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Latest post on 04 May 2011 - 21:44
My goodness, so many Mothers days, I lose track!!! Whoever said the British Mothering Sunday (linked to lent) is prolly the one I should follow but my folks live in Spain where I gather they have their own Mothers day date .......having read this thread I totally give up!! I'll call Mum this weekend.......but I do that every weekend! Can't have flowers delivered as they live in the middle of rural nowhere that no postie nor courier co will deliver to. Errrrr maybe I'll just not mention it......Mum'll understand, she knows she's the best Mum in the world EVERY day and we don't need to pick a particular day to recognise the fact :-) Still wish I could send her flowers tho - but I guess some things just have to give when living in a rural idyllic eh! x x
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Latest post on 03 May 2011 - 21:04
In formal situ's (ie with clients) or if on the phone I pronounce it ofTen, but at home or around mates it slips to offen .... Side note ...... I once had a boyfriend (many years ago!) who pronounced the T in fruition! No matter how many times I pointed out how it should be said he couldnt get it right. Needless to say, we didnt last very long ;) Is there such a thing as being verbally dyslexic???? :\: ETA: I'm English <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 03/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 02 May 2011 - 20:21
I did pass comment on the dress to DH that the pattern made it look as if her nipples could be seen. We thoroughly enjoyed all day watching the wedding but DH did make the comment he thought 'The Sun's' headline the next day would be '[b'>Kate N!ppleton's wedding day[/b'>' - chorttle. They were rather prominent till she warmed up ;-) <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 02/05/2011</em>
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Latest post on 01 May 2011 - 19:53
I LOVE my Kindle for all reasons everyone else have already stated. Not sure how I ever lived without one! I've not yet looked into how to share books or loan books (I think you can loan for a 2 week period), but there's time for that (too busy reading!). Tip - the battery lasts for ever, but lasts noticably longer if you turn the wireless function off (& only turn on when you actually want to download). Go on, treat yourself to a Kindle!
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Latest post on 30 April 2011 - 17:33
If its a renewal then no you don't need to inc your birth cert. Mine was sent off on Thurs, hoping for a speedy turnaround!
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Latest post on 28 April 2011 - 22:52
We've not stayed at The Hilton but liked The Cove very much. The infinity pool is to die for!! Rooms are a tad pokey but we werent there for the rooms, the pool & the jet ski-ing won it for us. <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 28/04/2011</em>
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Latest post on 28 April 2011 - 22:07
I second Zumba!!!! Did my first class last week and whilst it killed me (my aerobic capacity is dreadful!!) it was a huge amount of fun! Ached like crazy the following few days, thighs, hips, bum.....all the bits I want to tone up :-) Definately look up a local class.....if you love to dance you'll love Zumba :)
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Latest post on 27 April 2011 - 19:09
We're going ....looking forward to it and hopefully some 'red red wine ....' See you backstage Sals ...... I'll be the one looking a bit loopy, which could possibly account for many there ;-)
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Latest post on 26 April 2011 - 06:58
Mabrook and good luck CT!! I have always enjoyed your posts and wise words. Hope you log back in now and then to say hi! LLx
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Latest post on 23 April 2011 - 19:46
Very interested to follow this thread to see if anyone has any insight to the causes of teeth grinding, or any cures! I'm 40 and seem to go through short periods of grinding my teeth (totally unaware alseep!). It seems to prevail at times of stress, and also if I've had a few too many vino's. I've never discussed it with a professional but will do once I pluck up the courage to finally see a dentist (it's been 7 years!!). Apart from my other half moaning if I've had a particularly bad griding night, my jaw aches the next day so I know I'm doing myself no good. Such an odd thing..... to hear someone else grind their teeth is worse than nails scraping down a blackboard for me and to think I do it in my sleep totally horrifies me!! I'd LOVE to know what the trigger is and how to stop it!
