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The average taxi ride

Hello

Good morning

Where to?

South Bridge Road please

Souw Bitch Ro ah, can! That one in Chinatown ah, I just come from there, passenger want to go to Seletah Camp, now I take you back hahaha. This one good you know, good trips for me. Ayoh, taxilaiver don earn much you see. This one, must pay 70 dollar every day for taxi use, then petrol 40-over dollar. Now so many taxilaiver alleady cannot make money, then how? Ayoh I tell you, not easy, you know. My mother work too. She alleady 70-over years, she work in coffeeshop now, that one Ah Tiong, Toa Payoh, you know that one? Ah! My mother work there you know. She work 12 hour a day, make only 5 dollar per hour. My mother still very fit one, you know! Ah! My mother, that one go to work evely day 6 o'clock you know. Ah. Then, she spent all her CPF alleady you see, then now, she must work! Hahaha I tell you, that one ah, she so stubborn one ah! Ayoh! My brother got own company. That one do airco maintenance. He also not making much money. You give me your number I get him to fix your airconditioning. He velly good one, you know. So you ah, live in Seletah Camp, why you don't have cah?

My car got scapped last week

Ah, scrap one alleady ah, oh I see. Then now must take taxi ah? That one, good for me ah. So your cah scrap alleady. Then how? You buy new cah? Cah velly cheap one now, you know? Ayoh I tell you, COE velly velly cheap. Now, can get COE only 15-over thousand ah. Last time, more than 50 thousand. Then velly hard to buy cah. Now, cheap lah! So, you go buy cah must see my uncle. He cah dealer you know, in Ubi that one. My uncle get you any cah you want. You give me your number I get him to call you lah. My uncle also velly honest one. Ah. My uncle, that one give you good plice. You give me your number lah. Ah. Last time, my customer buy cah from him too you know! Now spoiled alleady. That one long time alleady. Ah. Last time, I buy COE but now must renew. Then government tell me, cannot what! I 48 now but government only tell me I too old alleady. Then how? Now must tell my mother work harder so I can pay for COE. Last time, I make good money you know! Ah. I was director for large firm. Then now, too old alleady, must drive taxi. My children now go to poly. That one very expensive one lah. Then, must pay for house and food too lah. Then you, your house in Seletah, how much you pay lah? One five ah, velly cheap. You not rich ah? Last time ah, I think all ang moh velly rich. You can drive taxi too, you know! Can! You give me your number I get taxi company to call you. Not many ang moh taxilaiver you know! You will be superstar! Hahaha. Ayoh, I tell you, that one velly funny lah. Hahaha. Fifteen twenty please.

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