^I am interested on your observation of the 'youth' and their role in the society..baal taasi igu hore..thanks in advance.

^Bisinka!...Ello, Ello! Someone asked me if I speak good enough English to help his year one son..lol..waan iska qosle. Somalis iyo indha adeeygodaa sometimes can be hilarious..

^Hear, hear.

Product of "Clan is Everything" mentality.. Somalis have and do go through so much humiliation- but yet so darn stubborn to change for the betterment of themselves and their fellow Somalis.. poor men on that video - Illahi haa uu gargaro.

We didnt do, big B-days, but Eid was always a special day - clothes/outings and big meals at home, a continued tradition. I too did and do trips more than buying gadgets - zoo's, museums, plays, travel abroad etc...I always wanted her to see much of the world ...Okay, I am a big spender when it comes to my child - she got to look good, be comfortable ..saying that we do 'second hand' clothing and items. We tend to go to secondhand shops in posh neighborhoods, where you could find quality items for an affordable prices..

Ngonge, wanted to share this with you - baal aan maskaxda kaa shaqeysino.. "The last 20 years of Somalia have shown the dangers of ethnic competition and underscore the importance of building nations around ideas rather than clan identities." By Calestous Juma -International development professor at Harvard University http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20465752 Just a year or two ago, you and your guru were singing from the same hymms - due to 'clan is everything politics' waad aragtee sidhaa iisuu gashaan beriyahaan....

Chubaka, both can be found in Holland and Barretts..

^I think Kheyr meant as kulaha - not Laxa.. Afternoon all.

^Haha - ofcourse, when you compare to the unorganized Somali weddings, where so much is happening at one time..lol

Ngonge, my dear friend - I do not deny that tribalism is a Somali political reality but I also know a national unity can be a reality; but at present it is not quite a reality...accepted. What we need is to change this reality of tribalism and adapt it to the unreality of national unity to make it a reality...first we must challenge our own interpretation of events and situations, for example of xiin's post here - how did his post translate to him being tribalist? When he only highlighted the dangers that could be in the lifting of the arm embargo, to a yet unstable and fragmented nation- his concern are legit and any logical person can see that, unless of-course blinded by the green tribal lenses...This new goverment is young and yet to have any full control of the country - until it has earned the trust of the people, it can do its job on the back of AMISOM tanks..These are fragile times, the Army recruitment should be very inclusive , it has to cast widely across the country..hadhii kale, some will feel insecure thus its the duty of the goverment to make people feel secured. Challenging what has become the norm is the way forward my friend..clan isn't everything.

^La illah illa lah - war hedhee - someone asked me that question - marka waxaan iis idhii let me ask my fellow trollers hadhee wax cusuub ogyihiin. So how did you deal with children whom are assumed to be possessed?

Today - am wasting precious time.....*off I go to do worthwhile 'stuff*

The colonialism mentality - gabadh caad , the buck stops there, it doesn't matter how ugly she is as long as she is light skinned, she is beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, but there is something about a tall woman, with long filled legs, mariin skin colour, dark gums, big /wide eyes - captivating even if I say so as a woman...marke socooto naa sidha geel haa uu luliysoo..masha'allah..Lol

^Amiin, insha'allah.

^You must have missed Ngonge's motto - 'Clan is Everything' .... Waxaa laa yiri - there is no difference between an illiterate geeljire to the phd holder of the Somali kind, kuli seem to have the same thinking process when it comes to Somali affairs...lol

^Perhaps too tall for footy? Find out whats good to do for tall people..lol

You got me there - it is indeed, half term Maa saas baa - from atheist to clan minded teens its worrying - meyee cidii normal kaa aha..Lol What is the Somali perspective of 'jinn possession'? .

Why dont I count? Maanta waan kaa horeyee..lol Masha'allah@Norf. Has SOL lost its touch or is it just me getting old - what is this talk of clan all the time by these young people, life must be so boring ,if one only thinks and talk about is clan this , clan that..beelo!

Kheyr iyo nabad! The sun is shinning but its cold..atleast a glimpse of things to come..ah! spring.

Good Morning folks! Maxa la sheege?

Today - a birthday treat - going to the theatre to see lion king..am not sure who is being treated here...looking forward to it.

^Maxaa laa oraani the Ruwanda genocide? iyagu baa qabiil baa qabiil ba qabiil babineeye....anyway, Daqane wants to justify what happened in Mogadishu by shrugging his shoulder and say 'it happened to others too'..oh well...so we go on and on..whats the next thread ? Libaan meyee? Waryaa, what happened to the 'genocide' of the residents of Sool/Sanaag iyo Cayn that is continuing as we speak, erm write..

Hi* five @ Raula...waad kaa heshee Ngonge..lool

^Salaan qaaliga iga gudoon Juxay! An old friend of mine , passed away last night - She was 90! Illahi jannada firdows haka warabiyo..amiin. Xikmadeeda will be missed - we had many debates on being a 'woman' and the responsibility of being a 'wife' ...