Request Granted By A Neighbor
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
November 19, 2018 2:32am CST
The neighbors , fronting our house, is fond of videoke singing with her relatives in their garage, when they have an occasion. They had it again last Sunday for the nth time.
It started in the morning about 9:00 a.m. and when it is still going on loud , in the evening at 7:00, my brother-in-law requested me to text the owner, a widow, who I am a friend with , that it be stopped at 8:00 already.
He told me, that if they won’t stop by 8:00 in the evening he will call the police.
Thus, I texted her to request that , since my brother-in-law said they are already a nuisance to the neighbors who also wants to rest already for the day.
Well, she is a kind woman, because she said “ in a little while , after some lined up songs will already be done.”
And so at 8:00 , the videoke singing was done.
Do you also experience having a neighbor who is very fond of videoke singing even already as late as 10:00 in the evening?
Will you just let them do it even in the late evening or request for them to stop when it’s already late in the evening?
Actually, you can be complained as a nuisance here when you do this until late in the evening.
Note: Picture is from google
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
i thought it was your family and i was searching for your face and noticed there was even a foreigner singing. hahaha!
if it started at 9am then it's fair to ask them to stop by 8pm.
yes, some neighbors do that here, too, until midnight, even 1-2am, but it's been a while that i can't remember the last time. we just bear with it since it doesn't happen regularly.
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@LadyDuck (457314)
• Switzerland
19 Nov 18
No, we have no neighbors who are fond of videoke singing and noises on Sundays are not tolerated here, no matter which hour of the day. We can call the police if we hear annoying noises (no matter which ones) from 10 pm to 7 am. On Sundays all the day and night.
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
20 Nov 18
Neighbours can be a nuisance for various reasons. This one had a dog who was a nuisance. It is no longer there
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@allknowing (130067)
• India
20 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD cruelty to animals is on the increase. May be the fast food that human beings eat makes them cruel
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
@allknowing Yes, it seems so people are easily angered. Road rage are also being committed. It can really be something with the foods they eat indeed specially those fast foods.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
Yes, there are many kind of nuisances by the neighbor. But this one is so common here in the Philippines.
With regards to the dog being a nuisance, there was a news the other day, where the neighbor killed the dog because it quarreled with his dog. Imagine that. 
So, dog owners really keep their dogs inside their gated premise as much as possible.
With regards to the dog being a nuisance, there was a news the other day, where the neighbor killed the dog because it quarreled with his dog. Imagine that.
So, dog owners really keep their dogs inside their gated premise as much as possible.1 person likes this
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
So you spied on your neighborw and took this picture without their permission to be posted here? LOL! I don't think they're singing in their garage - they seem to be in their living room.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD I did not notice that hahaha! I thought you were spying on your neighbors and discretly took the shot hahaha!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD You could taken it with a zoom lens 
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Sometimes our front neighbor sing with his barkadas late into the night when there are occasions like the coming fiesta or birthdays. We don't mind though but when it's about 11PM, they stop by themselves. They also close the windows so the sound will not be so audible to us neighbors. They usually sing old songs and sometimes we just enjoy listening. Our front neighbor used to be in a band and they were in Vietnam before to entertain our Philcag troops there. It's very pleasant to hear their good blending. His only daughter (also a dentist) sings well too and is a member of one of the choirs in our church. In fact, my wife is planning to request her to give a number in the usual program before the Christmas eve mass. Her uncle (the dentis's brother) was also a member of the band that went to Vietnam and he was the original owner of the house but sold it to his brother (the dentist) when the whole family migrated to the U.S.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Well, it is good if everyone can sing nicely. But the singers in that neighbor's occasion are mostly out of tune. It is okay though if they sing not so loud that everyone in the neighborhood can hear them.
So, you don't mind if they are still singing by 11 pm?
