Keep Horning!

 Dropped by at Family home tonight. Asked driver to press the horn so that someone could come out. Noone responded. Driver asked me, "Bhaiya, I keeping horning?"
I replied, "Okay keep horning", hehehe! (I'm slowly kiiling myself laughing)....I thought that was it, until he replied with a sigh, "Boss this thing not horny enough". KAILA MADA! I had to come write it straight away, before I forgot it. Okay Moce mada!

Step Taxi!

 Well this one is from the taxi driver himself. He told me that he picked this drunk person from "After Dark Nightclub" . Driver said, "Dis falla just say, Votualevu". Taxi driver continued his story, saying that when taxi arrived at Votualevu suburb, the customer opened the door and just ran away (step-taxi is the local term). Driver told me "Bhaiya, dis falla one stupid falla, because I drop him infront of his own house. He should choose another house" Vinaka soli vakasala... KAILA!

Brother-In-Law's Taxi Driver Story:

 He was in the taxi and figured he might be short on the change..So when the taxi stopped, he immediately asked driver (pointing to the meter)..Bhaiya, your time now is 7.20pm? The driver quickly reacted, "Nahi Yaar, that's your fare, $7.20"...KAILA MADA!

" Brada can you wait for twentieeeeeee minutes"

 Called for taxi this evening.

Taxi base operator responds, " Brada can you wait for twentieeeeeee minutes" (Its like, he's not sure whether to say twenty or not).
Because the moment, I growled back "WHAAAT?" He quickly bounced back...Okay 2 minutes! hehehe I know he is not going to come in 2 minutes. That is just to get me off the phone. The driver will arrive in 20mins and he will blame the operator for not telling him to come quickly. A viciously funny circle this is!! Good Night!

My Aunty's Taxi Driver Story

Well,my Aunty shared a great TAXI DRIVER story . One of the drivers that normally take me to work...went to pick my dear Aunty from Nasoso. She asked taxi driver, if he can pick her up again a certain time. He replied,
"Worry nahi Aunty, you can call me anytime but just before midnight". To which my aunty replied, "De Cinderella"...KAILA!

Car Wash

 Called for my pickup this morning. Taxi base operator replies " Brada can you wait for 20mins please?". I asked if all taxis were out. He replies, "Ahre, all in the wash-basin" . Kaila mada! Must have been a heavy grog session with plenty basin-mix from last night.

Flooding! Flooding!

Arrived back in Nadi and its raining. Called for taxi pick up. Noticed small pool of water on floor of the taxi and cautioned driver about it. In his own words, he shared, "Ahre boss, the water was flooding, flooding, flooding...Lucky I know how to swim". SEGAII! Well, realising, he was making himself the victim, I felt bad about continuing the issue of the water-logged floor of his taxi. Arrived home and my wife asks why my shoes were wet. I replied, "Its another taxi driver story". hehehe!

No Comment

Taxi Driver Story: The other day the driver asks me, "Hey brada, you gang gonna change your name to Fiji Airways?". I quickly responded, "No comment" as I took a call on my cellphone. In the background, I could hear him repeating, "No comment is still a comment". hehehhe! Must have been a boring morning for him.

Taxi to Apia

Taxi driver story: we finished off a meeting at Novotel. I call for a taxi to pick me. My Samoan colleagues were also waiting at the front to return to their hotel at Tokatoka. When my taxi arrives, I asked him to call for another. Seeing that they were not locals, I could tell my taxi driver wanted to take the Samoans instead (you can see the dollar signs on his face ,lol). As soon as I get in, he immediately asks, "Boss where they going?" I replied, "Apia" . He was so 'money-faced', he didnt even hear what I said, but just responded, "Boss I take them too"...SEEGAII!! LOL

.."One Taxi for Joe Rayawa, please".

Taxi Drivery Story: Called Taxi this morning.."One Taxi for Joe Rayawa, please". Taxi base operator calls out on their intercom in hindi," Jurte ek taxi Jo Rarawa ke liya bhejo" (Quickly one taxi for Jo Rarawa" . He's already mispronounced my surname, which means something else in Fijian. To top it off, I could hear the other driver asking...Khon? (who?). To which the operator responds , "Ahre, Rarawa, Rarawa, Rarawa".
ISA LEI...Sa voleka me tau vua edua na rarawa levu. KOTASI!! Anyway have an awesome rarawa weekend!! lol!

When it rains..it floods!

Another Suva Taxi Driver Story: Taxi driver drops me off at the hotel and tells me about all the rain happening all over (specially after I told him I was from the west). He said, "You know brada! I can never understand this - when it rains it floods; and when it is sunny, ahre it is so hot!! 


I kinda quietly replied..."Maybe you just had too much sun on your head, the last it shone in Suva.." And his reply was "Huh???...Huh tale! Kaila!

Taxi 2000

Taxi driver story: Advised by my wife, that Taxi 2000 company have requested for their taxis to be based at my place for the time being as the Namaka area near the Namaka School was totally flooded out by the recent deluge. As a gesture of good community support, I agreed. Three taxis parked outside my place . Just to test them out, I called for a cab to come to my place - the operator replied, "Sorry Boss, we running late"...Weilei , I give up!!

Tobo o Vandam!

