Virgin taxi drive
-
After reading sotong's thread, I wonder how was everyone's virgin taxi drive?
Let's share.
Since I start this thread, I will start 1st.
I started off as a relief.
My virgin taxi drive was on a saturday 5pm.
Even though I had been driving heavily for the pass 10yrs, still afraid.
Cos all old birds told me that usually 1st few drive will not earn or earn very little $$.
The 1st hour, I basically got no customer.
Maybe too afraid to pick up or too slow.
After the 1st hr, I finally picked up my 1st customer, an expat lady.
After her, it was up down for the next 6-7 customers.
I stopped the drive at about 12am.
Guess I was lucky, I managed to earn about $60 after cost.
-
My 1st pax is a couple at MBS casino pick up. That time drive Sonata relief blur blur thought all casino got $3 surcharge. Still ask hirer teach me how to press surcharge. He thought I going to RWS. End up I charge my first pax surcharge and they also didn't says anything. A bit nervous cos midnight and also not familiar with all the roads in HDB and Private housing. End up pax tell me Ghim Moh...wah easy lah...no ave no street just 1 road nia.....Lol
Then I continue press $3 surcharge song song for the subsequent trips from MBS until next day my hirer ask me where I go pick I tell him MBS wah he nearly faint....Hahaa
-
i remember hirer gave me "free rental" that day . . .
the first day driving , was the exact day after register at Sin Ming Drive .
sorry really dun remember that much . . . never really bother how much nett i earn .
-
i remember my 1st pax right inside my hirer carpark to yishun............
still remember it was a sat midnite run around like headless chicken..............
-
first day was with the CDG corona. no MDT , asked hirer for advice and was told to juz pick anyone on sight.
My first pax was an indian lady , very nice when i told her its my first day.
Somewhere during the shift , i ended up at the AP . got phobia at first of entering but told myself ahhh fark it juz whack.
Inside i learned the left give way to right and vice versa. My corona got no ropes , rejected 1 pax with a lot of luggages, told the usher this cab no rope la.
my first day ended with a healthy take home profit of $150. and mind u the fare then was 2.40 jump 10 cts , no city surcharge , no 25% - 35% .
Diesel was 47.5 cts :)
-
Xin jiaos , seen this cab before? hahaha
-
mine also corona, no mdt , no radio . . .
-
I remember my first trip (I think 1995 or 1996). Drive my cousin's cab.
He drove a bit then tired ask me to take over. I was at AMK, pick up 1 Bangali (sorry no offense, Sikh) family. Woman and her kid together with the grandmother. Wanna go Bedok North St 4. I think got 1 short detour, send the grandmother Hougang or nearby, cannot recall now. But it wasn't out of the way.
Dunno how I reach Bedok North St 4, the total fare was $27!! And not even midnight. Remember those days flag down was $2.40 I think and jump only 10cts. Lucky these people also dunno how to go there (visiting someone, not staying there, if they did sure kena f).
I know she was shocked not so much angry but shocked at the amount, LL she pay, and I say thank you very much. After she got down, breathe a huge sigh of relief!
I remember her exact words when she boarded the cab; Towkay, please send me Bedok North St 4! Hahaha, haven't start driving already people call me Towkay! Nobody until then had ever used that title on me!
-
But something sotong said or realised which is true. When you first start to drive then you realise that it isn't easy at all.
Those days all manual somemore. I said sure easy la, Taxi driving, after all I drive mata chia for 8 hours for how many years, where got difficult? Taxi also same what, drive for 8 hours or so.
But what I realised later mata chia, 8 hours is actually maybe less than 2 hours driving in total, plus got stop here, stop there, get out, walk here and there, keng here and there. Not even got 1 stretch drive 1 full hour stretch, 30-45 minutes also very very rare.
But taxi you must drive continously at least for a few hours, until you break for toilet or makan. Where got time to stop here and there and come out smoke cigarette or do stretching. Time is money and the hours to make are limited.
