Aaaah, let's see what do I remember about Xamar Cadeey: **I remember how they used to sit us down in a big circle at school on lunch time to sing and dance (iikaalay, iikaalay, oo aniga ii kaalay, kashka laabta igusoo qaboo oo aniga ii kaalay - just one of the songs we used to sing)... **I remember getting up early every Friday morning helping my sisters do the laundry or clean the house so we can go to baar Afgooye/Xaraf for qado...Then going to the beach - Abaay Dhaxan was my fav... **Going to burger joints at night time, where cars are parked outside with people still in them being served in their cars...Meesha dhan mugdi with only the clear sky - gazing at the stars and the moon (very romantic - too bad I was too damn young to enjoy it :mad: )... **I remember having bajiyo iyo basbaas or bataati iyo basbaas after school/dugsi...Everyone dipping their little fingers in the basbaas (clean/dirty/long nails didn't matter) - GERMS WHO? **Oooh I remember jalaato TibToob...Where afterward we used the qori for dugsiga si aan quraanka looxa ugu qorono... **I remember going to the video store and asking the guy 'filin cusub oo coleejo coleejo eh isii', watching Indian movies anagoo hal kalmad hindi aqoon - Yaawali and Kitoosh (I wonder if they are still alive - gosh mexey movie noo duubeen)... **I remember Aaran, Fiyaat, Kabuuti, Sunday Supermarket, Baar Afgooye, Xaraf, Hoteel Taleex, Carawada (alla maxaa jalaato la iiga dafay), Tiyaatarka (my first and last rubaayad - Shan Uyar Ha'ii Sheegin - what a memorable night), Boorow (we used to purchase back to school books and kool pens at that store)... **I remember going to makiinada cajiinta with gabdhaha guriga kashaqeeyo...Maxaa meesha shukaansi iyo is jiijiid ka dhici jiray... **School Yaasiin Cismaan!!!!!!!! O'Lord, the best years of my life...Xassan Tiritoor, later replaced by Saciido Koofi...Teachers: Macalin Aamino - Gosh mexey caanabaraawe and qumbe naga gaday; Macalin Akiile (mean a$$ macalin, fooridiisa markaa jiirada ka maqalno inla'isku kaadiyo wax yar aanooga dhimanaan jirtay); Macalin Xiito (thnx to him, I am good at math now); Macalin Tiito (Alful Layl Waleyl uunooga sheekeyn jiray, mind you he was there to teach xisaab); Macalin Xeynuuq (he was like the youngest teacher, waxaa u maleysaa inuu xaflad usocdo suu isu soo labisi jiray, no wonder inee dhoocila ku wada daateen); **yaakale toloow**, aah Macalin Cali Dheere, Nuurkeey... **I remember taalada in lagu dagaal tami jiray after school...Schoolka dhexdiisa la isugu dhaaranaa, then after school it was on @taalada...I also remember in at the end of the year dad badan dagaal isbalansan jireen as well... :confused: Ar bas, inaa jilboodo wax yar aa iiga dhiman... Minaa walax kale xasuusto waasoo noqohaa I'A...

^loooooooooooooooooooooooool...Good one. Gheele, Yaayah = baayo?

^LOL...Tilt your head, helps sometimes... Nuune, from one Awliyo to another, stankyouverymuch...

Yaayah lagaray, but you got me on the Dhoogo part...LOL Sayid, afSoomaali noogu fasir dee...

Originally posted by J.a.c.a.y.l.b.a.r.o: Xamari Xamaraawi Reer xamar Gudhuu Jar**ee**r Timo adag Jareer RRA Anaga we have one name for dadka Waqooyi...And it is not reer Waqooyi...

^Welcome back... LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Caano Baqay...DD, sorry that was a good one... Yea kurdad is cambuurka gabdaha yaryar, don't know about it being short or short sleeved...

