Thursday 1 December 2016

Taxi Driver 德士司机

Thailand - Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)

泰国 - 曼谷(素旺那蓬机场)

After a long one and half years, was back in Bangkok for a meeting.

Bangkok, used to be a very familiar place but after the passing of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is not as colourful as before.

Took a taxi to my hotel in Sathon area.

The taxi driver was very chatty.

He was one of the rarest taxi drivers I had met so far.

Most taxi drivers were complaining about how tough lives were and they were in dire straits.

Instead he told me that he worked hard and travelled abroad whenever he could.

He showed me photos of him travelling to Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea.

Although his English was not so good but to understand what he said was no problem.

His nick name is October.

Thai people have very long name, even they themselves find it cumbersome, so most of them have nick names.

If you have been following my blog, I did write about some dishonest taxi drivers in "Scam City".

I was delighted by the service provided by Mr October.

He was honest and diligent.

He charged by meter.

Travellers who had travelled in Asia countries, would agree that most of the taxi drivers would not charge according to meter.

He even asked for my departure date and made a point to call me one day earlier to arrange for a pick-up at my hotel to the airport.

Most importantly, all this service did not come with extra cost.

Again he only charged according to the meter.

I was satisfied with his service and promised him to write about him in my blog, hoping to help him get more business.

P/S: When you visit Bangkok next time, you can look for him. Mr October, his vehicle number plate is 5252, his cellphone number +66896652156.


经过漫长的一年半,再次回到曼谷参加会议。

曼谷,一个非常熟悉的地方,但在泰王蒲眉蓬驾崩后,似乎变得没以前那么多姿多彩。

乘坐德士到我位于撒通地区的酒店。

德士司机非常健谈。

他是我见过的最罕见的德士司机之一。

大多数的德士司机都抱怨生活如此艰难,使他们陷入了严重的困境。

相反的,他告诉我他努力工作,储蓄够钱就出国旅行。

他向我展示了他去新加坡,香港和韩国的照片。

虽然他的英语不是那么好,但要理解他说些什么并没问题。

他的别名叫奥托本十月)。

泰国人的本名都很长,甚至连他们本身都觉得很繁琐、难念,所以大多数泰国人都有别名。

如果你一直有关注我的部落格,我曾经在《诈骗城市》写过一些不诚实的德士司机。

我很高兴奥托本先生所提供的服务。

他诚实和勤奋。

他按计程表收费。

曾在亚洲国家旅行的旅客大概都会同意,大部分的德士司机都不按计程表收费。

他甚至问我几时回国,并提议在我回国的前一天打电话给我,并安排到我下榻的酒店接送到机场。

最重要的是,所有这些服务都不附带额外的费用。

再次的,他也只是按照计程表来收费。

我对他的服务感到满意,并答应他会在我的部落格中写关于他,希望能帮到他获得更多的业务。

注:下次到访曼谷时,你可以找他。奥托本先生,他的车牌是5252,他的手机号码+66896652156。

1 comment:

  1. Recently tried calling Mr October to arrange for my May trip, but sadly he had changed his cellphone number and no way to be contacted.

    最近尝试打电话给奥托本先生以安排我的五月行程,但可惜的是他已换了手机号码,没办法联系了。

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