of course! XX many thought he was immortal.

did anyone see meles's funeral (sounds a little odd writing meles and funeral in the same sentence) today? silaanyo was there. jacob zuma was between him and sheilk sharif.

B;190084 wrote: Lately I have been experimenting with many different forms of dating. First I tried the traditional way of hooking with a Somali girl in the shisha places and the night clubs,I had no success so tried speeding dating, this was not very successful as no Somali women ever try speed dating. After many months of despair, I tried the Islamic lecture circuits, but the sister were only interested in new converts to Islam so gave up, plus I didn’t like acting fake and being pretentious. Then finally at the recommendation of a close friend tried online dating. I had to pay the subscription fee but have been very successful. This is a fantastic way to find love with a none-Somali women because if after 6 months your are not successful, you have your subscription fees refunded. Apart from the Islamic sites, you hardly find Somali women looking for love online and they are usually looking to hook up with converts as ever. If you are looking for love. You are better of paying for a premium site then waiting for cupid's arrow to strike. knalmtalkinbout this guys sounds so desperate! waar here in hargeisa, you needn't try any of these forms of 'dating'. they will come to you lol.

Daqane;863570 wrote: He automatically jumped to accusing che of being an atheist when he clearly just stated he does not care who is wearing what on Egyptian t.v have you seen that fiona bruce from BBC news/ Ghida Fakhry from AJE? i'd prefer the newscaster to be modestly dressed becos the content of the news is more important .

i was told once if you see something that is morally repugnant do the following; 1.express absolute contempt for it 2. verbally do something 3. stop it with your hands and take action

Che -Guevara;863496 wrote: Your priorities are messed up. che, i love your one liners these day! this could herald a career in stand-up comedy!

lol@wyre

these sites are used by morally-corrupt, divorced and former night-clubbing somali women! they cannot bring their shame to public so will use an online site to reinvent themselves to some innocent revert.

LANDER;863125 wrote: Your not into divisive tribal politics? Do you even stop and think about what you say or does being a heathen given you the license to talk loosely at all times. Need I remind you about the comment on 'western somalilanders' which started this exchange. Your'e more confused than I thought, put the booze and qaad down for just a moment and type when you have some level of clear mindedness. I understand some of our elders in the west send their miscreant children back home cause they can't make something of themselves in the west or perhaps indulge in too much debauchery, but if they keep sending the likes of your godless, ignorant and foolish types back home we're in trouble. You've got a false sense of importance and you can't figure out if your coming or going, one moment you hate xamarawiis next minute you love them, next minute you hate 'Somali-LAND' as you put it, next minute your the greatest patriot the country has ever known. You sound psychophrenic and the only coward I see is an internet gangsta hurling insults he wouldn't dare take to the streets of Hargeisa, we both know you don't talk like this when army and police men stop you and you pay them a nominal fee to leave you alone. LOL@LANDER, i can continue this saga of sorts forever lol. but its now getting personal and seems directionless. of course, i already know what you think of me and whatever you think is absolute nonsense and triggered by your tribal sensitivities. waar, why are so defensive of these JBs? next time i'm in the JB hinterland in gabiley, arabsiyo and kalabaydh, i promise to buy more fruits from the street hawkers there, ya? would that satisfy you? why are you getting personal brother and saying stuff like 'put the booze and qaad down for just a moment and type when you have some level of clear mindedness? thats not a nice thing to say to someone ruunti. imagine accusing someone of being an alcoholic? i mean that just pathetic! imagine if i accused you of being an alcoholic too? that's godless and a little abrasive dont you think? I understand some of our elders in the west send their miscreant children back home cause they can't make something of themselves in the west or perhaps indulge in too much debauchery, but if they keep sending the likes of your godless, ignorant and foolish types back home we're in trouble. i made the decision to come to somaliland. i felt i could do more here, you know. i've made a positive difference to my life since coming here. something you should take heed from before the wife puts the black bag on the doorstep lol. why are you hating on me LANDER, why don't you come here instead of expressing all these tirades of hatred and jealousy towards me? lets work together, we're not far in thinking, you know lol! You sound psychophrenic and the only coward I see is an internet gangsta hurling insults he wouldn't dare take to the streets of Hargeisa, we both know you don't talk like this when army and police men stop you and you pay them a nominal fee to leave you alone. i'm nice to all the officers, actually, except the one's i suspect of being JBs lol. you think your SNM credentials can afford you that extra protection from these men? you're an internet warlord intent on spreading your subversive ideas by sitting there in your ghetto project house. waar come here marka hore and stop hurling abusive tirades because you're against freedom of speech and the freedom to express my thoughts, which real war heroes, through sacrifice and valour fought for and continue to defend.

