10 and not only that, they also left an

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-25922151797308566182011-11-07T18:35:00.001+08:002011-11-10T05:29:29.668+08:00

Heavy rainfalls, flooding, stalled vehicles and people wading in flood waters waist high near where I lived during my teenage years were a common disastrous sight. My family lived in the corner double-storey terrace house, ten in a row, along Thomson Road, directly opposite Mount Pleasant Road and the Singapore Polo Club. These row of terrace houses have since been demolished. Everytime when

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-87330539429008587312011-11-06T20:16:00.000+08:002011-11-06T20:16:48.414+08:00

Driving along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE) towards Woodlands or from Woodlands towards town has always been very tricky and dangerous especially with many motorcyclists travelling alongside of your vehicle. The majority of the motorcyclists are mostly Malaysian workers coming to work here or going home everyday. They often speed, ride recklessly, weaving in and out between vehicles in a hurry

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-50082294783429433662011-11-05T17:43:00.000+08:002011-11-05T17:43:48.497+08:00

Premonition!  thats it, after sending a lady passenger to Bedok Reservoir View just after midnight (early Saturday morning), I decided to stop at the first bus stop pass the junction of Bedok Ave. 3 to have a breather and anyway my last job before turning in. Got down from my cab, crossed the road towards the reservoir's edge, lighted up and thought this was indeed a beautiful sight. Its serenity

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-20502516718418482912011-11-04T16:06:00.001+08:002011-11-04T16:14:06.811+08:00

Last night, two 73 year old senior citizens, very ill-tempered and with foul mouths, frustrated, angry, agitated and panting as they boarded my cab outside Lavender Food Centre, along Jalan Besar Road at about 8.45pm. They wanted to go to Hougang Avenue 4, and as soon as they seated themselves, loud and filthy Hokkien vulgarities started spewing out from the both of them non-stop and together at

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-73156143536885774842011-11-02T18:36:00.001+08:002011-11-10T05:44:58.271+08:00

Pleasant surprises for me yesterday from two of my passengers. The first was when this middleaged woman whom I picked up at People's Park taxi stand at about 7.30pm last night, she insisted that I must accept a soy-bean drink (in plastic bag) as she had just bought two bags, one was actually intended for her young son when he returns from his grandparents home, but then he will not, 'cause he 

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-38876897954658114192011-11-01T17:08:00.001+08:002011-11-10T05:37:54.278+08:00

A young drunk and violent passenger assaults 62 year old cabby, punched and then kicked his head twice when he fell down on January 29 this year, was jailed for 4 weeks and ordered to pay only $100 as compensation is, I think a very mild and timid punishment, don't you agree? This young coward, who not only cheats, but even beats up a senior citizen who provided him with transportion and did no

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-6856814518555880182011-10-31T16:02:00.000+08:002011-10-31T16:02:39.357+08:00

Wow! I feel on top of the world after taking a short break. I think it is important for all of us to step on the brakes occasionally, like giving yourself an 'interval' time, you know what I mean, take easy, be with yourself and do the things you always wanted to do instead of always putting it off saying "Cannot leh", "Maybe next time lor" or "No time lah" and all that jazz, they are but lame

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-91768413875905265392011-10-30T19:48:00.000+08:002011-10-30T19:48:03.856+08:00

Needed a short break, so I decided to spend some time at Universal Studios (RWS) on Saturday, from 1.30pm to 7.00pm. By the time I got home, I was too tired to write. I had only about 3 hours of sleep in the late morning. Today is Sunday and I have overslept, just got up about 5pm. I am going out for dinner now and maybe later go for a ride on the Flyer and just relax a bit more, anyway, the ride

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-22184337400222162552011-10-28T17:27:00.000+08:002011-10-28T17:27:06.110+08:00

Yesterday was not a good working day for me. Somehow, commuters seem to do the 'disappearing' act. Luckily, I managed to collect enough to cover my taxi rental and diesel costs, leaving me with a little bit of pocket money for food and drinks. It was one of those rare days where you keep driving around or park and wait at empty taxi stands seeking passengers but none comes your way. This could be

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-72915476337010359722011-10-27T17:19:00.000+08:002011-10-27T17:19:23.064+08:00

I fetched a 20 year old young Vietnamese lady from Bukit Panjang Plaza taxi stand at about 9.30pm last night, and she wanted to go to Yishun MRT. She told me that she is a first year student studying at the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) at Clementi Road. She was carrying a plastic container of fish porridge which she bought for her friend, also a Vietnamese, not her boyfriend but a

