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- My pops telling stories about life in Somalia, he's telling me stuff I never even knew about.

FAH1223 wrote:- My pops telling stories about life in Somalia, he's telling me stuff I never even knew about.

Such as?

just stuff like, driving through the countryside.. the coastline, what the fam had in those times and some personal stories he never told me

im not big on reminiscing on the past but for someone who hasn't been to their home country for exactly 30 years, you gotta listen and digest it all

FAH1223 wrote:just stuff like, driving through the countryside.. the coastline, what the fam had in those times and some personal stories he never told me

im not big on reminiscing on the past but for someone who hasn't been to their home country for exactly 30 years, you gotta listen and digest it all

He is right; Somalia was once one of the most progressive/socially homogenous and peaceful country on! Muqdisho; Kismayo, Marka and Baydhabo were stunning cities; They were tolerant towards everyone.

Unfortunately, all that was destroyed when geeljires were rounded up from the countryside and shoved into another side of life they were not used to.

I can get nostalgic!!!

fah, there is this song called Ma ogtahay Magaalada Muqdisho aan joogno, inaay maanta aay tahay.... ma mililideen mase...

By I think Hibo Nuura (could have been haboon abdullahi).

I listen to it when I have the blues.

It makes me cry

Lamgoodle wrote:fah, there is this song called Ma ogtahay Magaalada Muqdisho aan joogno, inaay maanta aay tahay.... ma mililideen mase...

By I think Hibo Nuura (could have been haboon abdullahi).

I listen to it when I have the blues.

It makes me cry

Lamgoodle wrote:fah, there is this song called Ma ogtahay Magaalada Muqdisho aan joogno, inaay maanta aay tahay.... ma mililideen mase...

By I think Hibo Nuura (could have been haboon abdullahi).

I listen to it when I have the blues.

It makes me cry

you reminded me of this guy

i heard from my father too it was good life/too much corruption and bad for some. that's why was the civil war. if every one had good, some wouldnt rebel against.

hyperactive wrote:i heard from my father too it was good life/too much corruption and bad for some. that's why was the civil war. if every one had good, some wouldnt rebel against.

FAH1223 wrote:just stuff like, driving through the countryside.. the coastline

I've done that before.. InshaaAllah I'm planning to do alot more next summer..

In general life was still hard for most somalis, my parents had to become breadwinners of the family when they were still children (10/11) and even then we didn't own a house before the war we were renting. Fast forward 23 years and now we own plenty of properties back home, alxamdulillah

My parents never tell me about Somalia, which is quite unfortunate.

Fah is right Mogadisho in the 70s and 80S was the best i hear my older brother telling me stories he said i wish the war never happened he said i could finish my teen age years in Xamar and continue to enjoy life as an adult there.

My dad also sometimes tells me about how the girls used to Shukaansi him and that he had long hair with a Gold neckless in the late mid 60s as a young man in his late 20s. He even got the chance to study in America but he turned down the offer he said i do not want to leave Somalia he said i want to work in Somalia

samadoon-waaxid wrote:

Lamgoodle wrote:fah, there is this song called Ma ogtahay Magaalada Muqdisho aan joogno, inaay maanta aay tahay.... ma mililideen mase...

By I think Hibo Nuura (could have been haboon abdullahi).

I listen to it when I have the blues.

It makes me cry

you reminded me of this guy

i have done all that..used to go the afgooye farms for every ciid ..jaziira, liido, curubo, geel laq, hoobaal and mayo morto beachs

am gona do it soon again inshallah