Happy Tourists.

Yesterday around midnight, I picked up two middle aged male Australian tourists at Clarke Quay and one of them asked me, "Excuse me mate, where can we find girls in Singapore? Can you bring us to them?".  "Yes of course, there are many Asian girls at Orchard Tower at this time, would you guys like to go there?", "Great mate!" they replied. I said "Maybe, just to let you know, this place is very well known as 'The four stories of Whores' are you still keen?". "Wowee, sure why not, we love it, lets go there now!" both of them agreed immediately. "We will go and have a beer and check it out, hope you are not pulling our legs!". I said "Of course not, and I think you will not have just one beer but many, but try not to get drunk okay?". "No problem mate, but is it safe there?" they asked. "Safe?, yes of course, very safe, not to worry".

Around the bend, near the taxi stand just outside Orchard Tower, there were so many pretty ladies milling around and also near the entrance. They suddenly shouted, "Whoa, woh, fantastic! We love you man, you are good, look at them girls, lets go get them mate!". Their fare was $9.10 and they gave me $10.00 thanking me and were very pleased, laughing and happily poking each other. "Bye, enjoy yourselves and take care!" I shouted after them.

Shocking And Unbelievable!

Late last night, I stopped my cab behind the taxi queue near Orchard Towers. I was parked there for only a short while when a private vehicle stopped right behind my cab. A young Chinese lady alighted, walked straight to my cab and sat in the front passenger seat. "Hello" she said, "Please, take me to Hazel Park". I said "Okay", and then straightaway I did a U-turn to head towards Stevens Road.

Just before turning into Bukit Timah Road, this lady, I think maybe in her late thirties, asked if I knew where her place was and when I said "Yes", she almost immediately bent towards me and laid her head on my left thigh facing my stomach as though falling asleep. What's happening, imagine how shocked and stunned I was at that particular moment. Taken aback, I said "Hello Miss, Hello, you have to put on your seat belt", and she just whispered softly "Ooh, okay" but still remained unmoved. "Hello Miss, hello, hello!" I repeated a bit louder, but she did not even budge a bit. Oh my goodness, don't tell me she's 'conked out' I told myself, or maybe asleep or even drugged. At first I was afraid to touch and shake her, but eventually I bravely tapped on her right shoulder, calling out loudly this time, but she seemed fast asleep and unresponsive at all.

I was in two minds, whether to quickly drive her home or go straight to the nearest Police Station, but by then I was nearly halfway already. During all this time, I felt very uncomfortable but still managed to drive to Hazel Park in this awkward togetherness, with her head on my lap throughout the journey. Arriving outside the condominium this time, I called out louder telling her we are at her condo, and surprisingly she awoke and sat up, directed me to her apartment block just up the slope, dugged into her sling bag, took out $20 and said "Take this, its yours, thank you, Goodnight", got out and left just as quickly as she came in, before I could even utter a single word she had already disappeared.

Oh Wow, what a crazy night and still in a daze, feeling a bit damp on my forehead, I slowly drove out from the condo and onto Bukit Timah Road once more. "Phew, what happened and what's going on and what if?" I asked myself still in a daze. This has got to be the most unforgettable happening in my life as a Taxi Driver.

I help people get home everyday...

Picked up this guy from Orchard Towers, a famous and well known joint (4 storeys of whores). 
"Hello, where to?"
"Jurong West St 42 and Uncle...", as I started to do a U-turn, "I have only about $10, is it enough?" 
"Sorry", I slowed down, "the fare is something like $14 because already midnight."
"Aiyah Uncle, chin chai* lah, I already broke, got exactly $10.60, please lah*." 
Poor fellow quite high* and pleading. 
"OK lah, but you pay me first", he fumbled a bit but quickly paid me that amount. 
Along the way, he started telling me lewd episodes of the women he was with, including Lady-Boys*. There you go, I keep learning everyday about all kinds of things, and I tell you, it is very very interesting and sometimes mind boggling! This guy must have paid a bit for his lust until he is flat broke. Sent him home safely and he kept thanking me blah blah blah...... nearly 1am, a bit tired, so ended up in nearby coffee shop to have kopi and a puff..  incidentally, I happen to be a smoker  heh heh heh.


Terms with *: 
chin chai: a term in Hokkien dialect, means "not fussy", "easy-going". In this case, the term is used persuasively to mean "be more flexible" or "be easy"
lah: a Singapore English word behind any expression to generally assert one's intention more strongly
Lady-Boys: men, mostly from Thailand, who dress and behave like women and they look as pretty as girls, or even prettier