Everyday we learn new places like landmark name and new short cut route and road name through driving taxi. Cause Taxi go East to West, North to South. And all this must Thank, the commuters they pay we learn. And sometime private car owners also don’t know all about this. We can save many litres of burning fuel through short cut.

Just example one Landmark building Compass Green. Where it located, do you know Guru ALN… Sengkang your homeground.

compass green? sorry me dont know…. could be the condo next to compasspoint?

but i know the condo areas in sengkang… at compasspoint, rivervale crescent, and rivervale link… so if ang moh pax tell me sengkang, 99% one of these….

got once, ang moh got in… “hougang”... i looked at him…. straightaway i assumed it is houg ave 9… cos houg got condo in ave 9, buangkok green, upper serangoon view… and zhun zhun, he wants to go regent ville houg ave 9…

and if ang moh say woodlands… usually either condo at woodlands ave 7 or ave 1 or that la casa (but EC so less ang moh)

but of course still must confirm with pax along the way

sometimes pax say joo chiat road, not sure address but will know if near there….

wau… joo chiat some stretch is one way leh and which expressway exit and how u enter joo chiat road matters alot… so i will ask is it nearer to geylang serai or katong mall? she still dont know… then i ask, u remember is it one way or 2 way road… ah… then she say one way… ok that’s near geylang serai…

one thing i still cant master… PRC stating addresses or building names in Mandarin…

major road still can, but small streets jia lat… one PRC say singh road in chinese… me not even sure where that is in English let alone in Chinese… haha…

another one confused PRC from Woods say some building name in mandarin and confidently say middle road… ok here we go SLE-CTE-exit bukit timah… wau lan jam at bukit timah exit… no bian… when reached middle road, she say not here… then she says near city hall MRT, a one way street… north brige road?... cant be leh…. i ask her is it hill street?... she say dunno but it is one way road… ok lah… go north bridge road… she say not here… aiya i try hill street… reach the chinese looking building entrance… she still say no…. move another metre see properly, then she say ah yes!... mai sabo leh…

compass green? sorry me dont know…. could be the condo next to compasspoint?

Than this question, let see our Mentor Pooliewith his many years experience… what will be the answer. (Compass Green). There is Buangkok Green. Hougang Green. There is Compass point, Compass Height. where is Compass Green than.

i guessed , just a guess ..... not at Compassvale .

I seen it before , forgotten .....

Wait ......

Just saw the map ...... opposite Changi prison , ya right .... now i remember .

Experience count Mentor. Just beside the Changi Women’s Prison/Drug Rehabilitation Ctr high rise flats named under Compass Green. So that why we learn it everyday and the knowledge we share here.

According to this pax many Taxi Drivers without confirm alway said Sengkang than this got into trouble.

same old story ...

Like .... River Valley Secondary School not at River Valley .

Tanglin Secondary School not at Tanglin .

Gan Eng Seng School not at Gan Eng Seng etc ....

Got once ..... pax want me to go Yio Chu Kang Secondary School , go Yio Chu Kang Road cannot find ~~~~ !!!!

But go to AMK Ave 5 / Ave 4 area then can find , wtf right ? 

Also Bt Panjang High School not at Bt Panjang , but at CCK Ave 4 .

Today, 1 ang mo wanted to go Grand Plaza Park Hotel. Search Street Dir oso bo ley. Eventually ask other cabby. Was told change name from Grand Plaza Park Royal. Gurus out here, is there any Hotel that change name? Thanks.

Grab on copy of those Free… Maps For Visitors, at any tourist counter like in Changi Airport, those handy Uniquely Singapore, The Map of Singapore alway tourists using it when the explore Singapore on their own. Inside there is a list of Hotels and a map and their location perhap this will help.

not big change in hotel name mah. this one coleman st.

big name change one Negara on Claymore > Pan Pacific Orchard , Beaufort (sentosa) > Spa Botanica

Orchard Hotel and Orchard Parade Hotel. This two also need to confirm before you start your journey.
Another is Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Hotel another yet to confirm. Sound similar.
Another where is Plaza by the Park. Cos many Hotels named under Plaza.

not much la ....

Sembawang St john's Road got one old hotel , old name Sligo Hotel , now changed to Gateway Hotel like that !

Previous Raffles The Plaza changed to Fairmount Hotel .

Opposite Paragon that Crown Prince Hotel changed to Park Hotel .

New Park Hotel at Kitchener Road also changed name liao ...to ??? Forgotten .

Marina Square that Oriental Hotel also changed name to like Marina Oriental !!

Changi Village that Hotel also changed name to Village Hotel .

Meritus Negara also sold to Pan Pacific group .

Originally posted by kinwashi:

Orchard Hotel and Orchard Parade Hotel. This two also need to confirm before you start your journey.
Another is Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Hotel another yet to confirm. Sound similar.
Another where is Plaza by the Park. Cos many Hotels named under Plaza.

Hotel named after Plaza ?

Scotts Road that one is Royal Plaza at scotts ...

Beach Road that one is Plaza ParkRoyal

Coleman Street that one is Grand Plaza Parkroyal ....

Previous Raffles The Plaza changed to Fairmount liao ....

