I think love is just an illusion.It lasts not that long. Couples stay together coz they learned to respect , understand, and co-exist with each other as time passes. I think today somali's defination love is through western eyes, I will do this for you, do that for me, and you failed to do your part. We have a problem.

Sayid-Somali.....I second yu on that....Iam not Islamic expert but i think killing a somali might not constitute as Haraam.

President...thats pretty sad thing for somalis in jabouti. Personally i think Somali should be the official language of any future somali State. Arabic should also be taught at schools since we are muslims and it is also economically useful since we interact and trade with da Arab States.English should also be required subject for pure ecnomical reasons.

Iska warama....It is good to be back. Later

Garyaqaan....Everybody acts different when they are around foriegners. It is not something unique to us. Illmatic....Maybe regionalism is not bad idea. It could help in driving out tribalism.

Ladiif...well, walaal the parts involved decided to break it off. It is kind of sad considering one invested so much time and energy.but i guess it was for the better.

Lol..SolPres. These are my fav qoute.....War isku xishood, bisqin taada geel bay dabri kartaa. Ninkii soo joog laga waayo soo jiif saa laga halaa.

Bad times call for desperate solutions. These kids and parents are both victims of civil war. I hope things change for the better.

Iam not shallow or look women for their physical beauty only.....I personally like slim girls with brains.

Legend of Zu....Actually, that's good question. I guess all this could be in one person's mind and their partner could be cluesless.

People....This is not pessimistic argument. It is reality. There is no Somalia. It is only there in name. We have to get real. We might be the same people but we can't coexist together as a nation( atleast present generation can't). I was merely saying consider dividing country as one of options to get out of this mess. ProudSista and others who said we will be more vulnerable.....Come on, Nomads how we can get any more vulnerable.....We already are very vulnerable to point where anyone with enough fire , man power and money can take over Somalia. Barqaawo.....I get the feeling the Sayyid was one time phenomenen. I dought we will have the likes of him anytime soon.

The Russian Roble. Do I get a prize?...lol Who were the founding members of SYL?

Thanks to everyone for your input. Depart if you can't take the heat. Give another chance Just walk away or the guy should initiate the process. Not bad list, i will see what works out. Honest-Sista....I know how it feels. It really sucks when you invest in something and it seems it ain't gonna work out. Good luck walaal.

I think i will have to agree with Nafisa, Tamina and Shyem on this one even though i still believe the idea of one somalia is not entirely dead. It certainly has suffered major or rather collosal setbacks. I think the idea of ministates should be discussed as one of the ways to get out of this miserable present day situation. These ministates don't have to be independent forever as i believe in more peaceful and prosperous times, eventual reunifacation process can start. Ladiif....Iam well aware of the sharks sorrounding us, our land and seas. Our enemies shouldn't be the only reason we somalis unite. Lets take a look back at our history the last we went nuts about soamaaliya hanoolaato crap , we ended up shooting ourselves on the foot and our enemies prevailed. We shouldn't build nation just cuz ethopia n kenya wanna tear us apart. ProudSista.....It is all good to have fresh minds but where are they?...n what have they been doing?. Jazeera...walaal, solutions can be worked out but who will implement them?.

It is saddening to see the present situation in Somalia. Genocides, femines and wars have haunted us for ages and things don't seem to be getting any better. Our history is filled with tribal wars and never dying hate. The only time we ever did something constructive are moments when we are being besieged by the outside world. Somalia was never one united state and the way it looks, it will never be one. A decade has gone by since the civil war broke out and the dream of peaceful Somalia let alone United State is distant one. I think it is about time we somalis should admit to ourselves that we can't share anything in life. We have same physical traits, religion and common language however it seems our homogenity is curse all in itself. Talks after talks have gone by and no concrete results ever comes out of them. Iam not pessemistic person but iam begining to think Somalia is better off as divided country. Let every ethnic group with sizeable landmass and significant population have its independence and lets hope these ministates could self-sufficient vialable states.Hopefully we could be peaceful neighbors.

Prettyboy....I guess you are not wrong but I think the parties involved in this situation are not willing to take the dive....they are each waiting for other to drop the bomb.

Hello Nomads, Iam just wondering if anyone of yu here has been in the following situation....Have you ever been in obselete relationship where everything went dry and the relationship has run its coarse.Break-up looks inevitable but the problem is that the couple have known each other for so long. They have also been together for so long and the depth of understanding and respect for each other is immense.Both understand the end of thier romance has come but no one wants to initiate the break-up process for the fear of nasty break-up or what other person might say. To complicate the situation even more is that couple wanna leave each other on goods terms and perhaps be freinds.Who should initiate break-up? :confused: Later nomads.

As teenager, i never cared about the somali langauge or my grasp of the somali. I only begin to appreciatate it as i grew older. It is indeed a very rich language. It is very expressive langauge. I hope nomads will take notice and learn their heritage.

OG-Moti.....Nice posters....Interesting Could make a poster with Che-Geuvara and his leftist revolutionary gang.

Muraad....Death sometimes looks tempting. Indeed that's we all are heading sooner or later! Runaway.Virgin...I didn't mean to be pessimistic walaal.Death is only thing Iam sure will come to me one day.

Don't preach HATE Walaal. Ethopian citizens ain't bad but i have problem with Ethopian State with its never dying imperialistic ambitions.

Lewiston is old decaying town populated by aging white population who are used to segregated America.Diversity is threat to their perception of the american dream. Somalis are no different from any immigrant that came to America. N like all immigrants before us, we will face bigots just like Catholics like the Irish n Italians, the Jews and blacks did. We will just have to prove them wrong.

Lewiston is old decaying town populated by aging white population who are used to segregated America.Diversity is threat to their perception of the american dream. Somalis are no different from any immigrant that came to America. N like all immigrants before us, we will face bigots just like Catholics like the Irish n Italians, the Jews and blacks did. We will just have to prove them wrong.

I will be dead.....!

Thankx for your input guys. Mahadi...Iam sure when it comes to individuals bases , alot of somalis have done well in their lifes. But it is fair as community we have failed terribly. I hope something good comes out of current day somalia before we go extinct.