Page 2 of 2
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:32 pm
by Grant
Jacfar remembers things that I did and things that I gave certain people. I don't think any of that family or my friends are out to get me. I have worked for this for ten years.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:35 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
Grant, you cant take a joke can you? good grief, why are you so stoic? I know these people are not gonna hurt you. btw, Grant, what was your greatest memory about that place?
If Somalia was peaceful today would you have made a journey to your youthful day's place?
Did you enjoy the natural fruits ? The Mango?
Did you thought about marrying one of the girls back then?
Most importantly, how did you arrive into Somalia? Was by way of Mogadishu?
Before you were assigned to Somalia, did you ever heard of it?
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:55 pm
by Grant
Grant, you cant take a joke can you? good grief, why are you so stoic? I know these people are not gonna hurt you. btw, Grant, what was your greatest memory about that place?
People, food, climate. Maybe the real Gosha Mufo Tinaar. It's nothing like sabayad. I loved that stuff with beer ari.
If Somalia was peaceful today would you have made a journey to your youthful day's place?
My plan when I first came to Somalinet was to retire there.
Did you enjoy the natural fruits ? The Mango?
I liked shushoonlo, the small ones; but the bigger ones were mostly too acidic for my teeth. I also never got used to the strings. Papaya and Pummelos were more my cup of tea. The commercial bananas were good, but what I really enjoyed were the smaller Zanzibarinas.
Did you thought about marrying one of the girls back then?
There was this girl called Sultana.... but she shot me down.
Most importantly, how did you arrive into Somalia? Was by way of Mogadishu?
We flew from Aden to Hargeisa in a wwII plane with no seats and bullet holes for windows. Spent two weeks at Taleex and then traveled to Xamar and then Kismayu by trade truck. Traveled to Jilib in a VW bus on a brand-new asphalt road.
Before you were assigned to Somalia, did you ever heard of it
Never. I had to look at a map.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:00 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
come on Grant, please answer the questions one by one...
even if you looked at the map it has left you a long lasting impression
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:05 pm
by Grant
Reread, Menace.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:10 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
may bat brother Grant
listen! so if Zuldana had excepted you then you would've been married to her today?
Was she an extraction of mix race or was she a tima-adeg, Tima-jileec or the offsprings of the Portuguese ( xamar cad cad/barawes)?
in your eyes, were the people beautiful? Did they looked too skinny with your American lenses?
Were you impressed by the Somali culture and intellectual intelligence?
What about their unrivaled pride?
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:13 pm
by Grant
She was pure ethnic Somali. Attended one of my adult language classes. Very classy lady.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:21 pm
by Grant
Menace,
You are adding questions faster than I can answer.
Somalis are a good-looking people. Keep in mind that Americans may be fat, but our models are skinny.
Somali culture fits the landscape and some Somalis are beyond bright. Sadly, my students were just beginning English and learned very slowly.
Somali xenophobia is notorious and unhelpful. I think the pride is also somewhere in there. Not especially useful.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:31 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
Menace,
You are adding questions faster than I can answer.
Somalis are a good-looking people. Keep in mind that Americans may be fat, but our models are skinny.
Somali culture fits the landscape and some Somalis are beyond bright. Sadly, my students were just beginning English and learned very slowly.
Somali xenophobia is notorious and unhelpful. I think the pride is also somewhere in there. Not especially useful.
have you even entertained settling in the Republic of Somaliland? Its peaceful you know! I am willing to allow you live in my own bought far in the outskirts of the state capital Hargeisa. You just pay a guard to secure your life and you also carry a pistol. I will even through a male and female camels and a young fresh girl of the age of 14 to be your wife enter you expire!
would you take my offer sir? its for your unrelenting support and loyalty you have the Somali regions ...you must be awarded and I must award you but I don't know whats more awarding then giving you one of my tribesgirl as medal of honor
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:36 pm
by Deeqaaa
To answer the question, was it Faatima (radiyallahu canha)?
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:44 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
To answer the question, was it Faatima (radiyallahu canha)?
she was called Umm (something)... you would be shocked to find out that she was actually African
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 2:56 pm
by Deeqaaa
Oohhh Umm Ayman, ofcourse!
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:15 pm
by Grant
Menace,
That is quite an offer, but one I must decline. A Somali retirement has passed me by. Even if peace were to arrive in Jilib in the next few years, I am too old to start again, and the North would just not be the same. We have a large extended family in the Philippines and investments there and are setting up to shuttle back and forth. But, thank you.
Re: I've waged Fitna in here 4 far 2 long..I've decided to b among the righteous..got an Islamic question
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:25 pm
by FieldMarshalMenace
Menace,
That is quite an offer, but one I must decline. A Somali retirement has passed me by. Even if peace were to arrive in Jilib in the next few years, I am too old to start again, and the North would just not be the same. We have a large extended family in the Philippines and investments there and are setting up to shuttle back and forth. But, thank you.
Fair enough...I guess snet fills in as replacement ...
Btw , have u tried to go to Minneapolis.