As you know I am on a mission to discover Bombay through this list here 100 things to do in Mumbai hence forth referred by the hashtag #100T2DM 

But sometimes (or always??) you plan something and you end up with something else, So I was planning to check out

Point no.53 Gape at famous residences: Shahrukh Khan's Mannat, Amitabh Bachhan's Jalsa

But i landed up a meeting a few friends and went along them to check out a Gig by a band called Airport. I loved the band, it was soft indi-rock genre, no where near international standards, but I thot they had melody. But a friend opined that the lyrics are good, but the band kinda.... anyways he also suggested that the name Hawai Adda would be more apt, (Raj Thakeray would prefer a Marathi name though) To each his own!

Check out a short clip of Airport performing at il terrazzo bar delitalia, Juhu. Also for more pics and a write on this band check out Miss Malini post on the same http://www.missmalini.com/2009/12/11/airport-fly-me-to-the-music/#more-10408

Also this friend made a interesting comment about Twitter he said Twitter is gay? not gay gay, but gay! " H thinks FB is cool though. His friend A remarked he gives Twitter a year and then it would go bust! ( Both of them are media professionals)

Interesting perspective, thought I should mention it.

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Yesterday I ticked of one more of the 101 things to do in mumbai list

I went straight to no.1 Get high on qawwali at Haji Ali

Haji Ali Dargah was a long time wish, I had never been there, I used to think only muslims need to go there.

The dargah is dilapidated, the experience here is disturbing, beggars rolling on the ground, litter all around the dargah and also inside the dargah, as there is a refreshment counter right inside. The Highlight I thought would be the qawwali which started just after the namaz, the quality of the qawwali was good, but they sang in a place which was again full of litter.
This is certainly not a place for Mall rats, this is the place which is frequented by people who go there like it is a picnic spot, the place is full of softdrink bottles,empty tetrapacks, the dustbins are overflowing and so are the people.
Check out the pics and video below,I would say worth a visit, but only once!

After that I thought I would keep the Hindu God happy also, so checked out the nearby Mahalaxmi Temple, which is very clean and where you don't have second thoughts walking barefoot.Pictures were not allowed so no pics.

After all that I went to the Thali place called Thakkar Bhojnalaya at Kalbhadevi. This place is air-conditioned and as soon as I entered I was dissapointed that here the Thali would be costing much more than my budget of Rs100.
The Thali cost me Rs200/- , but what a thali, there is nothing left to chance. I am not a foodie, but I can say this is the best Thali I have eaten till date, this place flaunts pics of celebrities eating at the joint and as well the Times Food award for the  best gujrati eating joint for 2007.

After nearly 100 kms on the bike for the last 2 days, my tush needs a bot of rest, i wish i had a bulllet, wait i want a Harley!

For some reason if you cant see the slideshow below pls click this link http://picasaweb.google.com/impemails.manoj/HajiAliDargah?authkey=Gv1sRgCIiyiqXYl6XWSw&feat=directlink