To: Somali Elders: For 14 long years we have followed you faithfully, listened to and held on to every single word you uttered, we held you with high esteem and we always rushed to your side every time you needed an extra hand but today we want to tell you what we think of you as a person and everything you stand for. You have been lying to us, deceiving us and misleading us by telling us nothing but sick lies, you corrupted my soul by reciting to me the devil's book of philosophy, you handed me a rifle and told me it's ok to kill and rob my neigbours, you encouraged me to shoot my childhood friends, you made me despise everybody who was not my clansman, you said it's ok to rape and abuse the defenseless women who were mothers, sisters, wives and aunts of scholars, poor men and those of learned men and the Doctors, yeah the same doctors that rush to save my life every time I am hit and the teachers that taught me how to recite the holy Qur'aan. You made sure that I was always intoxicated with cheap booze and drugs, you manipulated me and took advantage of my naivety and at times I felt like you had a leash on me, yeah I have been your loyal dog who looked after your interest and defended your name with my own dear life but today I know you are nothing but a greedy son of a evil. You told me that I belong to elite and a superior clan and the rest of the Somalis were my inferior, how can I be superior to my own brother and sister as we are all brothers & sisters? How can I be superior when the I am inferior to my peers from around the world as I can't even read and write my own name? how can I be superior when I am a refugee queuing for a maize, yeah the same maize that grew in every open space back in mother Somalia? How can I be superior when I live on hand outs? I take welfare for God's sake and you want me to believe that I am a superior? If killing and dying for my STUP!D tribe is so righteous how come your son is no where to be seen? How come he isn't beside me fighting alongside me? is his life worth more than mine? is his blood more valuable than mine? Oh, I get it, he is your son and you don't have the guts to tell him the same lies that you tell me but don't you know that I am also the son of my father and my mother? Our women and children are at the mercy of the infidels thanks to vultures like me who couldn't stop terrorizing them and finally succeeded in chasing them away from their own country and homes. Our kids grow up without a father to guide them and discipline them because the mother is on two jobs just to make ends meet and she comes home exhausted and goes to bed with an empty stomach so that she can buy that PS2 her son demanded. Our women are widowed before the age of 25 because the irresponsible man that she fell in love with is busy chewing the night away with his so-called friends and when he comes home after god knows how many days he doesn't even bother explaining where he's been to and why he's failing to fulfill his duties on his beloved wife yet she's still loyal enough to stay and when her friends ask her about him she says her husband is the greatest. You never taught us to respect our beautiful Somali women and you never took the time to remind us that they are our strongest resource that Allah blessed us with as without them me and you wouldn't be on this earth but let me ask you this, how would you feel if some one raped your mother, sister, aunt and daughter in front of you? Just before you open your filthy mouth, remember you encourage us to do the same evil things that you wouldn’t wish upon your loved ones. No, I am not blaming you my respected elders for every failed marriage, for every Somali heart that's broken, for every single drop of tears we shed and for every Somali child that is in correctional facilities across the globe, I am blaming myself for allowing you to dictate me in the first place. I am coming to get mine back, just remember that and no this is not a threat but a PROMISE. I had to get this OFF MY CHEST... Thanks for your valauble time May Peace Be With You. Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by 3merald: Saddened that has become OUR reality Sad But True....! Peace, Love & Unity.

raula: Keep the thoughts coming kijana. Kijana? :mad: . Peace, Love & Unity.

*Diamante* i would like to see him kept away from the kids because that man is the biggest mother freaking individual on the face of planet earth so whether he did it or not I can’t answer that but if I were to judge him based on his BIZZARE lifestyle then I would say GUILTY and throw him in jail and let him drop the soap and bend down to get it. Besides I am not and never been a fan of his and I definitely HATE pop music. Peace, Love & Unity.

