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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:19
I have a Cloud Nine and am very happy with it.
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:18
I don't understand. Didn't you book a round-trip ticket? Why were they billed in different currencies?
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 16:55
The fresh bagels in Spinney's taste good but they are not real bagels. The closest you can get to a good bagel in the supermarket is the frozen Lender's bagels. Spinney's usually carry them and sometimes Carrefour and Lulu carry them. They are in the frozen section near the ice cream.
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 16:19
It's all over the UAE but mainly inside the Centerpoint chain, which also consists of Babyshop, Shoemart, and Splash.
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 16:11
Lifestyle has nice ones...
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Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 08:28
I'll be back on July 29th. If you don't find anyone else, I'd be happy to bring it back here for you.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 18:58
I don't think they were the same user. I miss Mrs. Acko a lot...
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:36
There have always been at least 2 or 3 at any given time How can you tell Wuffles? ooh pls do share!!! Trying to recall-let me thinkont-so many name changes too but I think some of the men kept the same names I can remember Erin01 or something like that posing as a woman on this site. Then there was Darman but he openly said he was a man. There was another man whose user name started with JA...I can't remember.... <em>edited by AnonDubai on 26/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:21
Something similar happened to me many years ago in this country and I still regret that I did nothing. I think you were definitely right....
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 15:11
So what should the dowry cover? Laptops? New cars? I'd say the dowry is best invested. Leave the everyday purchases for the DH to pay for....
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 14:56
From my understanding, a Muslim wife has full rights to her DH's salary but she must be reasonable and responsible with it. If you want to buy a Cartier watch, for example, you need to ask him first. He is required to give you all the money that you need for food and clothes for yourself and the kids. He has no rights to any money that you earn nor to the dowry money he gave you. Food and clothes? What about entertainment? Computers and IPADs? Microdermabrasion? A girl has a lot more needs than just food and clothes! Indeed! You gotta work that botox clause into your dowry money. A woman should never use her dowry money to pay for botox. That should come from the DH's salary.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 14:54
From my understanding, a Muslim wife has full rights to her DH's salary but she must be reasonable and responsible with it. If you want to buy a Cartier watch, for example, you need to ask him first. He is required to give you all the money that you need for food and clothes for yourself and the kids. He has no rights to any money that you earn nor to the dowry money he gave you. Food and clothes? What about entertainment? Computers and IPADs? Microdermabrasion? A girl has a lot more needs than just food and clothes! She can get those things too but she needs to be reasonable about it. If her DH makes 15,000 dirhams a month, she should ask him before she buys an IPAD and some microdermabrasion sessions in one month...
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 14:02
Thanks for all the recommendations. I am also wondering about the Festival City play area one if anyone has any experience.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 13:38
From my understanding, a Muslim wife has full rights to her DH's salary but she must be reasonable and responsible with it. If you want to buy a Cartier watch, for example, you need to ask him first. He is required to give you all the money that you need for food and clothes for yourself and the kids. He has no rights to any money that you earn nor to the dowry money he gave you.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 13:16
wow Anon, I wish my DD had that much help in her class when she was in FS1, she had a hard time with bathroom breaks esp since her English was non existent! I agree with you that, especially at that age, the more adult support the better!
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 20:31
'Some people' have actually been there on more than one occasion and the smell was there on all the visits and it's [i'>[b'>STILL[/b'>[/i'> there! BTW, next time do actually quote 'those people', we dont bite :D you ovbiously do not know where al warqa is then as i have lived in this area for over 5 years and have NOT had ANY BAD SMELL... Thanks for the encouragement. My DH said maybe Forever21's friend is using fertilizer... <em>edited by AnonDubai on 25/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 20:13
I stand by my word that it does not smell in Al Warqa...
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 20:06
In my DD's FS 1 class this year, there were 20 students, one teacher, one TA, and one nanny.
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 19:59
As someone who will soon live in Al Warqa, I can assure you that there is no sewage smell there. It was there a few years ago but people still talk as if it is still there...
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 17:33
Thanks DD.
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 10:44
My DD is also 3 and enjoys her Hello Kitty and Peppa *** games. Do you remember where you bought these? I am not sure where to buy DS games and have not had much luck in the hypermarkets.
