^^^ I think what Ameenah means is that the SSA can help you organise the event (most of the SSA members have graduated) and it won't be exclusive to students. Nevetheless, I am willing to help

Ooh how I remember those days so vividly… Not a care in the world…cab ..cun…seexo…ciyaar…sheekayso…all the things you barely have the time for these days… I never thought I would say this but in my days in High School we were never like the kids today, my goodness the things I hear kids doing nowadays is absolutely diabolical… They get away with so much. :eek: :mad: and before you start…I am talking about the 90’s

^^^ lol, come on girls southall aint so bad...bus'ka ku soo dhaca intaanu gabalku idinku dhicin, I know is a mission getting there This Charity Ball sounds fab... can the theme be hidiyo dhaqan? to add a bit of spice to it Since it's going to be in the summer, 'am sure the guys wouldn't mind wearing Macawiis

WHERE ARE THE GOOD SOMALI MEN ?

I am quite a collector, and I the ones I refill (favorites) the most are Channel Allure Allure , Guggi Rush & Moschino Cheap’n’Chic What do they say about me??? hmmm....I like Sweet smelling things

^^^ lol love the sarcasm... lakiin waxaan odhan lahaa even 12-13 are too mature these days, wax ka afmiisharsan my little niece waad yaabi

NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE By Basil Fawlty Fawlty Towers, Torquay, Devon, England To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up "aluminium". Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'favour' and 'neighbour', skipping the letter 'U' is nothing more than laziness on your part. Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters. You will end your love affair with the letter 'Z' (pronounced 'zed' not 'zee') and the suffix "ize" will be replaced by the suffix "ise". You will learn that the suffix 'burgh is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation. Generally, you should raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary". Using the same twenty seven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed". There will be no more 'bleeps' in the Jerry Springer show. If you're not old enough to cope with bad language then you shouldn't have chat shows. When you learn to develop your vocabulary then you won't have to use bad language as often. 2. There is no such thing as "US English". We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter 'u' and the elimination of "-ize". 3. You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't that hard. English accents are not limited to cockney, upper-class twit or Mancunian (Daphne in Frasier). You will also have to learn how to understand regional accents - Scottish dramas such as "Taggart" will no longer be broadcast with subtitles. While we're talking about regions, you must learn that there is no such place as Devonshire in England. The name of the county is "Devon". If you persist in calling it Devonshire, all American States will become "shires" e.g. Texasshire, Floridashire, Louisianashire. 4. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys. Hollywood will be required to cast English actors to play English characters. British sit-coms such as "Men Behaving Badly" or "Red Dwarf" will not be re-cast and watered down for a wishy-washy American audience who can't cope with the humour of occasional political incorrectness. 5. You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save The Queen", but only after fully carrying out task #1. We would not want you to get confused and give up half way through. 6. You should stop playing American "football". There is only one kind of football. What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full Kevlar body armour like nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US Rugby sevens side by 2005. You should stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the 'World Series' for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.15% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. Instead of baseball, you will be allowed to play a girls' game called "rounders" which is baseball without fancy team strip, oversized gloves, collector cards or hotdogs. 7. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry guns. You will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous in public than a vegetable peeler. Because we don't believe you are sensible enough to handle potentially dangerous items, you will require a permit if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. 8. July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 2nd will be a new national holiday, but only in England. It will be called "Indecisive Day". 9. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All road intersections will be replaced with roundabouts. You will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. 10. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips. Fries aren't even French, they are Belgian though 97.85% of you (including the guy who discovered fries while in Europe) are not aware of a country called Belgium. Those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called "crisps". Real chips are thick cut and fried in animal fat. The traditional accompaniment to chips is beer which should be served warm and flat. Waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers. 11. As a sign of penance 5 grams of sea salt per cup will be added to all tea made within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, this quantity to be doubled for tea made within the city of Boston itself. 12. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all, it is lager. From November 1st only proper British Bitter will be referred to as "beer", and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as "Lager". The substances formerly known as "American Beer" will henceforth be referred to as "Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine", with the exception of the product of the American Budweiser company whose product will be referred to as "Weak Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine". This will allow true Budweiser (as manufactured for the last 1000 years in Pilsen, Czech Republic) to be sold without risk of confusion. 13. From November 10th the UK will harmonise petrol (or "Gasoline" as you will be permitted to keep calling it until April 1st 2005) prices with the former USA. The UK will harmonise its prices to those of the former USA and the Former USA will, in return, adopt UK petrol price(roughly $6/US gallon - get used to it). 14. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you're not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you're not grown up enough to handle a gun. 15. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy. Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all revenues due backdated to 1776). 16. Last but not the least, and for heaven's sake.....it's Nuclear as in "clear" NOT Nucular. Thank you for your co-operation and have a great day.

