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Apricot
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:41
Right Maids.
Apricot
1987
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:40
My Indonesian maids have been telling me for years that maid salaries are much better in Hong Kong. I smile and say, "How nice", and leave it at that. I'm not worried. If they truly wanted to work there, they would not have chosen to come work in the UAE for the salary they were promised. Maids do go to their local recruitment office and choose which country they wish to work in.
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1987
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:34
Have you considered the French mustards? Amore moutarde is mighty spicy and zingy, and that's the "normal" one.
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:33
I've used green n blacks cocoa powder. when I ran out, i took a tip from a baking friend and bought Carrefour's own brand cocoa powder, which comes in a brown cardboard box. It is as good as G&B.
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:28
loved those socks...and the red headphones!
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:24
YorkieScott why do you want someone else to massage your baby. Isnt it better to do it yourself since its a great way of strengthening your bond with your baby. There are plenty of good videos on you tube for the same. My neighbor has gone to the Healthbay clinic baby massage CLASS with each of her infants. From what she says, the class is more of a chance for women to form social bonds with other women who have kids the same age, so that if they hit it off, they can be friends and organize playdates for their kids. there is also the massage element where all mothers do the same thing to their baby at the same time.
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:17
I just have my normal hair length which makes me feel/look like someone from startrek You mean you look like a Klingon woman with your lovely receded hair line :) I have something similar so I did some research [url=here [url='>www.beautypedia.com[/url'> '>link[/url'>and discovered that vitamins and water filters wont help nor will any special shampoos or conditioners. First get some blood tests done to rule out possibilities. Only Rogaine for Men (higher minoxydil concentration) will do the job, as long as you keep up daily application. <em>edited by Apricot on 11/12/2013</em>
Apricot
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 20:00
(polysporin anyone???The nearest equivalent here is Bactroban ointment :)
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 01:38
large like 50cm x 50cm, or even bigger? pottery barn has some lovely reddish persian carpet style cushions in the 50cm size.
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Latest post on 11 December 2013 - 01:36
I remember the days when they used to bring ice cream round for everyone.........I remember this too, but in economy :) I did a lot of transatlantic flights in the 90's, BA and Virgin both served tea w/ scones n clotted cream.
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Latest post on 10 December 2013 - 00:27
Hi blondie007, yes they are the same thing. Cannot recommend a place as I don't have Body Book, and I have only had it done at Dubai Ladies Club in Dubai! I would visit the salon or spa before making a telephone booking. I once spent an afternoon driving to each salon on Beach Rd and walking in, surprising how many are really grotty and sad inside.
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Latest post on 10 December 2013 - 00:17
I buy Carrefour Lemon Liquid Soap for all household cleaning, including window washing. I buy 6 big bottles every 20 days so it has to smell pleasant and be relatively economical. Bottle has to say "Carrefour" rather than "1". It has a pleasant lemony-pineapple scent. I have bought and tried every generic lemon scented dishwashing liquid soap at Carrefour and Union Coop. I only ever bought Fairy once, and that was in my search for a sub for Dawn soap during a time when a trip to Spinneys was more convenient than a trip to Safestway. I bought both the local, opaque white Fairy and the UK Fairy. Wouldn't buy either again.
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Latest post on 09 December 2013 - 23:37
Yes, I have been in that boat. I would go to the Karama post office with the US customs form numbers. Keep in mind that the post office employees take a break between 1 and 4.30pm. The worst they can do is ask you to check at the big post office in Um Hurair (close to Al Mamzar Beach Park). Also bring cash with you as they may ask you to pay a "storage fee" for having kept your packages safe for your (late) collection. I have been asked to produce one of dear husband's business cards to prove my access to the PO Box, and whether I intended to re-sell the items in my USPS package (had I said "yes", they would've charged additional customs duty).
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Latest post on 09 December 2013 - 23:18
I usually find maid agencies by going to the Etisalat yellow pages website, and calling 8-10 diff companies. There are also cleaning agency listings in the free Arabic classifieds newspaper Al Waseet (distributed every Friday). Those ads are marked by a little drawing of a vacuum cleaner, don't worry most of the people who answer the phone speak English. Good luck!
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Latest post on 07 December 2013 - 13:57
Ladies sorry to crash the conversation but I have been looking around for a regular tailor to do minor things. Where are they located in Dubai? In AD they are everywhere, but wouldn't want to drive all the way over for minor things!! Thanks so much.I can recommend Dream Girls in Satwa. They are really good, you just have to be specific about what you want done, and double check before you collect finished items. :)
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Latest post on 07 December 2013 - 13:54
Yes, it worked for me. Most of the people I know had arranged marriages and they are also content. I am sorry Marroosh that it didnt work out for you this time. I like your watermelon metaphor Shaks!
