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Latest post on 03 March 2012 - 20:23
Anyone know where i can rent or borrow a car seat for a week - have family coming over and none of teh regular car rental companies will rent us a car seat or have them for rent?? Its for a 17month old little boy - can return it on Sunday 11th March
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Latest post on 03 March 2012 - 20:20
Thank you so much!
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Latest post on 03 March 2012 - 11:51
HI, Would love to Borrow the booster seat for a week if its still avalible? Have family coming to visit and booster seat is required - will pass it on or back after if anyone else would like to use. <em>edited by bilqat on 03/03/2012</em>
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Latest post on 03 September 2011 - 20:33
Sorry spelt it wrongly - did you try and set it up thou?? A screening at the rugby club would be great, could try and hook it up to a telly there through a hdmi cable from one of our laptops if they wanted to stream it that way. Let me know if anythings organised, the DH and a few others would deaf go somewhere to see it <em>edited by bilqat on 03/09/2011</em>
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Latest post on 31 August 2011 - 09:37
dont know of anywhere here but my DH uses www dot telifis dot com - for a "Donation" they give you an irish ip address and you can watch it through ret dot ie on the net - reception was very good last time - can also watch other rte programes online afterwards. its not techinicaly 100 % above board thou - thats why you Donate - but worth a try - Go on the Kingdom!!! :)
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Latest post on 05 August 2011 - 13:08
went in yesterday and asked, they said they are a beauty and accessories store, different to the us stores. the cosmetic bags etc are apparently exclusive to there type of store. ive not been to the US but was nice to see the stuff and get a chance to have a smell.
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Latest post on 05 August 2011 - 13:01
Al Rwanaq in the landmark area stock lots of patterned contact paper (used to cover school books etc?) its behind a KFC, near Al Ali hospital.
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Latest post on 05 August 2011 - 11:58
bump - any more intrest?
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Latest post on 04 August 2011 - 08:07
Ok,that didn't work! :) so I'm going to post my email address an if your interested in joining send me a mail with needle craft in the subject an we ll see what happens. Will try an aim to do another get together around the 16 th or so. billyjo8 at hotmail dot com Looking forward to some emails :)
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Latest post on 02 August 2011 - 18:25
Have u contacted QAWS or the government in case they have picked him up or someone found him an gave him there. Could post something on there Facebook page too.
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Latest post on 02 August 2011 - 18:21
Anyone coming this evening? Landmark at 8pm,Starbucks :)
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Latest post on 11 July 2011 - 18:20
Any one else intrested in joing us??
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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 18:12
Thanks all, got one in the pharmacy in Villagio
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 12:26
@Expat Mum - Done :)
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 18:11
not sure what it is but check out the [b'>Sewing group thread [/b'>- we re hoping to start a needle work group so maybe u could come and see if anyone would like to learn??
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 17:52
@ Expat Mum - Yep, i think to rsvp by email would have to be the way, when we met in Aug we could discuss, others might have ideas.
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 08:48
@ Expat Mum - Totaly agree - all welcome :) @ CSH - Yep, join whenever u can, after the first meeting we ll get thing s organised re meeting locations and post a group on EW and Maybe on Doha Mums too ( that would be if they dont mind - will have to check) All v exciting now !
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Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 12:56
lots of people run on the corniche - depending on your heat tolerence u could prob run from Oct to June, some other are still out there now joggoing but its v hot (43degree today) so it all depends on what your able for. There is a handball stadium that has tennis courts attached but not sure about Netball. Good luck
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Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 12:47
Wow, I havent checked in for a few days and there s been lots going on:) Great to see ! Bring as much as u can I would say, especialy patterns, I still havent come across one over here although fabric etc supplies are ok. There is a shop in the souk opp souk waquif that sell Janome machines, so if your needed fixing, they would come in handy - but bring your machine - there are lots of long days and nights and its good to be able to do something to entertain yourself andmake the new apt/villa a bit more homely. On the group organisation front, I think Aug would be great - Ramadan so shorter hours, ppl might have a bit more spare time. Maybe to meet in a coffee shop first for an introductory meeting, then we could organise a house rota and maybe keep it to host provised Tea/ Coffee and somethingy naughty and then switch it around every 2 weeks or month, depending on what ppl fancy? How bout Aug 2nd - Monday we met somewhere at 7pm and take thing from there??? If i get a few more responces here ill see about putting a formal group on EW site (not sure how,but ill figure it out!) <em>edited by bilqat on 29/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:18
Hi, I moved to Doha 4 mths ago and its really not as bad as some make it out to be and totaly what you make of it. I know a few teachers in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and there opinions on there schools vary hugely but as it s tax free they grin, bear it and get on with making some good friends! Their are some sports clubs and other bits you can do, like helping out at QAWs animal shelter on weekends etc, depends what your in to. September is HOT! that would be the first thing to get used to and driving would be essential. You can get long term rental deals with a few different companies, but having a car will give u loads more freedom. [b'>I would suggest giving it a go for a year, it ll be an experience either way and you ll learn lots. [/b'> You can also use the various holidays (Big ,Small Eid National days etc) to visit the rest of the region which are all a small plane journey from here with FLy Dubai (for cheep flights). We try and go somewhere every 2 months, Dubai, Lebanon, Jrdan etc, all really great to see. So depending on what u like to get up - there are some bits to do :)
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 15:35
I always bring Tea from our country - it s something small but can be such a comfort when your feelin far from home and it cant be gotten outside Ireland. I think Medicine's that your aware of are a good idea, there are some here with different brand names to home but I prefer to use the home ones as i know how they work and what dosage works well - check if it s allowed before packing thou. Best of luck with the move :)
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 15:25
I recently found a haberdashery here in Doha. I honestly thought it was rawnaqs or nothing here. Then I discovered SAMS BOUTIQUE. If you were at Rawnaq you turn right towards the policeman directing traffic under the umbrella in the middle of the road. Cross the road towards the spiral/fanar building. Approx 100 metres up this road the rear side door of the fanar building is on your right and the shop is on the other side of the street to this door. This place is as good as John lewis seriously. I asked for everything and OMG they had it all. I have never seen so many cottons in my life and tapestry threads. Zips cut to order(8QR a Metre). Negotiate the price though as he starts off high, aim for about 30 per cent off his starting figure.It really is worth going to ! It only took me 2 years to find it ! Thanks, Great to know, ill go looking for it and see what i can find - any patterns there?? Finding them impossible to come by!
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 14:10
Tea!!! Im irish and bring tea over from home anytime we re there and always get visitors to bring over a few boxes. It helps when feeling blue or far from home to have a nice cup of tea - I Love Tea!!! :) Also miss good radio, esp here in Doha - Dubai wasnt oo bad but s its awful here !
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 14:01
Yep, any sort of Needle work group sounds good. It would be best of all can join, Mum or not. Does the Doha Mums needle work group still meet up or Should we maybe set a time and place and see who arrives? Could have a general coffe meet up and see whos intrested and where to take it from there? All suggestions welcomed :)
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 17:41
I got a little kit in Carrefour, just ask one of the staff near the ironing board/household goods section. It was the one in city centre that i picked it up in. But you could go to the souk just beside souk waquif, think it s souk najmin or somehting like that. lots of thread shops there and all sorts of sewing bits. they're friendly enough in there but not overly friendly, I often go on my own to pick up fabric or bits.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 17:25
Hey, have recently discovered a Burda Style web site - I think it s releated to the magazine your looking for and you can download free patterns from the site.