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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 09:27
hi Alisha. If your DH is going to work in the airport freezone then mirdif and festival city will be a good location to reside in. Also you will have lots of schools to choose from in these areas. The drive will also be relatively easy as in gress and egress have lots of options.lots of EWers live in these areas.
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 17:14
i got the etisalat cam and im switching to the one from maxcom becuase were transfering to a new place where inly Du has service. would anybody want to buy my etisalat cam? i can throw in the sim as well inside. 500 AED only. 6 months old.
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 16:34
thanks for the replies ladies.
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 16:23
uh oh! I have ordered nanny cams from maxcom too! to be installed next week. I just might cancel if this is dipika's experience. Eli1979 where are you? can you let us know your experience?
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 09:46
previous doc presc`ribed with the antibiotic- profinal for the fever, and the suppository for high temp. yest, at al wasl, since its day 3, doc said only use adol and cold compress, and salinase. thats it. with zyrtec and antibiotic previously given by doc.
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 09:24
i wish i knew if what he had was viral or bacterial. im at the mercy of doctor.hoping somebody can refer doc.to sort kids out finally.
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 09:02
we wwent to doc /ped covered by our insurance at the very first instance. however, this persists. im so frustrated! its ok if we have to pay from our own pocket. we need the best doctor you can recommend pls. high fever comes and goes.
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Latest post on 27 January 2011 - 18:07
from experience, you first locate yourself in the dubai map. Which area do you live in? then we map out the nurseries within a certain kilometer range and get feedback on them. search "dubai nurseries" in bayut for example and then come back on this thread to ask for feedback. last but most importantly, you would have to get out of the thread to actually visit the schools in order to get on those waiting lists.best school is relative really - location wise, curriculum wise, fees wise, etc. <em>edited by mitzi2010 on 27/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:22
thanks a lot for all the info. im so fortunate to have resource from someone who lives there already. see ya!
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:15
is there an outlet for an electric stove? I did wonder how it can be connected. My DH will be happy to know if we can use electric.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:10
do you use electric? my DH is actually concerned about the safety of gas cylinders. He's rather shift to electric stove.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:09
OMG&gt; MY first maid here in Dubai so lacked commonsense that I had to sack her after just over a month from hiring. and off I sent her packing back to the Phils. very costly but commonsense is very important amongst all.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:09
OMG&gt; MY first maid here in Dubai so lacked commonsense that I had to sack her after just over a month from hiring. and off I sent her packing back to the Phils. very costly but commonsense is very important amongst all.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:09
OMG&gt; MY first maid here in Dubai so lacked commonsense that I had to sack her after just over a month from hiring. and off I sent her packing back to the Phils. very costly but commonsense is very important amongst all.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:07
from whom you got your gas cylinder? how much? currently we use central gas that's why no idea about cost of cylinders.
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 16:04
thanks. aberdeenshiregirl. might take up your offer for coffee once we're settled in. ive set a schedule for gradual move in for us in 2 weekends.called joseph the curtain guy recommended here to come around do an estimate for curtains and next will be the cleaning. doesnt help that work at office is likewise extremely busy, except now that im taking a peep at EW! good thing boss is surely not on EW.;)
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Latest post on 26 January 2011 - 12:25
she was hoping she'd be able to solve it first before having you in panic. thats why she didnt shout to wake you up.if it was a fire i'm sure she'd have called you to awake. its one thing to make a mistake and then add up to it by running back to boss to ask how to solve it.agree that it was s---- of her to have forgotten to close the tap. and totally understand that you are mad.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 18:00
thanks Petra K.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 17:56
hi Aberdeenshiregirl. we found the flat we liked and is dealing with Silver Heights real estate. We are on the top floor of A type building. Any info you can share on your relocation, dealings with agents, DEWA, Du connection, property management will be appreciated. :)
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 17:51
gentle bump for Eli1979 to see.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 15:39
are they significant people for you to mind them? if not, why bother?
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 15:26
she had you!Congratulations to your little girl and to mommy too!:)
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 14:09
So have you considered Star Mirdif? edited by glasgo2010 on 23/01/2011 was wondering if there was anything smaller in scale. like the star al twar.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 14:09
So have you considered Star Mirdif? edited by glasgo2010 on 23/01/2011 was wondering if there was anything smaller in scale. like the star al twar.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 14:04
when did Mirdif change to Mirdiff? pedant!that is right...hehe It was always written as Mirdif in English, until the English arrived in town and they started writing Mirdiff......grrrrrr I hate it when things change. Al Wasl rd used to be Iranian Hosp rd SZR was Abu Dhabi rd I am sooooooooooooooooooo old oh sorry.didnt realize it was an issue here. i landed dubai less than a year ago and i noticed that no single spelling of street names exist. maybe im just trying to exonerate myself from getting your attention on the mirdiff spelling.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 14:03
smaller in scale meaning not a big big school. BUt good. presently, my kids are in a small scale school that is good. in order for you to get the background of what I meant. they are in star al twar. I prefer the same kind of small school, if there is in mirdif. if none. then Ill be happy to continue to take them to al twar star.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 12:11
would prefer to have the schools in mirdiff itself and BC as my kids are currently attending BC. thanks ladies for the info. will try to check out these
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 11:57
hi Eli1979 how's your cam now? is it working ok? if yes, can you direct me to maxcom where you bought it? whats the total cost? incl.installation? How does it work? How long do they take to install it? Im upgrading by adding 2more cameras to my present etisalat as we are moving to a bigger flat in the coming weeks. Also, the new flat doesnt have cctv in the hallway so I'll put my own near the main door. TIA.
