Ah...Children's books...Storytelling... Stories are painted and glued to the memory of a child only when they are melodiously told by a fully-fledged raconteur, more likely a grandmother or a grandfather. I remember how I enjoyed bedtime stories , I think the tale of Dhag-dheer was told to us more than 100 times and everytime it gave me the thrill and fear but I still recall how happy I got when I hear the song "Dhag-dheer dhimatoo , dhulkii nabadeeey" I have spotted a new blog dedicated for somali old stories...Enjoy the good read http://aleel999.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/dameeray-mrs-donkeysomali-cinderella/

Textbook Hypocrisy is what I see in many comments and replies...Hypocrisy , heaps and loads of hypocrisy. bleating like sheep doesn't make you a sheep, nor does insincere condemnation makes you a shaikh. I am sure after they enjoyed the story, even nodding their heads in agreement with the moral of the story, they conjured the old and well known reply...Waxan muxuu ahaa...Just like a young nubile that was told a naughty joke, she will put the palm of her hand on her blushing face, but deep down she actually enjoyed the joke and wishes you bring and spit more dirty jokes... Just like her, the mentality of those 'commenters' is still nubile and immature and time alone will help them metamorphose to more mature nomads and help them accept what they are, I hope.....its healthy to be sincere with your inner self. "Afkiyo uurkoo kala badalan aarsan maysaane" ~Afqalooc Nice one Abtigiis....Always reading your short stories is a breeze,,,,

Haatu;902844 wrote: This reminds me of a funny experience I had. All my life in the West, I was lead to believe that I was born on mid-september 94, and why not afterall that's what it said on the passport. However, when I back home in Garissa in 2011 I was curious and just wanted peace of mind so I asked my ayeeyo to give me my birth certificate; and Lo and behold! it turns out I've been living as a certified fake age all these years. My real b-day turned out to be June 30th 94.It turns out that when my old man was completing the papers and procuring the fake Mogadishu birth certificates, being a typical old fashioned Faarax he literally only knew the years and rough season most of us were born in, so he simply guessed the month and day And to think I used to torment my Afghan FA friends on 1st of January. 94....is this a typo... plus SOL should have age restriction niyaw, Abtigiis posts should not be open to underage fellas... Anigu barigii Soomaaliya Dalka jira ahayd baan dhashoo, I was one of the few lucky nomads to know their actual birthyear! and birthday....but still on official documents happy birthday to me on January first... I remember once me and my friends were asking each other...when were you born (year).. one guy answered "Barigii og.aa.deenku nagu soo duuleen!!!" other guy said "my mother and father still to this day argue on my birthyear"--one says 80 and the other 83! you gotta love nomads.

The usual staff....Reer hebal ayaa Badhasaab iyo maayar isku qaataye wax ha nala siiyo.... The Siilaanyo government should carefully handle the tribe staff especially in Burco!

Shinni iyo Cali mooge

Me the same...But Right now I have come to peace with myself.. in all matters that involve Emotions I always go with my guts or instinct, with matters that need objective judgment, I only use my good old cerebral hemisphere.

Somalia;902619 wrote: Wallahi I am lying on my stomach right now.. I like it and shall continue to do this evil. :cool: its not you who is doing the evil....you are a mere victim of shaitan's evil. :cool:

xabad;902616 wrote: LOL. What is the use of our education if we still believe in this old wives tales ?!. ridiculous iga deh. Old habits die hard.... Even the fanciest post-graduate degrees will not make me stop believing in some staff. *Don't borrow salt at night. *Don't leave your shoes upside down. *Don't get married in certain 'star' constellations! *Don't step over someone, you have to reverse if you do so. and many others....

@Sharmarke....The first time I heard of Chinua achebe was embarassing yet life turning event..a whole class room, me being the only black , and awkwardly I was the only one who did not know chinua achebe!...it was first year university , I was Medical Major but I took the course as elective and all the other students were english major....the topic of discussion that day was "Heart of darkness"...Ironic.. @Chubaka .... If you read the works of nagib mahfouz in English and not in the native arabic,,,you are just licking the frost out of an ice-cream!! the guy is amazing in Arabic. @Blessed....African-American authors..I should start reading their books eey.. @Apo .... get a book..

@Alpha Your ideas are somewhat similar to what I have read in "Orientalism" By the late Edward Said; another non-native writer, palestinian to be exact. ...Edward claims that western hegemony over literature have led to the idea that "The West" is the center that other cultures (Confucius, Islamic, African etc) revolve around. through simple paintings (The turkish bath), fictional stories (heart of darkness) or plays (othello) the west have succeeded to create the idea of the orient (in your case Black culture).... I think Edward was on your page, just in different way, he was talking of orient Vs occident ,,,and you my dear friend have the scope of Black culture.....I highly recommend the book ... By the way does somalis pass as black? not the skin complexion but the "black culture"?

@Garnaqsi ... Indeed, to write something worthy for publishing, a foreign writer needs twice the talent. I have not read Maps yet, but from this abstract I am loving it ... @Mustafe... True, Nuraddin is criticized for pompous writing, but my explanation is that he is trying to prove himself in the cutthroat society of literature. but still his writings are melodious, synchronized and novel.

