I was stranded in North Melbourne and needed a ride to my club in the outer suburbs. I was desperate and really late so I yelled out for a taxi. The Taxi pulled up and there was a Somali driver by the name of “Abdirahman Mohamud Farole”. His picture of there, it was the stand goofy Somali taxi driver picture. He spoke Somali to me and I replied with my broken incoherent Somali accent. He laughed and said "Learn your mother tongue properly, as one day you will return". I smiled and nodded,
He finally took me to my training ground, to my utter shock, I was 5 dollars short. Fortunately, my Aunty was there and was able to chip in. She recognized Faroole from a Puntland/MJ meeting a while ago and exchanged greetings.
My Aunty took me 2008 during Faroole's election bid in Melbourne, that he was the guy who drove me that day and I was shocked, the leader of Puntland drove me to Soccer training,
I wonder what other regional head of Somalia has driven to my destination in their yellow taxi,
Hiiran Leader drove me to my Graduation,
SSC leader drove me to my First day of Uni,
Jubaland leader drove me to work maybe
I didn’t want to tell this story however it was a cloud over my head,
The leader of Puntland was my Taxi driver, and he done a fine service
Taxis in Melbourne have never been the same since 2009
