Salaan... Originally posted by SomaliaOnline-President: Wealth i think is what makes a city important, and Xamar has no wealth now. Boosaaaso and Hargeisa are the two most well off cities in Somalia---when we look it economically. Wah, and you want to become a president with that gaffe? Kaaba ga naga sii. Yes, Xamar is not that secure now, but economically it is well off than the rest of Soomaaliya. Suuqa Bakaaraha alone has the heaviest share of Soomaali economy, more even handling the combined business of the two cities you mention. To those who keep questioning why Xamar remain the capital, you missed two of the main points--the WEATHER and it being {or at least used being} multi-qabiil. My father settled Xamar because of it having the seat of the former first dowlad ever {1960-9}, but he also always, always used to mention falling in love with its weather; especially a person who has asthma. He is still there, never wanting to leave it, even while his qabiil is never based there. No other major city in Soomaaliya is as moderate being warm in weather as Xamar. Name them. Marko? Baydhabo? Baraawe? Kismaayo? Berbera? Those three are the closest and yet they can't even come close to Xamar. The qabiil factor, Xamar was settled by every imaginable qabiil in Soomaaliya. You just single out any qabiil, and you might have found them in Xamar. No other city to my knowledge had/has that. Even if you don't find certain qabiil in there now, their wealthy and properties are there. And no, they would never let their properties to be taken by some maryooleey from Ilaaha-og-where. And third small factor is having access to a great ocean. A fourth factor, most of the former government's major properties are there, most untouched. Why buy when a new government forms new lands in a new city from scratch when they have their own lands in Xamar. Even Maxamed Siyaad Barre had been recorded to have said, when Xamar uu kasoo baxay and had been asked why he invested and build Xamar. His answer: "I build Xamar because of its weather--darn it and would have build it again and again!" _________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Originally posted by Kool_Kat: MMA, great to you... Rumor has it you got married... I can't believe in aad xalwada iga qarsatay, anoo Toronto kula joogo... It's all good though, congrats... What! Who? Me???!!! Mise xarfaanka iga danbeeya aa igu qaldee. Alla, waaba iska jeclaan lahaabo midoo in diyaar guriga igu ahaato oo markii banooni laga imaado lafaha kuu tuujiso, oo ku dhahdo, "Macaane, malabkeeyoo, xaaxgeey, maxaa kuu sameyaa?"--yac, don't make me start dreaming fancy yet. Just ask Libaax Sankataabte how fantastic it feels to have a xaliimo at home, especially on the first todobaad. :cool: And this rumour is started by Nuune. Nuune!!!!! Get your darn self here now!!! ___________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Originally posted by Baashi: 3. Settle down (marry the right person to insure success in ur life), Acquire knowledge by reading, Set up ur own profitable business, make difference with whatever u got, and ensure ur kids have the right guidence. Aw, do you have the leaking on the sealed document on my future planning? Maan. Someone had accessed the thoughts on my mind--illegally. Baashi, we have to talk, maan. I am still wondering how exactly you got what I WAS THINKING SINCE I CAME QURBA: Educate yourself at least reading too much of the right material. Find and marry the right person. Save some dollars. Open a HUGE BAQAAR AT BAKAARAHA, and expose my future kids, insha allah, to the right environment. Exactly what you wrote. How could you be independent and have financial freedom if you're uneducated... Or the type of business you're talking about is one of those local business, where they barely make any profit out of it... Like a small corner store... If you are gonna dream, dream big... I would rather go to school, than to have a corner store where I can barely hire