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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:50
Okkkkaaaaayyyyy.......
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:49
I was on an 8mbps package with Du a good while back and I don't ever remember being charged for exceeding a download limit and I did *ahem* download (and upload) a lot.
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 19:40
If she's that shy and uncomfortable wtf is she doing performing live on stage? Surely she should know what she can and can't do and stick to her limitations. I think the reaction was probably a result of her poor performance, not a greeting from the audience. I saw a video of her performing ages ago (not sure how old the video was) and I was blown away by how d*mned good she was.
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 15:40
It's emirates, I'll forward it on to you :) Good luck with finding info.
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 15:39
In case the OP doesn't see this, she did email me to say he had been homed. I declined as I believed him to be more pitbull than bulldog (an opinion shared by a friend who has bulldogs) so I was happy to hear he had been homed.
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 15:35
On youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnhkFu81qJo&feature=player_embedded#at=140 She does NOT look like someone enjoying their job.
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Latest post on 12 February 2011 - 12:39
Just got my quote for 2 kids, 2 adults, economy class airfares, 1 week package - AED 67k!!!
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 20:03
Oh b*gger :( I'm glad it worked out for you and I really hope all the issues are sorted for the next one.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 19:21
Oh that's a shame (why not in the open air???) Did it go well and was it well attended once everyone knew where they were supposed to be?
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 19:09
...which I ignore because it does not like my Anglicised (with an 's' not a 'z') spelling. <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 11/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 18:06
Sorry, been out all day - thanks for your email :)
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 09:11
We're now talking about a couple of days in KL then catching the train down to Singapore :) Or extending our summer rounds of visiting :( No I did't get your mail lazylakite @ yahoo . co . uk (in case I mis-typed earlier)
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 08:27
I read somewhere (and have nothing to back this up) that Umm Seqiem means Mother of Sickness.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 08:26
Sounds good to me. I'll watch :)
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 08:15
I'm not sure what to do now. I want to get away in that week of April (sanity break) but don't want to be washed out and regret going.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 08:01
This is where I looked: http://www.weather-and-climate.com/average-monthly-Rainfall-Temperature-Sunshine,Nakuru,Kenya
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 07:58
Hmmm.....looking up weather for Nakuru (mentioned in the Air Arabia package) the wettest month is April :(
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 07:50
Thanks, October. The only info I could find on the website shows 2 shorter packages but only until the end of March. ETA. I haven;t looked into anti-malaria requirements yet, nor the weather! edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 11/02/2011 <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 11/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 07:48
There's a thread on here somewhere with info about JLT, I think it says something about being regularly updated in the title. I seem to remember there being a link to a pretty comprehensive map.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 06:52
April is when I want to go too - school holidays. October, did Air Arabia give you info about the package - itinerary/accom etc? That's a good price.
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Latest post on 11 February 2011 - 06:39
Yes, that's the one but it's not limited to clothing and accessories.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 20:54
I thought it was pronounced "Near Burj Al Arab"
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 20:19
Will you be there / visit, Sanddy_Dog? Meet me at Table 13... Sadly not as I have commitments elsewhere. Let me know next time you do one in RAK and I will meet you for sure (we have a contact in RAK in common I think ;)) <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 11/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 17:44
Emirates Holidays are being a complete PITA and not bothering to give a quote. As someone who is a complete Africa ignoramus, any tips for sorting out a trip myself? Where should we fly into from Dubai? Where to connect to and who with? Should we book a safari tour or a well-placed hotel/camp and do games drives from there? Any accommodation recommendations? We will be travelling with children aged 6 and 12.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 17:09
Hoping to visit Kenya and/or Tanzania in April (come on EK holidays, stop being such a ******* diva and give me a quote). Summer will probably be the same old routine of Uk, Germany and Canada, not necessarily in that order.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 17:03
Yes, alphabets are different so it's phonetic. You'll see a sign for somewhere then 500m up the road there'll be a sign for the same place, but spelt differently. There's a place near me called Omar Laundry. Directly under that sign board is another one saying Umar Laundry. Same same. But different.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 16:53
From the origianl post I take it CL took the meat to give to her own dogs, not RB's dogs, is that right? ([i'>"which CL takes to give to her dogs instead of wasting it"[/i'>) Dogs can tolerate meat that is weeeeelllllll past it's best, by the way. I guess CL should have asked if she could take it for her dogs instead of binning it. I would wonder at RB's attitude had she insisted it went in the bin and not to the dogs, however.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 15:51
Didn't think of that, thanks :)
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 12:36
I believe Hannadina was separated from her mother from other reasons than boarding school (I seem to remember her posting this quite a while ago, my apologies if I have you mixed up with someone else, HD). We ARE looking at all the options, including extra-curricular tutoring, online support etc. As I said, I'm not in Dubai and beyond the school she's in, the next school is about 85km from me. Whatever decision we do make, it will not be made lightly and will (hopefully) be the best decision for all concerned.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 11:57
Within 5 years we intend being in North America. Sorry, that was a bit curt, was typing one-handed :) <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 10/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 10:22
Oh yeah, I want to remove my child from a school that invoices me in "dhirhams" for "tution fees". They would like me to pay the third "instllment". This is just one document....
