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Latest post on 06 May 2011 - 07:35
If you like her why don't you sponsor her? <em>edited by Clairehdp on 06/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 May 2011 - 07:27
Want to change from Masafi coz they've pee'd me off for the last time. What water company have you used that's consistent(ly good) and that you've been happy with? Not sure if this is one of those "better the devil you know" situations? I use Oasis and havent had a problem, very polite on the phone also. tel: 600522261 Me too used oasis for 5 years now although I get mine delivered through Earlybird who are fantastic and totally reliable
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Latest post on 06 May 2011 - 07:23
My Ipad's got facetime on it.. and I did buy it locally...however, I don't know if it makes a difference with regards to facetime; but I bought mine online, before the "official" release of the ipad in the UAE, so, clairehdp, you may well be right with regards to facetime and the 'official' ipdas...emily; I think in terms of price, (and maybe even functionality) online through a local website may be best... I am 100% right! That's why I put the warning on here. The UAE released version of the ipad2 has no FaceTime. You have an imported one. There are both now in the stores here so if people want facetime they need to be careful and check where they have come from. They won't readily tell you it has no FaceTime. <em>edited by Clairehdp on 06/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 09:40
Turkey, stuffing, mayo, cranberry sauce and crispy bacon....omg!!!! Ooooh lovely reminds me of christmas left over turkey sandwiches - my favourite!
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 09:31
remember too that when she is in the UK you have to pay her the uk minimum wage which is alot more than her salary here......
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 09:29
I want to bring my maid whom I sponsor back with me to the UK for July and part of August. She is Sri Lankan. Does anyone have any experience of doing that and what's involved in terms of visa's for the UK. My understanding she can't just enter on a tourist visa and she would need to enter as a foreign domestic worker which is more complex. Any advice appreciated. It's 'visas' not 'visa's'. Jeez Sausage - that's not helpful...... you got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 09:26
Be careful - the local UAE ipad 2 does not have facetime on it.......
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 06:17
I would definitely go to Oman it's beautiful or jump on a plane to thailand
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 06:14
Bacon and avocado Chicken and avocado Coronation chicken Freshly roasted chicken (still warm) with cranberry sauce Brie and cranberry
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Latest post on 05 May 2011 - 06:11
Get onto emirates rd and it's well signposted going towards th airport past global village and just past silicon oasis. Here's a god threadcwith the number of a recommended guy from shaks http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=107439
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 17:32
Hilton Resort and Spa is one of my favourites.
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 16:42
They do great breakfasts there - full english with pork bacon and sausages or their banana pancakes with maple syrup are delicious!
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 16:39
Earlybird deliver on set days for free or will deliver any time even with an hours notice for a delivery fee www.earlybird.ae Swiss cottage deliver fresh bread to your door early morning - pretty sure I don't pay a delivery charge..... http://www.swisscottagellc.com/
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 09:27
Left Bank do a nice plated roast lunch at the Madinat
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 10:53
Is it a rewnewal? If so I've done it a couple of times on line. they don't give you a new card. If you check the number you will see that on the system it gives you the new date. I always just print off the page confirming it has been renewed and keep that with the health card just in case of any problems. I've never done a new card on line only renewals so not sure if this is different.
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 10:50
I. I only know this because my DH has 3 bites at the cherry and invariably remains hungry ;) Care to expand on that statement???? LOL LOL Jane put all 3 dates in his diary with a reminder set for a few days before each one !!!!!! If he forgets the first 2 I'd set reminders every 5 minutes for the 3rd one - drive him mad and you might get a card!!!!!!
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 08:46
If you want something really really nice and special then you need to get your DH to take you to Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire at the Intercontinental - Michelin starred restaurant - expensive! How about Rare at Desert Palm just up from the Dragonmart - fab restaurant - excellent steaks.
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 08:46
Don't know just how it is but you could try Jamie Oliver's new restaurant at Festival City? Or one of the restaurants at the Intercon there..... Does it have alcohol yet Jane?
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Latest post on 02 May 2011 - 16:39
It's sad isn't it. My housemaid's sister is here and so is her husband and they have to live in seperate quarters....... I remember when the law changed a few years ago and quite a few families had to ask the husbands to move out - very hard and a law that seems really unfair.
