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Latest post on 26 December 2011 - 18:31
Raffles Azur absolutely amazing food was immense, drinks flowing nicely, Santa was there all day really nice atmosphere bouncy castle for the kids yum yum yum would highly reccomend :) 445 per head traditional english dinner with goose, beef, a full suckling oink a gam mon lamb turkey the lot. 150 for kids under 11 and 299 for non alcoholic. Loves it Loved it Loved it :)
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Latest post on 20 December 2011 - 21:08
Ladies, can i ask a "personal" question.... if you recieve a housing allowance from your/DH's work, how much is it per annum? DH recieves an allowance 100,000AED last year, 120,000AED (after much fighting) proposed this year.... personally as a family i think its quite grippy. He is a General Manager. Thanks :-) Please dont reply to slate me, all i want to know is if this is the "going rate" Our's is double your allowance. Blimey thats good, we get 150k and enhancements in salary for utility bills :)
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Latest post on 20 December 2011 - 21:02
How awful, Whats he going to do go on his own?? Try the Arabian Ranches Golf Club they called me the other day to see if i wanted to book. 04 366 3000 Alternatively i really dont know, what about ordering one in? Plenty of threads on it then Granny can have a snooze kids can play with their toys and you can enjoy some Vino :)
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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 21:03
Me too Lol :) :)
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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 20:40
Ha ha i have been thinking about this thread all day today i want to know what it is and if its a dining suite when the divorce party will be i can just see the 7 days headline "Wife bashes husbands head in and heads for divorce court" Lol
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Latest post on 19 December 2011 - 10:46
Virgin also sell them but they are about 150 aed come with a case and video on how to play it etc, very funky colours my DH got one its green with fruits on it Lol
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:40
Kissed my 9 year old on school grounds if looks could kill Lol
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:39
Saw some in Choithrams beach road on Friday :) Where all the cards and wrapping paper is. Whistles streamers blow horn things the lot.
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:38
Sorry but if i got a new dining suite for christmas i would be slam dunking my DH right through the centre of it. Do you really think thats what it might be???????
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:31
Don't put a cake covered in ready to roll (fondant) icing in the fridge, it will sweat. You can if it is royal icing. If you are using fondant icing, store in a cool dry area. Fruit cake, if properly convered in icing and sealed, can actually last years... So I am told... Ours never last that long! He he dont think ours will .... well maybe if no one likes the taste of it never made it before but i have to say its looking mighty fine and i am extremely impressed with myself Lol. Its not royal icing so i will store it in my air tight container? That should be ok right? Thank you Egg
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:16
Not seen any decent ones i like in stores any online shops deliver here?
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:11
I do regularly if im on a night out as friends dont live near me, iusually call my husband from taxi (yeah i impress him loads) lol and update him where abouts i am etc if i feel uncomfortable but not had any issues as yet :)
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 21:00
Thank you Denim :) Merry Christmas
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 20:59
Daily delivery (except Friday) and all goes to pot on a friday brunch ;) Yep irish village brunch then evening dinner and a few vinos Lol
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 20:14
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 20:08
04-399-6786 Brick Lane Delicious Al Barsha delivery wont take toolong i dont think to Khalifa area. http://www.bricklanedubai.com/contact.htm Menu online :)
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 20:06
Has anyone researched all the different types of food-delivery-healthy things (like RightBite/Health Factory etc) and worked out which is cheaper? (NY Res No 2 - be less lazy) :D edited by Muesli Bar on 18/12/2011 I looked briefly but they all seem really unappealing and very expensive..... Yep very expensive :(
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 19:38
Lol same lose weight give up smoking find a hobby im good at (tried and spent so muchmoney on things im sooo bad at Lol)
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 18:19
Thank you so much denim i was struck as the recipe didnt say what to do Lol Should i put a layer of apricot jam first or just straight to the marzipan? Thank you :)
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 16:49
Dear all, does anybody know if they have winter clothes (for vacation in Europe) at Karama, like proper winter boots and winter jackets? If you are not wanting to spend heaps on winter clothing try Max or places like that
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Latest post on 18 December 2011 - 14:36
Yeah they do lots of things like that. Just go and have a look around.
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 21:42
After last years transportation debacle i wont be going anywhere will plant myself firmly away from the madness and overpriced night out :)
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 21:15
For gift boxes go to Daiso, they are 7 aed each simple silver, pink, all different colours, they even have christmas design ones at 7 aed too.
