Alpha Blondy;967465 wrote: don't bother coming here with cheap excuses. kulaaha ''ayeyo''. inabti, miyaad isku xishootid and STOP the pathetic excuses for once in your life, ma garatay?. Wanaag Farista iyo Xuman Reebida will be roaming the streets of Hargeisa and will probably catch you in the act, as you in indulging in your 'western-isms''. shameful. stay away you little goat. :cool: I had a week to shake off my Western/reer magaalo needs in Harar and Dire Dawa dee. Hargeisa is a good mix, not nearly as traditional and conservative as some of the places I went in kilil shanaad, but of course I behave accordingly Plus it's Ramadan, I will probably just spend a few days with my family and NOT hanging out with you, ee sida ula soco.

I booked a flight to Jijiga tomorrow morning because of my terrifying experience on the bus between Harar and Dire Dawa, with a driver who sped and tried to pass trucks on the road winding down the mountains around Harar. I didn't even take photos of the beautiful landscape because I was certain that it would distract the driver and send us tumbling over the edge. Never again :mad: Going rural again, so I'll probably be offline for another few weeks until I'm back in Jijiga, or in Hargeisa. Ramadan Kareem y'all

Tallaabo;967399 wrote: You should have consulted me before you bought your ticket Saffy :mad: I would surely have told you to buy your ticket directly from the airline via their website. I know it because I learned my lesson the hard way (losing $750 after missing a flight). Damn It's a pain in the @ss for sure, and their staff were really clueless and unhelpful when I went to the Dire Dawa office this morning, they probably shuffled me around to six or seven different people before they told me there's nothing they can do. I don't think I've ever heard of an airline that won't let you change your ticket for a fee, but EA won't let me upgrade my domestic ticket to an international one.

Arghhh Ethiopian Airlines won't let me switch my Jijiga-Addis flight to Berbera-Addis, and they won't refund the ticket so I can buy another one since I bought it from a travel agency originally. So now the question is whether or not to go to Hargeisa for a few days and come back, and when. It's a hassle, it's Ramadan, and it's a rough trip, but I'd like to go see ayeyo

Alpha Blondy;967229 wrote: ^ i was desperate ee naga daa......... balse it appears that this particular shukaansi failed, ma istidhi? Not at all, internet is just really crappy here and for some reason I'm not always able to access SOL. I think I'm going to leave Dire Dawa on Tuesday, I'm getting bored here and the men are awful

^^ the channel that Hargeisa receives is ESTV, Ethiopian Somali TV, but I was referring to the national channel ETV that features everything including Somali music. But you're right, ESTV is an interesting and often strange channel to watch, you can see how the state is trying to integrate Somalis into the national fold and the Ethiopian nationalism can be a little unsettling at times. I like dhaanto a lot though, I even made this my ringtone (Somaliland Allow Dhowr was last summer's tune for my SL SIM )

Alpha Blondy;967059 wrote: gartay. i'll be officially going into seclusion for the month of Ramadan inshallah, ma garatay? i'm afraid, i wont be able to meet you Huuno ee sida uula soco. That's too bad So I've been watching a lot of Ethiopian TV (ETV) these last few days... they feature traditional music from all of Ethiopia's ethnic groups, and I have to say the Somali videos are BY FAR the best, although I must admit I'm also quite fond of eskesta. Dhaanto y'all.

Odey;966942 wrote: Tune in for statistics on the "fat child" syndrome in H town. Not everything is development! At least western countries can afford healthcare as a result of explosion in obesity linked diseases such as diabetes, hypertension etc. but H town and Somalis in general cannot afford such healthcare. What should be encouraged is eating healthy and fighting "Fat". If I were a resident of H town, I would protest this development! Traditional Somali food is also full of sugar and fat, perhaps even moreso than most Western cuisines. The difference is that people back home stick to three regular (and unprocessed) meals a day, most people do not have a fridge with food sitting around to 'graze' from and snack on constantly, and Somalis are generally more physically active than Westerners in their everyday routines.

Yo, would any of you happen to know what there is to do in Dire Dawa in terms of nightlife? I'm getting bored dee.

