Safety Precautions.

     I find it very common that Malaysian are very careless. You know how when we open the main door, and we have to open another 'gate door?' I find it very common that Malaysian whenever they go out like across the street to give something to their friends or something, they just lock the 'gate door' lock, which is called a 'hook lock.' Because it's either their lazy or what ever, they just lock that one leaving the pad locks behind, because they think its just for a while, and the are 6 billion people on Earth, and that they wouldn't be so unlucky to have robbers. I'm talking about hook locks like this.

Familiar right? 9 out of 10 Malaysians uses this. Its like really common. And as working in a hardware store for almost 4 years now, I can tell you that those keys does NOT need to be taken to the hardware in order to be duplicated. Its that they have certain numbers on them like A12, E18, N16, W34, P45, H22, RH1, RH2, RH3, RK1, RK2, RK3, LH's, LK's, F7, F30, F12, the other F's and many more. Once the robbers knows the code of this hook lock, they wouldn't even need to break the lock in order to get into your house. They just go to the hardware store and just pick one up which is only RM 3. Cheap! A typical hardware store has these keys, but for like the ones made by the well known brand Solex, these are harder. But doesn't means they can't find it, they just have to go to a store that specializes in keys. The store owner, or sales person won't even find it suspicious when they buy the keys, because its really common, whether you're a thief or not you still go and buy those keys. And don't think you're safe when you use those hook locks with handles like these: 

Its the same, no difference at all. So instead of just locking these when you're just out for a minute or two, lock the padlock as well. Losing 20 seconds to lock it is far more better than losing all the things in your house. And don't put on 'pasar malam' (cheap) padlocks. Did you know those '4 sided' locks can now be 'broken' with a right size of the spanner? They can just take out all the rings inside the lock and they 'unlocked' it already. So put on some well known brands like Solex, Buicks, St. Guchi, Stoplock, Yale and the others, and I highly recommend ABUS, which is from Germany, its more expensive but it keeps you safe.