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 15:05
I went too the Lasagne is amazing and the deserts wow absolutely huge pieces one is enough for 2 people :)
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 14:43
157 AED with Rhino rental including 2 child seats pick up airport at 1600 drop off tomorrow morning? Not sure if its worth it just saves the hassle of lugging 2 car seats with you to the uk in addition to all the luggage and troleys. https://www.rhinocarhire.com/Quote.aspx?clientID=125878&temp=hybrid1&elID=121710404810469510&countryID=AE&pickupID=56748&returnID=56748&pickupName=Dubai%20-%20Airport%20T1&returnName=dubai%20-%20airport%20t1&pickupDate=17&pickupMonth=11&pickupYear=2011&returnDate=18&returnMonth=11&returnYear=2011&pickupHour=16&pickupMinute=45&returnHour=4&returnMinute=0&age=36&currencyID=AED&carGroupID=0&residenceID=AE&CT=AJ&referrer=2:.co.uk&=undefined#confirm
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 14:40
Can you weigh up the cost of the taxi to the airport, then weigh up the cost of hiring a cheap car today maybe for one day? And get the car seats as extra then drop back off at airport tomorrow morning?
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Latest post on 17 December 2011 - 14:39
Daiso have loads in the one in MCC or Oasis Mall.
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 19:04
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 11:37
The report is very misleading deliberately i think. I think until they clearly define the patients seen with the diagnosis and provide further information on how they determine its Local Malaria or imported we should not be overly alarmed. As i siad before its ok if a patient says they have not travelled recenlty Malaria can lie dormant for up to 4 years. It may be that just 1 of those patients said they had not travelled recently and the media always just pick up on the downside of everything.
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:53
The report does not say all people who reported with malaria lived in international city, its says the Dr works there, those patients could have come from labour camps or other areas of Dubai.
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:39
Second vaseline, its a miracle use it for all sorts its great for chapped areas :)
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:38
04-6096412 OR 04-6096418 04-6096408 OR 04-6096440 Contact numbers for information. You need to hav the following Applicant's Fingerprints in one of the Police Stations or Department of Criminal Investigation and they must have a clean Criminal Record in order to get that certificate. [b'>Those who are living abroad at the time then he/she should send the Fingerprint Record attested by one of the Country's Embassies abroad.[/b'> Not applicable if you reside here Also needed: Two recent Personal Photo size 4 x 6 cm, Photocopy of the Passport, Photocopy of the Residency stamp (for Residents). The application form should be in Arabic, if the applicant is requesting from one of the Police Staions in Dubai. The application form can be in English or Arabic if it is requested from the CID or in the Website.
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:35
There is a link on the Dubai Police website for the certificate, but being Dubai i dont reckon it would be ready by Sunday i suspect like anything else youwould have to wait for it.
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Latest post on 16 December 2011 - 10:08
I think its 4pm from memory
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Latest post on 15 December 2011 - 20:57
Personally I think it evens out to roughly the same I fill my car up 3 times a week here whereas in the UK I would only fill up once every two weeks. What do you drive to fill up 3 times a week jee whizz i fill up about every 1.5 weeks 70 AED and drive all over the place :( ETA when i was recently in uk the hire car was 1/4 full had to take it back full, went to petrol station (had to fill up myself i might add Lol) and it cost me almost 50 gbp i nearly fainted :( <em>edited by egg on 15/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 December 2011 - 20:14
Malaria is probably not the only thing lurking in International city! Ha ha love it :)
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Latest post on 15 December 2011 - 19:22
Ok so from what i have just read to identify local or imported malaria agencies have to go and inspect the persons residence and take surface samples. I wonder if that has been done. Im not going on about it just trying to put peoples minds at rest that unless there is hard evidence to prove it was transmitted locally from infected mosquito's its more than likely to be imported. Malaria can lie dormant for a certain amount of time before symptons appear: For most people, symptoms begin 10 days to 4 weeks after infection, although a person may feel ill as early as 7 days or as late as 1 year later. Two kinds of malaria, P. vivax and P. ovale, can occur again (relapsing malaria). In P. vivax and P. ovale infections, so[b'>me parasites can remain dormant in the liver for several months up to about 4 years after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito[/b'>. <em>edited by egg on 15/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 December 2011 - 18:49
Egg - snap!! Scaremongering, yes its terrible but i think they ought to do research and not just say we think its local malaria everyone will be going cuckoo trying to get vaccines and panicking. Im going to do some research be back shortly with the findings :)
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Latest post on 15 December 2011 - 18:45
Ok, but the article says that the cases are imported Malaria ?? The DR says that they appear to be local cases not confirmed "She added some cases appear to be "local transmissions" rather than "imported" ones" My question to that is how do you know if its imported or Local??? The UAE is free from malaria: DHA A spokesperson from DHA (Dubai Health Authority) said, "Malaria transmission is eradicated in the UAE and the country has a WHO certificate of being malaria-free. UAE worked on eradication of malaria disease since 1979 and WHO certified UAE-free of malaria in May 2006. "However, like any other cities where malaria transmission is eradicated, we do have cases of imported malaria in the country. "You may appreciate that Dubai's population is multi-cultural and Dubai is a multi-ethnic society and there is considerable population movement from UAE to countries where malaria is holoendemic or hyper endemic. So the imported malaria is caused either by visiting friends and relatives back home or during summer vacations to such countries. Thus people can get infection and return to UAE. This is what we call imported malaria. "At DHA, we have a travel clinic covering all travel-related issues in Al Mankhool Preventive Medicine Centre and Al Muhaisnah Medical Fitness Centre, where clients are prescribed adequate chemoprophylaxis and counselling on how to avoid mosquito bites and use mosquito repellent creams when visiting such countries. "All cases reported to DHA in 2011 are cases of imported malaria, all the cases are expatriates and most are imported cases, especially from India and African countries."
