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Latest post on 25 March 2014 - 18:30

Hi Mrs Colombo, I have only been in Dubai since Feb so the whole experience of moving is very fresh. I have plenty of free time at the moment and would gladly meet you next week if you wanted to? We have rented a villa which shares a pool between 8 villas. Our first DEWA was AED1845 which included AED1000 municipality charge (5% of your rent each month). The water charge was quite high because we have been a bit extravagant watering the garden. That will change. Of course it is not really hot yet and we have not used the air-conditioning - I understand that adds A LOT! My first Etisalat bill (phone/internet/TV ) also gave me a heart attack so I am using Skype and cutting down on calls, also we have cancelled the TV package which we never watched.

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Latest post on 25 March 2014 - 18:14

Hi Smatty, What area do you live in? I know somebody in Jumeira if that is reasonably close?

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Latest post on 17 March 2014 - 13:42

Hi HorizonMum2, home theatre sounds very grand. We also recently moved and I used a guy called Imran initially to get wifi throughout the house but he also sorted my TV so he would be worth talking to - 055 8203401.

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Latest post on 17 March 2014 - 13:32

Another voice of reassurance, Appeltiser. My son was about six before he mastered rrrrr. If you want to practise the sound "round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran" (say how many rs in that and you're a clever man)

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Latest post on 16 March 2014 - 09:28

Thanks for the tips. I shall have such fun today recording imitation monkey sounds and creating a scarecrow - might bring out my artistic side! Worth a try :-)

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Latest post on 16 March 2014 - 09:25

Thanks very much sage and onion, (love your username!), i'll have a look at the links.

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Latest post on 15 March 2014 - 22:08

I also have a locked iPhone - well I have had an email from O2 UK that it is now unlocked but it still doesn't work with my Dubai SIM card. Does anyone know any clever people who are clever with technology?

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Latest post on 15 March 2014 - 21:56

m-king, ask your mum if she remembers the Grahams from back in the day. My parents are Joyce and Brian and worked with Unilever living down on Jumeira beach. Not sure how old you are but there are 4 of us siblings who were all at the English Speaking School :-)

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Latest post on 15 March 2014 - 21:17

Thanks very much Izzybella - looking forward to checking some out :-)

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Latest post on 12 March 2014 - 09:01

I lived here in the '60s and '70s and don't recall ever wearing a jumper or long trousers. It could be rose tinted memories of course ...

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Latest post on 11 March 2014 - 15:05

I had help doing my complete house with a great lady who works for a design company but does private clients in her own time at a very reasonable rate. She has been in Dubai years and knows lots of places to get things which I, as a new arrival, didn't have a clue about. I found her details through EW - name Meeva, 0507262814.

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