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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 12:41
Brilliant thank you so much :)
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 11:29
Emax do but they are 3400 without contract, Etisalat do a good deal where you buy it for 2050, next day you cancel contract 400 and you keep the phone, they said its really simple but i doubt it, i bet you have mega problems trying to cancel the contract Lol :)
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 15:39
Don't tell me they are just on the bottom front of your cotton tee shirts? OMG that happened to me when we first moved here my vest tops and ts had little holes in them havent noticed any for a while now though??
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 15:23
Ok my maid, we hired ourselves, not via an agency, she was an overstayer originally, but we paid the fine at immigration visa issued no porbelms she has been with us 2 years so, she is flying back to Phillipines for a month, so i know i need to 1) Get her an Emirates ID card? 2) Go to Polo office? But will they let her do whatever she needs to do there or is it only for agency maids? Confused didnt know it was so much messing around, any further things i need to do pelase let me know?
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 15:19
Brilliant thanks, i thought it was something to do with injections or something LOL D
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 15:01
Bumping, Thanks Cheche, how much did they cost?
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 12:51
Maid is going home for a month and people tell me she needs to go here before she does why? And what does this office do?
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 08:52
I'll send round my DH....he's great at being Mr Grumpy Ha ha :)
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 08:44
There is a party shop at MotorCity, or alternatively, you would probably need to look online? I found this http://www.childrenspartyshop.co.uk/Partyware/Mr-Men-Party.html
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 08:44
and this http://www.birthdayexpress.com/Mr-Men-and-Little-Miss-Party-Supplies/64783/PartyKitDetail.aspx
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Latest post on 07 February 2011 - 08:42
Virgin at MOE have a huge selection of kids videos, youshould be able to find what you are looking for in there, they are usually around 80 AED though which i think is expensive for DVD its over 10 UK pounds, but its worth it to keep the little ones happy :)
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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 14:19
Emax 3400 unlocked 16gb with a 1 year warranty :)
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 11:11
I get extremely giddy and silly when i am tired, i say random things, which have, in the past, been known to get me in trouble, i do weird things, throw things around etc, cream cake was the last one at a colleague luckily he found the funny side :(
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:44
Debenhams? Not sure if they have a bridal section here but they do in the UK ones and are very reasonable. Plus sales are on now we got 1 for 50 quid. <em>edited by egg on 23/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:43
Last year we attempted to camp at Fujairah, there is an open beach just up from Sandy Beach Motel, really nice, but there was a bad sand storm and we all got blown away Lol, but there were a few families there too.
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:42
egg, a friend of mine bought a genuine fake rolex that lasted all of the trip back to the greens. we turned around had it replaced, and that one lasted a week :D bless Oh dear, i think it does depend DH has a thing for Mont Blanc watches all his have been fine he has had some of them well over a year, i got a Cartier one and i love it, always wear it, been the best watch i have ever had. There are some cowboys there though that push Cr** on people, i rememebr when i first ever went i was really scared, getting taken down alleys and into apartments, it was a shocker, i love it now, all our visitors always want to go when they come over and my watch and bag man has become a friend of mine Lol
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:31
The grass always seems greener to some people, i have been married 8 years, together almost 12 and we are still so in love, i have never regretted a single moment spent with my DH he is my soul mate and i could not imagine my life without him, he is my best friend. Like someone else said, we are better people for being together, we have achieved so much together in our life and thats simply because we are together, i met DH when i was 21 unsure where i was going with my life, enjoy being single havng fun and then he popped along and that was it, i instantly new i wanted to spend the rest of my life with him, we had a whilrwind bought a house together after 5 months, 2 years later had a DS a year later got married - bliss Aw you ahve made me go all gushy now i Love my DH X :)
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:24
Karama makes me laugh, the guy i go to has 2 types fake and genuine fake Lol, i have 2 bags an LV and a Chanel, i swear you cant tell the difference i went into the shops and checked them out spot on, like someone else said each to their own, if you can afford real good on you, if you cant, then so be it, paid 500 each for mine by the way :) Bet people go shopping in the Souks down Deira where do you think all that stuff comes from and Carefour allthe cheap purses handbags clothes, pashminas, certainly not from a reputable designer !!!
