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Latest post on 27 January 2012 - 10:35
If you're unsure you could check with the KHDA, we paid 1,500 to secure a place but it was KHDA approved as it was a new sch and we were told that was exceptional circumstances and it came off the first term's fees as roysie said. BTW would you get that money back if you were offered, and took a place at DBS?
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Latest post on 27 January 2012 - 10:27
My father was and still is 'big' on table manners, he always said "take your food to your mouth and not your mouth to the food" something we instilled in jnr, he even comments on other people (to us!) when they don't do it. Also not starting to eat until everyone has been served, and not clearing or leaving the table until everyone has finished and defo not eating with fingers unless it's a buffet! However, I am very aware that all manners are different in each separate culture.
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 17:53
Not knowing how old your DD is and how exaggerated the blinking is, but exaggerated blinking fall into the category of blepharospasm (a tic is a form of this). The best thing is to observe closely whether blinking increases or decreases in certain situation, and to ask your child directly if she is aware of it or if under any type of stress (assuming verbal and able to convey feelings) as it could be voluntary or involuntary. It could be as simple as being nervous, eyes irritation or vision problem, a way to get attention, or a more serious dystonia. I have ran into a few cases, where a child was blinking in an excessive and exaggerated way, and it turned out that her cousin just got glasses, and she wanted them too, so she started this attention getting behavior. Her vision was perfectly fine, once we realized the "cause" and put on a "blank" pair of glasses on her, the behavior immediately stopped. The next one was due to stress, and the blinking was mostly voluntary, but eventually it became involuntary into adulthood. So my advice is to go and see a pediatric ophthalmologist if the condition persists. In most cases, they come and go and nothing to worry about. Cheers! :) DS aged 13 has just started a weird blinking and then rolling his eyes up we noticed it when watching tv last night, he doesn't seem bothered about it when we asked him about it. Can anyone recommend an opthalmologist, DH quite concerned. I've heard lots of mixed reviews about eye tests here in Dubai in the mall opticians, so a recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 17:45
the al mazil and qamardeen hotels in downtown are lovely and usually not bad value compared to some. very central, dubai mall, metro etc. Al Manzil is lovely, very comfortable we stayed there very recently and the staff are lovely. It's just on the doorstep for Dubai Mall and great connections to everywhere in the city - we had a lovely stay Is this a very traditiona Arabic hotel? I wouldn't have said traditional, has some nice modern arabic decor ... There is a great sports bar which serves lovely food and has a good atmosphere - not a rowdy place! The night we went they had a guitarist in playing in the background. Think you may mean the Qamardeen, I have no experience of that one. Again the Al Manzil is lovely ....
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Latest post on 26 January 2012 - 17:13
the al mazil and qamardeen hotels in downtown are lovely and usually not bad value compared to some. very central, dubai mall, metro etc. Al Manzil is lovely, very comfortable we stayed there very recently and the staff are lovely. It's just on the doorstep for Dubai Mall and great connections to everywhere in the city - we had a lovely stay
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 15:36
Thanks ladies for your suggestions..... they are a huge help.... I think I might steal cymraes lamb recipe and eat it with truffle mash !!! Dessert might make treacle pudding - oldie but a goodie :) oooh Mrsbrown nz ... that's a brilliant idea, you can swap me your mash recipe! I've posted on your query just now ..... :-)
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 15:33
Hi there, I normally get them at Spinneys Silicon Oasis or at Motor City, or if they don't have the medallions I buy a fillet and bat them out between greaseproof paper with my trusty rolling pin ... they also do wonderful loin fillets sometimes in Spinneys too, but they are quite expensive, but so worth it if you're having a special supper. Park and Shop also sometimes have some medallions. Hope you find some :-) ps nice meat at G&D park x
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Latest post on 25 January 2012 - 08:58
My stock easy entertaining supper is lamb in port sauce, obviously there is @lcohol in it if that's ok? About 2-3 lamb medallions (or nice size fillet pieces) per person - nice and lean - seasoned with salt and pepper half a pint of cheap ruby port half a pint of beef stock (I use oxo 2 cubes) 3 tablespoons of redcurrent jelly about 6 tablespoons of double cream (or cooking cream) olive oil Heat the oil in a wide pan or flying pan. Brown on all sides, take meat out and rest on a plate with foil over it. Melt the redcurrant jelly in the juices, add the port and the stock, bring to the boil and reduce until about half and starting to look syrupy. Add the meat back to the pan with any juices, bring to a slow simmer and cook for about 10-15 mins to finish off the meat, when cooked, stir in the cream and mix well. I serve with either really nice riced/creamed potatoes and wilted spinach, or with some sauteed potatoes - voila!