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Latest post on 02 May 2011 - 14:57
Yes chef does office catering
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Latest post on 02 May 2011 - 06:40
I'm pretty sure the golf shops at Arabian ranches golf club and emirates golf club sell them.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 16:23
there are good directions on here - it's pretty easy to find.... http://www.expatwoman.com/qatar/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=53159
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 12:25
How about filled pitta breads. Or rolled/wrapped arabic bread. Pasta salad. cheese sticks.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 10:51
Yes there are Du and Etisalat counters at the airport.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 10:49
All I can tell you is that I had 5 friends who all worked in real estate - earnt great money and worked really hard. None of them are in real estate now - they said they had to work just as hard and their earnings fell like a stone. Not the best job to be in here as a new person.......those that are doing well are those who have been in real estate for a long time and can take the ups and the downs.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 09:26
You can also rent wheelchairs from rentacrib http://rentacrib.ae/equipment.htm#adults
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 09:24
I'm pretty sure you can hire from Life Pharmacy - try the big one on Al Wasl Road by NBD bank.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 08:39
How awful and how sad. None of us expect to lose a child and when it happens it's the worst pain a mother can experience. When the person takes thier own life and there is no note it must be such a confusing time. Everyone will want answers and they can't get them. Your friend will need you in any way you can be there for her. A phone call early morning to see how she is - calls at all different times just to let her know you are thinking about her. there will be days when she won't want to talk and you'll know that from her voice. Continue to be in touch and send her the photos she wants. Maybe do a selection to a favourite piece of music - she may find comfort in her quiet times to sit and look at this. I don't envy you - but you sound like your a strong friend and as hard as it will be for you too - you will know when to chat and when to just let her be quiet knowing you are there for her.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 08:14
How sad - I have only ever had excellent customer service at Magrudys. will support the 2 remaining stores for sure. RL any idea on when the next warehouse sale will be - they must have so much stock to clear.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 06:51
Personally, my feeling is that if you'll be out of pocket don't come. Dubai is great but it's certainly not worth losing money over. If you can work out a feasible package then great, otherwise stay where you are. If you come and it doesn't work out then debt will complicate the process of going back or going elsewhere. Good luck with getting proper answers (and hopefully getting a decent package!) I would agree completely.
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 06:50
It's one of the wettest months - temp is nice though. you can check it all out on their weather site http://202.21.178.203/mms/
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 06:33
Sometimes when things don't come together it's for a reason........poor you they have been messing you guys around or so long now. Is your dh already here doing the job? If he is I think I'd come over myself grab the bull by the horns and put the whole thing together myself. Go back with your proposal and if they don't go with it......don't come. You have so much more patience than most I would have thrown my toys out the pram many weeks ago. Your poor dh how can he do his job with all this uncertainty hanging over him. Good luck it will be good to have you over here!
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 06:27
Book to do at the top of Burj khalifa Jumeirah mosque tour Afternoon tea at Burj al arab Gold and spice souks It's going to be pretty hot so plan to do things really early or in the evening Might be too hot for a desert safari
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 19:42
i didnt want to make it sound like ''comparing his wife to his dead mother" and all that but yes i dont find her prettier .... yes they have had a long courtship and yes hopefully its going to be a perfect fairytale ending .... but i was just talking about the looks .... i read about this poll where apparently she came third alongwith grace kelly as first and princess rania of jordan as 2nd and Diana was forth .... and hence my comment .... i really liked princess Diana and that's all I really like the late Princess Diana too. Everytime I look at Camilla and think of Princess Diana, all I could say is that love is indeed blind. I really like Kate Middleton. She seems like a very simple and yet regal woman. I think Princess Diana would approve of her. I hope she would not change now that she is finally married to her Prince. I don't think love is blind at all.....at the end of the day Camilla and Charles loved each other very much - you can see now how much they loved each other - Diana provided an heir and a spare....... charles continued to see Camilla through his marriage to the young Diana. I loved the whole royal wedding yesterday - Kate Middleton looked serene, in control, sure of her decision - she didn't fluff her lines like Diana did - I hope and believe that this is a marriage to last. good luck to them both and may they live a happy and fulfulling married life with no outside distractions!
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 19:25
Ravis - Satwa
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 19:22
This was covered a few months ago when the Borders story broke - so sad - Magrudy's have such fab stoes and I love the staff there too - hope all will be looked after...... http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=137989&Page=1 Magrudy's usually have a big warehouse sale - which is absolutely amazing - so - keep an eye out and it's well worth visiting.....
