Grabbing A Taxi Ride In The Time Of Coronavirus

In trying times, it is better to choose friendship over fear

Photo by Richard Goff on Unsplash

Last year I turned to Grab Hitch, the social carpool ride sharing service in Singapore for health reasons. When the Corona Virus outbreak hit this year, I was worried. But I learnt an important lesson — when you make a connection with people, you choose friendship over fear.

GrabHitch came into my life like a knight in shining armour, with one difference.

The brave knight was not perched on a horse, but seated behind the steering wheel of a comfortable car with air-conditioning.

My knight dropped me at my office, allowing me to arrive at my workplace refreshed and ready to take on the day.

For four years prior to this miraculous disruptive intervention, as an environmentally conscious (and financially constrained) Singapore resident, I had stoically used public transport for my daily commute. One bus, two trains, 60 minutes and 2,000 steps later, I would arrive at my desk, sweaty and exhausted.

Early last year, a series of health issues, including a nasty fall, made this commute painful, if not impossible. Unable to stand for long and fearful of another fall, I considered my options. GrabHitch, the social carpooling service, was the…