Back to Basics...

Its been three days since I've set foot back in Bombay. and believe me it feels gr8. Not that i didn't have a good time in Doha. Its just that feeling you get of being home. I missed this place and I didn't realize it till I was back. All through my trip i was constantly comparing life here with life elsewhere... N I was bitchy...Just kept badmouthing my city so much that now I feel guilty..But believe me when I say this now... There is no place like MUMBAI...no matter how irritated you might get of the rush, of the hour long traffic jams, of the filth, of the sweat...There is no other place so vibrant, to lively, so connected (emotionally)and so spirited... Going away just made me grow closer and fall in love with this beautiful land.. Doha is a very very beautiful city no wonder... It is clean, very clean...Its known for shopping and all dat jazz..Still I love Mumbai..maybe I'm biased...But i love it...

so let me start telling you what i did and didn't do when I was there... To start with what i didn't do...I didn't get to ride a camel nor did I taste camel's milk(the later I really don't mind).. I didn't get to hangout with any cute Arab's unfortunately *sighs* (was under constant parental guidance and supervision)...Didn't see belly dancing or belly dancers...didn't try their Hookah *sighs again*...so pretty much didn't do any fun stuff..hope I get a compensation trip ;)...As for the things I did there...saw almost all the shopping malls which also implies that i shopped till i dropped..hehehe..hey m a girl afterall...I saw beautiful beaches that have crystal clear water just like in the movies...One of the few places I really enjoyed seeing was the Islamic Art Museum...a fascinating place with brilliant architecture... And the most amazing fact was that most of the collection there was from India...almost 60%...Everyone should visit it once...other than dat i saw the desert at Homsed.. witnessed some good looking Arab guys drive their land cruisers and four wheelers over the sand dunes...(*daydreams*)...Dirt Bike Race or whateva u call it is a wonderful sight...so dats about all I did...

And my advice to whoever is planning to visit the city...
1) Don't take your parents along...loose them when you go sightseeing...
2) Don't ever break the traffic rules
3) Don't try to hit on Arab girls unless u wanna spend the rest of your life in prison (kidding)
4) Don't bother brushing up on your Arabic...almost everyone there speaks Hindi...or atleast they all speak Malayalam
5) Don't go hunting for cheaper stuff or you may waste to much time calculating and figuring out exchange rates
6) Don't go out on Fridays. You'll be lost
7) Don't expect to see Arab people out on the roads taking a stroll...Dey r rich n dey hav cars, nice ones too... D only people you'll see will be mostly Indians
8) Don't go 2 duty free shops thinking they'll be cheap
9) Don't take Air India Express flight...(trust me or you'll regret)
10) N do expect to see all the best cars you ever imagined to see on the roads

:)
so dats it then...tada...muah!