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Neamhai

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Latest post on 23 February 2013 - 20:42
Yes Ive been thinking about DR as well. I hope your all well thinking of you & looking forward to hearing from you. God bless you all.
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Latest post on 02 February 2013 - 02:11
Bump Hope you can help. May be tomorrow.
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Latest post on 01 February 2013 - 20:08
Hello there, Wondering if you can help me with information regarding charities in Riyadh? I will be joining LSH ( long suffering husband) as soon as my visa is ready, I would like to be involved with children the elderly or low paid workers. I have looked on the internet found the information vague or hard to navigate. Hope you can help. Thank you
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Latest post on 11 January 2013 - 00:17
Just curious, where exactly do they get help from?
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Latest post on 11 January 2013 - 00:16
Which is why you call the police; if it's real and the people need help; they will get - if it's a scam they will be dealt with . "Call the police" seems to be the stock answer to everything on here, no matter how trivial. Whatever happened to just getting on with your day and forgetting about it? Because if they genuinely need help, they will get it.
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Latest post on 08 January 2013 - 23:49
Can I ask where your friend is located? We cant apply for the visa lottery until May2013. Good luck to your friend.
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Latest post on 08 January 2013 - 01:55
Nomad I thought you had "sussed me out" yesterday :cool: I got banned..... yes I know .... me?? A grandmother who has never been banned from anything in her life. ( may be that's evidence of how boring I am) Great to hear from you Hilsbils :cool: We are here always know that. Im still here in Ireland. ( Im a Londoner by the way) Im sure you know our weather is awful its rained all day long!!! Think I will do the happy jar. Had a positive talk with much loved DD whos financial problems are driving me to distraction. So feeling a little less despair. Ladies Happy new year & God bless you & yours.
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 00:40
Yes I have images in my head also. But as yet with the Ladies I have met I have been completely wrong. But that's ok
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 00:38
Ok have been asked before but was waiting for some one to reveal my old name ..... So I am the person formally known as.......... Drum roll .... fanfare :cool: Nobby
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 00:11
Happy new year Nomad. Old poster new name. :cool:
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 00:10
Bump for the op
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 00:09
Hello & good luck with your future. You may want to "bump" this for the ladies to answer tomorrow. I have lived in AD & enjoyed it but I didn't work while there so I cant help you . You can do a search try the AD site. You will get a good response im sure these Ladies are the business. Happy new year.
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Latest post on 06 January 2013 - 22:14
Thank you again for your replies. Yes Blue Abaya is great, really enjoyed reading. Happy new year!!!!!
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Latest post on 03 January 2013 - 02:38
Thank you for taking the time to reply. Yes we are looking forward to a new experience. :cool:
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 23:04
Anyone? :cool: Maybe your all off celebrating the start of the new year???
