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Latest post on 12 July 2012 - 15:48
Im on an international European policy that covers maternity etc, so I wonder if this is different? The fact that it's European isn't relevant. The key issue is that you've got maternity, which usually (not always) also covers neonatal. You need to talk to your insurance company to clarify exactly what the policy covers. Yes, as M_G says, it depends on your specific insurance policy. I know that with the insurance I had when having my last child the insurance company said they can not register the child for his or her own without the birth certificate but neonatal would be covered under the mother's insurance.
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Latest post on 05 July 2012 - 21:08
Don't know about having an online business but you can easily work on a "housewife" visa as long as your husband signs a non objection letter.
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 01:08
Not sure but I think my ID application took a long time to be typed too and there was no one talking. I got the impression that the computer was "loading" or something like that for a long time between every single thing that was typed in. Not sure if this is the case or not. Classic! I hate it when people have no respect for other people's time! Just last night I was at the typing centre for Emirates ID and I was so tired from work having only 2 hours of sleep the night before. While the guy was typing my info (just renewal so it should be really quick) -- another guy came in and they speak the same language. Then they engaged in a short conversation which at first I did not mind. Then, the conversation kept on. I would not really mind if he kept on typing while talking - I myself even do that at work and it's not hard if you're just doing data entry. But then I could see him just stop typing and talk to the other guy. And then move the mouse and talk to the guy for 1 minute. Then type about one word .. then again talk to the guy. I tried to see what he was typing cos I thought maybe it was loading every time so he really had to stop but there were times he would type one word, and then spend another minute talking to the guy, without hitting the 'enter' key or clicking the mouse. I actually was almost sleeping on the chair and tapping my fingers. I know I was being rude but I really was getting impatient. Now that I look back, I should have just told the guy that I'm in a hurry.
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 01:01
I have bought electronics items in eMax and Wild Wadi vouchers, to name but a few! But then I have been with AirMiles since it was introduced about 12 years ago, and had to get a move on as the miles will start to expire from next year! Im pretty sure there was a document I had at some point telling you how to rem deem but I don't have it anymore and nothing useful on their website.... how do I redeem instore? Just go give them the card? Or get something from Airmiles ahead of time? Used mine at Emax for mobile phones just recently. It was really easy, just showed my airmiles card and redeemed the miles on the spot in the shop as per a set amount, can't remember exactly but was something like 14000 miles equals 100 Dhs. They could check my airmiles account on their computer after I gave them some details like date of birth. So there was no need to get a voucher from airmiles in advance.
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Latest post on 03 July 2012 - 18:38
I have found the majority of people here to be extremely helpful whenever I've needed some small assistance or help. Thankfully I've never needed any big help from a stranger. Personally I value my privacy and wouldn't like to have an overly friendly relationship with a neighbour. I did once get to know one neighbour pretty well and then had to endure constant urgent requests for help with this and that involving the other person's children and in the end it got annoying as the neighbour was counting on my help all the time.
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Latest post on 29 June 2012 - 12:12
Have seen police outside my building stopping people and fining them for jaywalking, if it could be done electronically what would be the need for that? There is a perfectly good crossing 100 metres away but people stupidly cross anyway where they shouldn't. The only kind of fines that have to be paid at the airport are visa overstay fines I think. Have never heard of any traffic related fines being charged at the airport, like traffic police fines or Salik/Mawaqif.
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Latest post on 28 June 2012 - 14:59
This rumour has been going around for quite some time and I strongly doubt there is any truth to this!
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Latest post on 28 June 2012 - 14:06
There is a rumour among the maids that you can be traced by the Emirates ID chip so that you get slapped with all kinds of fines "automatically" such as crossing the road where you shouldn't.
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Latest post on 25 June 2012 - 09:34
I think they should use the logo of the UAE's 40th anniversary, just remove the text. Loved that one.
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Latest post on 22 June 2012 - 22:13
I think I could never get used to the heat. I chose to treat summers here as "bad weather go out as little as possible" kind of season, same as if we had a snow storm or heavy rains back home. That means indoors activities or taking extended holidays out of the region. Go out in the morning or in the evening and avoid going out in the middle of the day if you can. It is exhausting to run errands and get in and out of the car that has become like a sauna in the 10 minutes that you left it. On the other hand, from October to April the weather is mainly great so that is the outdoors season.
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Latest post on 14 June 2012 - 14:32
Oh, my 3 year old went for an assessment and told me before hand she wasn't going to say a word. And she didn't. She refused to say even her name. I had to laugh at the whole thing as she's normally extremely talkative. They put her down as "not knowing English" and accepted her anyway.
