Hi all...for the past few days I have been busy and couldn't spend time reading and commenting here. After a series of unpleasant incidents with our neighbors (more on that later), my husband @voltranrex and I decided to find a new place to stay. So I have been busy house-hunting since Sunday.
Unpleasant Neighbor 1
We have been staying at this walk-up apartment for the past 4 years. The rent is very affordable, and it is near the kids' school and my hubby's office. We have no personal issues with any of our neighbors. Still, I have to be honest that I am not very comfortable with the religious practices of one particular neighbor. This family is staying right downstairs, and to their credit, they have been keeping their compounds clean all the time. But the thing is, they would perform their religious duties that involved burning incense twice a day. The smoke from those incense would last at least 30 minutes to one hour. Now, it doesn't smell bad, but the aroma is strong and intense, which I hate. And it blows straight up to my windows because we live right upstairs. Yes, we do close our doors and windows while they are burning it, but I think after four years of being respectful and tolerant of others' religious beliefs, I have had enough. I feel forced to close my windows, and it annoys me that I have to be the one to give in all the time. Malaysia is a multi-cultural and multi-religious country. And being a true blue Malaysian, I respect everyone's religious beliefs. I will not prohibit or persecute (or say anything bad about) anyone for practicing what they believe in. Still, deep within, it annoys me greatly. So the only way to be at peace with this is for us to move out and let them practice their religion in peace.
Unpleasant Neighbor 2
This new neighbor lives right upstairs from us. Two things contributed to their unpleasantness:
1) Unwashed litter box
Now, I am a cat person and so do my kids. But we can't keep one because of my son's health issue. I have nothing against anyone having fur babies except for this one thing. They keep the litter box on the balcony, and they don't clean it regularly. You can guess what happened. The shitty litter odor would waft through my windows several times a day. We complained to the management, and they cleaned up a bit, but it's still happening.
2) They clogged their toilet, and the leakage drips down to my bathroom
This would be the straw that broke the camel's back. We made several complaints to the management. After investigating, they found the toilet was clogged because of used sanitary pads. I don't have to explain this further. It's too disgusting.
You just draw your own conclusion about this neighbor's sense of hygiene.
I have had enough, and it's time to move out.
Of course, there are other reasons, such as my kids are growing up and need their own privacy. We need a bigger space, and the kids need their own rooms. Both have been bickering at times because one or the other invaded his or her privacy.
Where Did I House-Hunt?
We don't intend to move far from here. We have set our sight on an upscale neighborhood on top of the hill, less than 1KM from here. This residential area is called Seri Puteri Hills, located in Bandar Puteri Puchong. Here is the promotional video of the place.
And some photos of the townvillas. Photo source: IOI Properties.
Do we intend to move to one of these luxurious villas? Of course not! We would never afford that. A month's rent would be at least MYR3000 (USD688) on a basic unit. We plan to rent an apartment in a nearby and more affordable condominium. There is a vacant unit and I have called the property agent to make an appointment to view the place this Saturday. I hope the viewing will go well...crossing my fingers 😊
And here's a video I took of the road leading to the place. This residential area is quiet, has a low population density, and is full of trees! It's a great place for families.
This place is about 2KM to the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve and Taman Wawasan Recreational Park. And that is another reason why we love this place. I wrote about the park a while back in this post.
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You're lucky you can move. I have some very serious issues with my neighbor, the smell that is coming from the house when he opens the window is worse than at a pig house. I had to shout at him from the top of my lungs last year and all I could get is him not opening the windows during the day. He's opening them at nights. Authorities are not interested in stepping in as it's private property, so the only option is to sell the apartment but who ca guarantee the new neighbors will be different, right?
Good luck with the house hunting and I hope you can find a better place.
There is definitely no guarantee, but we all have to do what is best in our individual situations. I am sorry you are dealing with a stinky neighbor. It must be horrible, but we can't do anything about it. Thank you for stopping by and commenting :)
I meant you are lucky you can move and you have to if you can. For me selling the apartment is more complicated and I wouldn't want to as the location is excellent.
I got what you mean. It's harder to move if the apartment belongs to you. We are renting this place and I don't see why we should stay and deal with further unpleasantness 😅
Exactly! Good luck 🙂
Happy house hunting. I wish for you to find the perfect place with lovely neighbours. It's very unfortunate when neighbours make life unpleasant. When my husband and I bought a house here in Australia we thought we had our 'forever home'. Unpleasant neighbours took the pleasure away from that. Now I live on a yacht if I don't like my neighbours I can sail to another location 😉
It's a universal problem and we can't escape it. How I wish we can just move and bring our house with us whenever we encounter such incidents 😆
Lol, it's pretty cool that we can do that. We are also in our 50's so no children to raise. They are off raising their own children now. We are free to live in a small boat and move away from any dramas 😉
I always wanted to try RV living but I don't think it's suitable for hot Malaysia weather.
You would be running the air conditioner all the time. At least when we get hot we can jump in the sea to cool off.
That's right. It's not feasible to do that in this hot climate.
What a coincidence, we are both writing about house hunting. Neighbors are very important and they can determine whether you enjoy living in your house. I hope that you will move to a better house with better neighbors.
That's right. It's annoying when you have to encounter inconsiderate neighbors. I hope we can seal the deal with this potential apartment.
Sorry to hear about those problems! Unpleasant neighbours are something hard to deal with and I think making the decision to move is the best all round option! Good luck with finding a new place and try to meet the neighbours before signing a lease!
That's right. We are also looking into another location but I am not so keen on that other neighborhood.
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