Alpha Blondy;966823 wrote: You can reach me so easily by Wajaale You can reach me with a direct flight from Dire Dawa to Berbera You can reach me adigoo lugeeynaya You can reach me with SOL PMs You can reach me with a fake mustawaqa Cross the hawd like an mark-a-ball warrior (Haatu) I don't care how you get here Balse get here if you can before ramadan You can reach me by gaadhi aan lahay wax ciladaa Climb geedaha and swing rope to rope like a danyeerad Take a bajaaj adigoo soo maraya laamiyada loogu magac-daray ‘'Berbera Corridor'' Into these gacmo furan of Alz You can jump on a babuur laalaaya Cross the border illegally I don't care how you get here Balse get here if you can before ramadan There are buuro and cadaaw between us, ma garatay? Always something to get over ee sida uula soco If I had my way, surely you would be closer ileen waan ku bahanahay eh I need you closer waanan ku sugaaya ee soo dhaqso There are buuro and cadaaw between us, ma garatay? Always something to get over If I had my way, surely you would be closer ileen waan ku bahanahay eh I need you closer waanan ku sugaaya ee soo dhaqso You can facebuug yourself into my life Take yourself up on a GT number-plated car You can make it with protection of the Liyo Police Balse you better make it inta ka horaysa ramadan You can reach me with a fake mustawaqa Cross the hawd like an mark-a-ball warrior (Haatu) I don't care how you get here Balse get here before ramadan I don't care, I don't care (waa ruun) I need you right here, right now (imika inabti ee soo dhaqso x 3) I need you right here, right now, right by my side (waa sida iyo siyooyin kale baa, adigo mudane) Yeah yeah, yeah yeah Yeah yeah, oh I don't care how you get here (waa siday tahay) Balse get here before ramadan x 3 Balse get here before ramadan x 2 -------------- to my Saffz yours regretfully, i'm afraid Alz :D:D:D:D :D Huuno there is no way I can get there before Ramadan, it's back to tuulo life in a few days and the (possible) plan is to get to Hargeisa at the tail end of my trip and leave from there, ee sida ula soco.

Tallaabo;966637 wrote: Don't listen to him Saffy he is lying. Just go back two to three pages and you will see him praise Hargeisa's tranquillity during Ramadan;) I read his comment as a suggestion that the holy month is not appropriate for his unholy, predator intentions for when I get to Hargeisa, waan is af garanay dee agah.

Alpha Blondy;966561 wrote: ^ i thought it was fairly obvious? Agah :mad:

Why is that?

Dire Dawa internet sucks too I'm afraid Alphow I may be heading to Hargeisa, the family over there won't let me leave without seeing them.... debating whether or not to switch my flight home to Berbera-Addis-Toronto instead of the current Jijiga-Addis leg I have so I can spend the last few days of Ramadan in SL.

Alpha Blondy;965732 wrote: COME BACK Y'ALL.......,dee Safferz - misssing in Dhagax-buur. last location UNKNOWN. feared dead. Lawd hammercy, I'm ALIVE and currently taking a break from tuulo life, I'm in Harar today and heading to Dire sometime tomorrow. Wi-fi at this hotel isn't the best but at least I'm online again, there are flash internet sticks that people all over the kilil use but of course none of them are compatible with my Mac. I'll try and find one that works while I'm in Dire Dawa What the hell did I miss?

Alpha :D Every spot in Hargeisa has its pretensions, Summer Time is the one that bothers me the least. And yes, I'm very independent which is why I'm here dee, but I was expecting a warmer reception from our Alpha Blondy, should I decide to grace him with my presence in Hargeisa. But I will let you know if I'm in town Heading to my bus now... y'all will hear from me sometime next week

Alpha Blondy;962101 wrote: p.s - its only $23 for private car from wajaale to my house ee sida uula soco. of course, i'd expect to be reimbursed. Agah, you can't even be a gentleman and pay for the car? And I wouldn't go to your house, I'd meet you for coffee at my favourite spot Summer Time, ee sida ula soco

Alpha Blondy;962095 wrote: NO! its $7. can you afford that? I don't need a ride from a peasant like you anyway :mad: A kilil shanaad government vehicle will drive me to the border, and a SL government vehicle will pick me up and take me to Hargeisa, ee sida ula soco.

Alpha Blondy;962081 wrote: you're tempting me ee soo ma araagtid? balse, let me know if you require Al to pick you up from wajaale, ma garatay? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL loool would you really pick me up from Tog Wajaale?

Alpha Blondy;962073 wrote: its Dhagax Buur, ma garatay? :cool: hows the research coming along, inabti? you got stomach upset yet? just in case. waa iga taalo. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL After spending most of my Somaliland trip throwing up because I went without any meds or vaccines, I made sure I got EVERY shot and took every pill in existence before I left Toronto, so I haven't been sick once so far I haven't done any serious work yet, just networking and getting all the things/clearances I need in order while I'm in Jijiga, but I will start interviews next week inshaAllah. How's Hargeisa inabti? If I get bored and tuulo life gets to me, I may just head over for a few days

I'm heading to Degeh Bur in the morning... I wasn't able to get an internet stick today since the place that sells them closed early, so I'm going to be offline for about a week I guess that's okay, I'm supposed to be working anyway lol

Classified;961972 wrote: Can you be best friends with someone, even if you don't hang out with them a lot? Like, no matter how much ya'll are apart, when ya'll meet each other, it feels like it was just yesterday when ya'll were kicking. Sure. I live in a different country from my best friends, but we talk every day and I spend time with them when I'm in town.

I kinda love Jijiga.

I took my first bajaj/auto-rickshaw today lol

Haatu;961396 wrote: Safferz, are you by any chance going near Wardheer? If you do, can you take a few pics of the area? Will do, if I find myself there Jeudi soir in Jijiga, y'all.