I wouldn't do it, its too risky! Watch the movie Misery.

Haha my words seem to have stung our little friend Timur, I dare you to find a single post where I put Ronaldo on a pedestal and worship him like you guys worship distant politicians. Just return to your daily chearleading of some clan-uncle that does not know you exist okay? LOL

No big bro, my hair is super important, its a defining feature. If I was living in the 1950s/60s, sure I would embrace the inevitable, if I unfortunately were to go bald, but in this day and age, with all the technology available, that's crazy. It's like a young man losing all of his teeth, and then being told he should accept it by changing his diet to oatmeal and soup only. What the hell? LOL, no he should go to a dentist and get it fixed. The same logic dictates here.

Somalicentric;815988 wrote: I honestly didn't know men were this self-conscious, you guys are worse than women lol The feeling of losing hair to a man is equivalent to telling a woman she can NEVER EVER for the rest of her life carry a handbag or a purse lol. I would be devastated if I went bald, because it would completely change my looks. It's 2012 people, save a bit of money and get a transplant:

Che -Guevara;815983 wrote: Tfg supporters at each other's throats:-) These are young men fighting for their uncles on an internet forum. The sad part of it all is that none of these uncles actually give a damn about their little groupies or know about their existence lol.

kingofkings;816029 wrote: More recreation centers for kids should be created, not to forget the old boy/girl scout clubs need to be re-established across the country. What's the feasibility of a medium sized amusement park in Somalia, would it be a success?

NGONGE;815000 wrote: ^^ Tomorrow night to Dubai and Monday morning to Berbera. Pass it on to all the tea drinkers. Did you go with a: Otherwise you're useless.

Dr_Osman;815263 wrote: Chimera yes urban planning is an issue everybody knows that its nothing new. Bilicida magalada programs are underway. 10KM road project is happening within the city with 5 main roads being paved. So its a start!!! As for the electricity. I don't mind the electricity poles as long as its orderly. I understand in some places outside of the residential area their is alot more electricity generation due to commercial activities being very high but there is ways to manage that. We can use alternative energy sources for commercial areas and use standard electricity grids in residential areas where electricity generation is much lower and for personal use. So its highly unlikely massive amounts of wires will be thrown around residential areas I think it is sad thing noone has a vision for bosaso electricity regulation. Even garowe is using wind-farms now. I suggest the best solution is to use either solar energy in the commercial area or to run the cables under-ground but that still would be using older technologies which is really not sufficient for the commercial center. The roads being paved is a positive, but many of the streets would be better served with cobblestones. It makes the area look cleaner and more developed. Those electric poles are definitely an eye-sore, and a major hazard. Look at Berbera, a planned city, you will notice that those electric cables were established underground, and it gives the city a very developed look evendo it has been neglected for the last twenty years, while Bosaso went from a little town to a major hub. It's imperative for future stable growth and an aesthetically pleasing Bosaso, that these measures are put in place today, to prevent an urban sprawling disaster in the future.

None of Oday's wishes are beyond our capabilities, and nobody said we should build a new airport to rival Heathrow. You guys lack reading comprehension skills. I used that example to highlight how a European country like England is not competing with Scotland, or Wales or Northern Ireland, instead they are competing with the Dutch, the Germans, and the French, all non-British groups. As for our neighbours, they are well ahead of us, only Aden Adde International Airport's 150 million expansion will put us back on the regional aviation map. There was also an exciting announcement made in the past, that would see the Chinese completely modernize the Egal International Airport, but nothing was heard of this plan since: Pity.

Bosaso at the moment looks very chaotic and ugly, unlike Garowe. They need to get those electric cables fixed in the ground, didn't they learn anything from the last massive fire? Otherwise it has the potential to become a Muscat.

Blessed its not just my cousin, there are many sisters I have seen that seem to have conflicting feelings about the way they want to dress, which is why sometimes you will see a dress-style that's completely contradictory i.e tight jeans and a hijab. Peer-pressure is not a joke, and our sisters (and brothers) aren't immune from that pressure, they want to look cool and fit in because there is not a strong Somali media in place to block the negative local influences of their adopted country. However when I look at the Indian community, the women and men there are very influenced by popular media from India, which blocks the local influences. I don't know how to explain it, but call it a cultural back-bone. For example look at the Sikh community, all of the men wear turbans and the women wear Salweer Kamees because deep down they feel a strong connection with their ancestors, with their culture and with their homeland.

