Somalicentric;922381 wrote: You sure do laugh out loud a lot. & i tune in & out of SOL on my own accord, so don't flatter yourself what.........................? can't you at least direct the question/statement to the relevant person, here. so what.....if i do laugh out aloud...a lot! would you rather, i was sad and in a state of self-pity?

Alpha Blondy;922229 wrote: day 2 the second day of this epic trip started very early. at 9am, we made our way to a local restaurant. Tawakal restuarant was recommended by a friend, who'd previously traveled to this city. we had fresh beer-geel and laxoox. the food was first class and the service excellent. i quickly placed an order for seconds before being reminded of the big casuumud later on in the day.... the ceel afweynians people are a diverse bunch and hail from various tribes. it has previously been hailed as an example worthy of following. ceel afweyn is known for many things but nothing impresses more than its 150 years and still going strong meat festival. the city was said to have been the meat capital of Somaliland. many of its residents seemed rather stocky as though they eat well. i was also informed whist in hargeisa, that the tribes of ceel afweyn took pride in their meat. i'm afraid, i will miss the festival this year but it would've been a fantastic opportunity to try out the wide variety of meats on display during the festival. it usually occurs in the peak of the rainy season, but it seems my epic trip had coincided with the 'abaar' or dry season, here. at 10am, i made my first unaccompanied short trip to the city centre. i thought it would be an excellent opportunity to get to grips with the city and its customs. i visited various places and had several cups of ''somali tea'' in the different outdoor tea shacks. in one such shack, i met a man called Mahdi Calooley. Mahdi, was perhaps, ceel afweyn's biggest household name, and he informed me of his plans to firmly place this city on the global map for tourism. i agreed with him with 100% and we'd took some notes of how we'll achieve these objectives. its was approaching qado time and i joined the rest of the group and we made our way back to camp. our hosts, who'd been very hospitable thus far, further exceeded my expectations, when they'd organised the biggest and indeed the most appetising qado....ever . i was making my way to the tent to get my detol steriliser, when Mr. Osman Handuleh, insisted i sit down immediately, since no honourable guest of his, would be troubled. i wasn't troubled to be quite frank and Mr. Handuleh was very nice, accommodating and i thought he surpassed the high expectations, i had of him. but i was slightly troubled by the large washing bowl for washing our hands, quickly changing its colour to dark brown, after it was used by our driver...... i bit my tongue and used the bowl after him.... qado was excellent.....and as custom dictates, in these parts of Somaliland, we were served desert. the mixed fruits in custard were excellent. we were given toothpicks too........ : TBC.... after we'd prayed dhuhr communally, the guys decided to head back to the tent for some lazy siesta sleep....i went along too but to get my handy water bottle and some vital snacks for the journey....... i was about to embark on. i informed, Osman, during qado of my desire to travel to the outskirts of the city. at first, he'd seemed a little hesitant but i managed to convinced him. i walked and walked until i could walk no longer. the heat was sweltering and it was approaching 2pm, when i decided to take some well deserved rest, under a galool tree. i got my notebook out of my rucksack and wrote down my observations of this epic trip, so far. i also made, some further notes about the direction, of my life..... it was around 3pm now and the intense heat of temperature, suddenly had a little nicaaw about it. this nicaaw, this breath of fresh air, gave me an inspiration...... as it approached asr prayers, i felt, it was time to make my way back from these rural, arid and flat lands, where the traditional nomads still roamed the land in search of pastures greener........ i called Mahdi Calooley but his phone was switched off. i thought of catching up with him to further discuss our plans. unbeknownst to me, apparently, the entire city engages in khat sessions in the afternoons...i've seen such activities back home, in the capital but i didn't expect similar activities, here too. ceel afweyn, with its flat yet silhouetted mountainous landscape, reminiscent of the steppes of ural mountains regions, is ideal for all sorts of hiking activities. this idea entered my mind, much later, as i continued walking to the city..... i thought to call Mahdi again, in the hope of adding, this new idea to our earlier discussed thoughts, this morning. i did call Mahdi and he'd picked up. he insisted, i join them, at their majilis but since i was on holiday, it made no sense to graze... i arrived at Mahdi spot....it wasn't any spot, but none more so than, the regular meeting hub for the city's elite. i didn't feel like an outsider.... by 5pm, i was sitting there unperturbed, in my a borrowed macawsi, my khat paid for, my extras fulfilled as required....and i thought to myself, of how wonderful the hospitality of these ceel afweynians was......i stayed until 9pm but many were quite sad to see me ago. Mahdi, personally insisted, he'd take me back to Osman's house. i arrived back to the tent to find the guys..... just sitting there..... with a somewhat semi-retarded look on their faces. i'd quickly told them of my extraordinary journey and some expressed disappointment that.....i, didn't, invite them, along to Mahdi's majilis..... tomorrow, we've agreed to do a group activity....but, i've got my own plans with the maid from Mahdi's majilis....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

