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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 20:51
Must have been your lucky day! :D
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 10:46
Hi DubaiCat - perhaps you spent more than me on your order and that's why you were charged duty? To be honest, I was expecting a customs bill with my delivery, but was pleasantly surprised when delivery guy said that there were no charges.. so, I naturally didn't question him any further!!! It was just the Bee, so around 2400dhs.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 21:24
I couldn't get it either but I called RERA - 04 2221112 - and they told me over the phone in no time at all.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 21:07
If anyone wants a Vibe mine's up for sale :D.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 21:05
We hired someone who was already here and it took DH a couple of hours at the immigration place. That was it so far - next week we have to do her medical and finalise everything so no doubt it'll be a bit more effort, but so far so easy :).
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 18:32
BellaUK mentioned the old JAV ones on another thread, but I haven't done anything about trying to find out yet :(. Let's see what muppet features comes back with and if he's going to be awkward we might take a look at Al Muntazah. If there are any available, that is!
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 13:24
in that case can you ask him for a reduction in the rent ;) Hands poised to type the email :D.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 13:20
Super, thanks! Just what I was looking for :). I also managed to get through to RERA and the average rental for a 4-bed in Waha is apparently 110-120k - lower than what we're paying - so he can whistle for it.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 12:25
I have a cheque come out of my account every month. I'd say six or seven times in the last two years Mashreq have bounced it because 'the signature is different'. Same amount, same beneficiary, same date, and I've had the same signature for years. They don't call me to check I wrote the cheque, they just bounce it and leave me to deal with it. Maybe that's what's happened with your tenants? Might be worth asking a friend here to pop over there and discuss it with them, or maybe give them a call? Then you can work out whether you need to be the bad guy or you can sort it out without the police.
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Latest post on 26 April 2012 - 12:19
I didn't want to say we were definitely staying as at the time we were looking at moving to Jebel Ali, but the waiting list for the Garden View Villas is as long as my arm :(. Anyway, I called the rent committee this morning. They told me to call RERA and ask them what the average rent for our area is, as if it's way below the average he can raise the rent even though we've only been here a year! So I've been calling RERA since then and nobody's picking up the phone. Am just off to see if I can find the rental index online before I start trekking all the way to Deira on Sunday. Oh, the joys of living here. A friend mentioned this morning how these bully-boy landlord tactics would make a great story and the more I think about it, the more I think it would. We often hear how some places lack a community feel, and nobody knows their neighbours. No bl00dy wonder when we all have to up sticks and move every flamin' year!
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 21:19
Ho hum, here we are again. We rented direct from Dubai Properties last June, so we didn't have to deal with a private landlord. DP promptly gave 'our' villa to a private landlord in exchange for something else he'd bought that now isn't being built. So far, so bad. We emailed his secretary last month to ask if he was willing to renew the tenancy. She emailed back today saying yes, he is. If we pay more. We currently pay 130k in four cheques. He wants 135k for one cheque or 140k for two cheques. So, instead of a nice leisurely day with the little people tomorrow, I'll be down at the rent committee. Gotta love renting in this place. The absolute irony of it all is that we own a villa in Springs that we rent out, and I don't think we could have been better landlords this year (without blowing our own trumpets). Karma needs a kick up the backside!
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 21:10
So pleased to hear things are looking up for you :). x
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 20:26
Let me know if you get clobbered with duty - if not, I shall be most put out that I did! But I hope you don't :D.
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 20:24
It'd be the same name either way, wouldn't it? I'm pretty sure Arabic translations are phonetic so Darsi and Darcy would sound the same.
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Latest post on 23 April 2012 - 20:32
Oh thank you very much Would definitely order soon. Just been back from hospital with the beautiful baby boy . :)) CONGRATULATIONS! But why did I have to pay customs charges and Liv didn't?! No fair! :D
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Latest post on 22 April 2012 - 21:49
I was sitting next to a woman on an EK flight in business class (dh's company buy the tickets, not that I am trying to qualify this of course).. Anyway, she spent the entire time using her bare feet to change the channels, stretching out her toes to press the right button on the Telly! I didn't say anything, but tutted quite a lot and she got the message! ok, that is major laziness or plain stupidity. lol I'd call it talented if she got the channel she wanted! :D
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Latest post on 22 April 2012 - 21:47
Dc have you checked that you actually need a prescription, many meds, normally only available by prescription in our home countries, can be bought OTC. My son takes ADHD meds and I can just buy it over the counter whereas you would need a script anywhere else. A GP should be able to help if not. Best of luck! Sadly yes, it's on the controlled meds list :(. I've emailed my GP but I got a call from the psychiatrist's receptionist about half an hour ago telling me she'll call me back tomorrow to let me know if there's a prescription waiting for me or not. I'll go to the GP if not :).
