Talking On The Phone

Picked up some passengers yesterday a lovely couple. They came into the cab and told me their destination and I went on the way. Then I heard them talking and lowered the radio so as not to disturb them. After a while I realize that the 'lovely' couple were not talking to each other but on their mobile phones talking to other parties.

Just a thought ... why spend time with each other when you prefer to converse with others on the mobile? Has this world come to a point aht we no longer respect the person we are out with? We no longer pay attention with the person with us?

Let me share with you a little secret - the secret of the mobile phone. Below is a blog I wrote some years ago and I think it still applies: ENJOY

Mobile Phone

Try this out – Go out to the streets right now and take a good look around. If you have not notice it before take a good look again … almost everyone has a cell phone today. Either they are yakking away on it, staring at the screen reading some sms (short massages) or they would be keying away some sms on their mobile to their friends.

The mobile phone or cell phone as it is called in some parts of the world has become an intricate part of our lives. So what is the secret of the mobile phone when it comes to dating …

I was in a certain restaurant just the other day and sitting directly opposite me was a lovely couple. The look perfect together, both dress to the nines, each having a touch of class, chatting throughout dinner with little gestures and soft laughter. It would have been perfect if … they were chatting with each other.

You see, all through dinner, the couple cell phone were ringing either from call or messages coming in; they were so busy talking to the other party on the line that they were ignoring each other. If they were not on the phone, they would be keying in those sms.

It makes me wonder why the couple even bothers having dinner together. It would not have made any difference if they were miles apart or even in another part of the world.

Obviously the couple knew each other well; taking that sort of etiquette from each other. To me it would be just plain rude to ignore your date like that. I thought carefully and wondered if I could turn this around for me in the dating game and I came out with what I believe to be a great idea.

Taking advantage of this little phenomenon; I started experimenting with the following technique. The result … incredible!

When I go on a date with a new girl, I’ll have a buddy purposely call me at an appointed time. Usually this would be about 45min to an hour into the date. When the call comes in, instead of talking to him, I'll say in front of my date, "I'm really sorry, but I'm with someone really important right now.” take a glance at my date, smile and continue,”I'll call you back later.” Then I hang up apologies and switch my phone to the silent mode.

This lets your date know that she is really important and a top priority. Each time I use this technique, I score extra merit point. My date will usually blush or laugh but you know she is really getting a kick out of it. A woman always wants to feel important and you have just let her felt that. The rest of the evening would just roll out beautifully.

There is it basic manners. If you can give your date the attention she deserves and keep that phone deep inside your pocket your date will really appreciate you better. So now you know the secret of the mobile phone.

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My friend just told me that he found my photo in the STOMP! website - Singapore News Paper Site.

So I went to search for it .... found it after a while ... can you find me?

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3 crows and a man

Had edited this post to extend on this true and incredible story ...

Must have been Andy's unluckiest day of his life. He drives a taxi and was working on 19th November as per normal. Suddenly his car broke down and he had to call for a tow truck. After making the call, he accidently locked his keys in his car and had to rush home to get the spare set.

After following the tow truck to the workshop he decided to work off the steam by taking a long walk home - from Ang Mo Kio to Yishun. Along the way Andy was attacked by 3 crows who mistakes his head for lunch. He gave me a call after the attack and told me he was bleeding on the forehead and the crows were following him as he continued his way.

That afternoon his car was fixed and I gave him a lift to collect his car ... there after we headed for the airport to queue for passangers. As luck would have it ... Andy caught a passanger going to Bedok - really nead the airport.

After sending the passanger he was rushing to the aorport again and this time his taxi gear system gave way. He had to drive back to Ang Mo Kio to get it fix again.

Without a taxi he decided to walk home .... hmm are the crows waiting for him again?

Pleasant Taxi Trip Tip

After driving a taxi for 6 months, I come to realize that a lot of people don’t know how to make their taxi trips pleasant. With that I have compiled a list of Taxi Tips

1 Flag Down Early – Many people expect taxi drivers to be mind readers. Unless you are in a taxi stand / queue please wave your hands to indicate that you need a taxi and please please please indicate early. So many times I see someone standing at the kerb of a busy street looking at my taxi ... just as I am about to pass them *pionk* their hand shoot out to indicate that they want a taxi.

2 Destination – Please let the taxi driver know your destination clearly. If possible give a junction like Woodlands Avenue 7 at the junction of drive 75; Woodlands Avenue 7 can be rather long and don’t complain if the driver takes you to the wrong end. If you have a preferred route please tell the drive the route to take one step at a time. Most drivers are old and may not remember all those instructions. And if you plan multiple destinations please let the driver know at the start of the journey as the driver might have other bookings or a need to go to the toilet!

3 Smell – If you just finish a cigarette, please try to exhale a couple of times before you board the taxi. You may not notice it but the smell of stale smoke stays with you for a while. It would even be better to ask the driver to wind down the windows for a while to rid the smell. You may want to do this if you just finish some sport and have not taken a bath as well.

Just some simple tips to make your trips more pleasant

Gentlemen still exist

Many of you ladies out there would claim that the gentlemen of yesteryears no longer exist; they are an extinct breed; they died just after the dinosaurs died. BUT I dare prove you wrong. In fact a couple of weeks ago I came across one such person and just 2 days ago another.

Here’s what happen ...

In the first instance I was driving along Bt Timah Road and looking out for passengers. It was really raining cats and dogs. It was so bad I couldn’t really see more than a few meters in front of me (and no its not age catching up with my eyes). Suddenly I saw this guy standing in the rain trying to flag me down. The poor guy was soaked to the skin. I stopped for him and when I did he walked back to the sheltered area and talked to a lady, she then boarded the taxi while he loaded her bags of shopping into the boot of my car (yes still in the rain). When he was done, he slammed the boot shut and walked back into the shelter. I turn around and the lady told me where to go. As we travelled I started talking to the lady and found out that she just met the guy and he offered to get her a cab as it was raining ... if that is not a gentleman I don’t know what is.

Thinking that it was an isolated incident I didn’t think too much of it. Then 2 days ago it happened again. I was driving out of a small street when a guy flagged me down only to tell four ladies (who were looking the other direction) to take my cab ... and yes it was raining as well.

So to the ladies out there, don’t complain that all the good guys and gentlemen don’t exist anymore. They are out there and you just need to look. Or maybe they only come out when it’s raining.

Knowing that gentlemen like that are out there certainly brought a smile to my face.