Have you guys heard of "Fur-cadde" .... The vintage name for cologne in Somalia! the first time I used cologne was in a sufi gathering as they like the "Fur-cadde" very much...they literally make cologne rain over their heads!

@Africaown ..... Samsam seems legit and competent , nearly the only gullible in the whole cabinet of siilaanyo.... I don't know her past or her behind the scene actions, but as far as I am concerned the ministry of education have done a lions leap in her time... Is there something I don't know? warka igu taabo

I did not see the video.....But thanks to my grandmother (AUN) ... I never sleep on my stomach no matter how much that is tempting to me... Somalis always said "Shaydaanka ayaa ku koraya!" ..At least that is why I avoided it, till this day

Ma 'Youtube time' baa ?Aaliyyah !!!.. "Hees -Hawleed" is very attractive part of somali literature, sadly this sect is dwindling and rarely I see people using it anymore. For instance when a nomad takes his cattle to the well for water he sings, when watering at the well he sings, when coming back he sings and even when milking the cow he sing.... "Hees-Hawleed" gave nomads the illusion of time going fast.....If I may qoute some hees-Hawleeds. While doing kabad women sing. Koronkor cuni maynoo kariba maynee karuur geel ma la hayaayeey While watering Cattle Men sing and chant Adoo hooto ah (You produce less milk) oo hadhaale ah ( and you always limp behind the cattle) oo hirdina badan (and you kick around) lo'ada ka horteed (before the other good cattle) ha lay soo horo ( I should get water ) sideed ku heshaa ( how could you say)!!!! and then he hits the poor cow with his stick another one for cattle Wiil magaalada soo maraanmaray oo mijo-cas dumar maro la huwaday maalintii ceel kuu midayn waa Alas! I am getting off topic...Nice video Aaliyyah , I think I should start a thread about "Hees-Hawleed" and the nomads

Recently I have noticed the trend that authors who are not native english speakers have a unique and flamboyant style of writing. They easily manage to squeeze pleasure out of us even when we are not in the mood of reading, they take their time in describing and dissecting the meaning out of every word and sentence. So far I had the pleasure to be acquainted with Chinua achebe, Nuraddin farah and Joseph Conrad, but of late I have started reading the works of Khaled Hosseini (A thousand splendid suns & The kite runner) Amazingly all the of them have a special way to readers mind, I feel pulseless when I indulge into the yellow pages of their novels, turning and twirling the pages excitedly like a bride surveying her wedding dress in the magazine. Is it they are good writers or is it my innate inclination to their Non-native background? Have you felt the same? I think for some, its the novel cultural breeze they bring up , I feel relieved from the western culture for a moment.... I am not good with English After all, Only If I read 10% of books I read in Af-carbeed in English my idea would have been different I guess...

Xaruntaan ku dhashee Xundhurtaydu taalaay........I heard "Baryahan cidii aan xamar u dhalan xundhurtoodii inta la soo saaro ayaa badwaynta lagu darayaa, markaa waan ku dhashay marmarsiyo maaha anymore"

A good mother-in-law is a dead mother-in-law....intimidate the mother by telling her you will call off the wedding, may be through the daughter, No good mother will ever destroy her daughters marriage for her own enjoyment, if she does than that mother in law is not some one you want to be related to....Habar habar loo waayay waa balee, its obvious you don't have a mother or she is an angel ... at the end of the day its all about love....... Some may not believe it, but the pursuit of love can be long and treacherous, I always give myself the excuse that I have met the love of my love in an unfortanate times, but its up to me to make it fortunate..... Naftaada la faq, if you love too much, then wait till december I assure you If she loves you she will take you with your bidaar.... Anagu waxna iima dhawa and I can't look at my own shadow any more coz the bidaar have done its part well on my head....

OdaySomali;896513 wrote: Complicated stuff, I wonder if Coofle knows much about Neuroscience. OdaySomali I have took Many neuroscience courses in university as they were mandatory and usually I grabbed a pathetic C..... Isku soo wada xoori, Even neurologists, neurosurgeons and neuroscience specialists will agree that neurophysiology is the least understood aspect of the human body, to this day neurosurgical interventions have the highest rate of both unexplained and explained complications, once you read into medications you will find out most of them are discovered by mere accidents and the Mechanism of action of medications are mere hypothesis thus they are changed every 5 years. Neuropsycology is the philosophy of medicine. a scientific mind beliefs in evidence based medicine in in neuropsychology its all hypothesis and theories. instinct probably comes from a previous experience that is saved in our subconscious mind ...... I think I read something like that in clinical psychology textbook, after all was not smart at this subject, Ilaahaw i dhaafi ayuun bay iga ahayd.