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 10:40
Thanks!
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 07:13
I got a substitute teaching position a few years back from the EW classifieds.
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 07:09
It is hard to do but you just really have to be clear and at the beginning is the best. I just said to my maid last week: "Housemaid not same Madame." and a few other things to that effect because she was crossing the line. I didn't like that but I had to do it to save us both future embarrassment.
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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 20:38
Yes.
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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 12:55
This is my understanding of it but if I am wrong, I am happy to be corrected. It is called a burqa but it should not be mistaken with the burqa that Afghan women wear as clothes. It is purely an Emirati thing and it is a very old tradition, which is why you rarely see young women wearing it. Nowadays young Emirati women who choose to cover their faces prefer to wear niqabs, which is a full face covering where only the eyes are showing. I'd imagine they prefer niqabs because they appear more comfortable and more fashionable.
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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 05:50
I never do, but I did the first year that I breastfed because I was leaking so much and needed something to hold the breastpads in place so the sheets did not get soaked.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 21:19
If it's a night flight, they wear warm pyjamas and socks. If it's a daytime flight, they wear a winter outfit with socks.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 21:05
I have been really happy with Turning Pointe.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 20:38
I got mine from IKEA (brown wicker) but that was back in 2005.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 16:37
I am also happy with my DD's PE lessons at school.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 16:02
All in a day...
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 15:57
I think Lifestyle has nice ones...
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 15:15
there is just DH and me and I budget 3,000 per month for supermarket shopping, sometime i come in under 2,500 but between the two is pretty standard. back in london i used to spend £80-£100 per week so it's a little more here. 3000 dirhams per month sounds like plenty for two adults. I don't agree with the poster who said it is cheaper to eat out every night if you use the Entertainer book. Even with that book, it would probably cost you between 50 and 100 dirhams a dinner.
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 15:00
My second child only started sleeping through the night at the age of 24 months. It is not easy while you are going through it but eventually things will get better!
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:45
My children are 4th generation middle east expat brats but they are still 100% English And how did you ensure that they'd be British? They have British passports. My DH and I are British and so are they. Were they born in the UK? One was, one wasn't. I was born in the UK but my sister was born in Bahrain. My Mother was born in the UK but her sister was born in India etc etc Oh, I see. Because you were born in the UK, your kids were eligible for British citizenship.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:44
Dubai is pronounced like Dubayy when said in Arabic.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:42
My children are 4th generation middle east expat brats but they are still 100% English And how did you ensure that they'd be British? They have British passports. My DH and I are British and so are they. Were they born in the UK?
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:39
My children are 4th generation middle east expat brats but they are still 100% English And how did you ensure that they'd be British?
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:37
Maybe something bad happened to him or he had to make an emergency trip to Sri Lanka...Maybe he lost his phone and can't remember which apartment you're in...Give the poor guy the benefit of the doubt....
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 06:53
BM, why are you screaming?
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:42
That's just what my waistline needs...NOT!
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 08:31
No.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 08:27
I agree with LD. I have seen Cecile also. Even though her methods did not work for me, I totally agreed with what she was saying and never did I think she was advising me to do something harmful to my children. I also think that she takes individual circumstances into consideration.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 08:24
Yes.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 08:23
I think you need to tell us the name of the school. Unless it's one of the outstanding schools, it is almost certain that you will get a place for 2012... i have applied to Wellington International School Jumeirah Primary School Dubai British School ok someone on here should be able to tell you how easy or how hard it is to get a place at one of these schools.
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 21:05
As someone who comes from across the pond, I can assure you that gift as a verb is not used there either. I think it is only used in Indian English, which the British brought to India.
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:56
ok, I take it back. To gift is a verb. It sounds a bit weird but it is indeed a verb. So now I want someone to gift me a gift...:) <em>edited by AnonDubai on 20/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:22
You can get benzoyl peroxide over-the-counter in the USA. I'm not sure how to get it here. I found that worked quite well too but only for a few days at a time because it really dries out your skin.
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:21
I've had really bad acne for over 20 years now and the one thing I found that worked was Diane35, which is a birth control pill. I have been on Roaccutane three times in my life and my acne always came back.
 
 
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