For the past yr or so i havent been taking the cab as frequently as i did previously.
It's prolly due to:
- Its not an available option for me if i wanna eat till end of the month.
- I arrange my outing to coincide with Ayah's schedule so he could send or pick me up
- If i'm late for work, then im late for work.
- I realise that cab can take quite longer than train esp during peak hours with traffic jams everywhere
- I now mostly go out w Hubby, so even if we hafta take the train, we have each other and i have his shoulder to lean on for a wink.
However, to go to my Sat class, if nobody could send me then i'd normally take a cab down Bcos it's a good 10 - 15min walk from home. Though i can easily do that leisurely, i dont wanna reach there all sweaty and out of breath to teach! Train will take abt 10mins or even up to 15 including walking n waiting time and to think that its only for 1 stupid station! There are a lot of buses that go to my student's place BUT bcos i'd be taking from the bus interchange and not a regular bus stop, the bus berths are all over the place, it'd be silly to be running around to catch the first bus that departs.
In any case, It's been a long time since the last time i had to take a cab down to that class. What used to be $3.20 or at the very most $3.50 if we meet a red light at every junction is now $4.50!!!!!!!!! It was the SilverTaxi
The flag down rate used to be $2.70 now is $3.00. Per km rate has also doubled.
The only good thing that has come up out of this is that, it's a LOT easier to catch a cab now. I didnt even hafta wait 1 min two empty cabs already passed me by. Sighh... tit for tat huh? But the govt's right. We shldn't be taking advantage of cab and that it SHOULD be a premium commuting option instead of an alternative public transport.
So, it's trains only now for me lah.
2 glasses of Juice:
but when you have a kid or several in future, taking a cab can be much more convenient than taking a bus/train especially if having a car is definitely out of the family's finances. i cant bear to see a baby cry her lungs out in a crowded train because of discomfort. :( and those parents shud put themselves in other people's shoes. imagine going home after a day's work, all tired and you have a wailing baby next to you all the way home. can pengsan sey like that. hehe.
oh yeah.. as i was writing that post... i was imagined that i would prolly need to take the cab when im heavily pregnant and going for check up. hehe...
BUt yeah you are right. i also dont wanna listen to some spoilt brat crying his lung out. Of course babies 2 yrs & below are exceptional.
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