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Latest post on 21 August 2014 - 15:09
What a coincidence - just spoke with a nice lady at Stuck on You today and bought school pack with them again. The thing is, I don't see anything else available that provides labels keeping in mind the different types of things schoolchildren are required to take into school - swim goggles, shoes, uniform, gear... the list of things they can potentially lose is endless. The labels at Zaks are nice but only work on clothes. I always make sure I stick my phone number on there too, had a couple of things given back that ended up in another kids bag or in a common area. The first purchase was for my older child, and that's still running like new, just ordered a second set for my younger child. Love this product and highly recommend. I didn't buy the fancy labels, they have lots of value packs there as well.
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Latest post on 21 August 2014 - 14:00
Magrabi Junior in Dubai Mall.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 18:56
Do i come home to 5 goats on my street..... i live in umm suqeim, not Ajman btw ;) Thats nothing, I see mutton dressed as lamb almost everywhere I go.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 14:50
Exchanging niceties over comparing cupcake shops doesn't quite prove the guilty pleasure like these now does it. I remember a thread addressed to a single poster. Just blasting her for quoting the posters she responds to, and making the threads "too long" and "hard to read." LOL who was that??? Was that Marroosh? Probably. And the next time whoever it was dropped the quote in their reply they'd be blasted for talking out of context and being hard to understand. haha
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 14:48
We come to this forum to get a laugh out of threads like this one. ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I hope I don't get attached for saying that) We only attack the new, the polite and the optimistic (the worst offender).
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 14:35
If you have FB search for the Paras Creations page, they sell both Frozen and Rapunzel costumes, personally don't think its true to the real thing ( I bought my Elsa costumes elsewhere even though I knew of this site) but if you are desperate then its worth a shot.
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 14:31
My God! K8bez, reading through these replies has totally proven ur point! What's wrong with u all ladies?? That time of the month??!! ? I think a couple of people need a crate of wine, chocolate, ice-cream and a time out in the corner! Sugar, wine and time alone to let it all stew and come to a head. They'll be firing arrows through the screen when they're back.
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Latest post on 17 August 2014 - 10:21
it's quite simple, due to the difference in cultural background and the attitude. the cast system in indian society divided people on these who can rule and others who will be ruled (by one's birth). that is why all servants treated the way they "deserve". members of western society born with equal possibilities - from here is different attitude and the way they treat house help. I agree this is generalisation, but it works in majority of cases here. edited by irish259 on 13/08/2014 The above statement seemed contradictory to how things stand in the UK and I was merely pointing it out. As long as someone has the horses, jewels and palaces and guards that ensure it will be passed down within the family, as long as you curtsey/bow before someone else simply because of their station in life and as long as you respect the protocol (even if its simply an exercise now) when that person believes they are of a superior bloodline, then society is still divided by "those who can rule and those who will be ruled" and being in denial wont change that.
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Latest post on 17 August 2014 - 01:01
I have not watched a single episode of Downton Abbey, to be honest. I mentioned earlier that the UK still has a class system, not as rigid as in the past, and here we are still debating whether or not one should curtsey to members of the royal family. Why, if there is no class based society where some are accorded greater respect than others simply by accident of birth and no other merit, is this still going on? I understand she represents Great Britain, but the President/Prime Minister of a country does the same and no one curtsies to them - and that is what being modern and democratic means.
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Latest post on 16 August 2014 - 14:41
it's quite simple, due to the difference in cultural background and the attitude. the cast system in indian society divided people on these who can rule and others who will be ruled (by one's birth). that is why all servants treated the way they "deserve". members of western society born with equal possibilities - from here is different attitude and the way they treat house help. I agree this is generalisation, but it works in majority of cases here. edited by irish259 on 13/08/2014 If by Western society you mean the Americans, you are right. However the above statement can also be easily applied to English westerners, the entire population is very keenly tuned into divisions of class (you only have to look at the exclusivity the Royal family enjoy with their self conferred titles and the titles they bestow on others who are somehow deemed more high class than those without; and the extremely tight elite circles they move in), they even notice things like accents, places one lives and the connotations it has. Class based mindsets to the core, quite like the Indian population in this aspect, although the latter slots people into a particular class based on different criteria.