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Latest post on 23 January 2011 - 10:24
like zannie, i too have bought a couple of bags from karama that have lasted (still lasts) and are fantastic quality. i have one shop i go to and although he doesnt exchange, he is confident (and with good reason) about his products. although i obviously support child labour (as per some ladies on this thread) i cannot get myself to buy a fake LV bag. that is one bag i really, really want but i wont even buy the real thing here. it is hilarious when you walk in MOE to see "the sorts" with their "LV bags" the karama watches are, however, another story :D Ah now i have a fab watch man lol :) Did you have a bad experience?
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 14:55
There is nothing wrong with holding hands, many couples, including local people i have seen holding hands, its the other stuff you need to refrain from,
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 14:44
Wonder why? Anyone live in downtown had a leaflet?
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Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 14:25
I think Emaar usually drop leaflets in homes around the area when events are happening anyone had anything?
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 10:29
find out who the boy is through her fb page and write a message on his profile saying you will threaten to call the police if he does not leave the little girl alone. The fact that he is 4-5 years older and is posting on her page with rude words could be construed as s3xual harrassment and he should be told that this could land him in jail. That should stop the little sh*t. just to add...I would also consider involving his parents in this. Is that not cyber bullying??? Its not a very mature approach to the situation really! Telling a 14 year old boy who is harrassing a 9 year old girl that you will call the police is bullying?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Get a grip Threatening a 14 year old on facebook yes...does that not just make you as bad as him!!! no....if it were my daughter being harrassed by this ape I would do more than that Fact of this matter in particular is that its not the OP's child its someone elses and therefore shuld be handled by the childs parents.
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 10:27
summerdream, not meaning to be rude but are you a trained social worker who works for an actual organization or are you doing this off your own back? Just thinking in terms of you, because you may get yourself in over your head plus get into trouble if you're getting involved with other people's children without actually informing the parents... I know you want to help, and I think its great that you want to but please be careful, I know you're thinking of the girl, but the fact of the matter is her parents are her guardians and by going behind their back you could end up upsetting people and getting yourself into trouble. I would keep yourself at arms length, encourage her to talk to her parents and her school councilor, and explain that if she's afraid of telling her parents of Facebook the best thing to do is to delete it... actually its best to delete Facebook in any situation as it is against the rules to have it for a reason... Definitely won't do this behind the parent's back, in this instance thought my own DD is involved as the girl has posted party pictures and the boy has got hold of this. So I will be telling the parents for one, that they should not allow pictures posting. I did want to make sure the school does something about this too. Well thats it i would not hang around and go and speak to the parents, if there are pictures of your 9 year old DD floating around cyber space for all to get hold of, thats not acceptable and i would speak tot he parents immediately.
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 10:26
find out who the boy is through her fb page and write a message on his profile saying you will threaten to call the police if he does not leave the little girl alone. The fact that he is 4-5 years older and is posting on her page with rude words could be construed as s3xual harrassment and he should be told that this could land him in jail. That should stop the little sh*t. just to add...I would also consider involving his parents in this. Is that not cyber bullying??? Its not a very mature approach to the situation really! Telling a 14 year old boy who is harrassing a 9 year old girl that you will call the police is bullying?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Get a grip Threatening a 14 year old on facebook yes...does that not just make you as bad as him!!!
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 10:22
find out who the boy is through her fb page and write a message on his profile saying you will threaten to call the police if he does not leave the little girl alone. The fact that he is 4-5 years older and is posting on her page with rude words could be construed as s3xual harrassment and he should be told that this could land him in jail. That should stop the little sh*t. just to add...I would also consider involving his parents in this. Is that not cyber bullying??? Its not a very mature approach to the situation really!
