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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:51
NO! Be really careful and don't waste time with agents who contact you that way! If you let an agent show the property they will charge the tenant 5%. If you go the agent way use one that is well known. I have dealt with Allsopp and Allsopp too and they were good as well.
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:48
I only had to wait a day and that was because it was a weekend, I am sure the only reason a hospital insists on you stay overnight is for the $$$$. I was living in West Africa when I miscarried and they also made me stay overnight too, it meant I had to leave my 12 month old son with a helper (my DH was travelling of course) and all they did to me was not feed me!! Stand your ground and say you want to go in first thing in the morning, then you just fast for 12 hours, and do not drink any fluids for I think around 3 hours. I looked up BUPA's pre operation guidelines and they were quite informative. x
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:40
I should imagine like applying for all types of US visas the best place to start is on the US Consulate website. From experience of having a son study in the States they insist on online applications and then you get an appointment to attend the consulate in person. For some reason this whole process has always intimidated us so i wish you luck, wear your brave knickers that day!! http://dubai.usconsulate.gov/
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 09:36
I had to have a D&C a few months back (not for the same reason as you) and went into City Hospital at 9am, operation scheduled for midday and I left by 5pm. I just took it easy for a few days at home then. Sorry about your miscarriage, I had one between my two kids and I know it is a rough time. Big hugs and take care of yourself. xx
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 05:14
There is also a Marriott Hotel there which has serviced apartments for the short term!
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Latest post on 14 February 2011 - 05:13
Look up The Green Community, it is right on your doorstep from the Dubai Investment Park and has some amazing apartments - they are quite competitively priced too and within walking distance of a small local shopping mall.
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 18:33
http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=116918 Look up this thread and also this one! http://ukinuae.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/living-in-uae/how-to-register-birth All your answers!
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 18:20
No a Maeen Type B is an end unit! Independent/detached Maeens are; Type 3 - 3 bed (3002 sq ft) Type 18 - 3 bed (3171 sq ft) Type 1 - 3 bed (3701 sq ft) Type 5 3 bed (3054 sq ft) Type 17 - 4 bed (3263) Type 14 - 4 bed (3784) Type 7 - 5 bed (3590) Type 16 5 bed (3666) There you go, I still have the original Emaar book on The Lakes!!!
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 14:42
I remember when we first moved here and still in a hotel someone royal died and alcohol was not available in bars/restaurants but they did do room service. So maybe take that approach.......!
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 14:02
Most travel insurance policies are not valid for 3 months, I found one for my son that could be renewed every 30 days for up to a year. https://global.ihi.com/ It is a policy that is back by BUPA and I thought the cover was very good.
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 10:11
They should be open! I am fairly certain they have a cashier there as my DH has an account there and I am pretty sure he gets cash out sometimes! The branch is in the Emaar Business park just before Dubai Mall.
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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 10:08
Avoid the agents you have mentioned like the plague, neither are very nice to deal with. I would try doing it yourself to start - put an ad up on Dubizzle and see what happens, that way you have a happy tenant who has saved 5% and you have not had to deal with the creepy agents in this city. If you decide you have/want to use an agent talk to Property Shop, Landmark, Exclusive and perhaps a few others who are nicer to deal with!!
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 08:04
Marina 'claim' to sell some antiques but you can never be 1005 sure! They have a big warehouse store on Um Suqeim Road on the Al Quoz side of the road. Go on the SZR take the MoE exit and follow signs for Arabian Ranches (?), keep looking on the left hand side of the road to identify the store but I think you'll need to U turn at the 3rd or 4th set of lights to get to it. If you go too far just get to the roundabout with the Al Khail Road and come back down the road again!
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 18:32
Do check what accommodation they provide, I know someone who joined them recently who was very disappointed - I think only families with kids get villas with gardens!
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 18:29
Go off by the Shangri-La hotel and then approach the Monarch Hotel from the back. There might be an easier way but I don't know it!
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 12:31
If you are driving along Al Wasl Road towards Dubai then turn right immediatly after the Iranian Hospital, that is Plant Street!
