AnonDubai | ExpatWoman.com
 

AnonDubai

AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 21:16
Anon have you been involved with an unacceptable school? I am just wondering how many visits/support these schools are really receiving. No, I have not. I only read that on their website. Most of the schools with bad ratings are cheap schools. They'd have to raise their fees to get a better rating and then they'd be on par with other schools but the expats on very small salaries here would not be able to send their kids to them. Do I make sense?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 21:13
Could a school be closed if they get it over and over? I have no idea. All I can say is that it must be embarassing to be the principal of a school that is unacceptable.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 21:10
what happens if a school gets unacceptable? They'll get frequent return visits until they improve.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 21:03
repton got unacceptable I highly doubt that.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 20:56
Why don't you cut it to your shoulders?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 20:40
I am selling mine if you like, never used it. email me if interested edenindubai @ yahoo.com Me too. Let me know if anyone is interested.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 20:37
If it's a one time thing, he should stand up for himself, but if it is regular bullying, you probably should involve the school.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 20:33
Yes, kind of. kind of what? Well, my DD is only 3. We were at the park a few days ago and she was riding on some animal toy. Some boy came charging at her to get on it and she got off. When she came to me, I told her not to get off something just because someone else told you to. It's not really being bullied but she is only 3. One time, she pushed a boy whom she felt was getting too close to her little sister. I was proud!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 20:31
Yes, kind of.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 17:26
Could you tell me how to cook a salmon filet? I don't need to know about the teriyaki sauce as I doubt my kids would go for that. Thanks!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 17:19
Thanks for the suggestions!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 17:02
Hi! I'm out of ideas about what to give my kids for dinner. They only eat very simple dishes, but besides pasta and plain chicken, I can't think what else to give them! Any ideas from more experienced Moms? TIA.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 11:59
I haven't weaned my DD yet. I am afraid that's going to be a hard one.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 07:01
I tend to agree with Mrs. Laughan. A school in the 30,000+ range should have smaller classer sizes, lower adult/child ratio, better resources, more care to the individual child, better and cleaner facilities, more qualified higher-paid native English-speaking teachers, a safer environment, etc. than a school that charges 15,000. But with each school, no matter how much they charge, you need to go inside, take a look, talk to the teachers, and decide what you want. Some parents are happy with no resources and unqualified teachers so it really depends what you are looking for.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:38
The ones with pictures of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are nice. I love the tissue box selection in this country.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:33
I have NEVER anywhere in the world seen people buy as many boxes of tissues as they do here!! :\: Agreed. And I am yet to find tissue boxes as hideous as the ones sold here...the ones with the tomato's and carrots just KILL me. I mean, really? ha ha, I buy those sometimes!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:32
Just get an epidural and you'll be all set. I had one with my first child and I just lay there happily until she came out. I felt nothing.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:26
Do they match the obligatory box of tissues bought en masse in the supermarket? What DO people do with all those tissues? They use them as napkins.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:25
Mine was pretty bad but quick. I was soaking wet from my own sweat, screaming my head off, and then I threw up all over myself on the last push just as the baby came out. But I was up and about a few minutes later and it is true that the pain is over once the baby is out. Lordy, not sure that's what the OP really wanted to hear. I'm just being honest. Mine is hardly a horror story.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:24
Anyway, just think that millions, if not billions of women, have survived it and have gone on to do it many times so it can't be that bad. And it is only recently that childbirth has become comfortable with epidurals...
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:23
Mine was pretty bad but quick. I was soaking wet from my own sweat, screaming my head off, and then I threw up all over myself on the last push just as the baby came out. But I was up and about a few minutes later and it is true that the pain is over once the baby is out.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:18
Right, but only to Dubai. She can easily travel to Jakarta, KL or any other Asian city without trouble. Ok, so she can do a 2 leg trip, if I get the employment visa and send it to her but tell her not to show anybody at Manila?? she can leave and get to Dubai? (sorry being dumb wheres KL). TY in Malaysia
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:05
Mine's on all year long.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 20:01
Ok, if she can get here on a tourist visa, I can do the change of status here in Dubai. Otherwise, I am not going to risk losing too much money. AnonDubai I really appreciate you finding me this thread. Thank you. But I have been told that they need cash on them to leave the Philippines as a tourist.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 19:59
I found my old thread for you. Seen Thank you so much. I dont know what to do now. You can pay the 3000 dirhams to the agency.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 19:58
