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Latest post on 22 August 2014 - 14:06
Any advice welcome from anyone who has been through this. I'm in the UK and have got my little boys passport renewed by fasttrack. All good new passport back really quick. Paid extra for secure delivery of old passport with visa in it but this has been 'lost' by the passport office and they think it's mistakenly been sent out by 2nd class post. I leave on Sunday with my 3 kids to fly back to dubai does anyone know if I can re-enter with him without his visa. Embassy say not and that I should cancel flights but I have so much organised with car hire being returned, taxi to airport booked and paid for, hotel and flights... I have copies of visa and old passport and his EID card. Has anyone entered under these circumstances please? Thanks in advance
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Latest post on 13 July 2014 - 15:17
Kings Al Barsha is well located on Um Seqiem Steeet and is easily accessible for Ranches and surrounding areas and also for Um Seqiem depending in which number as straight up um Seqiem street. Current Kings has outstanding KHDA and I would imagine the new campus will be excellent also. My children are going there in September. Good luck it can be daunting but I feel people arriving this September have a lot more choice than in previous years!x
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 13:42
Hi Has anyone seen frozen limeade (not lemonade) recently please? Tried Spinneys, Waitrose, lulu and park n shop (jumeirah) Thank!x
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Latest post on 06 May 2014 - 17:23
Just to note that there will still be fabulous teachers left at the current campus also!!! They aren't all moving to Al Barsha!x
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Latest post on 06 May 2014 - 17:22
I have 3 at the current Kings and they are all moving to the new Kings in Al Barsha in September. I think the parental involvement depends very much on the Year group, the teacher and of course the parent. We have been told mid year as to how they are doing and if any issues are picked up we have been informed along the way with discussions as to how to improve things. For my youngest we are regularly in the classroom for various interactive activities, and across all years you can go in at the end of each month before school starts to look through the work the children do in class. Mine are all very happy with Kings. We find it a very nurturing environment where our children are known by their peers and their teachers, it still feels 'personal' to me even though its a bigger school than it was before. Everyone is approachable. We feel that the Al Barsha school will be just as successful. Good luck with your decisions, its such a difficult one and everyone's opinion differs!x
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Latest post on 27 April 2014 - 21:15
Thanks!!! Will be trying this in the morning!!x
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Latest post on 27 April 2014 - 21:05
Thanks!! With the vinegar is this to soak the offending articles in or should I put it in the washing machine please? Will get some aspirin and try that on the white! Thanks!
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Latest post on 27 April 2014 - 20:57
Sorry folks, especially if you're having your tea...any tips to clean shirts with bad sweat marks? They are good shirts but I can't seem to get the stain out, tried scrubbing with vanish bar, spraying with stain remover too, then stain remover in wash and washing on a hot wash with pre wash but not making a difference! Help! Thanks in advance for any tips! By the way I would like to point out these are my husbands shirts not mine!!!x
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Latest post on 23 April 2014 - 12:59
I have 3 children at Kings and we are very happy on all accounts, homework is about right, great choice of both internal and external extra curricular activities, good level of support across the years I've experienced. My kids have settled in very well, they are in their second year there. We are very happy with Kings and I feel that they will work very hard to make the new schools as good as the current Kings is.
