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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 18:53
Ty all, for sharing your experiences.. What I have ended up with is not to buy anything unless I need it.. The answers were so diverse that I believe it is again all about what the baby asks for, or is comfortable with.. If you really want to keep it simple, buy lots of size 1 and 2 diapers, a car seat, and about 10 sleepers. Breastfeed your baby.
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 18:48
To answer your question, I don't think the perfect nursery exists.
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 17:53
I would forbid my staff from asking "Do you have coins, madame?" I Well, if the owners supplied them with enough small change, they wouldn't need to constantly ask us for coins or small bills. This is one thing that you cannot blame the workers on. There is definitely a conspiracy here among the people in charge not to distribute small change since almost every single cashier needs it.... I was in H&M in Dubai Mall ages ago and the man in front of me was charged AED xx4. The cashier asked if he had "four dirhams sir" which he duly coughed up. Mine came to AED xx6 and I was asked if I had "one dear- ham ma'am" I said, "No, but I know you have four because the gentleman in front of me just gave them to you". Nowhere else in the world have I known coins to be so coveted than here in the UAE. Yes, I have to agree. I worked for a few years as a cashier in the USA and there, customers try to empty their change on you and you get annoyed because you have to count it all afterwards! I think the reason they ask for change here all the time is not because they don't have it but they are trying to stock up on it to avoid having to go to a money exchange counter when the time comes that there actually is no change. The funniest thing is when they ask you for change at big international companies like Carrefour and McDonald's. If they don't have change, then who does? Nowadays, I lie to them and always say I have no change...
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 16:39
I would forbid my staff from asking "Do you have coins, madame?" I Well, if the owners supplied them with enough small change, they wouldn't need to constantly ask us for coins or small bills. This is one thing that you cannot blame the workers on. There is definitely a conspiracy here among the people in charge not to distribute small change since almost every single cashier needs it....
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Latest post on 06 July 2013 - 07:15
Bbest: Onesies from Next, cotton kandoras from Satwa, bouncer. Worst: floor gym, rattles, pacifiers, too many going out "good" clothes edited by AmyAus82 on 05/07/2013 Cotton kandoras? What are they? It is like a kandora (the dress local men wear), but the bed version of it. It is short sleeves (so, maybe a 2/3 cm sleeve, and is basically a bed dress for boys. They have little pictures on the top right side (Casper/horse Rex) and some of them come with a sheet of cotton matching the kandora which can be used for swaddling. Around 20AED, last a long time, perfect for this weather and try can even be taken out in them as they are not exclusively for bed, some hard cute little collars so they look like little casual men. Great price, last for a long time, perfect for the weather and look adorable and as it is big, try can wear them as they grow. One of my best baby items :) Ironically, I never liked them because there is nothing stopping then from riding up and exposing the legs. Also, the legs are totally exposed when riding in a car seat because of the buckles. As I said, different strokes for different folks. My babies wore gowns from the USA that had elastic around the leg area so that they would not ride up.
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Latest post on 05 July 2013 - 21:06
This question is very subjective as you can see from the responses here. If you are planning to breastfeed, you don't need any bottle equipment or sterilizers at all. Pacifiers have even very useful for me and the floor gym was good for a while too. It really depends on your personal situation. Some mothers put their infants in fancy clothes everyday but many do not. One thing that I think we will all agree on is that you need an infant car seat...
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Latest post on 05 July 2013 - 16:55
I think you need to call up her sponsor again and ask why he is being difficult and what he plans to do now. You need to talk to him directly...
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 18:38
Yes, it's great news, although it hardly affects me because I rarely call other emirates.
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 17:30
For me, it's not that kind of financial issue. I can definitely feed another mouth and I have lots of clothes for both genders. My issue is the school fees. Presumably, school will only get more and more expensive here. I don't know how we could ever afford all the school fees and you can't really cut back on things like that once the children are used to a certain system... Ironically, I think that if I lived in a Western country (where smaller families are the norm), I'd be more inclined to have another child.
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 16:50
Sorry guys can I just say one last thing, from me and probably get shot down for it. You all seem so sure that the good times will last and you'll always be able to afford all the children. Things happen and outcomes aren't always what you thought they would be. Kids grow up and become more and more expensive. I know this sounds awful, but why don't you just be thankful for what you've got and enjoy them to the full. You are not wrong for saying that. My children are little now so everything is hunky dory but I do wonder what the teenage years will be like and how it is probably easier to deal with them when you don't have so many children. When I think about how bad my siblings were to my mother when they were teenagers, I feel scared. I hope to never be treated like that by my children...