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Latest post on 28 December 2012 - 22:13
God help you Hilsbils, what a lot you have going on. I just want you to know you are not alone. As you can see the wonderful EW ladies are here & will help you anyway they can just as they have helped me in the past. I wont offer any further advice as the ladies seem to have it covered. I can tell you that my cousin tried to conceive for many years after several IVF cycles became pregnant. She had 6 babies after that one twin died in the most unexpected circumstances( in hospital the entire time) the last baby was still born. She has 4 beautiful growing children now. I have no experience of infertility, but my first son died at 10 days. After a really healthy pregnancy & coming to full term with a healthy baby son. The loss of a child at any stage is the most hideous & unbearable thing. I wish you love peace & happiness for 2013 be open to wherever those gifts come from. The love & kindness I received from EW ladies when in Dubai was astounding & so welcomed when I felt lost & alone. I will be praying for you & will light candles. Im at home in Ireland in the moment, hope your not getting battered by the winds we have here. Thinking of you
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Latest post on 16 December 2012 - 01:16
Neamhai, the wee one is very sadly not good at all. All treatment for the actual Leukemia was stopped about 4 weeks ago now because of a fungal infection he got from a weakened immune system - that was of course caused be the chemotherapy. Nothing they are doing is working on it and its just one thing after another. As a result of no chemo for so long the Leukemia is still there .................and its highly unlikely there will be a happy ending in the long term. Im so sorry for the little angel his family & all of you who I realise are his family too. God bless you for giving him every possible chance. My mum had been very ill for years prior to her death and I dont think I ever grieved when she died for the simple reason it was what I wanted for her. Maybe its something not everyone does, maybe its something we do without realising it because its not the kind of grieving we read about. Maybe its something that happens later for some people. Maybe its something we do when the person is unwell. I really dont know. All I know for sure is that we're never old enough to be without our mum. Yes I can say I understand that feeling. I saw her becoming weaker & more frail & almost letting go without acknowledging she was doing so. Thank God I was with her for the last 6 weeks & realised she had was ready & she told me she would face whatever was coming. Even though we didn't know she was terminally ill until the day she died. I feel may be she knew. She had a very strong faith & I believe God carried her in his arms across the threshold between heaven & earth. So tough seeing Dad on his own . They were married for 62 years. And thank you ladies for the good wishes for my daughter and her intended, it will all work on out the night. She's gone off to work today looking her usual happy self so I think all is well in paradise :) A Rancher - thats exactly the kind of lady we needed to do the dress but unfortunately we are now at home and it really is a case now of what will be will be. Thank you for the suggestion tho. :) <em>edited by Neamhai on 16/12/2012</em>
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Latest post on 15 December 2012 - 03:00
Thank you Nomad. Always enjoy your posts. Good to know Im not completely bonkers, not being able to grieve, or not sure how to at the moment. Happy Christmas to you & yours if that's appropriate for you.
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Latest post on 15 December 2012 - 01:22
Can you take some lockets or something similar to help clear your nose? God bless you & give you a quick labour .
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Latest post on 15 December 2012 - 01:18
Everyones worst nightmare . God help them all.
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Latest post on 15 December 2012 - 01:16
Please continue to post Gorobattie, Happy Christmas & a very very happy new year to you & yours. :cool:
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Latest post on 15 December 2012 - 01:09
Simpleas, Im so sorry about your Mum & your being in Dubai. I often replied to your posts before you got to Dubai. Had a different name then. I always read your posts when I log on & enjoy them. My Mum died very recently & I have no idea how to grieve. Honestly its total confusion. Add to that Ive been helping my Dad with the legal stuff, now Im home again Im helping with having Mums headstone erected. All things I didn't want to do. But Im here & of course I want to take away as much stress from Dad as I can. God help you & your Mum. Australiajudy can feel your pain. I never drove while in Dubai & don't intend to drive in the Me no matter how long Im there!! Im even nervous driving at home now. Desert Rose sorry to hear about DD dress how upsetting. She obviously is very wise & has your practical way of thinking. Which will certainly save the day. Hows your helpers son? Hows your lovely son? Saw a story on sky news about a company that intend to create jobs especially for people with Autism. Excellent. As Ive said before maximising those peoples abilities. Good luck with the wedding God bless your DD & new husband,
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Latest post on 15 November 2012 - 01:26
Hello there Mrs Orchid, Im not sure if your post is for Monkey face Or me or both of us. Thank you anyway. Im not in the UK, Im in Ireland. I lost my son whenhe was a baby. So both people at either end of the spectrum of life. Im back with Dad now & seeing him on his own is so sad. Going back in to the house was incredibly upsetting. Mum would always be waiting & say put the kettle on. If I feel like this how does my Dad feel after 60 years of marriage? I really have no idea how I feel or what Im thinking. Which is quite strange as my brothers & sisters look to me as someone who knows what to do & how to cope.
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 00:51
Dont drink coffee. I wonder if there water is ok to drink........ or do they sell that too?
