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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 16:15
I will ask next time I pass by a Boots.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 16:07
At least the recruiter could get back to say the position is filled.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:43
As GoddessUli posted and you can also go straight to the source on: http://www.emiratesid.ae/en/news-updates/news/identity-card-registration-deadline-for-nationals-extended-for-six-months-and-registration-of.aspx Deadline in June is for locals.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:15
What pharmacies take unused or expired medicines? I have been laughed at when trying to give bags of expired medicines to a pharmacy for safe disposal.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 15:01
We haven't had it done yet but as it will apparently become a part of the visa residence renewal process, as far as I've understood, no doubt we will pay for it. Don't think the maid will have much use for the ID except for having the residence visa done. My miad syas the police stop the buses and ask people for their ids. I guess they are asking for passport or labour card. Deadline for ID card has been extended to 2013 for expats and will be linked to the visa renewal process so it is perfectly legal not to be in possession of the Emirates ID as of yet but by 2013 all should have it.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 14:44
We haven't had it done yet but as it will apparently become a part of the visa residence renewal process, as far as I've understood, no doubt we will pay for it. Don't think the maid will have much use for the ID except for having the residence visa done.
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Latest post on 17 January 2011 - 00:11
Izzy99 - your point about needing tutors here, why the need to hire a tutor? I would have had the same opinion before my kids went to school here but I can see why the need is there. In many cases I think there is far too much homework, even for young kids - so much they can't cope without parents helping and organising the homework/test prep/projects. If the parents can't help, for instance due to work and simply not being at home before it gets late and the child gets too tired (after seven o'clock my kids are too tired to do any kind of homework) - then you'd need a tutor to come in earlier in the day. If your child goes to an English speaking school and you don't speak the language well enough yourself - you will need a tutor. If, which is my case, your children go to an English speaking school but study Arabic for native speakers and only their dad can help them with that as I am not fluent in Arabic, and dad gets home at 18:00 and is really tired after work but still sits down and goes through loads of homework in Arabic, Islamic Studies and Arabic Social Studies - then you start to think that maybe getting a tutor in Arabic is not such a crazy idea after all.
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 23:56
orange the fruit is feminine orange the colour is masculine
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Latest post on 16 January 2011 - 13:33
Have you seen the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding? Apparently the trick to convince your husband is to let him think he came up with the idea first, the idea that you have subtly planted for him to come up with. And then give him a lot of praise for the good idea. Sort of like dealing with kids and dogs, quite simple really. If your husband is a responsible and sensible adult you can try the communication/respect/mutual decision strategy but that will only work if both of you function in the that way.
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Latest post on 15 January 2011 - 20:44
If you have a filter attached to the water that goes into the washing machine the musty smell usually means that it's time to change or clean the filter, happens around once a year in my house. Cleaning the machine won´t help if the smell comes from the water that goes through the filter.
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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 09:03
Embassies can sometimes issue a certificate stating the person's religion, I know most Arab countries do so for their Christian minorities. It is sometimes required for applying for an alcohol license. Not sure whether Western embassies can do the same as religion is usually not registered by the state.
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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 07:59
Wow, really like the look of this Duo shop. Have always had trouble finding shoes and boots, not blessed with standard sizes of either I'm afraid. This goes into favourites.
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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 07:57
The only religion in question that the child would be made to study is Islam. In case that is what you want to avoid it will be very difficult if the father has an obviously Muslim name.
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Latest post on 13 January 2011 - 07:39
@cleanfreak: Yes, it's actually all pretty accurate but as a new parent you don´t get to go through all the steps all at once. Once you have survived step 3 the rest will be no biggie as long as you've had a good night's sleep!
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Latest post on 12 January 2011 - 08:10
It's actually all so true. Luckily I didn't read this before I went ahead and had 3 kids.
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 15:31
weddings have nothing to do with paying for the occasional eat out.. It may seem like that but developing and maintaining a relationship is a question of teamwork in the long run, isn't it?
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Latest post on 11 January 2011 - 14:48
I know several young men who spent a lot of money on their girlfriends and then wives and have entered their married lives with huge debts from setting up house and wedding parties, speaking of several hundred thousand dirhams here. These are Arab guys. I find it to be a very sad situation both for the guys and their wives (who probably don't even know about this until later) as it then takes them many years to pay off these debts.
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Latest post on 09 January 2011 - 14:55
I previously didn´t pay much attention to this but some things actually start to smell like they're off so I figure when they do that is really the time to get rid of them - this is especially the case for face creams and foundations I think.
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 19:29
Also got the First Time Installation message on one of our TVs. The other one is fine so far. Have to add a 2 at the end of the normal telephone number but I could hardly hear a word the lady was saying. Anyhow, there´s some info on the website as it seems many people have the same problem: http://www.osnetwork.com/Announcements/installation_en_gb.aspx
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 10:06
What are your chances of getting a divorce and full custody of your child, Aisha? If you were to obtain that would that not obliterate the need for the father giving permission for any of the paperwork?
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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 11:57
Not sure about the intellectual development of a 10 month old but I remember when I tried to read baby books my son was at that age not at all interested in looking at pictures but thought eating the book was a lot of fun. Teething problems were a big issue with my kids between 4 months and 12 months and they all had all their teeth before they turned one year and that made for a lot of disturbance in their sleep patterns, especially the day time sleep. I also remember once when my youngest was new born I went to do my grocery shopping at a big fancy mall and when I returned home hours later I realised that I had walked around the mall with my t-shirt inside out. Does your husband help out once he´s back from work Poppy? A colleague of mine once said that he used to wake up and take care of the babies in the night, they had twins. His wife didn´t need to go to work the next day but had a lot of work taking care of the children all day long which was a lot more stressful than his job so he figured the least he could do was to make sure she had a good night's sleep every night. My husband never had this clever idea unfortunately but sometimes I was so tired I went for a nap when he came back from work and he took care of the baby for a couple of hours and he could also be persuaded to make a snack for us or at least get on the phone and order home delivery in the night.
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 10:29
Poppy, could be teething issues if he sleeps very short times and takes a long time to sleep. Also, I found myself having to adjust meals and routines very often when they were between 6 months and 18 months as they start to have less milk and more solids and get more awake and alert. TanyaR - I recognize that thought about how can people have several kids when one is so much work already :-). The thing is my first born craved a lot of attention and was the kind of child who had no sense of danger - when he learnt how to walk he ran off on his own way wherever we went, not caring if anyone followed him or not! The thing is the second child was a much more sensible and easy going baby and toddler, to my great relief, so there's hope.
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 00:05
One thing that used to help quite a lot was a baby walker as the child can move about and follow you around and it´s quite interesting and entertaining for them to be able to do that and they are pretty safe sitting in a walker. Dangerous if you have stairs though and watch out for anything that can be pulled down from that height and if he can climb out of the walker he´s too big for it already ! It IS a difficult age for the parents when the small ones start to move about and when they start to walk. Baby proof the house as much as you can (electric outlets and so on, keep cleaning liquids where he can't reach them), make it as safe as you can and keep baskets of toys or things to play with in every room (my children have all played with interesting pots and pans and cans of corn and tuna and such that they've found in the low kitchen cupboards). I used to put a soft thick blanket on the living room floor and surround it with as many pillows as possible and heaps of toys. The house will look less elegant but that is not important. Tried using a play pen but none of the kids liked it much. Finally, don´t be too hard on yourself, it is a very exhausting time.
 
 
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