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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 15:16
Just FYI: It's FS 1.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 15:11
Child born in Nov 2009 - can you tell me what year she would be starting school (Nursery /FD1) under the British curriculum. Is it 2013 or 2014/15 - please?? 2013
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 15:03
I always found that they never worked. I use a good old razor for hair removal. It is tedious but I'd rather do that than waxing because I hate being hairy while waiting for the next waxing.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 15:03
it's a rare treat for me, so absolutely! Agreed. I have had three visitors in 7 years here and I cried each time they left. <em>edited by AnonDubai on 04/04/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 15:00
lol
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:47
So many people speak English nowadays as a second language that grammatical errors start to sound correct and eventually they will just become part of the lingo.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:45
I rarely ever have a bagger when I shop here. They are always busy doing something else! Like one poster said, it is annoying because I'd like to be able to see the scanned prices rather than bagging.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:38
Incorrect. You do not need to be muslim to have the Emirati Health card nor for the Citizenship. Are there any non-muslim Emiratis? (just interested :cool:) I'm sure there are some, but not many. Most are probably defectors or people who used to have another citizenship. My understanding is that officially as an Emirati passport holder, you are declared as being Muslim. What you believe in your heart of course is something else. Let's just assume that all Emiratis are Muslim.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:28
Incorrect. You do not need to be muslim to have the Emirati Health card nor for the Citizenship. Are there any non-muslim Emiratis? (just interested :cool:) I'm sure there are some, but not many. Most are probably defectors or people who used to have another citizenship.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:23
So basically u have to take the risk of your new maid having an infectious disease until the medicals r done whether u go through an agency or privately. If the maid you got through an agency tests positive for any of the screenable diseases, you can send her back to the agency and get a new one free of charge.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:19
Most DVD players can be hacked into. But forget about Sonys. They are mainly unhackable.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:10
I know several Americans married to Emiratis and each had a differing outcome with this. Seems a lot of it is who the husband is / knows. Some got it quicker others still waiting. I think you also have to be Muslim. Ladies am I correct? Are you talking about the health card issue or the nationality issue?
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:04
If my Emirati DH were to die, I wouldn't have to leave the country but my sponsor would change. I'd then be sponsored by my children. I have heard that the law recently changed and that if an Emirati woman marries a foreigner, the kids can be Emirati but not the father.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 14:00
Sorry, just being totally nosey, don't you guys ever get an Emirati passport then? With citizenship, do you get an Emirati passport? If an Emirati lady marries a non-Emirati man, does he get a passport? Just interested....:cool: A foreign woman married to an Emirati is eligible for Emirati citizenship after being in her husband's nationality booklet for a certain number of years (possibly 3 or 5). The reason many of us don't get Emirati passports is because we are required to renounce our other citizenship and many of us don't want to do that. With citizenship, you get a passport. The answer to your third question: no.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 13:49
It's basically incorrect English, like every other grammatical error on here.
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Latest post on 04 April 2011 - 13:39
It's disappointing, but now at least we know. Fortunately, I am covered by Thiqa in Abu Dhabi so I would not have to go home if I got really sick.
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 15:44
AED 2,500 is over £400, a lot of money to leave as a deposit. I would definitely try to see if the neighbours saw which company did their removals and chase them up to see if you can find the couple. I can't believe people would scam others like this. How can they enjoy spending your hard-earned cash? Ever heard of Bernie Madoff? He scammed his friends. It's not that uncommon.
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 14:28
Hi! I just wanted to let everyone know that I went to the Rashid Hospital this morning and they told me there was no way that I could get an Emirati health card. They said the only way I could ever get one is if I had an Emirati passport. So there's the answer...
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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 14:27
I just wanted to thank you both for your suggestions. I found a book yesterday called "The Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet". It's like Atkins but for vegetarians.
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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 14:11
You should check out the Maids forum. There are quite a few threads on this.
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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 09:53
I have since decided that I will not register my DD at this school for KG 1, mainly because of the long day. I find it too long for a KG 1 student, especially since they rest for one hour in the afternoon. I may enroll her in the future though.
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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 09:16
Slimming world, green days only. It is an easy diet to follow, they sell the magazine here, and there are always easy to follow recipes. Thanks VP! Do I just buy the magazine and it will have everything I need to do in it?
