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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 19:04
Not possibly an entirely grown up, or posh, idea, but....Firenze has the most amazing camping ground. So central...up a hill over looking the town itself. So easy to walk down hill, over the ponte whatsit and you are right there. Weather will be fine for camping and am pretty 'sure' the camping ground has cabins and what not, as well as tent and van sites. *sigh* good good memories.
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 18:03
S&D...our friend on here, think her name is true blue or something similar? currently in oz doing her prac. she has some awesome lunchbox recipes and ideas. savoury muffins and what not. Maybe message her? Otherwise, i'm afraid I'm all about the usual...little mini homemade pizas, muffins, sammies, fruits edcetera.
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 17:09
what do you reckon SD? easy to get into? I'm concerned about start dates....she could do a term here and then transfer? Or do we perhaps delay her start by a couple of weeks and just start in muscat? If we do a term here, it's a long time commuting for himself. Did you live in an expat community? Villa? (and yep...the outdoor relaxed life style has it's appeal :)) Tarti! been wondering how you were getting along. Catch you soon? Sam7: what nothing, not settled yet. Relax girl...and wheres my house key? Got a cook book here with your name on it in exchange, lol! Mail you soon simples...have to fetch in supplies and fix a/c tomorrow.
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 12:23
got it dally, thanks. s'awright S&D, not 100% done yet, but it looks to be a go. Heading to Muscat this weekend coming for a recce, so it seems to be going ahead, dependant on the negotiations. He appears to be drip feeding me info in small doses, lol! Wine might help, think it's 5pm in Hong Kong or somewhere....
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 11:53
tell me about it dally, tell me about it. Thanks, I was trying to remember wikkids name. Little tricksy when I'm not 100% sure of my own at the moment :)
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Latest post on 20 August 2011 - 11:36
lol simples! This is what happens when I leave himself to his own devices for a week. He's currently negociating the package (!!!???) thats how far along the process is. But, it still may not happen if the package agreement doesnt work out. Last thing I want to be doing is school hunting, grrrr. And you know what my house is like...the idea of packing that behemouth up makes me shudder. Luckily I'm still sleep deprived, jet lagged etc so it's all a bit of a novelty at the minute :) Had a quick lookie on the oman site...will also put out a message for desertrose, see if she has any ideas. All the girls are away? Catch up this week?
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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 10:32
We were on a flight once and for life of me can't remember if was Qatar or Emirates but they actually announced for the fasting people when (according to the time zone we were in) when the sun had set so they could break their fast. Thought that was pretty cool. Now, will i be able to get a drink at the airport monday night pre flight? Can't get on a plane with out rescue remedy and vodka. TIA Let's hope it's not the same routing as before :) Got smart this year and sent HIM with lil miss :D I'm just doing HK and Thailand this time, lol!
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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 10:32
Irish Bar was still selling booze last time I flew Qatar, arohadxb, and that was at [gulp'> 11am. I know that I was surprised at how 'open' the DXB airport was when I last flew during Ramadan; all the cafes, and bars and what-have-you, were 'business as usual' -- I suspect because of the international clientele. Made for quite the shock after experiencing Dubai locked in Ramadan mode. ;) Strangely enough, the airport lounges are less 'open' than the bars/cafes/restaurants open to the public. Seriously though: head to the Irish Bar and pretend you're back in 1999, able to smoke [i'>inside[/i'>, drink at will ... it's a nice little ten minutes before you grab your flight. :D oh thank goodness...been having a panic and dreaming up ways to sneak my voddy through :D
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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 10:12
well done you.
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Latest post on 31 July 2011 - 10:10
We were on a flight once and for life of me can't remember if was Qatar or Emirates but they actually announced for the fasting people when (according to the time zone we were in) when the sun had set so they could break their fast. Thought that was pretty cool. Now, will i be able to get a drink at the airport monday night pre flight? Can't get on a plane with out rescue remedy and vodka. TIA
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Latest post on 30 July 2011 - 09:35
It would probably pay you to get onto schools asap. the early foundation years can be the hardest spots to get. Whether the school of choice has a place for the children will then depend on if the kids can start in the Jan term. Your little one would probably start fs1 in September anyway, but if you are working you can always pop him into nursery in the mean time. I can never quite get my head round the age cut offs etc, but the older child will either be fs2 or yr1 by september.
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Latest post on 30 July 2011 - 07:19
in fact...if you look at the thread titled Crown relocations you may find the contact details of mrsg' husband. I havent checked this morning but they had written on there yesterday.
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Latest post on 30 July 2011 - 07:16
Mahat: A poster on here called mrsg left a message for you on the deleted thread. Perhaps you should put a message out for her. Her husband has had a shipping company in dxb for 16 years, and it's a quiet time for them at the moment. he has very kindly offered to look over all your papers and see if theres andything you can do before they leave for holidays.
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Latest post on 29 July 2011 - 10:36
Chaweng will be fine (sorry don't know about your choice of hotels, as we are backpacker central here) It's def. the busy part of the island with a lot going on and for the partiers etc, but Samui itself is just a lovely lovely island...you won't be able to help yourself but have a lovely time. Counting down the days til I hit the beach myself :)
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Latest post on 29 July 2011 - 10:31
If I was you connect, I would be heading to my Dr and finding out what checks/tests/scans can be done to find out what state your gallbladder is in.