Originally posted by CHECKMATE Marriage is NOT a contract porposal and i doubt there are people in this age and time who fullfil their preparation requirments prior to their gettimg married. "what am i looking for in a spouce?" to think in such manner to me is completely ablivoius,your destiny is something you have no control of. I understand where you’re coming from walalo, but marriage isn’t something one should rush to either, it comes with a lot of responsibilities and when I say you need to “prepare†I mean, mentally and spiritually before committing. Haa calaf wuu jiraa lakiin, shouldn’t one be looking for certain qualities in a spouse? For example, is he/she attentive, lenient or and religious? You might not be able to find all the qualities you would like in one, but there must be something that makes you to want to commit to that person for the rest of your life. Surely you don’t just get married for the sake of marrying.

Once upon a time two Not So Wise men had 2 Wise signatures… 1st One read….“Sticks and stones will brake my bones….but words will never hurt me†2nd One read…. “It’s only words on the screen…words on the screen†Take a chill pill people and stop taking this so damn personal.

^^^ Since that Q’ has been answered already let me try and predict what OG.Moti would say.... “Since men are born with a natural sense of direction, we couldn’t really get lost if we tried†Why is SOL infested with “Nacamleyaal†recently?

^^^ lol, I hope you're not promoting violence in the home On a serious note, if the husband and wife are sincere in their desire to reconcile, there are countless ways in which they can put their marriage back on the right track. fight people, fight.

^^^ lol, ha i khashifin dee... Come to think of it, I do spend alot on tribs, then I find myself wondering around the shops buying more perfumes, shoes & bags

Originally posted by Ameenah You can buy ready scented tea bags from Arab and Somali shops... I seem to be discovering these things a little bit late ... bal sample soo qaad in our next meeting and I'll bring a flask filled with hot water Raula, lol i know sis, mar mar baan is idhaah talow ma anigaa hurda mise aduunka.

^^^ lool, haa let me guess.. ciddiya jar. Hadii dagaal dhaco ood xagxagato, waxaad odhan..oo ma anigaa ba leh cidiyo maxaan xag xagan Driving License Hadii da'daada shaki ka galo qalin-biiro haaf ah, iyo warqad eber ah. Hadii aad aragtid xaliimo ay ka dhacayso, meel aad numberkeeda ku qorotid iyo waxaan ku qortid waa kuu diyaar ** Switches to Confession mode ** Hi, my name is Shayma, and I can't stop buying perfumes, Shoes and matching bags.

Hmmm shaah xawaash leh iyo laxoox on a sunday morning...(or should I say shaah somaali since you're all debating on the type of "xawaash" ) and only untill recently did I discover Chai-Tea Latte from Starbucks, the closest you can get to shaah somali...Now I'am addicted

It’s sad to see this kind of thing happening today, lakiin people have come through it, there has been and still are inter-clan marriages, there was no need to confront the two tribes and make a scene… I also believe this whole episode could have been avoided had Xaliimo intervened… but from your story it sounds like she took a back seat… very unfortunate indeed. So brother, if this particular “Segsi†Xalimo didn’t have your back, dust yourself and try again…Never judge a whole tribe by one individual or incident.

