Taxi Drivers in Malaysia

6 February 2007, Tuesday

Just read news in thestaronline last night regarding the increase of radio-call-service charges for taxis, from RM1 to RM2, and the same increment for charges to putting luggage in boots. And then, a while ago, I heard the news from hitz.fm that taxi drivers in Klang are to attend courses so that they will be more courteous drivers.

So, I might as well blog about the experiences I had with the taxi drivers in KL. LOL dead me. The can be just ANYTHING! As of now, I can only recall 2 incidents.

FIRST INCIDENT.

I was in KL, staying with my sis in USJ, and that day, I was out with friends, so I used LRT to Kelana Jaya. And from there, so ‘soi-ly’ I had to use the taxi coz jiefu was busy that evening. FYI, I AM VERY DIRECTION-BLIND. EVEN IN KUCHING, WHAT MORE TO SAY KL!

I knew I won't be able to recognize the way home, so before I got in, I asked the driver very clearly, “USJ 11. You know where?” he replied, ”Tauk! Tauk!” It was an Indian, btw. So, once I got in, he started asking me questions, talking to me. I tried to ignore his questions, but he kept asking. Then, luckily got call on my hp, so I could ‘escape’ his talk. But after the call, he continued talking, NOT ASKING anymore, but TALKING, regardless of whether you’re listening or not! He is not the uncle-ly type of apek, but more like a buaya! Anyway, he drove to USJ area, and pretended not to know the way! Cish! I was so angry at him, but there is nothing I can do! So I said, “Tadi kata tau tempat! Skrg kata tak tau mana USJ 11!” And he pretended to get lost some more, coz he knows I don't know the way! (I hate knowing that I cannot do anything!) Seeing that, my elder sis, via sms, asked me to tell him that I want the receipt later. Coz he also knew that KJ LRT Station to USJ 11 ain’t supposed to be as much as what he charged. If I would make a complaint or anything, he will be in trouble. And only then, he pretended to, “Oh!” here… “Oh!” there… and suddenly KNOW THE WAY! How ‘miraculous!’

Ok. That was by far, the worst incident I had with taxi drivers... til, 2006 January. AND I THOUGHT THAT HAPPENS BECAUSE I WAS ALONE AND NOT LOCAL. So he made a fool of me. Nvm. It’s just too bad that I don’t know the way! But…!

SECOND INCIDENT!

Guess what; this time… there were 3 of us! MUMMY, LIL SIS and ME. We were in KL then to settle my lil sis’ UTAR registration, and that day, we were done with everything in PJ, so we took a cab to get back to USJ, again! Haha. This time, it’s very funny! Haha.

As usual, before you got into a taxi, you’ll tell the driver your destination and if he knows, he’ll send you there, right? So we told him, USJ 11. He said OK. Drive drive drive, haha! Lol… til a traffic junction around Subang Parade area, he asked, “which way?” Luckily this time my lil sis was there, coz she really can tell directions very well! But that time, when he asked, it was too sudden. So my sis was abit blur. She said, “I’m not veryyy sure… I think it’s… errr…” (something like that lar, kinda lagging an answer. And kinda blur). Mum and me, langsung don't know the way. And that crazy Indian driver got angry coz I think he don't know the way! Haha.. GUESS WHAT HE SAID? “Don't try to fool me, I tell you!” LOL! The 3 of us were so ‘suffering-ly’ trying NOT TO burst out laughing! Hahahah! WhahahHAhAH! Aduh! whahAHAHAhaha! Then I told him, “We were NOT. YOU said you know the way!” But sis gave the correct direction anyway, thereafter. Haha! And we managed to get home! Phewww! What an experience!

Aiyo, think lar, if we really know the way, would we still wanna get stucked in your taxi for so long? And let you round here and there, ending up, WE were the one to pay more! Aduh… common sense lar! Fool you, kononnya!

And that phrase became our ‘joke of the week’! Haha! Told my elder sis about that, and we laughed our heads out! Hahah!

“DON’T TRY TO FOOL ME, I TELL YOU!”

hahahah! LOL. For gudness’ sake, I'm wondering, is that really how they treat their passengers? Aren't they supposed to be the ones driving us to our destination? Why ended up, needing us to tell them the directions? And why do they have to always pretend as if they don't know the way (1st incident)? Can't they just send people directly to the right places, and proceed with MORE passengers, and EARN even more? And, fyi, 2nd incident, we really weren’t fooling him! We don’t really know the way too. But I guess he was very hot-tempered! Haha… LOL.

And since then, we don’t really get to use taxi much anymore, coz those few times we were there, it’s either we were fetched by jiefu, or I'm the one driving, or, taxi BUT with clear directions coz lil sis knows the way around VERY WELL now! Hehe…

So peeps, “DON’T TRY TO FOOL ME, I TELL YOU!”

LOL!