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Latest post on 14 June 2012 - 07:35
In case you're on an Abu Dhabi visa they have to cover it by law but will state certain conditions such as the one Spongemonkey mentions and only up to a certain amount per year.
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Latest post on 11 June 2012 - 08:20
It was hot and sweaty enough that we should all have stripped down.
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 16:00
I don't have any accommodation there but you could try the local tourist office if you don't find anyone. They usually have a list of places to rent for tourists. [email protected]
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Latest post on 06 June 2012 - 10:16
If she's sponsored by a company she's not a housemaid so would be employed according to the labour law and have holiday days accordingly.
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Latest post on 31 May 2012 - 23:51
A friend of mine constantly got calls that were supposed to be for a jewellery store. when he had time he played along pretending he was working at the store and told me some really funny stories about what customers were asking and what he replied. The one about giving a very special deal but discreetly under the counter and please don't let the boss see was particularly funny.
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Latest post on 31 May 2012 - 20:03
Hahaha Mrs PH, very funny. Hi how quickly could i get xyz? Tomorrow? Not before? What about today afternoon? Is it possible? What can I do from my side to make it fast? It's little urgent? Maybe after 3 hours? It's really a problem for me. maybe after half an hour? Ok great, see you in ten minutes. :D
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Latest post on 30 May 2012 - 23:20
Ordering French fries at Indian restaurant: Me:Have French fries? Waiter: No. Me: Ok, some potatoe fingers please.
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Latest post on 30 May 2012 - 15:54
Go straight straight straight. Then come back.
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Latest post on 27 May 2012 - 10:23
I don't know about the French visa but have applied for several other Schengen tourist visas for our housemaid and there I've written that we, the inviters, bear all costs related to her visit, together with a statement of our bank account and information about our address back home, so her salary has been irrelevant. I have also had to write a separate statement saying she's not coming to work (as she then would need a work permit and not a tourist visa) but to enjoy the holiday time together with the family. Maybe the requirements are slightly different from one country to the other but it might be worth calling the French Embassy to ask if there is any special formalities related to applying for a visa for the maid, as I think the embassies of most Schengen countries are dealing with this issue very regularly in this particular part of the world.
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Latest post on 27 May 2012 - 08:18
Get an agency to do cleaning regularly for now. Later on if you do feel like you need help with occasional babysitting you can always get a live-in maid at that point.
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Latest post on 09 May 2012 - 08:23
There are two choices when changing jobs - either a transfer of sponsorship from one sponsor to another or a cancellation of visa and start from afresh. In some cases visas can be transferred and in some cases not (depending on sector of work) and in some cases it depends on whether old and new sponsor feel like cooperating or not. If your husband changes jobs and the visa has to be cancelled they first need to cancel the visas of all dependents, ie the family and the maid, then you have to process her visa again. If his visa can be transferred none of the dependents' visas need to be cancelled and you wouldn't have lost the maid sponsorship fee. Ask the new employer whether they think the visa can be transferred or not.
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Latest post on 06 May 2012 - 23:10
If it´s a lot of stuff maybe write them a note of appreciation saying "thanks for doing a good job and hope you enjoy this gift" or something like that, so they don't get accused of stealing it. If it´s fewer items I think it would be completely normal to just give it to them as SA Babe suggests.
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Latest post on 03 May 2012 - 14:32
Yes, the drip in the hand, have had it too. As Spongemonkey says it conks you out. . They can increase according to if you feel pain and the pain relief has immediate effect. It's not really a big deal. Have always thought the preparations are the absolutely worst part of the procedure, ie having to drink copious amounts of laxatives.
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 20:28
A company where I used to work used to buy all the furniture for the employees and then the employee would work it off until it became theirs (in case they finished the contract early). So from 0-12 months of employment the furniture was worth 50%. From 13-36 months the furniture was worth 25% and after that it was valued at 0 so belonged to the employee in case they left. Personally, if a washer and drier is out of warranty and cost 2000 new I wouldn't pay half price - I'd pay 500 Dhs. It would cost me to have someone pick it up and deliver it to my place and install it (free if you buy a new one) and it's more of a hassle finding a private person's home address and organizing a time to see it and pick it up than to just go down to the store to buy a new one. Having said that I wouldn't bargain much with people posting ads, if someone asks double of what I'm planning to pay I just wouldn't approach them.
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 21:17
I call her a helper and not a maid because maid sounds so 1800's. Besides, I read up about these terms some years ago and her job description fits that of a "mother's helper". http://childcare.about.com/od/inhomecareglossary/f/motherhelper.htm If she did more cooking and grocery shopping and general planning I'd call her a housekeeper. If she wasn't involved with children or cooking I'd call her a cleaner. If she was only involved with the children and there was no cleaning I'd call her a nanny.