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Latest post on 14 August 2014 - 22:35
I am not a commercial coffee guzzler but have heard good things about Tim Hortons' from a friend who is a huge fan of their beverages.
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Latest post on 30 July 2014 - 22:37
Call the delivery company which he represents and how he happened to cross paths with you. Ask to speak to a supervisor. Relate this incident to them, and give his company mobile number that he uses for official work as well as the number that he used to text you with. Ask them to verify by calling this personal number or maybe they already have this as a personal contact number for him. If this number belongs to him they can suspend/take action, if its not his (doubtful) then he has nothing to worry about. If it was him and he finds out through his employer that you complained, it will stop him from doing this or worse to another woman. In the future, right or wrong, dont use swear words in a text message to strangers, that can be used in a police station against you and the number verified as yours, or else he wont be alone in that jail, you'll be there next to him (yikes!). edited by Redrec Tangle on 30/07/2014 <em>edited by Redrec Tangle on 30/07/2014</em>
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Latest post on 09 July 2014 - 15:53
Thanks so much Di. Will look out for it.
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Latest post on 09 July 2014 - 15:02
I swear by washing my hair in bottled water, and washing as little as possible. Dry shampoo is your friend! I'm lucky in that my hair doesn't get greasy but if I'm honest, I was my hair about every 5-6 days. Sounds pretty gross but my hair is waist length and thick soooooo..... Shampoo - L'oreal everpure/everstrong. A sulphate-free shampoo. Any sulphate free will do really Conditioner - Organix Coconut Keratin. This isn't expensive but it's my favourite. It smells yummy too. Once a month I slather it on and wrap my head in clingfilm and leave it overnight Kerastase have a conditioner that makes my hair super smooth and slippery....not sure of the name but I'm pretty sure it's in the green bottle. Very moisturing. Their Chronologiste caviar treatment is $$ but it's actually very good Celticcavegirl can you please tell me where the shampoo and conditioner you recommended are available?
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Latest post on 09 July 2014 - 14:29
Carrefour no longer stock, anyone seen it around? No but there's another one which is good, Born To Bio, its organic, made in France and Ecocert, its available in C4 and Geant there's a range of shampoos for all hair types, for babies and conditioners. [url=http://kuypers-cosmetics.com/index.php/en/brands/16-brands/81'>link[/url'> Di@Dxb, do you happen to know if its silicone free? I am looking for silicone free conditioner.
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Latest post on 05 July 2014 - 22:06
At the end of each school year, I pick out some of their art work (and as they got older, some written work too), karate/soccer certificates etc and put them in an A3 size ziplock (Daiso or Ryman's) each along with a copy of their report card. I label the ziplock on the outside with name and year/grade and it goes into a bin/trunk they each have. This is exactly what I do as well.
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Latest post on 01 July 2014 - 00:06
I have used something like the Amazon one you posted from Mothercare, it was brilliant, highly recommended. To keep baby from being cold, I ran a low pressure warm water from the hand-held shower aimed gently at baby's lower tummy/legs, and used it to hose off the soap/suds, doesnt take much time. For a very new baby, the best way I found, was the way nurses showed me in the hospital - so quick and efficient, I prepped ahead and kept every thing ready beforehand. Take a video if you think you may forget how to do it. Super easy.
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Latest post on 30 June 2014 - 23:47
I just had flyer from a company I have never heard of who offer the following services [b'>Wop/sweep Trash floors/ appliances/mirrors Bust Toilets/furniture[/b'> Spelling is theirs not mine :S One thing is for sure - you would certainly need a cleaning company after this lot are through.
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Latest post on 27 June 2014 - 13:04
I had a thought as I was reading this - what happens if you want them to room seperately when they grow older, wont it be hard if they get used to (particularly) having a sibling to chat with at bedtime and when they wake up?
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Latest post on 27 June 2014 - 13:01
Female Libyan scholar killed in front of her house. Baby bear cub killed and stuffed at zoo. What is wrong with people? To add to this list: The case of Neda Agha Soltani who was shot dead by militia even though she was an innocent bystander stuck in traffic at the Tehran protests, and the crazy fallout when a different Neda Soltani was wrongly identified as the dead girl. Patrick, a bulldog that was starved and thrown down a chute (but was fortunately rescued). The stories of child abuse that seem to be reported almost every day, Baby P is a case in point. The story of Daniel Pelka is another one thats particularly hard to read and comprehend. Russian thugs attack and spin an old woman around for fun in Romania! Cannot understand how human beings behind these stories can actually commit such acts.