anyone, and I am the only one working there from 10am to 10pm... I rather work for someone make $15/hr, work from 9-5 and worry about nothing when I go home... But the again, that's just me... Sister Kool-Kat, I don't know how you define education. I had seen some terrible, terribly educated people that cannot put down two sensible words on paper, and yet they are EDUCATED, papering on your face the diploma/degree. On the other hand, there are those self-educated, more knowledgeable, and had never set a foot on a higher institution. One more thing, business is business. I would rather opt to have a small corner store business that I own than start to build an monolithic empire like Microsoft as Bill Gates did, and die it on the hands of others, who might sell the next day. Make a living well enough that can support you and your family without worrying shareholders, company structurals, etc. ___________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Originally posted by Baashi: 3. Settle down (marry the right person to insure success in ur life), Acquire knowledge by reading, Set up ur own profitable business, make difference with whatever u got, and ensure ur kids have the right guidence. Aw, do you have the leaking on the sealed document on my future planning? Maan. Someone had accessed the thoughts on my mind--illegally. Baashi, we have to talk, maan. I am still wondering how exactly you got what I WAS THINKING SINCE I CAME QURBA: Educate yourself at least reading too much of the right material. Find and marry the right person. Save some dollars. Open a HUGE BAQAAR AT BAKAARAHA, and expose my future kids, insha allah, to the right environment. Exactly what you wrote. How could you be independent and have financial freedom if you're uneducated... Or the type of business you're talking about is one of those local business, where they barely make any profit out of it... Like a small corner store... If you are gonna dream, dream big... I would rather go to school, than to have a corner store where I can barely hire anyone, and I am the only one working there from 10am to 10pm... I rather work for someone make $15/hr, work from 9-5 and worry about nothing when I go home... But the again, that's just me... Sister Kool-Kat, I don't know how you define education. I had seen some terrible, terribly educated people that cannot put down two sensible words on paper, and yet they are EDUCATED, papering on your face the diploma/degree. On the other hand, there are those self-educated, more knowledgeable, and had never set a foot on a higher institution. One more thing, business is business. I would rather opt to have a small corner store business that I own than start to build an monolithic empire like Microsoft as Bill Gates did, and die it on the hands of others, who might sell the next day. Make a living well enough that can support you and your family without worrying shareholders, company structurals, etc. ___________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Glad to see you back, folks. I would never ever sacrifies anything for any man, if he IS NOT WILLING to do the same for me... Majoogtidoo. Oh, I know why. You have your own 'faarax' in a safe deposit, and masaakiintaan suuqa haka xirin nooh, baliis. If they use that same thinking mentality, waa u dhamaatey runta. Ee ka qaleey walashiis. ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Fareey, I second with you. The very first aa cagaheey soo dhigay Qurbo--from Nairobi to this frozen land--minankeey maskaxdeey hal maalin maka bixin. Soomaali mar horee dhaheen, "Guri aadan laheen hadaa guri la dhigatid, guurguur aa lagaaga bixinaa." P.S.: Anaa Xamar u socdo within a month or so, if possible, insha allaah, and heey nomads isoo duceeya, hokey. Xamar waxaa maqley ina la is cabiraayo. They have a miisaan, and tell you to step on it. If you are terribly skinny, they would let you go without paying a shilin. But, to those who are overweight--hence the assumption that they have 'dhaqaalo' or are rich or are from Qurba--aa ku gacan galey. They are told to pay exactly how they weight by multiplying 1000. If you weight 200 pounds, you pay 200,000 shilin Soomaali. That is a modern kind of isbaaro. Can you believe that? Ilaahoo noo naxariiso, ummadeena waaka dareen. ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Duqa, Stranger, welkam horta. a new nomad has just joined the club, so please introduce yourselfs!! Here is Ina Jinoole-aw-Jacburis oo konton geelna ka beecmushtaro a day. Intaas ka badan in laguu sheego xaraan, duqa. ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Thank God, it is back because ani magoow dad badan aa deen iyo geel badan kulahaa meshaan, hadii bahalkaan soo noqon laheen ani iyo darbiga waa isla jab jabi laheen. I am glad it is back, and business as usual. Let me get back at my people who had borrowed the deen. Intiina kale, mango shake from Macmacaanka Xamar Weyne ii caba. :cool: _________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Koraa lagaa salaamey mar labaad. Anyway, If I was that guy, and your hooyo phone-ka qabato, this is how I would have conversed with her. Hooyo: Halooow. Ani: Eedo macaan, ii waran? Hooyo: Eedo nabad. Waa kuma? Ani: Eedo, wah, dariska waaye oo caafimaadkiina idinka wareesanaayi. Cida iiga waran? Soomaaliya maxaa laga sheegay? Hooyo: Eedo waa la wada nabad qabaa. Ani: Eedo Luulu makuu dhaw dahay waxyar aa wax ka wareesan lahaa iskoolkii baas. Now, maamada is all :cool: and even complimenting that conversation at the back of the phone, and perhaps could be heard as she is trying to say, "Nayaa Luuleey wiil baa ku doonayo oo walee waligeey sidiisa camal aanan arkin." Now, iska dhafee in phone-ka dhig lagu dhahee, even ma lagu weydiinaayo su'aalo kale. But hooyooyinka do not like most guys because this how it goes with their conversation: "Haloow?" "Yeah, Is Luulu there?" Or "Luulu majoogtaa?" Hooyo would be pissed off with that attitude. Hooyo hadii hadalka loo mac macaaneeyo, she would really like you eventually. _________________ Anyway, I have one solution for you: Get a cell phone if you can. I am not myself fond of cell phones, but if you are a situation like this, get a one since it is ubiquitous in these days. _________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... ...FAARAABUUTO KUTURU KUTAANO HUL HULAATEEE!! Wah, lakad, mataqaanid waxaas??? Kikikiki. LoL. Hooyadaa Talyaanigii ay ka hartey yaah. Anyway, saan inii laga wadaa filaa, "Dabadaa kuus-kuusan buufkeed makasee!" LoooooooooL. Kidding yaqeey. I don't know myself wixii laga wado. Anyway, this is what my hooyo used to say markii dhibno, oo saa'id neefta ka keeno: Kan markii dhalaayi inaa iska DHUUSO aa ii dhaantey!!! :eek: :eek: Walaahi and honestly, that is what my hooyo macaan used to say when ay saa'id u sanifto. Bisinka dheh. My aabo's ones are succinct to the point: Aana beele!!!!! Baraka beele!!!!! Aabaheey asagaaba is habaaraayo oo 'waalid beel' kuhaayo. Bisinka. _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... I personally believe some things in Soomaaliya should be left alone, regardless of anything that happens to us. And these things are muqadas, sacred and unquestionable. And they are: Soomaaliya being a Muslim country Unity of Soomaaliya Soomaali language being the official Xamar being the capital--no one should or could claim that their group owns Xamar And the blue flag with the STAR The rest can perhaps be bargained, negotiated or discussed, but what I put above, I strongly believe should be better left alone. _______________ P.S.: Even though my qabiil isn't based in Xamar, but Xamar will always be MY HOME. And how I feel for it will only be understood by ciyaal xamar regardless of qabiil. I am also proud that XAMAR BELONGED ALL SOOMAALIS, and it will, insha allaah, once again belong all. Xamar had been hijacked by some aliens from down the bushes. It is a hijacked capital, but will soon be the CAPITAL for all, regardless of