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Latest post on 07 October 2013 - 09:59
Thank you for letting us know.
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Latest post on 07 October 2013 - 09:44
As soon as I find one, I will let you know...
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Latest post on 07 October 2013 - 08:40
AustraliaJudy, I have two DDs, 4 and 6. They are both in Isofix high-back booster seats. I think that their seat belts are correct but I am having doubts. Could you find me a picture of how a child should look sitting in a high-back booster seat with the seat belt buckled? I think that yours look correct, but I am spaced most of the time. At least your car is one of the safest one can drive. I really hope so but I am afraid that I am doing it all wrong.
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Latest post on 07 October 2013 - 08:35
Good morning, AustraliaJudy. I checked the brand of high-back booster seats. One is a Mercedes and the other is a Chicco Key Ultrafix Isofix. I noticed that the lap belt is going over their hips, so at least that is correct. But the other part is kind of touching their shoulders and I don't really understand how I can avoid that. Could you help me? <em>edited by AnonDubai on 07/10/2013</em>
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 21:39
which seat/s do you have? I have my nearly 5 year old in a Maxi Cosi Rodi Airprotect (has a flexible top tether but no isofix) in one car and a Maxi Cosi Ferofix (the one with isofix) in another. Both EU standard seats. My 8 year old is in an Australian standard top tethered seat. He prefers the air protect as it's cosier! The seatbelt guides on the underside of the headrest should be about 1.5 cm above their shoulders. ie clear of their shoulders and definitely not touching their shoulders. But obviously not so high that their head isn't cocooned in the headrest. The lap part of the belt should go over their hips - NOT the soft part of their belly. I find boosters install better with the seats headrests removed (whilst the child is small and the headrest on the carseat is still lower) or turned around backwards and shoved back in. I don't know exactly the names of their seats. I will check tomorrow and tell you. After reading what you just wrote, I am afraid that I am buckling my children in improperly...
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 21:39
Thank you for your quick and informative response, btw.
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 21:17
AustraliaJudy, I have two DDs, 4 and 6. They are both in Isofix high-back booster seats. I think that their seat belts are correct but I am having doubts. Could you find me a picture of how a child should look sitting in a high-back booster seat with the seat belt buckled?
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 13:33
Looks fab !! why do people always moan about these things.... ?? and i wonder when was the last time that those moaning actually went to Safa park? January. But we live nowhere near Safa Park. We visit one of Dubai's too few public parks at least every other weekend and often every week. Will do so more now that the weather is cooling off. Few? I'd say that there are a lot of big and small public parks here, especially for a desert city!
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 12:51
Thanks ladies, it seems a lot less of a hassle than it appears to be on the egov site. I did ended up calling and finding out more. Will go to Jebel Ali station today to get it done Anon, regarding don't ask means, don't ask cos I don't know! Oh, I see.
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 12:50
Thank you, AJ. My car is due for a service soon so I will ask them if they can do that.
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 12:39
Mary Foot Spa in Uptown Mirdif has a separate branch for men and I believe that they also do manicures.
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 12:38
I cannot actually disable my front seat air bag. There is a button for that option but it is unpressable. Does anyone know if that can be undone?
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 12:13
All these factors depend on the make of the car, where you are driving it, and the type of accident. I was under the impression that Isofix was safer, but I understand your point about car seats being improperly installed. I have read that many car seats are actually not properly installed so they would actually be of little use in an accident. As I wrote previously, each parent has to accept how much danger they are willing to expose their child to...
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 10:41
This really makes me sad. I wish the powers that be would recognise just how important places like Safa Park are to many many people here. We dont need another shopping mall, we dont need another 'integrated leisure destination', we really really dont need more man made water bodies. we need more large open green spaces. Anyone else find the advertisement on the radio for the new children's play area at Wafi maddening? They bill it as a play area designed to be just like a park. It's cooler in Dubai now. Take your kids to the gosh darn park not an indoor play area designed to look like one! (Oh wait, that would mean you'd actually have to stay with them at the park and couldn't drop them off unsupervised--or "supervised" by an unimpowered nanny--and do your shopping.) Lots of parents leave heir children with nannies at the park, though...
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 09:04
Unfortunately this still isn't confirmed as we will still need to wait for the moon sighting committee to convene, although it does seem to lean towards the Tues, Wed and Thursday being off, as the private sector wouldn't receive Arafat day as a holiday. The private sector doesn't get Arafat Day?
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 09:03
As I said Marroosh, his was clearance for residency in another country, so had to be done through Abu Dhabi. I've done them before at the Dubai Police HQ - do NOT let them send it to you - it'll likely to take ages and/or get lost. Just ask them to call you when it's ready and go and pick it up. Oh ok no it's not for residence in another country, it's for marriage. (don't ask why lol) I will go and collect it once it's done yes. I hope it can be done quickly, maybe I will call them on Sunday and try to make an appointment for Monday. So if the certificate is just for personal use, do they still require a letter from whoever needs it? Sorry for so many questions but if I have to get a letter no way I will get it done on time especially with the Eid holiday coming up. Why can't we ask why?
