noise noise and more noise

since last month the tunnel construction outside of my apartment has slowed down as it looks like it's close to being finished. no sooner could i enjoy my quiet(er) days when i was awoken one morning by an incredible crashing noise.

the folks upstairs decided to renovate their apartment. first step was to knock down the walls. with sledgehammers. at 7am. on a sunday.

i know that construction isn't supposed to begin before 8am, so i leapt out of bed and ran upstairs to shout at them (a very effective negotiating tactic here). i had been out the night before- after 4 hours of sleep and still feeling the effects of the previous night's boozing, i was not a happy camper.

the sight of a barefoot shouting foreigner in a thai singha beer t-shirt and boxers was enough to leave the construction crew in stunned silence. finally one of them said 'ok' and i returned back downstairs.

at 08:00:01 the noise started up again. I gave up and crawled out of bed to watch tv on the couch.

during the week it's not a bother as I'm up early for work, but on the weekends I have no choice but to sleep early and wake up early as the noise is incredibly loud. If the noise was constant then I could get used to it but it stops and starts in the most annoying manner possible.

check it out for yourself with these two videos. click here (2.8mb) first- adjust the volume to the level whereby you can hear the tv clearly. then click here (3.8mb). these movies were taken at around 8am on a monday morning while i was trying to watch the news. enjoy!!!