After that 1st day, go home, back pain like hell, legs feel so wobbly, cannot stand straight. Body feel like you ran a marathon, exhausted but some more worse cannot sleep just yet. Body clock totally messed up.
So everyone starts like this, sotong and you shouldn't fell discouraged. It's just a phase, after a few months or years, you'll look back at this chapter and laugh or smile at yourself!
-
True, very true.
TD is not like switch a corporate job to another corporate job, it is entirely different, suddenly you find you are no more a monthly or daily paid staff/worker, you are on your own, entirely on your own. You eat snake, that is your problem, you waste time, that is your lost, and you need lots of patience, once you lost your cool, that is it, you will find it harder and harder to carry on.
Again, I go back to the starting, storming, after storming and spring period.
Like all jobs and relationship, you start with a big bang, pass yr TDVL, go office, book cab, all very pink and happy, get yourself up and really to do your best, spirit is high, confident is good, most wish you all the best, then after starting,
The storm arrived, you see grey sky, madness, disorientated, stress and blur until forget your father name or yr own name. At this junction, you will ask yourself, give up or strive on, jialat, you start to compare your former works and TD, the money, the stress, the time involved, then all end up with no decision.
As days go by, you start to get a grip and pattern of TD, and by 6 months, you should be capable of picking any pax with any destination without much of a problem, then Spring arrived.
But having said all, if you got better job, dun be a TD.
-
The day I collect Taxi, no rental. Rental starts the next day, so I drive around to get used to the car.
First working day starts around 3pm, drove out from Telok Blangah and head for Harbor Front.
First Passenger, Indonesian couple going to Indus Road. Being new, I thought Indus Road was on the Left when travelling on Ganges Ave towards City but he keep telling me to keep Right. He wanted to go Emrald Park.
So on my first trip, I learnt that there is a short stretch of Indus Road on Havelock Road Side.
I live in Telok Blangah for almost 20 years, and driving continuously since early 80's and yet I Garbra when someone ask me to go from Harbor Front to Indus Road. First Trip.
-
Originally posted by Bo Call Liao:
first day was with the CDG corona. no MDT , asked hirer for advice and was told to juz pick anyone on sight.
My first pax was an indian lady , very nice when i told her its my first day.
Somewhere during the shift , i ended up at the AP . got phobia at first of entering but told myself ahhh fark it juz whack.
Inside i learned the left give way to right and vice versa. My corona got no ropes , rejected 1 pax with a lot of luggages, told the usher this cab no rope la.
my first day ended with a healthy take home profit of $150. and mind u the fare then was 2.40 jump 10 cts , no city surcharge , no 25% - 35% .
Diesel was 47.5 cts :)
alo alo no mentioning of income here.............
no wonder last time cabby can hav 4-5 children send to uni n live
in jiak hong chu.............. now?? knn $50 also difficult liao..............
-
i can't remember about my first day trip, never bother,
the day i took over the kia magentis, start driving liao, ping ping pian pian from day 1 till today, not a bad start is all i remember
-
When I first start, meter still jump $0.10, everywhere also pax...
I'm registered as temp driver for CityCab..upon collection of vehicle, pick non stop until Changi Beach...look at the sea, feel like jumping to it, knn...taxi life too easy liao..
-
Originally posted by komade:
alo alo no mentioning of income here.............
no wonder last time cabby can hav 4-5 children send to uni n live
in jiak hong chu.............. now?? knn $50 also difficult liao..............
i drive 3 yrs taxi, only two day can earn $150
-
Originally posted by hammerhammer8888:
My 1st pax is a couple at MBS casino pick up. That time drive Sonata relief blur blur thought all casino got $3 surcharge. Still ask hirer teach me how to press surcharge. He thought I going to RWS. End up I charge my first pax surcharge and they also didn't says anything. A bit nervous cos midnight and also not familiar with all the roads in HDB and Private housing. End up pax tell me Ghim Moh...wah easy lah...no ave no street just 1 road nia.....Lol
Then I continue press $3 surcharge song song for the subsequent trips from MBS until next day my hirer ask me where I go pick I tell him MBS wah he nearly faint....Hahaa
I thought u drive very long liao
-
Originally posted by Poolman:
i remember hirer gave me "free rental" that day . . .