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Latest post on 22 April 2012 - 21:37
Super, thanks!
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Latest post on 22 April 2012 - 20:16
Ir's a baby bag :).
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Latest post on 21 April 2012 - 20:36
DC let me know how it all goes with your order. Need to put mine Through next week :-) Fantastic service. They kept me updated as the colour I wanted was on back order, and from when they let me know it had arrived to it turning up on my doorstep was two days :D.
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Latest post on 21 April 2012 - 20:30
have you ordered dubaicat?? i checked the price for bugaboo chameleon, travel bag, car seat with family fix base with shipping cost coming around to be 6700 dh.hope there are no tax or custom charges. need to place an order next week. Righto, it arrived Thursday (sorry, been in Doha for the weekend). Duty was 211dhs on delivery :). I LOVE it!
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Latest post on 21 April 2012 - 20:21
I paid 211dhs when it arrived :). Just off to check if it's a new one... Phew. It was made in Feb 2012. <em>edited by DubaiCat on 21/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 22:33
Oh, poo. But thanks - saved me a bit of cash! :D
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 22:18
Eeeek... I don't want to be carrying it! He's almost two - do you think he's too small?
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 20:58
I hear you. I went to the pool for the first time in ages the other day. I don't have any full suits or tankinis, so I had to wear my pre-babies bikini. A little girl already in the pool pointed at me and said loudly, "Look, big belly." And repeated it several times over.
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 20:55
Please do :). <em>edited by DubaiCat on 17/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 20:06
Uh, that wasn't both barrels. And if you note, I posted before a sympathetic post and the OP said all of my suggestions couldn't be implemented for one reason or another. I'm not against having a whinge without any plan to fix said problem - I do it often enough - but at least make it clear that is what you are doing. Uh, a little sarcastic there, perhaps?! Apologies, I didn't pay attention to who wrote your first post. I'm in Al Waha, from the UK and a SAHM with two little ones. Always up for a cup of tea and a communal whinge (and I know plenty of others in the same boat!).
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 13:34
There are no Bee's available currently due to a flaw in bearing manufacture between Jan 2011 ans Sept 2011, so they are sorting that out first. http://www.bugaboo.com/328 I ordered a limited edition soft pink one from www.babycare.nl about two weeks ago and they just emailed me yesterday to say they've received the buggy so will be shipping it soon. It better be a new one! :(
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 13:29
Thanks :). I'll give them a call.
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 13:18
Notheragain, it seems to me you are just making excuses. Classes too early in the morning, wouldn't trust anyone else to look after DD, husband too busy/won't help, etc. You need to compromise in some area or have a serious chat with your husband and make some time for yourself. Otherwise, you are just whinging ... Uh, a bit harsh, perhaps? Sometimes it's hard to see the wood from the trees if you've got yourself into a bit of a fug. A bit of sympathy wouldn't go amiss before you let rip with both barrels!
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 13:16
When you say near AR, are you in Waha or Layan? I agree with JoyceB - it doesn't count as babysitting when it's your own child. It's called parenting and it's a 24/7/365 job, like it or not. He gets adult conversation, tea and loo breaks whenever he wants them, time to take five minutes and breathe. You, on the other hand, have a small person totally dependent on you ALL DAY. As in, not 8-5 or whatever he works. ALL DAY. Unless you do it yourself, there's no way you can understand just how mentally draining this is. I adore my children and I am eternally grateful that I get to spend these precious days with them but boy, are they hard work. If my DH even dared to compare his work day with mine I'd punch him square in the face.
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Latest post on 17 April 2012 - 13:06
...want to come over and activate one for me?! ;)
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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 18:58
Yep we have that box thing that we get the news and all the Arabic stuff with - do I need to get another box or can I just get Du to come round and activate another point?
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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 18:52
Thai, hands down. I could eat it every day of the week.
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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 18:49
I imported him.