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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 10:26
well, I live in a zoo and a toystore, and given it's summer, the place looks like more of a tip than normal. :D Friends don't care about that though, they come for the company, the play, the laughs etc...not the food you have, or if you manage to keep your house pristine. The wine is in the fridge, so I hope whoever does turn up today brings something yummy to eat, lol~ kids'll have a blast in the pool and i think lil miss and her mum could do with some distraction. Trying to nerve self up to go pack her bag.
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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 09:49
oh, but if you lot are going to come round, you have to bring the food. batching it I am and theres nowt in the house. and being a filthy smoker myself...going outside for fag is just desserts :)
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Latest post on 20 July 2011 - 09:35
play date at mine then you whingers. Am always the inviter. humph. And that means i'm going to have to get off sodding behind and clean the sodding house. :D
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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 08:31
32, 600 ...not terribly shabby.
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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 15:24
just hit your combatibility button...on top of screen on my pc, looks like a torn page
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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 09:58
but why does she need a cage? She has plenty of sand, shade, water outside as it is. She could burrow and happily if she wanted to, but she doesnt. So, question is...when do torti's burrow normally? And why isnt ours?
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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 09:56
gardening? weird. Our rabbit had a guinea companion for some time and he did seem happier. He's been on his own for some time and rabbits are by nature (pack is the wrong word) but live in family groups. Hmm, not sure where the common sense comment comes into it? I asked a question. If the vet in question had said it was cost/ difficulty then that would be a different question, no? Vet said was impossible to spey as too difficult. Interesting that there are vets that will spey, also interesting that Nad al sheba (which would be where we would take interesting and difficult animals) didnt seem too confident, and awful that it was stressful for the animal. Our rabbit is too old (we think) to have the cut now, and i'm reluctant to have him undergo any op that isnt absolutely essential. Looks like, much as I would like to help my friend out we'll have to look at another guinea for the family. Thanks for the help, all.
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Latest post on 17 July 2011 - 09:53
thanks for the contact details CP, will be calling him today as our router appears to have disappeared as well and am plugged directly into the wall for now.
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Latest post on 17 July 2011 - 09:51
Maybe look at Unawatuna, they have a decent reef there.
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Latest post on 17 July 2011 - 09:14
Dr Bernard Fischer at Coopers Health clinic on al wasl road is our family GP...He prescribes my cipralex and has done for an embarrassingly long time ;) Can't for life of me remember what a consult costs (280? 350?) and then you can get a refil prescription over the phone each month for 20dh.
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 19:59
havent a CLUE how to even do anything with tweets. seriously. FB is about my, err, (hesitate to even say skill level) But I can log on to it!
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 19:51
exactly the same advice I got in NZ years ago...call the fire bigrade. I had an intruder, lived alone in a villa type place, had a dog going nuts and could hear all the windows being tried. When the cops got there they said to call the fire guys as they would be there in 3 mins and actually catch the guy. Sure enough, guy caught with a machete, a few injured, (none dead thank god) fire men there first. eta: as a note...cops could only prosecute if your man had actually harmed me AND they had caught him with a good description. If actually caught in the act or fleeing (by fire guys, there so much quicker) we had a much better case. <em>edited by arohadxb on 16/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 19:33
LOL Aroha brilliant. On a more serious note, DH sleeps with a 6 battery (the largest ones) MagLite next to the bed. Think super heavy truncheon :D Don't think the intent of purchase (or insertion of batteries) was ever for it's light source or that it's ever even been switched on for that matter. So you could always carry a torch in case the DEWA hasn't been activated yet :D exactly. :D or a bag of soap bars, just purchased and not put away yet. (T'only works if house is as disorganized as mine, but :) )
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Latest post on 16 July 2011 - 19:14
as a general rule of thumb (not specific to here) anything that you might reasonably expect to have on your person is an acceptable weapon when it comes to self defence. You might have deodorant sprays, insect spray, mouthwash spray, reasonably, in your hand bag at any time. On your balcony, in the case of intruders....window wash stuff, insect/fly spray. Fertilizer? At your back door/front door...furniture polish, tile cleaner spray, windolene, etc etc. You may have a bad back and require a voltaren muscle spray, a bad case of sinus and require a salt spry. Keys are good, but you may also find yourself transporting a great deal of coins to the exchange/bank at anytime, and these wielded in a empty sock swung like a baseball ball with a decent wind up may have an interesting deterent effect. As will your handbag, with enough weight in it. Your shoes, if heels, (with decent tips on them) are not just effective on lower regions...bad luck if one fell off landed in your hand and ended up planted between the bad guys eyes. Or up his nose with an unfortunate 'rip' upwards. hth :)
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Latest post on 14 July 2011 - 18:52
Like daza, i'm a kiwi...our kids start kindy at that age (3) at home, or pre school or playcenter. Up to that time, we have numerous playgroups, free art, music and movement classes run by local council, plunket and library's. You socialize as mums and the babes from before they can even sit up are fascinated by older kids and what they do. i figure thats how they learn, even if it's something as little as how to put a finger in their mouth to sharing a precious toy. "school' here for the 3 year olds is just the same, play centric and lead by the child, with music, dance, art, movement and fun. You can poo poo it all you like and imagine dire class rooms full of imprisoned kids at schools but the reality for most nurseries and early learning centers is far far different. The children for the most part (and I will give a nod here to the kids who arent ready or suited for the level of interaction nursery requires) have a wonderful time. Coming from NZ with an active, busy, nosey and realatively clever child and NO suitable avenue for her and I to continue with her (and my) happy routine of free play groups etc etc we made the choice to pop her into nursery, and it was the best thing we could have done for her. She blossomed with all that lovely interaction with other nosey bright toddlers/preschoolers for a couple of mornings a week to start with and finished by 'graduating' from FS1 before moving on to big school. FS1 is called so for a reason...it is a foundation for the children to learn from...part of the building blocks of their education. Not for everyone, nor everyones point of veiw obviously BUT we stand by the choices we have made for our child and I would no more try to justify it, or even worry about an opposing point of veiw than I would try to shovel sand out of the desert...you do what is right for your child and your family.