thanks for the education MMA. laakin, tell me the ethnic composition of xamar in 2012 not 1645? all over the somali peninsula cities and towns are experiencing demographic transitions. this wave of urbanisation has consolidated some facts beyond doubt! its only logical that terms should reflect these changes. so maybe its time that 'xamari' should be adopted and become synonymous with the status quo nooh lol?

waar sayid, there appears to be subtle nuanced biases to both to juxa (indigenous xamari but being politically correct) and MMA (non-xamari - based on my observations lol) refusing to accept the truth and reality on the ground. the term must be used interchangeably with a resident of xamar. what do you call a resident of xamar these days? lol. i think its legitimate to call them xamari because we can't call them something entirely different and be crude as per the SOL rules. the original xamaris are almost extinct and live in small scattered communities along the coast. the rest have sought refuge in portugal due to their 'alleged' portugese ancestry. good riddance, indeed. i was merely hailing the new xamaris or should that be neo-xamari people because these are the people who have inherited the city now and it belongs to them and them alone. these are the people i recognise as xamari.

LANDER;862856 wrote: amuro Ilaahey, look at this sensitive thug you have comprehension problems or what? lol I spoke about the people you called cowards never implicating myself. Than again your'e a heathen who lives off donated money claiming to do great good while you come on internet forums and brag about your third world villas and cars, so I shouldn't be too surprised. Let's see the chief of staff for the past 10 plus yrs of the army have been 2 JBs and 1 HB these abokors are disproportionately represented in the top echelons of Somaliland's army must be cause they're cowards. Nuh Taani and Jidhif were cowards right ? kaftanka talow wad ku cusubtahay marka lagu yara dacayedeeyo wad xanaaqda. Ceeblow, you won't find me dissing reer galbeedka Somaliland ama reer bariga Somaliland unlike you our nationhood is not a recent phenomenon in my life. Continue your journey of self-discovery is my advice to you while filtering the sillyness that comes out. Don't get too excited when you say BS and people call you out on it. LOL@ somali-LANDER, the former war hero, decorated SNM veteran and Mujahid of the 5NAAD and somali-LANDER from a distance, i'm not into your abbreviations and tribally divisive politics, i'm not in the least bit interested in your attempts to undermine the collective will of the Somaliland people and nationhood. somaliland has chosen a path of democracy and unity. where do you get your information from baal? you remind me of my friends, back in the land of Great Britain, who spent their entire time on exchanging and repackaging the latest somaliland news and information, occasionally adding their own version of events to the latest development and current stories. these men thought themselves the pioneers and protectors of 'somaliland' in the diaspora. the misinformation and hyperbole was an attempt to manipulate the masses of patriotic Somalilanders in the qurbo-ha with the view of creating an unshakeable sense of nationhood and somalilandnimo, often re-telling their dramatic stories of conquest and liberation. i was in the world, LANDER, i was attentive and foolishly followed these lies with the hope that it would firmly solidify my shaky belief and weak sense of being. I was a dedicated follower in these cult circles and was hailed as the next big thing – a new form of somalilander from the qurbo but with the lingo and ideology of cult leaders, like you, LANDER. i came here and saw my land and realised the evil rubble-rousers you belong to, were so detached from reality and lived in a bubble, a bubble of illusory dreams and nightmare induced fallacies. as for the GB’s you mentioned; nuux tani and jidef are men of questionable character. they are very corrupt men and not worthy of leading the honourable defenders of the realm. Jidef held the coverted post for last than 1 month before being ousted for his indefensible mistake and Nuux Tani - his involvement in the ceel bardaale massacres say quite a lot - imagine that! these men seem to combine fiction and reality in the name of defending this young democracy, as for shaqalle, well he’s inept .Waar, these farmers and corn-eating men of the 5NAAD are pathetic, their role in the liberation movement must be revised, for the inaccuracies have led to a distortions, which you propagate in your cult circles. their spinelessness, weak moral fibre and lack of honour is quite clear for all to see. lets hope for the sake of this democracy that a great man emerges, like those before him and ensures the defenders are rightly guided.

^ adams, what a silly song!

