taxi drivers

this happened some time back, in fact lots of things happened some time back. accesing the blog through my home computer is a bit slow and me being quite tired from working long hours have shorter patients. this have resulted in irregular posts.
i've not taken the taxi for quite a while now.... must have been around 4 years, i'm always amused by the 'dispatch' girl's voice that seems to be talking to some individuals and i always feel like i'm eavesdropping on them.

my first taxi ride after a long while was to catch a bus to singapore. bus departs from old KTM station at 7.30am. I woke up early, got ready and before you know it it's already 6.40. called the taxi company, you can usually get one in 5-10 mins (or should i say, you used to be able to get one in 5-10 mins), the taxi came at 7.00am. i'm thinking ok, it's still early, no need to panic, 30 mins, is plenty of time.
got into taxi, and the driver was not behaving like a taxi driver. they're re not as fast as they used to be. we were just cruising along. to make matters worse, the legendary Damansara jam was building up. suddenly i doesn't look like i'll be catching the bus, i'm already drawing up plan b in my head. i've never had to deal with this jam as i leave for work at 9.,by then the jam is still there but i guess not as bad.

the taxi driver upon seeing my panic stricken face (turning very pale), asked me what time is my bus. when i told him 7.30, i could almost hear a snigger. this is bad, i told myself. much to my surprise, the driver sprang to 'life', it's like i've given him a purpose and he began to drive like a taxi driver again. jumping q and using alt routes which i did not know existed.

to cut the long story short. i got to the bus station 7.32, the bus was still there. i was the last one on. 2 minutes later i was on my way. feeling good that i did not miss my bus and that the KL taxi drivers are still there for me.

the other taxi ride i took was from Bangsar to KL. this cab driver is the most courteous taxi driver i've met. he told me the route he was going to use to reach my destination and asked if it was ok. me not wanting to look like i did not know what he was talking about just said ok. he tried to make small talk, but i was not in the mood, he saw that and was quite for the rest of the journey.
when i got down, wished me a good evening. how's that. who says there are not good taxi drivers in KL ?