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 16:47
So now Morsi has been arrested. I wonder who will want to be the President of Egypt now. Obama is fortunate that he is not the President there...
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Latest post on 04 July 2013 - 15:47
Hi RT! I am in the exact same situation as you. I would love a fourth child but I just don't know if it is the right thing to do. My husband has left the decision up to me and I truly cannot make up my mind. If I am not pregnant by March of next year, then I am done because I wouldn't want an age gap of more than 2.5 years between numbers 3 and 4. I have no idea why I have these feelings. I have a baby at home so that should be enough. I think if my husband were for or against it, that would help me to make a decision. I worry that my children will suffer because of the high cost of living here and that is what is holding me back the most.
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Latest post on 03 July 2013 - 20:22
Hello Anon. I need an emarati man's perspective on an issue. It's highly sensitive I cannot post it here. It is for a western friend married to an emarati man. I remember your name from many moons ago:) may I send you a message on FB about it? Yes, sure.
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Latest post on 03 July 2013 - 19:31
Does anyone else find this happening sometimes? Someone has asked for your friendship on Facebook. You accept their request. Then it tells you that that person has accepted your friend request, as if you were the one who asked to be their friend in the first place. This recently happened to me with someone who is new on Facebook and I am wondering if Facebook does these requests by themselves based on how many mutual friends we have. Could this have happened in your case?
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Latest post on 03 July 2013 - 19:28
I know how to do it but I have not done it in years. I really dislike doing it, though, and I disliked it even before I ever knew about the existence of full-service gas stations...
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:49
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/dubai-maids-commit-4-000-crimes-in-3-years-1.1198547 I found the article! Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Al Merri, director of the CID’s investigation section, said some families allowed domestic helpers to meet with strangers who may encourage them to run away and sometimes they fall into the hands of people who force them into prostitution. He said housemaid must also live in the family’s house. “Keeping her housed in a separate area will encourage her to have sexual relations with the driver or the farmer in the house and police have recorded many cases of adultery between housemaids and other male workers in the same house or sometimes with a boyfriend whom she allowed to enter the sponsor’s house at night,” he said.
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:42
This is a very interesting topic. What I can't understand is why they can't accept this leader who they democratically elected a little more than a year ago? He was elected by the people. Now he needs to be allowed to complete his term. He really has not been President for very long. They didn't want Mubarak. Now they don't want Morsi. Just who do they think is suitable to lead the country? People are dying and have died in Egypt in these protests and I am beginning to have no sympathy for the Egyptians! Maybe my view is simplistic but this is how I see it... You are assuming that the voters are educated and well informed about the leaders they elect. And also that the leaders have good intentions. No, I am not. I am guessing that the average Egyptian is pretty uninformed and that the average Egyptian politician is very corrupt. I still think the people need to give him time because they elected him...
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 21:40
There was recently an article in one of the papers here where someone high up was recommending that maids not even sleep in the outside maid's room but in the sponsor's home to avoid trouble. I wish that I could find that article to link to it here. Maybe someone else can... So, I'd be highly surprised if having a live-out is even legal...
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:42
Rashidiya Al Noor Polyclinic is affordable and hygienic....
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:40
This is a very interesting topic. What I can't understand is why they can't accept this leader who they democratically elected a little more than a year ago? He was elected by the people. Now he needs to be allowed to complete his term. He really has not been President for very long. They didn't want Mubarak. Now they don't want Morsi. Just who do they think is suitable to lead the country? People are dying and have died in Egypt in these protests and I am beginning to have no sympathy for the Egyptians! Maybe my view is simplistic but this is how I see it...
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 20:35
If maids are allowed to live outside the sponsors home, then why do immigration insist on a minimum size accommodation of sponsors home? edited by AnneCoulter on 01/07/2013 Yes, that is a valid point. I know that many women on EW have live-out maids, but have we ever established that this is actually legal?
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 11:57
Considering it's been used and it's quite old, do you think it is really worth the hassle to try and sell it?
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 11:48
Could it have been April 7th or 8th? <em>edited by AnonDubai on 01/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 11:48
Are you selling it or giving it away?
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 11:47
Let me check my phone for you to see if I can get you the exact day. I remember where I was that day listening to the rain batter down outside.
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Latest post on 01 July 2013 - 11:38
There was a very quick downpour in April, but can you be sure that it was in your area?
