------------------------------------------------------------------------ * G * O * A * N * E * T **** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Flat for Sale: Mapuca, Goa (Ansabhat) - 10 min walk to Mapuca Market 2 Bedroom-Living-Dining-Kitchen-Bath-Balcony-Terrazo Floors Great Investment - Winter Getaway Asking Canadian $ 31,500/- or Indian Rs 10 lakhs
Contact Rosario Fernandes - [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Would appreciate if you can let me know if the following article can be posted on your digest. Thanks Gani --------------------------------------Start of note ------------------------------------------ It was a joyous moment for me and my wife when, after a search operation that lasted for over 6 months, we became proud owners of a piece of Goan land. But, I guess I am jumping the gun and ignoring the chronology of events as they unfolded. My wife, Beni, is a Goan and ignoring the trivial details like my place of birth and the fact that I prefer vegetables to meat, I believe I am as much a "Goan" as anyone else fortunate enough to be from that place under the sun. It was around a year ago that both of us decided that we'd rather be in Goa than in anyother place for the rest of our lives. This was not withstanding the fact that we have two daughters, aged 5 and 3, and the general consensus being that the increasingly unliveable Bangalore, where we reside currently, is a much better place to bring up children than resplendent Goa. After thinking this over for all of 4 minutes, we decided to go ahead and take the first step towards relocating to Goa. The first step for us was to identify a piece of land where we believed we could spend the rest of our lives,if required, without being affected by the pulls and pressures of all that would be happening around us. During the period, I was lucky to be exposed, for the first time to the splendors of Goa, beyond the sandy beaches and the placid sea. Given our financial constraints, it did also help that most of the properties overlooking the sea were well beyond our reach. During the search period we were disappointed a couple of times when supposedly "sealed" transactions evaporated due to a variety of reasons, not the least being the better deals offered by the land grabbing mafia that seemed to have suddenly descended on this Utopia. As they say, all is well that ends well and I can say that we finally purchased something which, on the face of it, satisfies most of the requirements that we had in mind (including a 150 year old house) a couple of weeks back. This heaven on earth is located in the quaint village of Curtorim, in the south. I was also given to understand by Beni that our travails are not over and au contraire have just begun as we embark on the ardous journey of making the place habitable. But what the heck, nothing worthy of possession, came without a fight. For those of you who are interested in knowing the progress that we make, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------end of note--------------------------------------------------------