i checked with contractor, verrrry ex...... but the noise comes
up thru the walls which is hollow bricks, u know old estate hse is
like tat, not like now. i tried open the windows and the noise is
sort of cover-up by outside noise but i closed the windows to
switch on aircon.
when i closed the windows, its very quiet, u can hear the noise
comin fr below. i even bght a mini hifi to blend in the sound and
sometimes i use earphones to listen or drown myself to sleep. and
yet at mid nite they still playing the blady video and wakes me
up....then realy no choice i will call the police. aft this drama,
i take another hr or 2 to fall back to sleep....
All noise travel thru bricks. If your upstairs neighbor play
basketball or drop guli, of course can hear. If your side neigbor,
bang the door hard, of course can hear. If your downstair neighbor
drill the war, of course can hear.
Since you are light sleeper, best you take steps to mitigate
your problem. Don't think you can fully solve your sleeping
problem.
1) Drink less coffee, tea, coke, pepsi or anything that contain
caffeine. Some people are sensitive to caffeine. Maybe this is why
you wake up at the slightest noise and unable to sleep because the
caffeine is making you alert while your body is screaming for
sleep.
2) Fight fire with fire. If your neighbor play TV loud, then you
also play your radio loud back at them. Buy some guitar speakers
and plug them to your radio, guarantee very loud. I know a neat
trick. Buy some long telephone wires, 20 feet. Some phone sockets
that can accomodate 3 phones. Then go to electrical stores, buy the
loudest phone you can find in the market, get the salesperson to
test the tone before you buy. Then pluck 3 phones in your room and
open the window big. When you are out, use your handphone to call
and make sure you do it in the early morning and afternoon when
indians like to take a nap. This would postpone their sleep and
they won't dare to watch TV till late at night.
3) Don't waste your time with the authorities. The police or
whoever are not going to be bothered. Imagine that you are burdened
with work as a police or HDB staff and this fella complaining about
noise from his neighbor, are you going to take action? You can't do
anything about that because you can't watch the neighbor 27-7.
4) Work hard, earn money so in future you can afford to buy a
big house with land surrounding and no problem of noise
from neighbors.
5) Exercise more often, helps you sleep better.
6) Eat more vitamin supplements. Boost your health and encourage
better sleep.
7) Sometimes neighbors are evil, when you complain something
that bothers you, they most likely do it even more.
