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Latest post on 18 December 2017 - 20:55
My OB-Gyne is at the Doctor's Medical Center Al Bateen her name is Dr Maltem Tank :) call the clinic at 02 666 3378 :) Good luck!
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Latest post on 18 December 2017 - 20:51
Hi sweetjosy try springbok butchery. I used them since we arrive here this year. hormone free and they also have organic. ` they also have facebook page
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Latest post on 18 December 2017 - 20:51
Hi sweetjosy try springbok butchery. I used them since we arrive here this year. hormone free and they also have organic. ` they also have facebook page
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Latest post on 07 August 2017 - 14:14
Hi There, Personally looking for salon here is a struggle and also it's really expensive especially when you dont know any. after attempting to try 5 salons here in AD finally i have found 1 that i really love and my hairdresser knows what i want. I go to Glamour Salons UAE they have 2 branches here in AD, one in AL Zeina and 1 is in Al ain tower in Corniche. In Al Zeina you can look for Blossom and in Al ain tower you can look for Jeida. It's pricey but worth it. Hope that helps.
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Latest post on 22 May 2017 - 16:29
Good day everyone ...I am asking for a great advise from anyone in group. I am household worker i came back last Sept. 2016 to my madame...she was the same madame i had back in 2013-2015...but she was not actually the same sponsor i have in my visa. During my first month she was not able to give me my salary...i borrowed money from his brother in law expecting the next month She will give me double salary but she did not. when i was in Philippines she used to call me and say we will arrange to make tutorials for part time , i said ok no problem.That is why during my first month i have ni salary because we didn't found student yet. But from October up to this month we have tutorial clients. i am getting my salary from tutorial only 1200 aed still she did not make increase..the rest of money goes to her for school of her kid..all in all i almost shared 10,000aed to her not included all the salary i got from it. I came to myself that i should ask for increase she said she can't ...now i asked at least once a month off....again she said no because it's hard I'm not in her name. I want to ask just for release and find accurate job for me....coz i don't find myself in fair situation. Please i want to hear an advice...thank u and god bless If you are in the UAE go and speak with your consulate. Sadly i do not think anyone on here will be able to help you Hi Jhoy, So unfortunate that you are experiencing that problem. Does she hired you from the Philippines? if so, did you read your contract before signing and are you aware of it? and second, why would you agree to work with her, whereas you knew that she is not gonna be your employer that hires you to come here in the UAE? If you have proper documentation better yet go to consulate of the Philippines and ask them regarding your situation or go to labour office and file complaint. 1200 is not fair for a household worker, minimum salary is at least 2000aed plus accomodation etc.
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Latest post on 11 May 2017 - 16:52
Hi all, I have just moved to Abu Dhabi from the UK and whilst I am still finding my feet on the grocery front in general, I am really struggling to find organic FRESH foods! I have looked online and found the few online companies that do box deliveries(Ripe etc) which is great, but one of the REALLY important products for me is organic meat, as this is the food that has the most hormones/antibiotics etc pumped into it! So far I have managed to find one pack of semi-organic chicken breast in one shop...does anyone know of anywhere I can get organic meat? Or is this something I will need to accept :/ Oh, and a second question, totally off the topic, but any advice on where I can get blonde highlights done would also be much appreciated!! :biggrin: Thank you! Hi Linzpoppy, with regards to your questions, i always get my organic meat at the organic store right by the Nations towers it's a bit pricey if you're really looking for an organic meat. there's also other option and my suggestion is, you don't really need an organic meat one's so long as it is grass fed and they're not antibiotic fed it is considered all natural meat, non gmo's, no antibiotics and etc., and check also where it came from. :) your second question is. after a long while of searching a good Salon i found one and i get my hair done @ Glamour Salon Abu Dhabi, they have Salon in Al ain tower by Corniche area and in Al Zeina, i recommend you look for Jeida or Blossom they're both fantastic hairdresser! hope this helps! cheers!
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Latest post on 15 February 2017 - 17:22
Hi there, as I am starting to work myself, we'll be two people working t different hours. I think we'll need household help, although I am not keen on live-in maids. Are there any part-time options (daytime-maids), in particular ones that could also do cooking? Alternatively, are there any solutions for full-time working couples who have no time for cooking? I would even consider someone who just does that, sorting out the cleaning separately. Does anyone have any advice? hi Starfish, if you still looking for a part time or occasional nanny that can cook and it's not live in, please let me know, maybe i can help you find one. i have a lots of friends similar on what you prefer.