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 17:49
I've looked before and generally they are exclusive of flights :-( oh that's pants! Why don't they just say that! It did include transfers from the airport though...! Please do double check .... Would hate for you to miss a bargain, but generally that's why it looks like a fabbie deal! If it includes flights ... Let me know x
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Latest post on 24 January 2012 - 17:43
I've looked before and generally they are exclusive of flights :-(
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Latest post on 21 January 2012 - 15:29
We booked a few villas over the years, direct from owners in various countries which were featured on James Villas website, if you can get the details of the villa then google it often you can spot it direct from the owner and save a considerable amount of money. Try the Owners Abroad website too. Good luck, Cyprus is lovely we lived there for 3 years.
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Latest post on 20 January 2012 - 09:34
You will be on the system, but yes you should take the card. :) Thanks :)
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:36
I always think that the Madinat is a great place for visitors - either the Wharf or Al Muna as you can sit at the waterway and you get the Burj view too. The Koubba Bar in Al Qasr is a great pre dinner cocktail place. The "Arabiana" of the hotels is interesting for visitors too. Went to The Wharf last week, had been wanting to go for ages - lovely venue .... but service slow, they didn't seem to know what they were doing and portions very small for the price. It was a bit 'fawlty towers', thankfully we were there with friends and had a good laugh, but if it had been a special evening out it could have spoiled it. Toscana's is nice at the Madinat, not too expensive, nice food but I don't think you can book. Hope you have a lovely evening.
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:32
I can vouch for 4x4 taking almost any car ... I got my 'heap' from them! LOL
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:30
I went to a demo for Dubai Drums, was a bit sceptical but was wowed, how about an event in the desert with Dubai Drums and a great bbq supper with all the torches lit, big fire etc
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:27
When we came over from the UK nearly 3 years ago we only part insured the container with named items - my recollection is about 15-20% of the total container. We insured only our oak dining table/chairs, sideboard, dresser, bookcase and tv cabinet (I did have the original invoice for them), 20 valuable prints and a few other bits. My view was that I could afford to replace old sofas (10+ years old), white goods, kitchen items, books/nicknacks etc but those items that we cherished/spent a lot on were worth insuring. We made a huge saving doing it this way. Hope this helps
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Latest post on 19 January 2012 - 12:21
saw it twice on stage in London, absolutely breathtaking ... can't wait for the film, although DH says nothing will beat the stage play
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Latest post on 18 January 2012 - 23:13
You don't say who is offering that price but we paid 2,400 each with Etihad last September, AD to Manchester, so it seems reasonable to me. Emirates wanted twice as much as that. Relatives have used Royal Brunei from London to Dubai and their prices are usually very good, so may be worth checking their price from Dubai to UK. edited by amelia on 18/01/2012 it was expedia with Qatar via Doha .... Etihad were a bit more, plus the nause of to and from AUH .... I think the prices are bumped because of the Olympics, or I am just living in la la land wanting a cheap flight?! Thanks for your replies, much appreciated. <em>edited by cymraes on 18/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 18 January 2012 - 20:03
Just planning my trip home to visit the folks in the UK during the summer, is 2,700AED a good price or where should I look for better. Guess the prices will not dip much as the Olympics are in London during the summer, just want to get the best deal possible - a stop over is ok, although I'd prefer to go direct - Heathrow, Manchester or Birmingham are ok. Thanks in advance
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Latest post on 18 January 2012 - 19:34
Thiptara at the Palace Hotel is lovely, it's DH's favourite and it's a nice special place with lovely views - ask for a table near the window so you can see the fountains. Nice bar too where you can have a drink beforehand.
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Latest post on 18 January 2012 - 19:29
just ran mine through the rental calculator - we paid 135,000 in our first year last year. "The rent for a four bedroom villa in The Villa (Dubai Land) is in the range 125,000 to 150,000 AED per year. Your rent is less than or equal to 25% of the average similar rent in the area. So you are not entitled to any increase of rent." I emailed our LL just before the 90 day renewal date to say we were interested in renewing, cheeky landlord said he'd had offers for 150,000 if we could pay him 140,000 that would be good but if we wanted to renew at 135,000 was fine ... he kind of shot himself in the foot! Or he knows the rules and wondered if we knew them and was trying to pull a fast one? ETA like previous posters ..... this is EW at its very best! I would just print off the rental calculator page (if the result if favourable of course!) and quote the RERA rules if your LL is playing silly beggars! Good luck :-) <em>edited by cymraes on 18/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 16 January 2012 - 18:04
I got some Prestige ones last year in Carrefour they weren't expensive, came in a pack of two (in the tin openers section)
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 16:30
Not recently but last year's online renewal was easy......didn't experience what you had to go through......strange..... DOesn't make sense (lol) to renew on line then take the paper down to the office! But then that would be so Dubai.....;) edited by Pomegranate on 11/01/2012 Absolutely doesn't make sense, did it all on line last year ... printed the forms out, took to the Post Office, then had to manually fill out the forms again, give copies of the passport and visa etc and then pay ... complete waste of time doing it on line, perhaps I just had grumpy/clueless clerk that day, so this year went armed with my 'manual' transaction! All sorted for another year.
