The Astrological and Astronomical Taxi Driver

On Friday afternoon, I was taking a taxi to a meeting at MCYS building. In the midst of all the rushing of work in the morning, it didn’t cross my mind that anything was odd (or should I say ‘interesting’) until this taxi driver spoke. His hairstyle looked similar to ‘Ah Meng’ at Ah Meng’s Café, located near Cuppage! Not much hair in front, but LOTS of hair behind! *Laugh*… Peculiar guy.

Seriously, up till now, I don’t know whether to feel fascinated or cautious about such a person, for in a short 10 – 15 minutes taxi ride, he could tell me all sorts of general and specific information about me and my girlfriend! These are not the usual guessable type of information, which I will share in the paragraphs below.

He started by commenting that I look young, before going on to say even though a person may look young, he can roughly tell the person’s age from the look of his neck. This puzzled me… and also my Mum, when I shared this incident with her the next morning.

He asked which year I was born, so I just told him ‘80’. He smiled and casually said that I should be born in between the month of September and December. That shocked me! How did he know just from looking at me from the rear mirror? Besides, he is driving and he wasn’t really looking at me.

As if this didn’t start my surprise, he followed by saying that I like chocolate ice cream and mango. Wow! Bull’s eye! Okay, fine… most people like chocolate ice cream, coz anyway it’s quite common… but how did he know that I like mango?! Of all fruits, he could pin-point specifically that I like mango! He didn’t even say that I like durian. This really began to shock me!

Then he went on to say that I like to eat buffet, but don’t like Chinese 9 or 10 course dinner food… which is true! I prefer buffet coz I have more choices and it’s not just one kind of cuisine food. I also don’t like this kind of Chinese restaurant food coz I can’t be full from eating it, coz the portion is so small!

I am a person who hardly gets eye bags, and I am sure that I didn’t have eye bags that day. Yet he could tell me that I like to eat fried food; I am not drinking enough water and usually sleep late. Okay, maybe this sounds general, but his descriptions of me didn’t stop there. He asked if I had a girlfriend and started to tell me about her! I was stunned! He has never seen Rebecca before, neither does he know who in the world she is… and yet he could tell me very specific details about her!

He casually commented that my girlfriend is not very good at cooking, but may be better at cleaning and organizing the house. Wow… I mean, how does he know that Rebecca isn’t fluent in cooking? Isn’t this a bit too specific to just say?

Then he said that my girlfriend is career minded (not as in ambitious, but she would want to have a job), but she needs to learn how to balance work and family. This is true! How did he know, I really don’t know!

He also said that my girlfriend likes flowers, but does not know how to grow them. She also likes to travel, but not because of work. I mean, how in the world could he know all these?!

I asked him how he gets to learn all these and he started to share that he reads up on astrology and stuff. I am not supportive of this kind of belief, but isn’t this a bit too far fetched that he could tell so much about me and Rebecca in just 10 – 15 minutes WHILE driving?

Thereafter, he went back to talking about me, saying that I am a quiet and diligent worker, but must be careful about my words, coz there are unseen politics in my work. Okay, politics are common everywhere, as long as there are humans… but that was not all, he also said that I don’t like to work long hours and work late… which is true! How could he tell that from looking (while driving) at a person who is merely sitting at the back of his taxi?

Furthermore, he could tell that I don’t think he looks like a taxi driver… and that is also true! I was just so stunned by the things that he said. Just couldn’t believe that I was hearing all these from a stranger who has only been driving me in his taxi for 10 – 15 minutes! And there I was, just sitting there, not saying much.

Before I alighted from the taxi, I thanked him for sharing so much in that short trip and that he really impressed me! I wonder if I would ever see him again… not so much of me wanting to see him, but its really interesting, if not, astonishing, to hear such things from a taxi driver!