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-64235083014053185782011-10-26T16:27:00.000+08:002011-10-26T16:27:21.838+08:00

Yesterday was one of the 5 pre-holidays per year whereby a surcharge of $1.00 from 5pm till the following day 12 midnight per trip is being charged. This bonus incentive is only for eves of Deepavali, Hari Raya Puasa, Christmas and 2 eves for Chinese New Year. It was an exceptional working day for me, though very tiring, as I managed to collect fares up to $220.00 for driving exactly eight hours

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-57920821234721939942011-10-25T10:53:00.002+08:002011-10-25T11:48:07.078+08:00

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone, especially all my Indian friends and followers a very "HAPPY DEEPAVALI 2011".  Its a great time to celebrate and get together with family and friends.

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-57442431355555012132011-10-24T16:39:00.000+08:002011-10-24T16:39:28.488+08:00

Taxi drivers are the ones you want to look for when it comes to 'food talk'. What's good, Where's best and Price for your favourite dish. For instance, if you ask me, "Uncle, where can I find good Char Kway Teow?" I'll tell you "Why, of course, the one at Margaret Drive, its world best!" Yes, its my favourite Char Kway Teow stall, everyday there's a standard long queue of at least more than 10

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-76045041972663250282011-10-22T17:29:00.001+08:002011-11-10T05:56:11.925+08:00

I was parked first in the queue at Bukit Panjang Plaza's taxi stand at 11.45pm last night when 3 young people boarded my cab. Two ladies and a guy wanted to go to 3 different places, 2 to Yishun and the last one to Ang Mo Kio. During the journey, they were chatting away happily about 2 different wedding arrangements for 2 of them early next year. I could not help but enjoyed listening to their

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-34401665305726112372011-10-21T17:18:00.000+08:002011-10-21T17:18:32.374+08:00

Shocking! and Inhuman! Murder of an innocent 2 year old toddler in China. Are we living in a supposedly civilized world? Recent anger, outrage and pain from people all over the world watching the video of the ugly and brutal murder that took place in China has been the talk of the town. All my passengers have been shocked and saddened that such a thing can even happen in this present age, and

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-919769204073268922011-10-20T16:19:00.002+08:002011-11-10T05:51:27.148+08:00

At 11.30pm last night, I picked up a young man, a Chinese National, along Lorong 17 Geylang and he wanted to go to Tanah Merah Kechil in Bedok. He seemed quite sober when he boarded my cab and sat in the front passenger seat. But, as soon as I turned right to go on Sim's Avenue, he started showing signs of 'puking'. I immediately opened my dashboard glove box and took out a plastic bag for his

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-83080707866411611722011-10-19T17:11:00.001+08:002011-10-20T11:56:42.698+08:00

Quote, "To err is human and to forgive, divine." Late last night, I fetched a 'single-mother' passenger from Bukit Panjang to Henderson Road. She was a sweet and vibrant 23 year old divorcee and mother of a 1 year old daughter, and we talked about her Life's 'unfair' treatment. I could sense the anger and trauma she is going through, like a nightmare as she spoke. I felt sad for her to be in such

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-24310709617333782522011-10-18T16:52:00.001+08:002011-10-20T11:57:31.648+08:00

Driving a taxi for more than ten years has made me become a natural or maybe even an 'expert' in starting and engaging in conversations with my passengers or for that matter with almost anyone and anywhere. Making my passengers laugh, creating a happy and friendly atmosphere in my 'office', at least once in one way or another, is an interest in which I look forward to create each new day at work.

Uncle Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01467130197085341857noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2218474384419811473.post-69521648956115858422011-10-17T09:25:00.001+08:002011-10-20T11:58:15.445+08:00

Taking things for granted can be disastrous, in this case, especially so for women, even if its only going to take a short while, like going to your neighbourhood 'kopitiam', food centres to grab a bite or to 'tar-pau' food home, or going to nearby sundry shops, to buy some necessities for example, it would be to your best interests to continue to look beautiful and stay attractive to your loved

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Gigantic ''Waves of Changes' is presently brewing in Singapore. On the scene, Hefty restrictions to curb the mushrooming of Money Lenders' and their undesirable activities, similar to Loan Sharking are being implemented, starting with the ban on advertisements in local newspapers which have seen hundreds of ads. in recent months, many misleading, making its appearances daily. Next, we have the '

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The usual familiar replies I often get from almost all my Singaporean passengers for my casual questions, come in short and crisp singlish phrases. For example, if I were to ask "Do you work this late everyday?" the answers would be, "Yes lor" or "Aiyah, what to do" or "No choice leh". These are some of the many short phrases that are commonly used by most Singaporeans. Other famous and popular

