More people becoming TD
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I also had the phobia of taking calls,adv booking,ang mo paxs,cbd areas,scared until I only play around my area when I started,can u believe? lol
Sometimes kena fxxk for taking wrong route or turn also gd bcoz after tat u won't forget the place liao,easy for u next time lol
Adv booking got advantage bcoz u get to know the destination n can plan ahead,check here there then ready liao,same direction standard one so shouldn't be a prob,like airport trip.
Adv booking best is start as 1st or last trip if not pain in the ass bcoz u cannot sweep anyhow scared held up at wrong place or stuck in jam.
For calls play slowly la if no confident but better to learn fast,sometimes a call at a ulu place or on a obk day might help abit.i never use GPS until today just ckeck street maps on hp if not sure.
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Originally posted by j007:
Why general public perceive TD is a job for uncles and older people.
TD in their early 30s seems surprised to many... and feel people at this age should be doing something better
Because general for past decades since taxi driving restructured to rental rather than ownership, and also due to enconomy booming, many opts to work rather than rent, slave and drive for company with pathetic return, and more importantly,
Formely, the retirement age was 50yo to 55yo, so many after retired, still can stand and drive taxis, and that makes many retirees drive taxis and peoples on the street will deem it is for retirees of 50 and above, and that is also how the Term "Uncle" come about, even you are 30yo and drive taxi, people at 70yo will call you Uncle, but do not think that you look older, more of a term used.
On the contrary, people concept on TD is alway a tiring and least progression job, tho with cold hard cash, but no other benefit or any 16% contribution of CPF, bonuses and medisave from company, therefore, in a long run, you will find yourself stagnated or unable to buy certain houses, good bonds and shares, and may age faster than some good job. These are their assumption and you cannot blame them. Take it as a good will, you can take it or leave it.
But ultimatum the decision still lies in you, for me and most like my bro CT or foolsh, we are in our twilight years, meaning near 60yo, we drive because the society is no more favourable to us, and also not much chance to see chio bu beside driving taxi, who can seat beside you with half ball..lols.
What you, at a tender age where taxi driving is concern, must do some soul searching and truly ask yourself, are you happy with what you are doing? are you saving enough for the future? are you able to take the stress of seeing your friends/buddies/relatives in other trades get promoted higher and higher and you are still a TD after 10 to 20 years? If these few question is a Yes, then drive on.
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There is a significantly large number of TDs over 50 years old and therefore the general perception that it is a job for older people. Many of these TDs are also less educated thereby enforcing the perception that it is the only job that they can do besides being security guards and cleaners.
However, there is an increasing trend of younger people, those in their 30s, signing up as TDs. They are generally better educated. Therefore, is taxi driving a career or just a job for these people? It depends on how you look at it. But, you must be prepared to work hard.
If I am 30 years old and a taxi driver, how can I improve my income? Well, besides having a taxi driver licence, I will also get my Tourist Guide Licence and work on a freelance basis. These two jobs can go hand in hand.
I pick up tourists and offer to take them sightseeing and a tour of Singapore. They can book me for half a day or a whole day, depending on their needs. I use my taxi to ferry them around and take them to places of interests or see the real Singapore where standard tours will not take them. It is a very personalised service. Some people just do not like to take group tours, where you have fixed timings, fixed places and they almost always take you to souvenir shops to earn their commission.
If I am ambitious enough, I will also be a Property Agent. In between lull periods or on weekends, I can bring my clients in my taxi to view houses.
You are therefore a TD, a tour guide and possibly a property agent, all in one. Your taxi enables you to be mobile and do jobs that require such mobility. Then, you can earn $7,000 a month.
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Originally posted by Taxilim88:
There is a significantly large number of TDs over 50 years old and therefore the general perception that it is a job for older people. Many of these TDs are also less educated thereby enforcing the perception that it is the only job that they can do besides being security guards and cleaners.
However, there is an increasing trend of younger people, those in their 30s, signing up as TDs. They are generally better educated. Therefore, is taxi driving a career or just a job for these people? It depends on how you look at it. But, you must be prepared to work hard.
If I am 30 years old and a taxi driver, how can I improve my income? Well, besides having a taxi driver licence, I will also get my Tourist Guide Licence and work on a freelance basis. These two jobs can go hand in hand.