"Dhulka jiiftiyo lama guursado, Dhererka Qaarkiise" ~M. N. Fadal (AUN)

Amazingly Cali Mooge Never been to school and was an illiterate , Waa sida uu isagu isku markhaati furaye Weligay iskuul iyo ma gelin, Gole talaamiide Ama gacanta weedh aan ku qoray, Aadmi ma hor geyne

Abwaan Cali mooge iyo Ugaadha .....At least for someone who have spent that many years away from home, I should praise myself for knowing this amount of somali wildlife. “Shanta guunyo loo agabaree galab la soo hooyo, Maroodiga gondaha wayn leh iyo gacanka foolkiisa, Wiyil ganafka buurtiyo halgeri gob iyo caartiif leh, Gisi waalif kaymaha gardool loogu geli waayey, Faraw gaaddanaaxiyo gunburi gar iyo xiisaan leh, Saryan gooni joogiyo biciid geesku hadhinaayo, Garanuug maraa daaq ah iyo goodirkiyo siigga, Goray qooqay, jiilaal gab yidhi, ged iyo xeeshiisa, Carawlaha guyaal hore u diday godanka nayroobi, Banka cawl garmaamaysa iyo galab ka ceegaaga, Gaaroodi joog deero iyo geeshash dabataaga, Gaashaan xidh sawgala bacayr orodka googooysa, Iyo gebi ka bood cali-kudoo guuxa ka horreysa, Quslay gaadmo dhawrkiyo cabsida garab ku daaqaysa, Geed jidhi sakaarada man go’ay laac ka guranaysa, Gabashada bakaylaha gunbudha gebi yar hoostiisa, Dhiddo fidhin gantaal iyo warmaha guudka ku hillaaban, Doofaar gafuurkiyo ilkaha dhacar ku goynaaya, Qarandida dugaag loo galladay, godad u jeexaysa, Daayeer xaraar iyo gogladay buurta guradeeda, Iyo qallami sida gaari wacan guudka fidhanaysa, Gabargaalka diinkoo cilmiga gooni la hadaafa, Gucumaalaha aar iyo libaax galaw ka eedaama, Gaballaax shabeel iyo dhurwaa gudub u rooraaya, Gurxankiyo hariimo cad hanjabo gaydh leh kugu qaada,!

Abwaan Cali mooge AUN oo ah hibo hiil wayday ayaa dhawaantan aan u tafoxaytay akhriska iyo u dhabbo galka suugaantiisa dhadhanka iyo dabeecada goonida ah leh. aniga oo hore u soo galiyay gabay uu tirshay oo la yidha "ma ogtahay" http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/64827-Ma-ogtahay Dhirta ---Imisa ayaad ka aqoonsatay geedaha ku xusan gabayga-- I only know the ones in Bold.... Qudhac iyo galool iyo maraa qodaxyo dhaadheer leh, Sog-sog aan caleemuhu ka quban qamaca jiilaalka, Qaneecaad ma waayaha gobkay qarisay hoobaantu, Hadh qabaw qansaxa aar wax dilay qaarka la huluusho, Bilcil lagu qamaamiyo cadaad qaydar iyo waadhi, Qoordiid sarmaantiyo jaleef quulle iyo jeerin, Xer quraan dharkayn looga qoro looxyo qara wayn leh, Gumar qoon dillaaciyo xanuun qawdhadh ku adkaysa, Qabo weelka quudkiyo hadhuub qoysku ka adeegto, Yoocada biyaha qaaliga ah qabata kaydkooda, Iyo qaysaraan salamacoo qaayib lagu raaco, Isqayuubka lama gooyiyo qayr watiyo laanga, Jilba dhiig shullaha kaa qabtiyo, qoobabkiyo lawga, Indha qayd kariirtiyo xumboo qaylo lagu waasho, Qarjajoof nagaadhiyo intii cagaha qoomaysa!!.

raula;901287 wrote: ^^^sanka is one of my fav as well. I can't find the lyrics (& don't have much time to post the lyrics here) but love this song by Ahmed Mooge (Weli/wali waa Caruuro) http://www.heesta.com/daar_hees.php?id=1875 aaah...its not that you don't have time inader, its that the song is not what you want your kids to hear! .... needs to be censored, but men will always enjoy it..no shame in literature. wyre sxb sorry, I never heard of this song before... Midab aan cadaaniyo cawlaan ahaynoo eegmada cajabiyoo lagu caajisayniyo waxaad tahay mas ciideed wali waa caruuroo waa laan curdin ahoo waxa loo carbinayaa sida faras colaadiyo dakano u curtamayee cambaruudka naasaha caarada madaw iyo luqunta cabaadhta leh iyo cududaheediyo kubabkaa is celiyee wali waa caruuroo waa laan curdin ahoo waxa loo carbinayaa sida faras colaadiyo dakano u cartamayee Sunayaal carceere cidhifka isla gaadhiyo indha cawl la moodoo caashaqa abuuraa igu beeray cudurkee

Alpha Blondy;901559 wrote: i'm sorry you feel that way Coofle. we're still cool and i'm proud to call you a friend! LOL let me emphasize on ""are MY only good memories"" its me personally not the town......May be I would have seen more of the great town if I was guided by a native gorilla LooooooL saw maaha....We were a group of reer galbeed boys that was having fun we asked around about what to do and they told us eat in xeebsoor and follow this road to batalaale then leave the town before the dark coz you are not that welcome cowboys!