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Latest post on 14 July 2011 - 11:03
What a great approach, so relieved your little girl is happy today and you can relax and not worry!
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Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 10:11
How about getting him to look at Victory Heights and Arabian Ranches too, the big Palmeras are about 185k, and there are some Saheels (spacious 3 bed ones) going for around 190k too. <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 12/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 July 2011 - 13:52
This Forum always has the most up to date information! Each year it changes!!
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Latest post on 11 July 2011 - 09:48
It's moved to Knowledge Village now (gone from Media City!), I think it might be in Building 13 but I many be wrong, lots of parking on the sandy area behind too!
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Latest post on 10 July 2011 - 10:04
Sadly yes it does :(
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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 12:01
Lucky's and Pinky's http://www.luckyfurnitures.com/ http://pinkyfurnitureuae.com/
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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 11:31
Call DIRE 04 345 1111 Mohd Khurshid Alam They don't charge commission but you do have to go to their office in Deira to complete the paperwork etc.
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Latest post on 09 July 2011 - 09:49
In Shape on the Beach Road, Dubai Ladies Club, Dubai Marine Hotel - I am sure there are many more. Jumeirah Beach Hotel if you are rolling in $$$$$$! <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 09/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 17:59
201 views. I guess that means that everyone left in Dubai knows I love my Friday girls :) or they are so bored they are reading any thread.....there aren't many new ones today!
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 17:02
We all tried on a few clothes but left empty handed, I think that Festival City has a far better selection and it's much bigger! Also the M&S summer stuff this year is not that exciting!
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 08:00
I will miss you big time Claire - even though I have been here a year or so longer than you I am not sure I will ever match your number of threads on EW. Do look in on us once in a while and if you ever get the chance to return for a holiday please give me a shout. When do you fly out? - silly me I just read it below, the 15th, enjoy your last week! <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 08/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 06:45
Bump for Clairehdp
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 06:36
If it was possible I would live somewhere for aed300k (still a very nice amount) and bank the rest. *like*
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Latest post on 08 July 2011 - 06:34
It will be Pinks and me for sure, maybe J and we have not seen I since the royal wedding (the last time since we saw you too!!). October is is England with the family. Anyway extra excitement today because M&S opened in MoE yesterday so it's coffee and shopping! Miss you too, you need to find some new Friday/Saturday girls. xx <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 08/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 16:41
Call Khalil 050 675 9186 or Royal Blinds (who do upolstery too) 04 347 4760
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 05:51
Just been through this exercise. In the end National and Hertz were prepared to go lowest, they both seemed to want the deal. BMAP - We found Gargash to be THE most expensive, I did fancy a Mazda Q5 but the price was crazy compared to what we are paying for my new Ford Explorer. My advice would be to bargain HARD - it worked for us!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 18:16
Regardless of what is best costwise, I couldn't stand leaving my water heaters on all the time as the cold water is never cold enough to make it possible to have a shower in the summer without being scalded. We leave ours off all summer too and simply use the 'cold' water tank as hot! Our bill is 30% higher this month, and we have not used any more than the month before! The surcharges seem to be doing the damage this month!
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 16:51
UAS is a very well regarded school. They do the IB system in Grade 12 and their results are excellent.
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 15:56
This is My favourite! http://www.myhotels.com/my-hotel-chelsea/index.html
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 15:50
Ok so I have contacted Interdean and Fox but is there any local international movers here based in Dubai ? Many thanks. Global always seem to be well regarded. 04 88 55 611
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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 15:44
Hi BMAP, Most people use the company's PO Box address for their personal mail too, that way someone from the office goes to collect the mail daily and it comes straight to DH's desk and saves you a lot of bother. For online shopping I use Aramex Shop and Ship, I have 2 mail box addresses one in the UK and one in the USA, the mail order items then get couriered out here and you pay them on delivery. I am not sure if there is an Australian equivalent that you could use. You can get a private PO Box but I am not sure where there is availability right now, there is an under supply!
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 15:20
I hope that the LL of your Meadows villa is compensating you well considering the disturbance and nuisance he is creating to your lives. He has no right to ask you to leave and if you went to RERA they would tell him this.
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 13:36
http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=144374 This is one of quite a few recent threads on the price and where to buy tyres! I got my new ones at the filling station up past Ibn Battuta - at least you can sit in McDo's while they put them on there! <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 03/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 13:24
How lovely, you must be feeling really proud!
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 08:43
Oh my goodness, sorry to hear your little boy isn't eating/drinking well. It is so hard to make them understand that it will help them, have you tried fruit lolly pops? I think it's OK to take a quick break, have you got someone who can watch them (in their cage!!!) while you get out for an hour?
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Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 08:36
We used to make mega traffic jams, they filled the whole of the living room and involved making lots of Lego models to create the buildings, every single vehicle they had in their toy box strategically placed, plus airplanes at the airport etc. The Fisher Price garage, ELC play mat etc It was great fun and had to be left for daddy to see when he finally got home, I hope your DH is not away on a long trip or you will probably break your neck tripping up before he gets back! Hope the little ones are feeling a bit better, are they eating again OK? Big hugs, I hated being confined when my 2 were sick, drove me potty! CP xxx
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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 15:54
All the sports bars I guess will be showing it, if you are stuck.
