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Latest post on 30 November 2013 - 08:32
And that's only what the people see! Imagine what's running around in the stock room...
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Latest post on 29 November 2013 - 17:28
I am happy to read this since I booked my mother to come over here soon on that certain British airline. I felt really bad about not being able to book her on the local one, but now I feel less bad about my decision.
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 17:53
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 10:23
All this translates to a higher grocery bills for me. Increase in house rent. Soaring Petrol prices (may be). How can I adjust my budget within my same salary? :( Why would gas and grocery prices go up? this is my assumption. Are you still planning to be here in 2020?
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 10:22
Its the actual expo event in 2020 which will coincide with the 50th national day celebrations that is about 7-8 years from today :) How do you figure? The UAE will be 50 in 2021. Maybe they could just change that milestone to 2020 to make for a very big celebration! lol
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 10:17
All this translates to a higher grocery bills for me. Increase in house rent. Soaring Petrol prices (may be). How can I adjust my budget within my same salary? :( Why would gas and grocery prices go up?
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 09:06
Yes, that is true. The situation in the USA right now, for one, seems dire. This expo can only be a good thing and something to look forward to in the long-term. Does anyone know which months it will run? If you speak to many people in the US they will say things are going fine ; the ones that deal in property or have a lot of stocks as stock markets are doing very well. In most parts of the world since 2010 including the US, Dubai and South Asia you have a situation where the well-off think everything is fine just because they are seeing their assets and income increase, the poor are stagnant so things are not getting worse but not getting better either, and the middle class are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their standard of life as either inflation-adjusted incomes are reducing or because of job insecurity and redundancies. The good thing about Dubai is that companies do not treat jobs as the first thing to be slashed as happens in the US, and so job security is higher. I am happy to read that many people are doing well in the USA. I certainly don't see that myself but i want to believe that things are going well there...
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 08:54
Not wanting to rain on the parade, but what do you think will happen the day after Expo? Dubai will be working hard on preparations for the Olympics!:-) Seriously, if this city can recover from the terrible blows it took in 2008/9, I think it can overcome aalmost ny adversity. Back then, no one could have predicted the Arab Spring and the benefits it brought Dubai. So we can't predict what will happen but things are better here than in many parts of the world. Yes, that is true. The situation in the USA right now, for one, seems dire. This expo can only be a good thing and something to look forward to in the long-term. Does anyone know which months it will run?
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Latest post on 28 November 2013 - 08:24
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 22:03
I have just received a message that all schools are off. Could this be true? I heard it from someone who does not speculate. Oh wow. Please find out... Could you please check the Al Bayan website? I would but I can't read Arabic. I just read the Al Bayan website it says that Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that all schools are closed tomorrow. I have to echo the people that say that their kids will be disappointed as National Day celebrations are planned. I also don't get why a holiday would be targeted at kids and not adults as well!! I have to agree. Why not give everyone a day off tomorrow? We have a massive day at work tomorrow, it'll be a right pain if a day off was suddenly announced... not exactly a good business decision (ironic considering the point of expo). I'd love to be a fly on the wall on the meetings at which these last-minute decrees are planned... What do working parents with no maid do? Do those exist?
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:51
I have just received a message that all schools are off. Could this be true? I heard it from someone who does not speculate. Oh wow. Please find out... Could you please check the Al Bayan website? I would but I can't read Arabic. I just read the Al Bayan website it says that Sheikh Mohamed has ordered that all schools are closed tomorrow. I have to echo the people that say that their kids will be disappointed as National Day celebrations are planned. I also don't get why a holiday would be targeted at kids and not adults as well!! I have to agree. Why not give everyone a day off tomorrow?
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:47
My little boy will be so sad if schools are closed tomorrow, he has his outfit prepared for National Day and hes asleep now. Parents are doing presentations as well. ETA I have seen the twitter feed as well. Haven't heard from the school though. edited by Alismum on 27/11/2013 My daughters will be really disappointed too. Tomorrow would have been a really fun day at school and the celebration would have been even bigger.
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:31
I have just received a message that all schools are off. Could this be true? I heard it from someone who does not speculate. Oh wow. Please find out... Could you please check the Al Bayan website? I would but I can't read Arabic.
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:23
Nowadays, I don't even have to do this anymore. I get my older children to do it. They actually enjoy the task.
