Old news liao…
Throw my key last December.
Started working as a part time weekender Taxi Driver (morning shift) since Nov 2011 and driving a Comfort Sonata.
I passed my TVDL in Apr 2011 and officially quitted in Dec 2012.
During this 13 / 14 months of driving…one word to describe Taxi driving….Shiok.
I always enjoyed my weekend session….waiting for my buddy to pass me the car every sat and sun….la kopi with him for 30 mins before starting the engine. Then look forward to my first pax. most of the days which I drove (>95%), I hit my target income. Taxi driving is not difficult nor is it very easy. I enjoyed talking to paxs except some snobbish indians. Overall it was a great experience.
The question is why do I want to quit ???
Firstly, it is due to my job as a regional sales manager. I travel very frequently due to the nature of my job. Sometimes I flew off Monday morning and arrived Friday night. Weekends were burnt driving taxi. After about a year, I felt the strain.
Secondly, my sonata is getting koyak….gear box problem persists despite several workshop servicing. Once last Dec I travelled in ECP throughout with high rpm coz the gear refused to upshift after alighting pax from AP.
Thirdly, second half of 2012, I noticed traffic jams are getting more frequent. CTE, AYE , and some other roads. A lot of tress pruning ….WTF…Jams prohibit good earnings.
TVDL is still a prized item that I will
keep…as i am about the same age as chief pool….anytime can tio pok
by company… Taxi Driving will be my saviour….
PMET will someday be replaced by Foreign
Talent…
Let’s hope that TD will never be replaced by FT…...
Originally posted by Just_do_it_lah:Take the new e220....
Flag down $4.50. Meter jump $0.35 (better than Chryslers taxi).
where u get those source from ?