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Latest post on 25 April 2012 - 05:34
why do people need to take the maid for a family day out ? i know lots do...i just don't get it... We sometimes take our helper with us to places such as Wild Wadi. Previously we took her to help out mainly with the baby so my husband and I could concentrate on the slightly older children. I always took the helper swimming whenever my husband couldn't come so I wouldn't need to watch 3 kids less than 6 alone, and it turned out she could swim like a fish and loves swimming so that was great. Now the baby is bigger and doesn't need this much attention anymore but we still sometimes take her as I think it's a way of bonding with the children, doing something different than the usual routine, seeing places and things she couldn't afford to by herself and enjoying a day out. Can't see what's wrong with that.
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Latest post on 19 April 2012 - 08:37
If she's from a GCC country does her family approve of this marriage? It's one thing I guess if she's living in the UK far away from her community but another thing if she comes here and sort of flaunts her marriage where there might be relatives and acquaintances around. Wouldn't it be risky for her and her husband if her family is against it? In the cases that I know of where a christian husband has married a muslim woman he's had to convert to live here, at least on paper. The children have been registered as muslims on the local birth certificates.
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Latest post on 01 March 2012 - 11:33
If it's for advertising a paid event I´d call them and ask them for money, my only chance of becoming a paid model. :) If it's for advertising an event that was/is free I wouldn't be surprised if they did it as these events are paid by sponsors they need the media coverage and then I wouldn't say much about it, except sending the picture to everyone on FB.
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Latest post on 10 January 2012 - 08:11
Had it too, before Christmas. Fever, tired, pain over chest when breathing, stubborn deep cough. Had an x-ray which showed lots of mucus in the lungs, took a course of antibiotics and got better.
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Latest post on 21 November 2011 - 08:47
oh these greek lovers! What a great fun! Madman - he actually did the deed, no matter what the explanation Baroness - she stepped on this bridge, nobody forced her directly Boatman - he was the first link for help, the fact he "did his job" does not excuse him to NOT to save a life Lover - the first person she went to, should have done anything to find the money Friend Baron - his threthening led to the death BUT was his punishment killing the lady? Probably more like a house arrest :) Agree with this list!
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 18:41
Sorry Pepito, misread your psot about what time she sleeps. 20:00 seems more reasonable!
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Latest post on 15 November 2011 - 15:17
Sounds like she sleeps far too late for her age, especially if she's been at nursery the whole day. Also, you shouldn't send your child to nursery unless she's fully recovered, not only for the sake of other kids but because it's easier to catch another bug when you are already weakened. Anyhow, had the same problem when my son started nursery here. I did have a live-in helper, would never have managed to work otherwise as he was ill more time than he was at nursery. At the end the doctor suggested a flu vaccine. I can't remember the name and it was a long time ago, but it wasn't an injection but some drops he had to take daily for a period of time. Can't say for sure the vaccine helped or if he finally had gained immunity from all his colds but shortly after that he stopped falling ill all the time. Maybe you could speak to the doctor about that? TLC=Tender Loving Care
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Latest post on 14 November 2011 - 07:24
I think she would enjoy sending off a normal letter to one of her friends. I know my kids do and it gets even more fun if they get a letter back! They have access to Facebook and internet but getting a letter in the hand is much more exciting!
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Latest post on 07 November 2011 - 21:22
I once had a glass salad bowl explode in front of me on the dining table which was when I decided never to buy a glass top table. Be happy that no one was injured, sometimes things happen for a reason and getting rid of the table was probably the best idea.
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Latest post on 20 October 2011 - 09:49
The company has to submit proof that you left the country or that you have a new sponsor in order to close your file in immigration. It will be a lot of trouble for the company if they don't do this. An easy way of getting the passport back would be to exit, get the exit paper stamped and give it to the PRO, and then re-enter and then the company has nothing to do with you anymore. Anyhow, looks like you have sorted your issue.
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Latest post on 30 September 2011 - 11:48
I've always given a lot of priority to the night sleep as I need a lot of sleep myself to be able to function at all. My first child was the kind of baby who refused to adhere to any routines, fed on demand and so on. As I went back to work when he was 3 months old I simply found it easier to co-sleep as he then stopped waking up crying all the time, just woke up to feed and then immediately went back to sleep again.