I look like the thriller era Michael, my nick used to be Jackson.

^He's spot on because he's internationally minded, while those that call him 'hater' can't see beyond their little tuulo, which is why they will comically call their airport ''the most advanced in the Somali peninsula'' but never beyond. You see, that's the problem with the Somali mentality of today, we have low-standards and only seem to compete with ourselves instead of trying to shine on the international stage, like in the past. Here in Britain they are about to build a brand new state-of-the-art airport, and the whole reason for that project is so Britain stays ahead of the Netherlands, France and Germany. You see, the British mentality is internationally minded, and their standards are high! Oday's wishes certainly aren't beyond our capability.

Oday, enter here for my feedback

Brother, forget the Somaliweyn dream for now, we should not make the same mistake as the past. We sacrificed thousands of Somali soldiers, billions in equipment and funds in trying to make that dream a reality, but instead the world powers made sure the political map would remain the same. Secondly, areas like the NFD have basically stabbed the Somali nation in the back, they seem to be very comfortable with the current reality, so why should we in Somalia, when we are back on our feet, waste our time on that issue? Similarly Somali-galbeed should have been an independent country like Eritrea, but it is not, why? The Eritreans had less military hardware, less funds and less political support than Somali-galbeed, yet the former is an independent country and the latter is not because the Somalis there thought they could negotiate with the weakly-armed and America's favourite Rebel leader; Meles Zenawi, while the Eritreans forced him to conceed at gun-point. I'm sorry if I sound a bit anti-Somaliweyn, but I'm just looking at the current scenario where we are completely broken, and much of that has to do with this dream. We basically walked straight into the imperial trap that was set up for us at independence. If we had stuck to developing our country, educating our people, drilled the oil in the 60s and continued to support rebels from a distance, while making lucrative alliances with major powers, Somalia would have outlasted its neighbours. With the decades long exploitation of our many resources we would be on Malaysia's or Turkey's level today but with better beaches, and tell me brother, if either Malaysia or Turkey were located in the Horn of Africa today, what country could stop them from regaining lost territories? No country could! Thirdly, i'll be honest with you, I do not believe losing Somali capital is anything the Saudis or Emirates lose sleep over. Their annual profits from oil is three times the size of all the African country budgets combined, Saudi-aramco's monetary reserves could buy two Japans. The UAE has always been a genuine friend of Somalia, and their actions is one of the few I would consider 'brotherly' rather than interest driven. We currently lack good leadership, otherwise we would be outperforming everyone in the region as we did in the past. As you highlighted China was doing in Somalia in the 70s and 80s what it is doing in many parts of Africa today. We can easily sway them into our direction with proper leadership. The Chinese know Somalia has more resources than Ethiopia, the latter's impoverished population size is insignificant to a country of 1.3 billion people with a growing domestic middle-class. Angola with a slightly higher population than Somalia is far more important to China than Ethiopia will ever be, so don't think population is the end all and be all when it comes to international business. We have naval assets that a land-locked country like Ethiopia can only dream off, this gives us another edge. One of the reasons I think China is reluctant to jump into the new Somalia is because of the Lamu project in Kenya linking to the South Sudanese oil-fields, which is very important to the growing economy of China, but once a pipeline is built to Bosaso port, you will see a whole new Chinese policy. However, remember that the Kenyans in the last couple of years countered every aspect that would give Somalia an edge over them. When the Turks entered Somalia and established an embassy, not long after Kenya established an embassy in Ankara. When the oil companies entered Somali soil, the Kenyans began giving out licenses for drilling. Our achilles heel is the current insecurity and bad reputation, otherwise the Brazilians, Indians and the Chinese would have been flocking to our country. What we need to do is build strong institutions such as the military, the government, and revive the important economic sectors to spur foreign direct investment. Once we have reached a certain economic & military level can we look back at the Somaliweyn dream.

