^Some weird sounding fella who sings songs like nagma. If you haven't been tortured with his music you dont want to know more lol.

^^Lol. Ma adna? It's in every xalimo and faarax's phone these days ... its becoming almost as annoying as king khalid's cheesy songs .

Abwaan Kediye - Wacyi

Heerimahee

What do you think of this one now? Another versin of ceerigaabo ? Heello? Some call it Jaandheer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbgtGHHC828&feature=related

Abdullahi Moi doing his thing... such a funny imitation of an Arab.. The kalenjin officer saying hebu weka kitoole haba! 'Nini hii gumza gumza!' loooooooool mzz haraka haraka ? Eh, haraka haraka jasho yatoka!

^She's not just an old lady! Oh that's Brenda Fassie. We dance whenever we heard her tracks ... it's the crowd atmosphere that it builds so well... you know ... the hype of the 'vibe' . PS: Should remind you those days we were sympathising with S. Africa ... their music was highly listen to/watch ..like Sarafina and later on Taxi to Soweto.. etc...

^My summer jam use to be this --> Vulindlela... Ocassionally I drift back to it... amazing hit. This is her again with 'Sogea nakupenda, Sogea naku pusu' lol. When did they learn swahili horta? I was listening to Makeba not long ago singing malaika and they do it so well. Hmm.

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Somali's demonstrate against high food prices, Monday, May 5, 2008 in the capital Mogadishu.Troops opened fire and killed at least two people among tens of thousands of people rioting over high food prices in Somalia's capital Monday, a doctor and witnesses said.(AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor) MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of youths in Somalia's capital lobbed stones at shops and cars and set tires ablaze Tuesday in a second day of violence over soaring food prices. Besides rising prices, the protests have been driven by shopkeepers' refusal to accept some bank notes, apparently out of concern over counterfeiters. On Tuesday, shop owners met and agreed to begin accepting the notes again. Tuesday's unrest was not as widespread as the day before, when tens of thousands took to the streets in rioting that spread to all 13 districts of the capital. Troops fired into the crowds on Monday, killing two people. On Tuesday, the protests were confined to the city's Dharkenley and Wadajir neighborhoods. But shops across the city remained shuttered, with traders fearing the riot could spread and prompt looting. "Down with those printing the fake money!" the young men yelled, denouncing the growing number of counterfeiters who have contributed to escalating prices. "Down with opportunists!" The Mogadishu Traders' Union said it decided Tuesday to again accept the old 1,000-shilling notes and ordered its private security units to enforce that at the city's main Bakara market. "We, the big traders, have already decided to accept the old note and today we want to tell other businesses also to accept the decision," said Abas Mohamed Duale, deputy chairman of the union. Protests and riots over rising food prices have recently hit other nations, including Haiti, Egypt, Cameroon and Burkina Faso. The price of rice and other staples has risen more than 40 percent since mid-2007. The Asian Development Bank said Monday that a billion poor people in Asia need food aid to help cope with the skyrocketing prices. Soaring fuel prices, growing demand from the burgeoning middle classes in India and China and poor weather have contributed to the jump in food prices worldwide, economists say. Africa has been particularly hard-hit. In Mogadishu, the price of corn meal has more than doubled since January. Rice has risen during the same period from $26 to $47.50 for a 110-pound sack. The cost of food has also been driven up by the plummeting Somali shilling, which has lost nearly half its value against the U.S. dollar this year because of growing insecurity and a market clogged with millions of counterfeit notes. The shilling has tumbled from about 17,000 to 30,000 per $1. Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed said Monday that he planned to create a new currency in a bid to fight against counterfeiters who helped spark massive inflation in the country. Ahmed — speaking in Paris, where he met with top French officials — did not directly respond to a question about the current situation in the Somali capital, saying only "the country has been in chaos, in anarchy for a long time." He said counterfeiters have long flourished in the lawless country flooding it with "an incalculable number of fake bills." "That led us to the kinds of financial and economic problems we're seeing," Ahmed said. "But today we are determined to fight that and to create ... a new currency." Somalia has been without a functioning government since the 1991 overthrow of dictator Siad Barre. Over the past year, thousands of civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands forced from homes in fighting pitting Islamist insurgents against a U.N-sponsored transitional government supported by troops from neighboring Ethiopia. The U.N. food security unit warned last week that half of Somalia's population of 7 million faces famine. It blamed an enduring drought as well as soaring food prices. Source: AP, May 06, 2008

