en route; 
it's 3am in the morning, and i guess what sparked my need to blog is the crazy cab fares that are once again going up.
perhaps i'm so upset about it cos i'm frequently late, which usually results in me flagging down a cab.
i'm actually fine with the increase in flag down rates.
sure, if it's really necessary to increase the damn thing by 20 cents, then go ahead. but peak hour extensions?!
current timings:
7am-9.30am (mondays to saturdays)
5pm-8pm (mondays to saturdays)
midnight charges- 12am-5.30am
to be revised:
6am-9.30am
6pm-12am
12am-5.30am
EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK, INCLUDING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
okay. basically to break it down, they're trying to say: "look we're being nice &ONLY raising flag down rates by 20cents, so technically, it's really not a lot."
BUT. coupled with these additional costs? that's essentially trying to say that the only reasonable time to take a cab would be DURING WORKING HOURS. when most people will be in their offices &NOT in any need to take cabs. for the office people, anyway.
and this is really quite ridiculous considering the fact that the number of ERP gantries in sg are going up as well.
okay let's take a small cab ride back from town to zhen's place, which we paid for the other day at about 10.30pm (aka present non-peak hour):
Flag Down ($3) + Distance = $4.40
(yes he lives very near to town, so it's actually really decent to get home, esp if the cab was taken from Liat Towers)
translate it to future fare prices:
Flag Down ($3.20) + Distance ($1.40) + Peak Hours ($1.60 aka 35% of total fare, if i remember correctly) = $6.20
(so ASSUMING we take it from ion, add $3 on top of CBD charges, and tadah, you get a whopping $9.20, for a person who lives next to botanic gardens)
i guess there are only TWO things to do now, esp with the impending fare hikes next monday:
1) BE ON TIME MORE OFTEN (haha my friends would be so pleased) so i can take the bus or the MRT or both
2) quickly head back to driving lessons &get a damn license so i can just use the car (my parents would be pleased, though about the license ¬ the car usage)
okay rant over.
my precious sleep calls. 