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 19:14
Both are lovely communities. good facilities - beautifully landscaped - if you are looking for July you are probably looking too early......
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 14:57
definitely h&m and they had ballet tutus too.
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 14:56
Barbuda - they are renaming the beach that Princess Diana love so much there as Princess Diana Beach - it's one of the most beautiful places and one that William went to as a young boy with his mum...... stunning honeymoon location. Seychelles/Maldives
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 08:05
I think June/July is always better than August. Most people who leave Dubai leave when the schools finish so a whole load of villas become available. those moving to Dubai usually come in august for September school starts and that's when it's busy for villas. I think you would have more choice in June/July
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 08:03
Im in a slightly different situation and would like to know if anyone has faced a similar dilemma. Our landlord is selling the property and the new owners have told us that they want to move in. Our rent is valid till September and the new landlord wants to move in once our contract is over. We are very happy in our current villa and prefer not to move. Does anyone know if the 12 month notice applies in our situation too? How long have you been in this property? Is this your first year renewal???? A similar thing happened to us last year we had only been in the villa for a year and our LL served us notice as he wanted to sell the property. The rent committee told us that he had to give us 12 months notice - he was free to sell the property but with us as tenants. So we got to stay for a further year. He now has a buyer but we have had our 12 months notice period so we will be moving out at the end of our tenancy contract. If you have only been in the property for a year then you should be allowed to stay and the new owners will have to give you 12 months notice to leave.......it's a hard one - because you want to stay but the new owners want to move in - to be honest often the buyers don't actually want to move in they re-rent - if they really wanted to move in it might have been better for them to have bought an empty place......you might find that they offer you some compensation to leave.....
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:19
You too - very excited here in our house - tiaras are all ready!
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:18
OK, lets just hope now that he is in agreement that there can be no rent increase. Last email he sent he said that they had to insist on the 20% as per RERA. But hopefully he now understands how that bit works.... wait and see I guess. Yeah not worth worrying about your case is water tight......he'll come to realise that soon enough and if he doesn't he'll end up in the rent committee court room and will have to pay from your annual rent cheque!
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:16
Hello again bmap! If I were you I'd knock that relo consultant on the head and do it all yourself. For what the company pay the relo person you could probably ship your beloved items. with kids I think it's important to bring over certain things from your home to make your new place more homely. what would happen to your things back at home - would you have to put them in storeage - who would pay for them. Furnished villas are few and far between and often the furnishings are not what you would choose for your own place. For the areas you are looking at the norm is unfurnished....... We are in Arabian Ranches and the new flyover has opened by Al Barsha which makes the journey to Internet city around 15 minutes now so a great option too.
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:06
Have they been handed over - I didn't think they had which would explain why you can't find any for rent. Is Dewa connected?
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:05
moustique, cafe ceramique sounds like a brilliant idea! something we havent done before :) i think there are vouchers in the entertainer book.....
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 10:03
Learning as I go here, so we have the number of cheques under control, getting there with the increase, but he has said that the next contract will state Non-Renewable. I am assuming that he can do that, but does he have to state Non-Renewable and a reason or can he just leave it at Non-Renewable? Don't want to get caught signing something that we don't have to.... thanx Right - so sounds to me like someone has had a word in his ear and told him exactly what the law is....... By putting non-renewable in your new contract he is effectively giving you a years notice. so....you get one more year at the same rent and the same number of cheques and he gets his villa back in a years time. Fair to all - he probably isn't going to move in but at least you get to stay for one more year. In another year there will be tons and tons of villas on the market for you to choose from. He doesn't have to put a reason - if I were him I would put a reason (especially if he wants to move in and does move in). You are openly signing a non-renewable lease now so you know you can stay for just one year but.........as HAK says - come notice time - if the market has dropped further and he realises that getting new tenants might not be easy he may well come to you and offer for you to renew again.......Up to you then if you renew or move. Just make sure that you sick to the 90 days notice period.
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 09:26
Dr Mahmoud Baghat 04 349 9100 Wasl Road I agree with SM Dr Baghat is excellent.
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 09:22
Hi. I know this has been asked before and I admit I'm lazy not to search. What time (Dubai time) does the wedding start and on which channel in this country? Most channels are covered in this thread - happy viewing!!!! http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=145934
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Latest post on 29 April 2011 - 08:00
Can you pop into a salon they have a solution they use to clean off hair dye. I'm sure they could help.
 
 
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