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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 08:49
I am very judgemental, but equally of my own culture (USA) and the culture here. At the same time, I can also see the positive in both cultures.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 21:00
What would make them not continue? When it is winter they put on the show, as soon as the show season is over it is breeding time, they still have to train the birds during the summer and also they are also breeding birds, it means they get no break. So I guess something might have to go. But why would they not do the show again next winter? As I understand it, they get no break at all. Training the show birds is all year round and they also breed falcons, in the summer when it is breeding time they have to give 100% to them and then they have to find time to train the show birds and I think they struggled last year and have decided something has to go. Does that make sense. Yes.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 21:00
So tthey will not return in the fall? I asked the woman doing the show last week and she said they were not sure yet.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:55
What would make them not continue? When it is winter they put on the show, as soon as the show season is over it is breeding time, they still have to train the birds during the summer and also they are also breeding birds, it means they get no break. So I guess something might have to go. But why would they not do the show again next winter?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:51
There was already a thread on this and some posts were deleted.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:46
What would make them not continue?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 20:43
I suppose it's just a women thing.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 19:44
[b'>after a year i tried UMI FUSION.. everything is going very good.. i've been observing their service and food quality 'coz i've been frequenting this restaurant lately. [/b'>;).. lol, do you work there?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 19:40
Thanks for your response, Amy. I will let you know how I get on. Be sure to get your name in the nationality book. Then you can get citizenship after 3 years, I believe.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 19:38
Litterers are low people. There is no excuse for this.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 15:58
Even if your maid is very happy with you, the desire to make more money to send home will always be stronger than any other emotion. I doubt you'd be able to get a visa for her anyway. But as GB suggested, I am sure there are lots of temporary nanny agencies available in Belgium.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 14:39
Explorer is a good idea except that is is very expensive, especially when you consider that the maid makes less than 800 a month.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 14:35
But what about the Schengen Visa processing center in Dubai? Is that not where you go to get a Schengen visa?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 13:59
I think there is one already brewing which could turn....;) the "Wireless Connection in the Greens" one?
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 13:47
The scandalous Thursday thread is a myth. Thursdays on this board tend to be boring.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 11:22
Royal Dubai - Al Mizhar - off from April 1st to April 16th we go back on the 18th anondubai !!!! we have the sunday off also Oops! I just doublechecked. Thanks for letting me know. Otherwise I would have brought my DD to school on the 17th. i think its a teacher training day lol she would have had fun!!!! Yes, it is a teacher-training day. It's funny that RDS has that Sunday off yet not Easter Sunday.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 11:16
Anyway, the OP is looking for legal babysitting suggestions. She has never left her child with the illegal part-timer. OP, the best thing for you to do is a babysitting swap with another friend if that is possible.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 11:05
I think you should be thinking more about how you could get a visa for this maid to come with you. Which country is home? It may be very difficult to get her a visa, especially because she is new. Other than that, don't worry about what others think.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 10:53
Hi. You had mentioned a few weeks ago that you'd go to the Rashid Hospital to get a non-foreigner health card. I am going there myself on Sunday so could you tell me which papers were necessary? Thanks a lot!
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 10:47
The confusion is because Emiratis are given two year-contracts for their domestic workers.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 10:46
How is she cleaning for you if she isn't under your sponsorship? Do you get her through an agency? Otherwise isn't she working illegally-or perhaps I am misunderstanding your post It seems that she has decided against having the illegal part-time cleaner babysit so she is looking for suggestions on how to find a good legal babysitter other than the one she will use this weekend.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 10:43
Royal Dubai - Al Mizhar - off from April 1st to April 16th we go back on the 18th anondubai !!!! we have the sunday off also Oops! I just doublechecked. Thanks for letting me know. Otherwise I would have brought my DD to school on the 17th.
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Latest post on 31 March 2011 - 08:26
Wow! So many schools with different vacation periods!
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 21:00
Royal Dubai - Al Mizhar - off from April 1st to April 16th
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 20:52
Hi! Is there anyone on this forum who uses America Online as their e-mail software? If yes, could we talk? Thanks!
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 10:47
It is also funny to watch people get pulled over and ticketed by the police when they cut in front of everyone in a lane. However, I really shouldn't be laughing because I have been that arrogant person myself!
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 10:43
ah right, wondered why just the new communities would have been singled out. and this is a regular dubai past time? I think it goes on equally in most developed countries, although I doubt Muslims would swap out their wives even if they'd enjoy someone else's.unfortunately you are wrong. Oh no! I am very naive then!they had a big bust in a villa near me last year...it seemed a mass orgy was going on. scary stuff! No comment...
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 10:41
I would never take my children to this type of thing for two reasons: way too crowded and starts too late. I'd rather pay and have a reserved seat at a children's show. I cannot compete with pushers and shovers and wouldn't want my DDs to feel disappointed that they saw nothing.
 
 
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