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:19
I have just received a message that all schools are off. Could this be true? I heard it from someone who does not speculate.
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:17
Hoping for the best for your daughter, Summerdream...
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 21:11
Yes, it is acceptable.
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 10:55
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 10:10
I have to agree with everyone else. These books are nonsense. Your instinct will kick in and that is all you need. Before my first baby, I knew nothing about newborns and was not tuned in at all to children's needs. I figured it all out very quickly...
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 09:42
isnt the announcement at 17.30 paris time which is 20.30 Dubai time - how will schools and work be able to communicate this that late in the evening???? Very simple. The school has already told them what will happen if Dubai wins the expo. It is similar to the procedure for announcing Ramadan... my school has not thusfar communicated anything like this if Dubai wins.. Neither has mine, but the day is still young...
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 09:35
isnt the announcement at 17.30 paris time which is 20.30 Dubai time - how will schools and work be able to communicate this that late in the evening???? Very simple. The school has already told them what will happen if Dubai wins the expo. It is similar to the procedure for announcing Ramadan...
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 09:35
Can I ask which school has made this decision? Thanks Isn't it obvious?
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 09:19
This maid sounds horrible, but at the same time, I don't feel too sorry for you. I think your kindness taught her that you are a pushover. If her contract expires in December, then there really is no issue. You need to do the honorable thing and send her home. It would not be fair to let her go to another family knowing what you know... Hi AnonDubai ... Maybe I'm native but I thought that if u treat them with kindness that would count for something :( You are definitely not a native! lol
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 09:16
I don't see why a school would close if a city wins the expo. I am expecting a similar announcement from my children's school, however...
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 08:18
What is the metro station closest to this parade?
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Latest post on 27 November 2013 - 07:03
Is it any wonder some children find it so hard to settle into school with all these days off???? It's crazy! National day has been a celebration day for ages. Why is it crazy? National days in other countries are also school holidays. Because some schools like to push it a bit when it comes to holidays. Eid back in October was only 3 days yet some schools were closed for over a week! And again with Islamic New Year- it was only really 1 day but some schools were closed for 4 days Yes, I agree. National Day is only 2 days but my children's school is taking three days off, so basically a 5 day break from school, two days back, two more weeks of school, then another two weeks off for Christmas... But then there will be very few breaks between January and June...
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 20:23
Try going to settings >Safari > block pop ups Thank you! It worked immediately!
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 20:23
Mines doing the same thing and my pop ups are already blocked. V irritating. I managed to log on by making the screen much bigger and I could tap on the link. I don't know what to tell you, Cushion. BC's advice worked for me.
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 18:30
Hi! At the top of my safari screen, there is a box telling me to upload the DM app. I uploaded it to get rid of it but that box still won't go away. It is now telling me to open it and it is blocking the top of every web page I try to see. It has also prevented me from logging onto EW on my IPad. I have no idea how it got on there and how I can get rid of it. Can anyone help?
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 18:24
Sorry but it will be horribly boring. I have had the opportunity to book a 14 hour daytime flight to the USA and I opted to break it up halfway rather than sitting on a flight with 3 young children who most likely would not be tired until the very end. My kids get antsy on a quick trip to Germany so I can't imagine doing a 14 hour daytime flight with them. No thank you!
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 10:00
I have heard that rumor but I just don't believe it. Winning the expo would be a good thing, but surely not a reason to add more holidays to the two we already have next week!
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Latest post on 26 November 2013 - 09:20
Clearly there are people here with money. School fees and rent keep on going up yet many people are still able to pay them... It is not as easy to get a credit card nowadays without the funds to back it up, which would imply that many of these people are actually able to afford the lifestyle that they convey...
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 15:28
Yes, it's just your feeling. It is perfectly normal for a breastfed baby to go for a long period of time without pooping. One time, my DD went 10 days without pooping! It makes life much easier and I consider it one of the numerous advantages to breastfeeding. However, my DS pooped every single day so it is not true for all breastfed children. Enjoy it while it lasts and pack lots of spare clothes if you go out often with her because some explosions are coming!
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 12:53
I don't get why so many people get so hung up on these holidays. Those that actually get to have them, should count themselves lucky - many people don't get them at all, otherwise the entire country would grind to a halt - someone has to work. It would be nice if all the shops etc were shut for the day just like old times in Europe :-) Oh really?