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Latest post on 30 September 2011 - 11:38
Hi M1dono I'm sorry to hear that you are struggling, I think a lot of the time when babies are small and things aren't going so well it can make things easier all round if you can stop focusing so much on trying to fix the problem and just accept that you and your baby are still learning and sometimes things just take time. There is no magic cure for waking in the night, what works for one child won't work for another and at 5 months most children aren't ready to sleep through the night. You know your LO better than anyone else and if you take things slowly and try to work out what works for you both then you will get there in the end. When my first was born I did routine routine routine and it worked a dream. She was sleeping through most nights from 4 months. I was very smug and spent a lot of time telling sleep deprived other new mummies that they just had to be firm and stick to a routine and not give in blah blah blah. To be honest, I'm surprised no one slapped me! Anyway, along came baby number two, I did exactly the same as I did with baby number one......and he didn't sleep through until he was over 1. A much deserved comeuppance for me I think! He was just a different child and needed me more comfort from me in the night than my first did. I raged against the lack of sleep and probably made things a whole lot worse by being anxious, angry and trying to rush him back to sleep in the night so I could get back to my sleep. With baby number three I was up a lot in the night too - probably 5 - 10 times a night until he was 8 months old. Funnily enough though, I found it the easiest of all and that was because my whole mind set about it had changed, the most crucial thing was probably recognising that it wouldn't last forever, he would sleep through at some stage and needing me in the night wasn't him being difficult or trying to ruin my life. I guess all I'm trying to say is take things slowly, try not to get too anxious about it, definitely don't blame yourself and think that you are doing something wrong, sleep when you can and try to enjoy the many wonderful things about a five month old. [b'>"Like "[/b'>
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Latest post on 29 September 2011 - 20:52
Maybe she's waking up excessively because she wants to feed in the middle of the night?
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Latest post on 14 May 2011 - 16:14
Bad bad bad to bring the maid and not let her eat or sit down. Terrible example for the kids too - how would they treat the maid with respect if the parents don't?
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Latest post on 11 May 2011 - 14:36
I don't see how this could work in the long run. Don´t think you are more at fault than your husband in this matter, why did he make you pay for his laptop that THE CAT broke? What about if you borrow each other´s cars and have a puncture or something breaks - does the one who borrowed the car have to pay for that? If a red sock is in the laundry and discolours all the white - does the one who switched on the machine have to pay for that? If you have children and they break something and believe me they will, who will pay for that? If you have to stick to a your/mine mentality I think you need to start a joint saving for things other than rent and so on to be prepared for all eventualities or it will be an endless issue.
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Latest post on 07 May 2011 - 23:11
Don't know about dried dill but you can usually find fresh one in most grocery stores, together with fresh parsley, thyme and so on, a bunch is 1 Dhs. Egyptians use it in their cooking so it's not an unusual herb in the Arabic kitchen.
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 08:52
If you are residing here and not just visiting they may not give you anything or at least not for some time. For people travelling as tourists it is considered that they are away from home and don't have the basic amenities available but for people who go back to where they live it is considered that they already have the basics in their homes.
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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 08:46
The same happened to me when I had a Citibank credit card. Their branch was next to my office and I used to deposit the payment in their ATM. The payment usually had a due date on around the 11th of the month and once I was going to travel on holidays during that time so paid part of the debt around 25th of the previous month, well in advance of the due date, and then got penalised as payments had to be done between he 1st of the month and the 11th so as I had paid too early I was smacked with late fees. I got so annoyed with the whole thing, there was no way they would negotiate deleting the late fine so I cancelled the card.
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Latest post on 23 April 2011 - 16:50
Tongue in cheek, it just irks me that 'expat' is only applied in certain circles to certain nationalities, when everyone here unless a UAE National is an expat. Irks me too! Well put.
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Latest post on 22 April 2011 - 07:37
Yes I do, it's an easy calculation. Don't know why though as I've lived here 13 years and the prices I remember from home don't exist in reality anymore so it's a useless exercise. I always get surprised when I go home how expensive everything is!
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Latest post on 21 April 2011 - 08:41
So long as you out a first name and a last name that exists in both passports you will be fine. Also note, if you have an airline loyalty card, you need to use the same name that you use on that card or the points won't easily register.
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 20:35
It would annoy me no end if someone, anyone, called me so many times per day!
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Latest post on 14 April 2011 - 20:17
I failed my exam here twice and got it the third time. I can't remember what mistake I made the first time, just that I was extremely nervous. Then second time I forgot to loosen the hand brake so the car was going very slowly. The police were trying to be funny and were yelling FASTER, FASTER, FASTER and I told them I think the car is broken. Finally managed to pass the third time. Didn't have a license before. It then took me ages to actually start driving as I didn't feel very confident so started off slowly on Fridays when traffic is less.
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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 07:46
I think the smallest coin should be 50 fils, cancel the rest, and shops should start to price their goods accordingly. Get with the times.
 
 
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