gemm3210 | ExpatWoman.com
 

gemm3210

gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 August 2011 - 12:43
What rates were you given? DH has just found himself accommodation in JBR for 450 per night for a one bedroom.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 11:55
Thank you! And following on from your link I've found the difference in gratuity calculations for limited and unlimited contracts. So very helpful monkey face, thx.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 12 July 2011 - 10:16
Thank you for your reply. Can you tell me how or direct me to a website? I've been looking on line but not yet found it, but I m being interrupted by two little monsters......
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 09:49
Does anyone know if travel insurance covers travel delay in this case?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 23:05
I give them BH's work PO number and they get delivered there We do the same as wuffles. Never had any problems. <em>edited by gemm3210 on 06/07/2011</em>
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 19:07
Amazing birth story Farasha, you must be so proud of yourself and the medical team! So happy for you that it turned out the way you wanted! How are you now you're back home? And how are the twins? what does your little gir say to having two new babies around?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 18:22
http://www.plasticsurgery.ae/ Dr Jaffer Khan
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 19:01
I'm sorry I wasn't clear in my earlier post......I should still be doing cruise phase but seemed to have slipped into consolidation on weekends or some days when I eat out. I still have not reached my true weight! Today was pp and i've had cooked oat bran for breakfast, 2 boiled eggs and 4 slices roast beef for lunch. I'll be having some more roast beef for dinner and natural skimmed yoghurt mixed with flavored fat free yoghurt. Plum, the mango and apple has a few fruit pieces in it but the strawberry and vanilla does not.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 18:45
check dubizzle - always loads on there and you could sell it afterward! :) Lol, that too!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 18:43
If no one has a car seat to lend you Mothercare is having a sale on their car seats at the mo. You could always sell it again on Dubizzle.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 10:38
Where in Kenya are you going guineas? Curious because I lived there for a few years, was wonderful!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 10:09
Falling off the wagon........... I've kind of been following the consolidation diet so not really falling off the wagon, at least I've been able to keep my weight stable. Good to know that it is possible to eat normally without piling the pounds back on! But today I'm back on it. I only have a few more kilos to lose but boy are they hard to drop. It's not the diet that is difficult to follow it's me being lazy with eating options. I really do stick to what I know is safe on pp days and then get very bored with it or don't eat at all. How are you doing with your diet?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 10:03
Agree - it's delicious! Would love a similar recipe.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 03 July 2011 - 09:54
Get some Complan strawberry and chocolate milkshake from supermarket, located with Milo and Horlicks. It's full of nutrients and will fill him up.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 18:49
I got a reply back to my email, saying that passport was due to be processed within the the next few working days, provided there are no unforeseen circumstances. Dhl'd on 16 May and payment taken 27 May. Just received the new passport today! Very pleased, now just waiting for my own UK visa to be processed!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 02 July 2011 - 14:06
Hi Shamat, Although I love dates they don't :(. Pity because I think it's a great gift. Hi Wuffles, The Lego is a good idea. I'll look out for that. Thank you to both of you.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 18:36
Thank you all for your replies. I submitted my application today and was told 15 working days.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 18:28
Is this for a South African passport?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 18:26
Yes. I put my residence visa in my temporary passport to travel, while I was waiting for my full passport to be processed. This was in February.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 June 2011 - 18:15
Wow! Congratulations Farasha and family! I've been following your story but didn't realize you were having twins!? Well done! Can't wait to hear your birth story.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 11:54
Found goji berries at park n shop - 25 dhs for 100g No fat apple and mango yogurt, Dr Oetker brand at Park n Shop Stevia at Organics Cafe, Dubai Mall - 50dhs for 100 sachets
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 22:40
Early Learning Centre and the teacher's supply shop on Beach Rd (centre with Burger King and Automatic restaurant).
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 22:37
