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Latest post on 03 February 2014 - 11:55
Ok, thanks Ladies! :D
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Latest post on 03 February 2014 - 11:47
Me too ;)
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Latest post on 31 January 2014 - 20:59
I've also heard bad news although I can't verify it. I really hope it's not the case.
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Latest post on 30 January 2014 - 14:55
Last thing: do not go for long summer vacation leaving him here, when he have vacation arrange yours to be with him, men in that particular like children; if you are not around them they tend to do mischief. If the trust has disintegrated to a level where the OP can't even leave him on his own, what is the point of the relationship at all?
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Latest post on 29 January 2014 - 18:47
Letting the person with only one or two items go through the checkout ahead of me. Bringing out a bottle of drink for the car-washer in the hot weather, even though he hasn't washed my car. Paying for the groceries of labourers behind me in the checkout queue during Ramadan.
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Latest post on 26 January 2014 - 18:12
I'm with LT on this one. Chicken Pox isn't just "one of those childhood illnesses". It's far more serious than I was ever led to believe and I only realised just how serious it can be in the last 10 years. I do sympathise with the inconvenience it can cause you though.
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Latest post on 26 January 2014 - 17:19
Someone I know got one recently and loves it. She's trying to organise a demo so I might go along and have a look.
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Latest post on 25 January 2014 - 20:29
I've been wearing the same Tag Heuer for nearly 10 years. I'd dearly love a new watch but I can't find one that I like that is also waterproof and has the date. I have an old Rolex pocket watch that my Dad gave me.
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Latest post on 24 January 2014 - 08:55
It all sounds like a power struggle to me. She won't go. She'll have to look for another job. Ok, she will go, but for 1 month, not 2. She's not the one paying the salary here, there's no negotiation. She goes with you for the time you want her there, or she finds another job. Sorry she's being such a pain.
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Latest post on 23 January 2014 - 21:52
Please name the airlines you are looking for as not all airlines will accept dogs as excess baggage.
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Latest post on 23 January 2014 - 18:06
We paid MYR 180 (approx AED 200) for a pre-booked taxi from Petronas Towers to the airport.
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Latest post on 23 January 2014 - 06:51
Doesn't really surprise me. Just because people pay to get their housework done, doesn't mean it's done properly. I have all my cloths colour-coded (with pictures in the cleaning tools bucket) to show what cloths get used for what as I prefer not to have my cleaners wiping inside the toilet then shining the taps with the same cloth. Many people aren't too hot on hygiene, especially hand-washing, either.
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Latest post on 22 January 2014 - 16:13
2-3 days to get back to you? :o I would have expected an immediate answer (and for that answer to be yes).
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Latest post on 22 January 2014 - 08:46
Good result :)
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Latest post on 22 January 2014 - 06:22
Does she get annual leave as well as this trip to Europe? As this is still work, albeit easy, maybe he disagrees with her not having her own time off if this trip is combined with her annual leave. If she still gets the time off she's entitled to then he's being unreasonable to dictate what she does and doesn't do when she's working.
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Latest post on 21 January 2014 - 19:43
when i lived in Saudi you used to see people smoking in supermarkets..... I remember when they smoked in the malls in Dubai It wasn't that long ago was it? 2009 or 2010 they stopped it? I used to hate that any item of clothing you bought new stuck of smoke.
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Latest post on 21 January 2014 - 15:17
RAK was a year or two behind Dubai in banning smoking in Malls so I was happy when it did happen. However a couple of coffee shops in Manar Mall - Starbucks being one of them - are allowing people to smoke in them (inside the mall, not outside). A real step backwards.
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Latest post on 20 January 2014 - 10:41
Again, I've been asked in Canada (and Germany, but only once in Germany). I didn't get asked entering the US. I never get asked entering or leaving the UAE but I guess if a person is worried it would do no harm to carry a letter just in case.
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Latest post on 19 January 2014 - 16:32
More importantly, where are you headed to Suze? :)
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Latest post on 19 January 2014 - 16:31
I'll give it overnight, just in case their website takes time to update. If they're still there in the morning I'll go in to their offices.
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Latest post on 19 January 2014 - 14:11
I'll have to get DH to look into it - thanks :)
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Latest post on 19 January 2014 - 13:17
After assurances from them this morning that they've ben removed, I've come home to find some are still being used. I have reported to Dubizzle, and to be fair to them, they do act quickly.
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Latest post on 19 January 2014 - 06:12
You have to use approved routes and approved companies to bring animals in, regarding which method you use - air, rail, ferry. The info is on DEFRA's website (scroll down to "approved routes and transport companies" https://www.gov.uk/pet-travel-information-for-pet-owners#routes-and-transport-companies
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Latest post on 08 January 2014 - 12:13
Take comfort; I'm in the UK right now. Last night I got tailgated by a van (Ford Transit, for my fellow Britishers ;) ). Once he passed me he gave me the "merchant banker" hand signal because I couldn't quite do the national speed limit of 60mph (~100kph) down narrow, unlit, unfamiliar country roads. There are a-holes everywhere :)
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Latest post on 05 January 2014 - 21:39
Forget that, you've reappeared and it's my move :D
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Latest post on 05 January 2014 - 21:38
I don't know. I thought it was you but you've disappeared from my list.
