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Latest post on 06 October 2011 - 18:54

Makes me wonder.... like has been mentioned a lot of people working here just have different ideas about what is 'clean'... for example, the other day I was in the supermarket, the happy fruit man was stacking shelves and an apple rolled off, it came to rest next to me so of course I picked it up & gave it to him, so he could throw it away... He happily place it on top of the pile and carried right on stacking!!! :O Needless to say I'm glad I wash the fruit & veg already but I definitely would be now if I hadn't been! I pick fruit and veg up off the floor of supermarkets all the time and put it back on the shelf. Today it was two string beans. I'd never have thought of throwing them away just because they'd been on the floor. In fact I'd consider that to be shameful given how people the world over are dying of hunger or just plain going to bed at night with a belly thats not really been full all day. Just give everything a wash before you eat it and the jobs a good un. I get quite angry when I see people sailing past foodstuffs that have fallen on the floor and stepping around them as if a big labrador or the likes left a calling card in the aisle. I usually say something like - thats right ignore it cos it really does looks like it would take a hand off.

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Latest post on 19 September 2011 - 19:56

Im not aware of a specific shop but we get our supplies from Shanfari Pool and Anchors. But if you are anyplace near the wave I'd just knock on the door of a pool owner and ask them where they get there's from. There is also a facebook page called http://www.facebook.com/pages/Muscat-Buy-or-Sell/120762117944506#!/groups/120601937974417/ you may find the info there.

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Latest post on 19 September 2011 - 11:21

It could even be that the passport/s he used after the ban were found to be suspect. it happens all the time. I once had a maid who was here on her sisters passport. I only found it out when she'd worked for me for years told one of the kids that she wasnt really a certain age. Her husband hadnt wanted her to travel so she just got herself another passport in her sisters name. All kinds of jiggery pokery can be got up to with passports in that part of the world.

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Latest post on 16 September 2011 - 16:39

Not overheard at McD's but I didnt half put the fesr of goodness knows what into my girls yesterday. We were sat having lunch after being at the Docs about their brother and we were kind of giggly/tired/daft cos times have been very hard recently. Anyway they were talking about getting tickets for the Opera and how many did we need etc. There then came a mention of Dana. Well I tried to pick up on Dana, I picked up a leaflet about the Opera and skimmed through it. Not that I really needed to because I know this seasons itineray but because I couldnt see Dana on the leaflet I flew into a panic. I sat there yelling at them in panic where is Dana, who's Dana, Is there an opera called Dana, show me where Dana is. At that stage I didnt know whether I'd gone blind and couldnt see Dana on the listings or if I was having an episode of Dementia. Well the girls were starting to look scared as well and I was just about to burst into tears whilst yelling - For god sake would someone tell me where Dana is? It was just then though that my youngest looked at me and said, mama you know Dana, she's in Kuwait but she's coming to visit in December and I was just trying to work out if she's be here to see something at the Opera House. I nearly fainted in relief.

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Latest post on 15 September 2011 - 08:55

I am onviously a very very stroppy biatch. If the maids were on my doorstep - believe me they would only ever do that once.... the second time it would be dirty water over them. Was just about to suggest the latter. Give your hall floor a wash and throw a bucket of water towards your door and aim it so it goes under your door. That'll soon dampen their spirits. I did it once after a load of kids took to playing outside my front gate and I almost ran one over when reversing out one day even though I thought the way was clear. The next day I just pretended I was washing the path and aimed the bucket under the gate in the general direction of where they were - they never came back.

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Latest post on 15 September 2011 - 08:43

For sure it would be a traditional cream tea - my inlaws are in seventh heaven when I do one. I even give them non-alocholic champagne and if thier love of it is anything to go buy they'd all be in rehab if they ever went on the real stuff. The latter is just something I do for my lot though because I know them well, they have a laugh with it and it goes down really well - in fact it doesnt touch the sides on the way down Bur seriously, a cream tea with scones, a nice cake, a quiche and some nice little finger sandwiched should do the trick. I wouldnt bother with cheese on sticks but the fruit skewars you've mentioned sound nice. For the kids do the drumsicks and enough sandwiches for them also - cheese is fine. And for their afters I'd do a nice ice-cream sundae covered in junk. hth :) eta - that during Ramadan the family probably ate enough pastry/sambosa type things to last a month of sundays so I'd steer clear of them. edited by DesertRose1958 on 15/09/2011 <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 15/09/2011</em>

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Latest post on 09 September 2011 - 17:37

Not sure how to phrase this so please bear with me - i mean this in a positive way. Would you be happy to see more handicapped people, be it physical and mild mental disability in the work place... Would you be comfortable being served in a shop? Is there any aspect of customer service you would be uncomfortable with? TIA How do you quantify a mental disability? What is mild? And something Sandy said - what is doing the job properly? Is it the end result or does how the person gets to the end result matter also?

