Tuesday, December 18, 2007


10 reasons that I will not take taxi!

Recently since the raised of GST, everything seems to have a cause to raise its price. The price hike is like a tsunami, it swallows everyone who are on its way! Every agency has its glorious reasons to give price hike for its products. But no one came out and say something on behalf of those who are in the low income group or the retired! Maybe, they think these groups of people are ecomonically unsound, and leave them to their own. The most unreasonable price hike is on taxi fares. If it is due to oil price, everyone could understand. But what has it to do with the city surcharge and midnight surcharge? Any man with a logical mind would not be able to figure it out! Therefore, to combat this sort of unfair business, we should follow CASE's advise: Compare the price, if not reasonable, do not purchase it. Personally, I listed out TEN reasons not to assist them in unfair price hike:
  1. Do more walking then use TAXI, as walking could improve your cardiac condition.
  2. Use MRT or bus, then suppliment with walking, it is cheaper and healthier.
  3. Use any means of transport, say bicycle or even inline skating; this would help you to cut down your waiting time.
  4. Do not wire call taxi, save on telephone bill or frastration, as there are many cabbies choose and pick their customers.
  5. Get glocery within your own precinct save on transport fees.
  6. Make full use of MRT, contribute your own share in reducing global warming effects.
  7. Make trip with bicycle more often, this could improve your lower extremities' muscle groups.
  8. Bit the congested traffic, by using MRT not TAXI.
  9. Help to release car loads on the road, less TAXI trip.
  10. Finally, improve on your own psychological health, by not cursing and swelling while waiting for TAXI, if you do not take it.
How? Am I insane?? Any taker out there?

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