Nuunka, speaking of Islii iyo gabdho, a few weeks ago anoo across from Masaajidka 8ka maraayo, on an evening time, sadex gabdhood isla socdaan aaya hortey kasoo socday. Maba fiirineynin until mid kamid ah the three, the one wearing indhashareer, poked her long finger on my chest. Waaba naxay, mindi wax i giliye mooday since aanan fiirineynin. Wey sii socdeen, waliba iyadoo dabada sii lux luxeyso, yacni isoo raac camal. Waa iska qoslay oo waa iska sii socday, labada kale la socday intee isoo fiiriyeen qosol galeen, yacni ula jeedeen ka wadaan 'welcome to Islii.'

Wax fiyoow iga dheh. Nuunka ku dhahayn. Aaliya 2002 gariir ee dhul baraf miiran ku ciyaareysay, see waaye. Aaliya, waa ogahay abaayadiis, waana ku mahadsantahay, laakiin still yaa yiri mid ma joogto. Ar ha i wareerin dheh.

Waraa dhoore, Aaliya abaaydey waaye ee ha igu dirin yaah.

Kii soo Muslimaba gabar Soomaali kusoo boodooyaa. Gabdhaha Soomaalida kaligood maa Muslinimo lagu sheegay bas? Wah. She even told me about dreams she has had about marrying a Muslim revert brother (not goals, actual sleep style dreams. A recurring dream at that), and that she has a definite preference for a revert brother herself.

Yaana yiri ma jirto. Adiga maxaa, ogaasho jeclidaa. __________________ Cajalkaan last year la duubay and heck, Islii now looks more changed than what the video shows. And no, I didn't record it.

Ee tuulo walba maa baran karnaa, mayooy.

Heestaan Farxiya Fiska aad ayee u qabsatay Soomaalida. Aad iyo aad. Heesta sanadka inay tan tahay shaki kuma jiro.

Toban toban baa naloo dhali jiray, depression iyo murugo midkoodna waalidkeena kuma soo arag. Sheeko baraleeydaan goormee ka dhamaanee dadkaan.

'Anti-Semitic?' Israa'iil iyo Semitic maxaa hal ka dhigay.

Xamar still looking bash bash.

Maalinba meel la baranaa. Karshaale ii koow ahaa aan maqlo.

Adi xaas xaas ku heysaa yaa yiri xaasaa joogto. Yaana ku dhahaayo hee ma joogto. And yes, canjeero kuleel ah dalac bilaash ama beer fresh ah lagu cuno aroor walba. XaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaX. Barafna intuu socdo uma soo socdi. Aragiisa ilaawayba. This winter was a bit easier maqlay.

Aaliya, dankis, but aqalgal lee maa lagu jiraa. Goormee gurigal iyo daargal sameyneynaa? By the way, how is Koronto iyo barafkeeda.

Today's pictorial blog: A wedding at Grand Regency (Laico to Libyan owners) at Boxing Day in downtown Nayroobi. Who is who of Soomaali Sujuu wee wada buuxeen. Even Cali Mahdi, who was staying at the hotel, invited himself and was there; the old men's koofiyado idinka qarineyso meesha uu Cali Mahdi fadhiye.

Malika, speaking of hilib geel, waxaa isoo xasuusisay what I see some mornings. Labaa meel hilib geel lagu qalo naga soo horjeedo. Some early mornings dariishada ka fiiriyaa on the street and I see lafo geel iyo madaxyo geel lasii wado. Waa kuwii aroortaas la qalee. Waxaa kaaga daran those butcher shops aad iyo aad ugu socotaa because by 6 am waa lagu kala kacay geelkee qalaan. Come after 6 am and waxba kuuma haraayaan, waaba la kala gatay. The guy opens around 4:30 am and 5:30 wixiisaba wey dhamaadaan. Yaab. Dabshid, masoo noqonee oo masoo socotaa? Dadkiina kale maxaa la isku heystaa. Kii ama tii kaadi geel cabeyso, good for her/him. Kii ama tii cabeynin, good for him/her too. Maxaa keenay wareer iyo dood.

Koley wax ma aqrinaayaan waala ogyahee, nonetheless here it is.