I pick up tourists and offer to take them sightseeing and a tour of Singapore. They can book me for half a day or a whole day, depending on their needs. I use my taxi to ferry them around and take them to places of interests or see the real Singapore where standard tours will not take them. It is a very personalised service. Some people just do not like to take group tours, where you have fixed timings, fixed places and they almost always take you to souvenir shops to earn their commission.
If I am ambitious enough, I will also be a Property Agent. In between lull periods or on weekends, I can bring my clients in my taxi to view houses.
You are therefore a TD, a tour guide and possibly a property agent, all in one. Your taxi enables you to be mobile and do jobs that require such mobility. Then, you can earn $7,000 a month.
I think ur idea suits for omo n not for relief due to time constrain
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Originally posted by Taxilim88:
There is a significantly large number of TDs over 50 years old and therefore the general perception that it is a job for older people. Many of these TDs are also less educated thereby enforcing the perception that it is the only job that they can do besides being security guards and cleaners.
However, there is an increasing trend of younger people, those in their 30s, signing up as TDs. They are generally better educated. Therefore, is taxi driving a career or just a job for these people? It depends on how you look at it. But, you must be prepared to work hard.
If I am 30 years old and a taxi driver, how can I improve my income? Well, besides having a taxi driver licence, I will also get my Tourist Guide Licence and work on a freelance basis. These two jobs can go hand in hand.
I pick up tourists and offer to take them sightseeing and a tour of Singapore. They can book me for half a day or a whole day, depending on their needs. I use my taxi to ferry them around and take them to places of interests or see the real Singapore where standard tours will not take them. It is a very personalised service. Some people just do not like to take group tours, where you have fixed timings, fixed places and they almost always take you to souvenir shops to earn their commission.
If I am ambitious enough, I will also be a Property Agent. In between lull periods or on weekends, I can bring my clients in my taxi to view houses.
You are therefore a TD, a tour guide and possibly a property agent, all in one. Your taxi enables you to be mobile and do jobs that require such mobility. Then, you can earn $7,000 a month.
LIke this, better go back corporate work..lols
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where got time to do so many things!later become jack of all trades but master of none!just concentrate on one job!in lull period,just "siew chia"and go back home early!
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
where got time to do so many things!later become jack of all trades but master of none!just concentrate on one job!in lull period,just "siew chia"and go back home early!
Well, Taxi driving is one of the jack, nothing much to master about, at time, jack of all trade is better than master of just one.You see those goondo doctors, bankers, accountant on the road driving, dun even know how to change a tyre or a bulb??? that is master of one, but jack of none
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Originally posted by bowah:
Well, Taxi driving is one of the jack, nothing much to master about, at time, jack of all trade is better than master of just one.You see those goondo doctors, bankers, accountant on the road driving, dun even know how to change a tyre or a bulb??? that is master of one, but jack of none
Well no taxi driving for me for the present time. It's good to sit behind desk again and pour through reports. Plus got transport claim and bonus. Next month already got 1/4 month bonus, so I guess it's not bad.Not to mention medical benefit and cpf contribution.
Anyway while taxi driving may not be a respected job it's a vital job just like bus driving. Why you think the Govt has so many rules for tds? Why the phasing out of yellow top? Why then the crackdown those days on pirate taxis? Why got such things like NTA, CTOA etc etc? Just look at other countries where taxis are not regulates, take Malaysia for an example or Thailand?
You see once you dont regulate, you will get a lot of 'funny activities' amd who loses out? Tourists get fleeced, pax get cheated even robbed and then worse still tds come under control of crminal elements. Taxi drivers form their own cartel, charge their own rates and decide whom they wanna to pick at what price.
That's why the Govt keeps a close tab on tds here. Once you start forming groups on your own especially with strangers by advertsing on the net and running your 'own academy' you are posing a direct challenge to the rules laid down. In other words you are showing a middle finger to the Govt and saying ' Fark your rules, we'll do what we think is best'. It's 1 thing to form a small grouping with friends in order to get more business and serve the public better. But once you start asking strangers whom you do not know to meet and join your group or circle, you're simply asking for trouble.
It's 1 thing to join licensed groupings like TJ, LV etc or even semi-official ones like Limo groups, which is well known and follow the industry standard, but if you want to form something extra and under the radar, then when the shit hits you or your members, you only got yourselves to blame.
