tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post3814996117868194101..comments2024-02-01T20:08:35.246+01:00Comments on Pris Adventures: Adjustment difficulties & Croatian neighbour sagaPrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-26967799097116431742009-05-11T18:37:00.000+02:002009-05-11T18:37:00.000+02:00Dear Cuclainne! :) So nice to have you drop by my ...Dear Cuclainne! :) So nice to have you drop by my blog! Heehee. Thanks for your comments! Its true, we do have pretty terrible neighbour(s). Anyway, we have decided that until we move out of the place, we would want to maintain the peace in the house. Hence, from yesterday onwards, we have decided to keep the window open all the time, esp. since its getting pretty warm these days. And oh boy! If we DO eat durians or belacan at home, I´m SO sure he´s going to bang on our doors again...Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-55413491536292688042009-05-09T16:25:00.000+02:002009-05-09T16:25:00.000+02:00Gosh Pris, your neighbour sounds like a piece of w...Gosh Pris, your neighbour sounds like a piece of work. At Elias' old apartment, we lived on the ground floor too - i've cooked plenty of times, even using belachan some and had the windows open when i do this. Thankfully none of the neighbours said anything, even when we had durians in the house. I wonder what your neighbour would have to say about that ..cuclainnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-3491105503225940372009-05-07T16:14:00.000+02:002009-05-07T16:14:00.000+02:00Oh Grace, I lOVE flowers too! :) Oh yah, my dad is...Oh Grace, I lOVE flowers too! :) Oh yah, my dad is not the romantic type, hahah. Coming to think of it, Stephan doesn´t give me a lot of flowers either! Hah, I think he used to give me more flowers when we had a long-distance relationship!Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-29560785803205639982009-05-07T03:20:00.000+02:002009-05-07T03:20:00.000+02:00My children will probably make some Mother's Day c...My children will probably make some Mother's Day card for me or buy me small stuffed toys. In the past my son has bought me flowers and plants as he knows I love flowers. Anyway, I think most ladies love to receive flowers but yr dad disagrees with my view.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-73734271950156138722009-05-06T21:01:00.000+02:002009-05-06T21:01:00.000+02:00Dear Grace, thanks for your advice and understandi...Dear Grace, thanks for your advice and understanding! :) Will check out those verses! Mother´s day is coming eh? How are your children intending to celebrate it with you?Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-48031451072987167072009-05-06T03:26:00.000+02:002009-05-06T03:26:00.000+02:00Glad to hear that you are taking the non-confronta...Glad to hear that you are taking the non-confrontational route. Very often our reaction to being wronged would be to strike back, get even and do unto him what he has done to us. It is our human nature. Let's see what our Lord's advice is: 1 Peter 3:8-9,Matthew 5:38-42, Matthew 5:9, Romans 12: 17,19.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-77741198225397207912009-05-05T16:36:00.000+02:002009-05-05T16:36:00.000+02:00Sabrina- hahah, that´s true! Stephan had great tra...Sabrina- hahah, that´s true! Stephan had great training not be an MCP with you as his younger sis! heeheePrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-36624209730051184472009-05-05T16:29:00.000+02:002009-05-05T16:29:00.000+02:00Dear Grace, thanks for your advice. We´ve thought ...Dear Grace, thanks for your advice. We´ve thought about that idea and will start looking for nice stuffed toys to put on the doorframe. Its just that everytime I close the window (when he opens it), I have to fight the urge to walk up to his floor and open HIS window too. And it frustrates me!- that some stupid idiot keeps opening MY window. But I´m thinkig of how to break this cycle..and if he won´t stop opening my window, I´ll have to learn to live with it. I think once I stop closing my own window (and just let him do what he wants) AND not be bothered about it, ´that´s when I´m going to really step of this cycle.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-31048235618738069552009-05-05T14:03:00.000+02:002009-05-05T14:03:00.000+02:00As if I let my brother be a MCP... :) Hihihihihi.....As if I let my brother be a MCP... :) Hihihihihi...Sabrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-66927478040350296592009-05-05T12:53:00.000+02:002009-05-05T12:53:00.000+02:00Hi Pris
Yr neighbour probably has plenty of pent ...Hi Pris<br /><br />Yr neighbour probably has plenty of pent up frustration which he is taking out on u. Don't let him. Suggest you try putting towels at the door sill or install a full length thick curtain about 2 metres from yr main door to keep the cold air out. Something like how yr dad used to keep the aircon in his home theatre area at the Green Meadows home. Take care.Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-41895881918191397682009-05-04T16:37:00.000+02:002009-05-04T16:37:00.000+02:00Hey S.