the first day driving , was the exact day after register at Sin Ming Drive .
sorry really dun remember that much . . . never really bother how much nett i earn .
so good
-
Originally posted by komade:
i remember my 1st pax right inside my hirer carpark to yishun............
still remember it was a sat midnite run around like headless chicken..............
virgin drive start midnite...u win liao
-
Originally posted by Bo Call Liao:
first day was with the CDG corona. no MDT , asked hirer for advice and was told to juz pick anyone on sight.
My first pax was an indian lady , very nice when i told her its my first day.
Somewhere during the shift , i ended up at the AP . got phobia at first of entering but told myself ahhh fark it juz whack.
Inside i learned the left give way to right and vice versa. My corona got no ropes , rejected 1 pax with a lot of luggages, told the usher this cab no rope la.
my first day ended with a healthy take home profit of $150. and mind u the fare then was 2.40 jump 10 cts , no city surcharge , no 25% - 35% .
Diesel was 47.5 cts :)
very lucky virgin drive
-
Originally posted by JoeRaj:
I remember my first trip (I think 1995 or 1996). Drive my cousin's cab.
He drove a bit then tired ask me to take over. I was at AMK, pick up 1 Bangali (sorry no offense, Sikh) family. Woman and her kid together with the grandmother. Wanna go Bedok North St 4. I think got 1 short detour, send the grandmother Hougang or nearby, cannot recall now. But it wasn't out of the way.
Dunno how I reach Bedok North St 4, the total fare was $27!! And not even midnight. Remember those days flag down was $2.40 I think and jump only 10cts. Lucky these people also dunno how to go there (visiting someone, not staying there, if they did sure kena f).
I know she was shocked not so much angry but shocked at the amount, LL she pay, and I say thank you very much. After she got down, breathe a huge sigh of relief!
I remember her exact words when she boarded the cab; Towkay, please send me Bedok North St 4! Hahaha, haven't start driving already people call me Towkay! Nobody until then had ever used that title on me!
haha...
-
Originally posted by StriveOn:
The day I collect Taxi, no rental. Rental starts the next day, so I drive around to get used to the car.
First working day starts around 3pm, drove out from Telok Blangah and head for Harbor Front.
First Passenger, Indonesian couple going to Indus Road. Being new, I thought Indus Road was on the Left when travelling on Ganges Ave towards City but he keep telling me to keep Right. He wanted to go Emrald Park.
So on my first trip, I learnt that there is a short stretch of Indus Road on Havelock Road Side.
I live in Telok Blangah for almost 20 years, and driving continuously since early 80's and yet I Garbra when someone ask me to go from Harbor Front to Indus Road. First Trip.
its on both sides lah
-
Originally posted by Red5xx:
i drive 3 yrs taxi, only two day can earn $150
Of course lah....you also like JKJL idle F.....Lol
-
Originally posted by Angwk7118:
i can't remember about my first day trip, never bother,
the day i took over the kia magentis, start driving liao, ping ping pian pian from day 1 till today, not a bad start is all i remember
good luck sia
-
Originally posted by Rbs70:
When I first start, meter still jump $0.10, everywhere also pax...
I'm registered as temp driver for CityCab..upon collection of vehicle, pick non stop until Changi Beach...look at the sea, feel like jumping to it, knn...taxi life too easy liao..
u taxi king?
-
u guys can really recall ?
knn i cannot really recall much on last year'e event , dun say when i first drove a cab .
But i do remember , one pax told me : " Uncle , your taxi Sa Kang Her liao ...."
It's true , engine when idle , like engine dying off , must accelerate on pedal one .
Once . . . driving for the corona .
4 big Ang Mor on board : " Airport "
Can felt the weight .
Should be rear sinking down .
When up the slope of Ophir Road into ECP , i have to turn off my aircon so it's more powerful enough to push my cab forward .