Cai mingjie author of diary of a taxi driver goodreads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dr cai related a few of his skirmishes with the pennypinching, driver squeezing taxi company. If i had a nickel for every time a nyc taxi driver tells me he was an engineer back home, id be jingling like mad, yo. At a time like this, the taxi business is probably the only business in singapore that still actively recruits people, said dr cai. This makes an addictive read with some great insights into the lifestyle and people of singapore. However, carrier and driver safety are critical to every aspect of your business from cost to compliance to your businesss reputation. I cant imagine this chinaman taxi driver who was previously a a star stanford scientist could end up in this way in singapore. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university pr.
Mingjie s blog can be found at a singapore taxi driver s diary. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at. As i mentioned, cab drivers are one of your best resources for practicing chinese, and they can also give you great insights into chinese culture and daily life. Diary of a taxi driver book palo alto city library. Stories from a singapore taxi driver pocketcultures. Sabine schmitz has been announced as the fastest taxi driver in the world who has completed 20. Diary of a taxi driver and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. According to his account now published in his blog, he worked as a principal investigator at the institute of molecular and cell biology imcb under astar for 16 years. Dr cai mingjies experience has some sort of an unexpected twist. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job. He is described variously as singapores most educated taxi driver and the only taxi driver with a ph.
Aug 16, 2009 a tale from the lion city a stanford ph. Buses, trains, and ferries account for the 21 other countries traveled through to date. Jan 29, 2015 in the last post, i introduced some useful vocabulary for taking a taxi in china. The driver checks the flight given for the airport taxi pickup. Aug 16, 2009 chanced upon this blog written by a guy who professed to be probably the only taxi driver in this world with a phd from stanford and a proven track record of scientific accomplishments. Despite having published numerous papers and a stanford phd, he could not find a suitable job. Nov 24, 2012 taxi drivers must clock minimum of 250 km a day. Passengers can refuse to pay if the taxi driver cannot provide you the receipt. It was only after half an hour that we started to suspect that they werent stopping because they didnt like me im sri lankan and dark skinned, and we had heard rumours that there is a slight strain of racisim in beijing.
Posted by mingjie cai it will be very interesting to read this book. Fortunately, theres an easy way to assess carrier and driver safety by using the compliance, safety, and accountability csa score. Are you having a hard time finding a reliable driver in this hot market. Hopefully, my todays posting about my observations and experiences of a few things uniquely singapore will be helpful in widening my readers perspectives of taxi drivers here. To me, his plight is taking singapore into a new chapter. If youre interested in the unbiased truth about profitably investing in singapore property, this is a mustread book for you. Anyway, his diary became a bestseller in singapore and hes back to working as a researcher.
Diary of a taxi driver true stories from singapores most educated cabdriver book. The blog entry written by xiaohan is particularly moving, do read it. Its also a sobering insight into the long hours and low pay of singapores taxi. His first book, diary of a taxi driver will be published and available from next month. May 10, 2019 top 10 pros and cons of working as an uber driver. One aspect that often gets overlooked is carrier safety. Cai mingjie is the author of diary of a taxi driver 3. Based on the information given, the taxi driver will then check the flight landing time, after the flight has landed most drivers will send a textsms to the number given. True stories from singapores most educated cabdriver by mingjie phd, cai isbn.
Cai s taxi driving experience as it allows you to take a look at life and events from a different perspective. Sep 22, 2014 singapore comedians gurmit singh and mark lee show their sensitive side in this comedy inspired by true accounts of singapore blogger, dr cai mingjie, in his book diary of a taxi driver. Hitchhiking is the polar opposite, or inverse, of taxi driving. Here, we will post the news that involve taxi, regulatory changes. What happened to the famous singapore blogger who has a phd. Singapore comedians gurmit singh and mark lee show their sensitive side in this comedy inspired by true accounts of singapore blogger, dr cai mingjie, in his book diary of a taxi driver. First, it is called diary of a taxi driver, written by cai ming jie, a singapore most educated taxi driver, who holds a phd in molecular biology from stanford university in 1990. Dr cai mingjie is a person from singapore and he is the most educated professional taxi driver in the world and also a famous internet celebrity with his own several blogs. Cai mingjie, born 1952 is a singaporean taxicab driver and former biology researcher, known for his blog, a singapore taxi drivers. Hes also hitched through 44 other us states and chunks of equador, catalunya, deutschland, and the netherlands. Dr cai mingjie from singapore is said to be the most educated professional taxi cab driver in the world and currently an internet celebrity with his blogs and books. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up and over a curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate window. In an april blog post titled preface, dr cai ming jie related how his employment contract with imcb was terminated in may last year.
