I know, I know!

Travelling on a blue cab from a XXXXXXX taxi company, I directed the taxi uncle when I was about to reach my workplace, where it's a bit ulu...

"Uncle, you go straight at that junction"
"Yah, I know."

Vroom...he started to signal right.
I thought he was just changing lanes, cos he was at a rather fast speed.
but then...he didn't turn off his signal even though he was already at the extreme right.

Hmm...
15m from the junction, he was still in the right lane, with the "tick-tick", "tick-tick" sound still ringing in my ears.
And I'm pretty sure he was turning right at this point since it's already so near the junction.

And so, I said again, very patiently to him,
"Uncle, here must go straight"
"Huh?! Here go straight har? I know, I know!"

Then he started to turn off his signal.
Phew.
If he had turned right, I would have landed myself at the expressway, wasting my another few bucks because it will definitely be a detour.

"Uncle, later must turn left at this junction"
"Yah yah, I know!"

And he didn't even signal.
What shocked me later was that he went straight!!
And missed the junction!!!

I was dumbfounded.
Either I have been giving wrong directions (but I heard what I said myself, unless I am hallucinating?), or that he cannot understand DIRECTIONS like "Straight, left, right".
Thought that as a driver, the last thing you should fare worst at is understanding directions given?

Anyway, I got to my workplace safe and sound in one piece, and surprisingly was on time.
Though I had to pay more for that extra journey.

This taxi uncle didn't even apologise for the extra mile he took and the instructions he did not understand!!!!

When I got off the cab, I was reminded of people I've met who had adopted the "I-know" attitude when they don't actually know what to do.
And for some profound reasons (maybe ego?), they have to "know".
Worse, when they are stuck because they actually don't know what to do,
they go on to pretend that they know!!!

Pity those who have to help them clean up their moron acts/ "smart" asses.
*shakes head*

Just what is wrong in asking when you don't know?!