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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 15:51
DH cooking a big fat juicy organic chuck, with all the trimmings - yummy, champers in chilling and a great friend arriving to celebrate with us, quietish as I have work tomorrow! Thanks for your good wishes, shush about my age - too many to count now, can you believe one of the girls in Costa Coffee asked how old I was going to be :( cheeky thing!!!
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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 14:47
It's dusty and busy on the roads, Terminal 3 at Dubai airport is heaving - I just dropped some friends off and I was glad to walk back in through my front door, and it's my birthday today :)
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Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 14:45
How big is the bottle? You are allowed bottles up to 100ml, perhaps you could decant it into smaller bottles?
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 16:36
There is a British painter and decorator here, his name is Colin Attew and his number is 056 101 8036
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 16:32
6pm on Tuesday until 6pm on Wednesday, bad for us as our guest offered to buy us dinner at The Belgian Beer Cafe, we are not going now so another dinner at home!
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 16:07
Wow thank you, really helpful response. I will pass on this link to me colleague.
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 14:40
There is a nursery in the DIFC which has a metro stop I think it might be too expensive but thanks for suggesting it.
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 09:37
I think they go on the hour from the marina, just by the Bateel Cafe. There is a 2 for 1 in The Entertainer too. Lovely trip, out one exit of the marina along in front of JBR and back in the other end. It will be cooler down there than inland. I hope your Ma is coping OK, it isn't that hot this week, the humidity is quite low!
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 18:56
I will email you Queen Bee.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 05:24
I don't know about the DU packages but Etisalat has a AED 49 Social package, unlimited BBM's, facebook etc but no email access, or AED 90 again BBM's and email but no facebook. You may have to get your Blackberry unlocked if it came with a UK phone package, I don't think it is difficult it's just that it might void the warranty. I am not much of an authority on this but I have the AED 49 monthly package so that I can BBM my kids in the UK for free! <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 26/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 06:18
I got my job from an ad on EW but my CV didn't go through via the application page - I had to chase it up and ask if they had received it, and they hadn't so I ended up applying via their website instead. Suggest if there is a box to write in, to leave a short message with your email address just in case your CV is too big a file or something. Good luck I hope you find something soon, I am really enjoying full time work after many years of just being part time but I am happy when Thursday 6pm arrives too!
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Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 09:13
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/community/features/8455-animal-sanctuary Yes Posh Paws. Call Laura Glanfield 050 458 8635, I am sure she will help if she can. We have 4 quite healthy looking ducks on one of our lakes in The Lakes, they seem quite happy there!
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 09:41
Do you know if there will be a pool/gym at the new clubhouse. I love Victory Heights but people keep saying it's too far out!
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Latest post on 23 June 2011 - 09:31
Safe journey BMAP and we'll look forward to your contributions, we are losing a few old timers like Clairehdp so it'll be great to welcome a newbie on board who is so eloquent and already helpful! Meadows 5 is great, I think I may have visited the villa you are taking with a new family last week (but they were not ready to take just doing a look see visit), if it is the same one - very nice!!! All the best CP
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 12:04
Hi there, does anyone know if I would be able to go to the Al Wasl Lloydstsb branch to pay a Sterling cheque into my Lloydstsb UK GBP bank account? If not, what can I do with a GBP cheque I recently received through the post? TIA. Mail it back! Or and preferably ask a friend who is travelling back to the UK soon to pay it in or post it there!
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 15:04
Khalil 050 675 9186, my favourite curtain man who recovers sofas and even made a new umbrella cover for us! Royal Blinds in Al Quoz 04 347 4760
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:51
Geant in Ibn Battuta also has a large electrical department, and it is walking distance from where you are staying.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:49
That sounds ideal - I know the Organic cafe in the Greens is it near there? It is in the shopping centre behind the business park beside the mosque.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 06:21
Thanks Buy Me a Pony - we will definitely look into GreenFields during our visit. For now I'm thinking may be apply for some of the 2012 sessions and enroll my son in one of the available pre schools. Also thank you for the documentation tip, will do that prior to leaving tomorrow. I think that is a great idea, many of the schools have a bigger year group in Year 1 (UK system) KG2 (US). Lots of nice pre schools about - I love Children's Garden, it is bilingual and has two locations, Green Community and Jumeirah 2.
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Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 05:37
And finally, the knowledge that by the time the lease has reached settlement, you will have enough Dirhams in your account to pay for the rental cheque, agent's commission (5%) and DEwA housing payment (also 5% of annual rental). The DEWA deposit it 2k for a villa and 1k for an apartment, and you will have to pay AED 110 reconnection fee too. The 5% housing fee is paid in monthly installments via DEWA (if you are unlucky it seems, 50% of people here never get charged it - but saying that we've been paying it for more than 6 years).
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 09:34
You are not going to find it easy getting a place for a 4 year old, that age group is the most difficult/stretched this year . A few suggestions - Childrens Garden - Jumeirah, Jumeirah Baccalaureate School in Jumeirah 1, Collegiate American School (opening new in Sept),and GEMS Wellington Academy Sillicon Oasis. A tip, look at a few housing areas but concentrate on the school place, schools pretty much all break up on the 29th June and some have already finished the school year but the admin dept will still be working.
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Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 14:32
You have mail. CP
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Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 11:28
No! I think it was Dubai Holding!
 
 
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