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Rom


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Chiku wrote:

wah! you so nice? i almost kicked one ATB out of my cab cos she kept blabbering and told me go chap lao. i told her i dont know where is chap lao. (much later then i realise its circuit road). I got so fed up i kept jerking my cab. at the end, she realised i angry, she thanked me when get off cab. LOL! Honestly, PRC not exactly my fave pax. Tat being said, usually my pax very impressed i can speak mandarin. Quite hao lian. lol

Rom, cannot blame you. Their angmo is very tok kong one, so our engrish cannot fight with them.



-- Edited by Chiku on Sunday 3rd of November 2013 11:58:54 PM



-- Edited by Chiku on Monday 4th of November 2013 12:26:12 AM

most of the time, AT & ATB always quote us a place in mandarin, such as 布乐中心。After asking from members, then I know it's textile centre.evileye

Anyway if unsure, just don't start meter first. The pax also don't know the street name & worse still, they can't direct you to their destination, too bad. Ask them to hope for the best for the next cab. No point spoil our day over them. biggrin



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When I first started, I picked up two PRC ladies from Geylang. They wanted to go to 布业中心。I was like??? So naive of me to ask them if they knew the Engrish name. Naturally not. They said every taxi uncle in Singapore knew where that place was. Then they called someone and passed the phone to me. A man spoke to me and said, "Textile Centre, Jalan Sultan." Only then I knew where. Dunno if he was the Or Kwee Tau anot? Haha.



-- Edited by Taxilim on Tuesday 5th of November 2013 09:04:24 PM

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U really bery nice lor. I will switch on meter while clarifying, not my fault they cant tell me clearly their destination. I get paid for my services to help them. I will not start mete in cases when i dont know the route. I told tourists if they mo speak English, they brobring brochure. If they kena indian or malay drivers how?



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U really bery nice lor. I will switch on meter while clarifying, not my fault they cant tell me clearly their destination. I get paid for my services to help them. I will not start mete in cases when i dont know the route. I told tourists if they mo speak English, they brobring brochure. If they kena indian or malay drivers how?



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looks like 布乐中心 very happpening place

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Dong Men@ Singapore Sextile Centre. :)



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Rom wrote:
Chiku wrote:

Dont say he dont know, i also dont know wherenis tanglin halt chap lao, chap lak lao n simi macpherson chap lao....wah lao!

all these are the old saying names. ask them for the street name if not sure lor. go few times & u'll know le. biggrin

saw this tread and kanna one Filipino going chap lao from parkway...



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Mr Niteowl, your head swinging and swinging makes me giddy. LOL



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mickie wrote:
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Chiku wrote:

Dont say he dont know, i also dont know wherenis tanglin halt chap lao, chap lak lao n simi macpherson chap lao....wah lao!

all these are the old saying names. ask them for the street name if not sure lor. go few times & u'll know le. biggrin

saw this tread and kanna one Filipino going chap lao from parkway...

Tanglin Halt Chap Lao is well, in Tanglin Halt.

Arjooni (Aljunied) Chap Lao is in Circuit Road, Balam Road area. Incidentally, Aljunied Chap Lao is one of the last flats built by SIT (Singapore Improvement Trust) in 1960s before HDB took over.

Chap Lao in Hokkien means 10 storeys. Next time you are in these areas, count the number of storeys for the old flats. They are exactly 10 storeys high...

Chap Si Lao (14 storeys) is in Strathmore/Dawson area.

Chap Lak Lao (16 storeys) is in Commonwealth Close.

For more information on the history of HDB flats, refer to : http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/from-villages-to-flats-part-2/



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Taxilim, you know "lam bo lei"? ;)



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Taxilim wrote:
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Tanglin Halt Chap Lao is well, in Tanglin Halt.

Arjooni (Aljunied) Chap Lao is in Circuit Road, Balam Road area. Incidentally, Aljunied Chap Lao is one of the last flats built by SIT (Singapore Improvement Trust) in 1960s before HDB took over.

Chap Lao in Hokkien means 10 storeys. Next time you are in these areas, count the number of storeys for the old flats. They are exactly 10 storeys high...

Chap Si Lao (14 storeys) is in Strathmore/Dawson area.

Chap Lak Lao (16 storeys) is in Commonwealth Close.

For more information on the history of HDB flats, refer to : http://remembersingapore.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/from-villages-to-flats-part-2/



-- Edited by Taxilim on Thursday 7th of November 2013 02:30:32 PM

wow, thanks for the info...that's useful



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Chiku wrote:

Taxilim, you know "lam bo lei"? ;)

Forfar Heights @ Strathmore Ave...flats there characterised by their blue windows. Hence, "lam po lei" meaning blue glass in Hokkien. :)



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Good job, taxilim!



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Chiku wrote:

Good job, taxilim!

Hahaha. 我骗吃的。



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