^Hehehehe, na'igaa ram rohe nacag iyo gul iyo rafo ugaatay foqdaas... Awliyo fa'niji ku dahleyso ii wook...I guess na'igabo awliyo iska ha'ay ee sima go'i... Faro, aax riti ri'aagta? Iish saw rupes toh!!! Iyaah? Gumoo bad ray amdishoosid ee samniikaan Nuune ha ka laawin...

Qalbi adeygnimada naga daa hee...If you were old enough to go to dugsi, I am sure you were old enough inaa garaangar wadid...Waligaa garaangar ma waday, ama passing truck/car maku daaba dhagtay?

Duulaaye, as we are aware of the current situation of Xamar, there is nothing wrong with reminiscing of what Xamar Cadeey used to be...Teeda kale, not everyone's memories of Xamar are painful ones such as adiga waxaa ka xasuusato... Anyone who was born/raised in Xamar and seen its beauty pre-war will attest ineysan meel la mid ah aduunka jirin...Xamar ama ha burburto, ama ha gubato, ama ha duusho, beautiful memories is what we have dear...And insha'allah the day will come when we can create more beautiful memories...

Early Ciid wanaagsan...I am looking forward to this one, insha'allah...

Originally posted by Legend of Zu: As for us - Aussies heavens appear to be smiling on us whilst it frowns on the Americans. No wonder the Americans were not excited as the Aussies! Here is New York Many things frown on America, and now it is the moon...

My fav was when I hear people say 'kurdad'...Alla saan ugu qoslijiray everytime I heard someone say it... I have a feeling Cadaan was a Somali in a past life or something...I wonder if he knows what 'kurdad' means too...

Mansha'allah...Allah usiyaadiyo... Originally posted by Sayid*Somal: Does anybody remember the old emergency number??? People used to refer to emergency vehicles as 'Otto Otto'...Otto being the number eight in Italian, and since all number were five digits in Muqdisho, I guess it is fair to assume the emergency number was 88888 (or could be just the three digits as Gheele mentioned above)...I vaguely recall a blue car (built like the PT Cruiser) with sirens, not sure what it was used for...

You call that cabsi? Dion is trying everything possible to sit in office, sikale wuuku heliwaayay...

Damn Canadian politics, as if calling for elections every few months wasn't enough they now want to overturn the new party in office iyagooba kursigooda u kululaan! I guess this is the last trick Dion had up his sleeve..."I will not go down without kicking and screaming" must be his motto...Didn’t he say he was retiring horta waxa jaan? Ignatieff would’ve done a much better job than Dion could ever do and now the chances of that happening maleh... Flaherty's budget plan on Jan 27th should be an interesting one, bal weynu arki wuxuu sheego...

muqmad Isn't it luqumad or luqmad? Reminds me of maalin aan gabar kureysaneysa aadney...Mid reer waqooyi meesha joogtay aa la waydiiyay hadeey cambuulo rabto, markaasay tiri macuno...Her friend baa loo soo guray, markaasay intey udhadhamisay oo ay ka heshay cambuuladii bay saxankii dhan dhameysay...Markey sii bexeysay baa qof si kajin ah u yiri 'naa heblaayo, cambuulo macuntid yaah?'...Intee soo booday ku teh 'naa walee wuxu maan gadhan oo waxaan mooday luqumad aad u macaan, markaasaan adhkay anigoo dhameeyay'... Proud Soomaali bey eheed taas...

Originally posted by quranjo: What's the point of being a best friend if the relationship is a lie and you can't tell how you really feel? this stinks What's the point of being a best friend if you're airing your best friend's private issues on a public forum? This stinks...Really... Waxaan maqli jiray 'kuu sheekeeye kaa sheekeye hala sheekeysan'... As for best friends, they usually be there for their friends when everyone else seem to turn their backs...They listen and don't judge...They give advice and let the person decide on what to do without jeopardize the friendship...She doesn't have to listen to you, she is following her heart and that's what anyone in-love does...So instead of airing her person life to us, pls be a friend for her and be there... Ciao

