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Latest post on 14 September 2014 - 08:33
Hi Gulf Talent Bayt.com even monster Gulf Talent carries all the big Consultants out here also he can post his cv on line with these guys as well HTH
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Latest post on 02 September 2014 - 08:07
HI Chooks I am still on this just packing DD (owner of said clothes horse) of to Uni and frantically searching for the box on cables.
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 13:44
HI Noonie you can remove your email address so you don't get spamed they will contact you this afternoon x
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Latest post on 27 August 2014 - 08:37
Hi Noonie I know someone looking for leave cover for a receptionist can you post your email address temporarily so they can contact you. this is genuine (I have daughter same age as you she would love to have met up with you but sadly she leaves for uni next week. Her mate is going with her for the month hence the leave cover ) anyways post your email (or your mums!) and lets take it from there.
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Latest post on 20 August 2014 - 10:22
Hi chooksgirl sorry for the delay. It is the Yamaha digital with weighted keys. We moved house last year and trying to find where I carefully put all the electrical gubbins that came with it. will find this weekend and get back you! :cool:
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Latest post on 07 August 2014 - 08:44
:cool:
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Latest post on 07 August 2014 - 08:43
yes, yes!!! not sure which model but definitely a very expensive Yamaha digital piano used as a clothes horse by the teenager "who so needed it" for IGSEs. Do I sound bitter!!! Noooooo if you are interested I will check out the details after work.
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Latest post on 06 August 2014 - 15:29
hi it was Cuisinart brand and checking the receipt QR 1900 (think the price I gave before was the one reported to him indoors!) the smaller ones which don't have a compressor are not really worth the hassle hence the change up the way.
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Latest post on 06 August 2014 - 09:07
HI I recently got rid on my little icecream maker and invested in a lovely one I got in Lakeland in the City Centre. It was about QR 1300 and has a compressor (still sits on the kitchen work top) it is fab, make the mix, put it in the fridge for two hours then the ice cream maker for about 1 hour and wow great icecream. Can not keep up with the demand at the moment. Warning though the calories in homemade ice cream are scary!
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 13:56
thanks so much for your response. I found Aptamil in the new Ain Khalid Megamart but it did not match the picture of the tin sent.... Thanks for the heads up on the Doha Mums borrow programme I have a "Doha Mum" checking this out for me.
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Latest post on 13 April 2014 - 13:55
Hi Qatar has many Madrassas either within the Masjid or separate buildings. I understand that the Al Fanar Centre also does classes for none Arabic speakers. Sorry can not help much more as I am not Muslim however once you arrive your local Imam will be able to assist you more. HTH
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Latest post on 09 April 2014 - 09:22
Part time work is not the norm here, you don't say what field you work in that may help with some of the responses. Qatar is ramping up the work force and recruiting is difficult as I know to my time and cost. HTH
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Latest post on 09 April 2014 - 08:49
did't know Sephora did it, since Boots Doha don't stock it and so I normally bring it back with me from a Dubai trip so that's good to know. Having said that there will now be a rush at Sephora and no stock for months!
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Latest post on 09 April 2014 - 08:46
Qatar Foundation have a protection unit for Women and Children on the D Ring Road, sure you can google them. They don't just deal with Qataris but all residents.
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Latest post on 30 October 2013 - 12:27
I know this is a long shot but friend and I just picked up a lovely saluki pup, female from Caribou coffee in Ain Khalid. Everywhere is full to take her, anyone thinking about getting a dog? She is probably about 6 months old and despite lying in the gutter was so gentle and trusting as we loaded her into the car. She is being checked out at QVC, sadly we cannot keep her as we already houses full of rescue cats and dogs. Please can anybody take her?
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Latest post on 31 March 2013 - 08:43
Hi Recently moved house within Doha and used Writer Relocation. They did an excellent job, professional packing and stress free with a cheery team of chaps. 44684046 and the Manager is Mr Farzad Patel.
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 11:38
totally agree with kimmc3 regarding the cost of living here. 22K in home currency will sound good but if you are here to save...the 10K for accommodation is low as prices are definately on the up and companies can be very low at adjusting packages to cover the increase in housing costs. also remember water and electricity. also it is assumed that your package has airfares as extra.
