^^ LuLu... Stop the 'old' business dee, waa ku sidee? The 9-5 job is what am complaining about darling. I want a stress-free, flexible and ethical job >>> now, just where to find it? Gediid, A new car?! Blast it! You dont play fair, do u? Let me think....tube and sole rights to the hubby OR car and sharing?.... The tube it is! I can buy my own car ta very much. PS: Forget the 1000 halaad, u aint getting them back. The agreement was made on the basis that I was your only wife, therefore am keeping them as compensation for the false advertising. Hadaad iswaashidna my lawyer will deal with you. Cheeta, If a liar is what you desire, then by all means you have met your match Why do I feel as if I have bitten off more than I can chew?

Lander, Thats not fair dee, twisting my arm like that! But I stand in solidarity with u crazy lot. Sorry Ameenah, I stole your avatar. I'm sure u dont mind. About the demo...it was good actually. Surprisingly there was a huge turnout from the under 25s. Amazing. Never seen so many teenagers in one place outside of those London raves. I gotta hand it to the Landers...they kno how to show their support....there was a nice carnival atmosphere with lots of singing. BTW...Athena took me out for dinner afterwards. Ya, thats how easily I can be bribed!

Dhalasho wanaagsan CK. Yaanan mardambe kaa maqlin 'I feel old at 21'. :mad:

^^ I hope she spills more than bariis on him! Hehehe... Gabadh...I dont kno what ur on about! How can you not miss BK?? LoL...I was at the DL campus, which is the one I miss. BK was too damn old and boring...cept for all my Hindi and Nigerian friends! Fridays used to be so fab! Quit giving tips, will ya? :mad: But it doesnt hurt for him to be an accomplished lier, I guess. I wouldn't want any hesitations when I ask that all important Q - "does my bum look big in this?".

^^ I hope she spills more than bariis on him! Hehehe... Gabadh...I dont kno what ur on about! How can you not miss BK?? LoL...I was at the DL campus, which is the one I miss. BK was too damn old and boring...cept for all my Hindi and Nigerian friends! Fridays used to be so fab! Quit giving tips, will ya? :mad: But it doesnt hurt for him to be an accomplished lier, I guess. I wouldn't want any hesitations when I ask that all important Q - "does my bum look big in this?".

^^ Gediid, Inaad suuqa iga xidhid baad rabtaa haye? Wont work because I still have no intention of becoming your minyaro! Hit the road geeljire. The cheek! :mad: Cheeta, You reckon marriage will solve my problems? Really? Well, I suppose I might as well give it a shot then. You can send your resume to my old man. Make sure its spick and span tho...he's a fussy father. Shujui, Tsk tsk tsk....I cant believe you're an accountant! Blowing your salary on shoes is expected from a woman but not a man! You obviously dont keep up with stereotypes...for shame! Mate, You'ld be well adviced to work on becoming more financially responsible. Lucky...(it is Lucky, right?), Don worry sweets, time flies when you have deadlines to meet. You will graduate b4 u kno it I'A.

^^ Gediid, Inaad suuqa iga xidhid baad rabtaa haye? Wont work because I still have no intention of becoming your minyaro! Hit the road geeljire. The cheek! :mad: Cheeta, You reckon marriage will solve my problems? Really? Well, I suppose I might as well give it a shot then. You can send your resume to my old man. Make sure its spick and span tho...he's a fussy father. Shujui, Tsk tsk tsk....I cant believe you're an accountant! Blowing your salary on shoes is expected from a woman but not a man! You obviously dont keep up with stereotypes...for shame! Mate, You'ld be well adviced to work on becoming more financially responsible. Lucky...(it is Lucky, right?), Don worry sweets, time flies when you have deadlines to meet. You will graduate b4 u kno it I'A.

I'll book you a ticket then...just in case.

Salaam all, So, you've finished your studies, huh? What are you doing now? Missing student life yet? Things turn out the way you wanted them to? Me? Well...wax walba waa dhag dhag. U kno..Job sucks, trying to find something better is like pulling teeth (how much I hate job-hunting :mad: ), I completely miss the lazy life of being a student (no offence to current students ). What else? Oh yes...my tendency to blow several hundred pounds on impulsive shopping sprees at any given moment makes putting money aside a tad difficult. Just a tad, u understand. Oh, who am I kidding? Well, do hope the rest of you are faring better. *Sniffles*

Salaam all, So, you've finished your studies, huh? What are you doing now? Missing student life yet? Things turn out the way you wanted them to? Me? Well...wax walba waa dhag dhag. U kno..Job sucks, trying to find something better is like pulling teeth (how much I hate job-hunting :mad: ), I completely miss the lazy life of being a student (no offence to current students ). What else? Oh yes...my tendency to blow several hundred pounds on impulsive shopping sprees at any given moment makes putting money aside a tad difficult. Just a tad, u understand. Oh, who am I kidding? Well, do hope the rest of you are faring better. *Sniffles*

Blackpool??? :mad: :mad: What is you implying?

Who cares about parties? The important Q is what about my annual birthday dinner? Also not happening? Shidh...Thats the only time my sisters spend any money on me! :mad: *Lightbulb goes off* Ahh...so, I suppose that means I wont be spending any money on them either, huh? Nice! :cool:

LoL...good quotes! Been a while since I last watched a riwaayad...but I have to say I find the songs most memorable. Like the remixed version of that song by George Michael 'Faith' in Abooto Kutubey! Hilarious. Quotes? Hmmmm...bal isug waan ku soo noqon e I'A.

Hello Basra! *waves back* WLC!

^^ LoL...help pull it off by nudging me off the stairs, right? No thanx...am still going AWOL! How is it coming along for ya? Better than me I hope. N...the destination on ma ticket says "To: Where the sun dont shine". So, I'll be holidaying there.

