Love me 3 time baby - but be Goa

A trip to Goa is almost always on my mind.

Its the sun, sand, food, pace and a general sense of well being that draws you to the little place with a big heart. This is my third trip to Goa this year.

The year started off with a bachelorette - 6 girls celebrating the last few days of a friends single life. Strangely, she'd always been double - but marriage is a whole different ballgame.

The second trip was my birthday in Goa combined with media awards that become cooler with the prefix 'Goa-fest'. In retrospect - feelings were mixed back then. But the sun, sand, food and pace created the general sense of well being.

The third time was spent with a newly wed couple. The circle was complete - started Goa with the wedding celebration. Ended it with Diwali. The core proposition of Goa continued even this time.

Had varied experiences each time. It was almost like a milestone.

I've stopped and assessed myself at each halt.

Homes for Sale

When a friend of mine was planning to buy a house, there were several variables that he was looking at. Whether it fit in his budget and the EMI calculation, the locality, the builders and proximity to work (which was flexible) and family (which was avoidable). All the jazzy, new age, promising buildings lacked in the four of his very basic requirements.

After several months of hunting, he found a house. A cozy, lived in house in a plush green, quiet society. He had to wait for several months before possession. Paperwork was endless, sometimes it was the bank else it was the society. He is an owner now and the days of flooring, wiring, painting, chipping, crafting has begun. 

It gets me thinking, had he bought the newly constructed house - he would just have had to move in and fill it up as he wished. But then, this way he gets to make his home the way he wants with the hard work and imagination even though its time consuming and one doesn't know how it will look by the end of it.

Am grappling with this for myself - new place or renovation? 

Or is it back to just paying rent.