What bothers me most is that we SOMALIS expect the rest of the world to come and clear the mess we created all by ourselves for ourselves. Guys, let's not waste our time waiting on US or AU to do something, we the YOUTH of Somalia should do something because these greedy old men that run around with sick lies and false ancestry stories would at the end sell the whole country if we don’t do something and I mean NOW. I know you want to know what I have in mind and before you jump the gun, just let me finish and reveal what my plan is and no I am not calling for a war because our people don't need no war but an ever lasting peace and what I have in mind is simple really, let's come together and share and exchange ideas and if you need a motivation look no further than our own heroes in SYL and besides if SYL could do it with 13 guys who's to say we can't do it with our thousands because let's face it we all want this senseless war to end sooner rather than later but we don't know how to go about it or we fail simply because an ignorant and illiterate old jerk is too greedy and proud to put the interest of mother Somalia before his own. call me a dreamer but remember some of the greatest inventors the world has ever known began their conquest with a simple DREAM. I also know it takes more than a cheap talk to achieve that but personally I am willing to do whatever it takes and no it's not my ego speaking, come on , give me more credit than that and I am not naïve enough to think we can sweet talk our way to peace and prosperity but i am all ears so let's hear your idea my dear Somali Brother/Sister. Peace, Love & Unity.

Since you went away to Somalia I have missed you dearly I hear rumors of you ‘thinking’ of marrying A second to me, another family Am I not enough for you? Tell me darling…………….. i know you said this isn't personal but i like this part very much. Peace, Love & Unity.

Aamiin Insha Allah Bro. Peace, Love & Unity.

A man walks past a beggar every day and gives him a SH10 and that continues for a year. Then suddenly the daily donation changes to SH7.50, "Well" the beggar thinks, "it's still better than nothing" a year passes in this way until the man's daily donation suddenly becomes SH5. "What's going on now?" the beggar asks his donor. "First you give me SH10 every day and then SH7.50 and now only SH5. What's the problem?" "Well" the man says "last year my eldest son went to university. It's very expensive, so I had to cut costs. This year my eldest daughter also went to university, so I had to cut my expenses even further" "And how many children do you have?" asks the beggar. "Four" the man replies. "Well, says the beggar "I hope you are not planning to educate them all at my expense!" Peace, Love & Unity.

and you thought I was a loner, didn't you? Yes, I do have a friend and here he is. We came into this cold world together and we will certainly leave it at the same time too you are the one that never left and deserted me you are the only one that always keeps me company you are the one that never leaves by my side you always remain with me when everyone else abandons me you are the only soul in the world that I can always and forever depend on you are the only soul in the world that will forever remain loyal to me you are the only soul in the world that will always be faithful to me you are the only soul in the world that will never lie, cheat on me or deceive me you are the only soul in the world that can't live without me you are the only soul in the world that loves me truly you are the only soul in the world that truly adores me you are the only soul in the world that will never ever hurt me you are the only soul in the world that will bleed when I am cut you are the only soul in the world that feels all my pain inside you are the only soul in the world that never says anything rude to me you are the only soul in the world that will never turn against me you are the only soul in the world that never puts me down you are the only soul in the world that will never ever let me down you are the only soul in the world that never says anything behind my back you are the only soul in the world that believes in me you are the only soul in the world that knows me more than anyone else you are the only soul in the world that will forever stand by me no matter what you are the only soul in the world that never criticizes but encourages me you are the only soul in the world that listens to all my problems you are the only soul in the world that will never ever disappoint me you are the only soul in the world that truly cares about me you are the only soul in the world that is always proud of me you are the only soul in the world that I can truly trust you are the only soul in the world that will always love me you are the only soul in the world that I consider to be my true friend you are the only soul in the world that's my true life long companion you are me and I am my own best friend. Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by BOB: 1- Juve. 2- Inter. 3- Ac Milan. 4- Chelsea. 5- Bayern Munich (this hurts but I am only being honest as i don't see a defense that can shut out Bayern the whole 90 minutes)$187 Sorry Partner . 6- Lyon (it was easy to pick them up especially after what happened in Germany) 7- Liverpool ( I am not fully convinced simply because of Dudek) 8- Monaco (they can score 2 goals and they will). Peace, Love & Unity. [/quote GOD..I must be GOOD. Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: What does being a winner in life mean? How do you measure success in life? [/b] People have various definitions regarding success but in my humble opinion I believe people regard success by achieving what they set out to achieve in life whatever that maybe. I can only speak for myself and me I want to achieve a whole lot but none more important than saving the lives of the thousands of Somali women & children living in the refugee camps around the world and back in Somalia and that is not something I can achieve all by myself, I need each and every young Somali male and female's help as we are the last hope for our country and people. Every true Somali person should have in heart what's in the best interest for mother Somalia and our Somali people, forget about this stup!d tribe, we are all brothers & sisters, aunts & uncles and nephews and nieces. The day I help restore my land & people’s battered & bruised pride & dignity is the day I will feel a true WINNER IN LIFE. Bishaaro, the pleasure is all mine my Sister. Nuune, sxb, the only tip I can give you about the day of Khiyama is to do plenty Ibada while you still can so Allah will grant you PARADISE. PS. by the way xiinfaniin, i am not genius just good old eccentric. Peace, Love & Unity.

