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Latest post on 20 December 2012 - 14:39
Anon, I didn't go this year yet, so not sure which house but usually the Asian ones. Last year I got 3 sheyla with ripple on them. I like the volume that they give. Zeynab, Congratulation. You will be amazed how a regular white shirt would be new and extremly stylish by wearing it with diffrent sheyla each time ;-) Norak, I agree with you. This style is very practical. It's called " hijab alameera" in Arabic, wich means scarve of the princess. Originally Syrian style and the main factory is in Allepo, Syria. I would look in Syrian village for it, although im not sure with current conditions in Syria, it would be availible or not.
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Latest post on 19 December 2012 - 21:29
Global Village is excellent place for buying Shayla. You will find all the trendy prints and colours. Usually in China,Thiland and other Asian villages. Prices between 20 to 40 Aed / shayla. Life style , New look , Lulu , Care4, all of them will have nice shayla from time to time as Maroosh mentioned. Anon , I've checked the website. The material and design looks good, but 60 USD for a shayla is too much IMO. You will find almost the same in GV but without the brand printed.
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Latest post on 17 December 2012 - 21:49
Actually most of the well known doctors who work in private now , worked at one point in Rashid or Dubai Hospital. But they had to leave due to low salaries in DHA.
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Latest post on 17 December 2012 - 21:41
Laimoona, It could be due a simple thing like over-heating or it could be a symptom to a systemic disease or localize infection If he looks more fussy, running fever , having abdominal pain, or the pimples have puss and the area is red and warm , take him to a peditrician.
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Latest post on 27 November 2012 - 18:59
OP, I second what AmyAus82 said. Please don't let others push you to do things you don't want to do. When i used to work for long hours people consider me a careless mother, the same people who are describing me as a lazy person after resigning ! Simply i don't care. I wish you best of luck in your life with or without work . edited by cafelate on 27/11/2012
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Latest post on 19 November 2012 - 01:49
It totally depends on the company and your policy. Some companies will cover you from the first day while with others 3 or 6 months waiting period will applay. If your policy includes maternity coverage from day one then no matter you got pregnant before or after the starting date, they should cover you. The best thing is to check with the company directly. edited by cafelate on 19/11/2012 <em>edited by cafelate on 19/11/2012</em>
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Latest post on 02 November 2012 - 22:47
I hate it when my husband cooks. The taste of the food he makes is so awaful and he can't eat it. The last time he cooked when I was 8 months pregnant of our first baby and it it was supposed to be south Asian dish that he learned while living there for few years, he ended up opening tin of tuna, added it to tomato paste, keep it on fire for 2 minutes and served it with whitevrice which was not well cooked. I threw up so badly and remmbering the smell and taste give me very bad nausea till now. Did I mention he didn't bother to clean up! No Mister, if you want to treat me, order a nice meal from any resturant and I will be more than thankfull ;)
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Latest post on 02 November 2012 - 22:27
I would say yes, iron them. It might be the only time you will do it but remmber you will take alot of pictures for the baby special at the hospital and first few days and the ironed clothes will look better. Don't iron the inner clothes just the outfits. I used to take tens of pictures for my kids in every new outfit. They look super super cute.
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 21:27
Chowking is good.
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 20:55
I didn't see any kid this year ! Seems the recent incident in the garden scared the parents. Very sad actually.
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 20:43
Laurelm , Thanks for the website, it has many great things that i can send. Beebers, yummy , yummy and yummy,,, now i want them to deliver to Dubai..