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Latest post on 26 June 2014 - 14:44
Am I the only one that didn't see the second D as an F, and read it just as it was? reading too many children's books and not enough graffiti on walls these days does that to you.
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Latest post on 26 June 2014 - 14:40
I would forgive - but I would not forget. And it is not him that needs forgiveness, it is you. Forgive yourself for allowing a man such as this into your life, to abuse your love and to treat you with such little value. Try to understand that a woman with a solid self esteem and whole sense of self would have kicked a man out such as this a long, long while ago, even before the first time he cheated. There is a proverb - fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. What made you stay? What made you think that if you loved him enough, he'd change? Because he wont but for some reason that's not clear to you. In fact, he has groomed you to be exactly where you are - moping on the couch, crying into tissues, and worst of all - hoping he'd come back so you can try to change his mind again. Men like these are showing tell-tale signs, even right at the start of the relationship, in the supposedly perfect stage. You will meet someone else again. Listen to your instinct, don't bury it. Don't lie to yourself, or you will find yourself exactly where you are again. I don't know how old you are or what you are looking for. Maybe you just want to have fun and enjoy yourself, that's fine. But its never too early to start honing your sixth sense to separate the wheat from the chaff, so that later, when you are ready to settle down, you'll only need one meeting or two to know if its loser or a keeper. That's what you should aim for now, not to look for love or a man or a steady relationship, or the knowledge that you have a Thursday night date and that you are not alone. So forgive yourself, but don't forget the lessons. Remember that you are healed and whole again when you meet a man like this in the future and instead of worrying about how you can keep him you are more concerned if he is good enough for a second meeting, and the thought of being alone until you find someone good does not scare you.
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Latest post on 25 June 2014 - 16:36
How old is too old to call other people names like demented vultures when they don't agree with what you say? Hmm.. what was that about teaching young boys to show respect to women again? I think 12 year olds will behave better in a mall restroom, than some ladies on a public forum.
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Latest post on 25 June 2014 - 13:49
What is wrong with taking a boy between the ages of 7-12 into the public area of a ladies restroom?? Its not like he is in the cubicle with you. Do you have children? Do you have a son? At the ages you describe they are still very much children.
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Latest post on 23 June 2014 - 21:43
I actually really liked the sound of the way your child's school handles this. It sounds like a wonderful idea and such a lovely way to encourage those children who do try so hard but always fall under the radar because they were not the best at something. It may have been their personal best, and I think a prize like this recognizes that. What if the toppers also received a Prize for their own academic achievement so as not to discourage them? I do think just coming first in something is a great acknowledgement in itself. What school does your child go to, it sounds like a nice one.
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Latest post on 21 June 2014 - 22:15
As I was so fed up of being chased up and down the malls, being as attractive as I am, I decided to pop out a couple of children whilst also putting on some weight. Lo and behold, problem solved. Now if someone does a double take I always check if zippers are zipped up, buttons done or that no child accidentally fell off the twin stroller unnoticed by me. Do I miss my curvy size 6 figure? You bet. Bring on the whistles, lads, I wont be ranting on EW.
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Latest post on 19 June 2014 - 10:54
OP, its not your husband's job to worry about the taxi driver's family. It is his, and it should have been at the forefront of his mind when he decided to gun the accelerator and pretend to run you down. There is a filter whereby which an impulse - however harsh and violent - is not put into action - missing in this man. I think your DH is worried about getting involved with the police, the repercussions to your family and the long drawn out process that may be involved. Go to the police. <em>edited by Redrec Tangle on 19/06/2014</em>
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Latest post on 18 June 2014 - 12:56
Kewlzany, I am glad to read that your DH and you have initiated action. Sometimes lwe dont always have the time to follow up on complaints, especially if it takes extra time out of a busy day and once the initial shock and emotions cool down some people lose steam and ask, why bother? If you feel this will help you please realise we are shocked and appalled at the behaviour you described in your initial post and at least I, for one, hope you come back and update us on any investigation carried out by the RTA and its results. I hope the truth comes out and if found culpable, then this particular taxi driver should not be unleashed again on an unsuspecting public. Also if you were parked anywhere near your building's entrance or around, is there any cctv around that could have recorded the incident? You could approach the security of the building and ask them to help you. If they do find something call back RTA and tell them you have cctv evidence. Best of luck and if you get justice then you should be pleased your actions showed this unruly man that he cannot get away with such kind of behaviour.
