cheeky chicky taxi driver....

look at the message on the rear windscreen:

"caution

this taxi makes frequent stops"

haha.... i wonder what kinda stops he makes....??? stopping for no good reasons too..???

anyway it does provide a little bit of lighthearted homour during the afternoon drive.... so a thumb-up!!

another taxi story

now now this one is not a usual taxi story........

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2007/12/12/schumacher-turns-taxi-driver/read

michael schumacher, 7 times F1 world champion, hailed a cab to bring him and his family to the airport............ as they were running late, he ended up driving the cab himself.... and reached his destination in time....

no mention of how fast he was driving...... do u think he was within the speed limit??? haha

i wonder how the cab driver felt....... hmmmm

so complicated

why is the cab fare structure so complicated in singapore...???

they have the city area surcharge...... effective from 5 pm to midnight (monday to saturday) for any trip from downtown.....

then there is a late night surcharge.... ok this one is quite straightforward cos after midnight u simply pay more....

another one is peak period surcharge......... now this one is not so straightforward cos from monday to friday it's effective from 7 am to 930 am..... and then from monday to saturday it's effective from 5 pm to 8 pm......... hmmm

there's more ...... like the airport surcharge........ i have heard of the singapore expo surcharge and i think that's not all............ not too sure what other surcharges they have......

u also have to know about the booking fee if u call for a cab........... flag-down fare is pretty standard ...... and of cos not forgetting the distance-related charge....... and waiting-time charge....... too long a wait at a junction will cost u too.......

sigh.... so complicated....... might as well take the bus or train............ but then that's another can of worms.....

haha.... forget it..... might as well ride a bike....... cheap and fast...........