looool @ I think your memory baa nala joogta!!! hehe SalamAlikum guys. Juxa mac mac

^You can't get rid of NGO- just better controlled and managed so they do what you need doing rather than random short term things. Even in the UK NGO exist to work according to a plan and structure. LEss wastage, corruption and better use of aid. @ Cawaale ^^^^Nothing, he turns blind eye and would says gaaladouba iinkabaad bey xaadan! Juxa, eeer I pay tax- it is not tax free- just relys on honest and people declaring their income and willingness to pay tax. It is not fully enforced- unless you are a company. You need to pay registration every year and it would cost you more if you have not done your tax return come renewly date. OF course if you dont tell them you work or your details or your income then no asks you to pay anything.

^^^You can't blame your families problems and laziness on a business. IT is like an alcoholic blaming grapes for his problems. Wait; you work for all the foreign agents and you dont pay taxes yet you are here going about increases taxes and getting rid of foreign agencies!. Islan faadida legdaan la fudud. If you really want to pay taxes, I could tip them off about your ridiculous tax-less wages!

I use to pay 10% when I was full time employed. Now as self employeed, I am to fill a tax return form when I've been active for a year. 10% is nothing compared to Western countries- but the salaries are a lot lower so it makes sense to tax according to people means.

OH WOW, I love this thread!!!! hahaha this the gold of SOL Hey Daadis a really word/ concept in Somali music, as in ka qub? I'm in Love with Daadis- the Burco in me aya huruufka lagaranya!!! waba pis*s off ku luuqee eh! hehe

Alpha. I know you are trying to socodiisi your thread but please use other means rather than resorting to calling me devil and hypocrite (I never justify cantrabaqash). As for this hogwash you advise- you clearly have limited understanding of developing economies and Somaliland political relations (go beyond the clan lines) otherwise you would not advise on the one hand govt must tax heavily and proportionally and government market control which in layman terms means scaring away business and investments. Somaliland does not need more control, and heavy taxation will make it more prone to corruption, in the absence of legal and enforcements to support and ensure fair and transparent implementing system. You forget Somaliland is where it is at today because the private sector carries it- in education, in business, in politics, in health- punishing that same sector not only stumps growth- particularly the growing new business, but it is also ungrateful way to deal with the sector that carries the most weight.Since the government and political parties collate their wealth and their campaign money from those same private sector businesses- it is not very likely.= wax fahaan as NGonge would say Now, let me be patronising and say- FOCUS dear- separate the NGO and the private sector. P.s. As for the bottom up yad yad yad- your understanding of that is supporting local NGOs set up by the Diaspora. I don’t like this “gaalaad ka so qaada” mentality that people employ. Stealing is stealing- make your own bloody money without ciidna ka so qaadin. I believe local NGOs are even more corrupt, they don’t even pretend not to be corrupt. <img src=" http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/574611_3290103550386_1628112272_n.jpg " alt="" /> Ha ii raadsan warya, naga haad with your cantrabaqash.

As reer east london would say; Jb allow begging Re Hodan Qaylo- always wondered if there was a women called Hodan who was really loud! lol

KA dhar oo dhibi dal. Stop hijacking this thread warya.

Where is xaafaadihii Dhuurta? even fiqi shinid ayaad uu abtiriseysa the other day!

JB- haa I know; you know reer burco, reer Borama, reer everywhere, reer bikale, reer jiini!

"When many of the then Somali lyrics composers became aligned with the government willing to please the dictatorship, he [Gaarriye] still used his sophisticated arm to defend the ethics and dignity of poetry, and he composed his piece “Qasab kuma balwayn karo” (I can’t be compelled to sing)". http://www.redsea-online.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=964&mode=&order=0&thold=0 For the published English book. Lool Ayoub, my book has not been printed yet, give me another two years. Alpha iyo JB waxaba haa weydiin, unless it is about social hangout spots, chewing and who is who of clans.

^^^^ Loool. You are one creepy kid Ayoub! lol

There is big news soon coming- for the first Somali poet winning one very prestigeous award in Art and liteature. Publicity of this award will start in January. And you can all be very proud! That aside, spedy recovery for this legend. Blessed and reer London, Please attend on Sunday, 2nd September 2012, 6pm at Oxford House, Derbyshire street, E2 6HG, London, to support Abwaan Gaarriye. at this event some of his close friends and admirers of his works academicians of reputable stature, who worked with Gaarriye such as W N Herbert, Sheikh Mahamoud Sheekh Dalmar, Sarah Maquire, Jama Musse Jama, Rashid Sheikh Abdilahi and more will address the meeting highlighting some of the captivating beauty of his fabulous art. Abwaan Gaarriye was always there for us, I hope you can be there for him this time. P.s. For English speakers, translated poems of Garriye have just been published and will be given out in the event as a book.