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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 18:45
Super, thanks. We currently only have the basic package (I think 10dhs a month or something) as DH thinks it's all rubbish - I'm guessing if we take the Pinoy package it'll be our first subscription?
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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 16:36
And if so, which one? What would I be looking at spending per month? TIA :).
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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 22:01
Thanks all :). I was really hoping they'd just moved somewhere else in Ibn - or better still set up shop at MOE or MCC - so I didn't have to make too much of an effort to get one! I'll try JBR and Mercato tomorrow. Fell out with Cara a while back when they ruined my sister's engagement ring and got arsey about it :(.
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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 19:57
DS was induced due to pre-eclampsia. I'm probably not the best person to give you advice as I had an epidural, so I spent most of my labour relaxing in bed chatting to my doula :), but even before I had the epidural it was OK and DS was born naturally (well, with the help of suction and a pair of scissors). I think the best thing to do is focus on getting baby out safely and making sure you're safe, and that's all. I got far too worked up about what I did and didn't want, to the point where it ended up having a totally negative impact on me, so just remember that keeping you and baby safe is the ONLY important thing on the day. Or, you could focus on what colour Bugaboo you're getting and working out on what else you can spend the money you saved buying it in the Netherlands! :D :D
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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 19:52
Yay for you! I just put the laptop on in a totally grumpy mood (row with DH over picking the dogs up from the groomers and him not listening to directions and getting lost!) and this has cheered me up no end! That's brilliant news :D :D :D :D :D xx
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Latest post on 13 April 2012 - 12:44
I've ordered but the colour I want will take a couple of weeks to arrive, so I don't know how much duty is yet :).
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Latest post on 13 April 2012 - 03:59
It's 4am and there's no sign of rain out here in Al Waha. In other news, The Eagles were as fabulous as when I saw them in 1996 and I now have a monogrammed Joe Walsh/Eagles 2012 plectrum. Probably one of hundreds, but it's made me happy :D.
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Latest post on 13 April 2012 - 03:54
((Hugs)) winterice and everyone who wrote here. I just got back after staying with my dad for a month, looking after him as he was very unwell. Its heart breaking to see your parents get old and frail. And to know that they will be gone forever sometime soon. ( Oh, I know how that feels right now.
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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 22:40
its saying server not found :( Hmmmm :\:. www.babycare.nl - try it without the link?
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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 22:14
I think 9pm but I can't remember where I've seen this. I was thinking of fold-up chairs too! But I'm settling for my industrial-strength back support instead and a huge baggy top so you can't see it. Might need a portable fan, though...
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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 20:52
Hi DubaiCat Sorry to hijack this thread but can you let me know which website you are ordering from? Thanks Sure - it's [url=www.babycare.nl '>link[/url'>. I ordered a couple of days ago and they've already sent me two emails updating me on my order :).
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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 20:43
People do, but for obvious reasons BYO is not allowed.... well, you can take it on but you're not supposed to drink it. Once had a guy ask me for ice, when I said "Just ice" he said "yes for my bottle of JD!" :D I'm pretty sure that would have been my husband... :D.
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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 00:18
Oh my, you could be describing me a year ago! DS was EXACTLY the same. After the first couple of months he started sleeping great at night, feeding once or maybe twice, then the wheels came off at four months bang on. Then we went to four wake-ups being a good night and a bad night with me banging my head against the wall when he woke up for the 15th time. I was a walking zombie. And daytime naps weren't any better - I'd be pacing the floor rocking and shushing him, or walking endlessly around jiggling the buggy! I can totally see why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. I know it's a challenge for you at the moment but when DD is better and you're back on track, you won't know yourself once she starts sleeping better.
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Latest post on 10 April 2012 - 21:17
Is it the grey fluffy one? Go on, you know you want him! :D
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Latest post on 10 April 2012 - 21:12
We worked with Cecile when DS was seven months so not far off your LO one now, and it only took two days - by the third day he was happily going in his cot and nodding off by himself. I know every baby's different, but two weeks does seem like a long time. Having said that, it's so hard to catch the tired signs! It's been mentally draining trying to catch DD's (I have been absolutely determined not to let us get into the state we got into with DS) especially with DS running riot while I'm trying to watch her. If she's ill, I'd abandon it until she's 100% better. None of us like to do anything that requires effort when we're under the weather!
 
 
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