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Latest post on 15 February 2017 - 17:11
Hi, does anyone live in Al Zeina? We are looking at different areas to live but are in the UK. Do all areas of Al Zeina have aeroplane noise? HI Blueskies, Al Zeina is a nice neighbourhood to live esp its just 10 mins away from the airport and 5mins away from Yas island. aeroplanes are not big of a deal but yes you can hear noise every time there's a jet off. if you're really fuzzy about the noise then this neighbourhood is doesnt suits you. job wise, it's also a matter if where your work is. cheers! good luck on finding one! :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2017 - 13:30
Hi JL, i live in Al Reem but in Reem diamond tower , i know Amaya towers because i have a friend that live's there. there's a small supermarket and the la brioche and the high spirit wine store, there's some restaurant like Leopold's of London, smoking doll, hanoi, and a fastfood up on the 2nd floor, but you have to go to Boutik mall which is 7mins drive :D or there's the Gallleria Mall at Al Maryah island which is approx 10mins drive.
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Latest post on 10 January 2017 - 09:49
HI quicksilver, I do recommend you to check on trip advisor and booked it from there and pick it up at the airport when you arrive (Europcar or Hertz )as the price is way cheaper (60dhs) rather than renting it in the City would cost you 100dhs minimum. :D that's what we always do even we live here, we book it at Trip advisor then pick it up and return it at the airport. hope this helps. Enjoy your stay here in the UAE.
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Latest post on 05 December 2016 - 09:05
Hi, wow! that's a huge amount of money! it might not a big help but you could speak to the management about it why they ended up on that amount? they might referred the amount to the damages on the household? when you moved in, did you take note of the damages that's already there? eg.. marks and stains, holes, kitchen damage etc? because that's what i did when we move in i took note of those damages and keep logged on the maintenance that they did. and pictures on those damages, sometimes management are sneaky they would charge you the damages from the previous tenants before you. i hope you can find solution on that.
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Latest post on 04 December 2016 - 09:41
Hi Realsunny, All the apps here are banned meaning you cannot use any of those. we had a trouble also in doing that as i rely on those when calling back home ( Canada) except skype that does works apparently for voice calls but you have to have a credit on it in order to use it to call a number from UAE to abroad.
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Latest post on 04 December 2016 - 08:59
HI Thistledown, you may might as well have to call the HR ASAP for follow up so you know where you at, and it might get delayed because of the merging coming up next year. if you didnt receive anything, like job and salary offer thru email and they just assure you verbally that you get the job then i suggest to do call them right away. the way business here is differ from any other country. you would need to do the follow ups not them getting back to you that is as per my experience.:) i hope this helps.
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Latest post on 04 December 2016 - 08:54
Hi Shozee, i dont think you would need to exit? i have the same issue as you we are also Canadian,I had to transfer also from visit then transfer it under my husband,but i didnt need to exit. it will for sure save you a lot of money :) shoot me a message if you need more questions regarding this.
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Latest post on 18 September 2016 - 15:06
Hi KiwiIrish, maybe i could help you! it's really difficult to find a reliable agent here, we used Joy Andrade of spfrealty . it's gonna depend also on where exactly you want to reside. There's a couple of available apts here in our place maybe if you are interested i can hook you up so you can skip paying agent fee which is usually 3,000-5000 aed. anyways that's just a suggestion.
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Latest post on 18 September 2016 - 14:57
hi Rose, Is your prescription coming from your doctor here in Abu Dhabi? on my experience i had a hard time finding Pharmacy to buy my Epipen that is prescribe to me by my doctor in Canada, so i needed to find a family doctor here in Abu Dhabi to ask if they can prescribe it to me, and i bought mine at Cleveland Clinic in Al Maryah Island.