this thread has surpassed the music thread. its NOW, the second most replied thread (active) after that pathetic trolls thread.......i think by the end of the year, this thread can also pass that thread?.......

Apophis;922295 wrote: This is what you, part of the simple "lets hold hands singing kumbaya", brigade will not be able to comprehend. Interest cannot advance but to the detriment of others. It's a universal rule. marka DON'T resort to silly insults based on speculation when others advance to your detriment...

Apo, brovs, sometimes, you shock with your tribal based sentiments walahi......nothing is going according to plan for all of us but maintain some decorum and self-respect by NOT over-jumping the set barriers.....in effect, what i'm trying to say, is fight for your interests, but DON'T do it....to the detriment of others......this is cyclic deee.... p.s - i don't blame you for these rational self interest motives but chill bro and ina daa tribalism-ka....

Jacaylbaro;922152 wrote: Galab wanaagsan ,,,, FB needs Ngonge but only during the day .... At night waxaan maqlay Alpha is the king there i have something of the night about my person dee......by the way, the area of picture you posted the other day, of my area, is called kaalshale. LOOOOOOOOOL.

the kangaroo counts has issued its swift verdict...ma istidhi? draconian is the word that comes to mind....

hey Iman Oba, fiicaan.....fiicaan....indeed.... p.s - have you seen the rubbish Apo's writing in the politics sections. i smacked hard for trying to hate on y'all....the little KDF jajuus has no limits, ma istidhi bro?

thanks Mintid...this information is pertinent . i'm quite sure, it'll be off the utmost usefulness to all....but... imagine, if you had to measure, your value by the information, let's say, you release on here.....how much value do you think you will have........? :D i would say 23% only. :p

N.O.R.F;921860 wrote: Blimey. After 4 years there you've finally grown a Keep us posted. NORF, there is bari....but i've come to realise burao, isn't bari, when you've gone as far as caynabo. suddenly, burao looked galbeed.....:D:D:D i'll keep y'all posted. i haven't been able to take pictures. its a pity, really.

Carafaat;921815 wrote: Alpha, isnt that Boqor Buurmadoow territory? what are you doing there? Are you campaigning for UCID inadeero? inaadeero arafat, i was making use of my time off work and i traveled with some friends to ceel afweyn. they will eventually go as far as erigabo but i'll return to hargeisa shortly, i'm afraid.

day 2 the second day of this epic trip started very early. at 9am, we made our way to a local restaurant. Tawakal restuarant was recommended by a friend, who'd previously traveled to this city. we had fresh beer-geel and laxoox. the food was first class and the service excellent. i quickly placed an order for seconds before being reminded of the big casuumud later on in the day.... the ceel afweynians people are a diverse bunch and hail from various tribes. it has previously been hailed as an example worthy of following. ceel afweyn is known for many things but nothing impresses more than its 150 years and still going strong meat festival. the city was said to have been the meat capital of Somaliland. many of its residents seemed rather stocky as though they eat well. i was also informed whist in hargeisa, that the tribes of ceel afweyn took pride in their meat. i'm afraid, i will miss the festival this year but it would've been a fantastic opportunity to try out the wide variety of meats on display during the festival. it usually occurs in the peak of the rainy season, but it seems my epic trip had coincided with the 'abaar' or dry season, here. at 10am, i made my first unaccompanied short trip to the city centre. i thought it would be an excellent opportunity to get to grips with the city and its customs. i visited various places and had several cups of ''somali tea'' in the different outdoor tea shacks. in one such shack, i met a man called Mahdi Calooley. Mahdi, was perhaps, ceel afweyn's biggest household name, and he informed me of his plans to firmly place this city on the global map for tourism. i agreed with him with 100% and we'd took some notes of how we'll achieve these objectives. its was approaching qado time and i joined the rest of the group and we made our way back to camp. our hosts, who'd been very hospitable thus far, further exceeded my expectations, when they'd organised the biggest and indeed the most appetising qado....ever . i was making my way to the tent to get my detol steriliser, when Mr. Osman Handuleh, insisted i sit down immediately, since no honourable guest of his, would be troubled. i wasn't troubled to be quite frank and Mr. Handuleh was very nice, accommodating and i thought he surpassed the high expectations, i had of him. but i was slightly troubled by the large washing bowl for washing our hands, quickly changing its colour to dark brown, after it was used by our driver...... i bit my tongue and used the bowl after him....:D qado was excellent.....and as custom dictates, in these parts of Somaliland, we were served desert. the mixed fruits in custard were excellent. we were given toothpicks too........ :D:D TBC....