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Latest post on 03 September 2011 - 14:02

My mum married her toy boy in day and age when such things were really frowned upon, as was being a divorcee in the first place. She was 10 years older than my (step) dad and when she died, she sadly died just 5 years older than I am now, they had been happily married for 25 years. He was just 23 when he took on me and my sister and they married when I wasnt far off 16. If a person is right for you then age is just a number - my SIL is much older than my daughter, and he's only 5 years younger than me.

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Latest post on 03 September 2011 - 11:33

I never fail to be amused by what some people can find to be offended about..... I'm still waiting for Social Services to come knocking on the door about the time I laughed so much I drowned a bag full of jelly babies with an ill timed mouthful of Pepsi. Not that they suffered too much cos I'd already started to eat them the way I like to - I'd beheaded each and everyone of them before putting them back in the bag till it was time to bite their legs off. I'm not too worried about beheading them - but the fact I'd drowned them with Pepsi is sure to offend someone and get me that knock on the door.

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Latest post on 30 August 2011 - 14:49

Did you leave the envelope on a shelf? And if you did, is it possible you took the money yourself and have forgotten? Was the envelope ever put back in the safe? Were you surprised to find the envelope back in the safe if you left it on the shelf? I think when you ask someone about missing money the natural reaction would be to look guilty. For me that wouldnt be a sign the money had been taken.

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Latest post on 27 August 2011 - 21:03

Oh god, never did the end of a holiday come quick enough than when I stayed at the Le Meridian with my daughter and two grandchildren. Its a dump and if they have any nice staff they must have all been on leave when we were there. Never, ever, ever again.

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Latest post on 26 August 2011 - 18:26

I think of Souqcrawler often and hope that she's well :)

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Latest post on 26 August 2011 - 18:20

*phew* told hubby all thoughts of move were off! Well, well, little one. Come to mama :) Oh and dont worry about the mothers ruin - you'll get a liquor license.

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Latest post on 03 August 2011 - 07:34

Crystal - do I know you? Were you previously in Oman or is that another Crystal who sometimes posts here? And if you were in Oman, did we know each other because of the school my girl went to?

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Latest post on 01 August 2011 - 20:50

VIMTO!!!!!!! No one has mentioned Vimto! Ok, so for us it was Vimto Homemade chicken and veg soup. Garlic Bread Fruit Dates Salad Spag Bols but with Gnochi for laters Creme Caramel with Raspberries. More Vimto. I've already taken orders for tomorrow night. My middle son won and its Home made Veg and Barley soup, fish cakes and coconut chutney, apple crumble, and home made lemon drizzle cake for him to take on the night shift for him and his friends to have with a cuppa. Auld weemin that they are. Still have to work out a main for tomorrow but it wont be much given no-one will be here - they'll be at work and eat there.

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 21:51

Interestingly, her father says Amy has not been dependant on drugs for 3 years and had not had a drink for 3 weeks before her death... Obviously her recent attempts to perform live would seem to contradict that but maybe we've been too quick to judge..who knows..She clearly had a number of issues throughout her life but i was heartened to also read that according to her family she was at last enjoying happier times and they were drawing comfort from that. Though in my opinion that somehow makes it seem even more tragic.. Sorry, but the man is delusional .............he has built a career out of being her father. Guilt alone will be enough to make him lose touch with reality. Mmhhmm - I did wonder what he wasnt seeing that others couldnt. Or should that be the other way round - what was he not seeing. Her mother say her the day before she died and said "she was out of it". I can only hope the PM results will be kind to him because no one should bury a child, and I think we would all want to have our own version of events if we ever had to. Regardless of all the ins and outs of it Amy was a wonderful talent and till she died I'd forgotten how talented she was - Frank was a fantastic album. The best one she did IMHO. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 27/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 21:47

I recently spent 3 months living in Whitby. A town that could be called gods waiting room, horrible term that it is. It was wonderful seeing the elderly being treated so well. They could take as long as they like in the supermarket and people just waited - and yes, some of them were probably muttering under their breath. They got their bags packed - it was just like old times. Times I recall from when I was a girl. Its one of the reason why I fell head over heels for Whitby - the elderly got the respect and treatment they deserved - and no, not everyone found it easy to slow their day down to suit the elderly but it was just really nice.

