HARESH SAYS: Cabbies are the nation’s ambassadors
Haresh Says, as published in Malay Mail today. HARESH SAYS by Haresh Deol THE subject of taxis always hits a soft spot. I am after all a taxi driver’s son. Although dad, whom I fondly referred to as papa-ji, did some real estate in the past, I’ve always preferred introducing him as a well-read taxi man. With either a Reader’s Digest, Time magazine or a Malay Mail on the dashboard, he read whenever he had the chance. And it is through his fascination with reading that he was able to interact with people from all walks of life — from students to businessmen — easily. He was an individual permit holder and owned a black and yellow Nissan Sunny 130Y for more than a decade before changing to a red and white Ford Laser followed by his last taxi, a red and white Proton Iswara. He would leave the house at 6.45am — the same time he sent me to school — and would often return just before midnight. He made sure he ate ...