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 16:29
reporting back, went about 2pm yesterday straight up to the counter handed over the renewal form, supporting paperwork and 300aed, got receipt - done and dusted in 5 mins. We have a PO Box at Ranches and they are moving them in the next 1-2 months ("maybe ma'am") up to Motor City, say there will only be a short delay with the post ... we won't hold our breath on that one!
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 14:28
even our Vet told us to give poochie bottled water ... again it's not the quality of Dubai water its the pipes/tanks it sits in. Says it could give animals bugs which lead to stomach upsets, unless of course you boil it first.
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Latest post on 12 January 2012 - 14:22
We went in December and the guys had alcoholic beers on draft, although flat ... sent back several times. One of our guests runs a bar in the UK and said it was that they either had the gasses all wrong or they were using too much detergent in the washer. Food was very average, even for Hard Rock where you don't expect gourmet .... have to say it's not on my list to go back to. Service was very pushy, even again for Hard Rock "you like food ma'am? Yes, yes" each time the waitress came to the table and didn't respond to our question for more sauces or more napkins ..... maybe teething troubles. Toilets were not in a good state either. Probably a better evening if there is live entertainment as there was a lack of atmosphere. Hope you find it's improved.
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Latest post on 11 January 2012 - 13:11
thanks pomegranate, I tried that last year then was told to print the form off and take to the post office with payment and all the copies of the visa and passport, which they had from the first application. Am guessing it's the same (cronky) system as last year. Have you managed to renew on line?
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 20:21
Had to post, whilst pricey we had our 23rd anniversary at Centre Cut at the Ritz Carlton at DIFC, I have never had such brilliant service and good food EVER! It was certainly a night to remember, oh and a lovely bar if you just wanted drinks. Have a lovely time :-)
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 20:13
If you decide on Seafire, buy the Fine Dining Entertainer book first and use the vouchers! Absolutely! Plus the kids get to see the aquarium for free if you go in via the main entrance, makes a lovely entrance
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 20:08
Seafire at Atlantis is good, they are good with the kiddies too, and the food has always been lovely. Congrats to your DH
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 20:06
I am surprised no health ins or flights .... Unless your total package is exceptional and the money allows a lot of 'flexibility'. Does it include school fees and housing allowance? Those are just my thoughts, as to me it seems a little unusual and not a great package.
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 13:12
can't remember if it's for older children but we used Bazuka on DS, he used to swim competitively and it was a hazard of the sport, it was fantastic, and quite easy to apply and re apply every day. Would def use again.
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 13:09
I saw these at Dean and Deluca, first floor overlooking the fountains at Dubai Mall, I think they were 19aed per little tin. Hope this helps .... oh and they had some yummy salts, had to steer DH out of the way as he's a devil for all that kind of stuff!
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 10:08
If you search the names of the suggested communities there is lots if feedback on this site. As is normal in Dubai you pay for the facilities of a 'nice' well appointed community with good well maintained facilities. Does you package include an element for your utilities? A good salary package can be demolished by high bills etc, we rent for less than our allowance which helps over the year to pay the monthly bills. DEWA charges can be very high in the summer months ours (4 bed villa) jumps from the lowest 1,400aed a month to nearly 5,000aed for high season. Yours would be much lower % wise if you are in an apartment but they can still fluctuate greatly. Just a point for you to consider. HTH
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Latest post on 08 January 2012 - 09:56
See this thread http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=168644 We used Supremeway 2,800aed from ranches to the villa last year, they were excellent.
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 21:14
My husband is in the same boat. We all came over for my job and the original plan was for him to do a bit of childcare and study French etc. 18 months in and he's pretty bored but no-one will look at him because of his lack of degree, despite the fact he's been in a supervisory government position in the UK. At least he can think and use his initiative, which 99.9% of people in my company seem to be unable to do no matter what level they are... But they are obsessed with degrees here. I managed to completely **** off an entire swathe of people when i first joined my company because I don't have a degree either. The admin woman kept repeating "but ma'am how can you be manager incharge earning your salary and not have degree. It is not possible." No amount of repeating "don't need one, have been manager for years, was trained by the BBC etc etc" made the slightest difference. It freaked out so many people and I still keep hearing how resentful they are. Just makes me laugh. One of my ex-employees had a degree in broadcast journalism. She still couldn't write for toffee, thought two week old stories were "news" and frequently got the complete wrong end of the stick on stories, often writing the exact opposite of what the source material said. But hey, she had a degree. My ex HR director in Abu Dhabi used to say "experience is not important. What is important is degree and most important is coming from a good family" It explained a LOT. I went for a job interview here where the opening question was "so tell me about your schooling." I burst out laughing as it was such a weird question to me. My school? who the **** cares? In my old job the Director of Programming couldn't understand why none of the UK recruits could find school certificates etc. I kept telling her that no-one ever looks at them, certainly in my industry where creativity, imagination and ability are way more important than academic anything. I digress... if anyone knows of any work my husband could do (until July - we're off home for good then) then let me know. He scrubs up nicely.