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Latest post on 19 July 2011 - 08:07

You'll need to apply in a few months to be in the system for the normal applications process I guess. Can you do that whilst in Dubai, or do you have a home address to use (as they'll be looking at catchment areas...) 4 years!! All the best with the planning and preparations. edited by Sugarbeach on 18/07/2011 hehe - it's all in hand, never you fear! ;) Maybe consider also contacting IPSEA if you haven't already done so, and if your dd will need any of the specialist provision you mentioned. People can wait a very long time for any of the services you've listed and more often than not if you haven't got a statement then your chances of getting anything by way of extra help is practically non-existant. SALT for example even with a statement can consist of one hour with a SALT once a term in the presence of a classroom assisant who's shown whats what so to speak by way of helping the child with language/communiction. In fact a friends son who's profoudly autistic and who doesnt yet have his statement just had his SALT stopped - he cant really 'talk' you see so whats the point of him having SALT? I kid you not. Classroom assistants - they can be with your child one day and be gone to another child the next only for your child to then have to manage alone. At least with a statement, as far as I can recall, if your child has the need for a classroom assistant say 20 hours a week listed on their statement then the school has to make sure it happens. They will get funding for it and should another child in the class or school be needing help, then your childs classroom assistant wouldnt be allowed to be sent to cover the other child. If you havent joined any uk based forums relating to your dd's then now would be a good time to do so. You're going to need help venturing into the world of SEN after 4 years away from it and there really is nothing like other parents, perhaps even parents from the area where you will be living, who'll tell you just how good/bad a school or LEA authority is by way of doing SEN and provision. The people from both of these forums are really nice and there's very little they couldnt be able to help with. The latter has quite a few legal people on it who are parents of children who have an ASD and they have helped many a parent - I wouldn't like to be up against them if I was trying to squirm out of providing support for a child. http://www.asdfriendly.org/board/index.php?act=idx http://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/ hth :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 19/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 18 July 2011 - 16:15

I think it depends on the severity of the childs needs. A child like my son, many of whom are now mainstreamed in the Uk, shouldn't be in a mainstream school. Not for his sake, and not for the sake of the other children either. Its education on the cheap under the guise of there's nothing quite like a big melting pot. In fact I'd go as far as to say if I had a child at school and someone with my sons difficulties joined the class I'd be the first to complain because its not fair on anyone. I do understand though how parents can be so desperate to get an education for their child, and so under the mistaken impression that only a school can provide and education; that they'll try anything and just hope for the best.

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Latest post on 17 July 2011 - 16:30

It could just be that now you've had a baby your lady bits have changed and you've yet to become accustomed to the change in your body. It may sound daft but I do think once you've had a baby a lot of a persons bits become more womanly rather than girly.

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Latest post on 15 July 2011 - 09:24

Thats a long way to go for a couple of nights. But apart from that - I once lived there for quite some time in an old RAF Nissan Hut and if its peace and quiet you're after you'll certainly get that. Its not a place I would go back to but people do go for weekends so I think if you go with an open mind you might just have a nice time. I'm sorry this isnt more help.

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Latest post on 15 July 2011 - 09:19

You know, Rumour, I think you have a point with the women's lib thing. Not that it hasn't brought about a massive improvement for women and their rights - of course it has - but that nowadays we're all expected to be able to do everything single-handedly and be everything to everybody; juggle kids and a career, be Supermum and a boardroom superstar, run a home while enjoying a glittering social life, maintain a wonderful figure while churning out babies, and so on. Anything less than this and we're led to feel like failures. And it also doesn't help that we have our older female relatives constantly reminding us how much harder it was for them! I know my brother was a terrible sleeper and Mum was up all hours with him but I had PND after DS was born, brought about by sleep deprivation. I guess some of us can cope and some can't. We're in the UK at the moment and of course DS has been a bit unsettled with the travelling and time difference, so his sleep - and therefore mine - has been disrupted. I must have been a bit grumpy one morning because my lovely sympathetic Mum told me it was always 'glass half empy' with me! Gee, thanks! TwoKids, I'm so pleased you found a solution and things are looking up :). Womens lib - in my mind whilst it did improve on many a thing for women, a very big part of it amounted to nothing more than women scoring an own goal.

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Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 21:20

Doris, I wondered why a person would even ask what others would have done till I got to the post where you said you didnt point out the mistake. I cant understand why you did what you did. I really cant. And not just because an employee might have to pay for your lunch. What you did was dishonest - end of.

