The Taxi Flirt

One thing I really admire the taxi drivers in Malaysia: no matter how sexy/pretty/beautiful etc etc you look, no matter how flirtatious you can get with them, they will never, NEVER say yes to pick you up without ripping the hell out of you.

If you have been in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, you will know how bloody hard it is to get a taxi.

I have no respects for almost every taxi drivers in Kuala Lumpur, as they are bloody vampires who show no sympathy to you, in another word, they are totally unprofessional.

You see, they want you to pay 120% more than the fare on the meter, if they charge you an extra RM3 or RM5, you can smile and thank god for blessing you.

Especially if you were a green-eyed Caucasian, ho ho, some dramas, for sure. I have had some of that as 2 guys I dated since I worked there, are both white guys: one British, one Spanish.

You see them ripping tourists off all the time, they all ripped it so openly, like 300% or more than the usual fare.

... and bloody governments never did anything about it, they are oh-so-understanding to the drivers.

Last Sunday, when I was trying to get a cab somewhere, 7 taxis passed by, none willing to take me.

One guy was oh-so-kind, he wanted to charge me RM20, the usual fare is less than RM8.50.

Wow, he must have some guts to do so.

3 more taxis passed by then, again, none wanted to take me.

Oh god oh my bloody god, it's either I don't pray enough or god don't exists.

After waiting for awhile, a really kind Chinese taxi driver passed by, he asked me to get into the car.

I got in happily, being thankful, finally there was somebody who would take me.

Then he asked me if I wanted a lumsum or I wanted him to put on the meter.

Duh, is he retarded or something?! Of course he should be putting on the meter!

So his response was, if I wanted meter, I should pay an extra RM3.

FUCK!

That is completely against the laws!

I had no choice but to give in to him, I had been standing for like 40 minutes and I couldn't bare standing one more minute there being rejected by more morons.

That uncle was kinda cautious with me as I had been giving him dirty looks under my shades.

I think I kinda looked like an idiotic girlfriend of some street guy who " hiphop-ly serves" people all the time, the kind with a horrible nuclear bomb-like haircut with really short Scottish patterned mini-skirt.

Maybe he was worried I would've called the LPKP to report him, hell yeah, first thing I'd do when I get home!

He kept trying to talk to me but I was really cold with him.

I was really pissed off with all the taxi drivers in Malaysia, how could they rip people so openly!

Even one of the ministry of Malaysia is so thoughtful, he claimed the taxi drivers did that because they don't earn so much through the fare.

Screw that, being a teacher I don't earn so much as well, if I want to earn more, I could change my job.

If not, that doesn't give me any rights to fucking rip people off and to break the laws!

Even when I called to complain when I got home, I was on hold for like 15 minutes, nobody was there to pick up my call.

Wasted my bloody time!

At last, they directed me to the answering machine because none was available.

HWC 3730, I still remember your bloody plate number, consider that your not-just-lucky but very lucky day!!

The governments said they will adjust the taxi fare next year, therefore the ripping case will go ease. I seriously doubt this matter, they've ripped people ridiculously for so long I don't think anything is going to change much.

But if they tried to rip me again, what can I do?

I am just a petite little girl who can't even hold a bamboo stick.

Or maybe I could've tried the following method:
Me: Hello naughty taxi driver, fancy a ride to .........?
Him: Extra 3 ringgit.
Me: Oh you naughty naughty, no no, take me there and I will blow you many kisses.
Him: Extra 3 ringgit lah.
Me: Come on, it wouldn't hurt to take a pretty girl like me...
Him: Extra 3 ringgit, yes or no.
Me: Hmmmm..... Please :-( Mr Taxi Driver..
Him: *drove off*

Toldcha that wouldn't have worked. And yes, I truly adore them for that.