Its hard to be a young,somali,muslim and gifted at the same time. I realised that life in the west is not easy for us actually. Every move you take, you have to motivate why you do so, i am filling in a visa application and they are asking me if i was once involved in military work; come on! what does this has to do with me going to UK..
I am not posting anything special today; i just wanted to give you readers what to read since i am so often silent lately.
I will be starting a new heading in my blog; the name of the heading will be ;Did u know that...
HERE WE GO NOW..
Did u know that : ..Balotell said this.."...Liverpool won the carling cup; yh, its like being single for six years and then coming home with sussan boyle ..." for those who donno , sussan boyle is an old lady who won britain got talent...
Have a great day guys!
tisdag 28 februari 2012
This gives hope..
This picture really gives me hope !
A hope for a better humanity !
generosity is the way forward...
The sun is back ! good feeling indeed...
As usual am back after 2 weeks of silence; reasons: school, hibernation from the cold and i went out of creativity..
I dont want to be one of those bloggers who dedicate their blogs to their daily life activties: i woke up, went to toilet, found out that i had to pee, then instead came big shit, surprise ! come on !!!.. i mean, who wants to read that kind of stuff unless one is so stupid to think thats interesting..
Without calling a spade a big fork; i just wanted to update you guys of the kind of world we are living in:
2011 was a year with the most natural catastrophies; Japan, haiti, Droughts in africa e..t.c...we also experienced significant nervy moments; you remember the miners who were trapped in the mining cave; by the way i hear one of them has converted to Islam..If thats true , am happy for him.
then comes 2012....so far so shitty ! look at Syria, N korea is threatening a war against its neighbours, U.S is still the same old dickhead it has always been..Hopelesness in Palestina and they say there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for Somalia, well, i say..maybe its a train coming from the other side BOOM..
I was hopeful in the begining of the peace process, then realised that the british were involved , thats where my hope died down..i mean who will trust british people..see what they have done in the world; ok, that might be history but show me anywhere where they sucessfully stabilised a situation..If you see british, its only because there is an interest. In this case, britain is after the 3 trillion dollar oil that was recently found. I am not speculating, its a fact..
Prayers are with the syrians who are struggling for peaceful open society.
prayers are with the palestinians who are refugees in their own country..
prayers are with the somalis whose country has been called failed state ..
Prayers are with those who are held at Guatanamo...
Hoping and praying for a better world !
I dont want to be one of those bloggers who dedicate their blogs to their daily life activties: i woke up, went to toilet, found out that i had to pee, then instead came big shit, surprise ! come on !!!.. i mean, who wants to read that kind of stuff unless one is so stupid to think thats interesting..
Without calling a spade a big fork; i just wanted to update you guys of the kind of world we are living in:
2011 was a year with the most natural catastrophies; Japan, haiti, Droughts in africa e..t.c...we also experienced significant nervy moments; you remember the miners who were trapped in the mining cave; by the way i hear one of them has converted to Islam..If thats true , am happy for him.
then comes 2012....so far so shitty ! look at Syria, N korea is threatening a war against its neighbours, U.S is still the same old dickhead it has always been..Hopelesness in Palestina and they say there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for Somalia, well, i say..maybe its a train coming from the other side BOOM..
I was hopeful in the begining of the peace process, then realised that the british were involved , thats where my hope died down..i mean who will trust british people..see what they have done in the world; ok, that might be history but show me anywhere where they sucessfully stabilised a situation..If you see british, its only because there is an interest. In this case, britain is after the 3 trillion dollar oil that was recently found. I am not speculating, its a fact..
Prayers are with the syrians who are struggling for peaceful open society.
prayers are with the palestinians who are refugees in their own country..
prayers are with the somalis whose country has been called failed state ..
Prayers are with those who are held at Guatanamo...
Hoping and praying for a better world !
onsdag 22 februari 2012
Good thursday to u all
Just woke up, good weather, just above 0 degrees celcius. getting up from bed has been hard lately; due to the harsh weather, the fatigue from hustles of life and of course our late night champions league games are partly the reasons for this.