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 00:37
Desert Rose Im praying for all of you. God bless you
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Latest post on 13 November 2012 - 00:33
Hello Monkey face. Im so sorry for your loss. I lost my Mum just 6 weeks ago. I was at home with her & was there when she died. I told her she had worked so hard & all her work was done. She was struggling & seemed to be hanging on , when it was so hard on her. We were only told it was cancer on the day she died so all my brothers & sisters didnt get here in time. I am truly thakful to God I had time with her. I dreaded getting that phone call when I was in the ME. We are relocating to Saudi so its going to be difficult so much change again. The EW ladies are exceptional believe me I know!! God bless you & your Mum.
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Latest post on 05 November 2012 - 21:04
Hello DesesrtRose, What an awful situation. I will be praying for this little boy his family & yours. Thank God they are with you. Your family obviously takes very good care of them & from your posts I feel they love you all as much as you love them. Thank God for good people.
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Latest post on 23 October 2012 - 20:00
I agrre HB. How are you?
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Latest post on 23 October 2012 - 19:48
What goes round comes round !!
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Latest post on 23 October 2012 - 19:43
I will absolutely. I could even join in the chase :) I helped care for a young man with 49xxxy syndrome. He was tall & always very busy. I managed through trial & error to find out he liked being read to. So we would sit down & I would read & read & read. Anything fishing books nursery rhymes the financial times ( not my choice) . He would put his head on the table & relax sometimes fall asleep. If my voice stopped instantly he would wake. His parents loved the idea that he could be calmed that way. Especialy if he was having a bad day. If he got sick I was sent for I took him to doctors / hospitals therapists/ dentists. I miss him & his parents, really lovely people. In conclusion I am obviously the person that can bore people to sleep with my voice. :cool:I really hope we run in to each other sooner or later. God bless you all.
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Latest post on 22 October 2012 - 19:30
Oh My gooness DesertRose !!!! What on earth..... I know this wont help now but isnt there a government body that this matter can be taken up with?? One that deals with equality for disabled people. How unbelievable short sighted & ridiculous that a person has to be in a wheelchair to be considered disabled. ( I with a partial hearing loss would have no hope) Well done you even in those absurd conditions you put your sons thoughts & feelings first. Ive worked with adults & kids with Austism & I loved it. Yes it was very trying at times. But every day I watched in amazement at their abilities. I often want to offer help to anyone traveling with a disabled person. But am afraid I may be seen as patronising which I would hate. ( So if I ever see you I will be the one smiling & wanting to help) I do regularly offer help to parents with kids men or women. They always appreciate it. I came to the ME through Heathrow once & also said never again. ( I wouldnt mind I was born & grew up not a stones throw away from it)
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Latest post on 22 October 2012 - 19:20
Heathrow airport doesnt even do anything to help people with special needs such as autism because its their belief that to be disabled and access disabled faclities such as easy access through a fast track queue that has about 150 in it due to security measures - you have to be in a wheelchair. I kid you not. It happened to us a fortnight ago when travelling with my son who's severly autistic. I was even offered a wheelchair for him - I was surprised they had any left to offer given the amount of grannies and grandads being pushed to the front of the queue because it would appear their adoring offspring thought - ah this will get their holiday off to a good start - a nice push through the airport in a wheel chair then a buggy JUST BECAUSE. And I do believe it was JUST BECAUSE in the majority of the cases. Anyway, after asking to use the special needs facilities I was told there was none except for those who are wheel chair bound. I wanted to ask does that mean 'bound' as in 'bound' up by your family and bunged in a chair JUST BECAUSE, or bound in the real sense as in really needing a chair. I refused the chair because I saw no reason why my son should be in one, he's autistic amongst other things and his legs work fine. He walks about 5kms a day, thats how fine they are. I also knew my son is aware enough to wonder about a wheelchair and I wasnt going to do it to him. Why should I make him more disabled than he actually is just to satisfy Heathrows lack of facilites for those with who have problems, but who's legs work. To make matters worse no-one around us said - on you go. Mind you that would have taken about 150 on you goes. So there was my son rocking back and forward and making his 'Im not very comfortable' noises and it was only when I said to the person manning the queue - I'm sure your discriminating against my son and his disability, that we were taken to the front of the queue. It worked in 10 seconds flat! I'm so appalled by what went on that I've contated the EHRC and asked them to investigate it. I've long since noticed the dearth of facilites in Heathrow for those who have special needs but it was the first time that all the steps we put in place when in the airport with our son failed on the day and we learned just exactly what it means to be disabled in Heathrow Airport. We're fortunte enough to be able to buy tickets that mean fast track but having experienced what we did I'm not surprised people who cant afford those tickets more often than not dont travel because of the problems they can face in the airport. It stinks. edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/10/2012 edited by DesertRose1958 on 22/10/2012
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Latest post on 22 October 2012 - 19:00
Ooooppss !!!! I bet that put them in good standing with the judge ....