Inna Lilahi wa Ina Ilayhi Raji3oun, Ilahay ha u naxariisto. Amiin

^^^ lool, ma tay odayaasho ku sheekeeyaan baa markay maqaaxida joogaan.. itay koob shaaha kabadaan bay shaxdana ku dagaan baa la idhi

^^^ You're welcome both , I have few days to make up, but will start soon as, insha allah

lol@ Ameenah , when it comes to this kind of thing…Somalidu, Rag iyo Dumar mukur iyo ismacaaneys way dhameeyeen, Here’s an email I received today from one of my colleagues…. Interesting, how kids today view marriage HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? ************************************************ * You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you likesports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. Alan, age 10 * No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. * Kirsten, age 10 ************************************************* WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED? * Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. * Camille, age 10 * No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. * Freddie, age 6 (Very wise for his age) ************************************************* HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED? * You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. * Derrick, age 8 ************************************************* WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE? * Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. * Lynnette, age 8 (Isn't she a treasure) ************************************************* WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE? * The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. *Howard, age 8 ************************************************* IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED? * It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. * Anita, age 9 (Bless you child) :eek: Aduunyo

Anyway, tell me, how do people meet before marriage? (Yeah, I’m changing the subject on purpose). Here's How 1 You put your name down at the local mosque (along with a description of your “ideal†xaaji/xaajiyo) 2 Wait to be contacted by potential xaaji’s/xaajiyo’s 3 Meet and greet them, with supervision of course (this continues several weeks/months to get some clarity) 4 If all parties agree, then wuu kusoo dooni, hadii kale waa ka soco… 5 Aroos Wacan ( if No.4 works out on your favour ) On a serious note: none is debating on the value of marriage in Islam and like NGONGE said it’s a bit of light humour… so don’t be so quick to condemn them

lol 7 of 9 I have dee...I prefer having it with hot water though, siduu iiga dago

To all the Nomads Originally posted by Ameenah: Remember to give to the KIDS - Eid is afterall their special time. (our generation is a little on the stingy side maistidhaahdeen?!). and I don't blame them for being stingy, markaad xaqal ciid siiso your nieces and nephews,(including the ones back home) neighbours kids, friends kids, you'll be living on Weetabix and water for the next few weeks :eek: Alxamdulilah just to see the smile on their face is worth more than a million quid

Originally posted by Ameenah: Ladies feel free to add... Don’t mind if I do… though you and Gediid pretty much covered everything. Have a plan and a backup and a backup to the backup; weather changes, restaurants close, and movies get sold out. Don't get stuck without something to do. It gives her the impression that you didn’t put much effort Don't use foul language :mad: This is a huge turn off. (for me anyways) Don't talk about your previous relationships Another huge turn off. Don't apologize for anything There is really no need. Don't be afraid to say the word "no" or "I disagree" on a date. It keeps the conversation interesting and more importantly women like to know that you have a backbone and will NOT like you more if you are a "yes man". :rolleyes: One more thing… if the menu is in a different language don’t be afraid to ask the waiter to explain the dishes, it really is embarrassing to order something that sounds fancy but you have no clue what it is…stick to what you know. A Faarax would probably have trouble remembering all these tips

Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit didn't like each other very much. One day, while walking through the woods, they came across a golden frog. They were amazed when the frog talked to them. The golden frog admitted that he didn't often meet anyone, but, when he did, he always gave them six wishes. He told them that they could have 3 wishes each. Mr. Bear immediately wished that all the other bears in the forest were females. The frog granted his wish. Mr. Rabbit, after thinking for a while, wished for a crash helmet. One appeared immediately, and he placed it on his head. Mr. Bear was amazed at Mr. Rabbit's wish, but carried on with his second wish. He wished that all the bears in the neighboring forests were females as well, and the frog granted his wish. Mr.Rabbit then wished for a motorcycle. It appeared before him, and he climbed on board and started revving the engine. Mr. Bear could not believe it and complained that Mr. Rabbit had wasted two wishes that he could have had for himself. Shaking his head, Mr. Bear made his final wish, that all the other bears in the world were females as well, leaving him as the only male bear in the world. The frog replied that it had been done, and they both turned to Mr. Rabbit for his last wish. Mr. Rabbit revved the engine, thought for a second, then said, "I wish that Mr. Bear was gay!" and rode off as fast as he could. Mean Mean Mr. Rabbit