I still have the other "normal" child to deal with though....and he is up at the crack of dawn! Hates going to sleep, tosses all night, in and out of my bed every night (and he is five!) and up bright and early as the sun comes up despite black out curtains!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 18:27
Depends if there is something else going on ie illness, fever or a complete change in routine. I have a freak second baby who sleeps from 7pm to 10am and usually every third day or so until 12pm. Doctors are not worried and she is healthy and thriving, apart from a few bouts of tonsillitis and strep this year only, but she has always slept that much.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 00:43
Leen, We received an email to say the photos were not acceptable. We had to dhl another set.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 20:05
DON't try the "cheese cake" recipe! It's more like a sweet and lemon flavored omlette...yuk!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 19:59
i'm having the same kind of day as you mishmash........uurrggghhh! have a look at these dessert recipes to cheer you up. I'm going to try one tonight. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1311382/The-Dukan-Diet-just-got-better-Now-eat-gourmet-food-AND-stay-slim.html You really cheered me up! Seriously I was salivating looking at those pictures. Makes me want to stop being lazy-get off my B**t and make a delicious Dukan dinner. It is not the diet but my laziness that is making it so limiting. Absolutely agree with you, that's my problem too! Thanks gemm3210 :)
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 19:56
Dh's photos were returned because of a white background.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 25 June 2011 - 18:17
i'm having the same kind of day as you mishmash........uurrggghhh! have a look at these dessert recipes to cheer you up. I'm going to try one tonight. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1311382/The-Dukan-Diet-just-got-better-Now-eat-gourmet-food-AND-stay-slim.html
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 20:03
No not seen them plum, but I haven't been looking for them. Are they allowed on our dukan diet?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 19:48
I've just come off Yasmin as the headaches became progressively worse and last month I ended up at the doctors twice because of it. Used to happen like clockwork every time I got my period and this month no headache.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 24 June 2011 - 19:46
I got a reply back to my email, saying that passport was due to be processed within the the next few working days, provided there are no unforeseen circumstances. Dhl'd on 16 May and payment taken 27 May.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 16:02
I have to agree the pp days are beginning to get to me too. I really just have sliced turkey a nd sone yoghurt in the morning, a boiled egg for lunch, more sliced turkey in the afternoon. Then will do either prawns, chicken or steak for dinner and sweet galette for dessert. BUT every time I do a pp day I just say yo myself it's just until I reach my goal weight and I am sooooo looking forward to some cheese and bread!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 20:26
Omg...we are traveling soon too band still not received child's renewed passport. Dhl'd on 16 May and payment taken on 27 May. I've just emailed the contact below (thx very much to loopy lotto and simpleasabc for reposting, I'd missed this info previously). I'll let you know if i get a reply. Aarghhh
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 17:43
Have you joined the dukan site plum?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 11:49
4 garlic cloves 6 large onions 1 or 2 tins peeled tomatoes 1 large cabbage head 6 carrots 2 green peppers 1 bunch celery 3 litters water 3 low fat beef bouillon cubes 3 low fat chicken bouillon cubes Peel and cut the vegetable into equal sizes. Put them in a soup pot with the stock cubes and cover with water. Let them bill for 10 minutes. Then reduce the heat and continue cooking until the vegetables are tender.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 11:36
I'm probably being thick but I can't work out how to join the Gluten Free UAE facebook page!? My youngest child has just been put on a gluten and dairy free diet so I'd like to join, if anyone can tell me how!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:43
Ladygodiva, did your doctor tell you the diagnosis ie what TYPE of acne you have? There are many ways to treat acne. Like I said previously, I have had one of the more severe types of acne and had it treated with roacutane and more recently without. There are no quick fixes and home remedies for certain types of acnes. You need a good doctor who will answer all your questions and work with you on a solution that suits you!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 09:20
The VIP option only assists in the application process and delivery of passport with visa. It does not get an appointment any sooner but does let you jump the queue. It does not speed up the processing time to grant the visa but give you SMS feedback confirming a) when the application is received by the consulate and in progress and b) another text on the day the visa is granted It also includes delivery if your passport back to you. Eta I have not looked at obtaining the visa through Swiss consulate but if done through France it is the central visa agency I mentioned <em>edited by gemm3210 on 21/06/2011</em>