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Latest post on 22 October 2012 - 18:56
Watching series 2 now. Yes we watch all the episodes as soon as we down load them.
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Latest post on 09 October 2012 - 16:41
God bless this new precious life.
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Latest post on 09 October 2012 - 16:39
Much love & prayers to all of you. Especaily this wonderful brave boy. I lost my Mum very recently, I will ask her to pray for your very special boy. God bless & keep you all.
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Latest post on 12 September 2012 - 00:29
Someone in admin needs to be calmed?????????????????
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Latest post on 12 September 2012 - 00:21
Desert rose I always love your posts. You have just made me laugh, when I so badly needed to. Taking my mum back to hospital tomorrow for what wont be good news. Please God it wont be as bad a I fear. She dosent want to saty in although the doctors are expecting her to. Had a ***** of a weekend with adult DD. Really trying to keep body & soul together for my Dad who expects bad news also. If it comes we then have to relay it to the rest of my brothers & sisters in another country. LSH long suffering husbands birthday today & Im not with him. Dont even know whe I will return to ME. Sorry didnt mean to get in to a full on violin job here. Im sorry you lost your wallet. But thank you for your posts & especialy for making me laugh. Yes not much difference in those two languages ..... :cool:
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Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 21:16
Yes the visa form asks where you are staying. Not who with or for how long. So you can state your friends address or aa hotel if thats where your staying. Good luck.
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Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 21:03
Good luck. Cead mile a failte !!!
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Latest post on 24 August 2012 - 19:38
I always get my visa on entry. I have an Irish passport. Long suffering husband returned to Kuwait on Monday On a UK passport. No questions visa on entry no problem. I enter & leave all the time , alone & with LSH. Never any problems. A new twist though last time we were asked for boarding ticket stubs. Fortunately we still had them hadnt thrown them away. Hilsbils thinking of you & praying for wonderful news. :)
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Latest post on 21 July 2012 - 21:46
Hello Sal, Sorry to hear your unhappy at the moment. I have to say that although Dubai was an absolute nightmare for us( LSH Was sacked for no other reason than he got to close to those recieving 'gifts'& wouldnt be apart of it. Also a LL who rewrote our contract to suit himself. Leaving us fighting to get LSH passport back) The good thing Dubai taught us was to watch our backs like never before. Take nothing for granted & sad to say trust almost nobody. The wonderful thing about Dubai was meeting Salsb, Cyclone T & Recieving help & support from K & Tanya to name but a few. You Sal are waht made me believe that life in the ME was bareable. When I was so terribly home sick lonely & lost. For those who abused your friendship. 'You dont know what you got till its gone. God bless Sal
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Latest post on 14 July 2012 - 18:14
Hello Sara, may be try British ladies foundation. They may be able to give you the advise you need. Sorry we dont have a maid so I cant advise you at all. Im going home early August. If I could help in the short term let me know. no payment as that would be against the law. I am a mother & grand mother. ( photos of my beautiful grandkids always available !!!) :cool: Are you just arriving in Kuwait?