It documents his observations of unique singapore passengers through a storytelling mode and takes you through the journey with him. Singapore taxi driver with phd from stanford university, releasing his first book, diary of a taxi driver. The driver shortage, capacity restrictions, and regulatory changes have transformed the way carriers work with shippers. Hailing a xiamen city taxi the best places to hail a taxi is near the station, the airport, bus stop, scenic spots, hotel and the taxi stands xiamen. Blog airport taxi transfers airport taxi transfers. Written by a successful property investor who is not trying to sell you properties, structured investments, services, seminars or anything else, the no b. The various newspapers finally picked up the story of dr cai mingjie, dubbed as the most highly educated taxi driver in singapore, with a phd from stanford university. Hopefully, my todays posting about my observations and experiences of a few things uniquely singapore will be helpful in. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at a leading research institute in singapore, his world collapsed around him.
Sabine schmitz is the fastest taxi driver in the world who completed 20. Cai mingjies diary of a taxi driver a l v i n o l o g y. A taxi passenger leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. Working as a taxi driver in singapore really does not make much sense economically. Cai mingjie was born in china, obtained his phd from stanford university, and became a singaporean when he moved to singapore to work as a researcher for a leading research institute in singapore. After working for 16 years as a researcher, he was laid off from the company and decided to become a taxi driver. Mr lim, who has been driving taxis for comfortdelgro for about seven years, says that he was inspired to blog by dr cai mingjie, a doctorate holderturnedcabby. Aug 15, 2014 although i dont know where he is right now, i admire this guy, and i dont see a problem of driving a taxi with an ivy league degree. Cai mingjie born 1952, singaporean singapore taxi driver. Feb 23, 2010 do you remember the inspirational dr cai mingjie phd researcher turned taxi driver in uniquely singapore style well, great news for fans of dr cai.
Chanced upon this blog written by a guy who professed to be probably the only taxi driver in this world with a phd from stanford and a proven track record of scientific accomplishments. Today, that shippercentric market is a thing of the past. A ride with metro manilas most honest taxi driver happy and pleasantly surprised are not emotions i associate with public transportation in metro manila, but kuya jhun ochavo has convinced. Taxicab depressions is a taxi driver s blog, a collection of funny stories about the obnoxious drunks and belligerent whores that get into my taxi in a florida beach town. Oct 21, 2009 taxi drivers are in the right place to see the life of a city and the variety of its people.
Is taxi driver always ask for more than agreed price. Shippers have long enjoyed markets that gave them options for carriers and capacity. I have read all the blog entries on dr cais public blog previously and was. The blog reads like a novel of sort, about a scientistturnedtaxidriver, diligently documenting quirky observations he made while driving on the. Mingjie cai is a great storyteller with keen skills of observation. Cai mingjie is a singaporean taxicab driver and former biology researcher, known for his blog, a singapore taxi driver s diary. My blog is about my life and experiences as a cabby in singapore. New york have the most female cab drivers in the world. Apr 15, 2015 dr cai mingjie from singapore is said to be the most educated professional taxi cab driver in the world and currently an internet celebrity with his blogs and books. Im not looking to get sued or subpoenaed here, so any name of a person, place, or street is a pseudonym. Apparently, he tells every passenger that he has a stanford phd. Below are pictures of gusberts journeys through france, peru, california and alaska. Singapore taxi driver are the professional drivers on the road.
Cai mingjie, born 1952 is a singaporean taxicab driver and former biology researcher, known for his blog, a singapore taxi drivers diary. He became jobless in his late fifties and, with a family to support and unable to find a suitable job, james became a taxi driver. These tales are funny on paper, but must be quite infuriating for a real driver who must work hard to support a family. The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Fox at his next stop wonderland blog highlighted an interesting blog by cai mingjie on his experiences becoming a taxi driver in singapore after losing his job as a principle investigator at singapores institute of molecular and cell biology imcb. Singapore taxi driver with phd from stanford university. He was unemployed from may 2008 and became a taxi driver in singapore in february 2009.
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