Trust
So, at 6:30am, $20 on the meter and almost nearing my destination - realization dawns that I had left my wallet behind at home. The cabbie spoke only Chinese. After a lot of explanation with sign language and broken singlish, I convinced him that I wasn't trying to con him. He told me, "i trusts you", and let me transfer the money online later when I would reach office.
I sent him his money online, a thank you SMS in Mandarin, which Isen helped type on my E71: 谢谢你,载我上班,又不收费。我已经把$22过帐去您的护口了。再一次,谢谢。
He replied, "no probllems, tak kares". It was a beautiful Tuesday.