It's past midnight and most would be asleep, but for this individual, sleep would not come easily.

A Geylang resident is in distress over loud music being blasted past midnight near his rented apartment, according to a Reddit post by user Obsessionmachine on Saturday (June 7).

In his post, Obsessionmachine shared a video of the neighbouring estate across the road, Crystal Mansions.

Loud music can be heard blaring, apparently emanating from somewhere within Crystal Mansions.

"This is happening at 1am," the user clarified.

"Can't locate the source of this music. Police couldn't help either. I suppose this will be my life until my rent agreement is over in one and a half year."

The user also sought help from other Redditors, asking if there is anything he could do to resolve this issue.

One user suggested contacting Jalan Besar's Member of Parliament, also highlighting noise control regulations.

"You have the right to a quiet night's rest," they said. "You need to believe that while seeking resolution."

Another Reddit user sympathised with Obsessionmachine, sharing that they had encountered a neighbour that blasted their TV at high volumes past midnight as well.

They suggested Obsessionmachine reach out to the management corporation strata title (MCST) of the area he believes the music to be coming from and seek help from them.

One Reddit user also suggested the use of a white noise machine with windows closed to drown out the music.

"Tried that," Obsessionmachine said. "It's not enough because the music and the shouting is really loud that it sounds so close."

This is happening at 1 AM
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According to an infosheet by the Housing and Development Board, OneService and the National Environment Agency, residents are "advised to be considerate towards neighbours and to observe the quiet hours between 10.30pm to 7am".

Should residents experience noise issues from neighbours, they should consider talking to neighbours and seeking help from grassroots leaders.

They can also attempt formal mediation at the Community Mediation Centre.

"If mediation does not work, you may seek legal recourse via the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunal," the infosheet reads.

'Trying to tough it out'

Speaking with AsiaOne, Reddit user Obsessionmachine shared that he moved in last December without realising how noisy it was at night.

According to the 34-year-old who works in tech, the music is only one part of many different sources of noise, with people speaking loudly outside, loitering and playing audio on speakers, parties in the neighbourhood and the occasional shouts and car horns blaring.

"[The music] usually goes on from 10pm to 2am or later," Obsessionmachine said. "If I'm lucky it only happens during weekends but it does happen during work days as well.

"It really stresses me out because it's hard for me to fall asleep and I regretted moving in here... the rent is cheaper than my previous, more quiet place."

There were some occasions where he felt really fed up and tried to shout at them to let them know that they were creating a nuisance, but then he realised that would make him part of the problem as well.

"I really feel quite helpless in this situation and my rent lease is not up until a year and a half later.

"When the holiday period comes around again, I suspect it will become worse as more people are out partying."

If there's a silver lining to this, it's that Obsessionmachine works from home every day and does not have to wake up as early as others might have to.

However, the lack of sleep affects his mood at work and the sleep deprivation makes it difficult to stay awake in the afternoon, he admitted.

He shared: "My wife and I are really not willing to lose the deposit so we are trying to tough it out until the lease is over."

AsiaOne has reached out to Jalan Besar Town Council for more information.

khooyihang@asiaone.com

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