Good morning !

Life is so good and things are just getting better;am out to meet the in-laws, wish me good luck !
Then, hanging out with the coolest friends..we are now heading to the animal orphanage.
At the moment, am both excited and nervous hence lacking my trademark humour and creativity. Guys, bear with me pliz..i promise to come back with more posts later..
cheers !

Jambo !

Hope u all fine, i am ok alhamdulilah..As i always start my posts; let me update you on the situation on the ground. After spending a great night with my childhood friends and bros, we started the day with a fine breakfast, then dressed for the friday prayers, that was around 11..
unfortunately, because of the heavy rains, there was heavy traffic that led to our late arrival to the mosque. after the prayers we headed to a friend who invited me and some other friends to his place for lunch. the guy just returned from the Hajj so there was a lot to be discussed. This was how the day was spent, basically chatting away a quality time with friends and eating good food..

Finally its saturday,this means that my best friend is returning from Turkana where he was based for the past weeks due to job commitments, it also means that i will be home chilling with friends and watching united play..
....its also tomorrow when 2 swedish friends are on visit to nairobi..and this is the shock they are in for--
1. nairobi is flooded with water and unlike sweden, one needs to master the art of walking on the muddy roads
2. they will be recieved by my many friends and cuzins.. and finally they will most probably be shocked by the friendly environment and the generousity of the nairobians...
Guys, am quite tired hence lacking creativity..bear with me pliz. will be back to u inshalah..cheers !

Good morning !

Hi guys! i am sory for keeping u waiting ! many of u have showed the desire to join me on this blog but because of the language setting of the blog u are unable to join up; i am working on changing the setting, hope it works out..otherwise keep tuned on !
rains have caused havoc in Nairobi hence nasty smell in ghetto areas and of course disrupted transport and sitima in the town...i might travel to a warmer mombasa this weekend inshalah, am not decided yet.
MORE UPDATES !
 Amid the heavy downpours in Nairobi, there were big things that was going on with my life! I was courting this girl for sometimes, and i was really fascinated by how the somali culture sees this "dating" thing. to start with, i was blessed with a good muslim girl whose family is famous for the well-raising of their kids.
so, in the islamic culture, one is not allowed to treat women the way one wants, there is actually a process thats followed and this is the way it looks like,,
   1. once u like each other, u are refered to the second stage
   2..involve family members, once both families like the idea of you two having an affair,.then ..
   3. council of elders from the guys family goes to the girls family to file a request for the girl-
   4.then if the meeting goes well..the guy and the girl are officially in a relationship hence discussing marriage affairs and other serious stuff !

Now, i just finished all the stages, i am now talking wedding conditions with the family..and hopefully we can come into agreements.
so, if u guys were wondering why i was lost, its because of the fact that i was tied up with this interesting process.
I am glad to share this with u, i hope u are all able to be involved with this big process in one way or the other.
I really fancy having all the friends (especially those in the diaspora;yuske) in Nairobi to witness this big moment :)
at the moment, i need ya dua`s inshalah !

good times

hello guys !
 i spent the day at kenyata national hospital; i was my friends sister who was supposed to get her dental formula checked; but since she was a diabetic, the process took longer..seeing the way the kenyan health care works was interesting..slow but sure kind of system. anyway, i liked wat i saw..the corruption level is law as ever..cheers to that !
Nothing special happened today..we played ball on a mud-soaked pitch..it was owesome..the goal was a stone hehe
cheers guys...am with some friends, i need to be more social..

Good morning bros n sis where ever u are!

Just woke up for the morning prayers; am a bit late since i was really tired from the game of yesterday. generally alhamdulillah, i had a good week so far;
Before i proceed, i just wanna remind everyone here that violence is never necessary; especially that against a loved one. A person i know physically harassed his partner; this is unacceptable. we should never accept domestic violence, its never justifiable..I hope he repents.
Well, today i am a bit excited about meeting a sister whom i am introduced by a close friend of mine. We both are serious people; and inshallah, things will go well. we are meeting in town and with the presence of mahram inshalah.
i will update u on this later; if i will be in a position to talk about..inshallah.
NAIROBI::::
For those who have not been to Nairobi for so long time; the place has expanded; the chinese are building very complex roads, the town is cleaner and safer from thugs.
the only thing that might shock u is the way the women dress out here; thanks to technology and media acces, the girls and women have taken their way of dress to another level. U might not believe ya eyes, the girls wear tight fitting, with their skirts tightly fitted on the asses hence making their behind so visible; this is a big trend in Nairobi..some of them are dressed quite pornographic..I think Kenyan women were just beautiful the way the were before, they now just lowered themselves to trash..seriously, this is shame.
Finally, the economy is reallly staggering, prices on everything hiked in recent times hence making life difficult for the normal kenyan. Alhamdulillah, i was blessed to have a foreign currency with me...the exchange rate was in my favor..
I wish u all the best ya all, will be back to you..

Chance to win something for people from Ramu !

I posted pictures of Ramu in the beginning of November; If u answer where the picture was taken and identify the persons in the picture; the prize is; i will dedicate a short poem to you. and the prize will be ready on my return to Sweden.
Good luck !

Jambo !

Long time no see ! I really missed hooking up with u on this blog..when a friend wrote to me on facebook and told me that my blog needs to be updated, i was both apreciative and felt a bit shameful; thanks buddy for the reminder..and sory for taking too long to update my posts..
Here we go:

Right now, am at Nairobi and good things are happening..i will be back to these; let me start from Rhamu where it all began. Last monday, i booked the bus to Nairobi; Tawakal is the most comfortable bus that plies in that route i was told. i was so worried of the ongoing rumours about alshebab planting landmines and ambushing vehicles on the roads that links North eastern to the rest of Kenya. i was also worried of the pace of the busses and the timing of the jorney (the buses leave ramu around 8 pm).
while sitting at the family shop and chatting with friends,  i got a call from the office where i was doing my practice, and i was told that there was a land cruiser that was coming in few minutes which was on its way to Nairobi..i gladly recieved the news and packed ready. after a long and tiresome journey, i landed in nairobi on a tuesday night.
NAIROBI LIFE;:
here, the joy is all about hooking up with friends; a part from tha chats and loughter, we also plan road trips on the beautiful parts of the country.
Yesterday; we went to an orphanage that lies between Nakuru and baringo..we were on a visit to two swedish female friends who jetted into the country 2 days ago. They were happy to see us off course.
To cut the long story short..it was a fine day on the road..we witnessed one of the beautiful scenes of Kenya..we passed by the Equator, the former president`s home town(kabarnet), Lake naivasha, the view was really owesome !
We also enjoyed the view of Elementaita Lake; the view of the Delamaires farms..waaw..the country is beautiful indeed !!!
Now am heading to Eastleigh..after all i am a somali and a somali must report to Eastleigh at least once. There i will be hooking up with old friends and enjoy maself a bit.
Am also planning a trip to the coastal town of Mombasa where i will be charging my "batteries" before going back to the cold swedish winter..more on this will be posted in the future..

hello..

i am fine and hope that u are fine too. I apologise for the long absence. this was because of the fact that i was out on my final field visit, i had no acces to internet. I am back and preparing for a long and dangerous journey to Nairobi. I hope i am safe from the kenyan forces, accidents and elshabaab.
i will be sending u more updates on reaching the capital.
happy EID all !
i will post here some pics of rhamu,,let me kno if u guys can identify..i mean those who are from ramu..