In Taiwan, most people live in small apartments, very close to their neighbors. And one fact of life here is that no matter where you live, at any time some neighbor within hearing distance is remodeling their apartment.
Now it so happens that the place just across the alley outside our bedroom window is being remodeled.
Usually this process starts out with a couple weeks of jackhammering. It starts bright and early, at 8:30 a.m. (probably due to some city noise ordinance). Noise just outside the window. After the jackhammering comes the sawing. Just an hour ago I was woken up by the charming sound of metal rods being cut by a table saw. Then there's the nail guns, the loud conversations in Taiwanese, and the singing. Oh, the singing...thank gawd I have earplugs.
They've been at it for nearly a month. Enough is enough, fellas! Hurry up and finish the apartment! I need some sleep!