Today, after my 3 hour lecture, i am heading to the capital city of sweden:Stockholm. There, since thats where i origionally moved from before i ended up in this small town: Gevle, i have many things to loook forward to.
Stockholm is where my life literally started, many old classmates, friends, old workmates, close relatives e.t.c..
Apart from that, i am also going for a fresh cut; and if possible get few swag on:i mean clothes here..if time allows me, i will pay a short visit to my old school " stadsmissionens folkhögskola.." after 2 years now.
This visit will be a very short and intense one, i am planning to be back by saturday.
Meanwhile, i will be giving much thoughts to how i will get started for my Degree desertation paper: its now decided that i will be writting about the effects of khat on somali families,,
I also got request from the red cross in helping them with working with refugee issues..this will be a voluntary work though..i am really proud to be able to help out others in the name of humanity..
Finally, as my grandpa always said about friends: " Its not what they say that matters, its what and how they do it.." i lately had issues with friends..being a student of social work, u get to know analysing people, this is of course not a very good thing , but this came in hand now..after my analyse, i realise that this friend says one thing and does another in practical..my grandpa was right about this..it does feel wrong and uncomfortable hanging out with such people..my response is; just be myself: that means that reset my loyalty to the level of that when we first met the first time..if this friend proves him/herself, then there is always a second chance..this are the complications that are going on in my social life...but am not concerned whatsoever..
guys..time for breakfast..have a great time out there...
Today, after my 3 hour lecture, i am heading to the capital city of sweden:Stockholm. There, since thats where i origionally moved from before i ended up in this small town: Gevle, i have many things to loook forward to.
Stockholm is where my life literally started, many old classmates, friends, old workmates, close relatives e.t.c..
Apart from that, i am also going for a fresh cut; and if possible get few swag on:i mean clothes here..if time allows me, i will pay a short visit to my old school " stadsmissionens folkhögskola.." after 2 years now.
This visit will be a very short and intense one, i am planning to be back by saturday.
Meanwhile, i will be giving much thoughts to how i will get started for my Degree desertation paper: its now decided that i will be writting about the effects of khat on somali families,,
I also got request from the red cross in helping them with working with refugee issues..this will be a voluntary work though..i am really proud to be able to help out others in the name of humanity..
Finally, as my grandpa always said about friends: " Its not what they say that matters, its what and how they do it.." i lately had issues with friends..being a student of social work, u get to know analysing people, this is of course not a very good thing , but this came in hand now..after my analyse, i realise that this friend says one thing and does another in practical..my grandpa was right about this..it does feel wrong and uncomfortable hanging out with such people..my response is; just be myself: that means that reset my loyalty to the level of that when we first met the first time..if this friend proves him/herself, then there is always a second chance..this are the complications that are going on in my social life...but am not concerned whatsoever..
guys..time for breakfast..have a great time out there...
söndag 19 februari 2012
Jambo !
What a crazy day; i was awaken by the beautiful rays of the sunshine this morning, 3 hours later, its snowing !
the unpredictability of the swedish weather.
Again, in case u are wondering why i was silent; its partly because of the hectic school work and the lack of new happenings in my life.
In fact, the only issue that i can imagine sharing with you is that i am a bit disapointed with one of my friends; i know that disapointments never end, but i did not see this one coming. This friend keep on booking time with me, only to cancel our apointments just hours prior to our meeting. Actually, the problem does not lie with the meetings and the cancelation, its about the other friends that are being victimised. Weekends are our only time together; then when i tell them that i will be meeting other people and i get released this always results in ugly feelings. And complications are not my thing..i am now drawing a line that would ensure that future frustrations doesn`t arise...
Another new update that i almost forgot is that i decided to voluntarily work with somali refugees in the Red Cross..my aim with this is to try help the somalis in need, and of course get the experience of working with such issues.