MsWord, You Get What You Give even if it's your heart. wonderful stuff. Peace, Love & Unity.

the overwhelming majority of the gunmen in Somalia are said to be kids roughly between the ages of 14-19.they kill, rob and rape and I believe it's easy to see why as all you need to do is to take a look at the horror that our kids are exposed to today and then maybe you might understand why we have so many murderers... whose to blame? that's for you to decide. I came into this cold & cruel world with my innocence where greed dictates people's conscience poor people left alone to face the consequence they handed me an automatic machine gun they said it will make me become a man today I am a cold-blooded & heartless killer i trust no one but my faithful nine mille-meter i am very much part of the terrorizing mob all we do is loot anything & everything and rob they gave me a cheap and free dope they said it will keep me going and give me hope i was only a child and I couldn't say nope they denied me the opportunity have a childhood today I am the most hated resident in my neighbourhood no one bothers to ask me if I am hungry and need a food i am desperate for a chance to change and come good I need some one to love me and make me feel good all I ever wanted is to grow up and make it they offered me one chance and I had to take it today I am a lost soul and illiterate dreaming to someday become an articulate all I hear is people saying it's not too late deep down inside I know I am far from immaculate today I am still a child but all alone and homeless go ahead and start calling me devil and hopeless because all I ever knew is heartache and loneliness i am the product of a broken home & failed marriage i never wanted to constantly be on the rampage i am sorry for all the pain I caused and the damage no one is genetically programmed to become a savage i acknowledge my mistakes and I should be held accountable for all the things I have done even if they are all insurmountable it's easy for you to point a finger and say I am irresponsible in truth, we (Somalis) all are which is why we constantly fail to reconcile simply because we as a nation are all imbecile before you judge me just remember that I haven't been as lucky as you are that's why I kill so I can live. Peace, Love & Unity.

