navigation aid for a cabbie

This is the continuation of my entry about atang's work. Ok.. sedikit geografi pasal Brisbane nie. First of all, the correct pronunciation of Brisbane is, Briz-ben (ben sounds like burn, not sounds like cane or Ben as in Big Ben). So everyone knows Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, with the current population is estimated 1, 760, 000.


I was trying to find information about the number of suburb in Brisbane. Ok, here it is, there are 188 suburbs in Brisbane (I get this from wiki, maybe not accurate). Banyak tu... Thus, to help atang navigate around Brisbane, he seeks help from two dedicated objects. The primary object/gadget/tool/aid etc. is .....




The GPS. This you need to buy, not just because you are driving a cab, but it really helps a lot when you are travelling. So it is a bonus for us when atang need to buy this for his work, and at the same time we use it to get around Brisbane (and outside Brisbane).





And another important thing is.....

The Street Index, or RefeDex or some people call it UBD. Directory nie tebalnya macam yellowpages. It contains map of every district, suburbs, popular landmarks in Brisbane. We bought this directory on the first week we arrived in Brisbane. Why atang need this eventhough he has the GPS? Well one absolute reason that I can give is, according to atang, the GPS usually will calculate the easiest route, so it will provide you with the Hway or Motorway route, that sometimes take longer to reach the destination rather than inner road. Jadi bila dah lame bawak cab nie, atang eventually knows some shortcuts, but he needs to refer to the RefeDex for verification.

Usually, if we are travelling together, I will be the co-pilot la...ahahhahaha..or else atang has to pull over by the roadside to study the map. Best jadi co-pilot nie, kalau sesat bleh buat muke kesian :p

Ok, this is one example of a map inside the UBD. Yang bulat tu la QUT :D. Betul2 tepi sungai Brisbane. But my office is situated at Margaret St, about two blocks away from QUT.


OK... tamat kelas geografi arinie.