Comments on: Stupid Taxi Drivers.. http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/ Inane Ramblings of a Photographer/Hacker/Brit in Malaysia Eating, Drinking and Partying! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:20:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ShaolinTiger http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121743 ShaolinTiger Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:53:25 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121743 <strong>Gabriel:</strong> Haha, well the ones in UK are good..even Singapore is a different world from here. <strong>wye:</strong> *sigh* seems quite common, some don't even know the way at all ok haha. <strong>TZ:</strong> Yeah scary when you're out of town. Always thankful when no-one is hurt :) <strong>Sasha:</strong> I can't blame you seriously. I really beh tahan the way they drive. Gabriel: Haha, well the ones in UK are good..even Singapore is a different world from here.

wye: *sigh* seems quite common, some don’t even know the way at all ok haha.

TZ: Yeah scary when you’re out of town. Always thankful when no-one is hurt :)

Sasha: I can’t blame you seriously. I really beh tahan the way they drive.

]]> By: Sasha http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121739 Sasha Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:28:11 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121739 I pledged NOT to get into a cab, especially in Subang area. NEVER! unless it's a matter of life and death. They deserve the bad media. The last time I got into a cab, the driver over charged me. Hence I started questioning his act. You know what he did? He started explaining from A to Z how no one is honest these days anymore. Even the person selling cars to cab drivers are dishonest. And the person fixing the cab meters, yada .. yada.. that's why they overcharge too. *rolls eyes* In addition to that, they drive as if they own the roads. =S I pledged NOT to get into a cab, especially in Subang area. NEVER! unless it’s a matter of life and death. They deserve the bad media.

The last time I got into a cab, the driver over charged me. Hence I started questioning his act. You know what he did? He started explaining from A to Z how no one is honest these days anymore. Even the person selling cars to cab drivers are dishonest. And the person fixing the cab meters, yada .. yada.. that’s why they overcharge too. *rolls eyes*

In addition to that, they drive as if they own the roads. =S

]]> By: TZ http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121734 TZ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:17:12 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121734 Tell me about it ... this is not a worst case... I got one in Penang. That lady kissed my butt (I meant my bumper at the back of my car) then she went out to the street and shouted to gather the crowd... As a tourist in Penang, how do you feel? Anyway, i shouted to the crowd... are they going to beat the tourist up or what? All of the sudden, the crowd disappeared... this is how the reaction... surprise me! It's so obvious that is the lady fault but she was calling the crowd as if i will beat her up ... so sad... :-( Anyway, as long as you are okay... and no one hurt in the accident. You should be glad. No doubt most taxi drivers are crazy drivers in Malaysia but they also have some good one :-> Tell me about it … this is not a worst case… I got one in Penang. That lady kissed my butt (I meant my bumper at the back of my car) then she went out to the street and shouted to gather the crowd… As a tourist in Penang, how do you feel? Anyway, i shouted to the crowd… are they going to beat the tourist up or what? All of the sudden, the crowd disappeared… this is how the reaction… surprise me! It’s so obvious that is the lady fault but she was calling the crowd as if i will beat her up … so sad… :-(

Anyway, as long as you are okay… and no one hurt in the accident. You should be glad. No doubt most taxi drivers are crazy drivers in Malaysia but they also have some good one :->

]]> By: Dabido http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121732 Dabido Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:11:40 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121732 Ranga - Sorry, didn't mean to offend you, but like ST says it's a common Westerner mistake. I was referring to the people of Malaysia, not just one race. And before you go around accusing people of racism you probably should know that there is no such thing as RACE, they disproved such an existence over 60 years ago, even if the term still is around to mean to discriminate against someone of a slightly different decent. [DNA proves everyone has common ancestors from around 100,000 years ago anyway ... so guess what, we're related!!!] And I'm of Western, Asian and Black decent, so EVEN if you did believe in race still, then they all come together and are encapsulated in my family in one way or form. So before you go around trying to pull someones testicles off for being 'uneducated' you might want to educate yourself a bit first, because we all make mistakes and occasionally do the 'foot in mouth' thing and it is better to correct with a gentle spirit. (And if I make the same mistake in future, you'll know why and you'll know what I mean. Just give me a gentle reminder. Old habits die hard). CHeers. :-) Ranga – Sorry, didn’t mean to offend you, but like ST says it’s a common Westerner mistake. I was referring to the people of Malaysia, not just one race. And before you go around accusing people of racism you probably should know that there is no such thing as RACE, they disproved such an existence over 60 years ago, even if the term still is around to mean to discriminate against someone of a slightly different decent. [DNA proves everyone has common ancestors from around 100,000 years ago anyway ... so guess what, we're related!!!] And I’m of Western, Asian and Black decent, so EVEN if you did believe in race still, then they all come together and are encapsulated in my family in one way or form.
So before you go around trying to pull someones testicles off for being ‘uneducated’ you might want to educate yourself a bit first, because we all make mistakes and occasionally do the ‘foot in mouth’ thing and it is better to correct with a gentle spirit. (And if I make the same mistake in future, you’ll know why and you’ll know what I mean. Just give me a gentle reminder. Old habits die hard). CHeers. :-)

