Woman claims condo neighbour is using blood-stained underwear to bring her bad luck
by inSing Editor
inSing.com - 15 July 2012 4:27 PM
A fight between two neighbours in a condominium in Yew Tee has broken out.
On one side: Seemingly offensive fumes caused by burning incense.
On the other side: Blood-stained underwear as “weapon”.
The two women involved in the dispute have spoken up to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.
One of them, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Cai, is a 35-year-old secretary. She claims that her neighbour has hung up blood-stained underwear in her sight to bring her bad luck.
The confrontation apparently started because Mrs Cai has been burning more incense than usual. Her father died around four months ago and the family burnt incense seven times as part of a ritual to mark the 49 days of his passing. Each time, she said she used 3 to 5 joss sticks.
Otherwise, she would do it when she prays during the first and 15[SUP]th[/SUP] of each lunar month. She emphasised that the incense was burnt in her home and not at the common corridor.
Mrs Cai pointed out that she has been burning incense for the past four years, but her neighbour was being difficult about it recently. She said that her neighbour was upset with the smoke and smell and has complained numerous times to the condominium management.
Around half a month ago, the neighbour even called the police to the estate to investigate.
Mrs Cai said: “The management of the condo understands that I am not going overboard with my actions, and has told me to try to resolve things peacefully.”
However, she said her neighbour, known only as Madam Wu, was still unhappy about the matter and more than a week ago, the neighbour started hanging a blood-stained paper underwear at her own (Madam Wu’s) door.
Mrs Cai said: “Every day, I have to pass by her unit’s main door and it is just such bad luck to be looking at them! Not only that, she once prayed insecticide towards me when I was burning incense. It’s too much, and I don’t know what to do.”
The management council of the condo did not want to comment when approached.
When contacted, Madam Wu said that she was not against her neighbour praying. “But why must she burn incense at night?” she asked. “She could do it in the afternoon when I am away working and the smoke would not get to me. Or at least, she could inform me before she does it, so that I may close my doors and windows, but she has no interest to discuss this.”
Madam Wu said she named these conditions to the condo management as part of her peace offering, but Mrs Cai apparently rejected them.
Madam Wu said: “Since Mrs Cai insists that it is not a problem if she only burns incense inside her unit, then why may I not hang blood-stained underwear in my own unit? I am doing it to anger her.”
by inSing Editor
inSing.com - 15 July 2012 4:27 PM
A fight between two neighbours in a condominium in Yew Tee has broken out.
On one side: Seemingly offensive fumes caused by burning incense.
On the other side: Blood-stained underwear as “weapon”.
The two women involved in the dispute have spoken up to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.
One of them, who wanted to be known only as Mrs Cai, is a 35-year-old secretary. She claims that her neighbour has hung up blood-stained underwear in her sight to bring her bad luck.
The confrontation apparently started because Mrs Cai has been burning more incense than usual. Her father died around four months ago and the family burnt incense seven times as part of a ritual to mark the 49 days of his passing. Each time, she said she used 3 to 5 joss sticks.
Otherwise, she would do it when she prays during the first and 15[SUP]th[/SUP] of each lunar month. She emphasised that the incense was burnt in her home and not at the common corridor.
Mrs Cai pointed out that she has been burning incense for the past four years, but her neighbour was being difficult about it recently. She said that her neighbour was upset with the smoke and smell and has complained numerous times to the condominium management.
Around half a month ago, the neighbour even called the police to the estate to investigate.
Mrs Cai said: “The management of the condo understands that I am not going overboard with my actions, and has told me to try to resolve things peacefully.”
However, she said her neighbour, known only as Madam Wu, was still unhappy about the matter and more than a week ago, the neighbour started hanging a blood-stained paper underwear at her own (Madam Wu’s) door.
Mrs Cai said: “Every day, I have to pass by her unit’s main door and it is just such bad luck to be looking at them! Not only that, she once prayed insecticide towards me when I was burning incense. It’s too much, and I don’t know what to do.”
The management council of the condo did not want to comment when approached.
When contacted, Madam Wu said that she was not against her neighbour praying. “But why must she burn incense at night?” she asked. “She could do it in the afternoon when I am away working and the smoke would not get to me. Or at least, she could inform me before she does it, so that I may close my doors and windows, but she has no interest to discuss this.”
Madam Wu said she named these conditions to the condo management as part of her peace offering, but Mrs Cai apparently rejected them.
Madam Wu said: “Since Mrs Cai insists that it is not a problem if she only burns incense inside her unit, then why may I not hang blood-stained underwear in my own unit? I am doing it to anger her.”