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 10:48
HI cafelate, I lived in Pennsylvania my whole life before moving to Dubai. Depending on her locale, I might be able to help recommend something/somewhere - what part of the state does she live in? I only worry my suggestions may be a touch dated! Laurelm, appreciate your help. She is in Bethlehem and I was thinking of local store that send gift basket and accept online payment. Well, after thinking, any trusted website will be great. <em>edited by cafelate on 31/10/2012</em>
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 10:44
Beebers, thanks again. I hope everyone there is safe. Bower is off and wrather is bad but it's better than Newyork :( Brigida,, thank you.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 13:44
Thank you Beebers, I will star googling gift companies in pennsylvania. I've never been there so not sure where to star. I love the spa idea, but we will do that when she will come here. Thanks again.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 12:26
Let them take him to Latifa Hospital, Emergency service for kids is free. Meanwhile give him fluid as much as he can tolerate, small amount but more frequent to avoide dehydration.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 12:22
Hello ladies, I just knew my best friend in US is pregnant and i want to send her a gift, any advice about a website that allow me to use my UAE credit card and deliever to a dress in the state? I'm totally new in online shopping so excuse me if the question sounds silly. She will be in Dubai in the new year so i will get her something while her, but i though an unexpected gift on her door will be a nice surprise . Something like hamper or a cake. And yes, any idea for the gift will be more than welcome !
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 12:07
The volvo Xc90 has a booster cushion in the middle of second raw which i think you can use it for child above 15kg and specific heigh ( i need to double check on that) and the right and left sides will easily accommodate 2 car seats.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 11:50
I love the food in Carino's which is in festival centre, the food is so yummy and the prices are very reasonable.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 11:41
We rarley see any security in the gardens theses days. I wish such incident will force Nakheel to pay more attention to this. Meanwhile we as parents need to be very carefull, the amount of kids playing with no attendant in the playing area is shocking.
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Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 17:25
I have to agree about cruelty :( O, definitly your son is priority, I really wish you all the luck in finding a solution.
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Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 16:16
Ladies, everyone has his own thoughts and believes, i know setting a domestic animal free is a dangerous option. The best thing is to re-home. But what if we couldn't manage that? to kill him ? No sorry, i can't. I believe animals have souls as human, and we don't have any right to kill them. There is a chance they will die in the street, yes, but it is a 'chance' ! and i believe in the mother nature of these animal, again ' believe' so its me thing and i don't expect you to agree :) However letting an animal in the highway with no food, thisis killing, i will do my best to keep them in a comunity or a park close by home, and provide food daily if i can. Friend of mine let her cat under her building ( there is no much car in the area and alot of green) and put food and water daily. This is from 2 years, and the cat looks happier than when she was locked in the appartment !
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Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 14:04
I second The Gardens, you can get 2 bedrooms with this budget. Kitchen is closed also. Leasing directly from Nakheel. But you will pay for chiller which about 1200 AED /month for 2 bed rooms. However chiller fees is included in the rent of the apartment in the big pink buildings, so worth a look. Just make sure its The Gardens not discovery gardens, the 2 areas are very close to each other, but totally different.
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Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 13:51
I wish you can find new home for him. Maybe its not my right to comment on that, but why to put him down?? If you can't handle the situation anymore set him free. I'm sure he will survive out there. Sorry but i can't understand killing animals for any reason, special healthy ones. <em>edited by cafelate on 17/10/2012</em>
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Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 13:21
Hi there, You can email me on my user name at g mail if you would like. I used to work in that industry so can give you some names of some companies as well as the ones to avoid!! HTH Hi, I'm in the same situation as the OP and need some help. Do you mind sending you an email with couple of questions ? TIA
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Latest post on 07 October 2012 - 13:54
Hello Diva, Im very sorry for this news. I would like to reccomend Dr Jihad Inshasi in Rashid hospital. He is a consultant and head of neurology department. I know that he follows alot of MS patient. Good luck . My prayer for your family member.
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Latest post on 30 September 2012 - 20:32
Few years back, we were selling a car and the buyer asked for test driving on SZR. I remmber he was changing lanes in crazy way with speed of 130-140. We asked him to stop and my husband drove our way back to his car parking. Since then we never allowed anyone to drive our car even he is serious buyer. He can check in any garage but driving is big NO. If im in your situation I would ask for proof, if you caused the fine it will be nice to pay for it. If the owner is laying you can complain for the police to stop him from fooling other people. And yes, keep all her text msg in case you need them in future.