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Latest post on 06 October 2013 - 08:59
I suppose there are varying degrees of safety that each parent considers acceptable. When you consider that car accidents are the number one cause of fatalities in children, and I believe that that is the case in most countries, a child who never gets in a car would be the safest... Then you have people who keep their kids in rear-facing seats for a very long time, and others who choose to just have them forward-facing in car seats. The front seats of the car are more dangerous than the back, so a child in front would be exposed to more danger than a child in back. The Isofix/Latch system is safer than your standard seatbelt buckles but many car seat users don't use it. High-back booster seats are safer than low-back booster seats, but some parents just use the low-back ones. Some parents choose to stop using car seats altogether if their child is 6 and just buckle them in. And then we have children who never sit down and bounce around between the driver's and front passenger's seat. Those children are exposed to the most danger. Ultimately, our children are our responsibility and we as parents choose how much danger we care to expose them to...
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Latest post on 05 October 2013 - 08:54
Ladies, as much as I understand and appreciate why you wouldn't want to spoil these treasures by revealing them publicly, I hope you can offer some tips. I am having a host of nieces and nephews as well as my own children visiting us at Christmas. Most of them are still unemployed or just starting careers. I really would like to make this a memorable visit for them, so would appreciate any tips about these secret affordable gems. If you could email (grecamomathotmaildotcom) some info, I promise not to spread the word :) Thanks, any help would be appreciated Hi Primus, To be honest I don't really have any top secret gem, but if they are here on a budget during Christmas; there are still a lot of nice and interesting things they can do. -Dubai Museum (only a few dirhams to get in) -Abra ride (hardly cost anything) -Gold Souk (free to have a look) -Dubai Fountains (Free) -Dubai Mall aquarium -Wafi lasershow (Free) -Madinat (Free to look, can just go for a coffee instead of a meal if budget is tight) -Have a look at Ski Dubai -Travel with the metro (tell them to get the silver card, as it works out the cheapest). It can even be used on the water busses. -Miracle Garden (20 dhs pp) -The Walk in JBR -Use the beach at Barrasti, its Free (just don't go hungry, as you are not allowed to bring your own food and drinks). Over 21 years old only. -Nasimi Beach in Atlantis has no charge, but a minimum spend of 150 dhs to use their sunloungers. Over 21 years old only. -Any of the free beaches -Go to Karama for shopping and dinner -Drive to Hatta dunes for the dessert experience -Go to Antique Museum for cheap and quirky souvenirs -Check Time Out for Art exhibitions, most are FREE -Have a picnic in the park -Get Time Out magazine, as they list meal deals Happy Hours etc -The Malls -Entertainer book, lots of voucher you never thought excited in there, I just found a Dubai City Tour by Alpha Tours in there for guests on a budget, they wanted to go on the Big Bus tour , but thought 220 dhs pp was a bit steep. The City Tour is not the same as Big Bus, but its guided and you get to see the main attractions in Dubai. It was 150 dhs for the tour (which worked out 75 dhs per person!), needs to be pre booked. Palm Jumeirah Monorail and Dubai Mall underwater zoo is also in there. -Check Groupon, Cobone etc . There are lots of bargains to be found for activities and meals out, although you have to be selective as there are a lot of junk too. -December the weather is good for being outdoor and if they are visiting from somewhere cold they will just be happy to be able to get some sun. Hope they will have a lovely holiday! Great suggestions!
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Latest post on 05 October 2013 - 08:12
What is the point of this thread if no one is sharing any info?
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Latest post on 05 October 2013 - 08:05
Thank you, SS.
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Latest post on 04 October 2013 - 13:19
Thank you, Daza! Those prices also sound really good. I will try to go there soon inshallah.
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Latest post on 04 October 2013 - 08:41
Thank you, Daza. I would really appreciate that. I miss wearing shorts!
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 20:50
It doesn't matter what fancy restaurants, hotels or bars I take my visitors to, they always remember this one place an ALWAYS want to return to it. So what is it?
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 20:33
No, I thought I remembered ( but could be dreaming, lol) a small store on the opposite side from Toys'r'us. It may no longer be there, if it was even there in the first place. Could it be the Babies R Us inside the Toys R Us? <em>edited by AnonDubai on 03/10/2013</em>
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 20:17
I mean a store that specializes in child-proofing items (baby gates, plug covers, cabinet locks, etc) I don't know if that kind of store exists here. However, the Babies R Us inside the Toys R Us in the Festival City has a good selection of childproofing items from the USA. That could be what you are referring to, Feefmick, as there is also a Toys R Us in the Times Square Mall.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 20:13
I have heard good things about the Arabic program at a nursery called My Nursery in Jumeira.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 18:35
Marroosh, why are the stretchy fabric ones no good?