I liked the expression "grey matter challe...Hey S. <br />I liked the expression "grey matter challenged" hahaha! <br /><br />The window is sorta a common window in the stairway that all neighbours have access too. We´re unable to lock it because its outside our apartment. Our main door is directly in front of the window, which makes it cold in winter, since our door is not airtight. And that´s also why anybody with itchy fingers can open it. <br /><br />The thought of opening his window 2floors up did cross my mind, but I think that if I DID do that, world war 3 would be waged.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-27653812180122679282009-05-04T16:31:00.000+02:002009-05-04T16:31:00.000+02:00Dear Dad
We can close the window from the inside, ...Dear Dad<br />We can close the window from the inside, but any of the neighbours can open it again. <br /><br />We have a main front door (that leads to all 3 apartments). Once you enter in, you go up the stairs and the first door on the right is the main door that leads into our house (which only we can enter, of course). <br /><br />On the left of our main door, in the stairway, is the window,(where all the neighbours have access to). Hence the Croatian neighbour is able to open it from the inside. Which is why we can close the window, but anyone of our neighbours can open it again. <br /><br />The option with the landlord won´t work, because they are very old people, who won´t listen to our complaints. We´ve tried complaining about some noise before from the neighbour and we just got a earful from the landlord instead. <br /><br />The Police- this isn´t a criminal issue. That´s why the police won´t have anything to do with this.<br /><br />Praying- that´s what we´re doing, but we´re also keeping a lookout for available apartments. Not like urgently, but keeping an open eye.Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-6098373716509901112009-05-04T15:59:00.000+02:002009-05-04T15:59:00.000+02:00Arrgh, what a horrible neighbour you have!!!! But ...Arrgh, what a horrible neighbour you have!!!! But you are lucky Stephan sticks by you and didn't stand by letting that guy insult you.<br /><br />He certainly sounds MCP, racist, grey matter-challenged and thoroughly unreasonable. If you can open his window you should try doing it whenever you cook too. I don't understand how he could open your window so easily though...<br /><br />He's lucky he's not my neighbour or I'll find some way to venge myself for sadistic pleasure.Beau Lotus 涟https://www.blogger.com/profile/07357356510646043072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-21949673980022258362009-05-04T15:21:00.000+02:002009-05-04T15:21:00.000+02:00Could it be locked from inside?
Few options:-
Disc...Could it be locked from inside?<br />Few options:-<br />Discuss with landlord.<br />Report to police if threatened. After all, we pay the police through income tax.<br />Pray without ceasing.<br />If all fail, move to another place...Possible Solutionsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-24475485635495528112009-05-04T11:18:00.000+02:002009-05-04T11:18:00.000+02:00Dear Andrea!
Thanks for reading and your prayers! ...Dear Andrea!<br />Thanks for reading and your prayers! That neighbour is a real pain in the axx. Some days he´s "fine"- meaning he leaves our window alone, on other days he keeps opening it (even though we open the window anyway, when we cook).Prishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-25651918890860213142009-05-03T17:41:00.000+02:002009-05-03T17:41:00.000+02:00hi pris, gosh, i am very astonished to hear that a...hi pris, gosh, i am very astonished to hear that about your neightbour, it doesn't seem easy at all. Pray that things do get better, and that this guy will soften somehow. Guess the best thing now is also try to avoid him as much as possible? take care dear! andreaKiss a Cup of Lattehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452301377993285319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-11361876587578303602009-05-01T17:59:00.000+02:002009-05-01T17:59:00.000+02:00Dear big sis!
A big THANKS to you for always bein...Dear big sis! <br />A big THANKS to you for always being my faithful reader, encourager and commentator on my blog! :) We went for a superbly nice grill and baptism today- the sun was shining, we had our first taste of BBQ after a long winter and boy! I´m happy to be back in Germany again! Feel so much better after I blogged about it and if anything, this just makes me doubly-happy that Stephan is not an MCP! Love ya! PrisPrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17386920591626394224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24979434.post-71813189695307901652009-05-01T10:43:00.000+02:002009-05-01T10:43:00.000+02:00Hey lil sis,
wow, what a nightmare to come back t...Hey lil sis,<br /><br />wow, what a nightmare to come back to. But whenever things like this happen and bring you down, just take a deep breath and think of your amazing time in Singapore and Bali. There are plenty of people out there who would be more than happy to take double the amount of $h.it for four weeks off in such amazing locations. It's only been a few days, things will get so much easier once you are back in your daily routine.<br /><br />Long weekend for you already... :)<br /><br />xxSabrinanoreply@blogger.com