I met this Soomaali dude in Calgary, Alberta, last year who, along with two others, arrived from Hong Kong a few months earlier. It was said he had Hong Kongese 'girlfriend' impregnated back in Hong Kong.

Eating soor iyo maraq suqaar camal ah with moos for suxuur now. Bahal caag kooka qaboob agteyda taalaa, just in case. Who eats qamadi for suxuur? Wah.

Aamiin ayaa leeyahay ducooyinkiina, waana ku wada mahadsantihiin dhammaantiinaba. Mar kale mahad Eebba.

Soon wanaagsan dhamaan horta. Soonkii iigu horeeye aan Afrika ku soomo waaye soonkaan since '96. In fact, I left Nayroobi during Ramadaan in that year. I hope Soon iyo ciid la dareemaayo inay noqoto since Islii is practically a Soomaali city itself. About suxuurta, xalay waxaa ku suxuurtay canjeero, caleen, suugo iyo mashed potato -- all provided free by the hotel I am staying at. There was some mishaari, but caloosheyda boos uma heynin cunideeda.

Waa wada mahadsantihiin dhamaantiina. Aamiin ayaa wada leenahay ducooyinkiinana. Mar kale mahadsanidiin.

Today's blog: Bankiyada iyo Islii Islii by far has more banks per square kilometre than any other land in Kenya. In my rough last count, there are no less than fourteen multinational and national banks within a few blocks from one another in Islii. Banking here is very lucrative. Soomaalis being Muslimiin, they open non-interest accruing banking accounts, both saving and chequing that are charged $5 for Kenyan shilling account or $10 for U. S. dollar account per month. Lacagtee dhigtaana waa laga sii isticmaalaa and they get nothing in back. Even in Canada, the banking account charges are nothing near that. Aad ayaa loogu faa'ideystay Soomaalida iyo lacagtooda. That is why even that famed British Barclays bank just opened another new, sparkling branch in the heart of Islii, just across from the 6th St. masaajid.

Nina, adaa mudan. Centric, you are so interested knowing meeshee deganyihiin miyaa. Last I heard labada lammaane isguursaday waxee deganaayeen Westlands. Os, not really, but I am here for now.

Waa runtaa, Nina. Soomaaliya la'aanteed adduunka waxee nala noqoneysaa cusbo, xawaaji, sanjabiil iyo basbaas ka wada maqan waaye.

Who?

Ms. Centric, isdaji nooh, see camal. Aaliya, soonka markuu soo dhowyahay maalmihii laguugu lahaa iska gudeysaa miyaa. You should have done that in Febraayo or Janaayo, more easier. By the way, meeqo saac ayaa soonkaan la afuri doonaa? 9:30 pm?

Ha dhawoow, ha dhaaf, ha gal, ha mood.

Muqdisho oo saakay Gurmad waji cusub leh laga bilaabay Shacab isxilqaamay ayaa albaabada xaafadaha gaaracaya isla markaana ka soo ururinaya qoysaska canjeero duban oo diyaarsan taasoo dhibanayaasha loo marinayo saliid iyo sonkar sidaasina ay ku cunayaan. Dadka gurmadkan fidinaya ayaa ah dhalinyaro iyo haween waxaana muuqaneysa in waji cusub oo gargaar ay noqoneyso talaabadan. Mudooyinkanba shacabka Soomaaliyeed waxa ay wadeen qorshayaal ay iskood isugu gurmanayeen, waxaana laga dareemayay dhaqdhaqaaqyada gargaarka xaafadaha iyo degmooyinka magaalada, iyadoona inta badan dadaalada ay hogaaminayaan dhalinyarada iyo jameecooyinka masaajida. Talaabooyinka ay isku gargaarayaan shacabka ayaa waxa ay muujineysaa sida shacabka ay diyaarka ugu yihiin in ay is kaalmeeyaan oo la daryeelo shacabka dhiban. Xigasho

Canjeero maa saas ugu xiistay? Anigana inta wey iga bad badatay, for I hadn't eaten it for a week. I eat it once in a while.

Wey suurowdaa, weyna dhici kartaa ee Eebba ha naga qabto shartooda.

Today's pictorial blog: Yaa guess gareyn karo meeshaan? Waa makiinadii cajiinka Suuqa Bakaaraha oo Islii loo soo raray. Islii's only supermarket, Galmart The original Waayaha Cusub studio. Waa meeshee ka bilaabeen. No, you can't find the group in this tiny studio now.

Aabahood wuxuu ahaa miyaa Marxuum Saleebaan Colaad Rooble, Eebba ha u raxmadee. Aabahooda qaraxaas Shaamoow ka dhacay wuu ku dhaawacmay, isla markii kuma geeriyoon. Saa u maleeyo bilooyin ka bacdi ayuu Sacuudiga ku geeriyooday. Aad ayaan ugu faraxsanahay in carruurtiisa waxbarasho sare oo bilaash ah helaan.

Dhulbaraha Soomaaliya, near Jilib and Jamaame. Somewhere between Jilib iyo Kismaayo.

Geed la jaro, geedo la gooyo, geeda la gubo -- soon or later inay tan iyo mid ka daran dhaceyso ma ogeyn miyaa dadkeena. Walaahi abaaraha ka taagan dhamaan Soomaaliweyn waa murugo aad u weyn. Just last night on Universal channel, hooyo Soomaaliyeed ayaa ku ooyneysay iyadoo la wareysanaayo. I wasn't watching it, but waxa la ii sheegay inay tiri dhowr ciyaal inay dhashay kana soo qaxday Shabeellaha Hoose, sadex jidka ku dhinteen intee soo socdeen, hal kalena meydkiisa kaamirada qabaneysay oo xoogahoo yar kahor geeriyooday inta la wareysan, midkii u dambeeyana bastiisa ahaa. Dad ama hay'ad u maqan ma lahayn, wey iska ooyneysay sida la ii sheegay. Now boqolaal kun sideeda camal ku jiro, walaa Wajeer ilaa Jabuuti wada gaartay. Eebboow amuuraha sahal.

Aaliya iyo 'marriage topics' maxaa kala heysto. Any topic lagu soo dhajiyo inta oo ka hadlaayo directly or indirectly about marriages/husband material/wife responsibilities/dooqa qofka la dooranaayo/etc, Aaliya is the midst of it all, right and left. Aaliya, saan si ma'aha, sister; mid keenso ama waa laguu keenaa. Saan ma u daawan karnee. Kaftan waaye yaah, ha u bixin.

Waala waashay.

Showqi, Aaliya iyo Soomaalina, idinkaa wada mudan. _______________ Iswiserlaan Koob Lagu Maamusayay Munaasabada Sanadguurada 51aad ee 1 Luulyo oo ka dhacay Gobolka Zurich ee Wadanka Switzerland Waxaa ka dhacay Cariga switzerland magaalada zurich munaasabad balaaraan oo lagu maamuusayay maalinta xoriyada iyo qaranimada Soomaaliyeed ee 1da luulyo waxaana lagu qabtay koob ay ku tartamayeen afar kooxood oo heerka koowaad ah gobolka Zurich ee wadanka Switzerland Sii aqriso

Xamar - 1977