Carlift experience

If you're from Dubai, you might be familiar with "Carlift". Carlift is a term used like "carpool" wherein a private car will take you anywhere you want for a fee. The fee is usually lower than the usual taxi meter cost...but sometimes, it's even higher. It depends whether it's a "rush hour" or the place you want to go to is a dead spot (meaning, the driver won't have customers going back to the place you came from). Actually, this is illegal. If a private car/driver get caught, he will be fined Dhs4,000. So, what "carlifts" usually do is just spread their mobile numbers and ask the customers to call them whenever they need carlift.

Since I just joined to my new company which is supposed to be a 10-minute drive from my place, I needed someone who will bring me and fetch me to/from my office. Initially, I was just hailing taxi cabs everyday...but during rush hours, it's very difficult to get one...even if you call the hotline...the line is very hot, believe me!

So, I decided to look for carlifts in Gulf news. I happily found one. I called him and after many conversations, we agreed on the timing and fee. It was all set. He should be picking me up by 8:00 am in my house. So, the next day, I hurriedly went down to the lobby of our building. I waited there for 5 minutes before calling him. When I called him, I was surprised that the receiver was telling me that he doesn't know me, blah blah....I got furious!!! But I said nothing to the person...I just hung up the phone without saying goodbye!

Good thing, I was able to catch a cab outside our building who's waiting for hours for his customer.

Ngayon, magtatagalog na ko....galit na galit talaga ako sa carlift na yun! Napakahusay kausap! Walang word of honor!!! Pero sabi nga ni Randy, iexpect mo na yun....dahil ang kausap ko ay isang PANADOL! Bakit nga kaya ganun ang lahi nila? Pasensiya sa panlalahi pero maraming ganun sa kanila...magulo kausap, mahirap makaintindi, at higit sa lahat medyo may pagka- bobito at bobita! Pero kahit na niloko ako netong hinayupak na taong ito, hindi ko naman sila nilalahat. Meron din namang mahusay kausap sa kanila...gaya ng mga officemates ko at yung isa ko pang carlift. ...yun nga lang majority ata sa lahi nila eh maliit ang utak...

Pasensya sa terms ha...ganyan talaga ako pag nagagalit