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faderabraham
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 Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 15:51:21
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wonder what magic keeps two-bobs coming back time and time again to gambia.?
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jambo
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Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 19:28:05
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relaxing , a sense of being something, chilled out factor nice to see the family that has adopted you and you have adopted them in the being I did feel i was doing something i enjoyed setting up the library visiting the schools etc, but the rot set in and I started being ripped off, so now only go once a year. HOW SAD, maybe this will change. |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 22:44:22
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| I thought it is obvious. For example, boy friends. The illusion that one ordinary feel like she is a Megan Fox for a few weeks getting all the attention from men including bumspters. |
diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 09:50:35
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Originally posted by turk
I thought it is obvious. For example, boy friends. The illusion that one ordinary feel like she is a Megan Fox for a few weeks getting all the attention from men including bumspters.
Okay confession time here...
I had no idea who Megan fox was so I google her  
>>>>Stands in the corner 
Very pretty but no amount of imagination would make me think I look like that.  |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 10:07:18
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My point was not about one being look like her. But one getting attention from men like her. Many from Europe loving getting attention from much younger people in gambia, it is like heaven. no?
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
Edited by - turk on 03 Oct 2008 10:09:10 |
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Hiz Princess
United Kingdom
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 10:14:52
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quote:
Originally posted by turk
My point was not about one being look like her. But one getting attention from men like her. Many from Europe loving getting attention from much younger people in gambia, it is like heaven. no?
Heaven ermmm I wouldn't say that, for some maybe. |
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jambo
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 10:59:45
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| turk, what did you base you remarks on |
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Momodou
Denmark
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 12:13:25
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"We have found you to be realistic, quite accomodating, much willing, very sociable, quite tolerable, enthusiastic and quite friendly.
These are the qualities of a human beeing, and you have proved it beyond all reasonable doubts. Sometimes it is not easy to pinpoint who is Danish and who is Gambian if not because of the colour difference." - A quote from the visit of Danish teenagers (grade 10 students) who stayed in a village in CRD for 11 days in 1997. A new class has since 1997 been going to Gambia yearly and staying there three weeks. |
A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 03 Oct 2008 : 23:59:27
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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fee_sweetie
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 00:07:42
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wonder what magic keeps two-bobs coming back time and time again to gambia.?
Its not only to the Gambia, but the choice to go away from the daily grind of city living....its nice to get away to somewhere thats hot and not raining 24/7 like in Bonnie Scotland........The eating outside factor makes it so appealing too...theres nothing better.....Being able to walk on the beach and not see a dirty nappy/ rubbish/ dogs poo etc .......It's nice to be able to stay somewhere that is completely different to home. Anywhere you can spend a week or two where you dont have to think about bills and work....... |
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you'd have good people doing good things + evil people doing evil things but for good people to do evil things it takes religion"- Richard Dawkins |
Edited by - fee_sweetie on 04 Oct 2008 00:11:32 |
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turk
USA
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Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 01:19:10
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Personally, I am not much fun of gambian beaches or the other tourist stuff gambia offers. Caribbean, southern/eastern europe have much better ones. What I am interested in gambia, other than my daughter being Gambian, I love the country side. Gunjur, Kartong especially Ginnack Island and Basse and life there is amazing. Hanging out with local, village people, children great. I also like fishing going with pirogue. Senegambia only nice if you want a dinner and some entertainment for a night, but other than than I don't want to be in senegambia/serrekunda which is becaming more and more western that is very materialistic/urban. The interesting communities in country side, different culture very appealing for me. And climate is big plus.
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diaspora! Too many Chiefs and Very Few Indians.
Halifa Salah: PDOIS is however realistic. It is fully aware that the Gambian voters are yet to reach a level of political consciousness that they rely on to vote on the basis of Principles, policies and programmes and practices. |
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jambo
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Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 11:54:06
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Turk i hav to agree, going out to the villages is what the trip for me, i travel nrth bank to at lest three villages hav lunch, chat relax i am so chilled. i do not mind the hotels bu they could be anywhere.
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faderabraham
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Posted - 04 Oct 2008 : 11:58:42
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my sentiments entirely,
the provinces is most definitely the best the real gambia ,the so-called tourist area senegambia and most of the coastal area is a big big headache and i traveled to lots of other poor countries. but like it or not THE BUMSTERS, spoil it NO EXCUSES... i have heard them all.
i avoid them places like the plague, up country or far up the beach thats me and am living there, but i dont think for much longer. am too old now i cannot do with all the crap. my house is FOR SALE...
but will still go back occasionally am sure i have seen the best times of gambia.
nice to hear your memories jambo its so difficult to help them and we want to all of us am so sure |
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faderabraham
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Posted - 05 Oct 2008 : 11:56:10
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YES TERRIBLY COLD IN THE WINTER IN SCOTLAND --- I LIVED IN GLENROTHES KINGDOM OF FIFE--FOR A LONG WHILE -WORKED AT KIRKCALDY-BY THE SEAquote:
Originally posted by fee_sweetie
wonder what magic keeps two-bobs coming back time and time again to gambia.?
Its not only to the Gambia, but the choice to go away from the daily grind of city living....its nice to get away to somewhere thats hot and not raining 24/7 like in Bonnie Scotland........The eating outside factor makes it so appealing too...theres nothing better.....Being able to walk on the beach and not see a dirty nappy/ rubbish/ dogs poo etc .......It's nice to be able to stay somewhere that is completely different to home. Anywhere you can spend a week or two where you dont have to think about bills and work.......
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sss
USA
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Posted - 05 Oct 2008 : 19:36:16
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quote:
Originally posted by faderabraham
wonder what magic keeps two-bobs coming back time and time again to gambia.?
abraham,i believed it is too bad to two bobs.thats what one of my teachers told me the name came about. |
THE MESSENGER OF GOD(peace and blessing be always upon him)SAID,"WHOEVER WALKS WITH A TYRANT IN SUPPORT OF HIM,WHILE AWARE OF HIS TYRANNY,HAS ABANDONED ISLAM."At-Tabarani
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faderabraham
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Posted - 06 Oct 2008 : 11:09:41
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my interpritation of TWO BOB..s was that during colonial times the british soldiers used to pay the local people two shillings, the shilling being the old english money 12 pennies in a shilling. 20 shillings in a pound .
one shilling in todays money in england would be FIVE NEW PENCE
WE NOW TENPENCE-TOURISTS
PS... TENPENCE-TOUBABS.. i started something
ceesay
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