I am one of those engineers that make a lot of trips around Singapore.

The mood on those trips vary but one of the mood that takes time to grasp is when you entertain a site visit when the solutions to the problems are touch and go. They might or might not work. Or that the problem seems so new that it might turned out to be a very long day.

You just feel the anxiety all round.

I would rather be left to my own devices when you board a cab, but on this day I am a bit less anxious. This solution have a high probability of working.

So when the taxi driver started a conversation with me I am less irritated. You do not know what you will get with taxi drivers. Most of the time they just yearn for someone to talk to. A lot of ...