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Latest post on 20 January 2011 - 12:56
Hi there sorry just in cos I have been working today. We like it here. There seem to be lots of security guards around (one even rescued me when I locked myself on the balcony!) Have not seen cctv. We are in block 12A and there are children playing outside every night on bikes etc. We dont have kids so not asked about play areas but were told grassy areas were to come (no idea when) Each building has a garbage shute and there are skips for bigger rubbish there too. Saw a pest control man spraying round the buildings the other night but we have had no ants etc. Maintenace seems good. We had a small leak in a bathroom when we moved in and it was fixed as soon as we rung. Lots of cleaners about all the time and hallway seems to be cleaned every day. We are on fourth floor and not much noise at all (except drills from people building furniture and puting up curtain rails as they move in.) The kids outside seem to be of all nationalities and seem to play well but thats just from looking at them fromt he balcony. Hope this helps Is your flat in ghorrob well insulated from dust? I have before heard of apartments and villas in dxb that due to poor worksmanship ends up dusty inside forever, the windows seemingly not done properly-must be with gaps etc.The EWer was then complaining of perpetuality cleaning her place.
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 16:37
thnx waterlily. tomorrow my DH & I will go from the office to Mirdiff and check around. Our budget is just for a 2 bed aprt or villa. We need to transfer in 4 weeks.if you see anything kindly let me know. i need some area for the kids to bike and play- so it could nt be all Built up area.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:36
the unit i liked in B is not facing the street. yes noticed there is no courtyard but didnt think a courtyard will make a difference for us because it was so small and my kids are 3 and 5 yr.olds would be risky to have them play there. was thinking that if we stay there, well just have to drive to the park on wkends for play. on the day, they will have been able to play in school and at home anyway. hmm... the finish inside the flats are ok. but workers buses? and international city? I hope not. Though my husband says it will take quite a few more years for these to happen as he thinks it will take a long time for ghoroob to fill up. By that time we will have gone somewhere else. what do you think?
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 11:16
I live in Ghoroob, there are no common areas yet - no idea when they will do the landscaping or even what is planned. There are plenty of 2 beds available, they have 2 types of building A and B. The children here seem to play in the carparks and in the street (with a few disinterested maids trailing after them) In Shorooq it looked like they had started on the playgrounds and landscaping in the apartment section last October so that may be finished by now. YOu can walk to Uptown from Shorooq and to City Centre from Ghoroob. There's a park with a nice playground nr the pink mosque in 26b street and Mushriff park opp Arabian Centre. hi pentel. whats the diff bet A and B? which is better and why? I saw and somehow already liked 12B. Visited shorooq and the playgrounds are not yet done. My husband said he saw a playground in building 2 there. edited by mitzi2010 on 17/01/2011 Thanks to everyone for all the comments. <em>edited by mitzi2010 on 17/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 11:03
hi aberdeenshiregirl.we desperately need your comments on ghoroob. i ope you're not a leasing agent. heehe. we visited yesterday and found a suitable apartment. I liked the finish inside. my concern was that it looked like there woul dbe no place for my kids to play. where do you see the kids play down? are there really no facilities coming up? how is the cleaning of your building?pest control and garbage collection? are there cctv on the hallways? I want to know how they are going about this things. dont want to have the same problems as what we have now in my building - when lots of tenants filled the building, there was no more discipline. and a once hotel like building has now deteriorated.would appreciate info.thanks
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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 18:10
gentle bump. any feeedback from the EW ladies who transferred to Shorooq a few months back? How is it currently living there now?
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 17:39
infrared night vision?heheh. i cant help but smile. thats for serious robbers. :)
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 16:58
its something in the range of 700 DHS a few months back when I bought it. if my memory is right.you can check at any etisalat business center- not etisalat payment center.
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 16:55
for the eitsalat cam it works only with etisalat fone and you have to call the sim on the cam in order to view. it has audio and video. i dont know about dragonmart cams. i presently hae etisalat.one cam only. i wish to add some more to check on the other areas were kids and nanny go. i m planning to try dragonmart for a cheaper option. im waiting until we transfer house by next month before putting in new cams. etisalat drains lots of credit and theres no recording capability. im ****** coz my DH is the one who is able to access only and he only does it very infrequently. i howver cant do anything as etisalat 3G wouldnt work in my office. idont know why 3G signal seems to be blocked from here. i would want to have the cam accessible via net.let me know what you are able to find.thanks <em>edited by mitzi2010 on 11/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 14:52
my advice is best to brin gover your maid on a visit visa. this way she can help you will all the things needed for your relocation. trust me, its mighty hard to be saddled with kids whilst arranging new house, new schools, furnishings etc. Besides, its really hard to just hire maids here. They are very unpredictable!