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 21 June 2011 - 08:54
It is done through a central office. http://www.vfsglobal-fr-ae.com/ The most important thing is to call NOW for your appointment. They will not accept your application without an appointment and they accept only a limited number of applications daily. This was my experience when applying in March. Eta...you can pay 150 dhs for VIP service which means far less queuing and guarantee that your application will be received on your appointment date. Means that you can also email any outstanding docs to them (if any), you will receive a text when your application has been processed and delivery of your passport to you. <em>edited by gemm3210 on 21/06/2011</em>
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:22
Well after a whopping 4+kg down in the first week, the loss was a miniscule 200g this week. Maybe a blip on the scales. Maybe it's evened out, as 4 1/2 kilos over 2 weeks sounds much more believable. Maybe I need to be stricter. I have been having low-fat (not skimmed ) milk at work, maybe 4 cups a day. My 0%fat fruit yoghurt does have fruit bits in it and I haven't been exercising every day. I'll try upping the exercise and bring some skimmed milk to work. Overall I'm sleeping so much better and feel good (and thinner) so it's all positive really. Plum you've done great! 4kgs is a lot! Definitely try to get the grocery items exactly as the book says ie skim milk and yoghurt without fruit pieces. You are making all the effort to adhere to the diet you may aswell get maximum results by using the lower fat / sugar free products!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:19
For those in the cruise phase I thought I'd let you know I made the vegetable soup from the diet book today. Not bad at all and it really does fill you up. Great for pv days. Last night I made the pepper steak recipe from the diet book. The only thing I did different was deglaze the pan with red wine when I flipped the steak over to cook the other side. After removing the cooked steak and deglazed again with some boiling water and added the yoghurt and salt into the pan for a lovely thick sauce.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 20:09
Hope it wasn't Dr Nasr of Dermacare you saw because Im about to recommend him. I've had teenage and adult acne vulgaris (sounds and looks awful!). I was prescribed Roaccutane at 13 and again at 24 and then the acne returned about a year and a half ago. I went to see a derma at a hospital covered by my insurance and he immediately said I needed to go back onto Roaccutane. To cut a long story short I was very apprehensive to take Roacutane at that point in my life as I was just recovering from PND and was concerned about how the drug made me felt in the past. Dr Nasr did not recommend Roactane immediately. Instead he used a combination of 3 topical creams and ointments in the morning, 2 topical treatments in the evening and antibiotics. I had to do 2 courses of this treatment ( a couple of months in-between each) and my skin is absolutely clear. If you haven't tried him yet then I would recommend you do. Goodluck
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 09:02
Hi twinbutterfly, I found neocate at MOE last week, at the small pharmacy opposite the food court (Babyshop entrance). It was 200dhs for a small can and they had 3 cans left.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 19:48
Thanks so much! I'll mail you after putting the kids to bed.
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 19:37
MEEEEEE! |First time ever that I'm leaving during summer and I cannot wait!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 18:44
Hi Sandydog, Primary. I had a look at the website but it's not very informative and I'm hoping it's not indicative of how the school is run! Thanks
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 11:13
Hi mishmash, That's a good tip for non fat sour cream, thanks! Let us know how you get on with the dieting!
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 June 2011 - 11:11
Hi Gemm 3210 It's going OK. No I haven't found any quark or low-fat yoghurt yet. I keep looking. Had a hard day today. Nothing I was supposed to eat was appealing. I ended up making a bowl of oat bran porridge. Just needed some comfort food I guess. How are you doing? Good days and bad days.....but Weight is still coming off slowly but surely so that keeps me on the straight and narrow! I have actually been really lazy and stuck to the foods I know are acceptable to eat so from today I'll be trying one new recipe every pp day. The non-fat yoghurt to buy is Dr Oetker, strawberry and vanilla flavours are available at Geant, Spinneys and Carrefour. I mix equal amounts of non-fat flavored yoghurt and skimmed natural yoghurt. For comfort food I make a sweet galette. How's your weight loss going?
gemm3210
258
Posts
EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 20:17
Vanila and strawberry fat free yoghurt brand is Dr Oetker (no fruit pieces in this one).
 
