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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 17:18
I think that this is unacceptable unless you have told her that she can take whatever she wants from the house. [b'>I wouldn't consider this stealing, though[/b'>. I think it's more a case of her thinking she can get away with it. Why don't you just tell her openly that she is not allowed to take stuff from the house? Tell her that if she needs extra food or toiletries, she needs to ask you. And whose clothes is she taking? How is it not stealing ? and incidentally, I also regard nicking stationery from work that you don't need a form of theft I'm assuming that the maid has some access to toiletries and food from her sponsor so where do we draw the line? That is why I don't consider it stealing. I would say that the Dubai Police wouldn't consider it stealing either and would not consider a police report for such "theft". I don't know about the clothes, though. That is why I asked whose they were. The OP quite clearly said that the maid has taken items without her permission - what other definition of stealing is there ? Did she intend to bring them back ? The OP did not state that. She just said that she did not give her the items. Maybe the maid has the right to take some stuff and not others and she doesn't know or understand that. We can't accuse her of stealing without knowing the full story.
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 16:51
I think that this is unacceptable unless you have told her that she can take whatever she wants from the house. [b'>I wouldn't consider this stealing, though[/b'>. I think it's more a case of her thinking she can get away with it. Why don't you just tell her openly that she is not allowed to take stuff from the house? Tell her that if she needs extra food or toiletries, she needs to ask you. And whose clothes is she taking? How is it not stealing ? and incidentally, I also regard nicking stationery from work that you don't need a form of theft I'm assuming that the maid has some access to toiletries and food from her sponsor so where do we draw the line? That is why I don't consider it stealing. I would say that the Dubai Police wouldn't consider it stealing either and would not consider a police report for such "theft". I don't know about the clothes, though. That is why I asked whose they were.
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 16:15
gulf news (the only newspaper my company follows when announcing holidays) says that the days are Mon Tue Wed (basically first day of holiday is the Hajj day and then two days of eid)... that depressingly means that i will have to work on sunday and then again on thursday... any sickies taken on those days wouldn't go unnoticed at work :( What about Arafat Day?
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 16:11
Yes, I agree with the last two posters. This sperm donation/adoption business sounds very strange. What is that all about?
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 16:09
I think that this is unacceptable unless you have told her that she can take whatever she wants from the house. I wouldn't consider this stealing, though. I think it's more a case of her thinking she can get away with it. Why don't you just tell her openly that she is not allowed to take stuff from the house? Tell her that if she needs extra food or toiletries, she needs to ask you. And whose clothes is she taking?
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Latest post on 30 September 2013 - 12:48
Matalan, Babyshop, Mothercare (when they have sales, which they often do), Adams Kids, Mexx range at Carrefour
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Latest post on 29 September 2013 - 20:17
My DD is asthmatic so I decided to have her get it last year for the first time. However, she still had a few asthma attacks after getting it so I decided that she will not get it again this year.
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Latest post on 29 September 2013 - 13:15
Most schools here are run as businesses. If people are willing to pay, then they will continue to overcharge.
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Latest post on 28 September 2013 - 08:59
Good morning everyone... I'm Yasmin,I have one of friend worried about her termination her pregnancy past one month.. She's worried about her situation she's move to another job as a babysitter so she ask me if she's going to a new medical examination the result showing she's drinking medic for abortion?... Please someone advise to her.... Tnx Yasmin.. Sorry, but none of us on here can give you or your friend abortion advice.
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Latest post on 26 September 2013 - 20:29
300,000 more jobs could be created with 25 million people visiting Dubai. 90 per cent of the job opportunities would occur from 2018 to 2021, with most of the jobs created in the travel and tourism sector. But if those are travel and tourism jobs, don't those tend to be lower wage jobs. Aren't most service industry employees living in company housing/bed space/etc type housing? I guess I don't see how that will impact more middle and upper segments of the housing market. They will need to build many more hotels to accommodate all the extra visitors resulting in more jobs in construction, its a knock on effect that will benefit everybody. I hope they get it, it will be great for the UAE Exciting times ahead!
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Latest post on 26 September 2013 - 20:27
Is anyone else on here having a birthday this weekend?
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Latest post on 26 September 2013 - 09:10
There was a Dad at my children`s school in Dubai who came to pick up his children wearing just a towel, no shoes, no pants..... only a towel. It was horrible as the towel was very thin ewww Baron von Münchhausen? LOL along with lots of 'stories' on here Err no, Hopefully a DBS parent will come along to verify. Well at least it would avert eyes away from bare midriffs etc but still ewww I don`t see why people have to busy themselves with what other people wear, how they act etc. How many times has this subject been done to death on here. No everyone wants to look like they're a middle aged frump in long skirts !! I have been here a long time so it is possible that my standards of beauty have changed without even realizing it. I find that women who are dressed modestly are better-looking than the ones who expose lots of skin. And, for the women who like attention from men, keep in mind that many men here like a woman to be kind of covered up because it leaves more to the imagination.