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Latest post on 07 January 2012 - 20:38
Cheap White sliced bread (Sunblest) bread with bottled béarnaise sauce, or if desperate just the béarnaise straight out if the jar! No wonder DS is a lite odd
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Latest post on 01 January 2012 - 21:43
Of course Yorky! Good recs thank you!! X
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Latest post on 01 January 2012 - 21:27
Thanks kelly1814, have heard good thing about Rivington Grill, .... Need to make the most of one night away!
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Latest post on 01 January 2012 - 18:28
Yay, DH and I have one precious night away in a downrown hotel on Thursday night, MinL in charge at home (G*d help DS and poochie!) need your recommendations for nice pre dinner drinks and a lovely romantic dinner (I fancy steak), it will be our 23rd wedding anniversary, thanks in advance! Ps have done Thiptara, Mango Tree so somewhere different would be nice, DH doesn't 'do' fish!
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Latest post on 01 January 2012 - 11:25
We moved from AR to The Villa nearly 12 months ago and are just renewing, we paid 135k last year and renewing for the same (a1 Mazaya) ok had pool probs but wouldn't hesitate. We are in Centro and access to the 66 is quick, DS is at Wellington DSO. 15 mins to Mirdif, 20 mins to Dubai Mall, we love it and house is so much bigger than al reem in AR. Good luck with your move.
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Latest post on 01 January 2012 - 10:57
I feel your pain, whilst a different pain! My MiL has been here since 13 Dec, I have cooked, cleaned and entertained, after 18 days she did the dishes one morning (the ones that won't go in the dishwasher) and guided me into the kitchen to show me her good work, wonder who she thought has done them all the other days? Never mind, only 10 days to go! In 23 years of marriage she's cooked me 4 meals! ETA she is only in her early 60s and very capable, but in her words, "I am here on holiday!" - so when I am on holiday back in my home country why am I entertaining her then too? Grrr HNY to you all x <em>edited by cymraes on 01/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 30 December 2011 - 18:59
We stood on the bank paralleling the 311 and AR last year, the easiest way up is next to the garage near al reem 3 then you see the fireworks from global village, Burj Khalifa, Burj al Arab and Atlantis in the distance, we took garden chairs and some drink. May be worth you doing a recce beforehand as it's a sandy walk up the slope but it's the easiest gradient. Hope this helps.
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Latest post on 30 December 2011 - 18:55
Thank you Amy, will give them a try - in the P&S complex yes? Off to get a new year joint tomorrow at P&S so will go then, thanks so much!!
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Latest post on 30 December 2011 - 15:08
Yes, tried carrefour, Lulu's, Spinneys can't see ... Help!
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Latest post on 30 December 2011 - 08:54
Our packers offered several packages, as sadubai says things are costly to replace, a friend used a man with a van, half of her stuff ended up strewn over the 311 highway and they didn't dis or reassemble anything. Give supreme way packers a call we and several friends used them, great service at a very competitive price 050 437 1123 (alex)
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Latest post on 30 December 2011 - 08:47
Thanks cymraes - so are you paying in one cheque again this year? Yes, that's how DH's co do it each year. I think LL was chancing his arm thinking/knowing our allowance is more and he could squeeze some more out if us, currently DH's company pay us the balance of what we don't spend on rent. HTH
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Latest post on 29 December 2011 - 21:52
We're just up for first year renewal, paid 135k last year in one chq so that's what we want to pay for next year .... LL says would like 150 as he's had offers, but wants 140k but if we want 135 is fine ... Guess what we went for?!
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 22:35
Does no-one here care for our soldiers...? Absolutely, DH served 23 years in several war zones, lest we forget those who didn't return. There for the grace of God ..... <em>edited by cymraes on 13/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 December 2011 - 12:31
I know what you mean. A few months ago I received a nasty e-mal from someon's work e-mail and I was wondering what was going on. Then I saw it was to Magrudy's. This is very bad PR for them to not have this corrected. Greenish, if you're not a member of LinkedIn, then you can't send a message there. How about calling the radio station that does their show? Dubai One, right? Just give them a quick call and hope that someone answers, and tell them about this. My e-mails have stopped, so I hope you get results. Isobel Abohoul does the Eye on Books show broadcast on a Sunday I think on Dubai Eye 103.8, the studio is at Studio City near Motor City. Part of the ARN news network. HTH
 
 
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