Hi, this is Ryan Ong, index (28) and this would be my second post.
On the 20th January'10 as I had to stay back after school for an Assembly Talk and my mum was afraid that I would be exhausted after a school day, my mum asked me to take a taxi home. When I waited beside the bus stop, I spotted a red taxi that was vacant. I immediately flagged it down and boarded it. In the taxi, I told the taxi driver my destination, home. As I was travelling along the Bukit Timah Courts, I received a phone call from my mum. She asked me to tell the taxi driver to make a detour to Bukit Panjang Primary to pick my younger sister who is P5 this year as she is not feeling well to pick her up. On hearing that, this was what the taxi driver said in his heavily accent voice, " Boy, my gas is running out and after driving you home, I still have to drive to Bukit Batok." I was fuming mad at him then. I tried to convince him that Bukit Panjang Primary is just round the corner, further more it is on the way. The taxi driver replied, "Boy, my tank is really running out already, you look." He pointed at the indicator. He even told me that there are many taxis out and I could just alight and get another taxi. My mum was still on the line with me and she was very mad at the taxi driver's attitude. She instructed me to just let the taxi driver to drive me home and she will be waiting for me downstairs to scold the taxi driver. On the other hand, my sister also had to walk home on her own under the hot and scorching sun. I was also smart enough to copy the taxi driver's number plate. After that, the taxi driver drove at a neck-breaking speed. When I finally reached home, I paid the taxi fare and got down. But my mum was late by 1 minute to scold the taxi driver. When we got home, my mum lodged a complaint to Land Transport Authority. They said they would investigate and look into the matter for us. I sincerely hope that the LTA will give the rude driver a warning or give him a fine, as his attitude towards young children is simply unacceptable.
Signing off,
Ryan Ong (28) 1A2