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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:40
Congrats Anon! I second the FMC - Dr George is really lovely. But it's about 1,200aed I think for the "anomaly" scan which gives you 4D and he will check the s*x. I am going to try the bicarb trick!! I want to know too but am only 7 weeks haha! Yikes! I'd never pay that much for something that I can have done for free...
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:39
Hello everyone! Thanks for all your responses. I have given up on Medcare because of the long wait time and just booked an appointment for Thursday at the Garhoud Private Hospital. I'll have to see an OB-GYN first, but hopefully they can get me booked in quickly to see a radiologist. And if I'm lucky, my OB-GYN may be able to see the gender herself on Thursday! I guess I don't have the virtue of patience...
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:34
It's really hard to keep up with technology these days. "[b'>Privacy where art thou[/b'>?" :-) Indeed. I'm extremely grateful that my youthful stupid antics were before the days of social media. Nowadays embarrassing photos are on facebook before the cheap plonk has even worn off. Yes, very good point...
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Latest post on 17 September 2013 - 09:34
I just called up about a 2 bed + maid in Jumeirah Village this weekend - roads unfinished, brand new development with no residents yet, sand pit surroundings, unlandscaped garden. The guy said 160k. I laughed, wished him good luck and hung up the phone on him. Well done! We had friends who moved there only to move out a month later as it was unbearable with constant construction and as you said it is a sand pit! Ridiculous! Had they paid in one check?
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 21:03
Yes, Daza! I decided to take the plunge. I will ask you for tips come February! I don't know any other Western woman with 4 children besides you, and I don't actually even know you! edited by AnonDubai on 16/09/2013 Lol, arriving back in Dubai this summer we got ushered to an empty line at Immigration, the man saying as he did so 'You've got a big family for English people'! Hope you are feeling ok, you have newborn snuggles on the horizon, lucky lucky you. :-)
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 20:48
What about pulling the stems off Porto Bello mushrooms? Has anyone ever done that?
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 20:47
Not only that, some Emiratis only have the passport but not the citizenship so they are not really treated equally. Can you imagine the ambulance workers trying to figure out if an unconscious Emirati victim has the nationality book? Lol
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 20:43
Oooo, Anon, number 4! Congratulations! You decided to take the plunge, fabulous :) Yes, Daza! I decided to take the plunge. I will ask you for tips come February! I don't know any other Western woman with 4 children besides you, and I don't actually even know you! <em>edited by AnonDubai on 16/09/2013</em>
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 15:22
That can't be possible.
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 13:56
Thanks for the detailed response, Clare! Yes, our party is this Saturday. I hope we don't get any dirty looks on Saturday. If Pizza Express is allowing these parties, then surely the customers can't be angry with us. Anyway, we are paying customers too! I don't have to worry about the music because I have booked a magic show for the kids after the pizza making activity.
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 13:12
My scan is at the beginning of October. I want to know because I want to start buying furniture for my son's bedroom. I need to know if I should plan for another bed in there or not! But all this talk about it has just made me decide that I need to be patient and wait for my scan...It is only a few more weeks...
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 12:57
Agree with aadams. They don't like the phrase "gender scan". are you going to Latifa? if yes, I think they can do the gender scan from 19 weeks....why don't you ring and put pressure on for an earlier appointment. Ring them twice a day for cancellations.... they will get sick of your voice and squeeze you in I am going to Dubai Hospital next month for the scan. I would be surprised if it were that easy to change scan dates!!
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 12:55
There is one. Click on "Dubai Guide" just above and then "Charity News".
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 11:31
Anyway, we are not in the UK. This is the UAE where having house help is a cultural norm...
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 11:02
bumping for Clare
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 10:57
Yes, but I read online that it is not accurate and that you are not any closer to knowing after using it. Past users say that the money is better spent on a scan since that test is not cheap. Well you can definitely go to the Fetal Medical Center if you aren't concerned about cost: www.dhcc.ae/clinic/29/Fetal-Medicine-&-Genetic-Center/‎ You should be getting a scan soon anyways. or you could also try the baking soda test: Put enough baking soda into a cup to cover the bottom, then pee into the cup. If the baking soda fizzes, you’re having a boy, if it doesn’t react, a girl. In fact, you should do that and report back if it's accurate or not ... Someone told me about this place so I called them but the secretary had no idea what I was talking about and eventually hung up on me so I didn't get anywhere with them.
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 10:56
you can try sulaiman clinic at healthcare city. its just besides metro station opposite city hospital. i got mine done there and the sonographer is very good. But can I make an appointment there quickly and without a referral?
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 09:55
Yes, but I read online that it is not accurate and that you are not any closer to knowing after using it. Past users say that the money is better spent on a scan since that test is not cheap.
