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Diary of a Taxi Driver : True Stories from Singapores Most Educated Cabdriver

Author :  Cai Mingjie, PhD

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Country
Singapore
Publisher
Aktive Learning, Singapore
ISBN 9789810850203
Format PaperBack
Language English
Year of Publication 2010
Bib. Info viii. 184p. ; 22cm
Categories Cai, Mingjie, 1953- - Blogs 2. Taxicab drivers ? Singapore ? Blogs 3. Taxicab drivers ? Singapore ? Diaries
Product Weight 260 gms.
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When Dr. Cai Mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at a leading research institute in Singapore, his world collapsed around him. Despite having published numerous papers and a Stanford PhD, he could not find a suitable job. Disheartened by the global financial crisis, he became a taxi driver, the Singaporean job of last resort. While driving a cab he jotted downnotes about his experiences and posted them on his blog, quickly becoming an internet celebrity with close to one million pageviews so far. Experience the real Singapore and join Dr. Cai as he recounts true stories about naive prostitutes and lecherous johns, abusive customers and kind strangers, violent drivers and heart-wrenching encountersÂ…

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