oba hiloowlow;918030 wrote: Ngonge why don't you let him do his thang instead? As an older brother, it is my job to assist, point out and direct him to suitable future partners. It is not my business to pry into what he is doing on his own (which I'm sure he is).

^^ He's real and would probably narrow his eyes in anger when he discovers I got him two rejections through no fault of his own. But on we go.

^^ Hello Lily. You arrived JUST in time. How are you doing these days? Sayid, don't you like good things for your brothers warya? Badawdan bilaash ban o amaanayay lakin alxamduliallah, ilaahay ayaa Lily inu so diray.

^^ I like Alpha but not enough to watch him steal my brother's intended. Wax fahan.

Nin-Yaaban;917866 wrote: Chimera, no one is disagreeing with Xiinfaniin, but go back on some of his posts here on SoL and see what kinda person he is. Normally, i try to stay away from Siyaad politics, but this guy goes outta his way to bait other people. Waryaa Xiinfanin, nin yahow dadka wax la qabso, ama inaga daa BAROORARKAN. Nin buu ilahay kaa dhigee. Xiin has his faults (and they're many) but you have to get beyond the words here and see why he got worked up on this thread and the one about looted houses, saaxib. If he was discussing this issue with you, he would have been sweeter than sweet and would have slithered around you with nice words and respectable comments even if you eventually agreed to disagree. Here however, he has decided that everyone is a Liqye and therefore he's coming at the subject with all guns blazing. Find a way to make peace between him and Liqye and you'll manage to end this precieved qabyaalad of Xiin (he is no more clannish than ANY of us really). p.s. The original question makes sense and, if one ignores Liqye's angry replies, his answer to it ALSO makes sense. Bal let us start again and allow our words to speak for us rather than our personalities.

A bus Faheema? And there I was thinking you are more reer magaal than Ibti & Juxa combined. Fine. You're struck of the list, we shall leave you to the painful flirtations of Alpha.

Oba, like you the kids have "Somali" names. Harun, 14, and Ali, 12, Mohamed, were discovered in Bellville where they live with their father Mahdi Hassan Mohamed.

Coofle started it, Wyre has been dying to do it and Alpha would love to keep a maid for more than one week so that he can finally propose. What's worse, V Day is tomorrow and a few more of our younger boys maybe tempted (or forced) to enter the golden cage. Shaarubaan yeeshay, aabe ii guuri Shaydaankan iska naaray, aabe ii guuri Shamac ha la ii shido, aabe ii guuri Shuruudaan buuxshe, aabe ii guuri Sharaf aan isture, aabe ii guuri Waan shidmay, aabe ii guuri Sheeka kurudhay, aabe ii guuri Waa shay aanaan fahmin, aabe ii guuri Waxbaa i juqjuqaya, aabe ii guuri Shabaabkayga yaanu lumin, aabe ii guuri Shinbiraha i dhiba, aabe ii guuri Shalmadahaan ursada, aabe ii guuri Shaqalkaan dheereyaa, aabe ii guuri Shar yaanan arkin, aabe ii guuri Shaxshax aan noqday, aabe ii guuri Caluusha i socotay, aabe ii guuri Caashiq baan ahay, aabe ii guuri Caashuur aan bixiye, aabe ii guuri Juq baan ahay, aabe ii guuri aabe ii guuri, aabe ii guuri

^^ Not if Xiin has the deeds for Villa Somalia!

Young Somali actors in race to Oscars THE LOCAL producer of the Oscar-nominated short film Asad is in a race against time to get passports for the film’s two young Somali-born actors so that they can accompany him to Hollywood for the ceremony. Paternoster was transformed into a Somali seaside village for the film. The story follows the life of a young boy named Asad and the challenges he faces growing up in Somalia. The young actors in the film, brothers Harun, 14, and Ali, 12, Mohamed, were discovered in Bellville where they live with their father Mahdi Hassan Mohamed. Asad, nominated for best short film, has taken that gong at 13 festivals around the world. Rafiq Samsodien, the film’s Cape Town-based producer, said yesterday he was trying to take the boys and their father with him to the Oscars ceremony, which is on February 24. He said he had met a few hurdles in trying to do this. First he had to help the family extend their refugee status for the next four years. Once that was dealt with, he helped them with their passport applications. “ We got help from the provincial Department of Home Affairs and we stressed the urgency of the applications. But I have been going to the Home Affairs offices every single day since we applied and they said the hold-up is in the national office in Pretoria,” Samsodien said. “ These kids are deserving of the opportunity to be on the red carpet. Should the film win, this will be a very important moment not only for this country but also for the continent. This will be our opportunity to make right the injuries that they have been suffering through xenophobia.” He explained that the family, which had 14 other members, moved from Somalia to Cape Town in 2004. They arrived through Mozambique and settled in Kimberley for a while before moving to Bellville. Samsodien said that following Asad Ali and Harun had worked on another film, and some of the other cast members had also secured other film work. Samsodien said if they get the passports in time, they would leave for the US on February 20. Home Affairs spokesperson Lunga Ngqengelele said yesterday they were looking at the documents and would comment at a later stage. neo.maditla@inl.co.za

