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Latest post on 13 February 2012 - 21:57
Poor boy, fortunately you found a school that can welcome your child...But just one thought : the fact that you say he is 3 but has the vocabulary of a 6 year-old boy.I think you child may be advanced (I don't know if this is the right word inenglish) and that may be the reason why some people/teachers do not know how to handle/react to such children....well just a thought :)
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Latest post on 13 February 2012 - 21:50
SCAM ! I have been approached twice by the same man since I have been living here (4 years long) but at different places !
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 20:35
Hi there, I am about to leave Dubai after almost 4 years and Breteuil you took the words out of my mouth but I know I will miss Dubai (not for the sun, which I have always hated) for the sea, the nice & cheap restaurants, the easy life for children...and it is like I say to myself : "OK the dream is over, let's get back to reality" but is it really a good thing ?
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 20:21
We renewed our contract in August : 2 cheques. We decided to break the contract at the end of Feb. The rule in our case is 2 months penalty and we get our second cheque back. Or we can find a new tenant and we will not pay the 2 months penalty. However I don't know if this is a global rule...
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Latest post on 09 February 2012 - 20:17
Thanks Mahr for the info. I was about to put one on my car and was wondering why I couldn't notice many of these on others' cars ! And even if it's been the law for ages, rules in Dubai can be valid one year and suppressed the following year, look at the whole ID story ! hilarious !!!!
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Latest post on 06 February 2012 - 11:33
you can use it until June, the flight is with Aerogulf, departure from Festival City. I did it and found it great ! so we bought several vouchers to be used for guests visiting us but we have one voucher left and we will leave Dubai soon...
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Latest post on 06 February 2012 - 11:29
I went to Dr Samir at Belhoul hospital last week because I wanted ta have my daughter's sight checked and he seemed to be professional and efficient.
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 20:01
Zumaaaaaaa ! not a big fan of Bice Mare... or OKKU at the Monarch Hotel on SZR (as you can guess I LOVE japanese food) or Margaux (french restaurant brasserie style but nice food) at Souk al Bahar <em>edited by kikidubai on 02/02/2012</em>
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 19:52
I just LOVE Reflets....
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 13:05
I love Dubai because of the sea and the maid :)
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Latest post on 02 February 2012 - 12:59
I am french and I found the food french but on the mediterranean side (based on tomatoes, garlic...). The food was great but I found it a little bit expensive for what it is.
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Latest post on 29 January 2012 - 20:31
live-in but I give her the furniture...
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Latest post on 27 January 2012 - 18:25
Mine was awful and I do not really care about esthetism but I had a cheloid scar. I had it treated in Paris (where I used to live) at a dermatologist. He performed some regular cortison injections in the scar (veeeery painful) but today you can hardly see the scar and it has been reopened for a second c-section...
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 08:04
yes that is what I say...for my defense, why would I have been the one to be bumped out especially as my guests were only staying in Dubai for 5 days and that was their first visit in the city. This is what I learnt here (and I am not this kind of person at all !) : you have to shout louder to get what you want (so glad to go back home by the way)
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 07:58
We booked a safari with desert safari for guests and 2 hours before the departure they called us saying that one of their cars had a motor problem so they could come but 2 hours later, which would have meant at 5pm. So no need to say that it would have been night time by the time we reached the desert = no dune bashing ! After yelling on the phone, they finally sent us a car on due time...but I would avoid this company as there are plenty of others ! You can't help mechanical problems, hardly worth shouting at them for it, it's not their fault. I've always used Knights tours, very very good and most of the drivers are locals, so you get a good authentic feel for everything. OK but how do you explain that they finally found a car ? Unfortunately in Dubai the best served is the one who shouts the loudest :(
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 07:54
I was furious when one of the Moms at school told her 5 yr old daughter the TRUTH....DS came home with a load of questions because this girl had blabbed it all out. I told her mother that it was not appropriate....she disagreed and told me where to shove it. Anyway, TG for C-Sect scars, that got me a good escape for a while. And I was furious when my daughter came back from school with crazy stories she had been told about it : like "my father gave birth to me" or other stupid things...Of course I used APPROPRIATE words and description to explain the whole thing. <em>edited by kikidubai on 25/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 07:47
We booked a safari with desert safari for guests and 2 hours before the departure they called us saying that one of their cars had a motor problem so they could come but 2 hours later, which would have meant at 5pm. So no need to say that it would have been night time by the time we reached the desert = no dune bashing ! After yelling on the phone, they finally sent us a car on due time...but I would avoid this company as there are plenty of others !
