On noise pollution

On noise pollution

The house in which we live is part of a complex that surrounds
the old Pertamina assembly hall, now known as Gedung Wanita
Patra.

While I have nothing but good wishes for those who use this
facility for weddings, meetings and so forth, I am completely at
a loss as to why the operators keep the external public address
system functioning throughout the events taking place inside the
building, given the proximity of the houses in the surrounding
complex.

I really do not want to have exhortations, wedding speeches,
and the often painful amateur musical efforts ensuing from what I
assume are office "parties" blasted directly into my house.

Perhaps the owner can find a way to separate the external
public address system from the internal one.

As many of these events take place at weekends, when my
family and I are trying to recharge our batteries for the coming
week, injury is added to insult.

C.R. MCRAE

Jakarta