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Latest post on 04 July 2011 - 22:13
Qatar are fine moo moo...........never had a bad experience with them and DD flies with them out of choice over Emirates. Tell your boy if he doesn't like it.........he can go cargo!
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Latest post on 01 July 2011 - 18:48
Was wondering how you and your LO's got on- glad to hear it's gone so well.
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 21:57
I'm really, really bemused by this thread.............given some of the horror stories re coupon deals for meals/hairdos etc gone horribly wrong.....the fact that anyone would risk their precious eyesight to save a few bucks is utterly and totally bizarre, Oh...and I have a dear friend in UK who went to a (well known) High Street chain of opticians who offer this surgery (as opposed to doing the sensible thing and paying full whack to have it done at Moorfields Hospital in London.)........the jury is still out on as to whether she will regain anything like vision in one eye. Frankly, there are some things you don't try to save money on.
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 21:09
The Deal is that to obtain the municipality tag you have to get the jab annually, however, you can enter the uk so long as the vaccine is valid in the passport. Emailed DEFRA to check, got confirmation so the vet was actually incorrect in his belief. We got the three year vaccine so are good for re entry until 2012. It doesn't matter what DEFRA says...........the animal has to get clearance from UAE to get on the plane. And as per UAE law.......it's annual vaccinations. Ridiculous but, aren't so many things?
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 21:05
Brasso (the metal polish) and a lot of elbow grease will remove light scratches.
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Latest post on 30 June 2011 - 21:03
As far as I know those plants are not poisonous, could there have been something else in the garden, maybe something one of the neighbours threw over? I probably would not go with the youghurt option (dogs dont digest dairy very well), better if you can starve them for 24 hours, (or give some boiled rice, with very well boiled shredded chicken breast in small portions if they are the type that love their food) and give them only water. If there is no improvement or they get progressively worse I would go see the vet. HTH That's not strictly true.........not all dogs (or cats for that matter) are lactose intolerant.........and yoghurt is far more easily digestible than milk etc. In fact I have a Siamese cat with Pancreatic Insufficiency Syndrome, and yoghurt is one of his life savers when his digestive system shuts down. In acute episodes it is the ONLY substance he can keep down Edited to add......boiled rice and chicken is also a lifesaver. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 30/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 21:45
just most of my working life LT! Then........what the bejaysus are you banging on about?
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:59
have any of you spent any length of time in a hospital here?? you'd be horrified at what goes on!! for billing/insurance purposes they'll need to be in seperate rooms anyway, plus what if god forbid there was some kind of emergency pre or post op? these hotel style hospital rooms have enough cr*p in them to get past before you find your patient, you don't need to be pushing another patient out of the way. hope it all goes smoothly and nothing more than ice cream needed for both of them!! I doubt if the OP would be pushing past "another patient" to get to her patient..........they sre BOTH her precious chicks. I know that! I meant if there was some sort of emergency with one of them and the staff had to get to the patient quickly!! You've obviously never been in a Nightingale ward in the UK then..................
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:52
have any of you spent any length of time in a hospital here?? you'd be horrified at what goes on!! for billing/insurance purposes they'll need to be in seperate rooms anyway, plus what if god forbid there was some kind of emergency pre or post op? these hotel style hospital rooms have enough cr*p in them to get past before you find your patient, you don't need to be pushing another patient out of the way. hope it all goes smoothly and nothing more than ice cream needed for both of them!! I doubt if the OP would be pushing past "another patient" to get to her patient..........they sre BOTH her precious chicks.
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:47
Discussing salary packages is more taboo than discussing sox, cancer and death, it seems. Well most contracts actually state that discussing company policies or inside info can lead to dismissal! Gosh, like signing the Official Secrets Act when you clean toilets for the Civil Service ;) It used to a breach of the Official Secrets Act if anyone shared the horrors of the MOD canteen menu.....and an instant D. Notice for any paper even mentioning the soggy cabbage.
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:34
Thanks ladies! As both kids are having an operation on the same day, do you think they will put them in the same room? One is a girl (5) and one is a boy (3) probably not, ask at admissions to give you rooms next to each other 2 patients in one room wouldn't be safe... imagine if their meds got mixed up etc!! They are practically the same age/body weight......having the same minor surgery.......so hardly a worry I'd have thought? however do they manage on wards, if being in the same room is risky?? Exactly so..........and what kind of complicated meds would they be giving anyway...apart from icecream?
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:30
Thanks ladies! As both kids are having an operation on the same day, do you think they will put them in the same room? One is a girl (5) and one is a boy (3) probably not, ask at admissions to give you rooms next to each other 2 patients in one room wouldn't be safe... imagine if their meds got mixed up etc!! They are practically the same age/body weight......having the same minor surgery.......so hardly a worry I'd have thought?