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Latest post on 30 June 2013 - 07:44
Unfortunately, Britain has gone downhill, and going faster thanan avalanche on a mountain side. Majority of British know this. Luckily, i will never have to return, and never wish to. Typical response from a Daily Fail reader Well said! How dare you both judge me! I lost my 3 month old twins 5 years ago due to cutbacks on the NHS - 4 different hospitals with no neonatal units available (not enough specialist equipment not the number of neonatal beds available) and staff. Regardless, it is a true story and some patients are given priority over others in some cases. A polite suggestion that before you both know details behind a story - think before you speak. Well said!
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 20:13
It's not just you. I think it has been a little less humid the past few days. Sitting outside at night is still bearable...
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 17:30
Ironically opposed to most of the views on this thread, most of the pregnant Muslim women that I know and have known fast through Ramadan because they do not see pregnancy as an illness... edited by AnonDubai on 29/06/2013 AnonDubai, I am only curious to know why you would imply that anyone sees pregnancy as an illness. I do not at all, however, it is a responsibility, to both myself and my two growing babies to keep hydrated and fed especially as I am suffering from severe anaemia with two babies sapping me of everything. If, for faith reasons, a pregnant woman needs to fast, or has the option not to fast but chooses to do so, that is their prerogative and no judgement or comment will be passed by me. I have my own faith. However, if, as it seems from the debate going on, the general consensus, is that I can discreetly eat/drink in cordoned off areas or have a sip of water, than I shall- in an entirely respectful manner. Pregnancy is not an illness, it is a blessing. :-)))) Hi! The reason I mentioned that pregnancy is not viewed as an illness by many Muslims is that the exemption from fasting is for sick and traveling people. So, if a pregnant Muslim women chooses not to fast during Ramadan, that means that she believes that she falls into the sick category. Many Muslim women do not regard pregnancy as an illness and do not consider it an exemption from fasting. I am not expressing an opinion, only stating facts. edited by AnonDubai on 29/06/2013 <em>edited by AnonDubai on 29/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 10:17
Can anyone explain what keratin treatment is? Someone approached my yesterday about doing it to my hair and I am kind of tempted to do it. The only thing is that I have very damaged hair due to frequent flat-iron use so I am worried about my hair falling out. Can anyone advise me what to do?
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Latest post on 29 June 2013 - 08:27
Ironically opposed to most of the views on this thread, most of the pregnant Muslim women that I know and have known fast through Ramadan because they do not see pregnancy as an illness... <em>edited by AnonDubai on 29/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 21:28
Thanks for the quick reply, AnonDubai! I got kicked out by that Incapsula thing as soon as I posted this. Grrrrrr.... That makes sense about feeding the poor from these donations. I also thought about our security guards etc, and giving them gifts rather than cash. I think those nice trays with sweets or similar prepackaged things are good. Do whatever you see fit. It is a nice gesture at any time of the year considering that many security guards here are not Muslim...
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 21:26
Does anyone have a link where it actually says who can eat in public and who cannot? Some people are saying it is fine. Others like me are saying it is not. Is it officially declared anywhere? Try the Quran, Chapter 2 , Revelation 185. It is quite specific, I think. That is about those exempt from fasting................ HTH. edited by Livelytrish on 28/06/2013 I know who is exempt from fasting. I am just wondering what the UAE's stance is on who can eat in public besides young children. It should be written somewhere because I remember reading in previous years that people were fined for eating in public. It would be good to have clear guidelines...
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 21:04
Does anyone have a link where it actually says who can eat in public and who cannot? Some people are saying it is fine. Others like me are saying it is not. Is it officially declared anywhere?
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 21:01
Hi Chocolate Queen! In response to your first question, those people would definitely prefer cash. However, be careful about being too friendly with the men whom you see everyday in your building. If you give them cash, they will probably try to get more from you in the future. Those charities with the donation booths that you see tend to help out Muslims in need. I'm not sure if those Muslims are here or abroad. For Muslims who are not fasting, they are supposed to feed the poor for every day that they do not fast. But they don't have to literally feed the poor. Those charities have a set daily rate of how much money you need to feed the poor. You can times that by the number of days you miss fasting and they will feed the poor for you so to speak. I have yet to see these flashy police cars. In my country (the USA), you will only see the police driving American cars. Because there are no Emirati cars, they have a wide selection of cars to use.