Taxi Driver Story: Oh man, what a classic! Last night, driver picks me. Usual taxi driver/customer conversation starts, you know, like he has been working too long this week and all that jazz..
I respond, encouraging him to take time off. Then he tells me, his daughter's birthday is next month and asks me if I had any friend coming from overseas soon? I asked why. He asked, "If possible can your friend purchase 2 duty free bottles (rum) for me and I will pay your friend. I didn't think, it was a problem, but I wasn't sure whether the bottles of rum was for him or for his daughter,lol!

I said, "No promises, but I will keep it in mind". Then he leans over to say  " Ahre, Please don't tell the other drivers...I don't want them to know...they all aghe-piche (backstabbers)"!!

This morning, another driver asked ." Hey Brada, you gonna bring some duty free for Raj?(not his real name).  I said No.. but asked, "how you know about it?"

This driver said, "Ahre, the stupid falla.....his RT (meaning mouthpiece) was stuck on the side of his seat, and the button was switched on....and all the other drivers heard everything". LOL!  Tobo o Vandam!!        

Roger! Roger!

Taxi driver Story: Driver picks me. On the way, the two-way radio (RT) comes on and operator from their base asks if Jo Rayawa had been picked. Driver responds, "Roger, Roger, Customer in the car ". I was impressed, "Sa, you guys getting really professional". He replied, "Ahre they never teach me, I teach myself".

I believed him when the response came back on the two-way radio from the operator, "Ahre tum kaise Roger ke pick kara?" (Why you pick Roger?"). Kaila Mada!  

Yoga Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver Story: After a long time I caught up with my favorite taxi driver, who picked me from the airport on my return from Tonga. This is the only taxi driver I know, who drives in an almost yoga position - his left leg over his right knee, while he tap-dances with the break pedal, & accelerator with his right foot. LOL!


This guy loves to pretend that he is an airline pilot. As soon as I sit in the car, (without fail, he says) , "This is your Captain speaking, fasten your seat belt", where to.. Boss? . I would reply, "To Suva, but first drop me at home". He follows it up with a real Hyena laugh.  This is the same routine conversation we have, whenever I get into his taxi. Kaila mada!

Fisi Fisi

Taxi Driver Story. Great visit to the Kingdom of Tonga! Sorry, no taxi driver stories from Tonga...but everytime I arrive at Fua'amotu International Airport...the taxi drivers call out.."Fisi, Fisi you want to go?" I must give them my name on the next trip soon!

'Experienced driver"

Taxi Driver Story: Well, a new driver came to pick me; Like new drivers, he tells me his history of 35years of driving in Nadi..he knew all the streets;he knew everyone. He asks me where I live. Just to ruffle him, I gave him a street name from Suva, 'Carnavon Street". (You know how you want to try to remember a name, and u keep repeating it incessantly?) Well, Driver repeats, "Carna?, Carna?, Carna? I just blurted, "Kana mada". He quickly replies "Oh I know that street! LOL! To top it off, his mobile rings, and the ring tone is Norah Jones, "Come away with me"...LMAO..This tax driver got taste in music.

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  Josefa Tuamoto, Misi Nakilimoce and 12 others like this.
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    Moshi Moshi Karen Vinaka Jo!!....thats my laugh 4 2day...u sure it wasnt a "sailevukaga" ring tone....mo lucky o driver....lolomas K
    

    Saturday at 9:48am ·  ·  1
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    Jacquie Williams these taxi drivers can form their own rugby team eh, or pom pom team ga :)
    

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    Vanessa Narruhn Top of the morning to you Jo. Hahaha 'come away with me in my taxi'
    

    Saturday at 9:54am ·  ·  1
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    Manoa Kamikamica Must be from the Tebara...Rewa to be specific..LOL
    

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    Deetay Komailevuka hahahahahahahaha....qori tops saraga qori naita..
    

    Saturday at 10:26am ·  ·  1
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    Apenisa Rokobaro Vinaka Kai...ucuna kece mai...kaila
    

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    Epeli Katia Yanu, dau matai toka o nomu kai qo..ena ucu i duruna toka..lol
    

    Saturday at 11:19am ·  ·  1
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    Apenisa Rokobaro Cola vina Yanu...vinaka vakalevu....sa vinaka ga ni ra levu tu nai talanoa ni vodo taxi mai na Yasayasa vaka-Ra......me kua ga nai talanoa ni drotaki taxi....kaila
    

    Saturday at 12:08pm ·  ·  1
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    Pauliasi Baleikatuba Wai'ya...dua la na nomu Taxi Base...recruit mai Beijing...me ra qai tata vaka Rewa...ya!!!!!!!
    

    Saturday at 7:07pm ·  ·  1
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    Juliet Tuqa lol....that is too funny!! u shud check maybe cos u wrote bt that other taxi driver so they now send u the off beat taxi drivers so that u write about them on fb..hehehe..
    

    Saturday at 7:57pm ·  ·  1
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    Josaia Naulumatua Rayawa Juliet, that's exactly what Aunty Margie said today...hehehe. She also said they will all find out and they might not pick me up in the future.lol
    

    Saturday at 8:04pm · 
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    Josaia Naulumatua Rayawa ‎@MK Vinaka Naita... o ni sa 'abandon taki au".lol
    

    Saturday at 8:41pm · 
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    Josaia Naulumatua Rayawa Tau EK...Vinaka Ucu levu..kaila mada!
    

    Saturday at 8:42pm · 
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    Juliet Tuqa hahaha...segai this kind of taxi drivers like the recognition u give them, it must be like this at the taxi stand..hey boys taxi for jo rayawa..remember u get a facebook mention...kaila...man too funny uncle jo...
    

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