In Quest of Xanadu

Everyone has a definition of a dream home. My mom is no exception. It's actually only the women who have this want. After all, its they who fashion the house and make it a home. My mom has been insisting for a long time that we buy a mew house. And so the quest began.

My mom is quite a realistic individual. I have seen many times that when faced with a decision of dream realization over practicality, the former invariably wins. But she would not fit in totality into this bracket. It's something of a fuzzy set scenario, where you cannot classify total participation or non-participation. While on the trail she gave quite a few proofs for this statement.

I accompanied her on a few scouting trips; and these were all heartbreaking. Many a time I could see the joy on her face when I saw that this is a house that my mom likes. Then comes the dampener. The time to quote the price. Her face would sink when she heard the price and we would leave the place thining that this just is not meant to be. I hate that. I do.

Real estate is on a high in Bombay. And the builders are cashing in Big time. Fleasing the buyers to monumental amounts. Hiranandani, is asking 3 lakhs for a parking space!! When these buikders are quoting prices they must consider the situation of the buyer. That buyer who could be mom, scouting for a dream home, which she hopes to hand down to her son.