I was rather disturbed with the story from Amy yesterday. She was in the room when her roommate told her that there’s someone outside the window, close to midnight!

Just this morning, my mom told me that a burglar tried to break in into my neighbour’s house through the roof. Luckily enough, the husband came back late and was in the shower when he heard noises coming from the ceiling. I guess he scared off the burglar when he shouted out loud the moment he realised someone was trying to break in into his house.

So exactly how safe are we nowadays? So what if we have grilled doors and windows, solid steel padlocks and high-tech alarm systems installed. Will it give us a peace of mind knowing that no one can ever break in, THROUGH THE ROOFTOP!? Thanks to these ‘Neighbourhood Spiderman’ as I’d like to call them.

My friend once told me that a burglar actually tried to grab her hand bag through her room window. So, is it safe to leave our valuables in the privacy of our own room?! Hmm… after hearing more of such stories, I guess not anymore.

Truth is, we’ll never be safe again. Unlike our younger days, when we can still go out to our neighbourhood playground with our friends, not having to worry about getting kidnapped. The ladies can jog anytime of the day without having to worry about being abducted, raped and murdered. Hang around outside your house, not having to worry about getting robbed right in front of your very own house! Those days are long gone.

Sad isn’t it?