Ah Khoon's Taxi Journal
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Originally posted by MMO69:
Split shift is one thing I planned to do. Timing is about the same.
Is your collection better?
split shift nott suitable for everyone..
khoon tat day coz need buy stuff and bring home... tat's y do split shift...
collection really depends...
if really want to know: half shift have the best collection... first hands experience...
ask any experieneced TD... sure will tell u... half shift best collection... espcially for newbies...
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Originally posted by komade:
yah split shift very tiring 1 hor khoon learn to adjust slowly if cannot then
stick to 1 longer shift but best solution is to get relief~~~
at the moment cannot hav relief... untill the other half settle down...
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Originally posted by komade:
yah split shift very tiring 1 hor khoon learn to adjust slowly if cannot then
stick to 1 longer shift but best solution is to get relief~~~
OMO split shift still Ok la,
got few hr rest in the afternoon
4pm come out fresh fresh,
tham got strength pia with all lau qui...
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
Day 288 OTR - 4 May [Friday]
tried out a split shift today...
0530 - 0600
took a transcab advanced for 05:30...
start engine onli... mdt bling calll cancelled... muz ban TC advanced calls liao...
but stilll managed two trips... one short trip within hometown... and one mid range trip... both from secret place near base... hee hee...
0600 - 0900
ping ping piang piang till 9 plus... end up in AP... siao liao... Q 也�是, sweep east side 也�是... head north east catch call 也�是... end up ding ding dong dong till peak end zero collection... sianz ah!
0930 - 1030
follow aunty jade new style... anything on the road also supp... not bad results wor...
10 plus hit town... meet jackpotlok for a quickie at queen st... after tat went buy stuff for vesak... den head home sleep...
0400 - 1900
hmm... since start engine is used to be CK's time slot... so followed wat he taught... head to town... heng heng kenan one call from Y hotel... drop liao... got two xxm flag... to ntu... drop onli mdt bling one tuas call 20 mins... think too much never press!
anyway... follow chieef pattern head to tuas... kenan call to jurong east... drop onli bling IBP call... mai tu liao... to vivo...
1900 - 2030
street pick.. to pasir ris... after drop... head AP Q T#... batok...
2030 - 2200
drop liao... put busy... head to bricklands road the monastry der... listen to the bigggest bell in singapore... they onli sound it twice a year... CNY eve and Vesak eve...
2200 - 2300
come out from the monastry onli... got pax flag liao... go taman jurong... after drop... turn out main road... another pax... batok (again!)...
haven turn out from carpark... couple flag... two places... merah and jalan bbesar.... hee hee... end of the day!
But OMO split shift like khoon timing,
veri fast ping san....
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Originally posted by Red5xx:
OMO split shift still Ok la,
got few hr rest in the afternoon
4pm come out fresh fresh,
tham got strength pia with all lau qui...
for me i dont like waking up in the morning so almost
impossible for me to do split shift.............
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Originally posted by komade:
for me i dont like waking up in the morning so almost
impossible for me to do split shift.............
i opposite from you, at night, i cannot be working, must sleep.. -
Originally posted by komade:
for me i dont like waking up in the morning so almost
impossible for me to do split shift.............
who say u dun like morning wake up ? Who say impossible ?Want me ask your OC ?
She early morning climb up onto you , dun wake up also cannot .
U dun wake up , your brother surely wake up .
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Originally posted by Poolman:
who say u dun like morning wake up ? Who say impossible ?Want me ask your OC ?
She early morning climb up onto you , dun wake up also cannot .
U dun wake up , your brother surely wake up .
shhhh...... tis type of tin u knoe i knoe can liao...........
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Day 289 OTR - 5 May [Saturday]
drove from 8am to 8pm....
two hours off to attend Vesak Puja at Pu Ming Tze...
onli covered costs and slight profit nia...
omo... siong...
onli good thing is flexibility... can take time off to go temple...
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Day 290 OTR - 6 May [Sunday]
nothing interesting today...
tried to meet ericgo in the late part of the day... but didn't hav the opportunity...
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Day 291 OTR - 7 May [Monday]
0500 - 0700
goood connections
0700 - 1030
service... forgo peak hour to Q... the mechanic seems to hav done quite a good job...
1030 - 1200
met punno and jade at sin ming for break...
listen to jade newest story... vormit + 演技派... laught till the cai tow quay i eaten almost throw back up.... ha ha...
1200 - 1400
went home sleep... ha ha... omo liao become no discipline...
1400 - 1900
OBK!
1900 - 2000
Haiz...