So, you don't mind if they are still singing by 11 pm?2 people like this
@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD No, we (especially me) don't mind. I can sleep even if they sing late into the night.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD Better join your neighbors in singing. I'm sure you'll enjoy it and even end up at dawn hehehe! That's what they say "if you can't lick 'em, join 'em" :)
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@rsa101 (37929)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Oh we did experience that when we were still living in a 2 door apartment and the owners of the apartment lives at the back of our apartment. Since we were facing the street we have space than those living at the back of us. When one of them got their birthday they decided to setup something like a mini street party and they camped in front of our gates. Since it was a Sunday we didn't bother them expecting that they would be done by 10pm but it passed that time and it was time for us to sleep and they were still outside playing Karaoke was not really nice anymore and most of them were drunk already. My wife could not wait anymore and called the barangay to complain already. Several times did the Barangay Tanods came and they promised to packed up but they ended up packing at 2am. That was the worst nuisance I have experience from inconsiderate neighbours.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Did anyone sing "My way"? (The guest priest sang "My way" in his homily last Saturday afternoon :) )
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD So that's the reason you're mad with their singing - they made you cry :)
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Thanks to the barangay ordinance strict implemented now that by 9am it has to stopped.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
So, there's really the barangay ordinance like that. Though, maybe you mean 9 am or 9 in the evening.
Now, we have something to back up our complaint if ever they go beyond that again.
I thought it's 10:00 in the evening.
@almostoveryou (4175)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
oh yes, we had that problem a few months back. this new neighbor was unaware of the barangay ordinance regarding limitations of videoke use in the neighborhood. she was warned several times but never stopped until finally a barangay tanod came over and ordered her household to stop the videoke right away. the neighbors were already out in the street very late at night and complaining, and you know what? i was one of them. :D
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
That is good that most of you are complaining already. I think this ordinance is good.
We can now even complain to the police so they will go to the house where that videoke singin is being done late at night already.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
@almostoveryou Actually when I texted her, I told her that my brother-in-law requested them to stop, lest he will call the police if they don't at 8;00 p.m. since it was already the whole day they were singing out loud. She answered "why does he has to do that, when a request can be done only." I think, she was afraid for that to happen, since she herself is a government employee.
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@almostoveryou (4175)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD I imagine your neighbor should be alarmed if it's the police that would come instead of just the barangay officials. Hehehe...
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
Yes, that is true. We can already complain them to the police. Or we can make a formal complaint to our Barangay captain.
Here, we cannot just reprimand them. They might retaliate and will already be drank, so you don't know how they will take it. They might suddenly be enraged and strike you with a knife or a butcher's knife. 
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Nov 18
We do not have neighbors who indulge in this pastime, all of our neighbors are quiet and do not disturb other neighbors.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
19 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD Absolutely and if they didn't we would call the police.
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@wolfgirl569 (94703)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Nov 18
My neighbors are not close enough to be a problem no matter how loud they get.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
Good for you. 
Here, we are just separated by the pathway so it's a bit near and besides the volume of the microphone is so loud.
Here, we are just separated by the pathway so it's a bit near and besides the volume of the microphone is so loud.@wolfgirl569 (94703)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Nov 18
@SIMPLYD Yes, I lived in town for about a year when I left my first husband. An apartment building at that.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
23 Nov 18
We do not usually experience this sort of thing. I think most neighbours here are considerate. One way of avoiding a problem is to invite the neighbours to join in and have a great time together.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
23 Nov 18
Good for you there, that your neighbors are considerate. Actually, some neighbors here also have some videoke singing. However, when it is night time already, they end it .
This one is a new neighbor actually. Only about more than a year. They had videoke singing the other time and its until more than 10 in the evening.
So, this incident will serve as a lesson to them now.
They don't ever invite the neighbors. They are relatives of the owner of the house - a widow.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
some neighbors sing on videoke but they stop at 10PM.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
we have neighbors like them too. my husband often complains to me about them being so inconsiderate to the neighboring community but I always stop him from going there and complain because i'm afraid of their bad reaction. on how will they react and what will they do after. we live in a diversed community so predicting reactions from people we don't really know is very hard.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
But sometimes, the neighbors should agree on what is good for the neiborbood's peace and order.
Besides , there is now a lay that at 10 no.more videoke or making noise & drinking outside.
@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
20 Nov 18
Gladly, our neighbors follow the rules. They stop before 10 in the evening.
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