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 12:45
I for one would like Dubai to win the expo. But I still don't get what they are planning to expose. Does anyone know?
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 12:19
Actually, I have been told that long weekends are preferable here because of all the locals that live in Abu Dhabi during the week yet have their main residences in other emirates. It is nicer for them to spend the holidays in their emirate with their families than to have to go to Abu Dhabi midweek. I don't know if this is true, though...
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 11:57
National Day is always going to be 2nd December- quote by Doubting Thomas True - But National Day, and National Day holidays for the private sector, are two totally different things ! And to Anon Dubai, the reason the holiday has been moved to Sunday and Monday is simple. If Monday and Tuesday were given as holiday, far too many people would be mysteriously ill on the Sunday anyway :) edited by mrsg on 25/11/2013 Does no one appreciate a midweek break? It's either a long weekend or bust here, it seems!
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 09:42
My DS is 17 months old. He is at the age where a long afternoon nap means he is not tired until very late, usually around 9:30 pm. If he has only a thirty minute nap which ends before 1 pm (which I prefer), then I can get him to sleep at 7:30 pm... When he was 12 months old, he was usually going to sleep around 7:30 and waking up around 6:30 am, with feeds in between of course! Now he is finally sleeping through the night!
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 08:58
From January through July, we get something like 1 public holiday, i.e. 1 day in 7 months. Then we end up with a few holidays the rest of the year, it does not mean we get too many holidays Yes, there's not really that many, it's just they are all close together, mainly in the first term after the long school holidays. I always wish there were more in the last term, before summer when the heat is tiring, as that's when you feel you need them! I agree with you, and eventually that will be the case. In 2017, Ramadan will be entirely during the school year and in 10 years from now, there will be many Islamic holidays during the last few months of the school year.
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Latest post on 25 November 2013 - 08:36
I don't understand this. National Day is December 2nd and 3rd. Are they moving this holiday? If so, why is it so important to have long weekends in this country?
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 13:17
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/at-what-age-should-i-send-my-child-to-school-1.1258500 Interesting article with some differing opinions...
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 08:57
Hello Dubai 13, I know Blossom ELC takes kids until they are 6 years old; there must be several other places i"m sure. Also check Hummingbird ELC, I think they may have the option. What is your location, so we don't recommend places that are too far away? DD is an early September baby and we're planning to keep her out of school for another year; although there are schools that would have happily taken her at just 3. I have noticed here in Dubai some cultures (if I could use the term broadly) are much more in favour of starting early, they almost see it as proof their child is smarter and more capable. I don't subcribe to this view and to be honest I want my child to enjoy each stage of her life to the fullest and to be a toddler for just that little bit longer:-) Yes, I have to agree with you on that. I have heard several people make comments about how they feel a year is wasted if their child is born at the end of September and that they would try to bend the rules to have their child start a year before. I see it in the opposite way. I think a child is very lucky if they are born at the end of September.... Even if a child eventually catches up, there can be self-esteem issues associated with always being the weakest, which would affect their academic performance later on. However, that being said, not all older children will necessarily be the strongest academically although there is that expectation on them. I think it would be a good idea if children were grouped by three month spans rather than yearly ones....
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 08:23
This maid sounds horrible, but at the same time, I don't feel too sorry for you. I think your kindness taught her that you are a pushover. If her contract expires in December, then there really is no issue. You need to do the honorable thing and send her home. It would not be fair to let her go to another family knowing what you know...
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 08:20
There is a tailor at the Aswaaq mall in Warqa, close enough to Mirdif but you'd need to take a taxi there. If you need directions, just let me know.
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 08:18
So please do not confuse us. I am whistling trees....the chilled one. With an alternate ego bubbling creek ? This is too weird!
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Latest post on 24 November 2013 - 08:18
So please do not confuse us. I am whistling trees....the chilled one. With an alternate ego bubbling creek ? We cannot trust anything coming from anyone of you :D Probably the same person anyway!! [b'>"Don't believe everything you read on the internet.” ― Abraham Lincoln[/b'> edited by AlwaysCurious on 24/11/2013 Yes, Abraham Lincoln was a wise man...
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Latest post on 22 November 2013 - 11:56
I really don't think it looks like one.
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Latest post on 22 November 2013 - 11:56
It's going to be a long day.
 
 
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