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 20:52
Quinn10 , exactly what parents thought when they transferred their kids there two years ago . Another GEMS British school with a Head with a good reputation in Dubai , what could go wrong ? .........the head goes off on sick leave never to return ......GEMS get greedy and enrol more than 1000 kids last summer that were not planned for now they don't have the facilities and are having to build phase 3 which was never mentioned two and a half years ago when they were selling the school to us . Max 2000 students that's what we were told and now they are talking 4500 . National curriculum of UK that's what we were told now it is IB ! Sounds like major misrepresentation!
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 20:51
If you can afford Foremarke, then why not? If your company is not paying the school fees, then one thing can be certain, and that is that you must be a little bit wealthy. No shame in that! I agree! by the way, Anon is that you writing in seven days? I super like your writings especially the one about school holidays:) Hi PM! No, it is not me writing in 7 Days. I think Anon is quite a common user name...
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 16:08
I guess we have to agree to disagree. I have also been pregnant here during Ramadan and never thought to eat or drink in public. Maybe that is just me but I have always thought that pregnant women are not allowed to eat or drink in public during Ramadan. Most likely, anyone could get away with eating and drinking in public, even a mutawa. It is only if someone reports you that it becomes an issue.
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 16:02
This is just the question I was trying to post but got kicked out by incapsula! While I'm aware about public places , I was told that some malls get permits for cafes to remain open ( cordoned off) to cater to kids below 12, pregnant n lactating women etc. could someone advise which malls these are? I would certainly need to step out with my kids during the day . Hi! Some places are open, and they are there for everyone who is not fasting. As I said in my previous post, we will know soon enough which places are open. Usually, the EW ladies make a list in a thread. We don't know yet which places are open... Most of the food courts in the big malls have one or two establishments open for take-out only. You can buy food there and let your young children eat it in a darkened food court. However, this could be a great month to teach your children about the culture here and have them bring a packed lunch when they go out. As for the adults, we can't eat or drink in public so we need to plan our day accordingly.
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 15:44
Hi Bongo! Actually, you are not correct. Pregnant women are not exempt from the no drinking and eating in public rule. You're just going to have to refrain when outside like the rest of us. I'm sure you can drink some water when you are in your car, but be discreet. Even that is not advisable, especially if you are in full view of others. Every Ramadan, the women on here discuss which places are open to eat at so I'm sure you will find all that info on here when the time comes.
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 06:42
What makes you think WSO would have better athletics ? It doesn't have enough playgrounds let alone sports facilities ! In primary the kids get a once a week turn on the play equipment , swimming one term in three , can't compete in leagues and tournements as they don't have the space to train their teams ! edited by PlainJane on 27/06/2013 Oh. That doesn't sound good at all.
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 06:41
If you can afford Foremarke, then why not? If your company is not paying the school fees, then one thing can be certain, and that is that you must be a little bit wealthy. No shame in that!
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Latest post on 28 June 2013 - 06:38
If that is the answer immigration gave your husband, then I would be inclined to believe it is the correct answer. The real issue is that your maid does not want to work at your in-laws. I can see why. She has been working so little that she has become used to that. Your husband is going to have to put his foot down on this one. And she is not going to like it...
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 17:06
But is all seriousness does nobody spank their children anymore. Brilliant!! Bring on the chips and salsa haha! OK, I'll bite! ShannonB, in some countries, spanking your child is illegal and considered to be child abuse. Just saying.. Well, it doesn't really matter where it is illegal if you are living here. It is definitely legal here... There are also many things that are illegal here that are legal in many of our home countries...
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 16:41
I was told that they were waiting for Obama to arrive so that Obama could see him. I wonder if that is true...
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 16:40
Try the ground floor of the Abu Hail Center. They have lots...
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 16:38
The biggest aspect that would put me off taking taxis regularly would be getting a missed call just before your taxi is set to arrive. Then you need to call him back and give him detailed directions and speak in the worst English that you can muster up. Then you need to wait a few more minutes and repeat that process, possibly even up to a few times. I understand that you might not have this problem as frequently in the gated communities because of the numbered streets, but if it happens 50% of the time, that is still a lot...
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 10:13
I suppose it also depends if you need to be on time or not. If you work, relying on taxis might not be a great idea. But if it's just to go shopping a few times a week, then I guess it's ok to wait.
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 10:05
I just think the issue here is that the OP thinks she is using attachment parenting when actually, it doesn't seem to be the right term. The OP is having discipline issues which have nothing to do with attachment parenting.
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 10:02
Hi TB! I can't answer your first question, but I can answer your second question. You must be careful when purchasing DS games to make sure that they will work on the DS that you have. There is a new DS called the DS 3 and I know that the new Super Mario Brothers game, for example, will only work on that DS and not on the older one...