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Latest post on 21 April 2014 - 14:23
Worth asking your company PRO if they can help? Ours did (we hadn't expected them to at all) and we paid them the money and they arranged it all, and it meant they were able to get the pink slip in advance so we flew our lady to Muscat and straight back. This was at the end of November after the rules had changed. There were some very good posts about it all in the Maids section back then that really helped. Good luck x
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Latest post on 19 April 2014 - 17:03
Thanks Olene n Skiingfreak @ Skiingfreak, is there a website that has these words, her school only sent the very basic red words. If you just type in high frequency words year 2 in a search engine it will come up with them, have a look at the year 1 words also to work on these x
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Latest post on 19 April 2014 - 16:22
I had problems with my daughter in the UK when she couldn't learn her 100 HFW's, we were constantly badgered by the teacher about it but it was a struggle as she didn't want to sit and study (she was in Year 1 then), so I printed off all the 100 words and another 100 on A4 sheets and stuck them all over my house, it didn't look great but it meant that whatever we were doing, brushing hair, washing etc., walking up the stairs, she could see some words everywhere and it became a fun game to read them. Within 4 days of doing this the transformation was incredible, not only had she learnt the initial 100 but half of the next 100 too. I put stars and stickers on the papers each time she got the word. I do this now with my 4 year old and it has made a massive difference to him too, he loves the game and now proactively starts reading the words without any persuasion. I was cross initially in the UK that I was being harassed by the teacher about this, I have 3 kids and its hard giving them all help sometimes, but it really showed me that even just small efforts at home to support the teachers by finding different methods your child will respond to can make a massive difference to their learning, and thus their confidence and appetite to learn. Good luck with it xxx
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Latest post on 18 April 2014 - 10:30
I have 2 cartons sitting in my cupboard use by end of April if you want them! In Ranches x
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Latest post on 08 April 2014 - 18:33
My kids are all at the current Kings with my eldest moving to the Al Barsha Kings in September, I will move the other two the following year just to give the school a year to settle down. We are very happy with Kings! I think they will work harder than hard to make the new schools every bit as good as the current campus. They are mixing the leadership team and current teachers so there is a good mix of current and new staff. We still feel very lucky to have places at Kings and look forward to continuing the journey at the new school. Good luck x
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 10:39
Thanks, I want to make her feel welcome and at home, even if that means making her more comfortable in her own space which she might prefer to ours I think. I did ask her what she needs and she just said a rice cooker...! Bless her I'm seeing her again this afternoon so will try and get a better idea of what she likes, I'm hoping after all that she might become a part of our family so want to treat her well!x
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 09:32
Thanks ladies, I just thought all of that was normal and was trying to make her feel at home! (When she arrives anyway!) I will get the bed and take it from there once she is here! Ther is a cupboard and drawers built in anyway. Thanks!
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 09:04
I don't hold out any hope for being that quick as my lovely lady is on a visit visa so has to leave and re enter on the new visa, but I live in hope!!x
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 09:02
Thank you for that! I shall add it to the list! And probably look into a pro to see if that helps as my husband has started moaning at me already...! Thank you!x
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 06:01
Thankyou to anyone taking the time to read this! I've received the mail at the bottom from Dnrd re maid sponsor, could anyone just clarify for me a couple of things please? The GDRFA I need to go to, is the place up in bur dubai? Can I get the list of sponsored people at the same time I go there or does this have to be organised in advance? Does my husband have to do all of this being the sponsor or am I able to do any if the steps on his behalf? The application form from the typing centre? Again is this something I have to get and fill out in advance or we literally just roll up with ourselves and all our paperwork and start from scratch there? Sorry for all the questions but this is all new and scary to me!! The lady we would like to sponsor is from the Philippines and already here on a visit visa. Thankyou!x From amer services: Entry Permit: • Application form from typing center. • Copy of the sponsored passport. • Copy of the sponsor’s passport. • Work contract if he is working in private company and salary certificate if he is working in the government and his salary must not be less than 5000 AED basic + accommodation or 6000 AED. • Original Emirates ID card of the sponsor. • List of sponsored people (Obtained from GDRFA). • 3 personal photos for the maid. • Your wife's passport copy with her valid residence inside UAE. • If the servant is from the same nationality of the sponsor, he must bring a letter from the embassy that there is no relationship between them. • Tenancy contract attested from land department with minimum 2 bed rooms flat. AED 220 for entry permit or 890 AED for inside UAE entry permit AED 2000 refundable deposit (Must retain receipt to obtain refund) Part two (residence section) • Application form from typing center. • Original passport of sponsored. • Passport copy of sponsor. • Original Emirates ID card of the sponsor. • 3 photos for the sponsored. • Medical checkup for the maid. Fees AED 100 Application form (1 year) + AED 4800 Ministry fees must be paid annually for renewal + AED 110 urgent (optional) + AED 10 Zajel + AED 100 maid card.
