more than a leaking faucet

March 3, 2009

Warning: rant post

 

With leaking faucets, I cannot fall asleep. Same with a ticking clock. So before I go to sleep, I make sure that all faucets are tightly closed, and I do not keep a ticking clock in my room. The sounds they make in the dead silence of the night are “loud,” and the anticipation of the next tick keeps me awake.

Last night was horrible. I live in a building with many units separated by thin walls. Even a singing in the bathroom or a loud conversation on the phone can be heard at midnight and early in the morning because of the quietness, but those are tolerable and do not last an hour. In a nearby house, there was a celebration, and yes, like most Filipino parties, they have videoke. It’s fun to sing along with friends and in a microphone; I myself enjoy videoke, even bought Magic Sing. But I am considerate with my neighbors. I do not maintain the loudest volume when other people are already sleeping. I do not talk to the mic as if I’m a VJ and as if everybody wants to listen. Oh, but these people did. Even the closed windows and humming sound of the air-con could not shut them out.

If bars with loud music are banned in residential areas, I wish they also have ordinances regulating such irritable activities. Celebrate all you want, but be considerate. Live, and let live.