Right or wrong, fair or unfair, like it or hate it, curse and swear don't need to ask me or tell me.The rules are clear, you choose to ignore or defy at your own peril.
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Yalor, it is all a matter of control, as said, be understanding, man are not born civilise, we are born nake with animal instinct, until education, rules and regulations start to civilise us, therefore, as certain occasion, like animal, we all got herding mentality, it just take a self proclaim chief and a few follower, they will start to think that the world is under them..lols.
And that is also why secret society had been diminishing, due to education, rules and laws, it had taken us to a different kind of barbaric act like sex for grades, sex for business, sex for contract, these are all modern developed human crimes. So those who think about grouping and doing the gangsterism kind of stuff, please forget it.
It is not use wasting yr effort in cursing, argueing or swearing in forum, the basic is that most of us understand what they are trying to achieve, which is naive + out of fashion, that will do.
As you in yr ripe age begin another working journey in life, we wish you all the best and enjoy working under the boss, but if you are to return to taxis driving, you are alway welcome, except for me, see one time, whack you one time..lols
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Originally posted by bowah:
Yalor, it is all a matter of control, as said, be understanding,
Lan Sai La ! Fish Control。。。。
Untill all Onli want to ML but dun want to give brith,
then have to import Ah Tiong, An Neh, Pinoy。。。。。。。 -
wish u the best in ur new job!bro JRII!at least u got the option to go back to a normal job!for me i have burnt down the bridge,so i can't go back anymore but to go on forward until the end!
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Originally posted by Ct2220:
Lan Sai La ! Fish Control。。。。
Untill all Onli want to ML but dun want to give brith,
then have to import Ah Tiong, An Neh, Pinoy。。。。。。。
Fish lah, that one LKY talking about his size lah -
Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
wish u the best in ur new job!bro JRII!at least u got the option to go back to a normal job!for me i have burnt down the bridge,so i can't go back anymore but to go on forward until the end!
In the end, what type of box you want, I have to pre order, I heard 10 to 20 years later, many will up lorry or van, business will be good, thot of setting up a box company. Maybe bro you like to joint venture with me??
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I had to admit, my last few years of taxi driving, "moon lighting" a lot...
Any phone call that come in is MONEY...
Any pax on board is OPPORTUNITY...
Even just by reporting any accidents occured on the road also can make money...
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The streets of singapore are full of money, matter is how you go and pick, sweep and take, all i can say is that as a Taxi driver, be it limo or normal, our broom, vaccum and picking power are not as strong as many others, and we tends to exhaust faster than others, work harder than others and also more prone physical and accident risk.
So, no matter, opportunity or money or reporting, driving taxis alway end with the same amount at the end of the month, be it huat or gain, and when OBK, more worst
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Originally posted by bowah:
Fish lah, that one LKY talking about his size lah
Bro Wah ! How can you like that insult my idol.
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i also noticed more young woman taking up this driving job.., some are quite 'cute'
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Originally posted by Ct2220:
Bro Wah ! How can you like that insult my idol.
Your idol is...
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Originally posted by j007:
i also noticed more young woman taking up this driving job.., some are quite 'cute'
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Originally posted by j007:
i also noticed more young woman taking up this driving job.., some are quite 'cute'
i think SBS lady drivers more cute than taxi auntie.
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i also saw a few aunties driving comfort sonatas but all look like real auntie and big size,some like tomboy!
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
i also saw a few aunties driving comfort sonatas but all look like real auntie and big size,some like tomboy!
yah, got one time i pit-stop for cigarette n pee break b4 the rws casino taxi stand, somewhere near the bus parking area, got one taxi aunty offer me a can of redbull, then look me up n down, b4 walking away towards the toilet, i feel like kenah rape mentally by her........
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is she sexy?if body ok nvr mind!this is call no fish prawn also will do!
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
i also saw a few aunties driving comfort sonatas but all look like real auntie and big size,some like tomboy!
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Originally posted by foolsh_2000:
is she sexy?if body ok nvr mind!this is call no fish prawn also will do!
no lah, now prawn more expensive than fish hor. as for me, dry fish, salt fish, heybee and ikan bilis also can lah, after all, we also must look at ourselve mah.