]]> By: wye http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121731 wye Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:28:01 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121731 Almost the same thing happened to me when I was on NPE once. That guy just came out from under a flyover bridge without stopping and I gave him a hoot. Turns out, at the end of the highway before the toll gate, he came out of no where and break right in front of me. I managed to stop right on time, but almost hit the barrier at the toll booth. And they always claim themselves as the victim every time you go onto a cab. Oh, and if you don't show your directions, they always take you on the longer route. Almost the same thing happened to me when I was on NPE once. That guy just came out from under a flyover bridge without stopping and I gave him a hoot. Turns out, at the end of the highway before the toll gate, he came out of no where and break right in front of me. I managed to stop right on time, but almost hit the barrier at the toll booth.

And they always claim themselves as the victim every time you go onto a cab. Oh, and if you don’t show your directions, they always take you on the longer route.

]]> By: Gabriel http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121729 Gabriel Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:10:42 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121729 So taxi drivers drive the same more or less anywhere - a point for globalization! So taxi drivers drive the same more or less anywhere – a point for globalization!

]]> By: ShaolinTiger http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121728 ShaolinTiger Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:13:48 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121728 <strong>tom:</strong> Nah he said it's my fault la of course. <strong>KY:</strong> Haha yeah, out of the way. <strong>David:</strong> Nah always make it a point to drive to Genting...the taxis are too scary. <strong>Dr. Tan:</strong> Yah would be nice to have a huge pickup and just mash them out of the way. <strong>willchua:</strong> Indeed, only my wallet. <strong>Asyraf Lee:</strong> Eyah, what to do la. <strong>julian:</strong> Yah bunch of dodgy characters. <strong>Simon Seow:</strong> Hahaha, sounds bad. <strong>Dabido:</strong> As mentioned below Malay is a race, Malaysian is a nationality :) But yeah, driving standards in general are pretty bad here. <strong>tzyy:</strong> Cool, hope you stick around :) <strong>moons:</strong> Yah a lot of repossessions in the taxi world, and a lot of dodgy characters. It's a pretty sad state of affairs. <strong>Ranga:</strong> Relax, normal mistake for westerners - especially older generation as the country was known to them as Malaya and the population as Malays (regardless of race). Indeed every is powered by Photoshop, even this picture of my broken light hahaha. tom: Nah he said it’s my fault la of course.

KY: Haha yeah, out of the way.

David: Nah always make it a point to drive to Genting…the taxis are too scary.

Dr. Tan: Yah would be nice to have a huge pickup and just mash them out of the way.

willchua: Indeed, only my wallet.

Asyraf Lee: Eyah, what to do la.

julian: Yah bunch of dodgy characters.

Simon Seow: Hahaha, sounds bad.

Dabido: As mentioned below Malay is a race, Malaysian is a nationality :) But yeah, driving standards in general are pretty bad here.

tzyy: Cool, hope you stick around :)

moons: Yah a lot of repossessions in the taxi world, and a lot of dodgy characters. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs.

Ranga: Relax, normal mistake for westerners – especially older generation as the country was known to them as Malaya and the population as Malays (regardless of race). Indeed every is powered by Photoshop, even this picture of my broken light hahaha.

]]> By: Ranga http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121723 Ranga Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:43:05 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121723 "Dabido on April 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm : How can you tell a taxi driver from the other Malay drivers? ..." What has race got to do with it, Dabido?? Seriously, WTF?! How uneducated can you get? Anyway, I've had my fair share of crappy taxi drivers! Their excuse when breaking every imaginable traffic rule is, as usual, "Cari makan lah, bang." Riiiight. Oh, and ST, I just realised a button on the right of your page that says, "POWERED BY PHOTOSHOP" Hehe. (No? Not funny anymore?) “Dabido on April 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm : How can you tell a taxi driver from the other Malay drivers? …”

What has race got to do with it, Dabido?? Seriously, WTF?! How uneducated can you get?

Anyway, I’ve had my fair share of crappy taxi drivers! Their excuse when breaking every imaginable traffic rule is, as usual, “Cari makan lah, bang.” Riiiight.

Oh, and ST, I just realised a button on the right of your page that says, “POWERED BY PHOTOSHOP” Hehe. (No? Not funny anymore?)

]]> By: aeroplane1234 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121722 aeroplane1234 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:48:21 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121722 ouch. painful. take it easy. car accident is as normal as pig climbing trees becoming ministers too. ouch. painful. take it easy. car accident is as normal as pig climbing trees becoming ministers too.

]]> By: kaswira http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121720 kaswira Wed, 09 Apr 2008 03:42:47 +0000 http://www.shaolintiger.com/2008/04/08/stupid-taxi-drivers/#comment-121720 i hate taxi drivers too man i hate taxi drivers too man

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