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Latest post on 17 June 2014 - 21:12
I see this all the time, especially with the weather being what it is right now but even inside air conditioned malls, girls and women of all ages, dressed in the tiniest short shorts. Not having kids of that age I am surprised at the number of mums on here who wouldn't allow this, seeing how ubiquitous it is, I imagined it is the norm. <em>edited by Redrec Tangle on 17/06/2014</em>
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Latest post on 17 June 2014 - 20:00
For those of you with dogs, how do they really cope with the summer? Am thinking of getting a medium sized [b'>pouch[/b'> and am nervous about summer and exercise. I take my faux leather handbags out wherever I go even in June, and they seem just fine. :D
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Latest post on 17 June 2014 - 19:57
Mum used to say, "if all your friends jumped into a well, would you do it too?" and it is apt for this as well. Don't change yourself or your family members to fit around trends, if it works for you do it, or else stick with what makes sense for your culture, family and whatever else is important to you.
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Latest post on 17 June 2014 - 19:43
Report it, he could have had a bad day, but nothing justifies lunging his car towards you like a weapon to threaten and frighten you. You need to report everything and follow up until you get a response.
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Latest post on 17 June 2014 - 19:36
This has got to be a wind-up, no one can be this insensitive. The OP sounds like a live bait.
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Latest post on 16 June 2014 - 21:09
Something tells me you are being bound by what you think you 'should do' rather than exploring what you really think and feel and want in this situation. Be honest, so much is depending on your being present in this decision rather than doing things for the sake of it. I am telling you this because if you don't address what made you stray (and then stay afterwards) you may struggle again some time later. How long have you known this other man? How well do you think you know him? Do you share the same goals, the same beliefs? Do you think if you gave it a shot it could possibly work? Does he have kids? I am not asking these questions to get any answers but more for you to consider yourself. Sometimes love can just be a replacement for loneliness and boredom. Married life isn't easy, its not easy with your present DH and it wont be easy in a few long years from now with the new person either. Don't make the mistake of under estimating the value of a good man in a marriage for the sake of something new and exciting. But if you are very certain your heart is no longer in it, you must address that as well. only you can decide. I mean this in the nicest possible way, but I firmly believe that if you found yourself falling in love, it would have been only fair and right thing to end what you have ongoing first (relationship/marriage), even as you first realized you had feelings for someone else, or else desist from going emotionally any further, anything else is just not fair to you, to your DH, your children or the other man.
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Latest post on 16 June 2014 - 11:34
Thanks for the replies. I have a FS2 place for her (as told by the school) as she has an older sibling already there. They have also given me the choice to start FS1 with them or do it a nursery. Not sure what would suit her more. Hopefully someone else with a child in nursery will come along and share their experience...
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 21:43
A big thanks to everyone who responded. I am feeling hopeful after reading about shipments successfully delivered to Aramex addresses despite initial hiccups. The UK websites were never a problem. I hope Disney responds either way sooner rather than later, but if not I plan to downsize my order and do a test run, or think of something else. littleone I hope your outfit arrives in time and you are the belle of the brunch.
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 18:01
That sounds likely MG. I have sent them an email, and also spoken with SnS here. Lets hope I am able to work something out. Tad disappointed, shopping at Disney hasn't been a bowtiful experience so far...
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 17:35
some US companies will not ship to SnS - nike wont ship to forwarding shippers.... It didn't actually say they wont ship. It just says the information is missing, does that mean the same thing? What I'd like to know is, if I go ahead anyway, what happens, does anyone know, will it be floating around undelivered forever?
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 17:19
I like the die-hard approach you have in the way of obstacles of life (or shopping!). did you speak to SnS here ? I think what I have seen on Disney is only available through their store, or I may have to try another site like amazon etc... To anyone else, is there any SnS friendly stores online that carry Disney merchandise that can be found on their official site?