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Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 20:58

Frances one of my lot has CAPD, he's also dyslexic. He was diagnosed in a day and age when there really wasnt anything you could do about either so he really just had to get on with things so I cant really be of any help to you. Lately though he has done the 'listening programme' and he said it helped him, it was something that was suggested he try by our youngests sensory integrationist and my lad said it helped a bit. More than that though he tells me on the days he doesnt take his 'eye q' capsules he feels kind of fuzzy so perhaps thats something you'd like to consider with your lad. As for long term prospects. My son is in a very good and responsible profession, granted it took him a bit longer to finish school than it normally would have because you have to pass to get to the next grade here, but he just kept plodding away and once he was at college he got all the help he needed. Even his professional body got in on it and though he couldnt be a pilot like he wanted to - he's done really well for himself and his life is as good as all of his friends. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 12/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 20:30

What they did was horrible and it probably always has been horrible. I can recall a school friend of my late mum making the headlines way back in the late 60's - it was horrible. I met her son here years later and when I said our mums were really good friends when they were young he went deathly pale - poor woman hadnt even done anything that bad but to have been in the news of the world haunted her and her family for years. I can still recall learning most of the facts of life from it, me and my pals would search the dustbins on a monday for old copies and we would hide in someone garden shed to have a read of it. That and the problem page of the womans own - blimey.

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 20:25

Pages and pages of men DR - after seeing it on EW I looked - the "official" FB page is now closed, but another one has appeared (with 9 "members" - ha!) and is picking up where the old one left off..... we cross posted - blimey. :)

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 20:24

Well it wasn't exactly a "spa"! The facebook page (now closed) made it very clear exactly what it was! But how do people know it wasnt a spa. The alternative facebook page could have been set up maliciously. Now I'm not denying that hanky panky does go on but I think I'll take this story with a pinch of salt.

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 20:19

Actually he lady who posted on EW about the 'spa' in question did mention that she looked up their website, and thought it looked OK, however she did say she wished she had seen the FB page before going there..... Turns out there is the official FB page and then there is one that one of the punters has set up himself that says it like it is...... re the punter - perhaps he's lying or joking. I still cant see that someone would advertise on facebook that they go to a place like that.

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 20:15

Why would it not be for real? If a spa is involved in this kind of thing would they really advertise it on facebook? Or would they be inclined to be discreet?

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 09:50

Is this for real or have people just played a prank on the facebook pages of the spa? Surely it cant be for real?

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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 06:55

Hi lancashire lass, you can take your addie down now. I'll be in touch later today, but for now - Thumrait is no place to live and you would be better off in Salalah, but even then it will be tough going. till later. :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 07/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 01 July 2011 - 22:10

Lancashire lass, there is nothing in thumrait and I dont think there ever will be. Salalah is different but not that much. However if you'd like a more detailed answer then put your email addie up. hth :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 01/07/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 19:12

You should never depend too much on your bra size. Depending on the make, style and even sometime the colour (!), I can be anything from a 34 E to a 38 C. Generally I am a 36 D but bras vary so much. The answer is to try try try until you find a bra that has the perfect fit where the cups hold everything in (no spillage out the side or over the top) and the middle part of the bra is flat against yout chest bone. So, to the OP...sometimes trying a different size is the right thing to do. Spot on about everything you've said and especially the bit about the middle part of the bra being flat against the chest bone. I went for a proper fitting when I was in the Uk recently and was measured by a wonderful 74? year old who'd been in the bra industry for donkeys years, she's called Sadie the Bra lady and I saw her in Gainsborough though she has other shops Yorkshire area. Anyway she took me from a 40dd to a 38f and I thought she was having a laugh till I tried one a couple of bras and straight away I knew - I'm a 38f. Its hard to explain how you know you're in the right size but once you see it you'll never forget it and my bazookas have never looked so impressive all things considered :D Even my clothes look different now. I also took one of my daughters and she took her down a back size and put her up 2 cups sizes - it was amazing the change it made to her whole frontage. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 20/06/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 08:24

