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Latest post on 02 April 2015 - 15:17
Really helpful, thanks everyone!
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Latest post on 02 April 2015 - 15:14
Home early and battening down hatches. Today was utter mayhem. Mission Impossible describes it perfectly - totally eerie and deserted everywhere. It felt like the end of the world! <dramatic>
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Latest post on 02 April 2015 - 15:12
Budda, after 6 months you are classed as having absconded, which then means problems on your next entry to UAE, whether or not you mean to land here. Puddle, the procedure is that DH has to cancel your visa first. Very easy and just means a trip to Immigration with you (and any DCs) passports and ID cards, and also his. Then, he needs to cancel his. Procedure will have different timescales depending on where his employer is (freezone/etc). At the time of cancelling he will sign to say he has received his EOS benefit, and his employer will also have to sign/stamp this. Once submitted this can take anything from 5 minutes to 10 days depending on freezone/not. HTH?
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Latest post on 01 April 2015 - 11:43
Yesterday visiting a salon: Me: hello, do you have anyone free to do a foot massage just now? Her: Yes maam Me: Great! Her: Ok mam but my massage person is in Pakistan Me: Pakistan? Her: Yes maam Me: So, I think that means she is probably not able to do a foot massage just now then? Her: Yes maam. :confused: :idea: :cry:
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Latest post on 01 April 2015 - 09:28
- outdoors for around 50 people - a live band - willing to have outside food options for example a shwarma stand. My mind is blank, any ideas on venues that won't be too expensive? Even a beach venue would be great for this. Thanks! (I realise that this is a question for HM... :) )
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Latest post on 31 March 2015 - 17:27
MMM, what about PIer Chic. Expensive though!
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Latest post on 31 March 2015 - 17:26
Has anyone else noticed the particularly sporadic supply of vegetarian products recently? Haven't been able to get decent tofu for months. Yes, I have Daza. Choitrams on Al Wasl Rd used to have a freezer full of Linda M things & all the Quorn products & other brands, and last week there was absolutely nothing except things like cheese samosas! Very bizarre.
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Latest post on 31 March 2015 - 10:50
Thanks HM, it's not for me, for a friend who is [strike'>banned for no apparent reason [/strike'> currently having log-in problems but I'll ask her to email you if that's within her budget. Thanks! :)
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Latest post on 31 March 2015 - 09:34
Thanks all, bumping for any other ones.
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Latest post on 20 March 2015 - 07:02
wow, where are you finding [b'>all [/b'>these useless men ? Which all? It is only the OP that had a problem. <em>edited by CouchPotato on 20/03/2015</em>
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Latest post on 20 March 2015 - 06:57
Sheila have you been here for a holiday before moving? Dubai is a wonderful place, only the other day while walking through the mall a friend commented on how every single person you walk past is speaking a different language. You'll be thrown in to such a vast pot of nationalities, cultures, food, a totally different way of living. Yet, it is not for everyone. If you like where you are now and are moving by yourself and have trouble adjusting to change, it will take you time to settle and you will feel out of place for a few months. There are lots of groups set up to help people settle in, coffee mornings etc. It is an easy place to make friends and everybody has been new once so knows what you will be going through. Ask questions ahead of your move and if possible, have a visit. Take care!
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Latest post on 20 March 2015 - 06:50
A few things are puzzling me a) How do you know the lady is a maid from her wanting to join a group - could she be a friend of the family or a colleague of the children's parents? b) If she is a maid, how would you ever know who her employer is to contact her?
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 19:45
Are you able to tell if the Madame is a friend of the DM? (Sorry not FB savvy don't know if that is possible).
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 19:32
Dima Laundry in Karama. We've used them for about 8 years and they have never lost or burned anything! :)
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 16:12
That's grim. :cry:
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 16:06
It must surely be time for the weekend by now. Surely??? :win: :evil::party::sleeping::sleeping:
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 15:55
I would rather be stapled than have your bags taken off you. i think it is Lulu that takes your bags off you and keeps them in a cubby. Then you get home and find the tag in your bag to remind you to pick your bags up. So you need to go all the way back again. AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 13:51
I think a lot of shoplifting would go on at C4. It's just so busy. I had my wallet stolen out of my bag [i'>right under my eyes[/i'> less than a metre away from me.
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 09:59
Dh has had an interesting week of mornings, as I've been off ill and he's been doing the school run. Let's just say he has had no time for breakfast. :biggrin:
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 09:16
oh. :sleeping:
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 09:12
Thanks HM. Are any free just now or coming up? Anywhere else, just in case? Thanks!
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 09:09
What on earth are you two talking about?
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 08:56
Oh dear Preeti it sounds like you need a nice lazy weekend. I think women generally are used to multi tasking more and it is irritating when the men around us can't cope with the same amount of tasks in a limited time. Then again, we are our own worst enemies for doing the tasks ourselves and not outsourcing them. ;) If DH can't help with some of the morning tasks (!) would it be worth outsourcing some to someone else. How about getting a dog walker?
