This is a post that I wrote last year. I'm leaving the date unchanged as the day I typed below. See, my neighbor C is a very weird person. Whatever you told her what's bothering her, she would refuse first. The first time I approached her about the dog, not even I said about the dog's barking, she immediately said she believed the dogs belonged to the outside. Well, I do too. However, when the dog barked ceaselessly, would you think they should do something about it?

When I approached her and asked her to do her garbage earlier, she said her schedule was tight and there was no way she could do her garbage before 10. Well, if she cat walked and respect her neighbor, who's going to say anything? The problem is that she would empty a bin full of glass bottles and the week's recyleable, vroom, down the huge bin. I was scared up countless times and could not fall asleep afterwards. Surely, she has a tight and horrible schedule and it's her choice. Why should I be involved and fit my schedule to hers? I still can not get it. Who will interfere with their schedule if they are not bothered? Although, she would make slight adjustment to her behavior, her attitude was reluctant. Do I owe her a million dollar? No, I don't. I sure don't deserve the treatment. God said "Love Thy Neighbor". I swear I tried.
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This is the letter I wrote last year. She did pretty well for the last year, I have to say. When we came back from our vacation, I decided to lead my children for exercise. So we started swimming in the backyard for two consecutive nights. She started throwing beer bottles in the garbage bin and making snapping loud noise after 10 again. Apparently, something snapped her.


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June 23, 2006

Dear C,

I would like to apologize if I offended you. My last phone call was an accumulated result of constant sleep deprivation over the near four year period. On the next page is an excerpt from some city municipal code, chapter xx.xx.xxx Noise Control, which can also be found on the following link:


I understand that I might not have been a good speaker; however, I possess no hostility. During our last conversations, I tried hard to explain that I have no intention to interfere other’s way of life, but it didn’t seem to convey well. Basically, what I would like to say is we are all entitled to do whatever we like, whenever we like on our properties which is the beauty of having a home. As the houses in CA are so close by, code laws are developed so that all of us can enjoy our home. The law says we can do whatever we like, but at certain time period, we need to tone down and be considerate to others.

With my bedroom window right next to where your trash cans are, the noises in the late nights often awaken me, and it’s extremely difficult for me to fall back to sleep once I am awake. I understand how busy you are and might not have time until late to attend to trash. All I am asking is please be mindful and keep the noise level down.

Again, I sincerely apologize if I offended you, it wasn’t my intention and I truly would like for us to be good neighbors.

Sincerely yours,

So it begins

I'm creating this blog just to vent. The book says writing journal is helpful in relieving the stress. There's definitely nothing important here.