Thank you DR1958, that's what I was thinking. Our a/c intake for that room is in the powder room. DH got into the ceiling and pulled out the filters and cleaned them. They were dusty but not smelly. The powder room doesn't smell so it's not sucking the smell in from there. I've put bleach in the drain in the floor even though it doesn't smell. I started thinking maybe there was a dead mouse in the ceiling tiles but DH says it's all clean in there. The powder room wouldnt have to be smelling. You need to be looking at this from up on your roof. When your next driving around look at the roofs of houses and you'll see some of them have what looks like a drain pipe with a little cover on it poking up. Its how the problem is remedied. And yes before fixing the problem the smell can come and go depending on the direction of the wind. And yes clean your ac filter but you really do need to be cleaning the workings of the ac as well. This will take a company to do and they'll flush the workings of the ac's out with appropriate cleaning fluids. edited by DesertRose1958 on 20/06/2011 <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 20/06/2011</em>

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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 06:35

Without knowing the layout of the house ac and bathroom wise it seems to me that the workings of one of your ac units is very close perhaps to the workings of an extractor fan for your bathroom. This would all be on the roof so I suggest you go up there and find the start of your ac for the room the smell is in and see just whats nex to it pipe wise. If its what I suspect then you can cure the problem by extending the pipe that leads from the bathroom so that its higher than the workings of the ac.

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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:40

My friend plays softball.

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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:31

Okay...so it's 4pm on Saturday afternoon, I'm sitting at home, alone, and feeling hormonal and so...I just poured myself a glass of white! Oops, I don't think it's quite wine o'clock yet! Its always wine time somewhere in the world ;)

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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:11

LOL! and do you ever get sunburn on your nose in the ME? No Sandy I dont :D My family had come to visit that weekend, royal wedding weekend, and we had a walk down to the harbour for our lunch and I got a sunburned nose. :D I was out walking in all sorts of weathers and just dressed for it but my god the clothes I was wearing even the week before we came home were winter clothes minus one of my layers. Usually I dont feel the cold but my god I did this time. <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 18/06/2011</em>

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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:09

You and me both. Shall we try together ? :) Any idea where you can get hold of willpower, whilst preparing normal meals for everyone else in the house? There's no point telling me to eat the same as my family, but to exclude most of the starch, because my family enjoys my cooking as long as it doesn't involve veggies or pulses (unless they are enriched with cream, cheese sauce or fatty meats), or anything they consider to be vaguely healthy.. My problem is eating my kids' leftovers! Get a jar and put the leftovers in it. Screw on the lid then give the jar a good shake. See if you still want it then. :)

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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 14:56

Guess it depends on where in the UK you are, after spending the last 38 years living in Yorkshire and then only 4 weeks in Dubai I'm looking forward to getting back to the heat! Whilst Yorkshire is a beautiful part of the country and I've been missing home a lot lately - I've certainly not missed the weather which is totally different to the South of the UK and London! Really pleased that anyone who's been to Ascot this week had a good time regardless of the weather :) I recently spent 3 months in Whitby/York with my son and even the day we were coming home, the 1st of June, I still had the central heating on. It was also on in Wales a few days earlier as well. Granted we did have a week in April where I got sunburn on my nose whilst out walking in town but the rest of the time it was bitterly cold.

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Latest post on 17 June 2011 - 17:28

my hubby had a meeting at our home with a client he works with often, so i met him before i had my DD, ( who is now 6 months) and as the meeting was over he told me, "thank you for letting borrow your husband, i owe you a nice indian dinner." i laughed and happily said, "ooohhh really, i would love that i love indian food" the he picked up his keys headed for the door and looked at me and said, "you put on a lot of weight didn't you?" i was speechless, and all i could say was, "yes, yes i have." i looked at my husband in shock and hen his client left as though he diidn't realize what he had said and done. i told my husband to tell him that he shouldn't say that to women, even indian women. my DH told me that he brought it up and he said its normal to bring p weight gain in his culture. i guess i may have taken it worse than he meant it to be, perhaps i just wanted to hear, "wow you look great and you seem to be a really wonderful mom." aaarrrggghhh!:\: See now if that had been said to me I just know I would have replied something along the lines of - dont worry I'm a vegetarian and as long as you dont stand still around me you're safe. Or Yes I've gained weight but I promise to leave your dinner alone when we go out.

