I really should not make it into a big deal but a little while ago when my maid went out to have her lunch I forgot to lock the main gate. A few minutes later a man opened the gate and sneaked in and as he slowly approached the main door I let out a loud- WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?? and that too in English.

The fellow stopped and eyed me. I did the foolish thing of opening the door, stepping out and screamed even louder - GET OUT OF MY HOME.

He backtracked and I chased him out mad as hell.

When he was out and the gate was locked only then did I realize that I had been empty handed and alone with my two little ones. It was then that the gravity of the situation hit me. He could have taken me on but thankfully he wasn't sure whether I was alone in the house since I had placed most of our shoes outside to get rid of the leather smell.

Here, in South India its a custom to take off one's shoes before entering into a residence and there were ten pairs of formal and informal men's shoes lying outside the entrance along with three of my sandals.

My maid returned and when she got to know she brandished my meat knife and told me that she would have carved the fellow like a plump rooster. But, by then, my sense of security was gone. Its time to get an alarm system and a nice golden retriever.