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When noise hits you on that MRT ride, look for the sweet Zen spot
Noise is part of living in a city. Noise-makers must be mindful of others, but the solution sometimes may be to take it in your stride.
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Could we consider the idea of a designated “quiet coach” on trains where you are required to refrain from making any loud noises whatsoever, asked the writer.
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Yeow Kai Chai
For the past few months, I, and my fellow neighbours, have been striving to attain Zen equanimity. We have a new neighbour who has been renovating his flat ahead of moving in.
Living above a flat that emanates, often without any warning, an orchestral armoury of onomatopoeic sounds associated with hacking and drilling has been literally earth-shattering. It is, in short, a trial in understanding and patience.