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Day 292 OTR - 8 May [Tuesday]
almost quarrell with a pax in the early morning... didn't handle the situation too well... but didn't let the inccident spoil the day...
today managed to "loot" all the way till 8plus keep car... but evening peak collection not ideal... worst den non-peak collection...
seems like hav to re-think how to work the evening peak...
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Day 293 OTR - 9 May [Wednesday]
quite a fast paced day...
0600 - 1600 meter almost never stop... mostly long trips too...
1100 den stop for break... no one nearby... so went fu lu shuo alone to eat expensive lunch...
1600 diesel almost empty... cab quite dirty... and feeling veri sleepy... tot go coconut tree zzzzz awhile den see how...
one minute away.... "one coconut to toa payoh"... wah... coconut trees usually no destinations de... tis one muz be to send khoon home de...
swee swee pax drop one minute from home... turn to petrol kiosk first... no wash coz start to rain liao... top up a bit of diesel first...
den went home zzzzz... seems like omo liao always find excuse to go home zzzzz... haiz...
JLKL: looks like khoon caught the idle virus from u... ha ha....
1830 wake up eat dinner liao went to the Vimalakirti Buddhist Centre...
2130 finished... hmmm.... head to town... take one trip to balmoral... want to head home liao... see pax flag... mind think not to stop... but natural hands and legs reflex stop! wah lao a... pax to jurong lei... sianz ah... want go home liao lei...
drop liao... got connection... take or dun take? pax to petir rd... take lor
drop liao still hav connection wor... but gg airport... tis time no take liao... head bke-pie-lornie home...
pass by petrol kisok... see like no car... turn in want to wash... wah... so many taxis in front... since 既�之，这安之。heng the car wash staff hand legs veri fast... about 15 mins done liao...
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Day 294 OTR - 10 May [Thursday]
haiz... idle virus again...
0545 start engine no pax... head to fish market pump deisel...
morning peak service LV clients onli... one or two street pick nia...
1100 lunch with jackpotlok and ywth at third street...
after tat... went home ZZZZ!
today finally got the fundamentals right for working the evening peak...
swee swee 2000 last pax from chicken farm to rivervalley... den took a connection to alexandra ikea... after head straight home... keep car!
2100 home sweet home...
today not ideal... slept too late last nite... affected today's mental state... plus too tired... momentum broken affter went home sleep... hmm... muz re-think again....
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keep up the gd work khoon~~~
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
Day 293 OTR - 9 May [Wednesday]
quite a fast paced day... 4pm pax from coccnut tree send khoon home...
drive tiill diesel almost empty... heee hee,... top up a bit at spc...
den went home zzzzz...
seems like omo liao always find excuse to go home zzzzz...
JLKL: looks like khoon caught the idle virus from u... ha ha....
evening went to the VBC in the evening...
after tat did few trips den keep car...
not u caught the virus.. it is omo have to be like this one.. if not, ki siao lor.. -
Day 295 OTR - 11 May [Friday]
OBK day...
0615 den start engine... 0630 while first pax planting her butt onto the seat... mdt bling one call... which is right infront... can even see the block number from khoon's location... sianz siah!
1100 break with aunty jade and jackpotlok at chinatown... jio JLKL to join us... but he today no idle... 7 mins away from our lunch point... he say no time... need to chiong... ha ha...
at tat point... collection not even enough to cover half of the rental!
after lunch... veri tempted to go home zzzz... but tong tong awhile... ok liao...
loot loot loot till 1800... den managed to cover rental.. fuel and meals...
followed yesterday's formula for evening peak,,, but results not ideal... friday evening traffic condition and pax behaviour pattern different from other evenings... next friday muz modify the template...
2030 last pax off in town... met jackpotlok for dinner at club street... jio JLKL again.... but he super idle mood on... already on the way home...
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Day 296 OTR - 12 May [Saturday]
coconut tree pax drop iphone...
didn't realise untill the next pax board heading to AP...
call center veri efficient... managed to track down... say after next trip... on meter return the phone...
AP Q... kenan bukit panjang... metered fare to the pax place $16++... pax give $10 still ask enough anot?
anyway... juz tok the ten... hao xin you you hao bao... den want to head for short break... mdt bling 30 mins advanced... swee swee... press liao... go break before heading to pick-up... den connect connect till coconut tree again... hee hee...
2000 keep car... meeet ericgo and jackpotlok at chap lau market to eat... no fantastic food... but strategic location... coz one heading cng... one heading town and one heading home after dinner....
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Day 297 OTR - 13 May [Sunday]
pax drop things in cab again... a lot of cash... enough to cover a lot of days rental...
