, nuune walaal - taasi oo kale islamahaa wexee yiradaan waa inkaar..Lol, saying that oday awoowo ii hay baa 80 and is married to a 20yr old, he is very happy, but not sure if the girl is happy - dee waad oogtahay how things roll back home. genius, be realistic and know its for the long haul, there will be pleanty of challenges - rise above them, as long as it doesnt jeapordise your well being. One can study, work and be married at a young age - in this day and age, one doesnt need to have children straight away. As I said, its for each and his/her own.

Stoic said it all, it's do able - its can be done if both parties are trully into it. It requires adventerous, realistic people - no dreamers, because they will soon find it hard, challenging and only to go and quit halfway. For the super human, whom have their little lives well planned , I say kudos but lord thats so boring. Nothing beats the sense of pure contentment of being with someone you love, care for even if your home consists of a mattress, beat up tv etc. Life is not always about ticking some boxes ... So if you find someone that rocks your world at a young age - lucky you! Some will grow old never to have experienced that sense of freedom to be, that is brought by being young and in love...Alright am bias here. To each and his/her own, I say.

Aaliyah - its a deal. ps. I forgot my dream house in what was known as 'African Village' in Mogadisho - just loved the sound of the place - plus it was where some special people found joy.

If I were to build/buy in Somalia, it would definetly be in the following areas - Cal Madow [a ranch] , Hafun[ a summer villa], Lascanood, Bosaso [business] and Burao[ for family] - now all this is just a dream as of current..but one day! - First I got to finish my dream pad in Zanzibar.

A late morning greetings to all of you - Asc wr wb. Sayid check your inbox walaal.

^Indeed. She is an inspiration - kudos to her!! - Masha'allah. *Just shoved her down my daughter's throat., ofcourse in a positive tone..

, nagtuu maskiin sanaa!

@ Bob, now am blushing. Lol@Khadar, flexing his muscles..:D unleashing a psychological war on Bob..lool

, am keeping a watchful eye on you BOB, gabadha inaad sirtii baan kaa illalineyaa..haha. Aaliyah darling, I hope you dont mind - waxaanuu kaa diganee a topic.

Archdemos;718436 wrote: ^^LOL no but they were neighbours. Agip was underneath us. Our closest neigbours were ilmo Abdi Kulaney, we lived in the apartment above them. Its amazing how all somalis in TZ new eachother. we were a close knit group. Oh yeah, everyone knew everyone [Now I know you too..hehe]- things have really changed now though. CL - Archedome ni mtoto wa mjini..Lol Zak - anyone born outside of Somalia has a tittle - ofcourse your sijui, Kenya kudalatee hee..Lol

^Zack my sijui baa? Its different in Africa, one has to make sambusa wraps from scratch - then cut the casavas, prepare the coconut....waa shaqoo miraan..Here, I get everything The restaurant thread has turned to - 'who do you think you are ' @ Arch. Arch, there was a block of flat that had Somali occupants near Embassy hotel - near Agip/twiga hotel too..hmmm the name of reer Antonio comes to mind - r u one of his children?

Lool^ -true, if he was from ilala na kinondoni - nani alikuwa anawajua watu wa madongo kuinama. Archmedo, hmm Somalis that lived in that area mentioned above where just a few families - very few indeed. Let me revisit my mind map of who lived there.. Archmedo, those hotels are still there, sadly Gymkhana clup isnt the same at it was - I spent most Thursdays there, they used to show movies on their top varanda. CL - when I was 17, I was given the task of preparing ramadan meals - they started as soon as you woke up - bisinka! cooking in africa was a long and tedious task..all day in the kitchen, preparing food from scratch - thank God for Juma and Mwajuma..lol

Archdemos - if you were born in Dar, the chances are that I know your family.. , aye! am from Dar. Cl - mkate wa maji is very similar to canjeelo but made from rice flour with yeast and rather thicker too. I hated the night duty to prepare the canjeelo mix - first you got to go to the neighbours seeking the yeast[ one that has been formulated perhaps a year ago..lol] then ayeyo will sit next to you watching how you 'garac' the darn mix..gacmahaa adkeysoo hee, sii ficaan uu garac' bac bac bac for nearly half an hour..I dont miss that task! Thank godness to blenders..he he CL - its a date, when and what time ?

^Mie mzima mpendwa - hofu kwako wewe .. Ibti has done well - it does get dull, I hear you CL.

LOZ - wala ficanyahay! Afternoon trollers - the sun has abandoned us today, cloudy skies - anticipated rain later on. haye maxaa cusuub?

^Lol - kimis mayai is what we sijuis call pancake..yeah, malawax is pancake. Mac Mac @ CL, long time mpendwa - oh is the joint local to us? thought it was in north america..lol

Jacpher;718240 wrote: Wah! Canjeelo waa quraac, malawax waa casho dee. Malawax is better dee. Ukun, sonkor, caano iyo waxoogaa bur ah weeye. Canjeelo waa bur khaliya, yahhuu ha na cunin dheh. :D - who decided that? ..Canjeelo can even be eaten during lunch with soup ama suqaar.. Canjeelo is only delicious when its hot and drizzling with subagh iyo sonkor..yummy!

^Yeah, Yeah - lol. Aaliyah- there is alot dealings going under the table hence the swahili- haa uu biqiin, all your worth will be gained from this arrangement. Even the gold teeth in Bob's mouth baa laa tiriyee and qimihiisaa wexee tahay in the market now...oops! not to let the cat out of the bag yet! - adigu war iga suug, if that hilton hotel in tdot down town needs booking..heh okay - time for me to retire - I recruit KK to continue - seeking means of milking the waamo dude of all his savings.

^Yaah! bariyaduu badaan walaa isku nacaa miyanaan maqliin?..lol As a reer coast, am sure you got better strategy. - reer Kismayo wax baa lagu yaqaanee, taasi haa uu dowaaniin - am reer coast too..Lol

^ hoos hoos aad ii dibeysaa haye?..Lol As for Aaliyah, iyadaa uu tala hadhee kuu ogoshahay - kaluun iyo xalwo..lol

^, there I was - thinking I was saving you from the fox..Lol Its only monday - am exhausted, dont know how I will survive to friday..., that is if I survive.

^War gabadha kaa xishood, she didnt get you. Mizz Moon - walk away from Jb - his brain is else where. Hello Ibti

^I wouldnt mind that task, whooping men for the sake of tradition - ah!..Lol

^Entebbe is the location of the Uganda's state house , the official offices and the presidential residency. It's good to see African's solving their own African problems without having to call upon the west.

Ha Ha Ha Ha @ Bob - I have seen ngamia bwana!..Lol, seen then in Isiolo and Nyanyuki in Kenya. Loved how they walk with their heads held high, sheer arrogancy..loved them! Bees bees, gabadha waan kuu sinee.. - erm you just need to work your coastal charms on her.