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Latest post on 23 April 2011 - 18:11
Thanks Sue - yes the timing is rubbish, if it wasnt for the wedding I really wouldn't be so bothered :-( And yes, the comment had to be made re the giving up motive :) :) ...... I do tend to agree but my stupid 'orrible nicotine cravings sadly don't. Thanks for the tip Marina! :)
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Latest post on 22 April 2011 - 17:06
8 weeks to grow back....eeek that's cutting it fine! Although, they are still there (just quite markedly much shorter than the other eye), so not having to grow from scratch, hopefully they'll be ok for my big day and will not need to go the extension route (but thanks for the tip!). Interesting stuff Malibu regarding the Vit C connection. I think up my intake of Vit C, buy some vaseline and keep crossed fingers the next few weeks! Dreading putting mascara on stunted lashes for work on Sun morn ......maybe forego the mascara for a week so as not to draw attention to them..... other half says its not noticable, but of course my good lashes are waving flags with bells on compared to my other eye when I look in the mirror!! Sigh ;)
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Latest post on 18 April 2011 - 20:58
Hi Suzi ..... good luck & congrats on your forthcoming wedding!! I am in a similar 'wishing to drop some weight' situ, but with just 9 weeks (eeeek!) till my wedding day to drop half a stone (ideally 3/4, but trying to be realistic). In the grand scheme of things it really isn't that much but toning up is also important to me. I was 9 stone when I arrived 18 months ago, and 9.5 stone now, altho in my younger years (now 40) 8.5 stone or slightly less was my ideal (5ft 5). In my younger years I was a trained dancer then since giving it up 18yrs ago I have not done a shred of excercise since, bar the odd motivation to swim now and then. My posture has always helped, but sadly I now realise I simply do not have the body I once had!! I need to kick myself up the b*tt as time is of the essence. From Sun (ok just yesterday :-), I have cut carbs from breakfast & in the eves, cut the wine in the eves (until the weekend!), intend to swim 30 lengths (25mtre pool) 3 times a week and do 2 zumba classes a week, cut coffee altogether (in which I have 2 sugars), and up the water intake ............. I wonder if I can lose a sustainable half stone or 3/4 in 8 weeks via the above? As another poster said, he loves me for how I am, and I do believe that, BUT there's nothing like making an effort to look your absolute best on the big day, and at the end of the day had I done this 10 yrs ago my body would have been at its best!! Some effort required now methinks! Let us know how you get on ....if I've not shifted any weight in 2 weeks I'll be joining the shred (oh dread!). LLx
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 21:32
Tinned water chestnuts drained and wrapped in streaky bacon,toothpick to hold in place and stick in the oven till bacons cooked. Very addictive, Super easy, YUMMY *LIKE* !!
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Latest post on 17 April 2011 - 20:32
Hi, welcome to Dubai and EW! Re car choice you might find this site helpful - the ulitmate car buyer guide. Lists EVERY SINGLE manufacturer / model that is, or has been, available here and notes standard dealer list price when new, power, torque, fuel economy, bhp and top speed, and you can compare stats from various vehicles via a handy table it puts together for you. It was our absolute bible when researching a new car. Also note that very often the price when you get to a dealer will be much less if looking at a 2010 model and they are looking to clear their stock for 2011 & 2012 (we shaved 40k aed from a car originally priced at 169k). http://www.drivearabia.com/ultimatecarbuyerguide/ I also commute daily to AD ..... I find the drive absolutely fine, if not a bit boring. Watch the speed tho, new limit is now 140km p/hr with zero tolerance and its radar'd so no speeding up between the cameras (dull, but makes for a safer, albeit more boring drive). Hope you find a good car! LLx <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 17/04/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 April 2011 - 11:43
Had me giggling no end. Voted. Good luck!
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Latest post on 15 April 2011 - 21:29
Haha! Great question, just today I mentioned to DH where might we be able to buy some bunting for our own royal wedding day party at home ......... x
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Latest post on 15 April 2011 - 21:16
Brilliant I just posted it on my FB page. Ditto!! Gotta love the Royal lookalikes!
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Latest post on 12 April 2011 - 19:06
I keep a pouch full of 1 dhs in the car to use for parking when needed...........
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Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 02:14
Glad it's going well for you Izzy. I'm nearly 3 months into a new job and loving it (3pm to midnight however over the past 10 days is wearing a little thin now, but it's only once a year & normal hrs normally are pretty good!). Hope all continues well for us both in the world of work and looking forward to the well deserved pay days! x
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Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 02:05
Outdoor temps seem to have shot up 10 degrees over the past week alone ........so our living area AC this past week has been on /off / on / off / on / off! DH & I can not quite adjust our internal thermometers to match! During summer months when on we set it to 21 degrees (& I'll be making a hot water bottle to warm my feet & dashing out to the balcony every couple of hours to warm up). In a 2 bed apartment we never have our bedroom AC on (too noisy), but leave the door open and have the living area on to circulate around & cool the place ........ it works, & doesn't keep us awake. Just turned the AC off now DH has gone to bed tho, and it'll stay off at night till the really high summer temps kick in. x
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Latest post on 07 April 2011 - 01:53
A man is sitting at home on the veranda with his wife and he says passionately, "I love you." She asks, "Is that you or the beer talking?" He replies, "It's me ... and I'm talking to the beer."