^LOL, ruunti the reason I made this topic was because a tiny relative of mine was brainwashed into thinking the hijab is 'not beautiful'. That was a shocker, yet not a surprise. There is no Somali tv-show comparable to Hannah Montana (or other teenage nonsense our younglings watch on a daily basis) that features role-model or fashionable sisters with Hijabs. Bluelicious, gartey!

We are learning about the Beauty of the Hijab, those were exhibits A and B, I want that coursework finished and delivered on my desk at the end of the week lol I will return to my little corner in shame now.

It's a blog showcasing the beauty of hijabs to the rest of the globe, why am I being scrutinised for posting it? It's like me telling you off for posting videos of women doing their hair, yeah those are sisters too lol. Those weirdos only have to type ''Somali hijabs'' and the article with the picture is there, not exactly cracking the enigma codes. And yes, if I had posted a picture of me in a Macawiis and posted it in an article about that clothing style, I would not grudge someone else from using that picture to represent 'a man wearing a macawiis''. You ruined my topic, making me feel all bad and stuff as if I just committed murder or something, I hope you're proud!

Aaliyah, Juxa - those aren't images I snatched from a personal profile or facebook, they were posted in publicised articles and blogs, that's very different. Otherwise I would have to delete all the images in the Somali women role models topic I created a couple of years ago.

Bluelicious;813378 wrote: I think it's the mysteriousness that you like that draws you towards them. Mysteriousness is attractive That, plus the Somali sisters look more radiant when they wear hijabs, you feel a 1000+ year old historic heritage when you look at them, but the sisters that go bare, they are just like the rest of the west. Those without hijabs alot of the time end up focusing so much on their hair, that they end up neglecting their faces, while the Hijabis are shining. Simply stunning!

Narniah;812581 wrote: That's so nice to see, considering the unfortunate circumstances we find ourselves in today. It makes you proud to know where we came from, and how great we once were. Insha'Allah Somalia will come back in full action! Thanks chimera. Exactly, 20 years of statelessness has completely transformed our own perception of what we are capable off. That's always a dangerous characteristic. Insha-allah indeed!

I have recently come to realise that Hijabis are on a whole different level of beauty. When sisters without the headgarb address me, something inside me just goes mheh, whatever (as beautiful as they might be), but when a Hijabi sister graces me with her gaze a big wide smile forms on my face. The Hijab also accencuates the facial features of the sisters, giving them an angelic aura. Personal observation.

China build most of Somalia's extensive road-network, why? You think they don't have geologists of their own that are aware of the massive oil and uranium reserves in the country? You think they are ignorant of Somalia's agricultural potential? You think they are ignorant of Somalia's aquacultural richness? They know, but something is restraining them from stepping up. I think it has alot to do with the lack of political leadership in Somalia failing to grab the rise of the Dragon with both hands. However that does not mean China can't make the first step. This world is about national interests, we shouldn't care if a country only helps us because they want something from us in return. That's how the world works, and we should adapt to that.

The Dragon is rising on the global scale, but it has remained on the fence with regards to Somalia, the country with whom it shares the oldest political relationship in East Africa and which is steadily recovering. If China followed Turkey's example and became an active participant in the reconstruction of the country, it would stand as an important bulwark against the pro-Ethiopia/Kenya alliance that is the USA-France-UK. The Americans are currently twisting the arms of the Qataris, the Kuwaitis, the Turks and the UAE, and attempting to force them to change their pro-Somalia agenda into one that is compatible with their little sweathearts Ethiopia and Kenya. If China with its rising military and economic clout were to throw its weight behind the pro-Somali alliance that is Turkey-Qatar-UAE-Kuwait, the latter group would have more room to breath, and have support in the Security Council from a permanent member. This would allow Somali politicians to become more independent in the construction of the Somali military, which is intentionally kept from purchasing tanks and other equipment that would allow Somali soldiers to win the al-Shabaab war within a month, instead they are sending contractors with specific limitations. China has to step up, and do a Turkey by setting up an embassy, by having a high-ranking official visit the capital, by assisting with infrastructure projects and the construction of important institutions like the army, navy and airforce, by inviting Somali students to Chinese universities to learn Mandarin, by establishing an airline link to Asia for Somali entrepreneurs. If they don't, then they have no right to be part of the inevitable mega economic boom that will unfold in a peace-time Somalia.

The waterfront needs to be rebuild, it was so majestic!