I am actually bored, no lust att read and sleeping is the only option in hand. Therefore, i wish all of u out there a happy end to the weekend :)
peace
the unpredictability of the swedish weather.
Again, in case u are wondering why i was silent; its partly because of the hectic school work and the lack of new happenings in my life.
In fact, the only issue that i can imagine sharing with you is that i am a bit disapointed with one of my friends; i know that disapointments never end, but i did not see this one coming. This friend keep on booking time with me, only to cancel our apointments just hours prior to our meeting. Actually, the problem does not lie with the meetings and the cancelation, its about the other friends that are being victimised. Weekends are our only time together; then when i tell them that i will be meeting other people and i get released this always results in ugly feelings. And complications are not my thing..i am now drawing a line that would ensure that future frustrations doesn`t arise...
Another new update that i almost forgot is that i decided to voluntarily work with somali refugees in the Red Cross..my aim with this is to try help the somalis in need, and of course get the experience of working with such issues.
I am actually bored, no lust att read and sleeping is the only option in hand. Therefore, i wish all of u out there a happy end to the weekend :)
peace
torsdag 16 februari 2012
yet another thursday morning..
As a reminder, dont forget that every breath is a bless ! we take everything for a grant..lets change that attitude..
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I only wanted to remind you guys that i am back to sweden and am back and running after books again. This means that those who were attracted to my blog might feel a bit bored with my posts; here, there are barely things to write about..everything is as flat as the whether symbolises it all..
I hope u will be patient with me untill june when i get back to Kenya..there i have big plans for my blog readers..i will be publishing pictures on daily basis..pics from safari adventures and as well as private events..
meanwhile, i will be updating u on local issues happening in my boring sweden ..
right now, no plans so far..am getting prepared for reading mode..then hit the swimming pool..then back home..help some kids with homework..then wait for the united game..
Meanwhile; i wish u all the best..take care and remember me in your thoughts and prayers..peace !
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I only wanted to remind you guys that i am back to sweden and am back and running after books again. This means that those who were attracted to my blog might feel a bit bored with my posts; here, there are barely things to write about..everything is as flat as the whether symbolises it all..
I hope u will be patient with me untill june when i get back to Kenya..there i have big plans for my blog readers..i will be publishing pictures on daily basis..pics from safari adventures and as well as private events..
meanwhile, i will be updating u on local issues happening in my boring sweden ..
right now, no plans so far..am getting prepared for reading mode..then hit the swimming pool..then back home..help some kids with homework..then wait for the united game..
Meanwhile; i wish u all the best..take care and remember me in your thoughts and prayers..peace !
onsdag 15 februari 2012
Hello people !
Hoping that all is well with u guys; i just wanted to say hi and try to update this blog....
Yesterday was valentine day ! this is a day thats so popular in the western world. As an african, i am of course a bit sceptical..my first reaction is: why only this day? i mean love and apreciation to fellow human being should not be just limited to some days in the calender..thats what my concious tells me by the way ! and then while searching for an answer, a female friend tells me, just follow the wave dude, if it was not today, what would we otherwise be doing? she tells me that the days are divided in such a way that there are events every time of the year; cookies day, hugging day, valentine day, easter, satan day..e.t.c...all these are there to create holidays for people..how deseperate is that..
And then my friend tells me that i am bitter just like all the lonely guys out there who have no one to express love to..LOL..correction!! i have close friends around me, i have a future wife, 10 sibblings and parents at the end of my phone calls..so suck on that...
In any case, if u need valentine to express love to people; i say go on; one day is better than no day..and i honestly wish u all the best in the valentine day...
For my part; every day is valentine; i luv all thos who care about me..and all human beings that need love and i express my luv on daily basis..i aint need no valentine day..
What is going on with my life...this blog is always dedicated to close friends and families and anyone who wants to follow my proceedings..therefore, i will briefly explain things in my life..
