My Next Door Neighbour Is A Pain-In-The-Neck!

For the last 30 years, I have been staying in this house left behind by my father. And it has been a very peaceful 30 years..... until a new Chinese neighbour moves in next to me. He is about 40 years old, 1.80m , has dark skin & short hair. An extremely irritating guy & talks very crudely. He is one type of person everyone will want to avoid at all time - "Dangerous Person". Even the police has advised me to avoid him by all means. But what can I do - he is living next to me.

This "dangerous" guy bought over the house from my previous neighbour in the year 2005. Since then, my poor ears have been tortured by his love for listening to stuff like techno music. Mind you, each time when he switches on his techno music, he will tune it to the volume that even the ground will tremble to its beats. I do not understand why, many times, he will swift his player & speakers against the wall next to my bedroom. So can you imagine how my bedroom will shake when he blasts his speakers.

There is really no way for me to rest peacefully in my house. Each day, at different hours he will start his music & it can go on for many hours, sometime even into the night. Sometime, he will suddenly starts his music in the night after 10pm when most neighbours should be getting to bed.

He will play his music for up to 5 to 6 hours, sometime repeating the same songs over & over again for at least 10 times. In between, he will stop the music for around 1 to 2 hours, I guess he needs to go out for his lunch or dinner. You will know he is back at home because he will start playing it again.

I have tried approaching him to ask for favour to soften his music but was turned on deaf ears. Through those encounters, I observe he is a drunkard & has mood swings. If he is in a good mood he will stop the music before 12am… If he is in a bad mood that day he will play his music till after midnight… Worse, if he comes home drunk that evening, I can even hear him screamingand scoldingvulgarities in the middle of the night & switching on his music loudly… closing his door loudly and banging against the wall. Even while sleeping, I will also get a shock & wake up from my sleep… I feel that my house is like lying on an earthquake zone.… the loud music is so strong that it can even cause my window to vibrate.

Now, seems like the kitchen is my only hiding place. I will close the kitchen windows to reduce the noise & do my online stuff in that little heaven of mine. Though still quite loud but is definitely much better than in my bedroom or in my sitting hall…

Recently, I feel that at times my breathing has a little difficulty….I suspect the noise problem may have cause my health to suffer. I worry I may have aanytime.

I am trying my best to bear with this nuisance. I ordered earplugs from USA which is testified to be extremely good in shutting out noise but they seems not to work for me. They can only help to cut down 70% noise because his music is truly extremely loud… I believe they work places in countries like those in U.S.A, Australia or Canada because their houses are separated from one & another individually, not like ours, in apartment flats.

I do not know what personal problem or trouble my "Dangerous" neighbour is facing. But at the rate & timing he is blasting his music day & night, if he is not crazy, I’m going to be crazy soon… The noise is overpowering whatever stuff I am listening. No TV show for me… No music for me… No good sleep for me. I practically cannot hear anything I play if he continues to play his music so loudly..... I am really very miserableWhen standing along the corridoor on the 6th floor of my apartment block can also still hear what he is playing. Imagine what about me living next door to his..… his hi fi player is next to my room…!!!!

No peace after coming back from work - cannot have a good rest… When nightfalls, cannot get into sleep because the music will start playing loudly in between 4am to 5am. I have to wake the next day at 8.30am to get really for work. Enduring this kind of nonsense day after day has really exhaustedme ..… I am nearing to breaking down.

It is hell mental torture for me. What should I do? Who can I ask for help? Someone please help me......

I am not sure any of my other neighbours also are suffering so intensely like me since they do not live so exactly close to him - having a bedroom next to where he produces his loud noise. Since talking to him did not help in anyway, & instead of improving relationship, that "Dangerous" guy shot abusive language at me & even threaten me, in the year 2006 I started ringing up the police for assistance. I have made a total of 3 calls. I thought when the police make their presence, that "Dangerous" guy would stop his music blasting. Sadly, the police could not do anything with him & they were also being intimidated by him with crude treatments. They advised me to approach my Member of Parliament for help immediately.

Oh yes, I even seeked help with HDB. They said they have rang up my neighbour to talk about the matter but with no avail.

Honestly, I actually pity the "Dangerous" guy & did not want to go to the extent of making the matter so bad as to approach someone so high of authority. Whenever, he starts his nonsense, I will call the police in again thinking they can somehow help to scare him. Even by reducing the noise level or making him rest his hi-fi for a few days is also considered a blessing for me. However, this continue with not much help until another police requested me to address the matter with my MP to get a solution.

Both, Police & HDB could not handle that "Dangerous" guy. I also gave up calling them. For one and a half year..... I just tried to avoid staying at home. During that time, I noticed police came knocking at his door. I guessed someone in my block must have also reported him to the police. I have also heard him quarrelling with someone else about the loud irritating music. One afternoon, the police came many rounds claiming that someone complained about him again (not me). Overhearing their conversation, could tell that the guy was not even afraid of the police at all. Once the police turned their backs, he started his player again, this time even blasting louder than before. With that incident, the police called in reinforcements. About half an hour later, 3 police carsappeared downstair my block & 6 more police officers came knocking at his door. I do not know what happened subsequently.

One of the police has ever informed me that my neighbour has a long history of criminal records. He may not be only notorious but also dangerous. And he also was kind enough to tell me to take care of myself. Should anything happened or I have crashes with him, I am to call up the police instead of dealing with him directly. Just let the police handle him.

I am prepared to endure his music if he does not blast it & if he can compromise to permanently place his hi-fi away from the wall next to my bedroom. I understand he is sharing his flat with a few ladies from China. Not quite sure are they renting a room from him. Could be that reason, that's why he has moved his hi-fi back to his bedroom.

Initially, I was glad that some people were moving in. That would give him a reason to lessen the volume made but looks like there is no difference. His tenants keep changing...... Sad.......

Recent developments......

On Wednesday= 23.07.2008
My neighbour started to play music loudly from 11pm to around 2am…
I couldn’t have a good sleep. His music made me feel very irritable & I had a headache…

Thursday=24.07.2008
Music started playing around 11.45pm till 1.30am. I felt very frustrated I closed my bedroom door loudly a few times… My neighbour came out of his house, and stood outside my house & started scoldings vulgarities…
And he said that I did not give him a good sleep… ...Isn't that IRONIC !!!!
I answered him back: "What about me not having a good sleep for all these few year, since you moved in?!?" And he kept rattling on and on, shouting at me with a lot of "mother big F…" and he even warned me to watch out…

Friday=25.07.2008
At 10am I went to make a report at the police station. I am not going to endure the nonsense any longer.

As what the several policemen mentioned earlier, a friend has also advised me to bring up the issue to my consituency MP.

So finally, I’m going to meet the MP this evening (28.07.08)… I am not going to keep everything to myself. I want to let LAW takes its action.

I know that I must have lots of patience for this case to be resolved.

To be honest I’m not afraid of him… I have no fear of my Neighbour…
I don’t want to look for trouble..... but I have no choice because he has asked for it…

Do good, Be good is not easy to play…
You need a lot of patient and love…

I’m facing stressthese days…