(I hope reading this blog isn't one of them...) :P
Relax and laugh yourself out at my jokes corner.
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http://labem.blogspot.com
Because they say laughter is the best medicine....
Friday, June 20, 2008
COMMERCIAL BREAK
Tired of work, studying or doing stuffs that you don't really like.
(I hope reading this blog isn't one of them...) :P
Relax and laugh yourself out at my jokes corner.
Visit:
http://labem.blogspot.com
Because they say laughter is the best medicine....
(I hope reading this blog isn't one of them...) :P
Relax and laugh yourself out at my jokes corner.
Visit:
http://labem.blogspot.com
Because they say laughter is the best medicine....
Monday, June 9, 2008
WHERE ARE ALL THE MERC CAB ?
If you are wondering why you couldnt get mercedes cab in the cbd area during the night, here's why.
This is my experience plus some reconcilation on what was told to me by some cabby.
I was walking along club street on one particular weeknight and guess what i saw. There are about 2 to 3 mercedes cab rounding around the ann siang-club street area.
What are they doing there, presumely i believe they are looking for drunk ang mo where they could charge a flat rate or charge more for 'limo' services. I know it is illegal but face the truth, it is still happening.
The time then was about 10pm in the evening.
Second assumption is that they could be rounding just to wait for people who calls for cab. This way, they earn $3.00 for being in the cbd, another $2.50 for call plus their metre starting at $3 or $3.20, they already have $8 or so in their pocket once they pick up a passenger. More still if people call for limo services where the call charges become $8, total around $13 before they start.
What more, there seems to be a consensus that empty cabs dont pick passenger up in these area, displaying the irritating 'busy, therefore if you happen to be partying in these area, it is almost impossible to flag down a cab at that timing.
They actually create an environment of scarcity where if you really need them, u pay and money actually goes into their pockets.
Smart, is it? But we absolutely hate it.
Mercedes Cab 'hiding' waiting for its prey...
This is my experience plus some reconcilation on what was told to me by some cabby.
I was walking along club street on one particular weeknight and guess what i saw. There are about 2 to 3 mercedes cab rounding around the ann siang-club street area.
What are they doing there, presumely i believe they are looking for drunk ang mo where they could charge a flat rate or charge more for 'limo' services. I know it is illegal but face the truth, it is still happening.
The time then was about 10pm in the evening.
Second assumption is that they could be rounding just to wait for people who calls for cab. This way, they earn $3.00 for being in the cbd, another $2.50 for call plus their metre starting at $3 or $3.20, they already have $8 or so in their pocket once they pick up a passenger. More still if people call for limo services where the call charges become $8, total around $13 before they start.
What more, there seems to be a consensus that empty cabs dont pick passenger up in these area, displaying the irritating 'busy, therefore if you happen to be partying in these area, it is almost impossible to flag down a cab at that timing.
They actually create an environment of scarcity where if you really need them, u pay and money actually goes into their pockets.
Smart, is it? But we absolutely hate it.
Mercedes Cab 'hiding' waiting for its prey...
Saturday, June 7, 2008
2nd Encounter with Azera
Just took the Azera cab again for the 2nd time with driver displaying a different driving style. This time round the driver revs the cab whereas the last round the driver drives like he has all the time in the world.
Conclusion: i stick to my previous. It just feels like a slightly bigger, white sonata. That's all.
So what's the purpose of this post?
I noticed that there is some similar characteristic of azera cab drivers after talking to both of them
They seems to be the very relax kind where money is not important to them. They seems to be driving cab as a pasttime rather than to earn income to support the family. They seems not to be bothered of how much they earn at all as long as they can cover rental or maybe not.
The driver of the last azera cab started work at 10am and I was the first passenger at 10.30pm.
The driver of the azera cab i took recently reveals to me that he is retired and was actually driving a $200k car last time. He didnt want to buy a expensive car because he didnt want to spend so much on what he calls a 'depreciating asset', not that he has no money to spend.
When i ask him why he was driving a cab then, he told me that it is cheaper. 'All you have to bother is the rental and goes on to tell me how expensive petrol is now and how much he has to fork out when took his 200k car for servicing.
