turd taxidriver

The Intouchables ended pretty late. I caught one of the last few trains home and usually I wait for the bus to take me home but the bus service stopped running by the time I reached sembawang (12.40pm ish) and so I took a cab like I usually do but only when I got on, I realised I gave Nigel my last 10 so I wouldn't have to owe him. And I wasn't sure how much I had left in my card because of school shoes x sports bra shopping. And the taxi driver started out all naggy "tell me when to turn" and I usually do except I was so busy counting my money, or lack thereof, I missed the turn but my block's on the road so I apologised and said I'll just walk instead (it was like 100m only) It was $5.45 so I just went ahead and gave him my card but it couldn't process so I said, "sorry uncle I don't know if I have enough. But I have a dollar here, can you just split the bill? I'll pay you in cash"

bastard: huh you cannot cheat the taxi company like this

me: I'm not cheating you I'm paying you in cash

So he charged me $4.45 instead (with LOADS OF GRUMBLING, might I add) and I was so sure that it would go through but it didn't! So he got angry which was normal so I suggested he split it using my ez link but he didn't want to cos it was troublesome to split 3 ways THEN after much awkward silence, I suggested that I transfer him the money

bastard: I'm not going to give you my account number

me: huh what can I do with your account number???

bastard: you cannot do this.I'm bringing you back

me: ALL THE WAY?? MY HOUSE IS JUST HERE!

bastard: nonono you cannot do this, many people try to cheat me of my money

ok wow so bringing me out aka using twice the amount of fuel is sooooo going to save you money or be any more lucrative?! logical? IT'S A NEH

then the lil piece of shit HELD ON TO MY POSB CARD

me: then can I have back my card since it's no use to you

bastard: it's no use to you either you have no money in it

me: but it's MY CARD

bastard: I'm going to keep it till I drop you off

me: HUH IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GONNA JUMP OUT OF THE CARD just give it back to me

bastard: no I'll only give it back to you later

URGH AT THIS POINT OF TIME I WAS SO PISSED but I also knew it was my fault so after much silence I said

me: sorry la uncle, I didn't know I didn't have money in my card

bastard: you cannot do this you know. so many people try to cheat taxi drivers nowadays

 THIS PISSED ME OFF RIGHT HERE I AM TRYING TO APOLOGISE STOP SCOLDING ME

me: urgh yeah well, it's not like those few meters would cost you 5 dollars in fuel anyways

bastard: it's not about the cost, it's about you trying to cheat uncle

then before he dropped me off I felt pretty bad so I just offered

me: uncle, do you wanna just take the dollar ++ I have right now?

bastard: nonono you can go try your nonsense with other taxi drivers

me: (in my head) F U (in real life) ah just shut up

seriously, how uncompassionate can these people get. It's 1am, I'm a girl. I was a dollar ++ short. The drive in takes less than a minute but walking will take 10 minutes or more AND ANYTHING COULD'VE HAPPENED TO ME part of me wished something bad had happened so he could've felt guilt like nothing like that before HE IS SO RUDE AND MEAN and I sincerely hope that one day when he's in dire need of a lil patience/understanding, someone screws him over like he did to me