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Latest post on 19 November 2013 - 14:05
Thanks so much for posting this info. I am just beginning to contemplate embarking on this 'journey' can I ask where you flew your lady once you got this pink slip thing then please? If anyone totally hopeless like me is about to go through all of this and wants to do it together just yell!! X
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 20:32
Thanks for that! I just wasn't sure if one method was dramatically easier than the other, as someone told me I was looking up to 20kaed to do a visa for a maid who was already here on a visit visa, I was just wondering if a transfer was less, good to know there may not be a lot of difference in methods, just need to get a better picture of realistic costs now! Thanks x
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Latest post on 25 October 2013 - 21:21
Hi, did your lady get sorted out with a full time position please? Thanks x
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Latest post on 10 June 2013 - 18:17
Thanks!x
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Latest post on 10 June 2013 - 18:02
Hi Folks, never been to see them but does anyone know if it would be suitable to take a 7 and 10 year old to, they are obsessed with Mamma Mia and I'm sure they would love it but having never been I'm just not sure?!
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Latest post on 23 May 2013 - 20:42
@Sandy dog don't do it! The day 1 juices I made were vile even without the spirulina and wheatgrass added, still haven't opened them what a waste of money!! Sticking to the nice tasting fruit smoothies from now on!!
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Latest post on 23 May 2013 - 20:38
I've had a great weight loss/enjoyable food week with home made fruit smoothies during the day and egg white omelettes with half fat cheese, ham (or equivalent), mushrooms, tomatoes or mountain bread pizzas for evening meal, really enjoyed what I've been having and lost half a stone already since last Wednesday. Feel so much better too, no longer lethargic much more energetic!
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Latest post on 21 May 2013 - 21:32
Ha! I'm chucking loudly!!! Just part made tomorrows first 3 juices but I'm not sure I dare take the plunge and open the wheatgrass and spirulina yet! Tasted ok the little sample I had so far though!
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Latest post on 21 May 2013 - 18:37
Thanks! You've given me some hope! Going to commence in the morning and give it a whirl, figure if it tastes like cack I can just blend up some fruit to add to it! Thanks x
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Latest post on 21 May 2013 - 08:51
Thanks everyone! Will try and get some fresh wheatgrass I think, wish I'd seen the comments on how foul it all is before I bought the stuff! Found it in the health shop in moe. Sandydog if you want to share the stuff I've bought, wheatgrass powder, spirulina powder and probiotic capsules you're more than welcome to, I haven't opened anything yet but going to have a tentative attempt tomorrow I think!
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Latest post on 20 May 2013 - 12:17
Apparently it's spirulina powder not tablets I'm after and life pharmacy don't stock powder so if anyone has any idea where I might get the powder spirulina from that would be great! Thanks!
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Latest post on 20 May 2013 - 09:14
Haven't tried anywhere yet would like to find something MOE area ideally but will try there thanks! Thinking of having a go with Jason but if not the whole hog then just tying to get something healthy in my diet!!
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Latest post on 01 May 2013 - 12:18
Went with a friend to satwa, thanks for the recommendations ladies a whole new world to discover there! Fida was marvellous!
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Latest post on 26 April 2013 - 14:46
Definitely Fida or another haberdashery shop in Satwa for the ribbon/tape and gloves. Daiso may possibly have them. Sorry can't help with the pj's. thanks Amelia, I've never been to satwa, are there places to park near the shops there do you know please? hadn't thought of Daiso will give them a go first and see what lovely trashy treasures they might have thanks!