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 10:03
Hannadina, which secondary school does your child/go to? Are you aware that places in good secondary schools are not out there? Are you aware that there are waitlists? Trust me, if it was as easy as choosing a school I want DD to attend and drop her in there I would do it. Sadly, that's not the case. Firstly, we do not WANT to send our child to boarding school, we are simply looking at all the options because staying at the school she's in now (in an area where we have the choice of 1 school) is not looking like an option without severely compromising her education. Secondly, we didn't choose this country. My DH doesn't have a lot of say as to where his company decide to do business. His company relocated from Oman to Dubai and it was a case of come to the UAE or find another job. At that time my DD was in the early years of primary school and it wasn't an issue. We didn't actually see ourselves still being in the region by the time she would start secondary school but that's the turn life's given us. Last time I looked jobs aren't in abundance. Essq, it's something we're looking at but it's not ideal. We own our property here and we've got more chance of knitting fog than finding a buyer (or even a renter) for it. We have toyed with the idea of renting somewhere small in Dubai close to a school but it's not the greatest thing financially to pay the mortgage on this place and the rent somewhere else. Of course, that's assuming we could get a place in a halfway-decent school in Dubai... We are also looking at schools in other Emirates. Hannahdina, I assure you boarding school would only be the absolute last resort.
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Latest post on 10 February 2011 - 05:57
I don't think you'll find many parents who plan right from the word go that they are going to pack their children off to boarding school by a certain age. I certainly wasn't reading boarding school brochures through my pregnancy. I don't know what you think of as being special situations but I think that living overseas definitely IS one of them if the child's education is suffering. Those that have done it here have waited until their children are old enough to deal with it, and only after a lot of thought and consideration. We don't want to do it but are looking at it as a last resort due to the standard of education. We don't live in Dubai so putting DD's name down on a load of waiting lists is not an option, plus there are only a handful of schools I'd want her in. If she wouldn't be happy with it, she won't go. <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 10/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:47
I would look for schools within a 50 mile radius of my family. It is a last resort, but something we need to consider, sadly.
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:33
Also worth a look is the Gold & Diamond Park.
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:30
ROFL! That's funny!
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:29
Thanks bornfree. how do you cope with missing them (and them you) ? That's something I would like to know too. We are considering as a last resort for DD if we can't find a solution here. She would be 12 (and a half-ish) by the time she wold start.
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:14
PMSL!
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:13
Oh cr@p Farasha, that's awful! :(
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:08
Oh, I can't see the eyes on these so maybe they're not fruit flies. Are they the biggish ones that are too stupid to move when you smack them? The ones I have are absolutely miniscule.
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:07
Why 'don't do it'? If the schooling option here is shyte, what makes boarding school worse?
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 21:02
Huh? I'm sympathising with you! (@SQ) <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 09/02/2011</em>
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 20:59
The bin's clean. I always use bags in the bin and have to empty them at least once a day otherwise we become infested. All fruit goes in one fridge and when I'm making the kid's packed lunches I have to bag all the fruit peelings/tops/seeds etc and throw them in the wheelie bin straight away or these little b*****ds just appear out of nowhere. Will have to try traps. I did try one with just vinegar and caught some but over all they didn't seem that interested. Will try again.
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 20:59
And too many halves equals a whole lot!
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 19:34
Are we all expected to have topless snaps of or DH's on our phones? :-S
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 19:20
Phew! :)
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 19:19
Alex is a legend :)
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 19:16
I am only good at baking and browing the internet. Sometimes I go off course and do too much of the wrong thing. Today we have a chocolate cake, fully iced, the whole shabang and a [b'>pineapple upside[/b'> cake. hmmmmm......I forgot I had already made one, and went on to make another. I guess some ice cream will be coming out of the freezer tonight.... *tries not to snigger*
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 19:15
We have teeny tiny flies, I even find them in my fridge Grrrr!!! I think they might be fruitflies. I'm battling to make sure there is not a crumb of food anywhere but the little blighters are still everywhere. They swarm en masse out of my bin (where are they coming from?).
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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 17:47
Ooh, what a lovely idea! Scrapbook pages look great when framed too.
 
 
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