Anigu I get asked the 'qolomaa tahay' question quite alot 'cos I end up socializing with Somali cid walbaba leh. Marka la i weydiiyo ciddaan ahayn, I usually scratch my head as if I've forgoten my clan's name and then I polite ask the questioner; 'walaal, igana raalli noqo 'e, adigu horta qolomaa tahay?' usually this proud declaration of 'reerkaasaan ahay' comes bubling out. Then I giggle and smile and loudly reply, 'Allah! Allah aniguba midkaasaan ahay, ina adeer! Waanba yara hilmaansanaaye! Illaahoow tolkeey ii daa!!' Mostly, the questioners back away with a little awkward smile on their face . But the downside is when I get to meet them again in a public or social place; everyone of them wuu iskey xijiyaa and I get introduced to all these strangers. 'Walaal kani waa reer hebel oo familkaas ah..so on and so forth'. Once in southall, I had some folks at loggerheads 'cos they argued over ciddaan ahay. 'War waa anaga iyo ma ahee waa anika!'... later they realised I wasn't both of them and they were really pissed. Lol. I just like the expression of their faces; it's prices. Anything for humour .

Lol. Buuxo, alright. I'll copy my post from there to here and will try to add some more stuff. I think STOIC's reminder of batteries is note-worthy. PS: Horta, if I may, why the interest in Loox and Qad-making? I am just curious, 'cos you don't usually get folks asking about these kind of things.

^^Hey hey! what do you imply with that ilk-caddays of yours? Hey Ibti! No pun intended. Just appreciating the beauty of some sisters doesn't amount to caay. I know you are not personally offended 'cos I know... Stoic, maariin? Well that come under lovely dark skin . Miduu ciridka qad yahay oo ilkahana mugdi ka nuur yihiinoow Eebaheey bilic ku hibaystey ayaan beri caashaqay ninyow. Since then nooceeda ayeey igaga dhegtaa .

^I see 11 faces. On the second pic; the third one is on the neck of the kid's pic. There's also an additional image; a rattle snake. Look closer [edit] on the initial picture; you could say I saw both sides of the picture . The dolphin weren't the first side but the other. That style is ahem quite ahem... .

^^Lol. I didn't write the battery option 'cos its not enironmentally friendly . Yeah, about the girl with the most beautiful skin; she's dark skinned right? Just hoping she is .

DP

Ibti, lol. Ofcourse why not? The thing is, the container doesn't have a name on it. I got it from my local traditional Somali things shop. They told me waa 'Fine Xeer (xaydh)' and yeah judging from how's working, its 'fine xeer'.

^Lol. Femme; I have no idea what's called. I just know that there's good butter inside that container. But good for you. Well Im sure your feet dryness was a minor problem. Aniga I got my Safan ones from my geeljire days when I use to adorn my Cinjir shoes (made of car tyres) . They're hard to heal. But I must admit its all gone now. Some folks kept asking me, oo maxaa cagaha saliida u marsataa after every wuduu and comb your hair? I tell them I am joining the reer-magaal camp. That's the problem with Bis qoolleey ..they get ruffled with every drop of water. Coca cola ma dhaqdaa baa i haysa .

^^Its the cagaha that get dry easily especially in winter. But hey I found one myself, simply by accident. It's good too.

