Taxi Service in Kuala Lumpur

During our one day tour to Singapore yesterday, we had a not so pleasant experience with the taxi service in KL, to and from the terminal of our chosen coach service. It may just be a coincidence but we felt the two taxi drivers we dealt with tried to take advantage of us by asking for higher than usual taxi fares. No big deal, though, because there are also taxis like that back in Manila and probably in other parts of the world.

I have found out that taxi rates in KL are a bit higher than in Manila. The flag down rate is RM3 for red taxis and RM6 for blue ones. You also pay an additional amount for every succeeding kilometer. The slight difference is that they have the so-called “midnight rates” wherein an additional amount is added to your fares when you ride during the wee hours of the morning.

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Foreign Exchange Rates

I didn’t expect changing my Philippine pesos to Malaysian ringgits and Singaporian dollars would make me feel a little sad about the economic state of my home country. Imagine, the value of our currency is way below those of the two. As our currency continues to fall, those of our neighbor countries continue to be strong and stable.

No wonder, more and more Filipinos are trying hard to work abroad where they could earn foreign currencies that their families could exchange for higher rates in Manila. It’s a sure fire way to solve their financial problems and bolster their credit repair efforts. But as promising as it sounds, there are sacrifices that need to be made. The overseas Filipino worker has to stay in a foreign land away from his family.

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Blogging from Kuala Lumpur

Finally, after almost half a day spent on walking, riding buses, entering and exciting airports, riding the lrt and walking again, we have reached our hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Until now, I can’t believe we have come this far. For the four of us who are all first-timers as international travelers, this is one tiring but fulfilling feat.

We are just so happy and thankful we arrived here safe and sound. It was a blessing the Malaysian Immigration guys didn’t give us a hard time. We passed through their counters with ease and with only a few basic questions asked. I love them already!

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