Yesterday was valentine day ! this is a day thats so popular in the western world. As an african, i am of course a bit sceptical..my first reaction is: why only this day? i mean love and apreciation to fellow human being should not be just limited to some days in the calender..thats what my concious tells me by the way ! and then while searching for an answer, a female friend tells me, just follow the wave dude, if it was not today, what would we otherwise be doing? she tells me that the days are divided in such a way that there are events every time of the year; cookies day, hugging day, valentine day, easter, satan day..e.t.c...all these are there to create holidays for people..how deseperate is that..
And then my friend tells me that i am bitter just like all the lonely guys out there who have no one to express love to..LOL..correction!! i have close friends around me, i have a future wife, 10 sibblings and parents at the end of my phone calls..so suck on that...
In any case, if u need valentine to express love to people; i say go on; one day is better than no day..and i honestly wish u all the best in the valentine day...
For my part; every day is valentine; i luv all thos who care about me..and all human beings that need love and i express my luv on daily basis..i aint need no valentine day..
What is going on with my life...this blog is always dedicated to close friends and families and anyone who wants to follow my proceedings..therefore, i will briefly explain things in my life..
- Final year in uni: am now writing on the degree Essay, will try to investigate the social effects of khat on somali families in a small town in gevle..at the moment, i am focused on this..
- searching for job: i have 3 projects on the hanging..they all wanna employ me, i will go for the one that fits my scheme, its as cool as it sounds..i need money anyway..remember am wedding this summer..so money is vital :)
- Sealing deals: at this stage, its important to tie contacts-very important. The coming 3 years is about fixing contacts..i will be needing this when i finally end up in the market searching for bread winning ways..
Will be back with any more updates..cheers
söndag 12 februari 2012
better world ..
My last post was based on an individual way of living..i want to take on a more difficulty issues: global level thinking..
The United Nations says that although the famine in Somalia is officially over, a third of the population still need urgent feeding...i was thinking how many people can be in the risk zone; say aproximately 5-8 million people. In sweden lives like 50,000 somalis; imagine them paying 100 kronors each. that will be 5 million swedish kronors. who needs any other person.
And add that to the number of the other generous non-somalis who would be happy to contribute to somalia...and what the interbational body needs to do is just invets on long-term interventions like, keeping the area peaceful..
GENEROSITY IS THE KEY....remember this
The United Nations says that although the famine in Somalia is officially over, a third of the population still need urgent feeding...i was thinking how many people can be in the risk zone; say aproximately 5-8 million people. In sweden lives like 50,000 somalis; imagine them paying 100 kronors each. that will be 5 million swedish kronors. who needs any other person.
And add that to the number of the other generous non-somalis who would be happy to contribute to somalia...and what the interbational body needs to do is just invets on long-term interventions like, keeping the area peaceful..
GENEROSITY IS THE KEY....remember this
HI
As always, i apologise for my long absence from this blog. I was so busy with school work, life`s hustle and of course hibernation from the swedish harsh winter.
I hope that this post finds you in your best of health.
Firstly, i should warn you that in the future i might be limited to rarely update the blog since i have my degree project coming up hence going to get filled up with work.
Today, i just wanted to send a shout-out to all genuine friends and genuine people in general. It has unfortunately become a survival tactic for some people to be fake. I personally think that this comes with bad parental upraisal right from when one was a child. I might reason like a social worker here, but the fact is that i am a social worker and this is the way we should aproach to people. This does not mean that i am justifying fakers, i rather mean that FAKERS do exist and we should try to live with that. Having a bad background and being hated for being fake can have a tragic effect on these people. everyone needs love; so lets try to accomodate them while we know that they are fake.
You propably are thinking why i go about talking about fake people on this sunday people. The reason is that I was dealing with close friends who were getting harassed by fake friends; and this post is a reaction to the week that just ended.