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Latest post on 16 September 2013 - 09:49
Hi! I am 18 weeks pregnant and dying to know the gender of my baby. The government hospital scan is weeks away and Medcare cannot give me a morning appointment until October 20th. I would really like to know. Is there anywhere in Dubai that I can just go to without a referral to find out? Thanks.
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 20:18
Shouldn't you contact the municipality? No supermarket should be selling expired food. They could be closed down!
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 20:16
I parked at 3pm today in the new underground car park. I made a point of counting empty parking spaces, there were 60, and you would still be able to park in undesignated areas without obstructing. There is also already built "a drop off zone" a bit like at the airport. I guess this is for when the build is further on, in theory, it should make drop offs easier. It has pedestrian crossing areas and a route into the campus. Like they say "every little helps"! Lol Do you work for the school or something?
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 20:15
Just asked DD (she is Emirati). Her plan is to marry Steve from Minecraft, she does not mind who her brothers marry but would prefer local as her best friends are local and she think it is best. :):-P That's good, Amy! My DD recently had decided that she never wanted to get married. Today she told me that she does want to get married but wants to live in our outdoor majlis. I guess she'll have to marry an Arab, because a Western man won't like living with his mother-in-law.
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 19:34
There are probably some who post but they are naturalized Emiratis...
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 18:41
This sounds absolutely horrible! And I thought my children's school was lacking parking!!
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 18:40
That's (that is) correct. It is the same as I've (I have) or we're (we are) My pet hate is where people insist on writing should / could "of" instead of the correct should / could have!! Drives me nuts! :) I think that people who write "should of, would of, could of" don't actually know that it is have and not of.
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 13:41
Thanks Mellie!
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Latest post on 15 September 2013 - 12:08
maids do run away and go undercover without their passports and lots of people will risk it and employ them illegally. Yes, very true. If they all cared about their passports, there would be very few absconders. But there are so many that immigration doesn't take more than one minute to process their absconding papers...
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 21:11
Oh no! What did he/she do?
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 21:10
Speaking of marriage, Marroosh, when is your big day planned?
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 20:21
I won't say much else other than that I hated breastfeeding when I first tried it with my second child. My mother was here and I told her that I was ready to give up after about one week of trying. My mother said to me very snidely: "Fine! Just go put a bottle in her mouth!" I knew at that moment that bottle feeding would be taking the easy way out. I ended up breastfeeding her until she was almost three. Comparing breastfeeding with bottle feeding, I can say that breastfeeding is so much easier and convenient. However, I fully understand how hard it is for a working mother to not breastfeed. Pumping really is not fun. Breastfeeding is also not ideal for women who are away from their babies a lot. If you really want to breastfeed, then don't quit now and stop using formula. If you don't want to breastfeed, then just stop now...
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 20:11
Interesting perspective, AA... One thing that can be said is that marriage in general has a high divorce rate. Lots of bad marriages go on without divorce too. But no one has yet advised people to stop getting married... I don't think cross-cultural relationships are a problem in themselves. However, in the UAE, they are problematic because they are leaving a lot of Emirati women single and childless. They might want to focus their efforts on why so many Emirati men choose the hard way (marrying foreigners) over the easy way (marrying Emiratis).
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 20:04
I have never had such good home delivery of food as in this country. I really can't complain. I don't order home delivery from burger joints, however, because I find the food gets compromised on its way over.
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 18:17
Hi Clare1976! How did it go today?
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 09:28
I don't think she'll get very far in her job search. Won't the prospective family want references from you? Surely you will not be able to give her a good reference. She sounds like a thief and a liar...
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Latest post on 14 September 2013 - 08:59
But 2014 is not so far away. Maybe she is just planning ahead...
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Latest post on 12 September 2013 - 11:41
May the innocent victims rest in peace.... Whatever your thoughts about the event surrounding 9/11, Singarosa, please don't forget the innocent victims that died that day. 2,977 innocent people who were murdered. That's thousands and thousands of people who lost a loved one who had simply gotten on an airplane or gone to work that day. I know a woman in her 30s who is a widower as a result of that day. She never spoke of it. Moved halfway across the country and never uttered a word to anyone, even friends. My friends, her coworkers, started putting 2 and 2 together. Knew she'd been married but now wasn't. Was from NY. Never came to work on 9/11. Got visibly upset whenever anyone spoke of 9/11. Etc, etc. Cannot imagine dealing with that grief. May all the innocent victims around the world rest in peace.. RIP the 2976 innocent victims on 9/11, the 48,644 Afghani's and the 1,690,903 Iraqis that paid the ultimate price for crime they did not commit and the hundres of thousand of palestinians who experience this everyday and lets also not forget syria... RIP innocent victims... i'll probably still be accused of gate crashing this thread.. and ill also probably be banned.. i honestly don't care anymore.. edited by Singarosa on 12/09/2013 This thread is about 9/11. Can't we use Memorial Day to remember all the others who have died?