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Latest post on 26 April 2013 - 14:27
dear fonts of all knowledge, could anyone point me in the right direction of if/where I might find the following please: boys old fashioned style stripey pyjamas/nightshirt (for a 10 year old) will use a khandora if I can't find any but would prefer stripy pj's!!! wide white ribbon/fabric tape/white braces - looking to make an oompa loompa costume...(not for me I hasten to add I don't need any assistance in looking like an oompa loompa...) white gloves thanks in advance!!x
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Latest post on 29 March 2013 - 07:44
Help! Need an good electrician who will come on a Friday today!! Any suggestions please? Thanks in advance!
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Latest post on 13 January 2013 - 11:18
Wondered if anyone can help. I have a visitor passing through Dubai next week for four days, she has a 1year old and I need a travel cot for the little one to sleep in. Is there anyone out there who could lend me travel cot for a week. Hi, whereabouts are you?
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 17:40
Scuse my ignorance, can I still blame it on being new after almost 3 months...! Does this mean the barracuda place won't be open during the day on Thursday please does anyone know?
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 10:49
Hi We just met up for the second time this morning and are going to try and meet each week for sure, you're more than welcome! We are just trying to motivate each other! Were are you based?x
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 09:22
Brill thanks everyone I shall get on the mission!x
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Latest post on 11 November 2012 - 08:04
Anyone know best place to go for kids dressing up stuff please, I have 3 and they all have to go to school in national dress for national day and also parties with themes coming up, any suggestions please!! I am new, can you tell!!xxx
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Latest post on 07 November 2012 - 18:37
Hi Would she travel to any area of dubai or does she have a preferred area to work in please? Thanks
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Latest post on 29 October 2012 - 22:55
My armada does no problem x
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Latest post on 12 October 2012 - 21:24
We used pickfords in july they were great. If you get other quotes with lower insurance premiums than pickfords we asked them to match the premium which they did. Very professional and would use next time without hesitation. Good luck with your move!!
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Latest post on 12 October 2012 - 21:19
Had my one and only brunch there so difficult for me to compare, but I didn't see my kids for 4 hours so that was a sure sign of success for me! They had a great time, loads of stuff there as you mentioned for the kids and their own food section. Think it was ibn battuta gate hotel, a movenpick hotel I think, would definitely go again with kids in tow!!
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Latest post on 08 October 2012 - 11:13
Anyone had any problems with their water meter not moving? I've been monitoring it twice daily for the last week to work out our normal usage without the pool as its leaking and it's not moved since yesterday morning but our water supply seems fine and apparently the tank is filling as normal? Should I just call dewa or is this anything that happens a lot please? Thanks!
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Latest post on 08 October 2012 - 10:44
Hi, I pick up my FS1 in um sequem 3 at 12.30 and looking to kill some time either at a park or beach near to their school with loos and maybe an outdoor shower, any advise as to the best place to go please?!x
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Latest post on 07 October 2012 - 16:04
Attend the brunch for sure! There are always willing hands when newborns are around!! Good luck!x
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Latest post on 03 October 2012 - 10:10
Just running out the door but got your email if you want to take it off here, will mail later!!x <em>edited by Skiingfreak on 13/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 02 October 2012 - 15:47
Oh great I'm so pleased you want to meet up! I am just about to start driving which will make life easier... I was wondering about posting a thread on here suggesting a meet up in a coffee shop or similar to start so that anybody can come along (pre weighed or not!) and we could go from there? Heck skiingfreak, even if it's just you and me we can keep each other on the straight and narrow! I've just signed on to WW online and an hour ago bought some scales so no excuses now!!! Sounds good to me! Happy to meet anywhere! Mornings best for me if that suits though as I have an FS1 to pick up at lunchtimes!xxx
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Latest post on 02 October 2012 - 10:05
Its just called weight watchers magazine app on my iPad, costs £2.49 to download the mag. I batch cook and portion freeze once every couple of weeks, normally recipes that are either just thrown in the slow cooker so take minutes to prepare or stuff that the whole family eats, so I've always got a meal I can take out of the freezer.
 
 
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