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Latest post on 09 July 2012 - 20:48
Nomad , Im told there are quite a lot of schools in Kuwait so it shouldnt be a major problem finding a place. Also there may be aschool attached to embassy,that may have a place. Hope that helps.
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Latest post on 09 July 2012 - 18:24
Nor mine...... Hope for his sake he dosent look exactly like this.... He may have an identity crisis.If he has one persons jaw line & another persons eyes?????????????? ;)
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Latest post on 09 July 2012 - 18:16
I have asked for the information just waiting for a reply.
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Latest post on 09 July 2012 - 17:28
Your very welcome. Taxi's are quite cheap here, but they wont have child seats. In Dubai I believe its possible to request child seats if you book a taxi. Dont think theyve got that far here yet. ( On kids safety in cars generally , well you will see for yourself) I dont go out a great deal. So not driving here isnt a problem. ( I prefer tp keep my sanity intact) Honestly there isnt a great deal to do here. There is however a fun fair & lots of families go to Green island I believe it has places to BBQ. Not sure what else but its very popular. Most things will be closed during the day as its Ramadan so your husband will be able to show you around in the evening when places reopen & its cooler. Lu lu's supermarket has an section with Indian clothes. I would suggest you try the large newer store. More parking & less crowded. A scarf will be fine, people may even appreciate you wearing one. Especialy with it being Ramadan. Ive taken your email address may be you could remove it as soon as possible to avoid spam. Anything else I can help with let me know.
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 21:08
I will try & get you some information. A bit difficult as many teachers are gone home now. I dont have children here. Get back to you asap.
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Latest post on 22 June 2012 - 17:06
Excellent idea. Children are never to young to be told about giving. Different point here so I apologise for that. In my country flowers are sent in abundance to funerals. It has been suggested that charities could print cards saying something like 'Mr & Mrs Smith donated x amount in memory of your loved one' . Many people would agree this is a gret idea, as you are sending a token of your love respect & /or condolences. At the same time the donation is a practical token.
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Latest post on 22 June 2012 - 16:28
Hello Nicole, Sorry cant help with BF, as my kids are grown up now. If you try the Dubai forum they will give you tons of information about that. It will be almost the same in the UAE as it is here.The Ladies are incredibly helpful & will tell you everything you need to know. As for cultural do's & dont's I know I assumed there would be more strict or noticeable differences. To be honest I dont see them. I tend to cover up ( not an Abaya) . As I feel more comfortable as well as respecting any religious & cultural aspects. For example capri or cropped Another point is not to make eye contact with a man you arent acquainted with. But that point dosent seem to be upheld. Im sure you know there is no alcohol or pork on sale here. We dont find that a problem. Generally ladies dont wear swimming costumes or bikini's on the beach. Although I have seen them one or twice. Im sure youve been adviced about the driving. So if you intend to drive bring all the patience you posses & nerves of steel. Needless to say I wont drive here. Im English by the way, living in Salmiya with LSH long suffering husband. I would be happy to meet you although my knowledge of Kuwait isnt huge, I would be glad to help. If you need a baby sitter youve found her. Im a grandmother or Nanny as I prefer. Dont worry to much about etiquette, the people here love kids. You will be here at the hotest time of the year so be careful. Not sure when Ramadan is but I think you will be here for that also. Its always wise to be more sensitive at this time regarding what you wear. You will not be able to eat drink or smoke in public during the hours of fasting. Your children will be able to eat & drink but I dont see many children doing so. BF mothers may be exempt from this but I would say dont risk it. You can eat or drink while out if you park the car some where private. Sorry to go on. I know I was very anxious before I came here, so just wanted to say dont worry. Enjoy Kuwait !!!!!!!!!! Should say cropped trousers & a regular T shirt. <em>edited by Neamhai on 22/06/2012</em>