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Latest post on 08 May 2016 - 23:11
dubai mall , next to kidzania ... its one of the stores opposite to sega republic
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Latest post on 10 April 2016 - 20:36
I know for sure that emirates airlines do count the weekends with your leave , so yes some companies do count the weekend , it depends if its mentioned on your contract ( Working days , or calendar days ) , they will count weekend if it is mentioned calendar days
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Latest post on 20 March 2016 - 00:12
You can get an exemption if the child religion is not Muslim. if the father is Muslim the child automatically follows the religion of the father which is Islam , hence its mandatory to take Islamic study
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Latest post on 19 March 2016 - 19:43
a colleague of mine is using http://www.missfitness.ae/ to git rid of baby wight
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Latest post on 06 March 2016 - 00:29
Hello , here is how it went for one of my close friends got a call for an interview a week after the online assessment , however they did send her another online assessment to do before the interview ( numerical reasoning etc .. ) , she got a respond after the interview by a week that they would like to offer her the job she accepted the job offer and completed the formalities , however its been 3 weeks now and till today she didn't hear back from them yet to sign in the contract Good luck
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Latest post on 04 January 2016 - 21:26
Party center in al garhoud area
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Latest post on 11 November 2015 - 21:39
Hi you can visit the falcon center near maydan hotel , lots and lots of falcons and other related stuff more information here i belive they have a falcon museum also http://www.dm.gov.ae/wps/portal/!ut/p/a1/vVLLbsIwEPwVLjlGdhxizDGgqgGRUkAI4gsyjhNMYxOCoaVfXwd6qnhVlerbrmd2Z0cDKJgDqtlB5szIjWZFXVO88Hqk6XWGsD8c-QEMUasbdKOxDyPPApIbgGd0jz8DFFC-ryqhTS8FScyqN2F2uG6X7Ef3hNWmNCuQpIpvtLH_rGJLyR242ijhQHVscGmODiz3y0LyhjozHZixwhIa3DJEdZ6ei1TsZK5PFZd2D_GFIJgzF6WYuE3BiMvaOHA5Rgh5mee3PPx9MrzyQvjQyXdMOwFurEishtbVCe0ATOoZs268GE2fxhZ9yeLkosG_cOK2ilf4Pyr6D2RUrrdbGtr01Jn5MGD-t_hMhAalmiriK7LOBnhM4HukFi9xJzh8DrLwC4xMUs4!/
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Latest post on 08 November 2015 - 21:57
my sister in law used to teach in government owned KG / primary schools , however for now she do teach young kids at home give me your email and ill send across her details
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Latest post on 27 October 2015 - 22:45
you can find the real falcon gloves in nad al shiba falcon center ... its next meydan hotel
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Latest post on 06 October 2015 - 23:31
its on the 14th
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Latest post on 02 October 2015 - 00:25
sweetlane cakes , they have a branch in barsha and jumirah , i only have the jumirah phone numb :043944774 wow sweets in jumirah 043947144
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Latest post on 28 September 2015 - 01:14
Economies are never static and always evolve over time. Dubai is no different. There are doubtlessly roles nowadays that are filled by cheaper expats or nationals which would have been filled by a British or other western expats in the past. But I do know that in the over eight years we've been in Dubai the American expat community has exploded in size. There are many more Americans now than in 2007-2008, and they are not coming over on measly packages. The high cost of housing and schooling continues to persist despite any small declines in rent, and that strongly implies many people are still being recruited from overseas on large packages although it's probably true that Westerners are now competing directly with highly qualified Asians or Arabs. There are also very few Emiratis, if any, in DH's sector. The large majority of Emiratis still work in the public sector as the wages, benefits, hours and holidays are much better. I'm not judging them, I can understand why the public sector is simply much more attractive to most Emiratis. The vast majority of private sector companies outside major local banks or companies like Emaar or Al Futtaim have preciously few Emiratis and that's really not going to change until the public sector becomes less attractive. An old time expat once told me that the drive for Emiratization is pushed by the government every few years but rarely goes anywhere because there aren't that many to begin with, and even fewer want to work in the private sector, and fewer remain in the private sector after a few years once they find their ideal public sector job. And many sectors hire based on qualifications (engineering, architecture, construction management and Oil & Gas come to mind) and few Emiratis have those qualifications as of now. That might change in the future but the UAE is growing faster than the number of Emiratis capable of serving in senior or qualified roles. the government is paying 5k on top of each UAE national salary who works in private sector in order to match the salary of the public sector the government started sending high school graduates overseas with a scholarship in order to study majors which doesn't have lots of nationals like engineering etc ... it started actually few years back , i can see nationals in our projects department and maintenance ( engineers , electricians etc .. ) actually the head of the maintenance department is a UAE national i walked that day into gargash showroom and i saw a UAE national guy at the reception. the way that the UAE nationals think has changed. in previous years the government used to push the emirtization however nothing much used to happen apart from career fairs etc and few vacancies for the record , nowadays they are quite serious about it. In 2011 emirates airlines employed 500 uae nationals fresh graduates as GR8 and many more to be employed by the end of 2016 they are aiming of at least 40% nationals in each department
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Latest post on 27 September 2015 - 18:30
I think more and more Expats are leaving and jobs are being taken over by Indians, Africans and Middle East people. Yes they are cheaper to employ because they will take a lower wage, whereas Expats have spent a fortune on getting their degrees from a recognised university. Dubai is getting more and more expensive. So time to leave Let me add to this based on the little recruiting trends i know of. I don't know how to say this without offending anyone. For the western expats from UK and Europe. Honestly the Eastern Europeans have taken over from you. They are very affordable to hire, very nice and friendly people. Have degrees from UK, AU and US. With their EU passports they can travel for work anytime. So why pay more for someone who will deliver same job performance? More than half of UAE nationals age population is between 30 to 40 years old. The working class.They need jobs. Hence emaritization. Now you find nationals at receptions, schools, every sector. It's time to realize they want to work for themselves now. In ten years i don't think they will really expat talent. I lost a position i interviewed for late last year at the last stage, the management decided it should be allocated to nationals. The UAE market just woke up to diversity. I had a government company in AD insist a managerial technical position be filled by a Nigerian. His reason been that they are very outspoken and can handle pressure. So some of the new talents may not necessarily come cheap. Plus, most businesses are targeting African economies now. Maersk, UPS for example. The medical tourism Abu Dhabi just launched targeting Africa and Asia. The days of a high school certificate and a British accent holding a managerial position are over. ( no offence intended please).The competition is fierce. You need to see resumes to know what you are up against. The Indians will continue to get jobs, they are a cabal. And they really look out for themselves. But you know what? It will still be an attractive market to all of us. :) I am still working heavily on recruiting UK/US nationals for positions and rarely have my clients asked for Eastern European candidates. The preference is still for Indian/Filipinos/UK/US/SA Most of my clients are from the UK/US or India so I do disagree slightly. I am also seeing more UK nationals from the UK applying for roles in Dubai. yes indeed some places do still prefer applicants from UK/US i recently had to do interviews the company is in need for a project manger ( IT ) they were open to all nationalities , no specific preferences. we had a perfect match for the job from UK we had to fly him all the way to Dubai to do his final interview he has more than 10 years experience in managerial role . at the last stage of the interview he lost the position to a UAE national with 5 years experience as we need to maximize the UAE ratio in the company. looking at the internal vacancies listings in our company over the portal most senior and managerial positions are now UAE nationals only Things will change in the long run as lots of UAE nationals are in workforce age , highly educated and ready to look after their own country
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Latest post on 27 September 2015 - 00:11
DS wanted to go soo badly , he noticed the event of facebook last week , however i didnt allow him as i was a bit suspicious and didnt have an adult to go along with him. instead we offered him to go to yas water world with 2 of his friends all paid by us as an eid gift Thnx god !
