When I used to run the kitchen, it is to make monies. But it takes lot of passions to run the Hell Kitchen.

Occasionally I would cook for fun to raise funds for the under privilege children and old folks where they dun just get KFC or MCD, but the same kinda foodies where my diners get from lobsters to mussels. They even get professional magic show which was offered FOC by performers to goodies like toys and books from sponsors without any endorsement or recognition. And the extra helping hands who volunteered to clean up the buffet tables and even dishes.

And this is done for those who needs it by those who can afford to share the belief of Charity where heavenly interest is compounded for those who gives without asking anything in return.

Driving is one of the stressful job to do to cari makan according to one of the IJN cardiologist which I talked to during one of my Uber ride.

Food for thought - if you were to factor in the medical cost to run the driver body immune body engine with long hours of stationary stance under peanut jam stress , how much would it be?

From a mean olde chef who cooked foodies to stories from experiences as lawful drug pusher in hospitals and universities.

I have yet to see any taxi business is being passed from 1 generation to another unless it is a corporation with multi cars. My elder brother is one of the pioneer with his own taxi licence decades back and my brother is another who used to drive up and down Genting Highlands. Yet both of them exited from the taxi business years ago before e hailing comes ashore. My brother from 4 wheeler taxi turned 3 wheeler hawking foodies. So, I wondering how those you know can make monies with 20% grabbing commission driving rented cars while these two up close relations kenot cari makan with thier own cars and lesen plying streets grabbing passengers with meter ticking and rates at Rm1.95 per km?

From my Uber history of 1 year, my Honda HRV was served with billings over 35K wear and tear as outlined in my stories in this thread moons ago, Luckily it is FOC under warranty due to the helpful manager.

Right now driving Exora NGV which was bought from a taxi fella at half price who kenot cari makan after trying it out for 2 years.

This post has been edited by zinglicious: Feb 11 2019, 02:20 AM

Cepat Kaya SK1M existed in the early 80's. My mentor since I was still in school got so excited to hear and see it with his own eyes and ears that his whole squad of police officers from senior top dogs to judges were getting rich in no time where their monies invested doubled in months. After that, the rest is Sejarah Hari Ini with thier monies goes missing in action. Then the SK1M evolve into other get rich scheme like gold. History repeated itself with many greedy fools got burnt in recent years.

BTW, you are right. The basic of safe water drinking is boiling. Just discard the bottom part if there are impurities. Or just get the National types which cost just Rm100 and boil the water. Boiling kills off bacteria and even the chlorine gets evaporated after boiling.

My sauces of information comes from the real up close and personal interaction where I lepak in the KLIA chatterfield. I would take a pee and puff with the drivers and at the NGV gas station where there is long Q of taxi fellas. Many of them would asked me how to and what the cost is to convert thier Teks1M into private use since mine was a spot on ex taxi without the neon signage. And when riders said they are also ex Grabbers or ex Ubermen recounting thier experience. Some still driving to supplement thier incomes. Just 1 would bragged about thousands he is making made driving zig zag siang malam. I asked him if he ever thought of being in the medical risks the way he drives without proper rest and exercise in peanut jams. Just by holding his pee, he may gets kidney stones. Then there is one middle age guy who is driving with signs of stroke risks. I asked him about it and he said he suffered stroke attack a year back. Told him to seek the medical advice from his consulting doctor whether he should continue driving part time as his condition would risk with more serious of brain haemorrhage. I gave him the parting advice as a rider if he needs to drive as part time, the least he could do is to get down and boogie with exercise his feet in every hour or two of driving. After all, he cannot afford to be sick and down with future stroke attack.

One Malay chap was the most detailed of them all. He would jot down in his daily journal every single sens of fares and tips and subtract all those cost from servicing, tyres pancit to petrol. After 1 year, he gave up ehailing where he is a private chauffer to ferry a Datuk son to school. In just 6 hours on the job and just probably 1 hour of driving, he is earning 80% as a Grabbie full time siang malam. And he makes much more where he goes to be a Burger Man at the stall near his home. He works 5 days a week in both of his jobs.

A few of them lost thier jobs in the O & G industry and got to drive to raise fund for thier family. However there is one who is driving brand new BMW picking hotties in the name of raising charity fund. If he goes clubbing, his wife would be looking high and low for him. But since he said he is doing a good cause picking riders, his wife was being CONvinced.

The best way to Grab is cashing in with riders on your way to the office , home or designation. I would just go free as the wind to where I go till it is time to go where I wanna go. Sometimes I dun have to set the SD. So the got the company of hot legs, fares for my gas to reach my place to lepak with my friends all over Klang Valley.

If it is a hot sunny day on weekdays , i try Genting Highland for a free breezy trip. If I get the trip back , then it is a bonus.

My car expenses are recovered by going shopping or simply makin angin. In fact, I am planning to pack my kinda of foodies to distribute at Chatterfield. Dat's why I got the ample storage size of Exora NGV. It just that I havent yet to find my passion to cook for the time being though I have a friend who is already interested to do it while waiting for his airport Q. https://www.facebook.com/zinglicious/photos...?type=3&theater

It is a great way to supplement your income by picking up some riders to your office and take a couple on your way back home. This should be good enough for your car expenses. Just dun overdo it where it affect your job.