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 20:26
Reflets (Gagnaire) is just amazing ! La Baie (Ritz hotel) is nice as well... Pierchic is more romantic and the food is not so amazing. La petite Maison has good food but this is not what I call "luxury"
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 11:46
I explained the truth to my children (8 and 5 years old) a few weeks ago as they were questioning about this due to one of our neighbours being pregnant. Unfortunately my english vocabulary is limited re. this subject for children so I cannot really translate what I told them in french ! I used words we used for children to name the s..x of the dad and the mum...
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 11:40
I know what you mean. I had to collect my car at the garage this morning after one week and I had to insist so that they would finish the job ! however I had called them this morning before showing up and they said the car was ready. And on top of that there was no fuel left at all in the tank (but like really 0 fuel - with the little fuel tank light indicator on the dashboard...). I was so angry but didn't raise my voice ! I was so prouuuuud of me :)
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 17:43
thanks...i have started to advertise furniture/appliances but just within my personal network and most of the things have been bought ! I hope it will be the same for the cars :)
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 17:40
OK OK I know you are dying to hear the "end" of the story. Last night I was completely panicked when I saw her face so I phoned my dentist who has an emergency service (which I didn't know until yesterday when I had a look at his website). He told me the medicine she was given is fine even though not the best. He was very nice and proposed to see her but obviously at a very very expensive rate. He was OK to put it on my name for the insurance though. But when I proposed my maid to take her (but she would have to pay for the part my insurance wouldn't cover), she refused (for the record we are currently leaving Dubai due to DH's redundancy and we are trying to cut off on costs) saying she could wait on Saturday to see her dentist. This morning, she went to see her dentist who told her he couldn't extract the tooth because of the infection and that she needs to take antibiotics for 3 more days before coming back to him. et voilà !
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 17:24
and by the way as long as you get the green sheet from the police, you can go to your insurance and get reimbursed for the damage.
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 17:23
if I were you, I wouldn't expect the police to find the person...it happened to me twice since November, first at the car park at Mercato and then at Dubai Mall car park just 2 weeks after I had my car repaired !
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 02:23
Yes I know you can get antibiotics without any prescription, they just sell medicine as candies here. She is under antibiotics since yesterday but got them from the pharmacist, which is not reliable for me. Just for a little story about it : one of my friend asked the pharmacist for medicine for her son who seemed to have an eye infection but she phoned the doctor before giving him this medicine and the paediatrician said this is not to be given to a child and especially in the eye so my trust in pharmacists diagnosis is very low in this country... That's why I wanted her to see a GP at least to confirm the medicine and that is why I sent her to Rashid's hospital. So yes it is a joke that the GP told her to take panadol ! Any GP should be able to determine which antibiotic is the most effective one to use in a special case (as there are so many different ones to be used in so many different cases). Anyway I have just called my dentist, end of the story...
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 02:15
thanks for your help !
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Latest post on 20 January 2012 - 18:40
thks Muesli Bar but the health card she has is only valid at Rashid hospital and honestly to prescribe antibiotics I think a GP would be able to do so but apparently not...
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Latest post on 20 January 2012 - 09:57
yes that is why I told her to go to the dentist IMMEDIATELY but I had to insist and insist again and again. Just a feedback on the story : there wwas no dentist at the Iranian Hospital at that time so she was sent by the hospital to a clinic in Satwa where there was no dentist either (I love this organization !). So she went home with a couple of medicine...and will go back to her dentist tonight.
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 17:45
because my car is at the garage...I will send her by taxi at Iranian hospital then. thks
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 17:36
for maid's tooth problem ? the maid has been complaining about it for 2 days and now her cheek has doubled of volume ! I told her to call for her dentist before but of course she didn't...
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:02
Hi ladies, I used the search function and I ended up with 2 big names : Crown (which we used in the past), Allied Pickfords Do you know which one is cheaper (we are currently in the process of the quote but any tips would be welcomed) ? Would you recommend any other companies ? We are also asking a quote from AGS (french one), has anyone experienced it before ? Thanks a lot
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 08:12
MaiTai I have a recurrent sciatic nerve problem as well and this time it's been 4 days the pain started and it is still here (less painful though) and my joints have started to be painful since a couple of months too. For another problem, I had to start taking progesteron and it looks like this treatment decreases the pain related to the joints...I have no idea why...
