My Own Castle

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I had never got a chance to involve directly in building a house - I mean from the scratch to the complete one. Being an apartment here in Singapore, I didn't have the feeling yet. But, I had seen my Dad working tirelessly to accomplish his target. He enjoyed each & every stage of the construction - irrespective of foundation, any additions etc.,

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The pity is, I didn't have a chance to build even castles on the river beds / beaches. I moved to Chennai after my college days, with an aim of building ambitions (not castles). I knew that, building castles in the Marina Beach is an awesome experience (I mean, at an appropriate age)... But, I can count the occassions of our visit there.. so limited.

Nowadays also, the chances are very limited. May be due to non-availability of exotic beaches or lack of time on my side. But my son is always crazy about those sand-castle play sets, which the neighbour kids (!!) have. Even if he doesn't have a chance to visit beach, he will play with those kids in the nearby playground.

This pic was taken during one of our winter holidays. My son was so excited when I too joined him in building some forts (do they look like?) I convinced him..that they are forts. We also built the canals connecting those little kingdoms. At the end, I realised the joy of finishing a mammoth construction project.

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I'm not sure when I will get a chance for a real construction project, considering the booming prices in India. Whenever it is, I am just waiting for it .... to get involved as my Dad did.

BTW...Are you able to identify the beach, in that pic? (not India)

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