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Latest post on 19 March 2015 - 07:09
Organic Food & Cafe were advertising AED 59 during March on the radio.
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Latest post on 18 March 2015 - 10:06
Hi FG, it's probably a bit early to be asking. If it's for Spring Camp, a few are being advertised now. For Summer Camps, a few weeks before Summer there'll be loads of listings including on here. Time Out usually do a good review of all of the Camps. There are so many on offer here, from Drama to Sports to Art/Craft etc. You'd be better asking at the start of June. :)
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Latest post on 18 March 2015 - 06:43
Not a word, but Stampy Long Nose's voice!!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 17:23
YES!! :angry::angry: :lol:
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 16:56
Do they deliver anywhere yet? Maybe you could get a careem to collect it? &lt;clutching at straws&gt;
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 16:54
Meeting-Speak. Particularly the current one 'reaching out'. let's all reach out to someone. No let's just ASK someone. :P
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 16:46
Great ideas and thanks for the Tarteliere website they look yum! Apricot, did you try the Pizza one at PieFace? They don't taste like pizza at all, but almost like a mild curry one with aubergines, they are delish!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 15:39
the one with the baby crying thanks to the expertise of the medical team are equally as cringeworthy to me. YES!!!!!!!! This advert actually gives me the rage!! The child was born safely because of the lovely plants in the room!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 11:52
Thank you!!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 11:50
I got called Sir the other day with no Maa'm! ha! Not quite sure what to make of that! &lt;checking mirror for beard&gt;
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 09:56
Hmm, maybe you are right. Maybe Housekeeper is better. Like Mrs Hughes.
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 09:43
Not sure Maid is a more respectful term really! In the old days they'd be called a "Mother's Help". I guess it depends if they live with you or not, I just have a 'cleaner' a few times a week. :P Wonder if anyone has ever asked their maid what they like to be called?!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 09:38
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand. :)
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 09:36
Is Helper not better than Maid? Maid conjures up images of Downton Abbey and black & white uniforms!
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Latest post on 17 March 2015 - 06:13
Yaaay!! How's it looking out there?
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 16:58
MaryCatherine have you left the Middle East now then?
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 16:57
Thinking of Andorra at the moment - a very healthy place they say! Lots of ski-ing - 200km from Barcelona and south of France. Low tax (the whole rest of Europe will be taxing bicycles etc. very soon!), very safe and some nice looking properties too. Also there is Air Andorra - trying to get off the ground but not quite managed it yet! It may be boring though. ohhhh I love Andorra. That would be amazing!! One of those places which would be nice in summer or winter. :party:
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 16:55
I had some earlier too. The sky is pretty dark!
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 10:45
Frazzled if you go to Al Hubaiba (Plant Street) in Satwa, there's a little hole in the wall near the hardware shops. So on your right hand side as you face down towards Al Wasl Rd and quite near the top of the road. You'll probably see people standing outside it, it's basically a couple of people sitting behind a desk fixing electrical items, v cheap too. Good luck!
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 09:37
Mona, you can get a government health card from your local clinic. They will ask to see your TC and your visa though, which you may not have still? Then, you can use government clinics to see GPs or specialists. A GP appointment used to be AED 150, it may have increased since then. For emergencies, if you have a health card, it may be free. I think it depends on what it is. I had to use the ER of Latifa Hospital recently with a health card and it was completely free. :) (ETA for a child case not adult) <em>edited by CouchPotato on 16/03/2015</em>
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 07:59
But it will still make you reach for the tissues!! [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otUJzNtRPhw'>link[/url'> :cry: <em>edited by CouchPotato on 16/03/2015</em>
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 07:02
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/weather/uae-weather-haze-dust-and-rain-forecast-for-the-next-three-days-1.1472232 The weather this Spring is sooo lovely, cool and fresh. It is going to make for a quick summer. We are usually sweltering already!
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Latest post on 16 March 2015 - 06:15
:cool: That's brilliant, thanks for posting!
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Latest post on 15 March 2015 - 17:10
Thank you.
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Latest post on 15 March 2015 - 15:30
She's had more men than hot dinners! :lol:
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Latest post on 15 March 2015 - 15:04
I agree with Slivstet and certainly wouldn't be trekking all over time trying to buy an outfit you'll never wear again. Paper plate, designed like a lion's face with some lion's ears and some sort of tail and a yellow outfit.
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Latest post on 15 March 2015 - 15:02
So funny, I happened to watch B&B on Friday for the first time in about 20 years and was rolling around laughing. I can't believe Brooke is still in it??! And it's so dramatic, it took a whole episode for one thing to happen and lots of people staring vacantly into the distance. Hilarious!
 
 
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