Though there is an app to approve any entry of visitors, delivery and sales men it is still easy for anyone familiar to walk in without registering as long as you just keep walking in confidently.
Which is what caused the fiasco of the smashed pot on the windshield of the car.
Immediately, there was a lot of fury among residents, me included, worried about the security and safety of our community. Soon forgotten the other days of infallible service provided by them.
I have lived in this complex for almost 15 years.
Several agencies have come and gone between various changes to the apartment association representatives.
During the lockdown, the security not just performed their duties, but also took upon themselves to participate in the cleaning, helping old invalid residents, living alone and ensuring the community remained safe and protected during the spread of the virus.
They kept the gates locked, getting up each time someone stood at the gates, waiting for them to open, never grumbling.
I have had them open the gates for me while trying to slip in before sun rise after a late night out or coming in after the Cinderella hour as they watched my carriage turn into a pumpkin.
Never asking, never judging.
Just doing their job, keeping an eye out on the roads to ensure I walk in safe.
My thanks to them at those moments, are never enough.
The small token of appreciation I hand out to them during festivals and celebrations can never repay them for all the safety they provide when we need it most.