Eastleigh Estate Nairobi has become Somali business hub NAIROBI (Xinhua) -- Once a lackluster residential settlement, Eastleigh has grown to become an unrivalled business hub in Nairobi, Kenya thanks to a huge population of Somali immigrants. The area, christened "Small Mogadishu" is perhaps Nairobi’s most active commercial center, slowly taking over from the central business district. Many describe it as a "country within a country" with a robust economy that immensely contributes to the national economy. Business booming in the area is evident. Eastleigh is dotted with skyscrapers of which many were constructed in the past five years. On one of the streets stands Amal Shopping Plaza built eight years ago. Until recently, the building was the most stylish and developed shopping centers in the area. But upcoming buildings are taking over the pride of place once occupied by the architectural masterpiece. The building has ramps, winding staircases and elevators, features associated with buildings in Nairobi’s central business that host corporate heavyweights. Amal is a melting pot of frenzy trade for the Somalis. According to a resident, Aziz Mohammed, people travel from all over Kenya and neighboring countries like Uganda, Tanzania, south Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo to Eastleigh to shop at Amal and other centers. "The prices are very competitive that is why customers travel from far to shop here. "You will virtually find anything you want at the right price," says Mohammed. But it is not only fair prices that attract customers, thanks to the connections of the traders, they stock goods from all over the world. "In the shops, you find trousers from China, watches from the US, Hi-fi systems from Japan and South Korea and so on," he says. Interestingly, Mohammed says the merchandise at Amal is sold at different prices depending on the location of the shop in the building. "On the ground floor, which mostly consists of textile shops, goods are sold in bulk, although they also sell for retailers," he says. The shops in the upper floors sell goods mostly to retailers. In these shops, you will find goods like T-Shirts, shoes, dresses, suits and electronic equipment that include TVs, music systems and mobile phones. Business here however is not only based on products, there are also service providers who target the foreign population. Such businesses include money transfer and travel agencies. The Western Union, a worldwide money transfer service, is among the most conspicuous. Its black and yellow colors can be identified from far. There are also restaurants in the building, which mainly sell Ethiopian, Somali and Afghan cuisines. The Amal business model is replicated in several other shopping malls in the area for instance Olympic shopping center. However, the construction of shopping malls and other modern buildings in the area, mainly shaped by the dominant presence of Somali refugees, is slowly edging out natives. Many Kenyans who were born and brought up in Eastleigh now feel like they are foreigners in an estate they once knew heart by heart. "We have been reduced to spectators in Eastleigh. "We do not contribute anything in the economy of this area. "Everything has been taken over by the Somalis," says Japheth Kinyua, a Kenyan resident. Kinyua says the estate started to change rapidly in the 1990s when war broke out in the neighboring Somali after the then president Siad Barre was toppled. "As the war intensified, hundreds of Somali refugees fled into Kenya and started staying camps in northern Kenya," recounts the 42-year-old. Soon however, the Somalis found their way to Nairobi where they settled in Eastleigh. "They found the area welcoming because Kenyan Somalis, although then not dominant lived in the area," Kinyua said. "The influx of the refugees, he notes, slowly turned Eastleigh into "Mogadishu." And when the Kenyan government allowed Somali parliamentarians to run their affairs from the area, its landscape changed. "The Somalis started investing in the area. "We started seeing buildings that have changed Eastleigh forever," he says. While he says the development has helped improve the status of the area, it should have been controlled. "The government stumbled by allowing foreigners to construct buildings unrestricted. "Right now, the government has no control over Eastleigh. "They do not know whether the business that takes place there is legal or illegal," he says. The area, he adds, has become a haven of immigrants, majority of them have settled illegally. Previously, the Kenyan government has admitted that Somali piracy money finds its way in Eastleigh and the economy of the country. The money, according to the government, has helped push up prices of property in the real estate industry. A recent survey by Hass Consult, a real estate firm in Nairobi, indicated that prices of properties rose drastically in 2010. There are houses in Nairobi that sell for 1.25 million U.S. dollars. The value of land has also increased spontaneously locking out natives. However, Somalis in Eastleigh dismiss claims that they have links with pirates and al Shabaab, a terror group. "Those who say we are connected to al Shabaab and pirates do not know what they are talking about. "Eastleigh started growing even before al Shabaab and pirates. "We are genuine and hardworking business persons who have been able to cut a niche for ourselves in business," they said. In a bid to stem possible chances of piracy money finding its way in Kenya, the country’s central bank directed financial institutions to monitor the transactions of Kenya-based Somalis suspected to have connections with pirates. Xinhua

Vans;701612 wrote: ^They sale that at a local shop here in SoCal. My Pops does not fail to keep it in stock in our fridge. Smells like butt if you ask me. ^Our actual fridge . Waaw, dalalka Galbeedkana waala geeye miyaa. How much does it cost in your area? Down here, it is around something like 50/60 cents camal. And don't mind Saak, caano geel is overrated, wax ee taraan maleh. I never had it yet, and I am coming here all the time. Maba jecli shubankaas badan. Enough haddaa baxaa daily without caano geel. And speaking of it, dadka now even kaadi geel ayaa la cabooyaa, caanihii waaba la iska dhaafoyaa. Dad wareeray, caafimaad ayee wataan kaadida geela ee dhahooyaan, according to an old xadiis, so they say. Dad wareersan. Weyre, you-know-who Sacuudigaba wey joogaan iska jir hee. Isilaali yaa lagu qarxininee.

At least calankeena qurxoon waa taaganyahay, no?

Sheeko jacburis oo qaaf ah, koley waaka helay.

Soomaalina, adaa mudan, abaayadiis. Showqi, ka dharag hee hilibka. Dabshid, waa hore kugu dambeysay. Waaba toban sano. Meeshaas aad isku badashay, anoo hadda joogo isbadaloysaaba. Ma taqaan Juja A iyo Juja B? Ushrika ka dambeeyaan. Weyre, xaala dhoolacaddeeynee widaaygiis. ________________ Today's pictorial blog. Factory-processed caano geel laga cabo Islii.

Today's pictorial blog. A sister and her children at a feast. It is for Soomaalina, iyadaa cuntada Islii rabto aragtee, though this picture is a bit dated. N. B. The camera shot messed the poor boy's face. He doesn't look like that.

VAlenteenah, thanks, sister. And the family is doing great. Soomaali (is it Dabshid?), meeshaas maalin walba agmaaraaba, saasna ma'aha hadda. Ciyaal jokoraha dump qashinka ee soo qaadan meelaha la dhisaayo at night illegally. Meeshaas dhismo weyn ku socoto, qashinkaas long ago laga qaaday. Yes, meelo saas camal wey jirtaa Islii, meelo qashinka illegally lagu dump gareeyo. By the way, Ushrika goormee kugu dambeysay?

Dadweyne fiyoow degan ma jiro meelahaan la duqeynaayo. Kii ku haray mid waalan ama mid taageero Barbaarta wareersan waaye. Waaka xumahay Xamartaa jeclaa in wali duqeyn ka socoto 20 years later.

Hayeey! Hooyooyinkaan maa Barbaarta lasoo siray u daahaayo. Mayooy!