Taxi rides
When we take taxis, we sometimes chat with the drivers and they often have interesting stories to tell. Some would complain about the Singapore government or talk about how the Indonesian government can do BETTER (this sort of goes automatically, ie. once they’ve figured out that we are Indonesians! Hehe.)
Some would share with us stories of how their passengers once ran away without paying or how they had to ask for police officers to wake their drunk passengers up (apparently, male drivers here tend to be very cautious about waking up drunk females to avoid getting accused of sexual harassments)
Anyway, overall I can feel relatively safe taking a taxi here in Singapore. Even late at night. Too bad I can’t say the same about taxi rides in Jakarta! I’d rather stay at home than take one, even in broad daylight!