LV pax to airport... same as yesterday... next pax borad liao den realise... end of shift den went to hand in police station...
wanted to drop by suntec for hair-cut... whole mornign kenan suntec three times.. all three times connect calls...
finally managed to stop at suntec... juz nice a friend whom wanted to meet up was in suntec.... had lunch with hime den go cut hair...
someone else OTR at the same time went do foot reflexology... ha ha....
want keep car time... put change shft... interview a lady pax at yyy... going aaa... never take... den mdt bling call... took the call gamble for destination near home... pax board... say going to aaa but need detour to yyy pick up his wife... heart thinking... siao liao lor... should be the lady pax i rejected juz now... really wor... heng she never recognise me... hee hee...
2000 keep car.... ote home... mdt bling three times... all within easy reach... but no time to entertain... ha ha.... keep car means keep car...
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Day 298 OTR - 14 May [Monday]
today quite good AP luck in the morning...
ate lor mee with jade, punno and jackpotlok...
after break... lousy connections... all the while out side town.. but heard from talkie own piang... and lots of painful routes...
best is 1645... heading towards town... no interview... kenan uncle u-turn... upper thomson... onli way via thomson road... painful...
followed by TPY to SK... via AMK Ave 5 at evening knock off time... painful...
SK head to AP Q... veri fast... but stop go toilet... come out slow down liao... see timing... already know start meter time should be kanan local pax rushing to board before peak starts...
AP to Hougang... haiz... evening peak start... put busy go kovan break... ha ha...
sweep down town.... kenan another uncle u-turn... sengkang... haiz...
muz learn from chief pool... ban here ban there after 1700...
last pax to balestier... keep car..
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Day 299 OTR - 15 May [Tuesday]
today 3 times.. kenan sonata cut in to take pax... first and second time kenan calls after tat... ha ha... tot CDG every where also hav calls... especially peak hours... why still need cut in to snatch pax with red cabs not much calls de lei???
third time the best... both side by side at red light... khoon on left most lane... pax infront... green light... on harzard... sunddely the sonata cut in... jam brake to take the pax... cant move till he move off...
den mdt bling! press first... look at the address... blk 320... look at the carpark entrance infront... blk 318 - 325... ha ha... one turn arrived! purposey horn at the sonanta still haven move off... make sure he see the on call sign... hee hee...
seven early eight early... aunty jade call to say... read from forum... say toa payoh got veri cheap rice to eat...
break time wanted head back home for awhile... den juz nice jackpotlok send pax to toa payoh... so break at toa payoh...
aunty jade heard we stopping at toa payoh... fly car from town... best is she never lost her way... swee swee found the place.. ha ha...
punno drop pax at sin ming... also fly car over... den ep77 otw home to see vvip... also stop by eat with us... almost not enough seats... ha ha...
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Day 300 OTR - 16 May [Wednesday]
super idle day...
0700 start engine... 0725 start meter... 1230 last pax on... 1245 keep car!
evening wanted to head woodlands do some personal stuff...
came out 1600 sweep sweep in tpy abit... connect two trips till sembawang... pax so happy.. 1645 few taxis rejected her...
drop liao... did sembawang shuttle for awhile... veri fun wor... 1745 stop work liao... hee hee...
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:
Day 298 OTR - 14 May [Monday]
today quite good AP luck in the morning...
ate lor mee with jade, punno and jackpotlok...
after break... lousy connections... all the while out side town.. but heard from talkie own piang... and lots of painful routes...
best is 1645... heading towards town... no interview... kenan uncle u-turn... upper thomson... onli way via thomson road... painful...
followed by TPY to SK... via AMK Ave 5 at evening knock off time... painful...
SK head to AP Q... veri fast... but stop go toilet... come out slow down liao... see timing... already know start meter time should be kanan local pax rushing to board before peak starts...
AP to Hougang... haiz... evening peak start... put busy go kovan break... ha ha...
sweep down town.... kenan another uncle u-turn... sengkang... haiz...
muz learn from chief pool... ban here ban there after 1700...
last pax to balestier... keep car..
1500pm start can ban here ban there liao.....
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Originally posted by Khoon2580:best is she never lost her way... swee swee found the place.. ha ha...
Ah khoon good sifu mah! tell me highway turn into toa payoh see temple turn left, go straight see school slow down, see bridge see SPC on the right quickly turn left. ha ha! That's why i didn't get lost.
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Day 301 OTR - 17 May [Thursday]
semi throw rental day...
need to go down buy some stuff...
1000 start engine... mdt bling one call... hmm... tis hour high chance to go town... take a gamble.. bingo!... got people pay for my trip to town... hee he...
buy things liao need head sembawang... connect pax to upper thomson... to yishun... to sembawang! hee hee....