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 01:32
I would try Global Village and focus on pavilions like Saudi, Yemen, Jordan, Syria. Bring along pictures, that will help the shopkeepers help you.
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 01:26
toys r us in festival city
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 01:08
The email specifically excludes school uniforms from the discount.
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1987
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 01:06
I have a Western Digital EHD. I replace it during DSF, there are often good price breaks.
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 01:03
I used to drag my DH to all the hole-in-the-wall restaurants listed in Lonely Planet. Invariably our meal would involve cats, and the night would end with my endless diarrhea, but it was terribly entertaining finding the restaurant, figuring out how to order, etc. There's a nice family restaurant called Turkish House in a residential suburb of Muscat. Their specialty is the whole barbequed fish. DH hates "fishy" fish but he liked this one. I really liked the salads and Turkish bread. And I didn't have diarrhea after the meal!
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 00:41
yes!! I bought them mainly because my monthly allowance didn't stretch to CDs. My fave activity was recording bits from this music request show on BBC world service at 1 am (our local NPR station broadcasted BBC world service from 11pm to 5 am) and discovering new music that way. Some of the craziest: "We are Detective" from the Thompson Twins, and "Walking in the rain with the one I love on my mind" (don't know who sings this but it is enjoyably strange).
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 00:10
I can recommend Ideas Tailoring on Beach Rd.
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Latest post on 06 December 2013 - 00:07
MBC producers were definitely courting controversy and publicity for the show when they made the decision to include this young woman. Good on them. They've guaranteed a brief touring career for this young woman, if nothing else, which is a dramatically bigger step than performing in Djmaa el Finaa.
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Latest post on 05 December 2013 - 23:50
I have a Kindle and use free Calibre software to manage the Kindle library. I ahem rely on leechers and seeders for most of e reader content.
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Latest post on 05 December 2013 - 23:39
Fida in Satwa, Al Washia in most of the malls, Happy Home behind Sharjah Cinema.
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Latest post on 05 December 2013 - 23:35
Hi, congrats on your recent move. You can either go to Ace Hardware and look for a "step down transformer" or you can ask someone back in the States to go to Best Buy and buy you a few step down transformers, based on the voltages of your home appliances. There is no guarantee that these will work, and there is always a possibility that the whole process may damage your US configured electrical appliances. Personally, I damaged a Krups toaster oven in the process.
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Latest post on 23 November 2013 - 00:51
Sorry not one of your preferred malls, but there's a branch of Jafferjee's leather goods in Sunset Mall on Beach Rd, and their stuff is great. My SIL has a ton of stuff from there given to her as gifts over the years, incl a briefcase, and she's really happy with all.
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Latest post on 23 November 2013 - 00:44
I second Al Huda Sisters. The most positive Islamic group I've found after years of searching! I've heard similar praise for Kalemah classes but have not attended due to distance. Am currently attending a morning Qur'an class and really like the whole vibe. There are ladies' morning Qur'an classes at Princess Haya Ctr in Al Manara (behind Waitrose) but they run from Oct to June. Term 2 will start January 5. The instructor for non-Arab students is lovely. <em>edited by Apricot on 23/11/2013</em>
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Latest post on 21 November 2013 - 20:11
Great TimTam, will try to catch on big screen :) November seems to be a cinema month for me, first Gravity, then Catching Fire, then DH really wants to see Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug.....
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Latest post on 21 November 2013 - 19:17
I saw Grobags in the sale/clearance section of Pottery Barn Kids last month, they were Dhs 140 each (clearance price).
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Latest post on 21 November 2013 - 19:08
To those of you who have seen it in the cinema already, do you think Catching Fire is worth watching on the big screen for all the effects, etc, or would it also be fine viewed at home on a normal tv?
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Latest post on 21 November 2013 - 19:07
Hunger Games it's like Battle Royale with a splash of Running Man but just not as good right?I thought the book was far more complex in themes, ideas etc than the film. I watched the film, read the book, then watched the film again. I guess it's more like Orwell's [u'>1984[/u'> or Huxley's [u'>Brave New World[/u'>, but with a female protagonist.
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Latest post on 21 November 2013 - 19:03
Dusha, how much do you pay to see your baby's pediatrician?
