Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at a leading research institute in singapore, his world collapsed. In april 2010, he published a compilation of stories about his taxi driving. Cai mingjie is the author of diary of a taxi driver 3. You can preorder a copy of dr cai s book from his blog now. Singapore taxi driver with phd from stanford university, releasing his first book, diary of a taxi driver. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost.
Dr cai related a few of his skirmishes with the pennypinching, driver squeezing taxi company. Cai began blogging about his experiences as a taxi driver, acquiring a large following of fans and even offers of employment. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university pr. Cai mingjie author of diary of a taxi driver goodreads. Cai mingjie is a singaporean taxicab driver and former biology researcher, known for his blog, a singapore taxi drivers diary. Cai mingjie born 1952, singaporean singapore taxi driver.
The book is now available at the following bookstores too. I have been forced out of my research job at the height of my scientific career, and unable to find another one. Cai mingjie, born 1952 is a singaporean taxicab driver and former biology researcher, known for his blog, a singapore taxi drivers diary. True stories from singapores most educated taxi driver. Cai mingjie, a lifelong scientist and university professor, lost his job at a. It reminds me of an old iranian movie, taste of cherry 1997, which is also heart warming but not funny. He is described variously as singapores most educated taxi driver and the only taxi driver with a ph. In 2010, cai returned to china as legal representative and general manager of. His first book, diary of a taxi driver will be published and available from next month. True stories from singapores most educated cabdriver. This book is not just the story of what it is like to be a taxi driver. Working as a taxi driver in singapore really does not make much sense economically.