And for those who wanna to hip hop like my friend driving that BMW, just simply said you are driving to raise fund for my charity club to CONvince your wifey with a good cause. Just pick up a couple of rides and camp at Zouk.

This post has been edited by zinglicious: Feb 11 2019, 04:00 PM

Just 1 hour of driving after a hard days's night, he died due to stroke attack possibility. He just in his forties.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019...s-sudden-death/

Dat's why I said no long drive under stress. It is a "Starling Effect" where the rubber would break when you try to bend the rules too much. Get down to boogie with exercise on your feet to hip hop around. The least you could do is to shake it up like those mahjong players. to avoid getting DVT which is blood clot which cause heart failures and stroke.

This post has been edited by zinglicious: Feb 11 2019, 04:43 PM

Some time and somewhere in this thread I wrote how do you guys cope with long hours of driving but there was forgotten with no replies or response though it is of utmost importance because healthy is priceless.

When the car is down and out, you can still get another one to drive on but when your body is weaken , it may be a full stop.

As for me, i will walk my doggie when I come back home after couple hours of driving. And I would try to jump into the pool while my doggie wait for me to do a couple of lap and immersing into the bottom. Then a hot shower where I feel like driving again. How about you guys?

Taxi fellas got midnight surcharge over the base fare of RM 1.95 per km.

Taxi fellas got midnight surcharge over the base fare of RM 1.95 per km.

It is not a level field . Taxi fellas are doing full time. Many Grabbers are just doing part time.

Taxi can pick up riders on the road side , charge 50% with midnight surcharge, drive at bus and taxi lane and get discounted price on toll. No crappy commission, and if they using grab app, get discounted rate as well.



This post has been edited by zinglicious: Feb 17 2019, 11:42 AM

Yesterday got a trip to the airport with Just Grab at Rm65 from OKR. waited and got a message from rider " wait for a few minutes please" I waited for 5 minutes and when she did not show , I cancelled for Rm3 "no show". After all, I am not keen to go KLIA and return empty handed back to KV. It would be 2 hours drive. Can recovered more than that by driving around without extra burden on my time, gas petrol , wear and tear.

This post has been edited by zinglicious: Feb 18 2019, 11:23 AM

Road Minister dun look before he opens his lips. Not only riders will be pissed but the drivers are also voters.

Pelik tapi benar, all food handlers would have to sit for examination for food hygiene but how many know what is the temperature to store the fish ,meat and veggies despite been awarded the certificate? You expect the banglasia to understand the written test in Bahasa and Ingerris? Despite the PSV inter course and cars inspection MY taxi fellas have had been rated the worst didunia , https://thecoverage.my/news/malaysian-taxi-...r-in-the-world/

Yesterday got a trip at 730pm to KLCC with fare of Rm27 but the return trip from there back to Chinatown only Rm13.

Today the traffic is light at KLCC. I was camping and chilled there but the demand is also low. In 2 hours from 5 to 7 got about RM50 fares only. .

It's lucky strike day just now for me. Got angpow boost of more than Rm100. which is more than 50% of the fare with half day driving job where I go within city limits from PJ to KL.

The icing of the cake the amount that add up to my Exora NGV nombor and my Uber HRV nombor for daily and weekly fares.

The combo would be prosperity in the year of the Pig if it matches the Sportoto Jackpot on Saturday or Magnum $D jackpot on Sunday. Or next week Damacai Jackpot.

[quote=zinglicious,Feb 23 2019, 02:14 AM]
It's lucky strike day just now for me. Got angpow boost of more than Rm100. which is more than 50% of the fare with half day driving job where I go within city limits from PJ to KL.

The icing of the cake the amount that add up to my Exora NGV nombor and my Uber HRV nombor for daily and weekly fares.

The combo would be prosperity in the year of the Pig if it matches the Sportoto Jackpot on Saturday or Magnum $D jackpot on Sunday. Or next week Damacai Jackpot.

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It was a different cerita in the morning. Went out but back after the spin because of peanut jam with low fare and Rm 3 boost where it would take me 45 minutes from Desa Parkcity to pick up and drop off to 1U. Sum taupau breakfast and ore got an airport ride without boost incentive just before 9pm for just Rm65 in 70 km distance. So went home to pray hard for good fortune.

And Lady Luck smiles and I got massive jackpot boost with extra tips of Rm28 too where my trips was just 160 km distance. Started at 1.00 afternoon and lepak 3 hours before balik rumah at 11pm by topping up petrol before midnight. That is probably the best Grab experience in terms of payout over time and distance traveled.

Could be more but I aint greedy to take the cash fare from Indonesia pachik where it was a trip paid by his son Grab pay.

Pings so slow today......despite being monday. And the traffic is clear from bangsar to KLCC and brickfield. A trip from Sri Haratmas took only 11 minutes in the evening rush hours. Even the KlCc rides takes less than 1/2 hour to reach Batu caves. Only got 3 pings but lucky strikes with high fares of Rm100. My odometer showed only 66 km aje,

waste of your gas....

There were pick ups where it would take more than 15 minutes within KLCC - no TB.

But then there were pick ups within 1 minute got TBB within the same area and time.