Plaza By The Park not hotel leh bro .... it's a commercial building .

walau, so confusing, must do homework liao.

Plaza By The Park not hotel leh bro …. it’s a commercial building . Yes I know.

Yo. Mentor that is why all of a sudden the pax chiong in Plaza by the Park. Knn than realise is is not another plaza plaza. Than stop for a while oh no is not a hotel.

Big hotel name should be no problem… small one me sian … like those in chinatown or middle road area… and must know the taxi entrance…

if pax can show me address, no problem. The worst is pax cant pronounce properly, no address, and pax not sure the way…

got once, ang moh say alison hotel near middle road??? me just whack victoria street and bencoolen area… lucky got one allson hotel…

another time pax say one unfamiliar small hotel name. Address is a small lane off off south bridge road. It is actually opposite maxwell food centre carpark… now i still cant remember the name…

from clark quay – usually ang moh go marina oriental, marriot, hyatt… or if they havent party enough, they will go orchard tower… haha

Originally posted by ALN:

Big hotel name should be no problem… small one me sian … like those in chinatown or middle road area… and must know the taxi entrance…

if pax can show me address, no problem. The worst is pax cant pronounce properly, no address, and pax not sure the way…

got once, ang moh say alison hotel near middle road??? me just whack victoria street and bencoolen area… lucky got one allson hotel…

another time pax say one unfamiliar small hotel name. Address is a small lane off off south bridge road. It is actually opposite maxwell food centre carpark… now i still cant remember the name…

from clark quay – usually ang moh go marina oriental, marriot, hyatt… or if they havent party enough, they will go orchard tower… haha

walan bro , Allson not tiny leh .... 4 star i think or at least 3-star .

Used to call as Amara Hotel .This Allson Hotel , behind got a Queen's Hotel , annex building to Allson's .

Originally posted by ALN:

Ang mo the hotel they stay quite general ... Ritz Carlton , Hyatt , Marriotts , Pan Pacific etc .

Indonesian likes to stay at Riverview Hotel , Orchard hotel and Orchard Parade hotel .

Taiwanese likes to stay at Furama City Centre at china town .

Philipnos , those rich ones , ;likeds Mrina Mandarin and Meritus Mandarin .

Indonesian also likes Meritus Mandarin

Those cabbies used to go hotel Q-up , beware , Orchard Parade Hotel , Orchard Hotel and Regent Hotel , plus Traders Hotel , most pax usually morning they head Tuas area .

Why ?

It's not a secret Tuas area those company , their appointed hotel is this 4 hotels , yes , as in for the whole of Tuas and Gul , and Tuas South .

THis 4 hotels like a confirm hotel , catered for them .

Maybe cheap la .... and also that hotel at Clarke Quay .... many ang mo from Keppel Fels stay there .

Originally posted by Poolman:

walan bro , Allson not tiny leh .... 4 star i think or at least 3-star .

Used to call as Amara Hotel .This Allson Hotel , behind got a Queen's Hotel , annex building to Allson's .

Allson Hotel very useful, go into carpark, turn L or R can go out to Queen St. That hotel name "Hotel Royal @ Queens"

Originally posted by ALN:

Big hotel name should be no problem… small one me sian … like those in chinatown or middle road area… and must know the taxi entrance…

if pax can show me address, no problem. The worst is pax cant pronounce properly, no address, and pax not sure the way…

got once, ang moh say alison hotel near middle road??? me just whack victoria street and bencoolen area… lucky got one allson hotel…

another time pax say one unfamiliar small hotel name. Address is a small lane off off south bridge road. It is actually opposite maxwell food centre carpark… now i still cant remember the name…

from clark quay – usually ang moh go marina oriental, marriot, hyatt… or if they havent party enough, they will go orchard tower… haha

small lane off south bridge rd, tat one The Scarlet Hotel at Erskine rd. near Maxwell Rd Food Ctr carpark. i think 4 stars wor. many angmohs stay there. tis one sss lah, i always kena backpackers going to budget hotels in keong saik and teck lim rds. got 6 hotels here ok.

Originally posted by Poolman:

Those cabbies used to go hotel Q-up , beware , Orchard Parade Hotel , Orchard Hotel and Regent Hotel , plus Traders Hotel , most pax usually morning they head Tuas area .

Why ?

It's not a secret Tuas area those company , their appointed hotel is this 4 hotels , yes , as in for the whole of Tuas and Gul , and Tuas South .

THis 4 hotels like a confirm hotel , catered for them .

Maybe cheap la .... and also that hotel at Clarke Quay .... many ang mo from Keppel Fels stay there .

yo pool, count shangri-la in. i kena many times oredy, booking kena go tua/tuas south. during morning peak, $30++, but knn come out empty or goto JW where many many others cabs oso go from tuas/jurong. me if kena jurong/tuas, pia all the way to teban/pandan. more chance to get pax heading to town. i hate going to tuas n jurong during morning peak. come back oso jam, many empty cab,....

Originally posted by Poolman:

Also Bt Panjang High School not at Bt Panjang , but at CCK Ave 4 .

Currently temporary located beside Teck whye secondary , along Teck whye cres , they will move back to their original location in 2009 if im not wrong