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Latest post on 27 June 2011 - 20:27
Good luck SQ for your little ones tomorrow..............it will be a whole new world for you all once this surgery is out of the way. Changed my kids' lives........and mine x
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:51
There have always been at least 2 or 3 at any given time How can you tell Wuffles? ooh pls do share!!! Trying to recall-let me thinkont-so many name changes too but I think some of the men kept the same names I can remember Erin01 or something like that posing as a woman on this site. Then there was Darman but he openly said he was a man. There was another man whose user name started with JA...I can't remember.... edited by AnonDubai on 26/06/2011 That was over several years tho...........I honestly don't think many men really do more than lurk occasionally on here......the cat fights and baby poo threads would bore them to sobs. Unless they are opportunistically checking out the villa/car for sale or tradesman wanted threads?
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:44
see how many anondubai mention . may be there are more . Err......you do know that ANYONE can read EW............it is not a private forum.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:31
yes i posted onced :( , i get one msged . i m also searching who was he :) Did you post your personal email address.........there is no messaging facility on this site.
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Latest post on 26 June 2011 - 16:13
Did you post your email on the forum?
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 22:25
I think the allusion went straight to the wicket keeper here.............. No kidding. Doubt many outside of the old country are aware of the Tebbit Test ... ;) Till you posted.............was drowning, not waving.;);)
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 21:30
There is a poster on here who has huge experience in this field, I will send her a link to your thread. I am sure she will be able to advise.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 21:27
yes it was an advert for city hospital actually ! Probably cut and pasted from an article in the DM.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 21:24
I read an advert on this issue last week and it stated 30 minutes in the sun without sunscreen between 11am and 3pm. Low vitamin D levels are also linked to carrying excess weight too and also means you do not absorb calcium well either I doubt if that advert was aimed at UAE.........but seriously, a few mins before and after the heat of the sun , and of course, as much as poss in the winter months, plus some dietary adjustments (a little more dairy and of course the dreaded cod liver oil - now mercifully available in tasteless capsules ) should solve the [problem. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 22/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 20:31
Given the situation there and the media blackout, I'd say the answer is a yes.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 19:08
More importantly, how do your children answer the cricket question??. My children have dual nationality, although just hold a British passport but they were born in the West Indies.....when cricket is on, the oldest supports England but the youngest definitely is behind the Windies! Divided household edited by flyingfinn on 22/06/2011 So....home IS where the heart is............
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:58
More importantly, how do your children answer the cricket question?? they switch over to Disney Junior So....stateless then. No..just no interest in cricket I think the allusion went straight to the wicket keeper here..............
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:55
More importantly, how do your children answer the cricket question?? they switch over to Disney Junior So....stateless then.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:54
Just go to a good GP......Dubai London Clinic either in Jumeirah or at Festival City have superb GP's who will be able to make an initial assessment and probably start appropriate medication, before referring you to a specialist if still required.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:48
More importantly, how do your children answer the cricket question??
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 18:43
But why does this bother so many people so much? And why so irritated? Most incomers mispronounce local names ........all over the world. God help any of you if you move to Scotland and try to pronounce Aberchirder........(for non Scots, who won't get the joke........the answer is Foggieloan) As for the poor BBC announcer who misspoke Craigellachie, he is broadcasting history forty years on.
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Latest post on 22 June 2011 - 09:33
Try Strand Bags......they have stores in IB and MOE. hey have their share of blingy tat but they also usually have a few good mid priced Italian leathers.
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 21:04
Two nations divided by a common language.............
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 21:01
Given that Elizabethan English was very much a work in progress, and fluid to say the least, and that all language is still an evolving phenomenon........would you feel dreadfully offended if I were to state that "persnickitorial" is a linguistic leap too far?:\:
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 18:34
So.......why didn't they just call pest control....or adopt a few cats?
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Latest post on 20 June 2011 - 17:50
There are a few mozzies around, and some of those nasty little No-see-ums, so best to bring some antihistamine cream, tho it's beginning getting too hot for them so not a major issue. Enjoy your trip!
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 19:10
Just to add, livelytrish, now that you have taken tje time to explain what you mean, its good advice so thank you You're welcome....and another bit of good advice.......do what BM says...pull a sickie and get a rest.
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 18:19
this thread is full of conflicting advice - either make it clear dragons do not exist or make up elaborate role-play to make sure there are none in the house !! You can't do both and in my opinion you need to explain that it's only a story and he's quite safe in his bedroom. Let him sleep with the bedside light on if it helps and read a favourite story so that he has other images to dream about...and don't even mention dragons unless he does !! Not totally conflicting advice, a three year old can't voice deep inner fears so a dragon is a convenient metaphor, but the bottom line is for parents to let aforesaid child know that whatever the fear, real or perceived, Mummy and Daddy will protect them. Like I said, being a parent. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 18/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 18:10
Well for starters. explain that it was just a story, BUT even if there were dragons, Mummy and Daddy would NEVER let them near the house. Being a parent doesn't always mean explaining everything logically. All the child needs to know is that the parents are not afraid of dragons.