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 12:29
The Original 6 are certainly well located and have excellent facilities, but sadly many are showing signs of age and are a bit tatty inside.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 12:07
GGP, you have my phone number - if you want to talk things through with me I am happy to chat. But if it's worth anything I totally 100% agree with LT (and some of the others). Big hugs to you, I think you are one of the most sensible, brave and gutsy girls around, and that you should stay in London and leave being an expat for another 5 years. CP xxx
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 07:20
I would carry on til the airport turning/junction itself, I am 100% certain that it is sign posted, it'll be really close to Mirdiff though!
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 06:41
Columbia/Timberland? Otherwise I am sure there is a store in Oud Metha that specialises in climbing gear. http://www.traks-me.com/
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 05:35
Try Khaleel 050 675 9186 Do make sure that he knows you only have a budget of 5k though and then he can show you 'value' fabrics and not all the expensive ones!!
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 04:49
Thanks gleekfamily, I appreciate your help.
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 18:58
I have never seen the contract, he is going to scan it to us tonight his time. Sorry I am having a very flustered day today - I think the contract was for a period of just 11 months originally, this time scale enabling him to have a 30 day break clause included. His 11 months expire at the end of February. They are happy for him to have a new contract on the same terms but today when he was supposed to sign the new lease suddenly this 2 weeks rent fee has arisen, he did not know anything about this before. Until I see the contract I don't know what it really says, would you believe that I deal with thsi stuff every day in Dubai as a relo agent but I have no idea how it works anywhere else!! Thanks for your help!
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:42
H & M at Ibn Battuta had a very pretty emerald green one a few weeks back with little diamonds round the V neck, I thought it was expensive though at around AED 250!
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 10:36
Look how few posts there are for today!!
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 10:35
There used to be a rental shop in the Dune Center in Al Diyafah Street, Satwa... That place has long gone but I was told recently that there is another place on Al Dhiyafa Street so I suggest you go and walk the length of that street and ask a few people!
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 10:33
all fixed now thanx... now able to log in from normal area...:) I just tried and couldn't get in, had to use k vs k's method.
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 11:28
Dr Carole Smilie at Dubai London Clinic, Festival City. 04 232 5751
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 10:27
This thread has gone on for too long...its almost too late to tell them. If you tell them now they will wonder why you didn't inform them at the time Maybe she did them and she is just not telling us....!! ;)
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 05:37
In Satwa take a look at Regal and Deepaks, one of them has loads of silk upstairs but I can't remember which!
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 19:50
The parents had to pay around AED 2000 for their kids to perform in Fame too, this was at the Madinat in the summer of 2010.
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 08:45
http://www.interceptjewelrycare.com/ This website has lots of solutions.
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 08:37
Now we are risking this being put onto the maids forum.....come on CRx2 tell us what they said!
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 08:34
One of my most recent jobs has been a nightmare because the wife (no kids) does not drive! She wants to live by a bus stop or the metro, in a quiet villa within walking distance of the shops/gym, short commute for DH and the villa to be furnished to their taste! Errr yes, I am about to send them my invoice......impossible wants and no compromises, even I have had to say enough is enough! BMAP - Glad to have helped someone today!
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 07:34
Everyone in offices in Dubai are always delighted to tell newbies where they should live, where their kids should go to school etc. Quite often it is here-say more than factual! I have been doing relocation in Dubai for over 5 years now and can not tell you the number of families who tell me they only want their kids to go to JESS or Jebel Ali PS, sadly in reality the chances of this happening are very slim, but because so and so at the office has told DH that is the best then they can't see any alternatives! I too would have found home schooling a tough option, many kids do leave in the middle of the school year here so don't give up hope for an April place they are often easier to find than September ones. It sounds to me like you are 'on the case' and well researched on all aspects of living in Dubai, you will gain a lot from your look-see trip in February and go back to Australia with a clearer picture of how your life will be here! Good luck, and try to enjoy the next few months and not get too stressed with everything, or DH!