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 11:33
soooo disappointed, have been fantasing about Ikea shelving for my laundry room... note to self - Stop watching The Amandas and move on....it will open when it opens.
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Latest post on 12 January 2013 - 18:07
HI I use Cathy at Desert Princess 44864169 its in Ain Khalid HTH
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Latest post on 22 October 2012 - 15:23
Hi Ladies update on my continuing quest for a hairdresser! There is a new salon opened in Ain Khalid - Desert Princess, Brit owner I understand. I have had my hair done (cut and colour) really pleased, Cathy (from oz) listened and came up with what I wanted. Also tried some of their other treatments - rather nice. so ladies i pass it on. 44864169 and facebook desertprincesq which has the price list on it. hth
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Latest post on 15 July 2012 - 14:44
"For private sector workers, Qatar restricts work to six hours a day during Ramadan (with some exceptions, depending on the type of work you do, not whether or not you’re fasting) and carries out surprise checks to ensure the labor law is adhered to." http://dohanews.co/post/27247349981/government-employees-to-work-5-hours-in-ramadan-deputy hope that helps....
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 08:28
I had a cat years ago in AUH who used to spend his days hunting and eating the geckos :{ he was always sick afterwards and we put that down to the tail which the geckos detaches when under attack and that it wiggles after being detached. Our theory was he ate the tail and it was wiggling in his tum (gecko revenge!)
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Latest post on 20 May 2012 - 14:59
i love the maldives - wanted to live on the beach forever but sadly someone just sent me the following link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18073917 our hotel stated it was environementally friendly but the link makes you wonder.
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Latest post on 29 October 2011 - 13:27
thanks for the directions - its the big tray shop! been there for 25 years and didnt realise it sold all that crockery. Had a great hour getting the stuff and will be back, no more buying awful plates from C4 for daily use i'm off. Just trying to justify a giant tray in time for Eid! well we will be bbq'ing! thanks again Fajer.
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Latest post on 11 August 2011 - 11:09
well back from my little expedition of Messamier. The new location for finger printing is next to Messamier police station, excellent service, quiet as Ramadhan and DD feeling all grown up. am confused as the one off Salwa road I thought closed some months ago.
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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 08:24
Hi - the fact you are asking the question means you know the answer. Seriously that clause makes any thing offered in the document worthless. Move on life is too short.
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Latest post on 27 July 2011 - 08:04
I have a question, surely you need to sweat to cool down, the arm pits being a major area for this. If you stop the sweating in this area do you a) sweat more elsewhere and/or b) have the chance of being seriously ill as your body can not cool down. Episode of Bones noted that we sweat a cup full of sweat through our feet daily - icky factoid of the day I think.
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 08:10
Hi you probably went to the trade bit. At the roundabout (with the traffice police) turn towards the markets then after the fish section there is a street perpendicular to the road you are on, turn right on that and on your right hand side is a walk in market with lots of guys with barrows. This is a covered veg market for general purchases. At the moment I find all the fruit and veg a bit sad and uninteresting, partly due to the heat but also I think a lot of stuff was stopped coming in from Europe because of the E coli. HTH
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 12:57
Thanks Sam - am googling now!
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Latest post on 29 May 2011 - 15:44
HI Go the last Thursday Friday market the one at the Fish Market Roundabout. On there is a Qatar Charity Shop with a collection bin outside for out of hour drops. HTH
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Latest post on 17 May 2011 - 17:40
on and off for 20 something years..... who remembers the QBS friday radio quiz?
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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 09:03
that reminds about Massimo Dutti - trying to get served in there is a nightmare - i obviously am too old to be worthy of service I have walked out there a number of times when trying to buy presents for my son. It amazes me that these retail outlets dont realise how much business they loose do to indifferent staff.
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Latest post on 13 April 2011 - 09:35
Blini!!! I thought I was the only one with a boycott of Sephora. Was trying to buy some expensive makup (getting old) no one would attend, when i complained was told to come back later so I stomped off. Now I go to Faces only and they are most helpful and give loads of freebie samples to DD - the only trouble is to get there i walk through Dean and Deluca and end up spending in there!