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Latest post on 12 September 2013 - 11:04
That is just horrible, KenzaB! I would be really angry too! City Hospital is getting a lot of negative feedback on this forum nowadays. It seems like they've become too big for their britches!
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Latest post on 12 September 2013 - 09:24
I don't have any contacts for maid agencies but if you do a search on here, you should be able to find some. Just so you know, Ethiopian maids are not allowed here anymore so you will not find any in the agencies.
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 20:25
Hi - expect you are excited for your fourth and know all the pregnancy tricks! Yes I think we were lucky as we found out at 14.5 weeks which is pretty early. Good luck at your 20 weeks scan - hope you get to find out the gender. Have you told your other children yet? Expect they will be excited too!! I have the anomaly scan in a couple of weeks and am hoping all will be okay. Did you have natural births with your other 3 children? And do you recommend any ante natal classes at all? xx Yes, I feel very been-there-done-that with this pregnancy. Some days I even forget that I am pregnant! My DS is only 15 months old but my daughters are older but I haven't told them yet because I know they're going to ask me the gender. One wants another sister and the other wants another brother! Yes, I had three NVDs so I hope to have another one. I never took any classes. I never thought that would be necessary because I always knew that I'd have an epidural so I wouldn't need the labor lessons. The only thing I wished I had understood was breastfeeding. I didn't breastfeed my first child because I wasn't aware of the most basic of breastfeeding concepts. I should have been, though....
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 13:36
Gringo is a Spanish word used to describe white people... I thought it was mexican slang - and comes from green go home..... meaning US troops.... I am not sure about that. Perhaps a Spanish speaker on this board would know better. It is a common word in the USA and the female version is gringa.
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 13:25
Gringo is a Spanish word used to describe white people...
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 12:46
Yes I understand we should adjust our money purse and also adapt the changing circumstances, but shouldn't the govt or the concerned authorities step in when the population in general is unhappy about the rising expenses. I wonder if they even are aware of these supermarkets increasing the prices randomly. I think that the government is aware. Every so often a big sign is put up outside supermarkets by the relevant authorities stating what the prices of things are or should be. But those things are mainly staples and not luxury foods, under which items from the UK would be classified...
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 12:42
Hi AnonDubai! Congrats to you on such a great date to be due - haha!! Is this your 1st too? Where are you having your baby? We have already found out that we're having a boy - expecting a naughty little rascal already! xx Hi! No, it will be my fourth. I am going to the government hospital for the birth but I have been going privately up until now because the government hospital is always very busy. You're lucky that you were able to find out the gender. I tried the other day but the baby would not stop moving so the doctor could not get a good look at that area. I hope to find out at my twenty-week scan though.
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 12:27
Hi there everyone & congrats to you all on your wonderful baby news. I relocated to Dubai from the UK in June and we pretty much found out I was pregnant the day we relocated (it was quite an emotional goodbye to family & friends!) I am due on 17th Feb 2014 and this is our 1st baby - so everything is totally new. I seem to be obsessing over everything - hope this is normal!! By default I started out with Dr Hammami at Saudi German Hospital as he confirmed my pregnancy, however now I have decided I would like to try and go as natural as possible for the birth (signed my hubby and I up to Hypno-Birthing classes with Jasmine Collins in October). I started to feel my former Dr did not want to follow my birth plan particularly so I have now changed Drs to Dr Christian Josza - and he delivers at City Hospital. I don't work - I was planning on working when we arrived but the 1st trimester was particularly bad for me so I was forced to turn down a great contract role I was offered here and rest instead. I would be really interested in meeting up for coffee with anyone, especially those of you who are not working at the moment and have lots of free time! I live in downtown. Hope to hear from you soon xx Hey Dubaibambino! You and I are due on the same day! Congratulations on your first pregnancy!!
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 12:24
Those are mainly major current events. Most of them are relevant to this region and culture. What kind of events do you think The National should be covering? <em>edited by AnonDubai on 11/09/2013</em>
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 08:19
I don't think I could ever be bothered to grate cheese.
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Latest post on 11 September 2013 - 08:18
Whiteorchid what is so bizzarre ?!?!!? millions of innocent people are dying around the world each second and [b'>not[/b'> because of natural causes but people don't really know about it.. I just think that she meant that it was bizarre that no one at my workplace in Taiwan was talking about it. That's all...
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Latest post on 10 September 2013 - 20:16
I was living in Taiwan at the time and because of the time difference, I did not see anything live. I got woken up at 4 am by a frantic phone call from my sister in the USA. She said that they had all been evacuated from work because the country was under attack and no one had any idea when it would stop. The Taiwanese seemed to be totally oblivious to what happened and when I went to work on the 12th, no one even mentioned it!
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Latest post on 10 September 2013 - 12:58
It is really easy to find. It is close to the Rashidiya Police Station and the Union Co-Op. OP, if you still need directions, then tell me where you are coming from and I'll do my best to guide you.
 
 
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