whose qabiil claims. _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Well, it seems now my response is irrelevant because the reply I intended to respond was edited, and hence I was forced to edit mine as well. _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Wah! Naga qaleeya nooh, see waaye idinka qaarkiin. Yaa idin weydiiye Xamar xumeeskeed iyo xaalkeed--su'aasha xaafadee dagneed waaye. Hadii aa Ciyaal Xamar aheen, neerta nasiiya, baliis. Xamar waxaa xumeeyi soo galatooy iyo faradheer oo Geel iyo gaari gacan ku imaadey oo shanta gees ee Soomaaliya kaga imaadey. Marti daahdey maxaa la dhihi karaa hee??!! Soomaali mar horee dhahdey, "Makulaal qoor qabad caano maku dhanto!" Maryooleey Xamar soo galey marti daahdey waaye, marti daahdeyna maxaa ku sameen karnaa, ma burin karnee? Lakiin insha allaah, Xamar will once again shine and rise! Xamar is, after all, owned by ALL SOOMAALI!! _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... See waaye, kistaan qaarkiin waa maqleen, hadii aadan maqlin jacburso, xaa sugee. ________________ Awkoombe aa Xamar kusoo noqdey after a very long trip down to Waqooyi Galbeed. Dadkii u imaadey aa wareestey; waa ugu waramay. Inkastoo uu kusoo wareeray Hargeysa, lakiin markii danbe waala qabsaday. Wuxuu lasoo kulmeyna dadkii mesha joogey uu ugu sheekeeyi Awkoombe waxaas yiri, hadii aad Hargeysa tagtid oo aa maqashid "soo dhacee...soo dhacee," waxba kor ha fiirin--jaad lee la keeney. Awkoombe waxaas yiri hadii aa 'laxoox' maqashid, ha cabsan oo xuux ma'aha--canjeero lee waaye. Awkoombe waxaas kaloo yiri hadii aa maqashid 'ganbo,' ha ganbanin--kumi lee waaye. Awkoombe waxaas kaloo yiri hadii aa 'nayaa shuuneey' maqashid, ha xishoon--magac qurxoon lee waaye. Awkoombe waa dardaarmey magoow, waakasaa. ______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Haaruun, soo dhawoow yaqeey saxiiboow. Sheeko maaku dhaaftey maa dhahee. Ar maka hadli kari. Barakfii inkaarnaa daraad da'aayi suu ii galey lee. Maan. Anoo Albiyoon iyo Fiinj isku xarfaaninaayo oo too u socdo, fatuuro kuuseydii xumeyd baraf dalaq ma ii dhihinoo, oo waaku taraaraxaa mee dhahday. Koow. Yaaka bixinaayo bo barafka. Anigii waa sanifaa maa dhahay mise... :mad: Shaatigii fitishaariga iyo surwaalkii biigadda oo tabacaaradda aa igu ogeyd oo isku xarfaani is dhahaayi waa fashaqmay miyaa. Lama. Dhaxan koolba aaryo waa ka buuxsamey. Sadex. Ar ha isoo xasuusin hadii Ilaahey taqaanid saxiiboow. _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Whats aroos withoout an aroos song?... Arooskeena, Aamiin!! Arooskooda, Aamiin! Arooskiisa, Aamiin! Arooskeeda, Aamiin See waaye Lakad, shimee adi aroos kugu danbeysay hadii taas aqaanin? Ani daraad aa malxiis ahaa. Intii i dhaheen aroos hidaha iyo dhaqanka waaye ay markaas tooreey ii sureen. Ani indha taag. Tooreey maa ilaalinaa mise go'a gees geeska u saaran aa fiirinaa. _______________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Try to watch this slideshow song by Axmed Naaji Sacad. I promise at the end of that presentation, your heart would feel 'something' by seeing your dad, dal, diin, dhaqan, and dhul in peaceful. Just beautiful with a beautiful song. Especially this girl ------> in the song. You will see her picture enlarged, and she undoubtedly seems a true nomad indeed. ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Libaax, if you are out there bacdal todobaadka arooska even though you are extending it, and if you're reading this, as I know you are VERY busy this week , AWGUURIYO yaqeey. Even though I have an humble question: Why was the aroos held in LONDON??? Is she another nomad too???? Is she???!!! ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Aw right, maxaa la qarinaa hee ka aheen labadoo gantaalo {perhaps, kor ay u taagan yihiin; perhaps, waaba dhaceen } iyo kuuntadoo sidii cajiin eh iskugu malaasan. Wax kale noo sheega hee. For your all informations, sisters, we had all been shuufing around for a long time. We don't ask your permissions, or whether you put that blind or daah down. We check you by the second. At the sidewalks. At the ruwaayado. At the aroos. At the down-every-possible-place-xaliimo-socializes-at. See waaye, waa shuufeyneynaa miyaa mise waa baashaleynaa. Heey, anaga shaqadeen ma'aha hadii idinka carwada iskeentiin. Hadaba ogaada taas. _________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Nasro, walashiis, that topic hadn't been deleted because at that time, as I understand, there was no qabiil 'policy' in this forum. You can surf back the old archives too, and you might see in there some threads exclusively devouted to qabiil at that time. The qabiil issue was enforced in the beginning of this past summer--with full sweeping, absolute NO TOLERANCE attitude. And so, the topic you're talking about now is instead 'closed' for good. Some nomads weren't comfortable with it, as I heard that, and they complained, but the Admin., always being a fair guy, instead closed it than to delete the whole thread. I personally never cared qabiil. I only cared when Awkoombe or someone like him makes fun ALL of our qabiils. That is the only time I care and I enjoy the laughter. So, if you really like to know my abtirsasho, I would be glad to help you around. But, alas, I couldn't name any further name than my first four names. What is your qabiil by the way????!!! Look at her face??? Relax, marax waaxid fuleey eh. ________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Taqwa, manooleed kaaba? Ay Iisho aa ku raadineysay nooh. Xaajigeey Taqwa-Taraafiko-Temperal yaa arkey lee ku heesay in suuqa Fiya-Eejito. Anigana yaab, I don't know waxaa tusisay yaqeey. Anyway, here is my e-mail: waryaa@go.com And the name is Cabdisa...--Just call me Cabdi for now. :cool: Did I tell you horta inaa miss gareeyi that lecture by Sheekh C/raxmaan Sudeysi? Yeah, with my maraxnimo I did miss it. I only needed his autograph, though--to sell it through ebay and make a little $$, you know. Macsalaama, duqa!

Salaan... Somalia proper has gone through three stages... To begin with, since when was Soomaaliya 'improper?' Goodness. And another thing, why do some folks from that part of the north are obsessed with that region? In here, almost all those who distinguish themselves regionally do hail from the north. It is no coincidence that we do have in here the likes of Northerner, Burco's_First_Lady, Nugaal-Nomad, Hargeysa_Queen, another Burco, Hargeysa-Flex, Wiil-Nugaal, Wiil-Majeert--n, Buhoodle, Ceergaabawi, Puntlander, Wiil-Qardhood, another Hargeyso... What is this obsession with both northwestern and northeastern regions? Kamoon, guys, this is rather getting too much. I have yet to see a person who is using as his/her user name associated with some southern part of the country in this forum. This is rather getting tedious, walaahi. _________________ P.S.: I am from Berbera nooh. Wait a minute, yes, it is Baardheere, mea culpa! And I do know that I am off the topic. _________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... atarisho and atoore are indian words... Nah, nuune. Actually those words themselves are English. They are derived from actress and actor respectively. Perhaps, Hindi waxee kasoo dhiitiyeen English, and anaga iyagaa kasii qaadaney. Teeda kale the word rooti is a Hindi word. It is not a Soomaali one. Even the word "shaah" too. I agree with you, though, that luuqada Soomaali is a perfect language, but we abused it. Even though, it is good to borrow foreign words, words that are especially perfect in sounding, like kaasmaayo or qatari saana. Do you also know that the word Banaadir is a Persian word? It is derived from the Persian word of 'bendar,' meaning port. Ingiriisbo fake waaye, so no problem us using luuqad qalaad {hint, hint, Carabi dhehbo }. English wuxuu ka kooban yahey Greek, Latin, Germanic iyo the old French. Inta kale been. ___________________ Macsalaama!!

Salaan... Oh, I forgot something else:

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