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Latest post on 12 September 2016 - 13:05
Hi Zita, Make sure if your going to Cosmopolitan Salon,Manager will assist you and do your haircut, as i have a bad experience when i went there the 1st time, her ladies did my haircut and it was horrible. The Manager is really nice when i emailed her she ask me to come back so they can fix my hair but i never did, i'm still traumatized with what the girl did to my hair :)
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Latest post on 12 September 2016 - 12:59
Hi Zuia, There's gonna be a lot of beautiful home stuff you can find here in AD. you just need to go store by store and it depends what kind are you looking for is it high end or middle level kitchen and home stuff. for Kitchen Utensils and tools there's the : IKea in Yas Island, Think Kitchen, Waitrose in many locations,Carrefour in Marina Mall. For home furnitures etc, there's the: Ikea as well, 2XL, home center, pan home, royal furniture :d you can always try to google some places. hope that helps! cheers! :biggrin:
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Latest post on 15 June 2016 - 10:04
wow Nozza lot's of random questions, to answer your questions: 1. you can get sports TV via Etisalat or OSN cable network based on their different TV packages,it depends what kind of sports you are watching.. 3. usually people hang in their clothes after wash but again it depends, you can buy a washer/dryer all in 1 and also you can buy separate washer and dryer. it's like UK and north america that they use washer and dryer. 4. Mosque are their place to pray they call a prayer 5x a day so you can hear it not more than 5mins and if you're living close to a mosque. 6. there's no area here that you cannot live in. mostly here are really nice and well developed, if you want closer to the place where you work and do not want to take a bus or drive then you should consider in the City of Ad. but if you are driving then you can go farther like in Hydra Village as what you checked. there's a lot of nice places to choose from. it depends on your preferences 8.i'm into Scrapbooking and cross stitching, i didnt find any place yet for cross stitching but i found a place for some crafts that you can see lot of things : Craft store close to World trade center and i go to Daiso for cheaper stuff.. i go buy my threads tons of them, whenever i go back home in Canada because we have diff. stores there to buy lots of things for crafts and it's way cheaper:D i'd rather pay taxes than pay 3x more than the price here.. :D hope that helps! and cheer up you dont need to be disappointed because nobody cares about your message here in the forum. i feel you but you know sometimes we just have to help ourself to find our way out.. shoot me a message if you have more questions and i can help you look into that.. :D
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Latest post on 15 June 2016 - 09:48
I agree with you Nooma. that's why i just randomly check this website as i have questions posted here last January when we arrived but nobody answers anything or nobody gives any idea. so i had to answer my questions on my own.. Uncle google is there to give you some idea.. :D i dont think Ramadan is one of the main reason, but anyways lots of people here just don't bother :) Hope you find some answers on the random questions you've asked.. i'll go and check maybe i can help though i have a little knowledge about Abu Dhabi but i get my way around AD. cheers!
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Latest post on 02 June 2016 - 16:23
Hi Hope, I guess it depends on where exactly is your starting point when you start to rent a car. since you are a holding a UAE drivers licence you will probably be able to use this to drive in Canada for a short period after you arrive. If you plan to use a foreign driver’s licence in Canada, you should get an International Driving Permit (IDP) in your home country. An IDP will give you a translation of your licence into French and English. :) and usually car rentals in Canada will offer you car insurance etc depends on what province in Canada because it varies in different Canada Region. i think it is gonna be the same in the US. Have fun and enjoy. summer is a perfect time to visit Canada especially in Vancouver and Montreal! :D Hope that helps. Cheers!
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Latest post on 20 April 2016 - 16:17
Hi Jamuseire, No worries!, hope that helps. I will try to find the number that they gave me. I know i have it somewhere, and also if you are looking into Reem Island, i know it's not your preference but just in case, i know someone who wants to lease his flat in the Gate towers. It's a 2 bedroom 3 bath. A nice and quiet location away from the very busy city. I dont know him but you can call him for more details, 050-752-0359 his name is Javed Alam, cheers! Good luck!
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Latest post on 18 April 2016 - 10:19
Hi Jamuseire, try to search ADCP management. it's a direct contact to those who manage a rental flats and apartment building. so you don't need to pay a realtor for searching the house that you wanted. they have a good couple of buildings at Al Khalidiya where 5mins walk to Corniche. Hope that helps you! cheers!
