I would like to share my opinions about these Myths:
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1. Hirer or Relief
Unless I fail my primary school maths or I really went bonkers, I find that there is almost no figurative (means numbers-wise, quantitative/not qualitative) difference between becoming a Hirer and just staying a Relief. It all boils down to just a matter of personal preference, habit or lifestyle..like some prefer cool nights, some prefer daytime clearer, some prefer weekends or alternate days.
2. Queue or Dont Queue
There is again almost no difference, except some prefer to stay put save petrol enjoy aircon read papers do some housekeeping, some prefer to skip boring queues rove around try luck.
3. Short Distance or Long Distance Pickup
I also find there is almost no difference whether a passenger hop on and says go 3 blocks down the road, or wants to do a cross country stamp passport. Actually its all just up to the cabby's own mentality, in his/her head, whether he likes (accepts) it or not. Sure Long Distance sounds nice to everyone, but treat it as an unexpected surprise, not an expected norm, that makes Life alot easier. My mindset to queue is to guarantee pick up Any Passenger, not to guarantee pick up a Long Distance Passenger. I left that to Lady Luck BEFORE I decided to join the queue.
Maybe I am still relatively new at this (or maybe my experiences are different), but honestly the above are what I had observed repeatedly and can feel quite confidently about. Do share your experiences if they are different, but these are still just my personal opinions.
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Originally posted by Sgcabby:
1. Hirer or Relief
Unless I fail my primary school maths or I really went bonkers, I find that there is almost no figurative (means numbers-wise, quantitative/not qualitative) difference between becoming a Hirer and just staying a Relief. It all boils down to just a matter of personal preference, habit or lifestyle..like some prefer cool nights, some prefer daytime clearer, some prefer weekends or alternate days.
Hirer OMO or hirer half shift , make a diff .If hirer got relief , reliable one , hirer better .
If hirer OMO , be a relief is better .
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Originally posted by Sgcabby:
2. Queue or Dont Queue
There is again almost no difference, except some prefer to stay put save petrol enjoy aircon read papers do some housekeeping, some prefer to skip boring queues rove around try luck.
Yes , got diff .Try Q-ing at Lot-1 ?
U will choose to roam .
Try roaming inside CBD ? Nope , u must Q at taxi stand .
Versatile , flexible .
Income there is a gap in difference .
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Originally posted by Sgcabby:
3. Short Distance or Long Distance Pickup
I also find there is almost no difference whether a passenger hop on and says go 3 blocks down the road, or wants to do a cross country stamp passport. Actually its all just up to the cabby's own mentality, in his/her head, whether he likes (accepts) it or not. Sure Long Distance sounds nice to everyone, but treat it as an unexpected surprise, not an expected norm, that makes Life alot easier. My mindset to queue is to guarantee pick up Any Passenger, not to guarantee pick up a Long Distance Passenger. I left that to Lady Luck BEFORE I decided to join the queue.
Hmm , yes there is a diff .
At CCK , u will hope for a long trip .
Inside CBD , u must pray for shrt trips .
Luck ??? I dun to emphasis .
I prefer to reserve my comments .
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yes i agree too thanks for sharing your experiences which is definitely way more extensive than mine
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Haha ... Poolman's is not titled taxi god or master for nothing one hor ...
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stop those master and god stuff .....
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destination and routing definitely got BIG difference lah... e.g. 10pm suntec to amk then yishun then semb... this is a rating of minus 10 trip... y? cos jam, cos multiple stops waste time, and cos at semb probably must empty back to town... compared to suntec to bayshore.... rating 8 out of 10... y? cos ECP express all the way, cos after that go ap pick and go... no comparison la...
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on top of those that mentioned by bros here, i got another 1 that always got me wondering...
last thurs, town was full of png. i got a "taiko" from stamford road to sengkang. well, my consolation was the extra $3. after alighting pax, i quickly find xway chiong to town again.
as i drove past compass pt, i saw close to 20 cabs queuing nothing!! i was asking myself, do they not know town is in a chaos now?? or they are simply �饱买包 type?? 1 thing i realised while glancing tru, most are all typical ah pek taxi drivers....
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when i reach town, drove past fu lu shou bus stop, which always many ppl like to flag for cab. i went past them like transparent. (its just a left turn and its cbd).
after passing them, i saw 2 cabs stopping for them!! at that point of time, i was asking, who is the crazy cabby now?? me or them??? i believe it boils down to personal preference. but, i feel like asking those who stop so near to cbd. do you go off after pax alight at a'prt, even you see the queue is moving damn fast?? if yes, i got to salute them. if no, then why stop at fls bus stop last thurs around 9+pm???
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i do not purposely go into cbd during 5-8pm. if pax send me in, i say thks with another meaning.
i'm a sweeper from 5-8pm. but once after 8pm, i go into town. irregardless of wherever pax send me to, (in case got taiko), i still chiong back to town. to and fro till ard 12am.
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wee's , me every immediate connections is very important if you are far from town. regardless of cbd extra's, time is more important.
of course it makes a big difference if you are so near to town - then chiong back with transparency that you have cukoo eye....cannot see pax at perimeter...
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but once you have no more immediate connections, no point roaming the street. Roll down to town...
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Originally posted by wee's:
when i reach town, drove past fu lu shou bus stop, which always many ppl like to flag for cab. i went past them like transparent. (its just a left turn and its cbd).
after passing them, i saw 2 cabs stopping for them!! at that point of time, i was asking, who is the crazy cabby now?? me or them??? i believe it boils down to personal preference. but, i feel like asking those who stop so near to cbd. do you go off after pax alight at a'prt, even you see the queue is moving damn fast?? if yes, i got to salute them. if no, then why stop at fls bus stop last thurs around 9+pm???
Maybe new driver ba..when i just start driving sooku sooku got pax happy like see gold, no what CBD hor anywhere even sim lim sq or far east taxi stand i pick n go.Money standing waiting for collection no post cheque, no chop sign no mthly payment, CASH...
Sunday 28/02 Ap ki siao, i drive 3 times pax go ard AP so go AP try, first try T2 less then 10 min i out liao...2nd try T1 best just drive slowly then pick and go.