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Latest post on 16 July 2014 - 12:55
Yep but I need independant advice.. edited by blueblogger on 16/07/2014 <em>edited by blueblogger on 16/07/2014</em>
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Latest post on 16 July 2014 - 12:48
Hi ladies.. I'm in desperate need of some financial advice regarding debt here. Does anyone know of a good adviser ? I've googled as best as I can but always appears to advice on investing (I wish).. Thanks in advance..
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Latest post on 12 April 2013 - 20:36
Ooh looks like a different subject has popped into this thread ! Back to the maid business, no she didn't turn up at the airport & just continued to send messages saying " ma'am I'm not ready to leave yet, you cannot force me to go, I still have 5 days" It's all in the hands of immigration now, cannot do any more ! Yep a note was made at the police station at the airport last night and then Immigration will deal with it on Sunday ! I must have been more delusional than the maid to think she would get on that flight !
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Latest post on 12 April 2013 - 18:02
Ooh looks like a different subject has popped into this thread ! Back to the maid business, no she didn't turn up at the airport & just continued to send messages saying " ma'am I'm not ready to leave yet, you cannot force me to go, I still have 5 days" It's all in the hands of immigration now, cannot do any more !
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Latest post on 11 April 2013 - 19:36
Tried that one, she won't come to the house. Guess now I have a battle on my hands !
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Latest post on 11 April 2013 - 19:19
Just spoke to my maid on the phone and she is already refusing to go to the airport saying that her 30 days are not up yet (5 days left) and still wants to look for another job ! This is just crazy, I don't want the responsibility of her anymore but she seems to think she can stay till the bitter end !
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Latest post on 11 April 2013 - 19:13
Well I definitely do not want another maid ever after what I've been through !
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Latest post on 11 April 2013 - 18:39
Can I do this there and then at the airport or only at immigration ?
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Latest post on 25 September 2012 - 11:13
Hi, Im currently trying to help a friend who's had to return to the UK due to ill health. She has a buyer for her car but in order to complete the paper work I need to sort out ''power of attourney''. How do i go about doing this when she is too sick to return to Dubai ?
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Latest post on 04 March 2012 - 11:46
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 11:49
It's a contour device from Cosmedicalsolutions
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 11:14
Which baby shop? I need a new booster seat and could do with a 25% discount! The answer is in your own question ;) Ahh, got it! thanks :) Yep, that's the one !
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 11:01
Couldn't help but share this one with you... Listening to the radio this week a particular ''baby-toddler'' shop was advertising a 25% discount for all baby & car seats ! Now we all love a discount but REALLY ?? Is that what it takes to prompt one to purchase a child safety car seat ? It's usually the one's driving around in their flashy expensive cars that we see the little one's jumping around all over the place while the parents are all sefely buckled in themselves without a thought for their kids in the back ! Somehow I don't think that a 25% discount is going to make the slightest bit of difference to their mentality !
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Latest post on 13 January 2012 - 12:46
Well said Desertedbeach... The obsession here with degrees is crazy ! I'm so glad to read that the majority on this blog are swaying towards the experience. A building site is a dangerous place to be for any employee and even worse for the ''management degree holder'' with very little site experience. Unfortunately the pressure is always on to recruit with degrees ! With a degree there are many many important factors that just do not get covered in the classroom or text book, ie, communication skills, people management etc.. Therefore I feel the one with many years experience is a far better choice.
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 11:30
My parents hae a place in Bulgaria ''sunny beach'' I believe it's called.. We've been there a couple of times and it's a beautiful country. Beaches are stunning and a very cheap place for all. Locals are lovely and friendly.
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 11:27
Personally I feel that Degree holders prove one thing... That they are able to study and absorb information from a book, most youngsters that i've met holding degrees don't appear to have the ''common sense'' that is gained from hands on and people skills. If we go back 30 years, generally degree holders were either Teachers, doctors, lawyers etc.. It appears nowadays there are degrees for everything !
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Latest post on 11 January 2012 - 21:21
ok let's say construction management ?
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Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 09:35
mmm this is interesting, my daughter last year was made to do the full 9 till 6 throughout Ramadan just because she was a receptionist, even though everyone else in the office went home at 4. She's expecting a baby now and will be 7 months when Ramadan starts this year, surely her boss (who is not very pleasant by the way) cannot expect her to work the full hours again this year in her condition ?
