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pirate:
Funz:

Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.


Better the neighbour than our own families, right? :siam:

:spank:

Actually, yah.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/62443/neighbour-from-hellRSS for NodeSat, 09 May 2026 03:36:34 GMTFri, 25 Oct 2013 01:59:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:49:05 GMT]]>

Funz:
Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.

Better the neighbour than our own families, right? :siam:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1130092https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1130092Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:49:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:13:57 GMT]]>

TheAnswer:
Recently I noticed that I did not smell anymore smoke in my kitchen even when I leave my windows open.. Wonder what happened to my neighbor :scratchhead:

he read this thread. šŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129866https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129866Thu, 24 Oct 2013 15:13:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:26:57 GMT]]>Recently I noticed that I did not smell anymore smoke in my kitchen even when I leave my windows open.. Wonder what happened to my neighbor :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129669https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129669Thu, 24 Oct 2013 11:26:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:53:25 GMT]]>Somethings such situations are out of our or the TC's control. Have to count our lucky stars when we have good neighbours šŸ™‚

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129594https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129594Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:53:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:59:10 GMT]]>

ngl2010:
Funz:

Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.


Really???

Really. But like I mentioned above, not at my residence but at one of my centres.

We have complained to town council and they've send people to investigate after we repeatedly call them to wash up the mess.

Initially the TC told us difficult for them to do anything as we have no idea which unit above us housed the culprit. But after repeated calls and email complaints and I believe some residents complained as well, they went knocking door to door and found out who the culprit was. Unfortunately, aside from telling their family members about what the person has been doing and seeking their co-operation, there is nothing much anyone can do about it. The culprit is not sound of mind, pretty difficult to control. The incidents have lessened but once in a while we will still be greeted by a 'package' when we start our day.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129534https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129534Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:59:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:51:10 GMT]]>

Han Seo:
My neighbours, one floor below like, to cook very oily food. The smoke from all the deep frying will rise and stick to our clothes hanging on the bamboo poles. The first time this happened, I exclaimed very loudly (loud enough for them to hear), \"Oh no, here comes the hei bee hiam smoke!\" From then onwards, they will close their kitchen window slightly whenever they cook. It doesn't really help but at least they make an effort. So, what I do now is to avoid hanging my clothes out when they are cooking. They are hawkers, the food they cook is really oily. I think sometimes they prepare the chilli and sauces at home because the smell is like those from zichar stalls!

Same here! When my neighbor downstairs fries fish, my clothes will smell of fish :roll:
I have hinted her and my hb has even shouted like you did, but to no avail. She told me she uses very little oil to fry her fish.. :faint: . I like todry my clothes outdoors because the clothes smell fresh aft thy are dried.but this has kept me from hanging outdoors.
So nowadays when i smell fried fish oil, I scramble to keep the clothes in. So troublesome!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129444https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129444Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:51:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:50:39 GMT]]>

Funz:
Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.

Tats really stink! Ok, u r worst off...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129443https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129443Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:50:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:40:27 GMT]]>

nicnac:
Funz:

Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.



You win! :rahrah:

šŸ˜‚ Luckily not my neighbour at my residence. But at one of my centres. But can imagine how those people living in that block feels.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129431https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129431Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:40:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:39:15 GMT]]>

Funz:
Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.

Really???

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129426https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129426Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:39:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:37:55 GMT]]>

Funz:
Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.


You win! :rahrah:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129424https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129424Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:37:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:22:35 GMT]]>My neighbour just next door smokes and smokes and smokes and at the same time, spits and spits and spits at the corridor and stairway ā€¦ Despite my hubby telling him nicely, then to the son, then to him againā€¦ Still like thatā€¦ My hubby finally straightforwardly gave him a small plastic-lined bin and told him to spit in it and then get his maid to throw the plastic bag away. He took the bin and chuck it on the shoe rack outside his unitā€¦ Till today, the bin is still there and the smoking and spitting continues. Now the whole stairway is stained with his spit. Argh!!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129412https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129412Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:22:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:06:51 GMT]]>Wait till you have a neighbour with a mentally ill member who like to throw faeces out of the kitchen window.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129397https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129397Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:06:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:01:58 GMT]]>How bad can anyone be like mine? I got an elderly neighbor who stay just below cook all meals with charcoal and another above who like to drip her wet clothes.... :slapshead:


Eventually I am force to buy a dryer!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129394https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129394Thu, 24 Oct 2013 07:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:18:22 GMT]]>Sorry to hear so many forumners suffer from 2ndhand smoke from neighbours. Ours started about 2 years ago when a new neighbour shifted in downstairs. We now keep our windows shut and have installed air filters in every room. Spoke to them twice already but smoke follows the wind and generally in the upwards direction. As I am typing this, I am made aware of the smoker waking up. The smell comes before the sound of toilet activities. Sighā€¦


The no-smoking developments at Nee Soon South is encouraging. But I think we need to create a new frontier in the home arena if we (or our children) get to enjoy healthy air at home again. The authorities have always cited that smokers have the right to smoke within their own premises. We should push the message that we respect their rights to do whatever they want, but the caveat is that they should not adversely affect their neighbours. It is NOT a smokers vs non-smokers in the public domain; rather itā€™s one individualā€™s action against another individual (or family) suffering. We non-smokers should have the right to clean healthy air too. Ditto approach for oily smoke, dripping laundry, incense, curry smell etc.

The 14% proportion of smokers is often cited perhaps as ā€˜evidenceā€™ that the problem is contained. But the effect of those 14% are much more than the number suggests.