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Latest post on 26 September 2013 - 09:01
Yes, I have noticed this too. My gas tank is on the passenger side so I used to never have to wait but now I am also finding that I am waiting about 10 minutes to get gas.
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 12:02
54" Flat screen TV with three remotes and surround sound system connected to X box and Wi! Great idea! I would prefer that option to having to use contraception...
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 11:58
There is quite a debate going on in the UK at the moment about the niqab (face veil) with some pressure to ban it completely or just in public buildings (I think some would like to ban the hijab too). I have been very vocal on Twitter about the state having no role in defining what women should wear and that includes the niqab. Using the same logic I don't think schools should be doing so either. Obviously if I had my way I would totally mandate age / size appropriate clothing at all times. And in the recent press is the case in Ethiopia where a brave woman refuses to cover her hair and is up for 100 lashes or worse. edited by Lolacat on 25/09/2013 Really? Ethiopia? I have heard that even the Muslims there don't cover their hair.
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 11:33
I don't care what anyone says, CIO is not for us. I cannot bear to hear my baby scream and not be able to console her. So - are there any ways, we can get her down without the crying? Or should we just wait it out til she sleeps through when she's ready. I with you on that. I can't bear the thought that my baby will not bother crying because he knows I won't come. I'm not ready for him to give up on me just yet ;) No tips from me on how to make it work, I'm up five times a night feeding my seven month old. The only thing I can say is that it doesn't last forever. edited by Daza on 25/09/2013 Yes, I have to agree with you. My 15 month-old is up about twice a night and I am due in February. I know from my eldest two children that things do eventually get better. Having two children close in age is difficult. No one can deny that.
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 11:22
) 1 It is illegal to do business with who (which group)? 2. A UAE passport makes you Emirati, yes or no? If no, what does? 3. Latifa and Rashid hospitals were named after? 4. Who is older, Sheikh Hamdan or Sheikh Majid? 5. When did the metro open? 6. Whose palace is in Zabeel 1? 2. No, nationality booklet 3. Sheikh Mohammed's mother and father, respectively
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 11:05
Those questions are pretty easy. The only one I didn't know until recently was that Ras al Khaimah joined the UAE a few months after all the other emirates did. Interesting...
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 10:56
Maybe we should have a "Culture with Crushing Waves" session.;.. Or maybe a pop quiz; see how many EW can answer q about the UAE ;) Name the 7 Emirates anyone? I think that is a great idea! Who wants to start the thread?
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 10:42
I suppose they can but only if they hire someone who has the authority to enforce the rules to the parents. It is similar to the dress code situation in the malls.
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 09:46
No, I didn't know that. Would that be similar to England and Wales?
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Latest post on 25 September 2013 - 08:42
Thank you for your response, Kiwispiers. I feel bad now because my son is only 15 months old and I breastfed my daughter until she was almost 3. He is drinking a lot of milk and laban with a straw but I still feel bad...
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Latest post on 24 September 2013 - 21:16
I have a different opinion to everyone else. If your DH enjoys this and he is the one who is mainly taking care of her, then just let him do it his way. He sounds like a loving father and other than the issue in Cyprus, I don't see a problem. She should be babied because she is a baby!
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Latest post on 24 September 2013 - 21:12
I wonder if Japanese women refrain from eating sushi whilst pregnant.
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Latest post on 24 September 2013 - 21:09
Thank you both for your responses. I am sure that I don't have sore nipples because they don't hurt at any other time, only whilst feeding. I don't have a pump and I have never squeezed my breasts so I have no idea if I still have milk. There is definitely no let-down, but that is probably normal since I have been breastfeeding for so long. I don't mind if my son self-weans. I guess that I will just have to wait and see. He certainly doesn't seem to be taking much milk from me...
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 15:40
I know that there are quite a few big villas for rent in the Warqa area. I will look around for you when I go out in a few hours. Oh please - I will be eternally grateful. I do not drive and live near the Sharjah/Ajman border, so taxi fares looking around will be horrendous and trying to keep money conscious due to the move. We looked around Al Warqaa a couple of weeks ago but no 'To Let' signs were visible. Hi! I drove around looking for you but did not see any villas for rent. There were two villas for rent for a long time but the signs are gone so they must have been rented. Maybe you should ask your DH to drive you around Khawaneej and Muhaisnah.
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 12:44
I know that there are quite a few big villas for rent in the Warqa area. I will look around for you when I go out in a few hours.
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 12:29
morning after pill. Why does that surprise you? Its a Muslim country where both abortion and casual *** are illegal.... It's so very liberal here that it is easy to forget that...
