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A Week In Somaliland!

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I suppose so, your one of the few people I can connect with on SOL. Most are either too old, cynical or American. We are more similar than you'll ever know. I did actually miss you IBZ. welcome back!

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Ibtisam   

Originally posted by -MARX-:

I suppose so, your one of the few people I can connect with on SOL. Most are either too old, cynical or American. We are more similar than you'll ever know. I did actually miss you IBZ. welcome back!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: NOW now, what did you do with the real MARX!!! He would be turning in his grave if he saw this. icon_razz.gif

 

We are nothing alike, but thanks smile.gif

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Ibtisam   

Now why are you being nice to me?? eh eh?? You've messed up since I've been gone have you not?? All my hard work is down the drain and you are trying to make me forget :mad: Tell me it is not so??

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Nice come back with a new name so that you won't be recognized miyaa xaajadu ??? ,,,,

 

 

ehem ,,,,,,,,,,, at least you are here in this thread and i'm glad ... :D

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Ibtisam   

^^^^No one, but you just did.

 

No to Bethnal Green, I'm on a diet, starting today. Find another bribe!

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NGONGE   

What can one learn in one week, Xena?

 

.................... .................... ...

 

 

On my final day, I said goodbye to all the family and friends and was escorted to the airport by my tourist guide. My bags were searched on the street outside the airport and then I was allowed to enter.

 

I went to the check in desk, gave them my bags and got my boarding pass. The immigration officers were not there so the duty policemen asked us to wait in the departure lounge. Twenty minutes later, we were called back and asked to form a line by the departure windows. This was going to be exactly the same as the arrivals fiasco. You give your passport at one window, move to the next window and pay the departure fee ($32), get your passport and be on your way.

 

Behind me, stood a young man from Holland. I paid my money, got my passport and was heading towards the gate to get my hand luggage searched when I suddenly heard a shout! It was the immigration officer and he was asking me to come back. I shouted ‘What’ and he shouted ‘come back, come back, you’ve got the wrong passport’! It turns out that he had given me the Dutch kid’s passport.

 

When I got to the departure gate and selected myself a corner seat, an old lady came and sat next to me. She started asking me questions about my holiday and how many times I’ve been to SL previously. She was very friendly and was giving me advice about my next trip and what I should do when I return. Just as she was smilingly telling me about the airport and how much it cost to build, her eye caught someone walk in. She suddenly exclaimed in a very suppressed whisper ‘ala hoognay, waa nin qaawan!’

 

The Dutch kid walked in wearing his knee length shorts and came to sit next to me. He joked about the passport mix up and started telling me about the holiday he spent in SL. The women averted her gaze, greeted me goodbye and pointed out where she will be sitting if I needed to speak to her or ask her anything. She did not look at the young man’s face as she walked away.

 

Two old women (one in a wheelchair) came and sat next to us. They kept staring at me and murmuring to themselves.

 

‘It’s him’ said the one in the wheel chair

 

‘no it is not’ said the other.

 

‘Naa waa isagii’ repeated the disabled woman

 

‘No it is not him’ said the other.

 

‘Ask him’ said the woman in the wheelchair

 

‘You ask him’ said the other.

 

There were sat only two seats away from us and they knew full well that we could hear every word they were saying. They still carried on with this conversation and looking us right in the face, as if we did not exist. I assumed they were talking about the Dutch man.

 

Finally, the old lady in the wheelchair shouted across to me with what seemed like a fighting look ‘Warya! Fanaanka SL TV ka soo baxa mi yanad aheen?’ I nudged the Dutch kid and he looked at her and said ‘what?’

 

‘Adiga maaha’ she replied with disgust.

 

‘What?’ said the Dutch kid again.

 

‘Hoyo, adiga maha’ said the other one.

 

They asked me again and I told them that I was no artist and never been on SL TV.

 

‘So ku man odhan’ said the other lady ‘this one is short’

 

‘Naaa waa isagii’ repeated the disabled woman ‘he’s just refusing to tell us’.

 

We got in the plane and I sat next the Dutch kid and a fourteen-year-old pretty girl who defined the word ‘Nomad’. It turns out that she was only in H town for four hours and was now going to DJ for a few weeks before heading back to Dubai. This intelligent child had family all over the world and spent her entire life living in one country or another. Now, after having spent eight months in the Somali capital, she was heading back to Dubai for a year before moving on Canada or going back to live with her mother in London.

 

As the plane took off, the people started their usual lamentation about safety and how scary these planes are. The Dutch kid was moaning about all the airlines (Jubba, Dallo, etc) being the same and about how dangerous these airplanes are.

 

‘I am not scared’ said the young girl.

 

‘You wouldn’t be, if all you do is travel back and forth to and from H town’ I said teasingly.

 

‘No. I am not worried about death’ said the young girl.

 

‘You are not?’ asked the Dutch kid.

 

‘No! I saw a man get shot in the head in Mogadishu’ she said.

 

‘You did?’ I asked paternally.

 

‘Yes. I have a picture of it on my mobile. Do you want to see?’ She asked enthusiastically!

 

‘No thanks’ I said.

 

We got to DJ and all went our separate ways.

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Originally posted by Ms DD:

I am not a man (at least i hope not)..but Che's link.. a place i never knew i had ached

LoooooooooooL...Tell me about it.You should seen me. I was on the subway when I was reading this. As I was reading the story, I almost..well I don't wanna disgust you. Let's say I could have been arrested for lewd behavior.

 

Paragon-Waa inaa lagu celiyo ninyahow

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Ms DD   

Where are the pictures of your trip?

 

Ngonge

You read Che's link? Not the fuley i thought u were.

 

Che

A new phobia of toilets in Somalia ayaad igu abuurtey walle. Even bushes wont do now!

 

xena dear

I will help with the business lol

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