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Latest post on 01 July 2011 - 22:58
OMG ! Sounds like it would be cheaper to fly to Bond Street, London Cartier and wait while it's done on the spot !
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Latest post on 28 May 2011 - 13:54
I wouldn't talk to the bank... Perhaps she can take out a loan to cover the CC debt - at a lower interest rate and over a longer term Take a second job to make ends meet - such as babysitting, pet sitting, in a coffee shop - anything to earn extra cash. Sell her car and take public transport. Sorry but running away from debt (especially credit card) is immoral. By the time she takes public transport, & gets a second job the poor woman wouldn't even have time to sleep !!! well it's better than being in debt...... True but if she overworks herself she will end up making herself ill, and end up in more debt ! Sorry if i'm sounding negative here but i watched a close friend work herself almost into the ground !
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Latest post on 28 May 2011 - 13:45
I wouldn't talk to the bank... Perhaps she can take out a loan to cover the CC debt - at a lower interest rate and over a longer term Take a second job to make ends meet - such as babysitting, pet sitting, in a coffee shop - anything to earn extra cash. Sell her car and take public transport. Sorry but running away from debt (especially credit card) is immoral. By the time she takes public transport, & gets a second job the poor woman wouldn't even have time to sleep !!!
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Latest post on 28 May 2011 - 13:43
I wouldn't talk to the bank... Perhaps she can take out a loan to cover the CC debt - at a lower interest rate and over a longer term Take a second job to make ends meet - such as babysitting, pet sitting, in a coffee shop - anything to earn extra cash. Sell her car and take public transport. Sorry but running away from debt (especially credit card) is immoral.
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 10:22
Irooni... Are you doing any exercise too ? This should help to speed up your metabolism and shift those few extra pounds !
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 10:20
I think pure acetone is what you need.
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 10:20
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 21:11
Hey Ladies.. Is there anywhere in Dubai that does Baton twirling or otherwise known as Majorettes ?
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Latest post on 09 May 2011 - 13:38
Thanks ladies for all your great advice. My daughter has had a check up allseems fine but the placenta is quite low. Nurse has given her an injection to thicken the membrane & pills to stop any bleeding.. A swab has been taken to be sent for analysis.. I guess this is a normal procedure ?
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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 16:33
Had a reduction with Dr. Buthainah and they are perfect. Barely any scarring at all (can only notice if you look closely) and perfect size/shape. Thanks for the update, i was going to go and see him soon so i'll contact him there then, amazing surgeon isnt he!
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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 15:16
Hi, Have you tried booking this on the internet instead of using a local company? Car hire 3000 (www.carhire3000.com) are really cheap and i often use them.
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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 10:52
Hi, I once stayed in a fully furnished apartment for a week in Dubai Marina, in the Marina Diamond 1 building and it was really cheap and quite nice... we booked it with My Stay Group, (www.mystaygroup.com i think) the place slept 6 people and was like 600 pound for the week, so im sure they'll have something even cheaper for a smaller apartment. Hope this helps..
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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 10:36
Hi, I didnt have a breast up lift but i had implants in September last year at Dubai Cosmetic Surgery by Dr Ahmad Ghanem, and he was amazing, and so was the aftercare. It took months of researching and consultations to find the best place and they definitely were! I recommended them to a friend who then went to have a up lift done by him a few weeks after me and she was so happy with the results and the scars. Heres their website: http://www.dubaicosmeticsurgery.com Good luck with it all
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 11:37
Great thank you Amelia! I will search for Nuku on facebook too... Yes we're having our blessing in The Ritz Carlton, but they havent offered us any freebies unfortunately and i have asked for a quote or to meet the chief but nothing as of yet.... Thanks! Thanks Shoyz, if you have their contact details that would be great! Are they good at decorating and stacking cakes do you know?
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 10:09
My 11 year old daughter just had a fabulous hair cut at BeautyLab, Motor City for 55 dhs !
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 09:38
Surely the best surveillance of all is to look after your own kids and do your own housework !
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Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 15:06
So sad and shocking ! I would be devasted if I didn't have a close relationship to my daughter and she felt the need to hide something like that from me.. If only that poor girl could have shared her problem with her parents, they could have sent her back to the uk to deal with it without having to have gone through this awful ordeal !
 
 
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