Yes, I still get SMSs months later from this poor Philippino woman who really wanted to come work as a maid in Dubai. I just keep on responding that your government won't let you come, I've lost too much money, and I'm not going to risk losing more.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 19:51
I found my old thread for you.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 19:50
bump for Shazman
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 19:48
I have dealt with all of this before. I will try to find the link.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 18:47
I can't even remember but 10 years later and I haven't used them in years.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 06 April 2011 - 18:46
I have the plastic still on some parts of my car but it is over 10 years old. What does that make me?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 16:51
Most poignant part: 1. Walk around the living room from 5pm to 10pm carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 4 - 6kg, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. 2. At 10pm, put the bag down, set the alarm for midnight and go to sleep. 3. Get up at 11pm and walk the bag around the living room until 1am. 4. Set the alarm for 3am. 5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2am and make a cup of tea. 6. Go to bed at 2.45am. 7. Get up again at 3am when the alarm goes off. 8. Sing songs in the dark until 4am. 9. Put the alarm on for 5am. Get up when it goes off. AND DO IT UNTIL THEY ARE 4 YEARS OLD lol!! That and the school fees!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 16:37
What is a FIFO job? Fly in fly out. He's away three weeks and home for one. Oh, that's horrible. At least if the husband is gone it should be equal time!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 16:34
What is a FIFO job?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 08:12
I wouldn't worry about friend groups. Kids that age make and change friends quickly and there is a lot of children coming and going at all times in Dubai.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 07:00
surely if you're that superior you send the maid to do the shoppping anyway.... *ducks* Hi. That's what I do. I don't see the problem with it. If I go grocery shopping, my children must come too so I prefer to send the maid alone with a list. I don't feel superior to my maid because she goes grocery shopping. In fact, I envy that because I'd love to do some child-free grocery shopping!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:54
That's what I was thinking, but surely the OP knows that those are not pyjamas and the people wearing them are Pakistanis and not Indians. <em>edited by AnonDubai on 05/04/2011</em>
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:51
Thanks ladies - did a google search & my particular model doesn't have a hack code :-( Which brand do you have?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:49
As for Mr Pick up who’s side light I broke …….. he hasn’t called, he was quite well to do, (not pj type Indian), nicely dressed and nicely spoken. He’s not called me re the 200 AED he reckons the light will cost to fix ………… maybe he wasn’t as well to do as I thought, and maybe he wasn’t insured…….but I will still pay his repair cost if he calls. Too late for police involvement now 2 days later! edited by Loopy Lotti on 05/04/2011 What is a "pj type Indian"?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:42
so if one is offered a place in Sep for Yr 3, and my other daughter is going into Yr1 in sep but doesn't have a place.. do you think it's worth splitting them up? in the hope that my younger daughter will get a place in the next year or so? not sure if its worth splitting them up or not?! It is worth it in the short-term (i.e. one year) but not if she doesn't get a place for years and years.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:39
How do the police know if someone has a maid who isn't sponsored by them? Unless someone tips them off? Do the police do random checks on houses?? Would be interesting to know.. I think they get a lot of tip-offs.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 06:34
All I can say is that my DD goes to RDS and I am very happy with it.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:45
I'm sure Singapore Sling used to post here as someone else.....someone else who was doing educational research? Someone who started another forum here in Dubai? Could it have been RockChick?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:38
I used Marhaba for someone who had never flown before. They were not there to meet her as she got off the plane, I was extremely annoyed as this is an expensive service. It has happened twice now that they have not been present, make sure that you confirm and reconfirm the service and get the name of whoever will be on duty that day, then it works! That happened to us once too. Marhaba did not greet us. Fortunately we knew our way around the Dubai airport but it makes you wonder!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:37
I think they were there for 2 or 3 days. It'd have to be a small school to observe a class of each teacher plus lunch breaks plus general school observations. It must be hogwash!:)
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:33
The KHDA would have to spend a lot of time in each school if they observed each and every teacher.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:32
Someone was trying to do hidden yet obvious advertising on them so they were deleted.
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:29
Did the KHDA go and do an inspection in each class?
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:19
I love having my groceries packed and if they are wheeled to my car and loaded in that is an even bigger treat. Have an hatred of doing it myself and if there is someone employed to help me I am thrilled. One of the pluses of Dubai for me. The only problem is that for each bagger who accompanies a person to his/her car, that is one customer who doesn't get a bagger!
AnonDubai
5452
Posts
EW MASTER
Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 20:16
off of expatwoman.com
 