A cab can perform all the functions car can, in fact perhaps sometime better because the cab is usually based on a more luxurious model, so there is better comfort, safety features, better ride, a more powerful engine, etc
So, if you think that car ownership in singapore is expensive, i have a solution for you already. Go be a cabby.
Oh yes, i forgot to tell you that you cant drive into malaysia if you drive a cab...
Hyundai Azera - The relax cab driver top choice
Conclusion: i stick to my previous. It just feels like a slightly bigger, white sonata. That's all.
So what's the purpose of this post?
I noticed that there is some similar characteristic of azera cab drivers after talking to both of them
They seems to be the very relax kind where money is not important to them. They seems to be driving cab as a pasttime rather than to earn income to support the family. They seems not to be bothered of how much they earn at all as long as they can cover rental or maybe not.
The driver of the last azera cab started work at 10am and I was the first passenger at 10.30pm.
The driver of the azera cab i took recently reveals to me that he is retired and was actually driving a $200k car last time. He didnt want to buy a expensive car because he didnt want to spend so much on what he calls a 'depreciating asset', not that he has no money to spend.
When i ask him why he was driving a cab then, he told me that it is cheaper. 'All you have to bother is the rental and goes on to tell me how expensive petrol is now and how much he has to fork out when took his 200k car for servicing.
A cab can perform all the functions car can, in fact perhaps sometime better because the cab is usually based on a more luxurious model, so there is better comfort, safety features, better ride, a more powerful engine, etc
So, if you think that car ownership in singapore is expensive, i have a solution for you already. Go be a cabby.
Oh yes, i forgot to tell you that you cant drive into malaysia if you drive a cab...
Hyundai Azera - The relax cab driver top choice
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Perfect Limo
Although it was on the road for as long as we know Zoe Tay got married, I never had the chance to take the Mercedes CNG cab before. Not until few days ago when luck came standing beside me.
Initially, I thought I just flagged down a Mercedes cab and when it stopped beside me, I saw the unmistakable green leaf logo - the natural gas Merc cab.
(Image Courtesy from Smartcab website. All rights reserved)
Yes, i have taken quite a number of natural gas cab like the axio, airwave, wish but Merc...hmmm...interesting.
And the ride actually blows me away. It is everything the merc cab is suppose to be, smooth, quiet, refined, powerful, in fact, it is what all merc should be. In the cab, things starts to change to be relaxing. You become less concerned with what's happening around you, you start to notice what the beat and rhythm the cab stereo is playing, you start to feel that you are really pampered with the luxury and smoothness of what a car can offer you, you start to hynotise that you are inside a paradise that moment....
I think i have found the answer to a $200k Roll Royce...
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Updated: 10 Jun 08
I just realized that you can actually buy a E200 NGT from cycle and carriage. So for all those that absolutely hate white mercedes with a 'thing' on top, you can go fork out $180+K to buy a private CNG E-class. Trust me, it is worth the money if you are looking for luxurious refinement...
The Eclass NGT - The Perfect Limo
Initially, I thought I just flagged down a Mercedes cab and when it stopped beside me, I saw the unmistakable green leaf logo - the natural gas Merc cab.
(Image Courtesy from Smartcab website. All rights reserved)
Yes, i have taken quite a number of natural gas cab like the axio, airwave, wish but Merc...hmmm...interesting.
And the ride actually blows me away. It is everything the merc cab is suppose to be, smooth, quiet, refined, powerful, in fact, it is what all merc should be. In the cab, things starts to change to be relaxing. You become less concerned with what's happening around you, you start to notice what the beat and rhythm the cab stereo is playing, you start to feel that you are really pampered with the luxury and smoothness of what a car can offer you, you start to hynotise that you are inside a paradise that moment....
I think i have found the answer to a $200k Roll Royce...
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Updated: 10 Jun 08
I just realized that you can actually buy a E200 NGT from cycle and carriage. So for all those that absolutely hate white mercedes with a 'thing' on top, you can go fork out $180+K to buy a private CNG E-class. Trust me, it is worth the money if you are looking for luxurious refinement...
The Eclass NGT - The Perfect Limo
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