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Latest post on 18 January 2011 - 10:18
Firstly, you are opening a whole can of worms, it is not your business to confront the bully's parents, you are not the childs parent, you should advise the parents that she has asked for help, tell the school, but by no means should you go behind the parents back, this is not another country it is the UAE and you could find yourself in deep trouble for getting involved in this. Advise her if you wish that she should close her account and speak to her parents, but thats about as far as i would take it, you dont have any authority to do anything more, Why does a 9 year old have FB anyway???? Beyond belief there are allsorts of odd charachters, paedophiles, groomers and such like who target FB and young boys and girls and as another poster stated, she is not capable at that age to handle such things. Regardless of hearsay about what the parents may or may not be doing to their child, you have no evidence that this is the case, how would you feel if the shoe was on the other foot and someone else was getting involved in your daughters affairs??
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 07:23
There is a Louboutin shop in MOE in the new section.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 19:02
Al Barsha is a really nice area i like it around there, the villas have character and are very reasonable rent wise, its also centrally located to pretty much everywhere, Mirdif are cheap villas prob around 100k for a 3 bed but it depends if you like the area or not, i did see a townhouse in motorcity for 140k which is quite good price.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 18:25
Yep i second the little bit older dog (toddler lol) our last dog we rescued from the pound, he was about to be put down that day, he developed distemper once we got him home and vet said unlikely to survive the week 9 years later and he is still going strong, he was about 9 months old when we got him our DS was 3 months old at the time, he was an amazing boy, had been treated very bad and was nervous but soon became a loving companion to my DS followed him everywhere, when he started walking, he was always a few steps behind him watching him, never once had a nip at him all the pulling DS did on him too bless him, he was an absolute cracker.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 17:39
Well i must say i now feel like the luckiest woman alive, i have only gone and won a 2nd prize of 250,000 GBP that means i have won 750,000 GBP in a day ooh what to spend it on what to spend it on, handbags, shoes, make up, holiday arrgghh the choices are too imense, may need to hire a financial advisor :) Ah now you mention it, i got a text on 14th Jan, saying hi Eileen, did Sarah Jane and hubby get away from the floods ok?, i replied to say sorry you got the wrong number, dur silly me 2nd number +447957656996
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 17:02
A decent hair salon would not go amiss Lol :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 16:54
MIL did it for 16 sessions. She is still fat. Oh dear :(
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 16:52
Fantastic, well between Hubby and me we are now millionaires, which is what everyone at home already thought anyway so now we can say yes we actually are Woo Hoo !
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 16:47
I have the shredding video but have yet to start it i keep looking at it Lol Does it still count if i say i need to lose my baby weight and my DS is 9??? Yikes :( I will when i come back from my holiday start it, you ladies have inspired me :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 16:45
Mine was selected too few months back. That's a hoax! I know DH got same one last night, i am off to uk for a visit and will be getting a throw away sim might inundate that number with random text messages Lol :) Saralwz and what did you spend your fortune on Lol :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 16:19
Sounds like my house :(
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 15:41
Wish the state of California would hang a previous friend of mine for murdering her husband two weeks ago.. Dubai is safer than most places. These type of incidents happen every where in the world. OMG i am so sorry bornconfused, must be awful thinking of you x I'm okay. Just quite peeved as I sent the b*tch flowers, offered her sympathy, talked to her for hours about it running up my damn phone bill. Only to find out she murdered him 4 days later. Goodness me, well you just dont know what some people are capable of, keep your chin up bornconfused x
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 15:39
We always use Elixir Medical Centre its the one next to the garage not sure what the itnerchange number is but its on the way up to jumeirah from downtown and not far from the large Co-op at the back of Sahara hotel? They have always been great with my family we especially like Dr Garcia, she is very thorough.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 15:37
Wish the state of California would hang a previous friend of mine for murdering her husband two weeks ago.. Dubai is safer than most places. These type of incidents happen every where in the world. OMG i am so sorry bornconfused, must be awful thinking of you x
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 15:34
