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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:30
hahahaha!!! Anyway, I think it's easy for us all to get fed up when the heat starts, the traffic is bad, people are grumpy, kids are tired at the end of term etc. It's actually a good time to start writing your lists for the Summer. Doing all those things you never have time to do during the Winter months in UAE as you are never home as there is so much on every weekend. Start filling in your children's scrapbooks, tidying up your cupboards, filling up your Ramadan bags to give away, sorting out toys and puzzles, getting school uniforms labelled and ready for next year - it doesn't sound exciting but it is nice to just take that rest and down-time. Before you know it, it will be September and we'll be back to rushing around, getting Halloween outfits organised etc. Make the most of your peace and quiet when school finishes. :)
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:23
Lola, tell the truth now. Could you do the sweets question?
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:22
GE you will see them from Falcon City too but if you could be bothered driving for 5 minutes at that time you'd get a better view from all the roads near Skycourts.
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:19
Lola, previous posters have already listed DSO as one of the best options for Wind...
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:16
Wow. :nerd: Wonder if anyone got it!!!! :confused:
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:08
have you noticed our very own Top Guns (3 of them) are back - every morning 6.40am ;)
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 17:06
Ah see when I saw Kenny Loggins at the start - I instantly thought it was this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:59
Curiouser and curiouser. was it cocktail related?
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:47
I would find an apartment where you are not writing a cheque to an agency, and your LL is not in the country. Did you find a nice apartment near your daughter's school?
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:38
Please scrub out the word biscuit in case we end up in Foodies.
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:37
That'll teach you! Return to the couch with your tea and biscuits!
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:34
I don't think it is. We'll just be thinking about it from now until November 30th when it [i'>will[/i'> actually rain.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:33
Maybe they can't do it? :lol:
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:22
Deira and Oud Metha are both good locations with great schools and amenities very close by. There are some lovely apartments in both areas and you are close to parks, malls, the beach, as well as a lot more of the cultural side of Dubai. Please don't fall into the trap of thinking that everything must be on the "New Dubai" side to be in the acceptable bracket. :)
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:17
If anyone can answer the sweets question I would love to see it :)
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Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 16:08
I just feel like it's going to rain. Did I hear the word "thunderstorm" on the end of the news but I think it said Saturday? <hopeful>
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 07 June 2015 - 15:38
It really is! You can't even see Burj K from any direction.
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Latest post on 05 June 2015 - 17:31
There are extensive lists of names of travelling families on the net, for example http://website.lineone.net/~rtfhs/journal4.html Some of the families named there are very well known in parts of the UK and run very, very successful business now in the leisure/entertainment industry. Many of the fairgrounds, amusement arcades, bars and restaurants on coastal towns are run by the same families. Very very shrewd and successful businessmen to work with.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 04 June 2015 - 18:43
Wind, what are your reasons for wanting to be in Oceana specifically? There are so many lovely areas very close to Academic City. For your budget you can look at Falcon City, The Villa, Silicon Oasis, Al Warqah, etc. You'd get a lovely villa and be in a nice community and your daughter would be 5-10 minutes from school. The beach, malls would only be 20 minutes away.
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Latest post on 04 June 2015 - 17:49
are there TNTs on there? Is that where all the TNTs are occurring?
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Latest post on 04 June 2015 - 17:43
I carry aspirin with me in my [strike'>overflowing suitcase [/strike'> handbag for this eventuality, but I'm not sure if it works. It just feels better to have it!
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Latest post on 03 June 2015 - 17:44
Get a pool shade/cover made and fitted - you won't believe the difference. Without direct sunlight shining on it, it will definitely be cooler. You can also get one of these fountain things very cheaply which runs on the power from your pool pump, it takes water in and sprays it back out again keeping the temperature down.
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Latest post on 03 June 2015 - 17:44
PS Welcome to the UAE :)
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Latest post on 03 June 2015 - 17:37
For those ladies who might be interested, I went down to the Immigration Dept this am and spoke with two different people. Each told me the same thing. (thankfully). Both said it was best to cancel before he leaves. However, if his visa expires while he is out, he will be able to come in through his passport on a visit visa. Son is so relieved and looking forward to joining his school friends for a tour around Europe no matter what happens. . Norak I think in your case this is because he will be entering within a very short period of the expiry, and you would not have received the same answer if it had expired 4 months ago or 6 months ago, please confirm
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Latest post on 03 June 2015 - 17:32
Hi Caroline It's very possible but the following will help 1. Companies that want this sort of employee often want them all year round and not just when schools are on (unless it is in a school/uni etc) - so think about that and see if it will suit you to work all year round taking the same hols as your DH 2. Jobs like this are often also not advertised but are found by word of mouth - so make sure and tell as many people as possible what you are looking for, especially people that run small businesses themselves or have employees leave for the summer etc. 3. Sometimes a company may not know they want to employ you on a 3 day a week basis until you suggest it to them ;) i.e. if you hear about a great job that would suit you and know that you could do the job by doing it 3 days a week in the office and maybe a day or two at home - suggest it. Sell the benefits of it to the company and you may be surprised at the outcome. Offer to work a reduced salary for the benefit of part time work. Good luck!