 
Online British teachers and tutors for UK curriculums

How UAE Families Can Access a World-Class British Education Online

UAE Family Law 2026 | Divorce, Custody & Personal Status Guide for Expat Residents

Divorce in Dubai Explained: A 2026 Guide to UAE Family Law, Custody and Your Rights

Best music schools for kids in Dubai | Aureus Academy UAE

The Case for Music: Why Dubai’s Expat Mums Are Choosing Aureus

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai | Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy

The Legal Framework of Real Estate in Dubai

Top Online Schools in the UAE for Kids and Teenagers: CambriLearn

Why Expat Families in the UAE Are Choosing Online School Over Traditional Classrooms

How to get a divorce in Dubai as an expat resident

Marital Breakdown & Divorce: A Guide for Expat Mums Living in Dubai and Across the UAE

10 Essential Steps to Secure Your Child’s Educational Future

The Education Plan Every Expat Parent Wishes They’d Started Sooner

Kisari Kids - Awareness Parenting Coach Eva Szorad Interview

Getting Kids to Cooperate Without Punishment or Rewards - Aware Parenting with Eva from Kisari.Kids

UAE Emirati Lawyer Awatif Khouri in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Meet the Emirati Woman Breaking Grounds in UAE Law: Awatif Khouri

Top online British and US High Schools in the UAE: CambriLearn

Back-to-School, Reimagined: How UAE Families Are Choosing a Smarter Start to the School Year

Top 5 UK curriculum online schools for expat families and kids abroad

Top 5 Online Schools For Expat Families in the Middle East

How expats in Germany can get German pension refund

Bye Bye Germany - Hello German Pension Refund?

Mashreq NEO NXT Account | Why Kids and Teens Need Financial Education

Why Teens Need Real-World Financial Education?

International university transition tips

How to Make the Transition to University Life Easier

How to apply for Germany VBL Pension Refund as an expatriate | Germany Pension Refund

Bye Bye German Public Service Job - Hello VBL Pension Refund

Tourist SIM cards in Dubai guide

Tourist SIM Cards in Dubai: Where to Get One and Package Prices

World's most expensive cities to live in 2024

These Are the World's Most Expensive Cities To Live in 2024

Dubai ranked as one of the best cities to work in 2024

Dubai Ranked Among Top 5 Cities in the World to Work In

What are the signs that your online date is a fraud

8 Warning Signs Your Online Date is a Scammer

10 Expat Experiences You Should Check Off Before Repatriation

10 Expat Experiences You Should Check Off Before Leaving For Good

Best and Worst Countries to Get Started Abroad for New Expats

Best and Worst Countries for New Expats to Get Started Abroad

Under the Mango Tree by Robyn Fok | Expat Books

Expat Author Robyn Fok's 'Under the Mango Tree' Deals With Pet Grief & Loss

Expat Wife, Happy Life: Interview With Expat Author Florence Reisch

(Images: Supplied)

Expat Interview: Meet Florence Reisch, Author of 'Expat Wife, Happy Life!'

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: A Tribute by UAE Expats

Remembering an Extraordinary Woman: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

10 reasons why expat women love the UAE

10 Reasons Why the UAE is a Popular Choice for Expat Women

6 Common Fears of Moving Abroad By Yourself and How to Overcome Them

Moving to the UAE Alone: 6 Common Fears and How to Overcome Them

Ultimate Babyshop Baby and Toddler Travel Packing List

These Baby Travel Essentials Are Must-Haves For Your Next Family Getaway

Requirements to apply for a UAE Golden Visa

How Do I Obtain a UAE Golden Visa? Requirements, Eligibility, and Process Explained

5 Tip for Expats to Survive Long-Distance Relationships

5 Tip for Expats to Survive Long-Distance Relationships

Opening a bank account in the UAE

A Newcomer to the UAE? What to Consider When Choosing a Bank for Opening an Account

Culture shock in the United Arab Emirates for expats

14 Ways You Will Experience Culture Shock in the UAE

Why you shouldn't upload your resume on your LinkedIn profile

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Upload a Resume to Your LinkedIn Profile

4 Ways to Network as an Expat

4 Ways to Network as an Expat