Tuesday, December 6, 2011

i-CLUB Sun 09 Oct 2011 - Sat 15 Oct 2011

09 Oct Sun 02:11 
CX: Again the bass is again ridiculously loud. TURN IT DOWN!!!

09 Oct Sun 02:14
Me: Turn the bass down NOW!
CX: Come on guys this is downright disrespectful. U know it’s too loud & yet you don’t do anything about it. My iPod has a setting to level sound so all songs play @ the same level why can’t you guys figure out how to do the same?
Me: TURN
Me: IT
Me: DOWN
Me: NOW
Me: In case u’r wondering, YES IT’S BAD
CX: Ok seriously what the heck? Absolutely no change. Still too loud. 

09 Oct Sun 02:19
Call to OMs mobile - not answered 

09 Oct Sun 02:22
OM: How now
Me: Not enough
OM: Ok
Me: It shd hv stayed quiet like this the WHOLE nite! Bass woke me up dammit 

09 Oct Sun 02:32
Me: I still hear it!
Me: Of course softer but still hearing it, @ 02:36 when trying 2 sleep! 

09 Oct Sun 22:36
CX: uggggh can already hear the bass. Plz turn it down! For the rest of the night it’s Sunday night after all!!! 

09 Oct Sun 22:37
Me: Guys, let’s try avoiding our nightly routine shall we? U already must know at what times & levels the bass becomes audible. After all, we’ve been doing this for 2 weeks now. 

10 Oct Mon 14:02
Dear [Senior Manager – Facility Management, Mah Sing Group]
Would you know who the owner of the i-CLUB is? If so, could I have their contact details?
Kind regards 
Rabbitgut 

10 Oct Mon14:49 
Y Bhg [Director General, DBKL]
Dear Sir
I have been given your name regarding the noise pollution my fellow residents and I have been facing from the i-CLUB, an establishment on the penthouse level of the Mah Sing Group’s development, The Icon, on Jalan Tun Razak, for the past few weeks.
I live in a development on Jalan Tun Razak. For a development in the city centre, it is remarkably peaceful. However, since late July 2011, when the i-CLUB began operations, deep bass levels, music and lights have been disturbing that peace, sometimes to the extreme. I understand we have had tenants break their lease and move out due to the annoying sound levels.
We met with the club’s managers and expressed our hope that the soundproofing the club said they would install would curb the deep rhythmic bass pumping from the club. Having come to an agreement on acceptable noise levels until their complete eradication by soundproofing, our residents enjoyed a couple of weeks’ respite.
On Wednesday 21 September, the club informed us that they had completed installation of soundproofing, and that an appointment would be set with DBKL to check decibel levels not only at the club but also across the road at our property.
However, on Saturday 24 September, deep incessant bass began to be heard again. This has been a nightly occurrence since then. Many text messages have been sent to the club managers asking for the volume to be reduced, with varying degrees of success. On one night, we were completely ignored. Bass levels are usually noticeable from about 10pm until 3am.
If it was just a issue of light pollution, I would be unhappy but I can draw my curtains. Unfortunately I can do nothing to block the deep bass. I hope you can imagine how annoying it is when a quiet evening at home is disrupted by the sound of intermittent rhythmic bass. It becomes frustrating when the rhythmic thump thump thump of dance music continues past midnight preventing sleep. The sound waves are strong enough to hear through the walls.
Sir, I have a number of concerns.
1. When DBKL eventually come to monitor, the club could very well turn down their sound output just for that evening. What DBKL will monitor may not be the true sound level the club seems to prefer operating at. Once officially sanctioned, the club turns the volume back up.
2. DBKL may find that the sound levels are acceptable. Unfortunately, if this means that bass or any sound from the club, no matter how soft, is still heard, my neighbours and I will find this extremely difficult to accept. We did not choose to live in a nightlife entertainment district; rather, the club moved into a largely residential neighbourhood.
3. DBKL spot checks might be infrequent, and the club operates with impunity. When checked, the club is slapped with a fine that is easily paid.
4. When needed, how quickly can DBKL officers respond when the club (or any other factors interfere with general peace and quiet) chooses to flout regulations, and who is the best person to call at that hour.
Although the sound level lately is much reduced, it remains audible, and a regular beat of any nature is a powerful deterrent to sleep.
Thank you
Rabbitgut
THIS IS THE FIRST EMAIL TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF DBKL. IT IS NOT RESPONDED TO.

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11 Oct Tue 23:43
Me: Bass has been audible
Me: For about 10 mins. Pls turn it down 

11 Oct Tue 23:44
OM: Haven’t put the bass
Me: Volume then. It can come down bcos it can definitely be heard 

13 Oct Thu 00:32
Me: We can hear an amount of bass. Pls turn it down 

13 Oct Thu 00:41
OM: Ok
Me: Thx, better
OM: Ok 

13 Oct Thu 23:33
Me: Bass has been audible for about 5 mins. Turn it down pls
OM: Ok
Me: Still audible. It can go down more. 

13 Oct Thu 23:45
OM: Ok how now 

13 Oct Thu 23:46
Me: Better. It usually ramps up @ 11.30pm.
OM: Ok

14 Oct Fri YouTube 

14 Oct Fri 23:51
Me: As usual, bass became audible abt 10 mins ago.
Me: You guys were doing pretty well maybe Tue & Wed, then last night it starts all over again. I am so sick of hvg 2 SMS practically EVERY nite! 

14 Oct Fri 23:52 
CX: Been sms’ing them since 1030 :( 

14 Oct Fri 23:54
OM: Ok im back n reducing the bass 

15 Oct Sat 00:33
Me: Still hear it!!! 

15 Oct Sat 00:50
Me: You can do better. Pls turn it down! 

15 Oct Sat 00:51
Me: Pls can we avoid a repeat of last night? 

15 Oct Sat 22:49
OM: I trying my best bro
Me: Can’t b hard. U did very well Tue & Wed 
OM: Ok

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