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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 03:12
Ironic really that we negotiated FOC rear parking sensors on the new vehicle!! ;-) x
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Latest post on 05 April 2011 - 02:49
It’s taken me an eve or 2 to to respond, A: to calm down from my own stupidity, and B: put together a sensible response to your replies. Firstly, I was wound up (and mortified) when I first posted, but can I please clarify that I wasn’t reversing on a slip road, or even a service road (my words were misjudged in my haste to convey my tale). It was basically a lane (off road!) into / out of a car park and my botched reversing was no more life threatening than reversing out of a mall parking space. I am a true advocate of safe driving and clocking 270kms a day, sticking to speed limits, safe distances etc with no hiccups (plus 22 years behind the wheel in London with not one accident) leads me to believe I am generally a responsible driver! Sat nights incident was a result of my impatience, and lack of rear parking sensors for which I shall forever beat myself up about! The car loan from dealer chap did take us aback, but the dealer was in receipt of a large chunk of money (50% payment for the car we were buying and are now in receipt of), he had copies of our passports, visa’s, driving licenses, and salary certs, plus we’d met with him no less than 5 times over the course of 2 months considering the purchase of our new car. He’d clocked my driving style over 3 lengthy test drives of 2 different cars in his showroom and I did check the insurance papers to confirm I was covered to drive the Ford he lent us. The car had 100k on the clock, was prolly around 8 yrs old so hardly his prize possession. Despite it being the car his wife drives, we now figure that it was probably under dealership ownership. It was very nice of him to save us a few days car hire cost and despite natural sceptism I do sometimes believe that generosity on occasion can prevail. I pointed out the dirham sized nick from the bumper when we returned the car today, dealer chap laughed and said the other dent was far worse……. He also refused to take 32aed cash for the Salik I’d clocked up! As for Mr Pick up who’s side light I broke …….. he hasn’t called, he was quite well to do, (not pj type Indian), nicely dressed and nicely spoken. He’s not called me re the 200 AED he reckons the light will cost to fix ………… maybe he wasn’t as well to do as I thought, and maybe he wasn’t insured…….but I will still pay his repair cost if he calls. Too late for police involvement now 2 days later! Sorry, didn’t mean to rant, just wanted to put the record straight as I feel some comments were a little sensationalist, all meant in the nicest possible way I totally understand and I did ask for comments. All taken on the chin ;-) LLx PS LOVING the new car ;-) <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 05/04/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 12:22
LOL, oh yes, murphy's law for sure!!! Zabbs - I like your thinking, but I think I should take VP's advice and come clean, after all it's DH that'll be returning the car as I'll be at work!!!! (oooooo hadnt thought of that till now!) Now just waiting for Mr Toyota to call re the cost of the headlamp repair .....:-( Thinking maybe I should send him a text later today just to follow up, show willingness to pay etc? Definately not borrowing anything (especially a car!!) anytime soon!! DOH! :-)
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 02:51
Terribly pretentious, dreadfully expensive ............ ambiance is dark, glassy, and loud. But ok to show off to visitors for a bit ...... then home for a nice cup of tea and some reality :-) Let us know if you go and what you think as I have only been there in a work capacity.........
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 02:35
DOH..... the point of my post was to request Ann Rashids contact info :) Any experiences of ordering wedding dresses on line appreciated, but also Ann's contact details also most appreciated. TIA! LL xxx
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 02:25
I know the search for wedding dresses has been done here on EW to death, & I've diligently searched the subject and it seems Ann is the most recommended for alterations .... I'm about to order on line via http://www.weddingdressonlineshop.co.uk/ with a view to having final adjustments made here by a tailor. Do any of you have any experience with this co? If not can anyone recommend another on line retailer? Am terrified what looks lovely in the picture arrives looking like a dishrag!! I am up against a time and financial limited budget to get the dress sorted by Jun 10th!! Eeeek!! LL xxxxxxxx
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Latest post on 03 April 2011 - 02:07
Gutted to have missed it due to working :-( Would have loved to have seen them live.......
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Latest post on 02 April 2011 - 02:42
There's a shop called Mistcool on what I call Flagpole Road (real name Diyafa Road, Satwa, just off Trade Centre Roundabout) that sells them. He's mainly trade but would be happy to sell individual small medium or large units to anyone!! If you don't mind becoming a little damp (who isnt in the summer here!!) then I'd highly recommend getting one!! HTH x
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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 15:34
I sniff an April fool...........:cool:
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Latest post on 01 April 2011 - 12:12
I thoroughly recommend Nip / Tuck. Was totally addicted to it series 1 to 5!