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The speed at which we live our lives nowadays is going past us too fast. After every weekend that we have just spent each week, we find ourselves facing the next weekend almost immediately. We will always try to seek for more time which is never there for us to finish our chores or to engage in newer activities. The pace is too scary, alarming to say the least, and before we know it, more and

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It would be interesting to hang around the Orchard Road area near The Heeren or The Paragon between 6.30pm to 7.00pm to watch what the hawks or falcons can do to frighten away or relocate the nearly 5,000 smaller birds, mostly mynahs and starlings living there. Noisy chirpings and droppings from the large number of birds around this area have been a huge nuisance especially to shoppers, vehicles 

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Yesterday was quite a fun working day as I kept a constant watch over vehicles all around me to try and spot an unmarked Traffic Police car. Unfortunately, there were none to be seen anywhere during the whole period of my shift. I was on the lookout for vehicles with the QX number plates as they are officially known to belong to Traffic Police vehicles. All this while, I was also particularly

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Recently, a woman Blogger made headlines with her porn-like video showing her kneeling in front of a guy and trying to take off his pants to suggest her sexual intentions in a short video uploaded to Youtube. Shocking and tasteless in her bid to attract readership to her blog which garnered 40 to 50 thousand hits in a day from sex starved readers trying to satisfy their lusts. Woman Blogger, Ms. 

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Traffic Police last used 'Phantom' patrol cars (ordinary private cars) in 2004 to enforce road safety by keeping a 'private' eye on errand motorists to ensure that traffic rules and regulations are obeyed and also deter speeding and dangerous driving on the road. Revival of Enforcement by unmarked police cars will certainly curb accidents and would be offenders will definitely show more courtesy

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I wonder what's going to happen to members of a family when they have to decide, or ballot among themselves as to who really needs to use a vehicle badly, or for that matter who has to give up his or her vehicle first, if what the Government's recent hint becomes a reality in the near future. At present, it is not uncommon for a middle-income household to own three or maybe four vehicles. Already

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After I introduced myself as a taxi blogger to this lady whom I picked up at SGH (Singapore General Hospital), she immediately exclaimed "Uncle, wow. I am amazed, at your age you are IT savvy". She said her mother who is 67, whom she was visiting, is suffering from depression and is presently being looked after in the hospital, is my age. She told me that her mother is afraid to use high tech

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For your information, the population of Singapore is 5.18 million today, and very soon in the near future, it will reach the Govt planned figure of 6.5 million. I dread to think of what it will be like, imagine driving my taxi at a snail's pace in future, (no more speed limits). With increasing road congestions and traffic jams so common nowadays, on roads not having enough future space for

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This is one particular trip I will not forget. I was hailed by this pretty young lady along Thomson Road late last night around 11.30pm, and she wanted to go to Ang Moh Kio St.44. Along the way, we started talking generally about working life. She said she was on leave today and that she works in a handphone retail shop in Sim Lim Square. Her straightforward information started me asking lots of 

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Its funny but true, the very first passenger that I fetch always determine what kind of day I will be getting into. There are the good, the bad and the ugly. Almost all passengers I get are the good but last week, I fetched a very delightful and bubbly lady passenger whom I picked up at the Lucky Plaza taxi stand and she wanted to go to Pasir Ris St.11. She was different, I was totally

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Last night as I waited at the Clarke Quay Taxi stand behind three other stationary taxis, I was pleasantly surprised by a young lady who tapped on my left passenger seat window and gestured to want to talk to me. I wound down my left window and she handed me a pamphlet, telling me that every taxi driver is entitled to a FREE ride on the Singapore Flyer upon presentation of our identification tag 

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"Uncle, you are our saviour!" exclaimed one of the two young and pretty lady passengers as they boarded my taxi along Ubi Ave 1 to go to Downtown East in Pasir Ris late last night. A "saviour"? I asked. "Yes, we have been anxiously waiting for a taxi and there you are!" was the happy reply. This started a pleasant chit-chat between us with lots of laughter all the way till we reached their

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Monday night, after working from 5.00pm till 10.00pm, I decided to go and spend sometime and enjoy myself at the RWS Casino. If you are a Gold or Platinum card member of the Casino, you get to park free of charge in the vast V.I.P. basement carpark situate just below the Casino lobby. Other visitors need to pay a carpark fee in the huge Casino and Resorts World carpark, the amount usually varies

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