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 18:19
Hopefully, if and when DESS opens up their new campus, there will be lots of school places. Think that's a Dubai rumor Anon as they have just started building the FS1 area at their current site. Oh, thank you for letting me know. I knew they were planning to do FS 1 soon, and I just assumed that they would do it elsewhere because I didn't think there was room for expansion at their campus in Oud Metha. DESS seems like a really nice school. It is only the location that has turned me off...
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 18:12
I think my budget is around 300 Dhs. Is this reasonable or too low? DD's cheapest abaya was Dh8,000 which makes me think that yours is a low budget. She always buys from Hanayen. Yikes! That is one expensive abaya, but that does not surprise me. Some of the abayas in the malls look really, really expensive...
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 18:11
Hopefully, if and when DESS opens up their new campus, there will be lots of school places.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 11:38
So is it that the man's child with the wife was delivered by the maid, or was the child biologically the maid's ? The child is biologically his and the maid's...
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 11:13
Best wishes to you, Dally! All of us on EW will be here rooting for you!
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 10:54
I feel sorry for the father but he should have known better. Surrogacy is not allowed in Islam because of things like this and he very well knew that. Also, as I understood it, a NZ consular officer signed the surrogacy agreement. She should not have done that knowing it was illegal here.. she did it without his knowledge or consent so how should he "have known better" ? The article says that the couple agreed to try surrogacy. So he was a willing partner. He was cheated by her because she used the maid as a surrogate without telling him. and ? It seems that he wasn't happy with her choice of surrogate, but he seemed to accept it after the birth until the marriage broke up...
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 10:45
I don't understand why won't she have the baby after all the trouble she went through? And all the money!!! GOSH!! So where's the baby now? The baby is with an unrelated family in Egypt. It seems that the father is paying them to raise her. how is the baby able to get a birth certificate let alone a passport? and what happened to the maid? that report is so badly written.. or maybe not allowed to write about it eh? The maid went back to the Philippines. The baby got a birth certificate because the father took a DNA test to prove his paternity.. Which doesn't make sense when a) legally married parents who got married when mom is 4 months pregnant is given a big deal when they need to apply for a birth cert b) maids who give birth here are taken to jail Maybe his wife was able to circumvent that law because she works/was working in a hospital, which most likely was the same hospital where the baby was born.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 10:32
I feel sorry for the father but he should have known better. Surrogacy is not allowed in Islam because of things like this and he very well knew that. Also, as I understood it, a NZ consular officer signed the surrogacy agreement. She should not have done that knowing it was illegal here.. she did it without his knowledge or consent so how should he "have known better" ? The article says that the couple agreed to try surrogacy. So he was a willing partner. He was cheated by her because she used the maid as a surrogate without telling him.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 10:05
I feel sorry for the father but he should have known better. Surrogacy is not allowed in Islam because of things like this and he very well knew that. Also, as I understood it, a NZ consular officer signed the surrogacy agreement. She should not have done that knowing it was illegal here..
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 10:01
I don't understand why won't she have the baby after all the trouble she went through? And all the money!!! GOSH!! So where's the baby now? The baby is with an unrelated family in Egypt. It seems that the father is paying them to raise her.
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Latest post on 03 October 2013 - 09:24
The biggest shame is on the woman from NZ who went through all that trouble to have a baby of her own and then decided that she didn't want it. I actually feel really sorry for the guy. When I first saw the picture, I thought that he was a liar but after reading the article, it does really seem that he was duped.
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Latest post on 02 October 2013 - 12:38
I've done it before and I am about to do it again. My DDs are now 4 and 6. I am prepared to be depressed, exhausted, and antisocial for two years following the birth of my 4th child in February who will be 20 months younger than my third. You all also need to prepare for those things too. However, the fact that I chose to get pregnant so soon means that it really wasn't that bad and I believe that it is totally worth it in the end. In fact, IMO, there is no better way. I would not have wanted to get pregnant again if there were more than 2.5 years between numbers 3 and 4.
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Latest post on 02 October 2013 - 12:32
Bump
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Latest post on 02 October 2013 - 12:21
Yes, you can.
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Latest post on 02 October 2013 - 07:14
Is the link for the photos accessible? Yes.
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 10:51
But they may be valid during the Eid week, depending on which days are actual holidays...
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 10:40
It seems everyone is in agreement about Motor City, and I will add my vote for it too.
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 10:11
http://www.alameen.ae/en/
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 10:07
You can do it anonymously through Al Ameen but there is a strong chance that they will not investigate your complaint.
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 09:50
Many maids do this. They take stuff ( toiletries, food items, old clothes etc) and then they go to Church. For those of you that do not know what Church means, it is where they go to sell or exchange items that that they have stolen from the houses where they work. It's common in Dubai So that is what "going to church" means!
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Latest post on 01 October 2013 - 08:43
I am also curious to know how much it is renting for...
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 20:33
My acne pretty much disappears when I am pregnant and I have thicker hair. Those are two benefits. However, no benefit can outweigh the awful consequence of weight gain!
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 20:30
Yes, you will need to use an agency here. It is expensive but hopefully you will get a good one.
 
 
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