On the 13th May 2011, Maisarah, Angelin and myself headed down to Bencoolen Street hoping to find a rickshaw driver who was kind enough to answer some of our questions.
The first thing we saw was a Trishaw Booth located right behind Bugis Village. There were many rickshaws parked along the road, in front of the booth.
We decided to go to the booth and enquire about the charges and timings of the rickshaw ride. But there was no one there. Just as we thought that we had made a wasted trip, we saw an old man sitting by his rickshaw.
His name was Uncle Boo and he was 65 years old. We asked him if he could take us on a ride and answer few of our questions. Initially, he was rather apprehensive but after much persuasion, he agreed.
He charged us $30 per person at first. However, because his rickshaw was self-owned, he decided to give us a $10 discount per person.
He brought us around to Little India and back to Bugis. Along the way, we interviewed him and found more about his job. It was very interesting to listen to the experiences that he has had and how operating rickshaws gives him job satisfaction.
It was definitely heart warming to see that these rickshaw drivers enjoy their job despite their old age.
By: Vicky
By: Vicky
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