Few months have passed since Faarax & Xaliimo met and now for the first time it's safe to say that they are deeply, fully and truly in love with each other and that is where we begin the story from today. "when was the last time you heard from him" asked Xaliimo's friend. "almost two weeks now" replied Xaliimo. "two weeks? that doesn't look good" says her friend. "maybe he's sick or maybe he has some other problems which in the end prevented him from calling" argues Xaliimo. "or maybe he's lying just like I thought he would and if I remember correctly I warned you about him and I told you not to trust him" "oh not now please and I would appreciate if you didn't accuse him of something that he is not" interrupts Xaliimo. "whatever, listen Xaliimo, I am sorry but it's just that I hate to see you hurt by this guy and I am trying to protect you" says Farxiyo. "I appreciate that but I am old enough to know if this guy is genuine or not so just be happy for me for once in your life instead of always being negative because I am really happy and madly in love with this wonderful guy?" asks Xaliimo. "ok, I apologize, I am sorry" replies Farxiyo and after that they hug and go their separate ways. Few more days passed and still there was no sign of Faarax until suddenly the phone rings and like some one told Xaliimo that it was for her she jumped out of her bed and ran down stairs, just before she reached the ground floor her younger sister who obviously hasn’t seen her coming down called out her name to tell her that there was a call for her. "hello, who is this, Faarax?" asked Xaliimo nervously and breathing heavily. "hi, how are you sweetness?" asked the caller. "oh my god, Faarax, dearest, how are you and where have you been and what happened to you, are you ok?" asks Xaliimo. "I am sorry baby. I will tell you all that later tonight insha allah.is it possible for us to see each other tonight at our usual place at our usual time?" asks Faarax. "sure, but please don't be late like the last time" pleads Xaliimo. "I won't honey, I promise" promises Faarax. Several hours later... "so tell me what happened to you and why you didn't even bother to call me?" asks xaliimo. "I had a family problem and it was a stressful few weeks for me" moans Faarax. "oh, what happened baby, is everything alright?" asks Xaliimo with worry. "yeah, alxamdu lillaah, now everything is back to normal now and from now on you will get tired of seeing my ugly face around you" jokes Faarax. Xaliimo has been thinking lately and suddenly there was a cloud of doubt hanging over her head thanks to her friends who stressed her out with nothing but negative thoughts and finally she found the courage to get it out of her chest. "Faarax, I want to ask you something and please tell me the truth even if it will kill me" "wow, is everything ok beloved?" asks Faarax. "just promise to tell me the truth" begs Xaliimo. "ok". "do you think I am pretty?" asks Xaliimo nervously. "no" replies Faarax. "do you really want to spend for the rest of your living days with me?" she continues. "no" he replies again. "if I broke up with you, would you cry?" she asked. "no" he says calmly. poor Xaliimo was gutted and have heard enough, she quickly jumped up and as she was turning to head home, Faarax jumped after her and managed to grab her by the hand and made her turn and as she turned he locked his eyes to hers and he could see tears streaming down her pretty face. he held her both hands and eyes firmly locked to hers he said... "sorry Sweetness, you are not pretty but beautiful in both outside and inside as Allah blessed you with pure and golden heart and a body many many girls would die for and no I don't want to be with you just forever but I want to be with you forever and ever and ever and no I wouldn't cry if you broke up with me, I would die as you are my most and my one and only treasured gift, you always give my life that much needed lift, you rush to be by my side and you are always swift, you have your special Angelic way of clearing the mist, looking into your pretty eyes I see paradise and this love I have for you is sent from above and it's something that I can neither ignore nor erase simply because you are the queen of my heart and soul" says Faarax. Xaliimo is crying because she thought Faarax was going to be just the same guy that all her friends accused him to be and the same guy they always warned her about but true to his words Faarax made amends and Xaliimo was ecstatic. Faarax continued... "I never told you this before but I ran away from home when I was in my early teens just after my mother passed away because I was so close to her and her death ripped my heart & soul to pieces and I was devastated, so I came to this country, when you are a teenage boy you are at a particular stage of your life when you are most vulnerable and usually that's when many kids make decisions that either make or break their future, now, I have done some things that I am not proud of and I have been to places that I never ever want to return to and I have been around people those that our mothers advised us to keep away from and they could've easily influenced me to take the wrong path but fortunately for me they couldn't so I pretty much raised myself all by myself and at times I wished to die because I missed my family and I believe that may have affected me psychologically as my friends always like to tease me and say I am cold and loner, I am not seeking a sympathy from you and I am not telling you this to feel sorry for me or anything like that but I want to tell you that you made my world a better place for me to live and exist in and my greatest compliment to you is that you've given me my youthful spirit back and you rekindled my faith by encouraging me to pray 5 times a day and you gave me the greatest and the most beautiful feeling that my soul ever knew which is a TRUE LOVE". "oh, I don't know what to say" says Xaliimo. "but you know what, I promise to play the role of not only a friend and lover but for the role of a mother to you as well but promise to give me a chance and I will keep you safe , care for you, nurture you and above all love you with all my heart". Continues Xaliimo. "I am not perfect like you are but with you I have a chance so please just tell me and show me and teach me how you want to be loved and I will because I've never been in love before and please forget about all the wrong things I have said to you, I promise it will never ever happen again, I want to marry you and make you my wife so please give me that honour to be the one you spend for the rest of your life with, the one you grow up with and the one you will make the proudest and the happiest husband alive" begs Faarax. To Be Continued... Peace, Love & Unity.