^^ To un-Troll this Troll, since I'm the old school ciyaal dugsi (lafihii hore), whom the macalin use to mark under his ears with a horizontal Qad line; I think I am in a position to give you an informed 'how-to' on the art of QAD making. First, there are 2 types of raw colour powder that makes a good ol' QAD. [1], good old dhuxul; [2] good old dhagax guduud - the red stone ancients use to pain mountain rocks with - which is found in places such as dry river or lake basins. To make a good Qad, you must first take dhuxul (charcoal) and smash it to bits until it becomes a fine black powder. Once that is done, you pour the powder into a daasad (empty tin) or better xeero or dakkal or haruub-gaal - oh who gives a damn! OK, then the second step is to pour some water into the empty tin containing the coal powder. Instead of water; some children used milk during the Barwaaqo season when the villages are prospering with an abandance of milk supply. NOW....The ADDITIVES... Thirdly, you can add malmal or xabak and you stir it abit and viola you have Qad. Black Qad is usually use for normal Ayahs of the Qur'an, when red Qad is used for Juzz ayahs - such as one kids reach Juzz camma or Tabaarak and so on. One last remainding ingredient is Sharshaar (a green leafy plant that commonly grows of each family's deyr or bood). These leaves are squashed and then picked with three fingers using them to make find green horizontal lines across the Loox (or the wooden plank used as a writing surfice). Once that is done, few minutes are given to allow the green leaves to dry up in the sun. After that, the Qur'an copying ritual begins. Alright; I stop here. There are many other arts envolved but due to time shortage...Im going.

^^Shukran brother. Much appreciated.

The good Sheikh's recitation takes me back to my youthful days in Garissa's many mosques. Opening shop in the morning and the first thing to hear being his recitation and also the big love for the Qur'an in Garissa (Maasha-Allah place - I went to it last year and the mosques have doubled). Waxba war yaanan idinku daalinine; here's a link to Muhaisni's recitation. Couldn't find full recitation but I am hoping one of you can help. http://www.minsid.com/Quran/Muhammed_Al-Muhaisni.html Hope you enjoy it.

Originally posted by Northerner: I will be in UK for two weeks from the 15th IA. Might see you at Al Huda or Tayo Restuarant enjoying a good ole Somali dish. That reminds me, I was dreaming about the generous Waslad portions...macal fuudka. God, I miss their food. Shall drop in soon as. Cudur hilib la yiraahdo ayaa i haya and I am not in a sharing mood...eating it daily isn't enough beryahan. Marc, welcome sxb. You know you are our Garry Manallow of SOL, but who can't sing. Can sure talk though . Return of the Marc, isn't it?

Ok. Buuxo, lol. Maxaan iraahdaa, een, een, walaahi, erm that Alladii cascasa you mentioned about the philipino, een, killed my appetite wallee. I was gonna eat. About the dropping babies thing; it's good, innit? An easy way to lose a baby you can't feed. A nice ritual to easily blame. People dropping babies and some of us blood pressure ayeey qaadaan markii baby loo yara dhiibo... they just can't handle the little humans... so bloody unsettling.

^why do you want to be rid of the bendy buses? They're the only good thing Ken did for us. Plus, Somalis call them miskiin-kaalkaal . By the way, I was watching Boris give his first speech in the GLA, and while coming to the podium he almost fell. Guess what his comment was? To rephrase, 'ah Ken's last minute booby-traps' lol. And before he finished his speech, he talked about some dogs (undesirable personnel) in the civil service? saying, 'I'll make sure these dogs are humanly euthanised' . The things he comes up with are classic, like calling the Mayoral building, this 'wonderful onion' lol. He's got jokes .

^^Lol. Oo talow muxuu sheegey? Ii jilci walaal . 'In uu ugu dambeystii buurtii fuuley, ragga qaarkiina ku ragaadey'; sow intaa ma aha wuxuu sheegey JB, mise anaa si kale wax u fahmey?