^^ I think Stoic and Khayer have picked it up very quickly. I'm actually suprised how quickly Khayer picked it up (see his comment on the previous page?).

^^ What do you mean you wore Ibti top to toe? She's not THAT tall! Now I'm getting an image of Ibti draped on your shoulder like some dead fox. :D

Back in top form. First in, AGAIN! Morning all.

raula;917797 wrote: Coofle Hongera bro. Don't worry -the future looks even brighter as long as your goals align. PS: waxaad ku qasbantahay inaad ka qoslisaa MOST of the time! & pay no attencion! to NGONGE's tip-offs! (He's never been to the dog house because he's a YES-man) :D

It's a juicy topic but the standard of the discussion leaves a lot ot be desired. I would like to take sides but suspect that people may question my love for Puntlanders or my fear of Daqane's alleged AK47. It's an acutal relief to know that I neither own nor claim any properties in that broken city. Err..Q is E?

^^ Family is great, raula. But I keep losing count and worry that I may forget one of them somewhere one of these days. How about yours? How many do you have by now? Wear those suits every day for years and you too will start to despise the whole thing and not pay attention to name tags and prices, saaxib. TM Lewin is good but very pretentious. I go with the civil servants and stick with M&S. p.s. It's vulgar to actually say how much I paid.

Salaam Raula. I want to greet you so warmly in a tongue you understand but all I know of your gibberish is karibu. So karibu with a cherry on top it is. Alpha, there was a time when I wasted money on expensive suits, I don't any more. These suits are a uniform that I actually grew to hate wearing. Now I simply stick with M&S's Autograph. In fact, I have recently been tempted to buy ASDA's suits, only £29. (no need to waste more on a unifrom).

Guru, Did you see what Hague said on twitter ? William Hague‏@WilliamJHague Meeting with President of #Somaliland was to prepare ground for conference on #Somalia in London in May Hmmmm.....

^^ A mere thank you with the implied idea that I have their back is usually more than enough in the corporate world, saaxib.

^^ Something else came up and gave me a way out (delegating the work to someone else).

I have some work to do. I am in no mood to do it today and actually feel like going home. Should I?

On a serious note; this is not only really about Somali women tody and yesterday, this is about MUSLIM women today and yesterday. The hijab and jilbaab you see in downtown Xamar today is the same one you can see in Kuwait city, Cairo and Kuala Lumpur. Yesterday, all these places also had women wearing short skirts and with their hair out. It all seems cyclical to me. In Harun Al Rashid's days they had music, art and even a tale or two about the joys of drinking. Yet, the Khulafa that followed him (three generations later) adjusted some of the Shica tendencies of him and his sons and went back to traditional sunni customs. It later changed with other Khulfaa down the lines and has been changing ever since. Or, as Oba would say: Saca bi saca.

Late for the second day in a row. Unacceptable really! Morning all. p.s. Ibti, we've gone off you (that is myself and my family, including the supposed groom), we can only see Faheema in the stars.

By the way, Coofle, don't listen to any female advice on this topic. They represent the other side and their brains are thinking of something altogether different to what you and I are now thinking (what do women think of when they hear of a wedding? In their eyes, you're nothing but a party pooper saaxib).

Che -Guevara;917402 wrote: Ngonge...You mean 'daddy' wasn't memorable enough. I saw it on the weekend, it was aight. I have no idea what you're talking about, saaxib. I was talking about House of Cards, the British version.