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Makka Al-Mukarama road is now fully functional, is it? I usually see Wadnaha in most of the videos shot in Xamar these days and the last time I was back home it wasn't open. That's 13 years ago by the way.

PS: How did your Perth trip go horta, or you didn't come this way?

Yes, Makka Al mukarama is fully functional. It was the artery of Xamar. From Wagad all the way to Afgooye.

Wadnaha road and ummada roads were built as ringroads.

I plan to come next year, and you will be the first to know saaxib. I am thinking of spending a few days in Sydney or Melbourne because I have old friends.

No worries, awoowe. We'll welcome you with Kangaroo & alligator meat, as well as camel milk and meat (since I think you didn't have hilib iyo caano geel for ages).

Warya why do I have a suspicion that you are A/W ?

Warya back in the days when there was very few somali immigrants in Eastleigh.
Those that would return to Somalia/Xamar would mention what they found out.

They would say Waxan layabey laboo shey mid mida kaley kadaran.
1.Maamo la nabayo like every madhoow lady was called Maamo and in Somali Maamo was an elderly woman.
2. Wax Baas(Bus) Laracaayo.

I am assuming you belonged to the "afande, mimi ni mwananchi, nina kitambulisho" gang? AW ni mlendo kutoka Garbatula. . Mimi ni asali.

Jalle max there was this middle aged man that was asked where his kipande is by the askari, it goes like this.
Askari: wapi kipande?
middle aged man: bado fika ( yanci muna qaan gaarin.)


Another lady was told by an ciyala suuq that if she was asked wapi Kipande she should say Shika matiti.

Then it happened that on her way from qaxotiga to Garissa. the bus she was travelling with was stopped at a check point.
Then an askari asks her.
Askari: Wapi Kipande?
Lady:Shika matiti
Askari:ati nini?
Ladiy:shika matiti
he laughs and sends another police who gets same reply they burst into laughter and they left her.

Lol Jaale see ahaan? Balidoogle muu ku soo dagay, maxaa keenay land cruiser meesha? Lol.
Aden cade airport sidaas ma aha. You only find your ride outside the arrival hall. But sure qofka ku soo dhaweynaayo waxaad ku arkeysaa diyaarada agteeda waa hadii uu qofkaas uu connection leeyahay sidaa sheegtay lol.

That was a good read.

Jaalle, are any of your short stories based on real events encountered by friends or family maybe?

Lol Jaale see ahaan? Balidoogle muu ku soo dagay, maxaa keenay land cruiser meesha? Lol.
Aden cade airport sidaas ma aha. You only find your ride outside the arrival hall. But sure qofka ku soo dhaweynaayo waxaad ku arkeysaa diyaarada agteeda waa hadii uu qofkaas uu connection leeyahay sidaa sheegtay lol.

Yeah I have seen that part but let it slip since Lam has not been to Xamar. When the new Terminal is opened, I was told no one will be allowed to enter the arrival terminal except in the waiting/welcoming hall.

Lol Jaale see ahaan? Balidoogle muu ku soo dagay, maxaa keenay land cruiser meesha? Lol.
Aden cade airport sidaas ma aha. You only find your ride outside the arrival hall. But sure qofka ku soo dhaweynaayo waxaad ku arkeysaa diyaarada agteeda waa hadii uu qofkaas uu connection leeyahay sidaa sheegtay lol.

Yeah I have seen that part but let it slip since Lam has not been to Xamar. When the new Terminal is opened, I was told no one will be allowed to enter the arrival terminal except in the waiting/welcoming hall.

Haa that's right. It's not safe for them anyway. The airport will function just like other international airports with rules to abide iinshallah.
And LamG I am more than happy to welcome you in xamar:)

Btw, LamG why are all your characters either diinless or people who drink? Lol. Dadka diinta ku adag goormaa soo qaadanee?

JaalleMarx adeer can you continue your phone call series? You left us hanging at the scene where Jeele saw a silhouette of a dirac as he opened the door

Btw, LamG why are all your characters either diinless or people who drink? Lol. Dadka diinta ku adag goormaa soo qaadanee?

Deeqaay, dadka diinta ku adag have tendencies to lean towards the extreme side a lot and make fictional stories less interesting, well unless they're portrayed in thriller/action/detective scenes/situations where they're the bad guys. lol

Patriot LOL.

There was this guy from Madogashe whose Kiswahili was not that good. He lost 5 camels to hyenas. He went to the DO's office with the aim of filing a complaint.

Mzee Dubad; Afande gambia tano na kula fisi moja
The officer; ati kula?
Mzee Dubad; Afande gambia tano na kula fisi moja
The officer; ngamia yako wana kula fisi?
Mzee Dubad; ndio afande, mimi nataka saida
The officer; Saida gani? wewe na ngamia yako umevunja sheria
Mzee Dubad; Shariica gaani?
The officer; Sheria ya Kenya
Mzee Dubad; mimi na gambia yaango ni Somali

Lol Jaale see ahaan? Balidoogle muu ku soo dagay, maxaa keenay land cruiser meesha? Lol.
Aden cade airport sidaas ma aha. You only find your ride outside the arrival hall. But sure qofka ku soo dhaweynaayo waxaad ku arkeysaa diyaarada agteeda waa hadii uu qofkaas uu connection leeyahay sidaa sheegtay lol.

Deeqa and Prince;

You have obviously not visited many developing countries. What I described is not unusual. I am assuming that Xamar is not different.

This is fiction Deeqa.

That was a good read.

Jaalle, are any of your short stories based on real events encountered by friends or family maybe?

Geo, I do some basic research saaxib; I talk to some people (ppl who worked in Xamar in the 1970s-80s). I ask them to describe how Somalia was before the civilwar.

Btw, LamG why are all your characters either diinless or people who drink? Lol. Dadka diinta ku adag goormaa soo qaadanee?

Deeqa, I am looking forward to meet you on the shores of the Indian Ocean.

My characters; cusbo ayaa loo baahanyahay. I have been asked this question before by PrinceDaadi. I don't find drinking and diinlaaw as major problems; our nation (and people) have other big issues to deal with; soo saas ma aha?


If I have the time, I will write a story about a hijabi woman (Umu Qariso) and her "pious" husband (Abu afminshaar). Stay tuned

BTW, apart from the description of the airport, any other holes in my story? Places, roads etc?

JaalleMarx adeer can you continue your phone call series? You left us hanging at the scene where Jeele saw a silhouette of a dirac as he opened the door

Adeer, Is it this one?

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=334281

I thought I finished that story. But, I, now realise that I left you hanging.. I will end the story soon.