so you want to be a winner in life? of course you do! everybody does but not everybody knows how, right? here are 6 tips that I BELIEVE will lead you to the top and yes they are FOR FREE. first and foremost forget about LUCK because there's no such thing as LUCK as you earn your living by WORKING and as far as I am concerned there's nothing LUCKY about that. Most top achievers in the world will tell you how they earned their money but that doesn't necessarily mean you can strike it rich too by following their examples but what they don't tell you is that WINNING only comes from having a POSITIVE state of mind and unbreakable confidence that you WILL succeed because believe me NEGATIVE thoughts will only hold you back. WINNERS have focused on goals and they go after them with passion. they demonstrate confidence and above all they never STOP learning. now, follow these simple rules and trust me you will become a WINNER IN LIFE. 1-TRUST your abilities to manage any challenge in life never PANIC and always remain calm no matter what (pretend that you are always in control) and your self-confidence will greatly IMPROVE. 2-BELIEVE in yourself and shut out negative thoughts and open the door for an (I CAN DO) attitude. 3-believe you CAN still succeed particularly after you have failed or been rejected. most successful people will tell you they had to try and try again before they struck it rich but they never tell you NOT GIVE UP so DON’T GIVE UP. 4-know what your goals are. (ask yourself what is that you want to achieve in life) clearly define them and pursue them relentlessly. 5-remain HONEST in ALL aspects of your life, it’s very IMPORTANT. 6-BE a student of life and learn from life’s experiences. PS. in the day of Khiyama only your Ibada will save you. Peace, Love & Unity.

I know you are bored so have fun and answer these questions, will you? 1-When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? 2- What would a chair look like, if your knees bent the other way? 3- What do you do when you see an endangered animal eating an endangered plant? 4- If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? 5- If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him - Is he still wrong? 6- What was the best thing before sliced bread? 7- If quitters never win and winners never quit, what f@@l came up with, "Quit while you’re ahead"? 8- How much deeper would the oceans be without sponges? 9- Everyone has a photographic memory; it's just that some of us are out of film. True or false? 10- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive, anyway. True or false and why? Peace, Love & Unity.

This lady approaches a priest and tells him, "Father, I have a problem. I have these two talking female parrots, but they only know how to say one thing." "They only know how to say, 'Hi, we're prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?'" "That's terrible!" the priest exclaimed, "but I have a solution to your problem. Bring your two talking female parrots over to my house and I will put them with my two male talking parrots who I taught to pray and read the bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase and your female parrots will learn to praise and worship the Lord." "Thank you!" the woman responded. So the next day, the lady brings her female parrots to the priest's house. The priest's two male parrots are holding rosary beads and praying in their cage. The lady puts her female parrots in with the male parrots and the female parrots say, "Hi, we are prostitutes. Do you want to have some fun?" One male parrot looks over at the other male parrot and exclaims, "Put the beads away. Our prayers have been answered!" Peace, Love & Unity.