Africaown, there is an excellent book called 'crimes against logic' too. its talks about all these fallacies in more detail.

LOL@ LANDER, a mujihad wannabe or failing that a somali-LANDER from a distance! ^ if you were present here in person, which you're clearly not, you would no doubt call yourself mujahid LANDER but lets be honest your credentials are in question behind a computer screen made worse by the clear fact that you're living in exile, so spare us the hadaal-ka beela dhuxa. so come here marka hore before uttering the -''i'm a decorated war veteran'' malakay. the obvious facts, which your skirting around remain that JBs are cowards and are not worthy of mention in the annals of history. i'll give you the former minister of information bob yusuf duale but name me one decorated JB?

two words: nostalgia and rural romanticism! both are a distortion based on a melancholic, blurred figments of and imaginations of identity, belonging and sense of place. the simple life doesn't have to be nor idealised the countryside as a place of the quiet idyllic living but rather around a life better lived based on your basic human needs.. Unfortunately, however, the reality could not be far more different. it’s a difficult life of subsistence and dependency on the elements. these pictures are interesting, not least because of some supposed inside knowledge and 'affinty' the artist is 'othering' and indeed exoticising the rural people and their daily activities for 'an outside audience' and not merely for local consumption, since they care not for such delusions. these simplified constructions are dangerous for two reason; 1. it risks creating a mockery of and caricatures the rural lifestyle. 2. it commodifies the rural lifestyle and seeks to make economic benefit from the consumption of this art for 'others' or nostalgic diaspora. it does this by creating an idealised version of what constitutes the rural life. this in turn portrays the rural experience as a single entity, when the rural experience is as multi-faceted and diverse as the urban and city experience.

RedSea;862539 wrote: Alpha Blondy: Sorry I don't mean to be rude but I always thought you were female member. But anyways, we have nothing but love for the people of Xamar. They have suffered long enough, time for them to lead normal life. I can't wait to visit Xamar and swim in Liido beach or take a long walk along the serene beach of Jaziira. Insha Allah. its the them and us mentality i cant literally stomach these days. identity is defined by where you belong and it just so happens that my latest yearning is xamar. you cant fault me for this. quite clearly, my brother, you have issues which has resulted in your hate and resentment towards xamar. i suggest you change this mentality.

LANDER;862509 wrote: ^ War isla xisho waxad tahay kuwii shalay mii-ga bariga laga so guray ee. lol@LANDER the Somali-LANDER from a distance, i actually lived in dul-caad for a while in a huge refugee camp. this is where the UN collect us before the 4 abokors and their uncle michael turned into militias intend on carnage and destruction. mind you, this was before the habar-habar war where GB was absent in berbera! utterly shameful....ruunti!

i would also like to add that somali mothers are largely to blame for this new crop of degenerate bad children. she must attend to their emotional as well as physical needs. raising your children right and you are a good mother; raise them bad but don't blame it all on their fathers.

interesting question... i suppose in many way the old somali thinking of having many is in decline....but what if they die? my personal view is the more children you have the better. but if its gonna make your wife fat and lazy, as is so often the case...i'd rather not, you know. but that can be overcome by marrying a ripe 18 yr old when you like 52.

Apophis;862311 wrote: Sorry bro, but this whole "I was blind but now I see" new you has the the unmistakable mark of insincerity. But nomads always welcome those who (pretend to) repent. xamar's remarkable, swift development and road to recovery is bigger than any individual; its a joint effort by many. my ''new thinking'' are only mere words so far.... and of course and you're not in a position to determine their sincerity.

Juxa;862297 wrote: Very proud of you, young Alpha, let me extend Oba's invitation, you are welcome to visit any time, and wont need to stay $100 hotels insha allah. dearest juxa, thanks for your sincere hambalyos and kind words. i'm not a newcomer to xamari generosity and hospitality. i'm all too familiar with it lol.

Tallaabo;862307 wrote: When did Xamar become your city? Waaryaa "The pearl of the Indian Ocean" dadbaa iska leh ee tuulodaad katimi ku laabo. please don't ruin this beautiful thread with your negativity. any further cynical comments will be reported to the admin.

oba hiloowlow;862291 wrote: Im proud of you Alpha my brother, Im still counting on you in christmas, dont let me down thank you my brother! i cant express in words what it means to me that you'll host me in xamar and we'll come up with amazing plans to develop our city even more inshallah!

construction everywhere! this city will surely rise like a phoenix from the ashes! excellent!