Tuktuk in Thailand
Thursday, April 21, 2011
An auto rickshaw or three-wheeler (tuk-tuk, trishaw, auto, rickshaw, autorick, bajaj, rick, tricycle, mototaxi, or baby taxi in popular parlance) is a motor vehicle and a mode of transport for private use and as a vehicle for hire. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw or velotaxi, a small three-wheeled cart operated by a single individual, and is a 3-wheeled cabin cycle. Auto rickshaws can be found in many developing countries.
Well, I never tried the one in Thailand, Kent don't like us to try it when we were there because he is saying its faster and not so good for kids because its passing major roads!
Here in Cambodia, we also have tuk-tuk...also known here as mototaxi. We don't have car here and we are just using tuktuk for our daily transport or routine. I am happy to introduced to you our regular tuktuk driver and his tuktuk, his name is Narin. He is kind and someone you can trust, very reliable, knows his way around! He pick-up my son to our house to school in the morning and bring back home in the afternoon, we are paying him by month with home-school-home routine, he is happy with it! But outside trips after that like supermarket, post office, wet market, and alike I am paying separate each way, what good is also he waits...every time I need to go to new place, he is my top choice, if I need to get or buy something I will just tell him what I need to do or buy---he knows and bring me to the place where I can buy stuff! Most of all, he speak English so very easy for us to communicate.
Narin with CJ and my two visiting officamates last year!
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Oh wow, sounds tagalog tuktuk hehehe. You know what sis, I watched an old movie about Cambodia last night and I cried and cried, I wasn't able to sleep good after that. I am not sure if you see that movie already but I do recommend it, it is called The Killing Field. I love the story!
Ang cute naman,parang meron na rin yatang ganyan sa atin sa 'pinas. :)
Riding the tuktuk is such an experience. For THB 50, you can go around the city of Bangkok.