I speak from a distant land to open ears but few truly listen because in their existence lies a fear of the missing years that left them drowning in their own tears, painful & sad moments that haunt you forever it's like a game of chess make a bet & you'll probably always regret collect mistakes like whatnots your mind cant hold a place for all to set do words of wisdom always hold the key to success? Or do we learn best through our own clueless guesses? they say "be wise by the misfortune of others than your own" see life's colours instead of the gray shadow you've always known take a measured steps instead of leaping into the dark although risks are part of the art that true wisdom sparks take into perspective and objective needs a will confidence is essential to fulfill a dream to skill an open mind will help the blind to find intuition knowledge is spoken but wisdom always listens the path lies within a heart of ambition wisdom comes from learning from your own decisions. Stay Positive My Brothers & Sisters. Peace, Love & Unity.

it was Sunday when I met her down by the lake she asked me, hey, what is that you make? i said, I am just learning how to bake she asked, what kind of lessons do you take? i replied, it's called Farxiyo's mighty Jake then she screamed, for goodness sake i told her not to yell as I am fully awake she replied, no look at that mighty snake i calmly replied, no it's my little friend mike i asked her if she would like to taste my cake? she thought all I wanted was to mate so she replied, no waryaa I am a dyke i said, yeah Xaliimo and my name is Ike she said, no it's really not a joke i said, and then Xaliimo you need to take a hike she asked if she can I still taste my cake? i replied, nah somebody else will eat this cake. RV, tell your friend that my friend would love to be her friend, what do you think my friend?

Originally posted by $187$: If you actually look at Henry's stats you will see that if he doesn't score in a match he always contributes to other goals. lets take the 4-2 loss against utd. Who set up both of the goals that arsenal scored? Henry. You are absolutely right Sxb, last season he scored 30 goals in the premier league and set up around 20-22 goals for the likes of Pires & Bergkamp. Sx, let's stay positive and hope for the best because I got this feeling that we will end the season with some sort of silverware, I am sure of that. Viking, I believe there’s more to it than meets the eye and someday we will know why. Peace, Love & Unity.

*Diamante* That was beautiful, absolutely beautiful and i say Aamiin to it Insha Allah. Nice 1 as always, thanks for sharing it with us. Peace, Love & Unity.

I long to relief my people from their pain some of them born under the pouring rain some are born to be nothing but slain not living long enough to achieve anything or gain another murder case gone unsolved and dim another parent is forced to experience life without a grin crying painful tears while staring at the distant glen our towns are filled with criminals who are mean pulling the trigger with no remorse by any means these stats are far from me with another intelligible speech i am not known to stand up and preach i would love to think that I can some how teach these words are not composed over legato cousin let us all sit back & enjoy our beautiful kids' prowess why are we encouraging them to become reckless? raising them to become murderers and heartless why can't we just show them the way to a success tell them what other kids do isn't their business teach them to work tirelessly to lead a life filled with bliss if my own mother could do just that so could you my Somali kids listen to me before it is too late i tell you the truth far better than the one you call mate i am not a blood thirsty politician looking for your vote all I am trying is to make you stand back and evaluate before you soon fall into the trap and evaporate. Don't throw your life away, don't make a rush decision and leave your parents facing the consequence of your actions. I am not lecturing you but rather enlightening you my beloved Somali Brother and i hope you take my words to your young heart. Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by NGONGE: What if your mum was a prostitute and you dad was a drug dealer and car theif, what what you be then?" "Then," Mary smiled, "I'd be a Liverpool fan." anything negative about Liverpool will always put a smile on my face and i am not even a Man Utd Fan. . PS. Sxb don't apologize... . Peace, Love & Unity.

Originally posted by MsWord: Bob, Word Down , I wish the same for you and Insha'allah Aboowe, I hope both of ours dreams do come true. What I wouldn't give or do for my dream to come true? Like a friend of mine likes to say "That Will Be The Day". Just remember to send me & my malaika two first class tickets so we can be at your wedding or other wise I will chase NIN NOOL away when he comes home to ask for your hand , I can't remember the last time I've been to a wedding so hurry up. Once again All The Best my talented Sister & Brother, May the almighty Allah (s.w) make it kheyr for both of you.Amiin Insha Allah. Peace, Love & Unity.

I haven't said or done anything for you to thank me, I was only being honest and your words were absolutely deep and very heavy. take care. Peace, Love & Unity.