True i c wat ur saying. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't go back to grade 11 if i had a time machine haha. Laakiin alxamdulillah calaa kulli xaal.

If u have responsibilities such as school debts, family obligations and the intentions to start and maintain a new family....then yea it is kinda too late to go back and do something as ambitious as medical school no matter how much u want it.

Juxa;912833 wrote: Norf wiilka la tali! Haatu it's great field too Wadani, I too wish I had listened to hooyo and went on to study medicine. Coming from family of doctors I had strayed and now it is too late I hear u Juxa. Laakiin Masha'Allah waxaabad tahay Lawyerad khatar ah oo darajada dhakhtarka aan ka laalaadin.

hahaha....not a bad attempt. But translate sand as 'ciid' and dweller as 'gale'.

Apophis;912862 wrote: What the hell is a "sand-dweller"? Do a direct Somali translation of the two wrods and there u have it; the name of the illustrious clan who founded the second biggest city in Somalia. Masha'Allah :cool:

I know right? The funny thing is non-Somalis r usually more accurate in geussing where im from than my fellow Somalis. It's mind boggling.

'Kashka iyo laabta ka soo go'day' would be the closest phrase to use I believe.

^ especially when it's a fellow Somali who should know better.

Im a sand-dweller...but people think im eritrean, egyptian, ethiopian or african American. My blood boils anytime ppl think anything but a Somali.:mad:

Aaliyyay, fasalkani laba macalin ma wada qaadi karo ee ayeeynimadaada ku eekow:D

QansaxMeygaag;912808 wrote: Isn't the hurt even worse with family, almost like the Shakespearean "et tu Brutus"? An "even you"? "I can't believe it" moment? Me thinks the knife goes deeper with family... Ur right. Betrayal by family would definitely hurt more than betrayal by others.

Ur right Qansax, it's a risk either way. But here's the difference, you won't suffer from the same pangs of regret for investing in a family member who does u wrong as u would a so called friend. If u waste time or money on a family member and u recieve nuthing in return, u can rationalize it by telling urself u did it cuz it was fams.....but wat will u tell urself when a friendship u put a lot into goes awry through no fault of ur own?

Triple my current salarly and I'd consider myself rich. I don't need millions to live the life I want.

No one comes close to Imaam Al-Xaram Al-Shareef Sacuud Al-Shurayyim.

Ur welcome sis.

lool, ok let's try again. In the Somali culture the siblings and cousins of ur grandparents are also considered to be ur grandparents. Also in the Somali culture u can consider someone of the same clan as you to be a cousin. So since Aaliyah and Oba's grandmother hail from the same clan they r cousins. This means Aaliyah can also be considered Oba's grandmother in a ceremonial tribal sense, as opposed to through close blood relations.

Qansax walaalo, U r lucky to have two true friends, because that's more than most people have. Like urself I have many situational friends, but only 2 people who I can consider to be like my brothers. Maybe ur right about things changing in our generation, because most relationships nowadays seem superificial and transient. That's exactly y I keep my energies focused on cultivating solid bonds with my family members, because I know those will be forever till death do us part (unlike most freindships and marriages nowadays).

Since Aaliyah and Oba's grandmother are ilmaadeero because they r both khaatumites (euphemism for certain clan), this makes Aaliyah Oba's grandmother in a tribal sense.

Reeyo;912750 wrote: If I don't have to pay off taxes and student finance and family billing I'd be very rich and happy with my own pay-annual. +1.

Reeyo;912752 wrote: ^ I am curious, prey tell why you refer to each other as 'ayeeyo'?- Aaliyyah is it a respect thing he bestows on you? His grandmother is a khaatumite. I have punlanders calling me ayooyo and ayeeyo too, cuz my dads mom was a puntite lol.

I just realized I was mixing up ur situation with another scenario, where lets say u buy a cup of coffee and then u scratch the cup and win money or a prize. This would be xalaal since theres no gambling involved watsoever, since ur intention was just to buy coffee. But ur right, ur situation is xaraam because the company u work for (or who ever bought the tickets) gambled on ur behalf, making the money u won proceeds earned through unlawful means.

lol, did u even read wat i said? Since u didnt gamble any money how is it xaraam? Ask any imaam and they'll give u the same answer as me.

Oba u gave away the money for no reason because it wasnt xaraam since u didnt buy the lottery ticket. Something only becomes gambling if u put up some of your own money and risk it in order to win more than what u put it in. In your situation this wasnt the case...u basically just won a prize, a xalaal prize at that.

Hahaha, Oba is hilarious.

^Dont be a party pooper.