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Latest post on 03 June 2015 - 17:24
Kuwait is usually much hotter than us, so I guess it is quite unusual.
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 19:47
I'd phone Immigration on that one Norak. If it's within the 30 days of expiring he might be ok. Though exiting and expiring and entering within that 30 days, or just after the 30 days, complicates it. Please let us know!
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 19:45
Ah yes, the cat :cat: have you heard from her since she left? <popcorn>
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 19:14
How much did it cost her VM? :confused:
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 14:35
From Al Quoz Pond Park: On your right/near the Mosque would be the start of Al Quoz housing (there are some new houses on the right there, predominantly Local areas) Opposite this are the start of the HH MBR City estates Drive straight and right at the next roundabout and take the right and you'll pass Millennium Estates on your left. At the crossroads take a left and drive straight for about 5km and you'll come to Meydan Heights on your left (Emirates).
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 13:09
Do you mean the predominantly Local area near Al Quoz Pond Park? Or after all of that and off on the road towards Nad Al Sheba?
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 11:21
It depends how far out you can go easily, but that area is well placed for either cultural things to do in Sharjah or Dubai at the Shindaga side. It's a lovely area. are you talking in terms of holiday/tourist tings, or to live?
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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 11:14
I thought [strike'>hoped[/strike'> this was going to be a thread about your boring maid and how to liven her up.
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 19:18
You've always got your online buddies Oopsie. :hug:
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 18:25
There is an RTA bus every 15 minutes from the following locations for AED 7. http://www.rta.ae/wpsv5/links/buses/Intercity_Bus_En.pdf However if it is for a flight it may be better not to chance it.
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:12
Oh that feeling, the one of dread logging in while feeling round your head and as you gasp with delight to find it's still on your neck Now no longer you must pace, wring your hands and frett Captain, I wonder who you were before in that time of yuletide, those days of yore perhaps you could share a clue of your name while we think back and ponder the same (I feel my prose is not in the same class when i haven't got Gordons in my glass)
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:06
the UAE has a lot more to offer than malls, brunches etc. Get out and do some exploring - there's always so much to do and see that doesn't cost money. Some of the best times we've had involve a shwarma on the beach, a samosa by the creek or an omlette paratha on a highway in the back of beyond - all under 5 AED!
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:02
Thanks for posting!!! :)
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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:01
Yes I have, they are supervised all the time and it is good! But the only thing is it can take quite a long time, allow longer than a normal haircut, don't go in a rush!
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Latest post on 29 May 2015 - 10:24
i don't think it's a reprieve, I think the Mods are at Brunch they like their Friday tipple (that's just my hunch) Once back, they'll be merry - so maybe tomorrow? is when we'll look back on this day with sorrow the day we threw caution to the wind I suppose and wrote each line with well thought out prose do they not know the time taken to think up each line? how hard it is for us to write normal posts in rhyme? can't they consider how it makes our brains sore before they chop and change threads galore that dreaded screen "posting is only for authenticated users" really makes us feel like losers must get on now with some Friday chores if it's my last post, dear EW, signing off, truly yours xx
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Latest post on 29 May 2015 - 10:18
The Raffles one usually has a bouncy castle which is a big hit!
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Latest post on 29 May 2015 - 10:03
Dear OP, you are correct in your thought that to write in rhyme you really must not the reasons why are very unclear though it began one night when christmas was near it was 2009, when on the Eve of Yuletide on EW there was merriness, mulled wine on the side when suddenly with no warning (well only a few) the dreaded axe fell and slayed EW with posters disappearing like thieves in the night Before Santa had even seen the tree lights Many, many lost their heads about 20 of them, no more alive, but dead! Locked out of EW on Christmas Morn it was a travesty of legend, this EW thorn We know not why the Mods hate threads in rhyme but this thing has been going on a long time As soon as a thread has two words that match the poster gets chopped, and that is that Then a new name must be conjoured up from high and the EWer slinks back in on the sly it's an EW legend, this tale of yore but lose your head, yes, you will, I implore you to remember this rule, so odd NEVER, EVER, ODE TO A MOD!
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Latest post on 29 May 2015 - 05:50
OMG Beebers!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol::lol: This is the funniest one EVER!!!!!! I have laughed so loudly have probably woken everyone up! And it's funniest because you can absolutely imagine the scene OMG HILARIOUS!!!
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Latest post on 29 May 2015 - 05:48
Brilliant!!:balloon:
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 19:44
oh please post it here.
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 19:41
It's very sad to hear that she is dying - sorry to intrude but what sort of operation will help - maybe with some more information someone would be able to help directly. It's also sad to think that with her so ill she would be in one country and her DH in another. :(
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 18:21
oh S&B you must give a clue! Dear Daza is safe! PHEW!
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 18:20
T'would be good if each ode accelerated one's post count instead of it being ill-fated If each ode counted for ten posts or the like it would be like one was one some sort of post-bike pedalling merrily towards 10k instead of bannings which really turn one's hair grey
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 18:11
Who were you in a previous incarnation? Say it quietly.
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Latest post on 28 May 2015 - 17:58
SD get odeing you'll rack up a might let's get the 10k before you head to the Northern White
 
 
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