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 12:28
Was listening to Eminem this morning and wondering if the song here getting all the attention could be in the same satirical vein. Thing is, I'm old enough to know that Eminem is just messing, but not sure vulnerable kids would? Look at the outcry over Manson and the connection with say, Colombine, and even Eminem got caught up in that mess. Just reading the *lyrics* to this song is not only eye wateringly painful, taken out of context it could be read as pretty damn offensive. Comparing Eminem's music to Robin Thicke's is like comparing the Venus de Milo to a Playboy centerfold ;) lol! Wouldn't know...am one of those dreadful old school types, and I think they stopped making new music back in the early 90's Who IS Thicke person? :D Have you ever watched the 80s American sitcom "Growing Pains"? This infamous singer is the son of the father on that show.
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 10:01
I would be really surprised by that since many of the Phillipino maids that I see look very young. Why don't you call the immigration office directly and ask them?
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 09:57
Hurrah! My first thought when I looked out the window this morning is that winter is a'coming :) I was thinking the same thing.
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 06:00
Sorry but I can't be more specific because I don't remember those details. I've just gone as a walk-in client. There are several there. I can't remember how much I have paid but they are cheaper than the fancy places in Uptown Mirdif.
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Latest post on 22 September 2013 - 21:22
There are several massage parlors in Garhoud, close to the Irish Village and Welcare Hospital. They are not too expensive and pretty good.
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Latest post on 22 September 2013 - 21:17
I'm having trouble understanding where you get the part that she's crying and he doesn't like it. I've read the lyrics now a few times and unless I'm horrible at reading into it, I just don't see it. here the part of her in pain: Shake the vibe, get down, get up Do it like it hurt, like it hurt What you don't like work? Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur, uh huh No more pretending Hey, hey, hey Cause now you winning Hey, hey, hey Here's our beginning I don't understand what any of those lyrics mean...
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Latest post on 22 September 2013 - 11:52
Have you thought about using a slow cooker?
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Latest post on 21 September 2013 - 06:53
Ladies, I am trying again tomorrow with a different OB-GYN. Let's hope that the baby keeps very still so we can see between its legs! any luck Anon? No, thanks for asking. The baby's leg was blocking that area. I am just going to wait for my twenty-week scan, which is in two weeks. I think I became so impatient because I found out so early with my last two children that I was expecting to know by now. I am just going to shut my mouth and wait patiently... :-)
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Latest post on 20 September 2013 - 18:26
I was in Germany this summer and after reading your thread, I wanted to tell you about Europe Park. It is located in Rust, Germany, not too far from Frankfurt and not far from France. It is known to be the Disney of Europe and I thought it was a great theme park and resort for all ages. I would definitely consider going there again. It is similar to Disney in that it has characters walking around but doesn't have the mass commercialization of Disney...
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Latest post on 19 September 2013 - 19:44
lol Daza you totally beat me to it. Now try eating a steak and do the test again. I don't eat meat, d'ya reckon a nice bit of tofu would do anything :D ? give it a shot and let us know.... lol to the tmi, all we ever talk about on this board is wee, poo and what best to do with other bodily fluids ;) lol
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Latest post on 18 September 2013 - 20:23
Now ask your husband to do it.
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Latest post on 18 September 2013 - 18:32
I think any insurance can be good. That depends on what policy you buy within the insurance. We have Daman and it is the best insurance we have ever had...
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Latest post on 18 September 2013 - 16:43
So what will happen if a non-pregnant woman takes this test?
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Latest post on 18 September 2013 - 16:41
Ladies, I am trying again tomorrow with a different OB-GYN. Let's hope that the baby keeps very still so we can see between its legs!
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Latest post on 18 September 2013 - 16:38
Yes, the past few days, I've been feeling the baby move! It is almost unnoticeable but what a nice feeling!
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 15:52
OP, this is pretty funny. You are waiting all morning at the school because you can't get a ride home and you want to go into the staff room for tea!
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 12:40
BTW, they told me that their sale starts today at the MCC.
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 12:35
Order it from the US. Much cheaper on their website than in the stores here. For some strange reason they never inform anyone of their sales. Even on their Facebook page they do not even mention it when there is a sale currently going on. I beg to differ. I am constantly receiving SMSes from them notifying me of their sales...
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 10:04
If I had baking soda handy, I'd try this. But I am not going to go to the supermarket and buy baking soda because even if this test would end up being accurate, I would not believe it...
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:48
Also, my other pet peeve - does anyone else get irritated that some people post ridiculous stream-of-consciousness posts about every tiny little thing going on in their lives? Some people I know put up about 8 FB statuses a day, not just about mundane things but all their deepest feelings and I find it cringy. It is like the end of discretion or something. Is it for attention? It is usually along the lines of: [b'>Hate backstabbers - you know who you are...[/b'> So everyone goes - oooooh are you OK babe? or Who? or: [b'>I am so disappointed in some people[/b'> Why not just say (for example) - Kelly I know you snogged my boyfriend last week you big sl@pper and to their face, not in front of an audience of 500 people some of whom you went to primary school with or haven't spoken to in years! I have to say that I don't like cryptic Facebook posts either. Either share it or don't!!
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:45
Are you joking or is this really true?
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:44
You just need to keep on buying new software.
 
 
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