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Latest post on 15 March 2011 - 01:37
2008 DH & stayed at Pelangi Beach Resort ................. LOVED IT!!! 5* all round. We don't have chicklets but I think the resort lends itself to those that do .... it's certainly spacious enough to accomodate all. We booked direct with the resort and sorted our own flights from HK to KL then onto Langkawi. http://www.langkawi-resorts.com/pelangi/ Enjoy Langkawi ..... its on our 'go back to one day' wish list!! x
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Latest post on 15 March 2011 - 01:28
Awww CT .... you sum it up so well, as always :-) I dreaded turning 40, but it happened ...... and it IS happening, and is to be enjoyed. I saw the earlier thread from OP and felt saddened that she felt depressed at turning 30 .......... life has so much to offer post 20's, and indeed 40's!!! JS..............remember, with age comes wisdom.............. there is no other way to aquire such wisdom other than by age .............. Anyway........ I found this and thought I'd share in an attempt to cheer up JS :-) http://michael-moniz.com/30-reasons-why-turning-30-rocks/ Happy Birthday .... embrace your 30's and enjoy what you have yet to experience! LLx <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 15/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 05:34
LOVE the Candylicious store at Dubai Mall. Has a Wonka-equse feeling to the shop, or is that just me and my 70's upbringing? :)
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Latest post on 14 March 2011 - 05:29
There's always Barasti ........
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 21:21
Awwww lovely news! Congratulations ST, welcome to the world little Anya!! Bless you all! x
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Latest post on 12 March 2011 - 20:28
NOT easy to follow!! Interesting enough but didnt have me hanging on every scene...... vague ending, designed I think for each to make up their own minds. Not the most satisfying of movies in my mind.
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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 10:32
Brilliant, thanks Nonny! In that case I'll just go to term 3 before my 8.20am flight Tues morn!
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Latest post on 11 March 2011 - 10:21
Morning lovely ladies, Does anyone know the opening hours of the E-Gate office at the airport and whether it's open tomorrow? Also, I believe it's at terminal 1, can anyone confirm that? The SZR office opening hrs 7.30am to 5pm Sun to Thurs doesn't work for me as I work in AD! Many TIA! LLx <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 11/03/2011</em>
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Latest post on 19 February 2011 - 09:51
We went a couple of weeks ago with the temps around 22 - 24 degrees. It was ok in direct sunshine but I found myself very chilly after about an hour in the water. Personally, I'd wait till it warms up a bit to late 20's early 30's (but this comes from a girl who has a hot water bottle on her lap most evenings this time of year!!). You're body thermometer may be set different .....
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Latest post on 18 February 2011 - 19:05
*mega like* .....nice one Nobles and welcome to DXB Craner once you finally get here! LLx
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Latest post on 17 February 2011 - 00:19
Did it come with chips? If not then defo not leggit ....
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 23:53
Well I reckon the ones I saw at 07.30am this morning may have just made it by now ........... I still cant get my head around it!"!! LOL
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 23:45
But each and every day I see men trying to cross the road ...... why & how??
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 23:13
Really!!? My god..... then I am wise to always keep my foot on hover over the brake pedal and duck into the slow lane when the road gets too fast ........ They dont look like they want to die tho ............ really, they dont want to die but do want to cross the road ..... total contradiction in values and they clearly arent paid enough to cross the road. My goodness what would any of us be willing to accept to cross that road???? I wouldnt do it for any amount of money on this planet!!!!!!! But they do ............ And I still dont understand how they ever get across the road ....
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 23:04
Over the past 3 weeks of driving to my new job from DXB to AUH (& back) ........ I have seen on average 2 car crashes (each way!!) per day ..........maybe some of those smashes / shunts, were due to the indians crossing the road ............ but I think they're probably just as much down to the idiot drivers .............. I still cant get my head around even contemplating crossing SZR or SMBR road at any time of the day ... but these guys must do coz I see them trying every day. . . . . Where do they come from...... where are they going? (in the middle of no where!?).
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:53
Now Sue, that I would slow down for ....... but alas I don't believe you :-) I am still seriously intrigued ........ how the h@ll do they cross the road? Sad I know, but I would SO love to be a fly on the shoulder of a UAE road worker ...... just for a few hours ................ A fly? The jet pack is made up of flies silly. PMSL StickyW!! I actually reckon they must have secret camps and a lookout ........ 1 or 2 crossings day maximum!! For all we know there are full on labour camps beneath ground in the middle lane no mans land!!!! I am still intigued re how these men cross the death road! x
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:47
Now Sue, that I would slow down for ....... but alas I don't believe you :-) I am still seriously intrigued ........ how the h@ll do they cross the road? Sad I know, but I would SO love to be a fly on the shoulder of a UAE road worker ...... just for a few hours ................ <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 16 February 2011 - 22:34
No response from BS so Tash I reckon you're right - I live, learn and take note from my EW elders :-) x You saying Tasha B is [b'>OLD[/b'>!!!! ROFL NOOOOOO - I was simply implying that those who have been on this board longer than I are wiser and more learned than I!! Oh please dont diss me, nor ban me, nor call me a troll. I might have to go cry, lick my wounds and spend another year before I'm brave enough to post again ;-) xxxxxx PS *joking* and hoping the sarcasm wins over the typed word xxxx edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011 * I meant Learn-ed .... but cant spell it ...... hopeyou got it x <em>edited by Loopy Lotti on 16/02/2011</em>