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I have been taking a lot of taxis ever since I got back to Singapore for the summer holidays.

I do not own a car in Singapore (nor do I want to buy one presently), and I do not think very highly of the public transport system (too crowded, warm air-conditioning, noisy commuters who can’t shut up, inconsiderate commuters), therefore I take taxis.

It gets you from point A to point B in the shortest, fastest, most comfortable way imaginable and more often than not, the taxi driver and you will engage in some conversation.

Over the past 2-3 weeks that I have been back, taxi drivers and I have debated over Singapore’s current economic, social, cultural, political situation, the world, Australia, migration, smoking, food, etc.

And somehow, each and every taxi driver’s words resonate around the same topic, eventually: unemployment, financial crisis and how the government is reacting.

Interestingly, I realise I’m learning more about Singapore’s current situation (and perhaps a more accurate picture), than what I am seeing in the newspapers, and news programmes.

So perhaps, Singapore’s leaders should take a taxi ride, and have a no holds barred conversation with one of these taxi drivers (who are daring enough to speak their mind).