fredag 30 december 2011

Alhamdulillah !

As muslims we are encouraged to thank our creatorfor everything..so, here, i say alhamdulillah !
To begin with; i apologise for the long silence; secondly, i really want to thank all those lovely people who suported me in all the hardships in the past.
I am at the moment in Berlin, undergoing one of those tuff moments; i will be back with a longer post as soon as i return to the hood; Sweden.
cheers guys..

onsdag 14 december 2011

Everythin that has a start has an ending...

Hello guys ! i hope that this post finds u at the best of ya spirits. Today, is the end of the stay at the Coast. Of course its always hard to say goodbye to the lil cuzins and the aunt..let alone friends.
But i also look foward to Nairobi since i miss the guys down there, let alone my lovely wife-to-be :)
Before i proceed, i just wanna emphasise on the highlights of my stay here in Mombasa :
- The morning prayers..and the walk through the palm trees ..hearing the sound of the wind going through those leaves..refreshing indeed !
- the ecological food..
-the sweet coconut drinks
- the humid weather
-The beautiful beaches
- the nice people

And then, there are those details u cant put to writting; things like the heavy shit u take when u eat a decent meal LOL i kno it sounds sick but, this are the things that pass us without much celebrations...
To sum up it all..yesterday was a beach day; today will be about diong the final touches..i cant swim since i kinda feel a bit of flu-moment..
will get back to u wen i reach nairobi inshalah..
Take care of yaselves and each other :) peace

fredag 9 december 2011

hello bros n sis !

Mombasa is hot and humid ! i would compare mombasa to paradise if it was a bit colder. But, i will still call it a paradise since the heat is only there to lay comforts for a person (me) who is soon to be hit by the scandinavian cold weather,,i am literally charging my batteries full..the temperature is almost over 30 degrees always, and whenever i feel that the heat is too much then i just switch my winter memories on, thats enough to scare the effect of the heat off me..
This is what i enjoy about mombasa most :
1. Life is so natural; what i need to do when going out is just shower and put on the clothes directly without satnding infront of the mirror: so natural because in sweden its unnaturally so hectic going out..from the adjusting of the temperature of the water-to-the choosing of the clothing and all the way to the choosing of which oil to apply..
2. we dont need to do anything to get us sweating..sweating is an all-time process..this keeps us active.
3. we dont need setting the alarm clock; there is the call for prayers and if one misses that we got cock crows :)
4. there is always good company around: people are naturally funny...theres no need for tv actually; life is just entertaining out here..
...................the list is long...i summarise it there--------

enjoy this view of mombasa streets..

måndag 5 december 2011

Ashura ! happy ashura all :)

Hello guys !
Today, was the 9th of muharram, tomorrow is Ashura..the day when Allah saved prophet Musa and his folowers from the pharaohs by creating a path in the red sea...so as muslims we fast a day before or a day after ashura. since i fasted today and the shura is tomorrow; i actually have no much to offer in my blog today.
I only can tell that fasting in mombasa on december is the hardest thing to do. Fasting is not a hard thing in general; i started fasting at the age as young as 10 years old. but, today, the heat level was on another level, and that of course does not make the fast easier.
We just broke the fast by eating the traditional samosa meal. and lots of drinks..
i started with samosa and a very cols sprite actually; i can say that i drank the sweetest sprite ever today..and i am now sitting here drinking the spicy chai tea; and awaiting is a very delicious ugali and goat meat stew :)
I am going to fast tomorrow as well thus no posts to be posted..,
i hereby expect u all a happy ahsura :)

söndag 4 december 2011

The hottest day in my stay in Kenya !

hi guys, i hope u are all fine..i am fine and feeling very good actually. As i promised i just wanted to update you about my visit to the beach and swimmingpool respectively. First, i spontaneously went to the beach to take  an hour swim, just for the sake of going to the beach, then took a drive into the most beautiful part of mombasa: the lighthouse..there we took snacks and few soft drinks. On our way home, we enjoyed a nice chat amid the loud somali music from the car. After the hysterical loughs thanks to my lil chicky cuz, we finally reached home. we put the night to rest after having a late-night football talks with my arsenal-fan cuzin.
Then, came today: the hottest day so far; after taking 5 showers in 6 hours..and things were not getting any worser when the area went blackout due power failure in the area.,we decided to spend the rest of the day in the kenya navy`s swimming pool. Its here we enjoyed a cold swimming day thanks to my cuzins dad who works as a captain at that camp.
Now, sitting here, waiting for a cold soda that was ordered on a nearby shop,,and taking the opportunity to hook up with u guys..
And soon is dinner! Rice,beans stew, goat meat..and Ananas/banana on the meny :)
have  a great tym bleeeeeeps !

fredag 2 december 2011

Well well well..

hi, i hope this post finds u at the best of your spirits ! i should first of all feel ashamed of my silence,,i know it was deafening and i of course apologise about that..
I just thought that i needed to update u guys on the situation on the ground..i am at Mombasa, coastal part of Kenya,,,For those who dont know about Mombasa, this is the place to be..the beaches, the heat, the culture name it all...its the place where u can sit and just feel blased about it..
This post will be a short one, i only wanted to say hi to u and give u a short update about life in this paradise..
please, dont expect pictures since it is an old habit about my visits in MOmbasa that i dont take pictures to keep the memories alive, the memories are always there inside me..i would take pics for u guys, but i dont wanna do that, i instead encourage u all to come down here n witness for yaselves !
This week will be about relaxing and taking time with the cuzins n the rest of the family..and of course do some reading after the great meals  :)
I will intensify my posts from next week inshalah; because i will be doing many stuff then..but tomorrow, i will be taking the lil cuz down to the swimming grounds..i will post on that and share the feeling inshalah
cheers !