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 06:18
Hi BMAP, I have not read through the whole posting but I just wanted to add a few things about having a driver vs a second car! Drivers earn around AED 3000-4000 per month, and get accommodation/allowance on top I think. They will not work from 7am-11pm every day, their hours would probably be 7am-7pm 5 days a week so late dinners/late in the office might not be easy to work round. A second car does not need to be flash, there are lots of smaller cars secondhand that would not cost much to run. Fuel, servicing and insurance are not too expensive here either. Trying to make all your decisions before you arrive here is very difficult, it sounds like your DH needs to relax a little and go with the flow - nobody lands here and starts running straight away, it just can't and doesn't happen, obstacles will come your way and you will have to fire fight sometimes, the first 6 months are the hardest I promise but work around school places/work location and you'll have some some idea of the best way to plan! I think I read that the Greenfields Community School at the GC can take your kids - great school, very friendly - hard to beat, think about living that way too, good value villas in Green Community, Victory Heights and Sports City and an easy-ish commute for DH too! Arabian Ranches is more expensive but really popular with families. There are many people on here who are ready to help with information and support, we look forward to welcoming you to Dubai soon!
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Latest post on 05 February 2011 - 19:47
I always pass this website on. http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/restricted_medication_.html
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Latest post on 05 February 2011 - 16:38
It has been a while since we last went but the rooms on the executive floor are quite spacious, still dated bathrooms however but the hotel has a wonderful location!
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Latest post on 05 February 2011 - 11:20
Funny we are all so different, I hate the smell of this shop it is just too overpowering for my nose!
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Latest post on 05 February 2011 - 11:06
What about Welcare in Knowledge Village? This is a link with a map. http://www.ehl.ae/welcareambulatory/PageContent.aspx?pageid=119&groupid=9
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Latest post on 05 February 2011 - 11:02
It is your call but both my kids overstayed their 30 day visas by a few days (4 and 7 from memory) and were not fined. You can do a visa run but I would not bother, the cost of overstaying your visa if you are fined is only about AED 30 per day so still cheaper than getting a new tourist visa at Hatta, they are about AED 200 per person now.
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 09:50
Quote from SusieH When I lived in Portugal I thought there were an awful lot of stray dogs until someone told me almost everyone turns their dog on to the street each day for "exercise" until they return from work!end of quote! (Did something wrong here - oops!) As a child brought up in rural Cornwall this is what we did with our dog every morning, he'd go and visit the fishermen on the beach and mooch around all day, meet me and my sister from the school taxi and come home for his dinner! Now I panic if my dog as much as sets foot outside the front door not on a lead!! <em>edited by Cornish Pixie on 04/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 08:24
AR are renting very fast these days, just keep your eyes on Dubizzle and call up after new ones that come on each day!
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 08:22
If it is a suspected abscess under a tooth I would suggest going to the chemists and buying a broad spectrum anti-biotic, chances are the dentist will prescribe one anyway. I think most dentists won't start before 10am on a Friday :(
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Latest post on 04 February 2011 - 06:26
The Sky Clinic at Burjaman is open. http://www.dubaiskyclinic.com/home.html Hope he feels better soon! Take Advil (Nurofen) and Paracetamol, that may help!
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 15:21
Sorry but I think they are banned from all hotels and hotel apartments, it'll be the doghotel for him I'm afraid.
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 11:31
by law you have to use an agent .... Really? I am learning a lot today. I can't understand the reasoning behind this, surely a lawyer is more important!
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 11:28
I went swimming this morning and the life guard at my local pool was wearing a face mask, I thought it rather odd at the time but now I understand his concerns, I am staying inside as much as possible from now until the air clears!!!
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 07:35
So it landed somewhere at 0100, just not at the right airport!
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Latest post on 02 February 2011 - 06:39
I am so relieved to read that she arrived that she is with you. Odd thing though being the nosy mortal I am, I checked where EK18 was coming from and EK's online status says it arrived at 0100 today - the plot thickens! Enjoy her stay, and try not to worry about her getting back home yet!
 
 
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