Sunday 19 Feb 2023.
Got a Grab ride home. The driver was a slim man with bald forehead and clean shaven face and hairs on his head. Oval shaped face. Thick black rimmed glasses. Fair. Face looked aged.
"How old are you?" I told him I am 72 years old.
"You think I am older than 50 years," he asked. "In National Service, my mates thought I was in my 40s"
"I work 5 hours a day on weekends," he told me. "I am not able to work 10 hours daily. Hence I don't get the incentives from Grab. This requires 30 rides. Those young men who could drive 30 trips would earn around $300 daily on weekends!"
He earns gross $25 per trip on average. So his Sunday gross for 5 hours will be $125. Less petrol, maintenance, rental of own car ($$40) and petrol, he would net $50. So it was difficult to meet ends meet.
Ex-farm worker in fisheries. No health issues.
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