Better Safe Than Sorry

A gentleman came to see us the other day. He owns a house in a gated community and he would like to install a full fledged CCTV system.

I asked him, why does he need a CCTV system in such a water tight security gated community, Desa Park City to be precise.

During my last visit to that place, I remember I had to pass through 2 guard houses before I can get to my friend's house.

The gentleman asked me if I had heard a Malay proverb, “harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi”. In English, " You rely on the fence to protect you rice field, the fence eats the rice"

It simply means those guards can not be trusted.

I suppose he is right, it is better safe than sorry.