I agree with Costa to a certain extent...There isn't really much to be proud of nowadayz when it comes to being Somali...Qurun iyo qashin baa naga buuxa...Dad niyad xun baan noqonay...Xin, ficil iyo cuqdad baa nawada saaqday...Midba midka kale buu rabaa inuu jabiyo intuu garab istaagilaah...So really, not many things to be proud of... Lakiin, I would never deny who I am regardless...From cirib to ciro I am SOMALI...Alxamdulilaah...Denyig Soomaalinimadeyda is dying abeeheey iyo hooyadeey iyo awoowayaasheey iyo ayeeyooyinkeey - hell to the buuraha NO...Just not worth it...If anything I flaunt it...With my Somali accent "I come faroom een Somalia yea"...

^Oo idinka maxaa idiin geeya habro idinka weyn oo sheekadoodu desperate nimo mareyso? Caku iyo caruurta maanta... DQ: p.s My apologies to all the old women of SOL. Sheemo!!! Ar sanadka maanta ah nimanka iyo naagaha, nimankaa daran iney agekooda qariyaan...Never thought men would care about how old they are, boy was I ever wrong!!!Amazing how Somali chicks don't pass 27, and men 32...

^Dee Xamarba idinma doneysee kadhaqaaji baa lagu yidhi...

ISDAADI MA AHANE Ferrari adoo kusocdo istuuur L-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O- O-L!!! Ilaahoow hadaa caadi tahay maxaa dhahaa...Dhagahaaba ixanuunay qosol dartiis... Amina, first you wanted us to eat first, now you want us to make the first move too? Naga daa hee... Never make the first move on a guy, are you crazy!!! :eek: Ma inuusan cirka kasoo dagin baa rabtaa? There are certain ways to make a guy make the first move, eventhough you're the one who liked him first...And if he still doesn't see you that way, it his loss...After all you don't want nin damiinimo darteed tahay inaa far waaweyn wax ugu qorto...

^Ok yarka fanka ku bartay isgoyska Bakaaraha waaku salaamay...Bacaadaa cuni jirtay, anagaa na isaga keen dhigaa inaa fanka wax ka taqaanay waagaan dhulkeenii hooyo joognay...Iska daa dadka preference koodey ka hadleenee wah...

Originally posted by Che -Guevara: KK ....Aren't they just selling a cause not a cuqdad necessarily? Oh come off it Dr Che...Enough already...Su'aal badanidaa bisinkee... There is a tiny/thin line between selling and overselling...Overselling doesn't convince people ayeeyo...I don't see the point in selling a cause that doesn't benefit inteena kale, soo hal bacaad ku lis ma'aha taas? Hadeey dhaqaaqayaan, good for them - ma'aha maantoo dhan dadkey kacararayeen iney ugu kor wardiyaan 'waan dhaqaaqnay'...Me call dat cuqdad...

^Your buddy in your feature story has no business marrying a woman who's 8yrs older than him, waa kow...Calaf wuu jiraa, laakiin where was he all this time when cunug uu ilaa ey 7 sano eyjirtay uu wax kasoo koriyay intee saan noqoneyso? waa labo...Anaguna hadaan Soomaali nahay waqtiga aan guriga kaguurno wax la dhihi karo 'wuu soo dhowyahay' ma'aha, saa dhaqankeenaa ah gabadha iney gurigooda daganaato ilaa la guursado, waa sadax...Tan afaraadna, every story has two sides, haduu stepfather fiican yahay, eyna fiicnaantiisa daacad ka tahay, I don't think waxaan iney dhab noqon karto, unless of course the girl is just pure evil... As for someone saying 'dameeraa tahay', walee wexey noqon leheed maalinkii aduuna ugu dambeyn leheed, aaqirana ugu horeyn leheed...May be a bit extreme, but I would've made sure markuu dameer maqlo inuu ka matago...Now, dameerfaroow waa ka wada hadli karnaa...

Ani maa kudaaba socday aboow? Su'aashaa i weydiisay uu isagana i weydiiyay, nothing wrong in saying inuu adiga ku weydiiyo...Ha i horsocon hadaad rabto inaa kaa haro...