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Latest post on 26 September 2012 - 21:35
You will find alot of info about this if you checked Dubai forum, It is legal to have live out maid, but you must sposor her.
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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 20:50
I'm quiet sure there is a nursing program in Sharjah university. Also Fatima college ?? in AD. Maybe if you will google them you will find alot of info. And NO, 30 is perfect to start over :) Good luck.
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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 20:45
You don't mind if I 'borrow' this and share it on my fb offcourse not, the idea of such post is to increase the awareness of Prophet Mohammad personality and specially how kind he was with women.
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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 19:57
One of my friends posted this in her facebook page, so i thought it would be nice to share it.
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Latest post on 18 September 2012 - 22:37
I used to drive from old dubai to Shahama every day. 136 km takes around 1 hour 20 min or 30 min. I used to hate dubai part with all the traffic, however Shahama is outside AD so cant judge about the airport way. By the way i did that even when i was 8 months pregnan ! Now i'm living in the gardens so i hope this will make it easier when i will re-start my work after 2 weeks. One of my friends used to have driver, she said it makes her life easier and less stressfull, i'm keeping this as as option but nothing decided yet. yeh the probs with a driver is that does that driver hang around in ad or drive back to dxb and then back again for the evening pickup, if so, then adding more money in the upkeep of the car etc, also some people feel they prefer to drive themselves so they are in control of their own fate as it were. obviously if you have a driver you can go to sleep or catch up with work.... but then you have to trust that driver too. I wish there was a bus service from Ibn battuta bus station to somewhere close to Mafraq hospital. Are you aware of any , busybee2 ?
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Latest post on 18 September 2012 - 21:11
I used to drive from old dubai to Shahama every day. 136 km takes around 1 hour 20 min or 30 min. I used to hate dubai part with all the traffic, however Shahama is outside AD so cant judge about the airport way. By the way i did that even when i was 8 months pregnan ! Now i'm living in the gardens so i hope this will make it easier when i will re-start my work after 2 weeks. One of my friends used to have driver, she said it makes her life easier and less stressfull, i'm keeping this as as option but nothing decided yet.
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Latest post on 17 September 2012 - 14:33
In Ibn Battuta mall, the pharmacy near geant, I think its called ibn sena??, they have a doctor who will do it for 100AED.
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Latest post on 11 September 2012 - 20:11
Kiwispiers as usual you are the best in this field, how lucky we are to have you in this forum. Regarding the donation program, as I said its really good idea.
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Latest post on 11 September 2012 - 19:46
Oh one more thing regarding the human milk, im Muslim and in Islam we must know the donor of the milk since by Islam if the child recieves 3 filling meals by diffrent woman, this woman will consider his mother by feeding. This means he cant marry her or her daughters since they will be his sisters. However it's super great idea as long as who will know she is donating to who. I thought of sharing this info since the topic is brought :)
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Latest post on 11 September 2012 - 19:31
Ilovewine and kiwispiers, im really thankfull for the great tips. Many people were telling me its too late and better to star formula, but I really want to try my best. I dont know anyone who can let his pump so I will buy new one hopefully by tomorrow and will let my husband to offer the bottle. Im not sure about my let down, but usually it takes 7-15 minutes to finish the nursing, I read alot of reviews that it will take 20- 30 min by pumping, I hope it will be one of the lucky ones that finish faster. I will keep you ubdated.
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Latest post on 11 September 2012 - 12:25
Are Medaela pumps included in sale?
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Latest post on 09 August 2012 - 12:42
Di@DXB Thanks alot
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Latest post on 04 August 2012 - 02:00
He used to work in Rashid hospital for many years. He is really good ad highly recommended
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Latest post on 02 August 2012 - 01:16
I second the choclate idea, no individual gifts are expected. Money for kids will be very apreciated in Eid but not in Ramadan. For greeting say : asalam alykom Ramadan Kareem or Ramadan Mubarak both are fine. Chake hands with women not men. Be yourself, relax and enjoy.