Sorry for the seeming rant but this is Recess time. Thanks for reading and hope to gather some momentum to push for positive change. It may mean that smokers can no longer smoke at their window and (hopefully) have to filter their air, but itā€™s no different from anti-littering or anti-factory pollution requirements to contain the transgressor at the source.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129090https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1129090Thu, 24 Oct 2013 02:18:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:35:05 GMT]]>I am luckier in that sense coz my immediate neighbour only burns incense at the common area on the 1st and 15th of the lunar month. They will lay a table outside and put fruits as offering. The ash will be flying around and sometimes into my house from the burning bin.


But I am ok lah coz the elderly couple quite friendly folks and lucky my town council veli good and wash the common area regularly.

My neighbour has a black flag outside his house. That flag my mum said is a äŗ”å°†ę—— that is commonly used by 乩ē«„. I was hesitant to buy my unit at the time of visit but my mum said this flag is a good one that can ward off all evils and so I just bought lah!

I tried to research who are the äŗ”å°† in the flag but then cant find any info. Presumably should be the 钟馗 kind.

I used the rituals seen by my 10 years old son to tell him many traditional Chinese stories of å…«ä»™ć€å­Ÿå©†ę±¤ļ¼Œ etc. Next time when he grows up, he may have this neighbour to thank for having a chance to listen to all these storiesā€¦

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112811https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112811Fri, 04 Oct 2013 06:35:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:48:32 GMT]]>

Han Seo:
My neighbours, one floor below like, to cook very oily food. The smoke from all the deep frying will rise and stick to our clothes hanging on the bamboo poles. The first time this happened, I exclaimed very loudly (loud enough for them to hear), \"Oh no, here comes the hei bee hiam smoke!\" From then onwards, they will close their kitchen window slightly whenever they cook. It doesn't really help but at least they make an effort. So, what I do now is to avoid hanging my clothes out when they are cooking. They are hawkers, the food they cook is really oily. I think sometimes they prepare the chilli and sauces at home because the smell is like those from zichar stalls!

My Filipino neighbours living downstairs does that too when my laundry is out drying and the smoke from their kitchen rises to my clothes. It doesn't help much that I bring my clothes in to hang up at the kitchen. Their cigarette smell is worse.

So far, I just have to tolerate.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112779https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112779Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:48:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:02:01 GMT]]>My neighbours, one floor below like, to cook very oily food. The smoke from all the deep frying will rise and stick to our clothes hanging on the bamboo poles. The first time this happened, I exclaimed very loudly (loud enough for them to hear), "Oh no, here comes the hei bee hiam smoke!" From then onwards, they will close their kitchen window slightly whenever they cook. It doesnā€™t really help but at least they make an effort. So, what I do now is to avoid hanging my clothes out when they are cooking. They are hawkers, the food they cook is really oily. I think sometimes they prepare the chilli and sauces at home because the smell is like those from zichar stalls!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112741https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112741Fri, 04 Oct 2013 05:02:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 04:21:53 GMT]]>

h3ngh3ngl4h:
I have experienced this myself and in the last resort where I have to approach them, I will maintain a good tone of voice and it has worked till now. But its just some wet clothes, noise issues.

How did you approach them? Can share? Like tell them not to smoke in their house near windows?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112713https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112713Fri, 04 Oct 2013 04:21:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:54:36 GMT]]>I have experienced this myself and in the last resort where I have to approach them, I will maintain a good tone of voice and it has worked till now. But its just some wet clothes, noise issues.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112686https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112686Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:54:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:18:57 GMT]]>A couple of years ago, someone on a higher floor flicked a lit cigarette butt off the common corridoor. The cigarette butt landed on the shoe rack outside my neighbourā€™s house and it caught fire. SDCF came to put out the fire, but the area had been badly burnt. My neighbour was in the house during the incident, scared but glad that they had installed fire-proof doors.


On another occasion, I parked my car below my block and went to take my baby out of the car seat in the rear. I was standing just outside the car, the car door open, my baby in the car seat, just about to unbuckle the car seat, when a lit cigarette butt fell on my arm and burnt me. I jumped. Luckily the cigarette butt fell onto the car mat on the floor.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112666https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112666Fri, 04 Oct 2013 03:18:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:42:55 GMT]]>Hi


My parents actually had this case of the upper floor neighbour smoking and flicking the cigarette butts down. It landed on the small perch outside the laundry hanging area. We took photos and I wrote to HDB about it.

HDB Town Council did respond and also sent reminder letters to the whole block warning about this. After this, the cigarette butts ceased. So it works cos you must emphasize to HDB that cigarettes butts will cause fire hazard.

Peace to all.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112644https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112644Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:42:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:16:40 GMT]]>

Dora1:
At my parent's place, it's the neighbours upstairs that smokes, and the balcony will be full of ash..... there were a few times, they threw cigrette butts down and burnt my mum's flowers/leaves! Go to town council/HDB all no use ..... and it has been going on for the last 20 years , long given up....šŸ¤·


I have a brilliant idea :idea: ban cigrettes in SG just like they did with chewing gum!!! :siam: (okay okay dun bash me.... and dun OT... just a wild idea)
I have Filipino neighbours who live 1 storey below and their cigarette smoke filtered into my living room, kitchen and makes my house full of cigarette smell. If I'm around, I will spray Dettol disinfectant spray directly below. Haha, call me bad, I use insecticide to spray once too but all the smell rises up. Nowadays, either I close the windows or spray disinfectant directly at the source of the smoking location.

Anyone knows if I can make a formal complaint to Town Council or not? Have you experienced what I went through?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112614https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1112614Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:16:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Neighbour from Hell on Fri, 04 Oct 2013 02:05:16 GMT]]>I find it even more ridiculous that smoking is allowed at food establishment. Even if allowed, they should maintain a distance of at least 10m away from non-smoking area and let the fod joint think of a way to implement that. Difficult it may seem but cannot be more difficult than to check the IC of a prostitute, ya?

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