Wish the state of California would hang a previous friend of mine for murdering her husband two weeks ago.. Dubai is safer than most places. These type of incidents happen every where in the world. They happen more so in other countries, i still on the whole think Dubai is relatively safe compared to other places.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 15:10
Goodness, i imagine its very expensive over here and you have to be careful as a lot of puppies from sale over here are from puppy farms which are not too good by all accounts, think the cost of a puppy alone would be well over 10,000 AED, then there are vet fees on top and regular vet check ups, a friend of mine bought a pup cost her 12,500 within 2 weeks he had died, she contacted the breeder, who said oh sorry here is another one, she was given another one, which had numerous health issues and cost her in excess of 20,000 to get him right and sort of healthy, he is permanently on medication, very sad. Just be very careful when choosing one, have you tried K9 friends, they have lots of animals looking for a loving home even puppies, might be worth a shot, we have never had breeded dogs only rescue ones and the ones we have been fortunate enough to have in our lives have been the most amazing animals we felt very lucky with all of them. Good luck :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 09:31
To be honest - if her taking time out doesn't suit your family situation but it's better for her to go back to her family in the summer when the schools are off - then that's when she has to take her holiday. Has she completed her years service and her holiday is due? If not, then perhaps you can explain to her that this is when she will be able to take her vacation - not in March...... We all have to complete vacation request forms - some are rejected - so....if it really causes you a big problem having her away at this time - then you have to reject her holiday request. The exit pass is so that they can exit Manila to return to Dubai - the Polo office is here - Deira area - talk to your maid she will know all about it and if she doesn't she will be able to ask the maid mafia who know everything! You need to complete this before she travels and it allows her to easily leave Manila to come back to work for you again. Thanks Claire, yes she has been with us for 2 years and its the graduation of her children, so i dont want her to miss that, i wouldnt want to miss mine, i will ask her about the exit pass. Thanks
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 09:29
Yep it took me 4 months, i am quite particular about who i leave my DS with, i interviewd many maids over that period of time, mothers instinct put me off all the others, only my current maid gave me a nice feeling and i instantly new she was the one, it took me 4 months to find her.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 09:23
Sorry i am hijacking too, whats the exit pass for and where is the Polo office? Also does the maid have to return to Dubai within a set time frame like the other poster asked i.e. 30 days etc? I am asking as our maid wants to return end of march for a month for her childrens graduation. Also whilst on the subject what do working mums do when the maid goes on vacation for a month??? I am struggling to think of a way around the situation as i work full time and DS is only in school until 2pm? Arrrggghhh :)you tell the maid she will get vacation every 2 years. then cancel her and get a new maid. 2 years is good really, any more than that and the problems start ....so just get a new maid every 2 years and you will never be maidless. Are you serious???? Absolutely ridiculous, why would i go through all the trouble of finding a new maid i can trust with my DS, go through all the trouble of visa processes, setting down ground rules etc, when my maid is wonderful, i dont want a new maid, i am happy for mine to return to us after her vacation, my question was what do other working mums do when thier maids go on vacation. It took me 4 months to find a maid i could trust, i cannot afford to spend that amount of time trying to find another one.
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Latest post on 15 January 2011 - 18:51
Royal Brunei 24th March - 24th April 1275 AED return Dubai - Manila brilliant thanks :) Emirates same dates 3500??? :( <em>edited by egg on 15/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 15 January 2011 - 18:43
Sorry i am hijacking too, whats the exit pass for and where is the Polo office? Also does the maid have to return to Dubai within a set time frame like the other poster asked i.e. 30 days etc? I am asking as our maid wants to return end of march for a month for her childrens graduation. Also whilst on the subject what do working mums do when the maid goes on vacation for a month??? I am struggling to think of a way around the situation as i work full time and DS is only in school until 2pm? Arrrggghhh :)
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Latest post on 14 January 2011 - 14:42
Sophia, can you edit the thread title to say found? Dont know if you can do it once a thread is posted or not? Might stop any confusion etc.
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Latest post on 14 January 2011 - 14:41
I am curious as it seems he was missing for a while before being found.
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Latest post on 14 January 2011 - 14:41
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