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 22:13
you are supposed to harden the bread? ooops, been stuffing it up all these years. who knew?
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 22:10
Aren't you quids in if you are able to sell it at all? You have an asset, worth something, even if it's less than you paid for it If you can't sell it for a profit, how are you any better off than someone who has rented? Say you're able to sell it for the same you paid for it - you've broken even, but you still walk away with nothing, just like a renter does. The only advantage you've had out of the deal is that you haven't been subject to the whims of a landlord. I'm with simples on this....excuse my 'count on fingers maths' BUT if I buy a property here, I have something that I actually own. If I say spend, 200k per annum on a rent, the land lord stiil owns the place.When I leave, he has my money, owns the place still and I take with me what I put in my suitcase. if I pay 200k on my own place I can sell it for what ever (market dictates, what I am happy with etc etc,) and say, i sell at a price enough to cover the mortgage with a bit over...then I walk with my suitcase of belongings and the dollars over. Quids in. You make money providing your not in negative equity as has been said. That said, I wouldnt buy a place here for love nor money.
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 08:32
booked your africa holiday yet then?
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 08:22
AND there was another 7 point something off NZ...had a tsunami warning and all.
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:40
weeeeelll, it says it's not indecent, so the poor man needs someone to come clean the house, wash/iron his clothes and feed and water him occasionally. Says something if you ask me that he's prepared to pay a stranger to do all the 'wifely' chores and yet the best she gets is a holiday, kids in tow, at the in laws :D
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 10:24
Just go to C4..they have a section for this type of thing
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 09:38
um, youre welcome? I think? It's too early in the am for sarcasm, but i refered you to a map so that you can see generally where area is, no 'tone' or unsaid critisim intended.
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 09:33
just call your insurance whatsit people, they'll send a tow for the vehicle to get it to service place. Sit down with hubby and have another cuppa, it will be a late start today ;)
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:41
aww, well thats something nice to think about anyhow. Hope her flight was all good.
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:31
it was...actually heavy drops hitting gazebo and lawn etc. nearly fell over and then it stopped. Might have been better if it never even happened actually for how disappointed (out of proportion-atly) i feel :(
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:20
another vote for Dr Baghat
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:19
:D least it could have done was actually wet the lawn rather than causing me to have kittens with excitement.
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:17
wouldnt go by web sites personally ;) but we have used them on and off for a couple of years i think, always easy, no hassle and the rate comes down even further once you've had one of their cars for a while. luck.
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:15
well, it spitted on my house. humph. Got all excited and it stopped but still...actual precipatation! very cool :)
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:05
we have a monthly contract for 1400 I think, 4 door sedan yaris type thing. Hubby out currently but 'think' name of company is paramount...they will drop off car and pick up and do all that service-y stuff. We're not signed in to any length of time and as we will be giving the car back for a month and half they are actually asking us to keep it and doing it pro rata.
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:01
Do you have a map at all? Basically, from Jum, you want to get on to SZR heading to Abu Dhabi. There are 2 turn offs you can take, both sign posted to Emirates Hills among other names (like Greens, tecom, Lakes,Meadows, Springs etc) The easiest is the one past JLT (Jum Lake Towers with the Marina/JBR on your right hand side) you will swing off SZR and be in the Emirates Living section of town....from there follow your nose (and the signs) and you will find M5. and yes. I am rubbish at directions, sorry!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:01
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 09:16
can you borrow someones dog?? that ought to get the thumper back in the house quick sharp! :D Excellent plan with proven results.
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Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 20:04
they cost around 120dh to buy...and we certainly get alot of use (and fun) out of ours. Anywhere like C4, Geant Sharaf etc have them...the pouches can be out of stock when you need them, so pays to stock up on those when you see them.
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Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 18:48
ari underscore jo 2002 at yahoo dot co dot nz is my email...my laminator takes up to A2 size, but if you have the pockets, welcome to come use it as it will do any size under that. We're in Springs.
 
 
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