Local Elections
May 6th 2018, 1:20 am
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Local Elections
Turning to wider matters here... how are they going in your necks of the woods?
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
May 6th 2018, 2:34 am
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Re: Local Elections
Turning to wider matters here... how are they going in your necks of the woods?
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
WRT your karaoke problem, a bill is going through the house at the moment that will ban karaoke and loud speaker systems from residential areas. I have no problem where I live as if I think a party is getting too loud too late, I just set the dogs off howling and this sets the other dogs off in the area. Here they say that if you hear a dog howling some close will die, so the party packs up everyone flees home, I have even heard some asked to be assisted home despite them only living 50m away. Dogs get a treat and everyone ( at least in my house ) sleep well.
May 6th 2018, 3:56 am
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Re: Local Elections
WRT your karaoke problem, a bill is going through the house at the moment that will ban karaoke and loud speaker systems from residential areas. I have no problem where I live as if I think a party is getting too loud too late, I just set the dogs off howling and this sets the other dogs off in the area. Here they say that if you hear a dog howling some close will die, so the party packs up everyone flees home...
Unfortunately there is a constant,background barking coming from a large kennels not far away, so the locals are well used to that. I have toyed with just blasting them with my car horn...they don't have a car.
I also threatened my neighbour that I would complain to our subdivision office. He has done some painting here and there is strict regulation of the substantial numbers of construction workers coming in daily from the Barangay. But that might not work if he wins, as he will get a salary. Don't know how much, but I heard my wife's sister gets about P10k a month for only being a Kagawad.
May 6th 2018, 7:24 am
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Re: Local Elections
Turning to wider matters here... how are they going in your necks of the woods?
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
Was surprised earlier this week to hear a different song from the normal local hip hop that breaks the peace most mornings from our small but occasionally terribly noisy neighbour over in the nearby barangay. After it was repeated a number of times I started to listen to it closely and to my displeasure worked out it was a campaign song for the, I think, owner there, coming out of speakers at the back of a parked owner jeep, I know his name and he's standing for the position of Barangay Captain.
Most times we just put up with their noise... if at night move to a bedroom at the other side of the house. But over the last two years have had altercations with him and other inhabitants about the volume of their sound system and Karaoke. On two of these instances I used, I think successfully as it was quiet for some time after, the threat of reporting them to.......yes, you've guessed it. The Barangay Captain!
Last year we borrowed my brother-in-law's huge sound system, pointed it to the village and basically drowned them out for a week with Led Zeppelin, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Uriah Heep, Gregorian Chant, Opera, Bach, etc. They have not been nearly as noisy since :-)
May 6th 2018, 8:39 am
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Re: Local Elections
So far our Barangay elections have been very civilised with minimum fuss.
Last year we borrowed my brother-in-law's huge sound system, pointed it to the village and basically drowned them out for a week with Led Zeppelin, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Uriah Heep, Gregorian Chant, Opera, Bach, etc. They have not been nearly as noisy since :-)
Last year we borrowed my brother-in-law's huge sound system, pointed it to the village and basically drowned them out for a week with Led Zeppelin, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Uriah Heep, Gregorian Chant, Opera, Bach, etc. They have not been nearly as noisy since :-)
May 6th 2018, 10:58 am
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Re: Local Elections
A friend waited until his neighbour turned off his karaoke he then played the whole 2.5 hours of the Last Night of the Proms. Parties are apparently now held at his sisters house up the road.
May 6th 2018, 3:27 pm
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Re: Local Elections
I would blast them with AC DCs Highway to Hell ! But sadly for me the Barangay Kapitans family are second cousins snd they live next door !
May 6th 2018, 3:49 pm
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My wife's cousin is the barangay Captain and I have threatened him with the police for murdering a song. When he just laughed I phoned my friend, chief of police, and told him there was free beer and Tanduay at my wife's cousins place. Luckily everyone saw the funny side
May 6th 2018, 11:30 pm
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...and songs from Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Led Zep already mentioned, so they'd get a good grounding in ancient British rock/metal. Totally confuse with a continuous loop of Kraftwerk's Autobahn, full length version. Depress with some doom metal eg Paradise Lost.
May 7th 2018, 3:08 am
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I would add Rammstein to that list. A German industrial head banging....beat combo. Certainly scares the kids out of my house when I feel its time for them to go.
Back on local elections. I hear that 20 people have so far died in election related incidents.
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Back on local elections. I hear that 20 people have so far died in election related incidents.
Regards
May 7th 2018, 3:24 am
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Re: Local Elections
I would add Rammstein to that list. A German industrial head banging....beat combo. Certainly scares the kids out of my house when I feel its time for them to go.
Back on local elections. I hear that 20 people have so far died in election related incidents.
Regards
Back on local elections. I hear that 20 people have so far died in election related incidents.
Regards
Going back to Kraftwerk's Autobahn it might also lead some to think that the "Build, build, build" infrastructure policy is really working fast in their neighbourhood!