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 17:48
perharps you should phone l'alliance française www.afdubai.com they may have courses for children. They are located in Oud Metha near the american hospital.
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Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 21:16
Hi, I don't know this street particularly so I had a look on googlemaps and it is just very near to Place des Vosges in Le Marais neighbourhood, which is a very nice place to stay : a lot of restaurants, small shops, art galleries and also nice museums. Plus you will be near Strauss Kahn's apartment so do not stay out late at night !!! One of the tube stations is Saint Paul on the line n°1 which allows you to easily go to the West or East of Paris, as this line litterally crosses the city...
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Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 08:12
Either do I !!!! I have been looking for a job for 1 year here and nothing so far...
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 18:45
Wafi ! I subscribed an annual membership six months ago and the only reason for that is that I am a swimmer and they have a big pool... At the end of November I received a mail saying that the pool would be closed the whole month of december for renovation. I was upset...today I phoned the club to check whether I could come and swim and they answered that they have changed the dates of renovation and that the pool would be closed until the end of January !!!! I was really upset as I didn't even receive a notification about this. What would you do ? ask for reimbursement ? I am so fed up with the service in Dubai (and I come from France, which is not e reference, believe me) Sorry for the message but I cannot believe how they consider customers in this country !
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 13:35
MDM Mom you are right, I forgot about the name...do you take any hormon treatment ?
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Latest post on 04 January 2012 - 19:26
oh yes I forgot about nausea...the first one I had was at the university, the very first symptom was that I couldn't see anylonger, well I was seeing shining spots in front of my eyes ! I was really panicked then I recovered my sight but had this pain in the eye and the head of the right-hand side...terrible !
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Latest post on 04 January 2012 - 19:13
I am quite used to migrain (usually a few days before my periods and in the middle of the cycle). It has been improved lately with the prescription of progesteron, as it looks like I have a low level of this hormon. You may also have a hormon problem ? These migrains could last up to 3 or 4 days and I couldn't stand the light as well...
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Latest post on 27 December 2011 - 21:44
Thanks ladies...with all these options he should be able to find them here in Dubai. He comes from Saudi so I am not sure whether they are available there...
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Latest post on 27 December 2011 - 21:42
Dinner at home : snails, confit de canard and I don't know yet the dessert...
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Latest post on 20 December 2011 - 10:10
My maid gets 2100 dhs/month (all included : food+doctor+phone+bbsitting). She has her own room+bathroom, starts at 9.00 and finishes around 7pm with one hour break for lunch. We have a 4 bedroom house but she doesn't have to take care of the gardening however she has to wash the cars (that was the deal for this year when we increased her salary). She has 1 month summer holiday, fridays off. Usually we give her 2 days for Eid, 1 for Christmas, 1 for Eastern (she is christian). She has been working for us for 3 years and is great with my 2 kids (she can play football with my 8 year old boy and do painting, puzzles and artcraft with my 5 year old daughter).
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Latest post on 20 December 2011 - 09:12
we went there on Sunday, showed up at 2.30 but we were told it would opened at 3.30/4.00, which was the case (for once in Dubai) ! but there were boards at Madinat saying that the opening time was at 5PM on weekdays...
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 16:53
Hi I am pretty sure you can find it at the french bookstore in Oud Metha http://www.culturecodubai.net/ they are very helpful, you can phone them first and I know they can also order it for you...
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 19:17
I bought some one week ago at Park'n shop...
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 11:19
oh I thought they said because of International city being a "dirty" place, they had diagnosed people living in IC with malaria...
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:35
If it was imported malaria, how do you explain that cases are only in international city and not any other places in the UAE ?
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Latest post on 07 December 2011 - 20:31
I quite agree with Edna...I thought the crowd was back again in Sep/oct but I noticed the traffic is better on SZR now than a couple of months ago. But I really don't know why...I was always stucked in the traffic between Safa and Tradecenter R/A when coming back from tennis/soccer for DS between 6 and 7 PM but it is OK now.
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Latest post on 05 December 2011 - 14:03
I cannot believe some of the posts I read...Not everybody has a wealthy husband that can allow you to stay at home ! Not everyone has the opportunity to go back to your home country if you cannnot "afford" leaving here...please is it time some of you come back to reality.
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Latest post on 05 December 2011 - 08:21
I have a friend who has hired teachers from school to look after their kids in the afternoon. Another one has found a teacgher from a nursery to do this as well...this seems to me to be one of the best solutions, what do you think ? they have just put an ad on websites and at schools...
 
 
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