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Latest post on 26 September 2015 - 01:33
I think more and more Expats are leaving and jobs are being taken over by Indians, Africans and Middle East people. Yes they are cheaper to employ because they will take a lower wage, whereas Expats have spent a fortune on getting their degrees from a recognised university. Dubai is getting more and more expensive. So time to leave to add on that.. my company and DH company sent an email to all higher management / HR any new vacancies to be listed for UAE nationals only especially management vacancies. per the instructions of Dubai government to maximize the emiratization both of us work in different reputable place where they used to offer expats a very competitive package which includes school and housing allowance
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Latest post on 23 September 2015 - 02:16
15k !! ticket price to Orlando with emirates AED 5,395 , price for Disney ticket is approx 200 dollars for two days , cant recall how much are the other parks but more or less in the range of Disney which includes Epcot. however the hotel prices in flordia are ok we had a package 3 nights at disney grand Floridian resort 3,700 AED per person which included the theme parks ticket other hotel where cheaper
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Latest post on 20 September 2015 - 16:07
yes you can sponsor them as long as you get the legal documents in your home country , and then attest them . hope everything will work nicely and smoothly
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Latest post on 15 September 2015 - 22:52
actually those type of sellers are very common in communities where locals live in and they have been for ages as what DH told me once , they used to come to his neighborhood with household items and toys and everyone would gather around
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Latest post on 14 September 2015 - 00:40
Esmode dubai organize workshops. i forgot how much they charge , you can check the website
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Latest post on 13 September 2015 - 01:40
http://www.alexandra-lloyd.com/list_rentals.php?typeID=1&nb_chambres=4&villeID=6&Submit2=Search we recently rented a villa for 4 weeks from them ... 4BR in eze Village - Monaco
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Latest post on 05 September 2015 - 00:30
One of my friends is currently in Europe having his vacation , today he had his most significant moment in his eurotrip! he was traveling from Prague to Berlin by train , and he was seated in front of a guy who didnt look European nor did he look like a traveler , he kept to himself all the time and kept nibbling on his biscuits every 20-30 minutes. after over 2 hours he asked my friend " Germany , germany ? " my friend replied to him no i do not speak german and I'm not from germany .. to that the traveler said to my friend " no no , this germany ? " my friend replied to him yes this is germany. there was a smile on the traveler face which reflected inner happiness. 15 mins later the train had to stop at a small station and the police came in , they asked the traveler for his passport and he told them he had nothing , no documents no passport just nothing. they asked him to get up take his bag and pointed in the direction he should walk. the traveler was a refugee ! am just wondering what will happen to this guy now ?
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Latest post on 01 September 2015 - 19:31
did you try Georges Pompidou ? its in the academic city , and they do not discriminate my friend is qatari however they lived in France for couple of years , when they came back here they wanted to continue teaching their son in french i think they do have high school and primary however regarding the unpleasant experience am not sure if its a common thing with the french academics , i personally had a very very unpleasant experience at Sorbonne university , i applied for master studies in art :confused: and the attitude of the french panel was really unpleasant and rude during the whole interview and they also told me i might not have a chance as priority goes to french people ! anyways when i received my rejection letter and i have asked them for a feedback the only reason they rejected my application is that i live in Dubai and not abudhabi so they had a concern about my commitment level :confused:
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Latest post on 31 August 2015 - 21:23
Firstly welcome to Dubai , and i hope that your older son will get settled down very soon. what about putting him also in french speaking school ? i know a lady who had her children in Georges Pompidou french school in dubai however her son is younger than yours
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Latest post on 28 August 2015 - 17:36
check out al Jalila culture center for children , they do sometimes organize free children activities , beside other activities that you have to pay for. i think they do offer discounts if you are enrolling siblings http://www.ajccc.ae
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Latest post on 28 August 2015 - 17:26
for the balloons and decorations and setup we always do our own , we buy from party center in garhoud they have a wide selection. since we have a space in our yard , we ordered inflatables and soapy stadium ( DS is 11 ) from top star uae http://www.topstaruae.com , the prices are very competitive compared to other companies we usually order our cakes from WOW sweets in Jumirah , however very disappointed with the last two cakes we ordered , they are not fresh and the quality of their cakes went down
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Latest post on 25 August 2015 - 01:47
you will find leather affordable ones in a tack shop in sharjah equestrian club its called Al Maydan , alternatively i saw few in horse world in falcon center in nad al shiba
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Latest post on 03 August 2015 - 01:57
we shop our meat from a local butchery shop , fish from the local fish market , or sometimes Union Cop. groceries always from Union Cop , and we rarely go to C4 , spinneys. Veggis and fruits are also from Union
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Latest post on 30 July 2015 - 17:52
when you apply for a loan / CC in the bank , you always have to give them a details of one of your family members with a copy of official ID. since you had a CC shared with your husband hes supposed to provide the bank with your full details also. if the CC is not canceled and paid by the time you left UAE am afraid that yes they have your name in the immigration system. if the amount is very big and its worth , they do include the spouse name in the immigration am saying the above as i used to work in HR department , and we had cases where employees resign from overseas with high debt etc ..