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 21:22
Can you get a slow cook recipe book? How do you make a curry in it? I tried beef casserole but it had a yukky film of grease on top and that was even after trimming off excess fat :(
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 21:20
You're lucky - i work full time and can only get xmas week off, so next week they'll be home with our heer - i would LOVE to be able to hang out with them, particularly at this gorgeous time of year!! So try not to be grumpy, and make the most of it! Me too, who and why are schools breaking up already my DS would be overjoyed with that school Lol he finishes on 20th back on 4th, i have no days off at all :(
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Latest post on 13 December 2011 - 20:55
Definitely home after the madness of last NYE will be sat firmly on my sofa watching the going ons from my balcony :)
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 20:26
For the ladies there are some lovely compact mirrors in stunning gift boxes in lifestyle at MOE think they have a sale on too i bought them for 49 aed each but i think i was there the other day and they were 25 aed, they make lovely gifts and are embellished with some really nice dress gems etc some nice designs.
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 20:16
Meat as in mince and beaf maybe, but a cornfed (not organic) chicken here is equivalent to £12, I can get an organic cornfed chicken in the UK for £8. edited by Sugarbeach on 11/12/2011 Yeah not impressed with the chicken here, dont like it from LuLu and its expensive in spinneys and cant stomach the frozen varieties Lol Will occasionally get the chicken breasts from spinneys (however have you noticed how much bigger the breasts are than the actual chickens they offer for sale makes you wonder) on second thoughts please dont answer i dont want to know Lol
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 20:15
Yeah beef and mince definitely cheaper than home get it from LuLu mainly the Brazil beef is by far the nicest i personally prefer it to the NZ or Aus beef and its cheaper, the mince you can get the low fat or normal and steaks are far cheaper too for 30 AED you can get 5 really good size peices of steak thats equivalent to 5 gbp last time i was home it was considerably more expensive than that and my MIL said she paid that for 2 small pieces :)
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 20:01
For me it has to be obvious Petrol But second Meat its so much cheaper here than UK prices :) And electronics like this huge 50 inch TV we want to buy is just over 2000 AED no chance you would get that back home for the same :)
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 16:44
Yes i definitely think it depends where in the world your new staff willbe coming for, example we have indian staff who get 40,000 only :(
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 16:21
i wish i had been given a chpoice Lol Are your company going to provide the housing or just an allowance? I guess if they will provide housing then you would require a mix of Apartments and Villa's Being a family of 4 most people thought we would want a villa but i actually prefer a large apartment. For the younger singles a nice 1 or 2 bedroom apartment near a metro i would think would be nice. Alternatively housing allowance needs to be around 150,000 to get somewhere decent and include the agency fee and security deposit, probably more if a larger family. I think that as a business (mine does) has different bands of housing allowance some are paid 100K some 110K and the higher bands are paid 150,000.
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 14:14
I have it you can remove it Worried Thanks Egg
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Latest post on 11 December 2011 - 14:12
Lol braver or Mad he he He has been driving me mad talking about it and i said look i dont know anything about computer specs, everyday it comes up in conversation so i said right i will ask the ladies of EW for you Lol Will email you Worried thanks :)
 
 
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