At 2350, i was waiting for a cab at Bear's void deck. Was pretty afriad cuz i'm alone, n i'm more skimpily dressed than usual. 7 passengers were just alighting from this Maxi cab nearby.

For those who don't know what's a Maxi cab, it is those Mercs cabs tt looks like a mini-van. Many crazy school girls spend about $400 to book these to chase those idols.

Anw, back to e story.

I've waited for awhile, and yet there's no cab in sight. The Maxi cab stopped at e opp. road, n e driver rolled down his window to ask where I'm going. I told him Punggol n he signalled to ask me to get onto e cab. I'm kept mumbling "HUH?? Are u sure? Is it e same cost?" And i thought, 'is he going to drive me to somewhere remote?'

Pardon my reaction, cuz u must understand it's not everyday that a seven-seater cab is willing to chauffeur just ONE person.

The cab was DAMN SPACIOUS! I gotta sorta raise my voice so tt e driver can hear me. I'm NOT kidding! He later flipped down a mini TV screen showing "Rush Hour 2".

I wanted to sit back n enjoy e show, but we sorta got engaged in conversation. Chatted everything abt Maxi cabs, how dumb school girls are, e Star Idol incident w Maxi cabs, how he was a professional gambler, his family (he took out his hp while driving to show his daughter's picture n asked me "PRETTY RIGHT?" well...what can i say?), tipping, n how hez a licensed yoga instructor and how he practiced it for 30yrs etc.

It was really enjoyable, n hell, u can't see that hez 47! Maybe i'm lousy at guessing age, maybe itz e yoga. I believe itz e yoga. He instructs for free at Yishun though.

I was thinking that maybe i can tip him a few cents (haha...), in e end, hez e one tt gave me a discount. He even showed me his IC to show off tt hez born on Xmas Eve. And sorta asked me to call him if i need to know anything cuz hez "master of knowledge".

He got off to open e door for me. I think itz part of e service, and I have ZERO idea how to open it anw. He kept sayin, "If there's sth u want to learn or do, just go ahead n do it. Don't wait. For example if u wana learn yoga, just go n learn. After learning it, strive to be a good yoga instructor, teach others. Learn yoga, u should, u have e body."

It may strike to u tt he has some other agenda other than goodwill. But somehow he seemed sincere. I enjoyed e whole ride NOT because he complimented me. I just think it's good service. I did doubt him though.

On another note, I've been yakking abt taking up yoga, pilates or dancing. Still considering whether i should take them up, n where should i go. Suggestions?

ON ANOTHER NOTE, e cab driver sounds like JINYUAN! Dude, i realised u have a nice voice. Quite soothing. I had e impression i had been talking to u all e time. The only difference was u don't speak flawed English, n e cabby doesn't sound like a robot when he speaks Chinese or dialect. Oh, n i didn't get poked fun at when i spoke to e cabby.