just got back from my darling place... took a cab back from his place....
was talking to the cab driver throughout the journey even though it is just a short distance away... (only costs me $3 to reach home from his place).. hahaha...
the uncle (quite handsome btw) was complaining that business was very hard recently... he pointed out that there are now so many empty cabs around... everyone is fighting for a share of the pie... and the big problem is the pie is decreasing with more supply than demand... and he mentioned that the rise in cab fare seems to have result in the further decrease of the number of people taking cabs.. at first i thought cannot be what... it is only a 10cents increase.. i dun see much of a difference but maybe that is becoz i only take cabs when neccessary... and not very often.. hahaha... maybe someone else think differently.. or maybe becoz i only travelled short distances.. not long distances which is more expensive.. maybe that is when i will feel the heartpain from the increase in 10cent
but indeed i did notice the increase of empty cabs recently... last time i dun take cabs very often and whenever during the peak period of 8 - 9 when i need a cab i can't find one.. i always need to call for a cab despite where i am... things are usually worse around ulu HDB areas like Woodlands.. however recently cabs has become my common mode of transportation when i travelled between my darling place and my place, ... due to the lateness of the night and the dangers luking around my area... (lots of foreign workers drunk at night.. u never know what they can do)... and everytime i walked to the main road, i am able to get a can within 5 mins of waiting... hahahaha... at first i thought i am simply lucky... until today the cab uncle pointed out to me how many empty cabs drove past us during the entire journey.. and we counted more than 10 cabs within that short distance... wowow....
i asked for uncle to stop me by the main road instead of driving through all the bends, turns and corners to my block.. and he gave the brief comment that "haha.. you know woodlands very hard to get people hor" hahaha.. i think he maybe misunderstood my intention of being nice so that he can turn around and source for more people waiting for cabs by the roadside... i dunno... anyway that uncle was nice...
so i say.. no matter which line you are in... there are bound to be problems... cab drivers have their own difficulties of not earning enough.. office people have their own office politics to guard against everyday... politicions have no privacy and word of freedom in their life... sad case
