Cruisin' To Work

Read about this mode of transport a few years ago - That there's this ang moh who commutes to work at Raffles Place by river taxi. It's a flat fee of $3, can take from the Esplanade all the way down to Robertson Quay or maybe further. Quite a good bargain I think, considering the peak period surcharge and the jam at the CBD in the mornings.

One afternoon, after lunch at The Central, my colleagues and I were trying hard to get a taxi back to office. But as always, no taxi would stop and if we walked to another part of the road, we might as well walk back to the office. The sun was scorching though, and all of us were quite reluctant to walk. Then I saw the river taxis chugging along the river and I thought we could go back by one of those, since our office is pretty near the Singapore River.

Seeing that it was a refreshing experience, my boss paid for us all and we flagged a taxi to take us. We were all giggly and took a few photos.

We alighted at Robertson Quay to the amazement of the waiters of the many restaurants there. (We were too dressed up in working clothes to pass off as tourists or idle locals.) *chuckles*