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Latest post on 18 July 2012 - 18:47
Noor = light Leen = easy and smooth Jana = from Quran " Jana aljannatan Dan" Tala = the small palm tree
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Latest post on 12 April 2012 - 17:29
Coffegal,,, Congratulation, i hope you and the baby are doing well.. manubhadauria ,, God bless you, i'm 36+ and can;t wait ,, keep telling the baby : you have few days only, after 37 i want you to be out ,, imagine if we have to wait till 42 weeks ! It would be a nightmare ..
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Latest post on 12 April 2012 - 17:22
If you think this is bad, wait untill you will give birth,, your hair will star falling :( The only thing that i found it helpful is to use bath cream instead of the regular conditioner,, after washing your hair with shampoo, apply plenty amount of bath cream, keep it for few minutes then wash it. It gives very nice silky feeling and apperance to the hair. You can find it under many brands in all major supermarket in shampoo and conditioner section. Best of luck. <em>edited by cafelate on 12/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 12 April 2012 - 17:13
Did you notice that since Tom Cruize last movie and the sand storms didn't stop in Dubai !! This year is the worse year ever. As if he brought all the bad luck with him... Erghhhh..
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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 20:09
It sounds weired that the police refused to remove the car,, i thought they remove any abandoned car . only last month they removed one of our neighbour's car which was parked in an open parking in front of his building because it didn't move for 2 months and the security thought its abandoned, however there was no registraton plate on it, so maybe diffirent senario. I suggest calling the police again. <em>edited by cafelate on 06/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 06 April 2012 - 19:53
CaBeear ,, many congratulations,, hope you and the baby are doing well. Although my due date is 8/may , but i have strong feeling that i will be an April mom,, DH birthday is on 28/April and our anniversary is on 24/April,,, how happy we will be if DS decide to arrive in one of these days..sure the most important thing that he will be healthy baby.. BTW , i asked Baby shop staff in ibn battuta and the sales will start third week of april, most likely after 16th,,, just thought to share that .. Best of luck mommies and enjoy your last days of pregnancy ..
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Latest post on 03 April 2012 - 16:04
Does the price of the books get cheaper month after month or it remains the same ?
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Latest post on 03 April 2012 - 13:04
Thanks amelia. i found some offers in dubizzle for pepole want to share the book in half. wondering how they will do that if 3 only and different things in same place !
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Latest post on 03 April 2012 - 12:42
Hello ladies, Can some one tell me how many copies for each voucher in the family entertainer book ? I'm sure i saw this before in old thread but couldn't find it when i search. Thanks in advance.
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Latest post on 25 March 2012 - 15:40
I can't say for certain but I am pretty sure they would accept you at 33 weeks, why wouldn't they, when I switched here at around 6 months I did have to repeat all the blood tests etc but if you can get a copy of your records from the other hospital I am sure that would be helpful. They don't have a clinic off site, best to go to hospital, they do take some walk ins but it can get really busy best to call for an appointment, or even drive up and have a look around and make appointment when you are there. I heard that they will soon start a Saturday ob gyn clinic, this would have been super helpful for me last year, not sure if its started yet.. When I went you couldn't get a specific doctor, quite often seeing different one everytime, I am not sure if thiS has changed. If you are given the option which doctor to sEe try and get Dr Ritu, she is the head of the department and I thought she was excellent. I've called them in the morning, they didn't answer but then they called me back - wow, didn't know this is posssible in public hospital ! - anyway they gave appointment through the phone but it's after 3 weeks which will be very late, so i will go there in person and try to convince the doctors to give me earlier appointment. I asked them if i can have a tour in the hospital but the nurse in ante-natal clinic was not sure. It is less than 30 minutes driving from home, which makes it great option. I have few more question, did they allow the husband to stay while in delivery? and since my insurance covers for a private room, did they allow female escort to sleep over night ? jackieq513, thanx alot for all the help.
 
 
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