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 20:02
My neighbor highly recommends private lessons from the staff at Zen Yoga. If your budget allows, you should definitely consider it.
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 19:10
Hi wife of 777, I can recommend the yoga and Pilates classes at Dubai Ladies Club. I've attended both over a number of years. Even if you pay the non-member prices, the classes are cheaper than what you would pay at zen yoga in town centre. I go to Poopak's Sunday morning Pilates class, but if you can do evenings, Khadija is really good too. Christine's aqua yoga class is also lovely.
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 19:01
Hi, I made this for Eid ul Adha recently. Used thinly sliced deli turkey breast instead of prosciutto. Made fresh mushroom duxelles and mixed it with a glass jar of halal duck pate (I see this at C4 and Spinneys). It's super yummy! Let me know if you want inspiration for vegetable side dishes.
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Latest post on 20 November 2013 - 18:53
4 weeks ago, there were at least 5 bread makers for sale at Cash Convertors on Shk Zayed Rd (nr Dubai Library distributors). Maybe call them before you go :) <em>edited by Apricot on 20/11/2013</em>
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 18:38
Very hard, you would be doing yourself a disservice. Their public transit efforts make Dubai's transit network look super organized and connected.
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 18:33
Cool, I think Ittihad Clinic is a federal clinic, funded by Abu Dhabi govt, so not under the DHA system. Dusha, what are the expat clinic fees to see your baby's pediatrician? It costs dh150 for an expat to see a GP in a DHA clinic.
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 18:25
Thanks!
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 18:24
I really like Magnolia Bakery for buttercream icing, esp their caramel meringue icing. It has a mild toffee taste and since it's meringue based rather than icing sugar based, less sweet. Ask for French or Swiss meringue buttercream icing and it'll be less sweet.
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 00:38
Ooh thx for that info Chi2dxb!
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 00:35
My son is learning to read in both languages simultaneously at Children's Garden, he's in the English-Arabic section. I believe it's the same for the French-English section. The Arabic reading is a little behind but there are pronunciation markers over and below the letters, which have their own rules, so he's doing well. He chooses 1 Arabic and 1 English storybook at bedtime each night, and I do supplemental literacy and writing activities in both languages with him in the afternoon. He also gets a weekly reading pack in each language from his teachers.
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 00:12
My sisters go to Clear Lake High School, it's ranked well, they are enrolled mainly in AP classes, and they live in nearby Friendswood which was recently at the top of a list of family friendly places to live in Texas.
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Latest post on 18 November 2013 - 00:09
The only things cheaper in Singapore than Dubai are cake decorating and baking supplies. I found a wholesale/retail place called Phuat Huan/ Red Man, in Geylang Lorong and Bake King, a few streets away. I like to seek out and stock up in the region: Li Ying sports wear and Sloggi underwear. There's a store in Little India in Singapore that is like the blueprint for Lulu called Mustafa Dept store, I stocked up on Desitin from their baby section which has a great mish-mash of Western and Eastern baby care supplies. Have never tried to search for cake supplies in Malaysia but it's true, Malaysia is even cheaper than Singapore. BTW I found the baking supply places in Singapore through some creative search words on Google.
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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 23:56
Oh, does anyone buy lingerie online? Since Black Friday is coming up, I was wondering whether we can get a good deal on it. Oh, do la senza and victoria's secrets ship to shop&ship/my box? I buy, but I stick to exact styles, brands I recently tried in real life. Macys, kohls, Nordstrom will all have sales. Victoria's Secret in the States goes on sale after Christmas and last week of June. Moms milk boutique sells really nice nursing bras. I spend a lot on bras but I view it like sunscreen as a preventative anti-aging measure.
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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 23:44
Toys r us in festival center had them so.... I exchanged a huge stack of birthday and Eid gifts purchased from there for the mini micro scooters. Little do my in laws know that they indirectly paid for my kids' scooters, played w every day ;) <em>edited by Apricot on 17/11/2013</em>
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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 23:40
BTW, carrefour own brand extra virgin olive oil is good too. I use it for cooking, but reserve the Union coop and Palestinian olive oils for drizzling over food or mixing into room temp food.
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Latest post on 17 November 2013 - 23:37
Union CoOps always have them, Palestinian extra virgin olive oil under union coop label. Been using them for a while now, very reasonably priced and quite good quality.I bought this on a whim and my Lebanese DH was seriously impressed with it. My late FIL used to get our supply from Palestine and I would take some to my dad in California in empty Masafi bottles :)
 
 
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