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 08:29
oh how wonderfully laid back you ladies are about potty training! the quip about peeing into an eggcup by 6 months reminded me of my mother.... when DD was 14 months old Mother came to visit. Absolutely horrified by the fact DD was not potty trained and announced she must be retarded - I kid you not! No wonder our relationship has been strained for the last 30 years. DD is a wonderful teenager, fully potty trained and about to leave the nest for school.... :{ so take it all with a smile and shrug because if you blink they are all grown up..
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Latest post on 30 March 2011 - 07:58
hi dont worry, yes the visa must be paid for in cash but you can get the Al Maha service on line even if it is not the passengers Credit card. They simply use the same payment system for air tickets as for Al Maha. I have done it loads of time and never been asked nor have the passengers coming through. hth
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Latest post on 16 March 2011 - 08:18
now just have to work out what to do with the 4 litres of UHT milk i purchased (first time since the first gulf war) just in case! hopefully life will remain calm.
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 17:59
Hi DH couldnt have key hole due to the number and position of the stones. The surgery took a couple of hours and he has a scar on his side (i call it his erroll flynn rapier scar). He had to have a couple of drains put in for the bile and something else (i forget) he is much older than me but did make an amazing recovery and just being able to eat again it was well worth it. In an ideal situation they were talking about a week in hospital. the relief of the symptoms (recurring pancreatitis and trips in ICU) by having the surgery made an amazing difference to him and our whole family. hth
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 10:54
Call Qatar Airways, they office a whole range of holidays in the maldives. Went last July - perfect, magic wanted to stay forever!
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Latest post on 15 February 2011 - 09:03
ha ha my maid of 3.5 years just left and took everything that wasnt nailed down! pillows, sheets, blankets, spoon, forks, knives, pans (yes even the frying pan) it was stuff i had purchased for her use so it all became hers in her eyes! dont have a problem with it as i know she was going back to a mess with a her family hence having to leave. what i find so sad was that she boxed the whole lot up and paid for it to be shipped home which we ladies would have considered rubbish and thrown out. i dont think many of us can fully comprehend how "valuable" this stuff is to these poor girls.
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Latest post on 08 February 2011 - 14:48
after my hair trials and tribulations much of which is mentioned on here my current fave place is Salon Pour Elle at the Ramada. Did not like them a few years ago but at the moment they have a great guy RJ who is good with blonde, colouring and actually listening to what you want. I have now been 3 times in the last 5 months and it has been consistent. good luck
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Latest post on 20 January 2011 - 07:53
Hi despite our office driver suggestion of just buying the sticker at the sticker shop !!! you have to have a letter from your consultant at Hamad Hospital to take to the traffice police to obtain the sticker. Do not park in disabled without the sticker - i did will full justification due to a wheelchair passenger however got QR 500 fine and 3 penalty points despite appeal to Traffic Police ! an expensive lesson learned which I pass on free of charge! to resolve mum in a wheelchair just roll up outside places put on your hazards and get Mum out everyone will help and no one will complain then go and park the car. Mum may not like the fuss but it is a solution HTH
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Latest post on 09 January 2011 - 08:47
YSL is the best but dont be fobbed off on the new like i was the lash extender - panda in minutes and could not get it off even with the clarins eye make up remover and looked terrible every morning. gone my to my old fav YSL bog standard and it brilliant i can go the day confident that i dont have a coal mine enhancing my under eye bags!
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Latest post on 09 January 2011 - 08:09
mine cost Qr 250 only, concurr about not being allowed to get the back windows done and yes driving at night you have to be really careful as cars seem to sneak up on you. The most important thing is that you need police permission to do this. I just went to the traffice police at the veg market, it cost QR 20 and they mark your Istama (car registration plastic card) with the permission to do it if you dont do this then you can be fined. It does make a big difference in the summer to the heat in the back of the car.
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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 16:20
so pleased that u ladies agree that Qr 20 for a cupcake is taking the micky. even the girl on the stand when i expressed my amazement at the price was giggling. I told her i could bake a dozen at home for that (gosh beginning to sound like my nana!). There was a great cupcake lady at one of Dogs in Doha events who had wonderful cupcakes with doggy faces on and she was half the price. So much to DD's annoyance no cakes for tea last night!
 
 
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