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:45
Livelytrish - another helpful poster! Actually if you knew anything about it, room on a broom is a well known and much enjoyed children's book, and this was a musical performance of the story at the theatre. DS loves the story and i never imagined this reaction. Mareike, thanks for the good ideas So it's only helpful if it tells you what you want to hear. And the majority of the suggestions you have agreed with will only reinforce your child's fears. Start being a parent.
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:33
I am assuming that she wants you there.......because you are a big part of the past who made her the person she is, walking to the altar. A wedding planner can do all the other stuff. Accept graciously and be happy she feels you mean that much to her.
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 17:27
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Latest post on 18 June 2011 - 15:46
At my inlaws house, if you don't eat 25kilos of meat in one sitting, you are asked if you are on a diet ! I have finally realised that filippinos saying ' ohhh, you look sexy, ma'am' means you are thin. The first time it was said to me, years ago, I thought the helper was hitting on me. Yes, when they say you look se&y it just means you look well dressed in nice colours or something. Reminds me of that quotation from someone or other from the olden days : Mrs so and so..'Sir, you are drunk' Offended man 'Yes madam, I am drunk, and you are ugly, but in the morning I will be sober' Sir Winston Churchill :D Also attributed to George Bernard Shaw.........but what the hey.......what a riposte!
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Latest post on 17 June 2011 - 21:08
Buy a pill splitter from the pharmacy.
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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 18:38
I want to see LT's response to this, i am staggered by the lack of understanding and empathy on this thread. My issue is with the term "absconding" and all that implies...........if the OP had said she was thinking of "breaking her contract" the responses may have been more measured. The very phrase suggests at worst slavery.........at best a deeply inequable employer/employee relationship.......which is the reality of UAE labour law. Were the laws not so loaded in favour of the employer, including a system which uses ESB, loans and airfares as dangling carrot aka blackmail to dissuade employees from resigning (often, if not necessarily in this case, because of poor working conditions) then those employees who find, for whatever reason, that their personal circumstances have changed, could negotiate a mutually satisfactory dissolution of the contract. I can think of very few places, outwith the region, where quitting a job.........becomes a criminal offence. The moral outrage shown by some posters is, I think aiming at the wrong target......a bad system does not encourage good practice, from either side of the divide. As for the poster who threw in the guilt card about the effect on the children...well, I sincerely hope her offspring attend a school where the management treats the staff with more dignity and respect than is afforded by the majority of employers.....and without the underlying culture of wage slavery which pervades the region. OK Boomie?? To the OP -consider where you are, you quite simply don't have the freedom to negotiate a fair settlement so if you really, really feel the need to leave, expect problems if you don't play by the book. Try not to let your heart completely rule your head........the cards are not on your side here. If another six months makes a difference financially, try to hang on and you can go with all dues paid to you, and with nothing to come back to bite you in the future.
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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 18:01
BMAP.......you should ask your DH to put his trust in YOUR on the ground judgment rather than second hand comments from work colleagues. Not to mention their generalisations......nowhere is perfect for everyone, but I suspect he is taking the experiences of one or two individuals as grounds for blanket condemnation. And whether a landlord is good or bad............has nothing to do with area. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 15/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:46
Word, LT. I wouldn't normally say 'Word' but hey. This is the 21st century. ;) Word? Or mind set?
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:40
"Absconding" in the 21st century. A really depressing concept, or at least, it should be. It's not pensions for expats that would bring UAE into the modern work market, it's realising that freedom of movement is a given in the developed world. Indentured labour is so 18th century.
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:01
It depends entirely on how you plan to cook the meat......topside is really best braised, or sliced and beaten thin for stuffed beef rolls, silverside is an excellent roasting cut. Trying to substitute either for steaks is always a mistake.
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 19:51
I think some of you ladies have been in the Gulf too long.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 18:02
Update, We've just sat down together to look at the choices of GCSE subjects provided at the BS. Much better for him than those at his current school. He wants to go on the school website to remind himself of the rugby strip. Might be making progress.... I never dreamt this thread would attract such interest and response, so fascinating to read all the different opinions. Just shows how difficult the teenage years and parenting in general can be. Thank you guys you've really helped a lot xxx edited by cushion on 11/06/2011 It's something we all go through.........and survive..........even though it sometimes looks like a damm close run thing. And, apologies to anyone who finds my comments acerbic, but I was one of the many who honestly thought it would never happen to "us"...till it did. <em>edited by Livelytrish on 11/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 17:57
And, purely out of curiosity, JoAB........how old are your children? 12 and 14 Then I suggest you wait ten years before you give advice on dealing with teens.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 17:46
And, purely out of curiosity, JoAB........how old are your children?
 
 
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