Originally posted by garab tuujiye: Meeshaan waxaa kujira gabdho waxkasta iska difaaca oo caqligooda AAAD IYO AAD U YAR YAHAY ee hala yaabina hana isku daalinina in aad wax u sheegtaan. Xidig sidaa tiri oo kale, naag candhadeeda dibada dhigtay oo diin iyo dhaqan tuurtay hadana ku sheeganeesa baa waxaa lagu leeyahay why you care is her choice!! waxaasi caqli yari bee ka tahay gabdhaha sidaa kuleh ee hala yaabin hana isku dayin in aad ka dhaadhicisid trust me. GT, Thank you for that dear. Just what we needed to hear. You must excuse my caqli yaraan, because I wasnt brought up to curse ppl who have never done anything to me. Obviously waad ka xuntahay iney Somaaliyad tahay, as if you are in charge of choosing who is Somali and who isnt. Too bad you cant take it away from her eh? Now garanmaayo ciddii idinka dhigtay waardiyayaasha candhadeeda, but if it diturbs you to see pictures of her uncovered, well gosh look away will ya? Intey daawadaanbaa hadhow la odhanayaa 'ufff'...lol..some ppl! Maybe we dont have such a problem because we've never seen those said pics and we dont want to see them either. If it makes you all feel better....by all means caaya oo habaara, because you must obviously be in a good position to be throwing stones. Dont blame me, however, for not following suit, because I have enough trouble with my own danbiyo without voluntarily seeking out more. :rolleyes: Lastly Xiddig, our reluctance to wish Waris Dirie ill, doesnt have much to do with wanting to emulate her. I'm not sure why you would assume that. :mad:

Salaam, Why Muj? You busy? I have a valid excuse for not going....I'll be on holiday.

Nafta...lol....why not?

Princess...yup thas the one I meant.

Rudy is getting hitched? To a xaliimo? Well, I never! :eek: :eek: LoL....jks bro. Congrats. Wish you a long and very happy union. Gabadh iyo caano.

Dang! :eek: I have heard of Basra from SN b4 but I havent had the pleasure of reading much of her work. I wish you hadn't introduced her this way Nur. I have to agree with Princess Sexy here, there was really no need to dig up and post someone's old posts and old arguments from another site. I would rather judge her on what she writes here. That said...dang! :eek:

^^ LoL... Maybe Maakhir means that Somali men have no chance when it comes to beauty...thus relying on their intelect as their only attractive feature. Hehehe Yasmin, I would have agreed with you on the assumption that women bleach their skin for men a few years ago, however I have noticed another trend. Somali women bleach their skin for other women. They dont want to appear lighter for men, (gosh like what man would notice anyway?...too busy admiring the boobs and bum, or maybe eyes and lips...but skin colour?), they want to appear light in comparison to other women. If every woman has bleached her skin, "maxaa aniga iga reebaya"? On top of that, skin-bleaching is so highly advocated within female circles, that even the strongest women fall for it. Including those who are already light. Examplefied by a relative's reluctance to attend a 'women only' wedding party because her skin wasnt bleached and she didnt want certain ppl to see "anigoo ka madoow". And this is a girl who was quite light-skinned in the first place. I have no idea when being light became a competition rather than something bestowed naturally by Allah. This is a mentality I find hard to understand on most occasions, then once in a while a few old biddies visit us and proceed to immediately make vile comments about my youngest sister's complexion >> "Bisinks...oo inantu madoobaa, tollow yee karaacday?!!" And it becomes a little clearer. If girls are made to have a complex about the colour of their skin at a young age by those very ppl who's job it is to advice them and who should kno better, exactly what chance do they have in resisting the bleaching dementia later? Am surprised skin bleaching isnt more prevalent in teenagers as it is. Dumarka Soomalida isuma tudhaan.

Originally posted by garab tuujiye: DnD Kaalay adiga Garbaha in lagaa tuu tuujiyo aa u baahan tahay ma istiri. Listen waxaa meesha ka jirtay feminism oo clear ah hadii aadan arag ma arkin dheh laakiin hana masabidin bisadi haku haruuftee..lol.. Maxaa tidhi? Garbaha in la ii tuu tuujiyo aan u baahanahay? Balo! Garbo tuujintaadu inay illegal tahay ayaan umaleenayaa ee iskakeydhaaf walaalo. Maka yaabtaa inaad topic kale ku khaldaysid tan? Waayo wax la odhan karo waa feminist oo hablaha aad haysatid qoreen maan arkin anigu. Maybe, isku wax ayeeynaan akhriyeen? Bal maxaa meeshan igu soo celiyey hadaba?

I see we got the art of being mean and nasty down pat in here. How pleasant. What was that Somali saying?...cant remember it, but it was something along the lines of an elephant commenting on another elephant's crap while not seeing his own. Wax alaale iyo wax idinka khuseeya nolosheeda ayaaba iska yar. The fact that she may have had her child in or out of wedlock is irrelevant also, because her child is blameless. Leave them in peace. :rolleyes: I didnt think that much of the only book I read of hers, but I have nothing against her personally. I think she's entitled to make her own choices and her own way in life. If she's not harming you, why should you want to wish her ill? What she does, as so many b4 me pointed out, is between her and her Maker. To be stalked is horrific and to be attacked in your own home is even worse. I hope she's alright.

I'm going to have to buy the book because I cant read it all online. What can someone say about the horrific experiences catalogued in the book? How easy it is to argue that wars and conflicts are the answer to problems, when they are in fact death sentences on the most vulnerable segments of society. Women, children and the elderly. Thanx for the link Yasmine.