Fake people come in many ways and here i will discuss those that i came contact with:
The selfish-type: They act that they are good friends and when you succeed in a project, you call them and find out that they switched their phones off. you meet them at the mall few days later when the celebrations and all the hype has settled.They come with the excuse that they were sick, or not in town. Here, the real reason was that they were enclosed in their rooms and were mourning your celebrations. remember, these people might sound or act like your best friends. many people might be shocked of your break up.
The secretive-type: This type is so real with you, but is so fake when it comes to sharing things. Real friends share stories, ups and downs..fake friends dont. These type might not cause big harm. If you dont like drama and surprises, you are in for a big shock.
The hater-faker type: this type is a nightmare. They act like good friends, but they are in competition with you. no one wants to be in competition with his/her best friend. If you want to test if your friend comes under this category, carry out the following tests: Crack a good joke or tell a good story, and while u are telling the story, observe the face of the person, you will realise that the person looks not interested; this is because he/she is unhappy with people loughing with you. After the story or the joke; the fake-hater might immediately start a joke or story in order to over-shine yours, smart people might understand the scenario, but if you are a loyal friend you might not suspect anything and be the last one to get the whole idea.
Summary : tolerate who dont hurt you, abandon those that might cause you harm; its simple. i normally tolerate the secretive type; shun the selfish type and allow the hater-faker to hang around me and make a fool of him/herselfself. Once a hater-faker realises that you are aware of his/her game, he just disappears from your life. If you have problem with your self-esteem, i advice you not to hang out with a hater -faker because he/she might try to overshine you with their stupid moves.
Hoping that the post comes in hand in your daily life, i wish u all the best in your lives..cheers
I hope that this post finds you in your best of health.
Firstly, i should warn you that in the future i might be limited to rarely update the blog since i have my degree project coming up hence going to get filled up with work.
Today, i just wanted to send a shout-out to all genuine friends and genuine people in general. It has unfortunately become a survival tactic for some people to be fake. I personally think that this comes with bad parental upraisal right from when one was a child. I might reason like a social worker here, but the fact is that i am a social worker and this is the way we should aproach to people. This does not mean that i am justifying fakers, i rather mean that FAKERS do exist and we should try to live with that. Having a bad background and being hated for being fake can have a tragic effect on these people. everyone needs love; so lets try to accomodate them while we know that they are fake.
You propably are thinking why i go about talking about fake people on this sunday people. The reason is that I was dealing with close friends who were getting harassed by fake friends; and this post is a reaction to the week that just ended.
Fake people come in many ways and here i will discuss those that i came contact with:
The selfish-type: They act that they are good friends and when you succeed in a project, you call them and find out that they switched their phones off. you meet them at the mall few days later when the celebrations and all the hype has settled.They come with the excuse that they were sick, or not in town. Here, the real reason was that they were enclosed in their rooms and were mourning your celebrations. remember, these people might sound or act like your best friends. many people might be shocked of your break up.
The secretive-type: This type is so real with you, but is so fake when it comes to sharing things. Real friends share stories, ups and downs..fake friends dont. These type might not cause big harm. If you dont like drama and surprises, you are in for a big shock.
The hater-faker type: this type is a nightmare. They act like good friends, but they are in competition with you. no one wants to be in competition with his/her best friend. If you want to test if your friend comes under this category, carry out the following tests: Crack a good joke or tell a good story, and while u are telling the story, observe the face of the person, you will realise that the person looks not interested; this is because he/she is unhappy with people loughing with you. After the story or the joke; the fake-hater might immediately start a joke or story in order to over-shine yours, smart people might understand the scenario, but if you are a loyal friend you might not suspect anything and be the last one to get the whole idea.
Summary : tolerate who dont hurt you, abandon those that might cause you harm; its simple. i normally tolerate the secretive type; shun the selfish type and allow the hater-faker to hang around me and make a fool of him/herselfself. Once a hater-faker realises that you are aware of his/her game, he just disappears from your life. If you have problem with your self-esteem, i advice you not to hang out with a hater -faker because he/she might try to overshine you with their stupid moves.
