jetsetter:

Eh, they didn't say may or can, did they?


Best to check with their town council la...I thought they have bylaws?

And maybe try to understand what's their neighbours' gripe. For all you know, some of them might be suffering from respiratory problems or have sensitive eyes. Wind direction is different all year round, so no one should assume that the ashes are forever blown back into one's own abode

All the best!

My neighbour's gripe? For what I know, they're a healthy bunch of people (The HDB would have let us known the other time they came to make trouble). How to live with this kind of neighbour? Sigh.

Nebbermind:

Time to invent smokeless incense!

That would be a nice invention

jetsetter:

addice:

[quote=\"limlim\"]They shd burn it at the designate burning area.


Not within the HDB building.

Hi limlim,
Thanks for the input. Based on what you said for the first sentence, it's legit as also mentioned in the NEA website:
http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/nea/apps/fcd_faq ... #FAQ_31167

But \"not within the hdb building\" is not a must, isn't it? So essentially, it's not a \"law\" per-sae, right?

But making use of the \"burning pits and containers provided by the town councils\" is a must, says NEA.
[/quote]Hi jetsetter, where is this source where using these is a must?
I searched NEA sites and it says should (different English grammar that makes the difference). Read this again from
http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/NEA/apps/fcd_faq ... #FAQ_31167

Residents in town council estates should make use of the burning pits and containers provided by the town councils.

limlim:

They shd burn it at the designate burning area.


Not within the HDB building.

Hi limlim,
Thanks for the input. Based on what you said for the first sentence, it's legit as also mentioned in the NEA website:
http://www.ifaq.gov.sg/nea/apps/fcd_faq ... #FAQ_31167

But \"not within the hdb building\" is not a must, isn't it? So essentially, it's not a \"law\" per-sae, right?

Hi all,

Sorry I am reviving this thread due to some reasons.
I wanted to share my concern regarding this because I am currently having a not religious tolerant neighbour and I am pretty upset about it.

Ok, firstly, I understand that according to this link:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singa ... bours-flat

This (to me personally) is really an inconsiderate neighbour.
However, my parents are Taoist and occasionally my mother especially, she will burn incense outside our home and burn the paper money with a tin similar to the picture in the link but right outside my house.

But this neighbour on my left doesn't seem to be tolerant of this... What's worse, he even takes pictures of my parents burning the offerings. Actually I am not too bothered by his actions, but what I am dissapointed is, the HDB people (whom mostly are CHINESE), came over to investigate us previously (over some other issues at my house)!
I mean, come on, we're supposed to be harmonious right? My neighbour also invited people to their house once a while and caused a bit of inconvenience to us but we lived with it.

My concern is, my mother has been doing this for the past decades and had no problems before we had this neighbour. What could be other concerns this neighbour has? As for fire hazards, I don't think it's a problem because my mother is very careful when she burns the money and makes sure that the ashes do not really fly around (even if it does we'll clean it up). And we did it outside our house, but our unsatisfied neighbour takes pictures of us like they think it's unlawful.

Should we even be bothered even if HDB comes? I don't see any wrong in there. (Anyway, the smoke also does not affect them- most of the time it blows right into our own house instead.)