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 14:47
jwal, a debit card allows you to withdraw YOUR money from a savings account and to swipe the card to pay for puchases as a CASH transaction. Meanwhile, a credit card allows you to make a cash withdrawal in the form of a cash advance from the bank, with whom you will be answerable for automatic transaction fees for the cash withdrawal alone.Money is not yours but is a loan from the bank. You can use it to swipe and pay for purchases, and have a certain interest free period within which you can pay up 100% of your purchases. If you do not pay in full, the remaining amount due will be liable for a certain interest. The good side with CC is that you will earn points, miles, discounts, etc. and you can benefit of the interest free period. This works well as long as you pay in full each time on or before amounts are due.
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 14:41
Help can anyone advise, we have taken on a phillipino maid here on a tourist visa, my husabnd went to immigration to change her visa and was told the rules have changed and that our maid has to leave the country and return on the work visa, we have also been told that a run to Hatta/Oman wouldn't be sufficient and that she would need to fly out. My husband is looking into flights to Kish??? for her and himself - he thought he should go to in case there are problems as he is her sponsor Anyone experienced this or have any advice??? Thanks Hi dear. this question has been answered a thousand times here. I myself have given answers because I hired two fil ladies and had them exit as well. Both times I booked them via flydubai with very cheap rates. Oman or bahrain or qatar. whichever is cheaper. you book them to fly out and to fly in on the very next flight. They just go down and fall in line back . There's no waiting time. Your husband doesnt need to go with her. No worries really. My maids told me that most of those in the flight were doing the same thing - visa re -entry. I even remarked that this exercise is a complete waste of time as it takes us longer time to drive her to and from the airport compared with her flying time itself. Btw, when they re-enter Dubai, they need to present that working visa you had with you as sponsor, and then it will be stamped, she will be eye scanned etc. After this formalities, you would have 2 months on this to have her go for medical and go back to immigration to process the visa stamping, labour contact et al. and the process ends there and you will be 9,000 or so DHS less richer.
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 08:33
i was at deira city center last sat and saw some at H&M and GAP.
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 15:12
welcome abbyboot. you are most unique. almost everyone who comes here asks firstly about housing, schooling and jobs. you are the only one who first asked about where to eat!! there are lots around town. timeoutdubai can direct you to some deals,maybe. check out the website.
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 15:04
nice perspective desertrose. i myself wouldnt trust my daughter in the care of someone with grubby looking maid with dirty nails. appearance of your maid dictates discipline and cleanliness enforced in the madam's home. i make my maid wear clean uniform each day. i also require them to bath each day and cut nails short. one time, my maid was in the play area with my kids. my maid told me the other maids there asked her if she was a Nurse as she was very neatly dressed in her scrub suit and sneakers. hehhe. however, i let them wear whatever they like when they go out on their day off.my own maid prefers to wear very tight fitting blouses whenever she goes on day off I always tell her she looks like a paratha or shawarma!
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 14:58
nope. will definitely pack the whole family up and transfer to any other significantly better expat job and location available. since I know going back to my country will not be a good option either.
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 14:58
nope. will definitely pack the whole family up and transfer to any other significantly better expat job and location available. since I know going back to my country will not be a good option either.
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 14:56
vaccinations are due not by a single date. there is a certain range. so i supppose you could push her vaccination sched for a few days plus.
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 10:55
no its not all automatic here. you actually have a choice between either automatic or manual.Only registered driving schools such as Emirates Driving Institute and Belhasa etc. are authorized to take in student drivers. You cannot just ask somebody random who speaks in english etc. to teach you. Check out the websites of these two driving schools. Personally, we have great experience with Emirates Driving. You'll be surprised to find that they actually have good facilities and standards.
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 08:40
the same money exchange place can deposit to the BDO account. when you deposit, they usually ask you if its for western union or for deposit to account. when you say the latter, you will just have to furnish the name of the maid's accoutn and no and thats it. you can also wire it from your account.Standard chartered had free remittances to the phils and pakistan last month.I dont know if its still on.
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Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 13:54
hi. there have been many threads on this topic before, one of which is already provided you down by Clairehdp. I have experienced both ways - that of hiring and processing thru an agency, and the other thru a tourist visa converted to a work visa after. I could say that though money wise, it both redounds to roughly the same costs, the legwork and stress is much less on the 2nd way - that of hiring thru a tourist visa.
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Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 09:47
the article posted says it all. I guess we can all write Fin to this thread??? And Happy New Year everyone!:)
 
 
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