He was
the creepiest taxi driver I have ever seen.
At
first he doesn’t look much of a threat.
But as
you travel with him... it was as if you’re in some absurd dimension.
I just
had coffee with my GF. We do this a lot. We talk about our day and stuffs in
general. Those conversations are integral to destroy work stress.
The
other day I saw Will Devaughn at Starbucks Strata.
Ay
papa!
Ehem.
It was
around 1:45am when I took a bus from Shaw
Boulevard to Ever Commonwealth
and it was around 2:15am when I got off the bus to ride a taxi because at that
point there are no tricycles en route to my subdivision.
Normally
I would ride the huge herd of Reno
taxis parked around the area. However, I saw a non-Reno taxi. I felt compelled
to ride the taxi because his face was almost begging me to ride his vehicle
because a frequent commuter in that area would always take a Reno taxi.
So I
rode his taxi... thus defying the norm.
Weeeee.
I
don’t know if this was the first time he hanged around in the Don Antonio / BF / Mapayapa area but it
seems he is oblivious in every street we entered. Worse, he was mumbling most
of the time. I was sitting at the passenger seat next to him and I couldn’t
understand the things that come out of his mouth. His voice reminded me of SOCO’s Gus Abelgas without the TV
personality’s clarity when he speaks. Worse, he wasn’t a brute as he was polite
– which even more scared the shit off me.
It was
like those horror movies where an always-smiling man was wielding a knife en
route to a killing spree!
I
began to somewhat shout my words and use hand gestures for directions because
every time I speak his head creeps to my side. Nope, he was not gay. Gay people
have style. If his style is to look like a mangy goat then he must be gay (at
this point gays everywhere would disown him). His driving was at the 10 to
40kph which made me conclude that his driving is troubling his mumbling. He
also made a full stop on a hump slide that you can pass using the second gear
and mumbled that the hump slide was... he mumbled words I couldn’t understand
when he saw the hump slide. He also questioned every detail of the environment
which as time went on was freaking me and at the same time... annoying the hell
off me.
And
then it hit me.
He was
an idiot.
Okay...
I’m a bit harsh.
Let’s
just combine the terms ignorant and creepy.
For
the sake of earning a passenger, he went to unchartered territory. Anyway at
least he brought me home safely. But just like any other taxi driver that isn’t
from any major taxi company, he was pleading for a tip.
From
30 pesos flag down and Php2.50 per meter the rates increased to 40 pesos flag
down and Php3.50. Taxis had their increase but what about the regular working
person who spends his time and effort giving his hard-earned cash to
transportation fees?
When I
get my increase, you get your tips!
Suck
it.
Besides,
taxi drivers will find ways to cheat the machines much to everyone’s chagrin.
A
random Tulfo brother is watching
closely their every step.
If
there is a lesson I need to learn from this experience, it is that I need to
not ride no-named taxis during the wee hours especially if they don’t have
telephone numbers at the side of the doors... and if they look like persons
capable of goat rape.
The
other? Mumbling gibberish while driving would make anyone creepy and moronic.
Game
over!
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