 
How expats in Germany can get German pension refund

Bye Bye Germany - Hello German Pension Refund?

UAE Emirati Lawyer Awatif Khouri in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Meet the Emirati Woman Breaking Grounds in UAE Law: Awatif Khouri

Mashreq NEO NXT Account | Why Kids and Teens Need Financial Education

Why Teens Need Real-World Financial Education?

International university transition tips

How to Make the Transition to University Life Easier

How to apply for Germany VBL Pension Refund as an expatriate | Germany Pension Refund

Bye Bye German Public Service Job - Hello VBL Pension Refund

Tourist SIM cards in Dubai guide

Tourist SIM Cards in Dubai: Where to Get One and Package Prices

World's most expensive cities to live in 2024

These Are the World's Most Expensive Cities To Live in 2024

Dubai ranked as one of the best cities to work in 2024

Dubai Ranked Among Top 5 Cities in the World to Work In

What are the signs that your online date is a fraud

8 Warning Signs Your Online Date is a Scammer

10 Expat Experiences You Should Check Off Before Repatriation

10 Expat Experiences You Should Check Off Before Leaving For Good

Best and Worst Countries to Get Started Abroad for New Expats

Best and Worst Countries for New Expats to Get Started Abroad

Under the Mango Tree by Robyn Fok | Expat Books

Expat Author Robyn Fok's 'Under the Mango Tree' Deals With Pet Grief & Loss

Expat Wife, Happy Life: Interview With Expat Author Florence Reisch

(Images: Supplied)

Expat Interview: Meet Florence Reisch, Author of 'Expat Wife, Happy Life!'

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: A Tribute by UAE Expats

Remembering an Extraordinary Woman: A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

10 reasons why expat women love the UAE

10 Reasons Why the UAE is a Popular Choice for Expat Women

6 Common Fears of Moving Abroad By Yourself and How to Overcome Them

Moving to the UAE Alone: 6 Common Fears and How to Overcome Them

Ultimate Babyshop Baby and Toddler Travel Packing List

These Baby Travel Essentials Are Must-Haves For Your Next Family Getaway

Requirements to apply for a UAE Golden Visa

How Do I Obtain a UAE Golden Visa? Requirements, Eligibility, and Process Explained

5 Tip for Expats to Survive Long-Distance Relationships

5 Tip for Expats to Survive Long-Distance Relationships

Opening a bank account in the UAE

A Newcomer to the UAE? What to Consider When Choosing a Bank for Opening an Account

Culture shock in the United Arab Emirates for expats

14 Ways You Will Experience Culture Shock in the UAE

Why you shouldn't upload your resume on your LinkedIn profile

5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Upload a Resume to Your LinkedIn Profile

10 Secrets to Happiness as an Expat

10 Secrets to Finding Happiness as an Expat

4 Ways to Network as an Expat

4 Ways to Network as an Expat

8 Expat Problems That Are Just Too Real

8 Expat Problems That Are Just Too Real

How to Make New Friends in a Foreign Country

How to Make New Friends in a Foreign Country

Top 10 Countries with the Best Quality of Life

Top 10 Countries with the Best Quality of Life

The best European cities for new expats

Pictured: Prague

The Best Cities in Europe for Expat Arrivals

House in Husavik

10 Amazing Things To Do In Iceland

How to Make Your Own Life as an Expat and Why It’s Important

How to Make Your Own Life as an Expat and Why It’s Important

The Labriz eforea spa location

Why Seychelles is One of the Best Holiday Destinations

The Real Expat: Chasing Your Dreams to Find Your True Purpose

The Real Expat: Chasing Your Dreams to Find Your True Purpose

6 Annoying Things Expats Hate Hearing

6 Annoying Things Expats Hate Hearing