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 22:00

Ladies, I have to move in Muscat for a new professional challenge within 15 days !!! I used to live in dubai for the past 8 years, and not here i am stressing out on this unexpected move. Any help/information related to rental properties, life style will be highly appreciated. I would like to find an accomodation in the WAVE but have no idea how to get in touch with landlords ? (looking for 1br appart,), what are the terms of payment fot the rent ? is it pleasant place to live and safe enough for a single female lady living by her own? Thank you in advance cheers xxx You'll be fine and there are plenty of the one bedroomed apartments for rent. What kind of payment you'd have to make up front - I've no idea. It depends on the owner but its common to give 3 or 4 rent checks in advance. But people still do get a years rent up front. As for GWP - all of their european expat staff left a few months ago and now work for BetterHomes. They were the GWP dream team. Anyway I own apartments on the wave so anything you want to ask then please do - but dont worry I'm not trying to rent you anything as I dont have anything available for rent right now. As it is I currently have a younge single female working for me and thats where she lives, she was put there simply because its a good place for her to be. I also have 3 single female friends living in the apartments. My son also lives in one and there's a good mix of single people, both younger and older. There's a good mix of people and nationalities full stop. hth :)

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Latest post on 16 June 2011 - 21:19

What happens to the doves once they're released? Can they survive here or do they get killed straight away by native birds? Dont worry Sandy they die happy. Just before they're eaten by a couple of falcons or sucked into the engines of an A380 they decide to go out in style and p o o on the bride and groom in a very kind gesture of - that'll teach you not to wear sunglasses the next time you're standing still and peering skywards.

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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 18:00

What about in the mean time volunteering his skills to a charity? I am sure there are plenty of charities out there that would love some free marketing advise and it would be a way for him to accumulate at least some experience. It would also be a positive experience and might get him out of his negative mood. I can understand that it must be really hard if you have worked so hard to get a degree and aren't given the chance to start working. There are quite a few charities in Dubai that do not receive government funding, but do amazing work. He could try and find one that really suits him. I.e. he might want prefer a 'children s' charity over an 'animal' or 'environmental' charity. Dint think of this murtje. will have a look into this. thanks :) One of the people I've just employed to help me care for my son got the job purely down to the voluntary work he'd been doing during a period of unemployment. He's quite literally gone from being on the dole but volunteering 40 hours a week in an autism center - to a well paid expat package in the middle east. I consider myself lucky to have got him.

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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 17:39

Yes, DesertRose1958, I see what you mean. I'm 1m75 and 63kg so all good on the weight/height ratio front but that said, even if I was podgy, would it give the shop staff license to comment on my eating habits? I think not. No it wouldn't give them license but I think how a person takes these sort of comments depends a lot on how they feel about themselves. So a person who has it in their head that they shouldnt be eating donuts in the morning cos they are 12 kilos overweight as it is, will more then likely be very prickly when anyone around them mentions food - even when its done innocently and under different circumstances. Just ignore them because it really is just a cultural thing. It doesnt make it right, it just makes it a reality.

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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 14:50

I think I'd have to ask myself if I was happy with my weight and my eating habits and if not could this be the reason why the staff in the cafe are hitting a raw nerve.

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Latest post on 09 June 2011 - 22:29

and jellyfish? I often think about her, not that I knew her or anything, but she crosses my mind often. Her and the lady who lived in bahrain and ended up in Saudi - god only knows though why I've forgotten her name.

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Latest post on 07 June 2011 - 20:24

WaxMuch - generally you're set up in the kitchen but I dont know why. At least thats what I was told by the lady doing my friend.

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Latest post on 07 June 2011 - 20:18

WaxMuch - Generally the stylist arrives and you do as you've mentioned - you contort yourself over the sink or the bath. Its all a bit make do even when its done 'properly' because the average house isnt set up to have mirrors set to the best advantage and there's the lighting to think about also. Even the proximity of your power supply to where you sit and have your hair blow dryed can be a problem. I have a pal in dubai who uses a mobile service due to health issues and was there one day when she was having her hair done. It all seemed a bit of a palaver and very make do. eta - maybe its fine if you keep in mind if you're not in a salon. :) <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 07/06/2011</em>

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Latest post on 07 June 2011 - 16:30

whats a "statement of needs" and who does that? MrsL as plum has said, and based on what you've said about your son here previously, I think it would be highly highly unlikely your boy would qualify for a statement. Up and down the length of the England and Wales, its a different system in Scotland, the move is on to not provide them and for a whole host of reasons. However even if you tried for one you'd have to be in a system before you could be referred for one and the school would have to agree he needing referring. Its not something that happens overnight and it can take a very very long time to get even when the need is dire. Even children who have the severest of language disorders might just get 2 hours a term with a SALT as part of a statement. In the meantime though you might find something of use on this website - its tried and tested over many many years by parents I know in the UK. http://www.ipsea.org.uk/What-you-need-to-know edited by DesertRose1958 on 07/06/2011 <em>edited by DesertRose1958 on 07/06/2011</em>

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