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 17:08
I had the same issue with Ralph Lauren, they dont like SnS address either, some dont like freight forwarders at all. Did you go ahead with your purchase?
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 17:05
I just re-entered everything again, and still the same message. Thinking of just going ahead anyway, see what happens? I do remember someone else mentioning ordering from Disney US but that was some time ago... so perhaps they didn't have this issue. I was watching this site for weeks for something I wanted for my children and found out the stuff I had my eye on is on sale now :/
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 16:49
I tried what you suggested littleone, the site says that number does not exist at this address. How would Disney know either way, it doesn't have access to some extensive database! grr...
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 16:44
Tried that it says its incorrect and goes back to asking for missing info. Hmm....
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Latest post on 15 June 2014 - 16:38
Yes it is SL, cant understand why the site seems to think some information is still lacking. It says Please Enter Missing Information and has a space to enter unit/apt number. ??
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Latest post on 14 June 2014 - 20:32
[b'>Because that's why I think you have met.[/b'> It's not uncommon for EW members, upon meeting, to say who else they've met in RL (or indeed, to say on the forum who they've met). Not much of a mystery, I'm afraid. I know its none of my beeswax, but I couldn't understand that line. BTW Kooky, I gave you a star to get you on your way. I actually liked being an Explorer, it sounds like less of an addict than master, expert etc. Grand master sounds like someone from a monastery is amongst us!
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Latest post on 14 June 2014 - 18:34
After wasting so much on the 'pretty' - cakes from Bloomingdales and Sugaholic to the online FB ones that can be made to look like any design you (your child) loves (means lots of people oohing and aahing at the look and not many coming back for seconds), I bought a basic gorgeous chocolate cake from French Bakery that everyone loved - especially nice to see the little chocolate smeared faces.
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 13:34
Can't do ArohaDxb as we've met :) and it has to be a mental image. Redrec Tangle - often described by her friends as their pillar and a salt-of-the-earth kind of person, always there when you need her. Loves to shop. Wears nice shoes and is quite petite. KiwiSpiers. Very tall and walks with long strides. Hair is normally in a ponytail but when down can be blowdried as Big Hair. Does not suit bright red lipstick. Ooh very good... I do love to shop, and I am 5'5 so not tall, although after having kids, more pillar-like than petite :D I think you are spot on with Kiwispiers and JoyceB, esp the fringe bit. BTW which of us is right, DT or me?
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 11:16
Tatty is tall and slim with lovely thick, long dark hair... and TDB is alive and well on FB groups !! lol some of these are very good TB. Can you do arohadxb also? And thick long dark hair...?? noooo. I always imagined a grown out, honey brown pixie crop to go with the gamine personality that comes across. Maybe that's just me though.
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 10:18
I tried Hamilton Aquatics and didn't like them - but that's just my personal experience, others on here have had only positive things to say. My children go to MandSsports and we have had a really great experience so far so I will happily recommend them to anyone who asks. They have a website you can google and do classes at various locations. I also liked AquaSwim and they seemed very good.
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 10:12
I know several on my friends list who have done this - only to re-activate a few weeks/months later. One just came back online yesterday (cue a half dozen 'Welcome baaaack!" "Aaand... she's back!" comments) and another left a long, sagely "For many reasons, I no longer wish to be active on FB blah blah" status message which made her look foolish when she lasted only days. She also got the welcome back comments which made me laugh. My last post on my FB was December 2012. I don't have a profile picture and have deleted all albums. But I do log on every once in a while - sometimes every day, other times a week or so goes by before I remember to check in. I can truly say I find it much more peaceful this way not having to force a like for something I don't particularly do or comment on how great someone is looking when I don't think they look so great. I think its a more balanced way of passively deactivating yourself while still having access to information which you may only receive through that site. It takes will power to not comment on someone else's happy news or post your own updates. Funnily enough people will still wish me on my timeline for my birthday - it seems they haven't even noticed I am no longer active. It just goes to show that you may think your goings on are relevant but most times people don't even notice you are gone. <em>edited by Redrec Tangle on 13/06/2014</em>