I hate NGOs too. I hate those silly reports they write even more and their overuse of buzz words that mean jackshiid. Most of all I dislike some of the people who work for NGOs, who endless moan about backward people, how cleaver they are, how much scarifies they are making for being paid to fill out justifications forms, reports and heaven forbid meet few locals (as suppose to them being jobless in the west). Down down with the NGO business for it is nothing more than money making business, with the lion share, shared out in Kenya and the few Somalis here getting the crumbs to justify their existence. Not one NGO has an exit strategy for when they are no longer need, each one needs to write how bad Somalia/ Somaliand is to justify their presence, their RnR paid holidays and pay grade for working in a war zone etc Yep- NGOs and their workers probably pray for instability and chaos, so their donor keeps flowing, their projects sustained and payment to increase. P.s. There are some exceptions but they tent to have their own agend- mainly religous, but they are a lot smaller and more effective. The NDP is good,but a very tall order to achieve!

Abwaan listen to it!!! Good luck trying to get out of the scrip! sorry I mean daxanta! Blue lol I remember him- what happened to him tolow?

Abwaan, What Dhib? As for your argument- a lady sang a love song Saying I iga rooriin- dont run away. This guy replied with this song- I ii raadsan. So if you are going to do a song- it must be one where she takes back all her old words and says- awalba wax la jeclaado maad aheyn I will leave you to your cajiish shuukansi. Blue, dont let me see you on a street corner singing some love song for a man who told you waad igu riyotee ha i raadsan! I will beat you with your own heels- taught love eh

Abwaan, What Dhib? As for your argument- a lady sang a love song Saying I iga rooriin- dont run away. This guy replied with this song- I ii raadsan. So if you are going to do a song- it must be one where she takes back all her old words and says- awalba wax la jeclaado maad aheyn I will leave you to your cajiish shuukansi. Blue, dont let me see you on a street corner singing some love song for a man who told you waad igu riyotee ha i raadsan! I will beat you with your own heels- taught love eh

Why is this news?! I thought it was a man before I read the words! lol

Roobloow sidaan layskuma ogeyn, Roorka jooji (oh my dear Rooble, that was not our plan, stop running away) Riyadaydu waa weyn tahee, roorka jooji (My dreams are big, stop running away) Raas baan lahaa wada dhistee, roorka jooji (I wanted us to be a family, stop running away) Rayn-Rayn ku wada joogaan lahaa, roorka jooji (prosperity and ever lasting bliss together, stop running away) No blue- he wants you to beg for a farah! shiid my skin hurts at the thought!! yiiiks.

Abwaan, come what classy self respecting women or girl is going to go after some dude who said all that he is saying. Even if she was dying, she will not say waxaad so qortey. She will say isla hanweyna, awalba waan kugu ciyarey War try again

This song is fab!!!! . Only the second Somali song that does not sing about some crazy love breaking their ribs and bones, slicing their liver and the heart stop beating!!! The first song is Kaltuun Bacaado and naftu kuma rabtee iska raali nooqo. For this reason, I forgive his pointless swaying and strange face expressions, must be short man syndrome or something. I do hope Somali music changes, I can't wait for the day someone makes some random song about normal life things, and not go cilimi boodari on us. Cant see him getting any girls after this song! hahah

Mooge Last I checked my uncles and awowe were not taking part in this comdey show- therefore we can discuss them when their own show starts next year. For now, Focus. FYI Mooge, SSC is hardly South dear :rolleyes: Duke; Focus adiguna, Somali politics is no longer only about those who walked on dead corpse, the term warlord now covers every power hungry politician including the welfare Diaspora contenders, yes even those with legitimate qulaification papers (the fakes ones iskaba ilow)

Oh the big bad Sheeko. Alright then. you need to take some gaint tallaabo into reality my friend. Somaliland version of not settling for sheek ciyaal is going at it alone- its the only way they can have a piece of the pie without all the chest beating of the clan system. Of course Somaliland and Somalilanders know that and only deluded ones waste money and time trying to compete for presidency and speaker in the Xamar.

^^^^Are you serious?, I am sure you are joking, so I am going to let it slide. You are so cute- you think it is calculated based on inhabitants. hehehe

I dont believe any sane and normal Somali would be eating a warabee. But if they did, it would not be any different to other cultures that people eat dogs, snakes and masagacley. Though Kismayo is on the coast, what happened to eating fish? and where are all their livestock. Clearly it is a matter of choice though.