Hoping that the post comes in hand in your daily life, i wish u all the best in your lives..cheers
onsdag 1 februari 2012
Thoughts about the future is exciting !
Hoping that all you readers are in as a good mood as mine, i would like to take the opportunity to thanks u all.
I met many readers out there who apreciate my blog, but the problem is that my blog has swedish setting and its hard for non-swedish speakers to contribute to the blog. Therefore, i request for help in changing the settings of the blog since i tried several times but to no avail.
Whichever the case, i will keep posting things that i think is interesting and in case anyone has a querry, then dont hesitate pliz.
I will be posting stuff even if many people might not be following it because i really like expressing my feelings in writting rather than speaking :)
To start with, i actuall want to say that i lately got tired with people who get emotional on facebook, therefore, i am trying to get more involved in twitter and blogging...in connection to this i just bought a new samsung galaxy in such a way that it will be easy for me to tweet around from anywhere.
Since i am alone i Sweden, its really hard to get people who cheer me up when i do good job or criticise me if i commit a stupid mistake in my daily life. So, after being so good in the past year, i bought myself a new phone, this is one of the ways i reward myself. So far, this has worked. 2009, i bought myself a laptop, 2010, i bought myself a car, and this phone was a delayed reward for 2011..
I am planning to write my bachelor Essay on Khat`s effects on somali families, if this goes well, i will reward myself with a fine wedding on this summer, i know this sounds misogynistic, but i actually put women as the utmost highest level. And if one marries, according to me, thats the highest level one can be at.
i am planning to start my master at the university of Gotenburg, the programm of human rights..
at the end of the masters, i finish my tenth year in Sweden this makes me the most proud man in planet earth.
When i came to this country, i set up some goals, that i will be having my first degree before i finish ten years in sweden,,so finishing tenth year with a master is really a success !
Todays progress:
.....woke up around 10, ate breakfast,..trained..ate lunch..handed in assignments..updateing my blog now..taking a nap and then going to meet friends..
Thursday: will be in Stockholm the whole day and be back by evening,,then prepare for the lectures on friday..will get back to u as soon as i get something important to post ,
take care guys..peace
I met many readers out there who apreciate my blog, but the problem is that my blog has swedish setting and its hard for non-swedish speakers to contribute to the blog. Therefore, i request for help in changing the settings of the blog since i tried several times but to no avail.
Whichever the case, i will keep posting things that i think is interesting and in case anyone has a querry, then dont hesitate pliz.
I will be posting stuff even if many people might not be following it because i really like expressing my feelings in writting rather than speaking :)
To start with, i actuall want to say that i lately got tired with people who get emotional on facebook, therefore, i am trying to get more involved in twitter and blogging...in connection to this i just bought a new samsung galaxy in such a way that it will be easy for me to tweet around from anywhere.
Since i am alone i Sweden, its really hard to get people who cheer me up when i do good job or criticise me if i commit a stupid mistake in my daily life. So, after being so good in the past year, i bought myself a new phone, this is one of the ways i reward myself. So far, this has worked. 2009, i bought myself a laptop, 2010, i bought myself a car, and this phone was a delayed reward for 2011..
I am planning to write my bachelor Essay on Khat`s effects on somali families, if this goes well, i will reward myself with a fine wedding on this summer, i know this sounds misogynistic, but i actually put women as the utmost highest level. And if one marries, according to me, thats the highest level one can be at.
i am planning to start my master at the university of Gotenburg, the programm of human rights..
at the end of the masters, i finish my tenth year in Sweden this makes me the most proud man in planet earth.
When i came to this country, i set up some goals, that i will be having my first degree before i finish ten years in sweden,,so finishing tenth year with a master is really a success !
Todays progress:
.....woke up around 10, ate breakfast,..trained..ate lunch..handed in assignments..updateing my blog now..taking a nap and then going to meet friends..
Thursday: will be in Stockholm the whole day and be back by evening,,then prepare for the lectures on friday..will get back to u as soon as i get something important to post ,
take care guys..peace
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