AUN....

now softening the rough bits.......with the smoother......

just cutting my nails.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@waa lasoo furay implies uselessness. i say its time to reform this sexist misogynistic language.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@NG, CLASSIC STUFF....:p

SomaliPhilosopher;921960 wrote: "Xamar being an apocalyptic wasteland" is that not semantics and discourse used to propagate the Somaliland nationhood? don't be ridiculous. this is absolute NONSENSE.....our relative success and road to recovery efforts were solely with the focus of building a grass-roots, homegrown, bottom-ups efforts. our success has never been tied to that of Xamar or off Somalia. at the same time, we've NEVER taken pride in ''the troubles'' that blighted Xamar and Southern Somalia all the years. we wish the people of xamar our very best.....and we're very happy to see the progress that is continually occurring in xamar.

Alpha Blondy;921958 wrote: NONSENSE......they need a seasoned cultural critic like Alpha....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL..... :D i'm OUT......this is a little too commercial for me..... Reeyo, this is more suited to Apo.....the thought of sharing a stage with that man SHOCKS......Apo aka louis walsh.....:p

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Apophis;921933 wrote: They need harsh Simon Cowel type critic. I'm putting myself forward, not to be judged but to judge NONSENSE......they need a seasoned cultural critic like Alpha....LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.....:D

i find it quite sad when we equate progress and indeed judge its outcomes by a liberal western standard......now, i'm not saying this competition platform is uniquely western, but its been deliberately misconstrued, to somehow, indicate, this has only been possible because the recent defeat of Al-Shabab has created the necessary conditions for such events to occur. the big Somali Television stations have been showing similar shows for a long time now. at the same time, maybe it is a new competition but we MUST always be aware of the speech codes, semantics and discourses used by westerns to propagate the view, that Xamar was a apocalyptic wasteland, which has just reemerged from years of destruction and that miraculously this musical talent competition is witness to that. we should NEVER pick and chose with a selective memory. we MUST all times, aim to show the complete picture. its NOT only divisive to sensationalise but its also unfavourable to our collective efforts in maintaining ownership of these homegrown, organic, and somali engineered efforts.............. just the other day, i was watching a youtube clip and this woman made a rather pathetic statement that xamar is now safe because she DOESN'T have to wear the hijab....that's messed up walahi..... Oba, can you please post the source...

maxa cusub, maxaa isku dhacaayo? trolling from Ceel Afweyn.......LOOOOL......:p......my dongle hasn't been working perfectly........... y'all have to see where i am and what i'm doing right now....words alone cannot describe it. a big feast was prepared for our arrival. its was amazing. its late now and most people have slept. i brought along a generator for electricity and stuff. its rather loud but luckily our tent is far from the our hosts..... anyways, its crucial the trolling continues. tomorrow, we plan to explore the city centre. it's quite exciting being here and i'm quite happy too. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Caano_Geel;921570 wrote: What are you LOOLING?... Burco is doing well within its own way. you do realise burao is Somaliland's second biggest city. what's this nonsense you're spewing about Somalia? waar, are you Somaliland or Somalia. clarify your position.....