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Latest post on 25 July 2015 - 20:20
if am not mistaken you can get Moroccan nany and most of them do speak french. however am not sure which agency do get them
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Latest post on 25 July 2015 - 20:12
Al mawakeb is less conservative than al ittihad and dubai national , my DS is currently in al mawakeb and his class is mixed with arab Christians , he has non muslim male and female teachers. however his cuzns are in al Ittihad Jumirah and they do have western non muslim teacher , heard that the Mamzar branch is more conservative than the jumirah branch I wouldnt recommend school of research of science , never heard a good thing about it and i never heard about dar al marefa school
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Latest post on 24 July 2015 - 17:05
i wish i have seen this thread earlier to help you out. Ittihad private school is US curricula school however they do teach strong Islamic and arabic education , same as dubai national school. Al Ittihad has a branch in al Mamzar and Jumirah , while dubai national school has one in al towar and other in al barsha. girls are separated from boys in gr 5 or 4 a girls only school is the American academy in mirdif , they are also strong in islamic education and arabic
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Latest post on 22 July 2015 - 21:50
if you have an iphone download a free app which is called Turboscan , its scans just like a real scanner and you can email the documents as a PDF file , or as an image. you have the option to scan colored documents or B/W
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Latest post on 13 July 2015 - 14:17
Mandatory until they graduate from school
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Latest post on 11 July 2015 - 02:57
DS is 11 years old and he started fasting full fast at age 9. earlier to that he used to fast half day and then fast one day and skip the other. all of his Muslim friends fast for full day. he stays awake till 3 have suhoor and then off to fajer prayer by 4:10am and then off to bed don't force her , and take her gradually, we still reward DS for fasting full day , reading quran , praying on time etc .. Hi blueunicorn I've been wondering what children do when Ramadan falls during term time? During the holidays it's feasible for them to stay up all night then sleep during the day but even with the reduced Ramadan school hours that wouldn't be possible during term time. How will you structure your sons day/night when he needs to be at school? I hope you don't mind me asking, I'm just curious as I've just been thinking about it with Ramadan coming in to term time now :) was thinking about it few days ago , DS is lucky that for the past 3 years it was summer vacation during Ramadan. Next year i think he will have his exams by the time of ramdan. DH said previously when ramdan came during school days they had very short days and started late. I remember when i used to live back in saudi before moving in the states we had the last 10 days of ramdan off and used to start school at 10 am .. well that was ages ago :lol:
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Latest post on 09 July 2015 - 18:53
i came across a nice seafood restaurant in MCC was opposite to the cinema , cant remember the name and was reasonably priced
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Latest post on 09 July 2015 - 18:49
DS is 11 years old and he started fasting full fast at age 9. earlier to that he used to fast half day and then fast one day and skip the other. all of his Muslim friends fast for full day. he stays awake till 3 have suhoor and then off to fajer prayer by 4:10am and then off to bed don't force her , and take her gradually, we still reward DS for fasting full day , reading quran , praying on time etc ..
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Latest post on 02 July 2015 - 18:44
go visit them and speak to someone in charge
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Latest post on 02 July 2015 - 16:18
this project doesn't exist , hunting wild animals is prohibited in uae you can get jailed for more than 6 months if they see you haunting a gazelle , even if they are not endangered
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Latest post on 02 July 2015 - 16:09
DS school finished a month ago , and they will start again on 6 sep
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Latest post on 02 July 2015 - 15:39
i also suggest that you use kendah , we have used them before and everyone i know use them also
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Latest post on 28 June 2015 - 07:15
i heard good feedback about them , my friend has two girls in that school , i would be happy to ask her about the school ... anything particular ?
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Latest post on 27 June 2015 - 03:51
saw it in dubai mall in those kiosks that sell ipads etc , satwa phone shops also do have them
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Latest post on 26 June 2015 - 04:37
i also recommend azziza
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Latest post on 26 June 2015 - 03:52
you are not allowed to bring in Wine. however you can put food , if they wont get spoiled in heat. My DH is local and when we moved back to dubai from US i have packed some food in the container ( some cereals for DS and some canned food ) and had few in our luggage
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Latest post on 24 June 2015 - 16:00
We are going for the first time to cape town in August , its winter now in SA. we have been to Gold coast earlier , lots of things for Kids to do in gold coast ( theme parks ) and its also winter by that time , however weather is very nice during day time you can just wear a tshirt and its cold once the sun goes down
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Latest post on 24 June 2015 - 15:57
Mine has a package which we pay around 299 per month from etisalat which comes with data and social package also
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Latest post on 24 June 2015 - 15:55
it might be Arabian fox , it depends on the the area you live
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Latest post on 24 June 2015 - 15:52
yes my internet was very slow the past few days, i called etisalat and they informed me that their internet something got hacked and that's why its slow and in some areas its not working at all. However all is fine now
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Latest post on 22 June 2015 - 16:07
if her visa is not canceled by her previous sponsor how will she work for you ? sorry i might have missed something , but am sure you cant even be her sponsor unless her old sponsor transfers her
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Latest post on 22 June 2015 - 15:54
I used Right bite to loose some weight .. About 1KG every week and i had to do lots of workouts and burned around 800 calories per day from working out. the nutritionist was included in my plan i think i paid around 2300 + for a 25 days plan
 
 
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