I need taxi driver frens!

Bloody hell! The past 2 times that i went out, it took me almost 3 hrs just to get home! Argh! In Singapore, u say? Ridiculous rite? Yah. I totally agree...

Well, the first time, I was at Vivocity (it was a Friday) and it started to rain heavily just before the shops closed. I went to the cab queue and there was like a gazillion people already in the queue. And another gazillion people standing around frantically dialling on their handphones for cabs. All the cabs that turned in flashed 'On Call' signs.... &#$%*^!^&$#*^!!$%@
The second time, I was at Paragon (it was a Sunday) and the same thing happened! See the pattern? RAIN....

Both times i tried to call for cabs but to no avail. Somehow, i can't even get through the damn lines. I wonder if all the call operators have some secret handbook that says 'When it rains, go hide in the toilets or storeroom or somewhere, anywhere and SLEEP!' Wat's the point of having a hotline when u can't even get through the line?? And the only 1 time that u finally do, no one answers the phone??! GRRRRRRR...... Super duhz, rite?

After trying for more than half an hour to call for a cab (it was raining wat, i really din want to squeeze on the bus or mrt!), i gave up and defeatedly went to take the bus. Of cos, there is no direct bus back the pathetic, end-of-the-earth place (that explains why it took so long just to get home) i am currently staying. By the time i finally got home, it's almost midnite! The shops closed at 9, see, i kid u not ... it took me about 3 hours just to freaking get home.

So wat grand, earth shattering insight did i gain from all these?
1. Dun ever go out again? OF COS NOT! U must be crazy! Haha.
2. Get a chauffeur who will come and fetch me whenever i call? Preferably a handsome, cute, dashing guy? Sounds fantastic eh? AS IF.

Finally, it dawned on me. I NEED TAXI DRVER FRENS! So that i will have their personal handphone numbers and i can call them directly instead of going through some silly hotline. See! Am i smart or wat?? Hahaha.