A couple of neighbours from Marsiling Drive had a dispute over the “pungent” smell coming from the other neighbour’s cooking.
Happening at Block 26 Marsiling Drive, the neighbours then went for mediation at the Community Mediation Centre (CMC) to settle their dispute.
Upstairs POV
The upstairs neighbour, Wang Meixue, said that her downstairs neighbour liked to cook curry, fish, chicken wings and etc, with the smell of the oily smoke drifting up into her apartment.
She said that they had to close their window every day, with the situation continuing for 5 to 6 years.
Eventually both neighbours agreed for the downstairs family to only cook at specified timings, 10.30am to 12.30pm, 4pm to 6pm and 8pm to 10pm.
However, she said that the agreement was broken after two weeks.
She also added that her daughter just got pregnant and is worried about the smoke affecting the fetus.
Also, she added that her son who is working from home, cannot concentrate on his work properly.
Downstairs POV
The downstairs neighbour on the other hand said that she needed to cook for her whole family, including herself, her husband and their 6 kids.
She asked: “Why is it wrong to cook in my own home? I have a lot of family members, which is why I need to cook for a longer time.”
She said that she had been abiding by the CMC resolution, with her family needing to wait until 10.30am to eat breakfast even if they are hungry.
A photo was then shared on Instagram showing dried fish being hung outside her window to dry by the upstairs neighbour.
Another video showed the upstairs neighbour wringing her mop dry by hitting it against the concrete right above her window.
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