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Latest post on 11 April 2016 - 15:52
Hi JL1, There's no coffee morning meet up's here in Al Reem island, but they do(expat woman) have weekly scheduled in different locations. ;)
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Latest post on 11 April 2016 - 11:13
Hi JL1, It's me again.. ;) regarding your question what's the best place to live here. Newgirl is right lots of paperworks when you first arrive :D I got really annoyed when i first arrive here it's really a big change coming from Canada and you have to embrace the culture and the way they are here is really way soo much different!! it's an open country, so you can dress up the way your used to be so long that's it's too much showy your not gonna get any second look! Next thing is It depends also on your budget and your preference. You might want to live closer to where you guys would work in that way you will get used to the city, then later on you can move to some other places far from the City and that if you plan to drive too! Reem Island such as Gate Towers, Arc and Sun Tower and Marina where bus 63 and 7 are in the boutik mall going to the city all the way to Marina Mall, and there's also a nice towers in Shams abu dhabi which is farther from the reem island and there's no bus that goes there, Al Reem island is a nice place away from busy City. We live here. i find it very quiet. There's gonna be a lot of towers, pet wise i dont think a lot of towers would allow more than two pets. i have searched for that when we came here because i would want a pet too, sadly i just have to postpone to have a pet because if i would want to have one it is gonna be farther to my husbands work so I had to postponed it. Night life here i haven't tried but there's gonna be a lot of places like Yas Island or some Nice Hotels here. mostly restaurant closes here at 10pm or later. for medicines i dont think you would have a problem taking medicines it surprises me that one time i went to the pharmacy here they sell Aspirin over the counter which i find it weird. Renting a car i find it expensive but you can always check it when you arrive here. for furnitures and stuff there's a dubbizle for those used furnitures. same where i got all my couch and center table but you have to be vigilant for that :D Banks? hmmmm i think NBAD is commonly used here but there's a lot of branches you can choose from. You'll gonna learn a lot when you arrive here. it's either you will find it funny or annoying. i think i mentioned all my experience here now since we arrive last February. hahaha! and Also, it is not allowed here to show affection when you are in public. lol! even you are a couple, i find it funny,but i respect why they would not allow it. it's their culture and religion. So, Good luck when you arrive here! :D Otherwise most of the people i met here they said it's a great and safe place to live.. cheers!
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Latest post on 27 February 2016 - 12:16
Hi There, There is a place called New England center im zayed city you can ask them for more details regarding your. You can visit their website necc.org. I just know this because i am looking also for a place if they have this volunteering day for those who wanted to help assist kids with autism. ;) hope you get more informations! Cheers!
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Latest post on 21 February 2016 - 21:46
if i'm not mistaken there's also an iranian souk with lots of carpets along zayed sports center. i didnt actually go to that place to shop or roam around but i saw that place when i was on a bus heading to and from Yas island. ^_^ i dont really rely on google maps esp on the phone, phone that you used to have in the country where you are coming from. :biggrin:
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Latest post on 14 February 2016 - 13:13
Hi JL1. Al Reem island is really nice place to live, very accessible as what Joanna said and it's away from busy city. All the 3 towers are great, clean and well maintained. Duplex and townhouses are expensive it would cost you maybe around 200-300k AED/year and you need to drive 15-30mins to reach the City if you will be working around downtown abu dhabi. ;)
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Latest post on 12 February 2016 - 23:45
You can advertise it thru Dubbizle. :)
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Latest post on 03 February 2016 - 20:24
Hi Ladies, I have a full-time, live-in maid and I arranged for her to be transferred to my husband's sponsorship one month ago. We are not happy with her work attitude and complaining nature. She is on a probationary period for 3 months and she has not yet completed one month! I would like to understand the procedure for visa cancellation and our obligations for her. 1. Are we obliged to provide her month's notice given that she is still on probation? 2. I believe the we do need to provide her a one-way ticket back home . Do we also need to take her to the airport? Appreciate your advise the soonest possible! Thanks, Ruby Hi Ruby, Have you find solutions to your questions? I suggest you go to this website abudhabi.ae it might help you answer all your questions. And also i would suggest to call labour for more informations. And as far as i know even they are still under probation it is just fair to give them month notice, and to send them or take them to the airport is depending if you want it or not it is still your responsibility to know that she safely arrive on her 1st step going back on her country of origin. Anyways i hope that helps and I hope you find answers soon! Cheers!
 
 
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