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Latest post on 05 January 2014 - 20:01
Are you still playing Redrec?
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Latest post on 05 January 2014 - 00:07
Yeah, I'm in.....
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Latest post on 04 January 2014 - 14:37
Good point, Lolacat, but if she's not charging then maybe she should state that to clarify and save herself a flaming.
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Latest post on 01 January 2014 - 15:22
We were overlooking Burj Khalifa. Traffic was gridlocked around the Murooj Rotana, Al Khail end of the D71, SZR around "Defence roundabout" (don't know what it's called now) and the road behind Mazaya Centre until well after the fireworks had all finished.
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Latest post on 01 January 2014 - 15:09
We're looking at a Lego Technic set. It's AED 1629 (US$ 443). On Amazon.com it costs $294 and would cost $ 53 to ship with Shop & Ship, so nearly $100 saving. On Lego.com it's $220 (but they won't ship to box numbers which rules out S&S) or internationally. If you put the street address in address line 1 and the po box in address line 2 they recognise it as a street address not a po box. I get sets shipped out from lego.com all the time to my s&s US account. I've bought sets for $39.99 not on sale that retail here for dhs 750! edited by starsouthern on 29/12/2013 Argh I wish I'd come back to this thread sooner! :D
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Latest post on 30 December 2013 - 11:53
Ok, I'm not sure if there are companies operating from RAK but companies will collect from RAK, hotels in particular. They won't be in "Jeeps" though, but bigger 4x4 vehicles.
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Latest post on 30 December 2013 - 10:00
What do you mean by "Jeep safari"? Do you have a Jeep and want to take a trip in the desert with other Jeeps/4x4s (or only Jeeps...), or a pre-organised trip where you are a passenger? Or something else entirely?
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Latest post on 30 December 2013 - 09:58
souq.com, ebay, dubizzle.... Seriously though, I would head to the Gold & Diamond Park.
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Latest post on 30 December 2013 - 08:21
I got my info from BBC and that was what they were saying at the time. They have since updated their info to state that he is in a more serious condition than was originally reported. Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery asap.
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Latest post on 29 December 2013 - 20:56
Thankfully not life-threatening. Thank goodness he was sensible enough to wear a helmet!
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Latest post on 29 December 2013 - 08:50
Do you want it just as a 4x4 on the road or to use in the desert?
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Latest post on 29 December 2013 - 08:11
We're looking at a Lego Technic set. It's AED 1629 (US$ 443). On Amazon.com it costs $294 and would cost $ 53 to ship with Shop & Ship, so nearly $100 saving. On Lego.com it's $220 (but they won't ship to box numbers which rules out S&S) or internationally.
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Latest post on 27 December 2013 - 09:26
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Latest post on 26 December 2013 - 13:31
You do realise she's taking you for an absolute fool, don't you? You need to decided what are your rules (fairly), spell them out to her and make her stick to them. Tell her if she doesn't like it she can leave (she knows she'll be hard pressed to find better - unless you're paying her a pittance, but I doubt it) and you'll find someone else. Have you finished processing her visa yet?
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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 22:26
So sorry, there are no more rainy poems in my head, It's way past 10 at night, it's time for me bed. G'night all!
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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 17:50
I do hate the rain, this I must confess, The dust in the air, rain makes such a mess. If I watch from indoors then I guess that's just fine But caught out in the rain, it just makes me whine I so hate the feel of my clothes when they're wet, I really don't like it, it just makes me fret.
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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 17:37
Up in the north is where I reside, All this wet from the sky I cannot abide. (I'm in RAK).
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Latest post on 22 December 2013 - 17:04
It's been piddling down here.
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Latest post on 21 December 2013 - 09:02
I would maybe point out that he broke the confidence to start with by telling you.... Hopefully he's calmed down by now.
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Latest post on 18 December 2013 - 15:18
Join the rak-expats google group and ask on there - that's probably the best source of info in RAK.
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Latest post on 15 December 2013 - 21:28
Sorry, it's Dhayah Fort. I just googled it and the far right of the 4 images it brought up was taken by a very good friend of mine. I have a copy given to me by the photographer himself :D <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 16/12/2013</em>
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Latest post on 15 December 2013 - 20:48
The old fishing village, as mentioned by ChocolateQueen is worth a visit. There are a lot of very old burial sites north of RAK city, Queen of Sheba's palace (built a couple of thousand years after she died...) and Al Dhaya Fort on the E18 towards Musandam is great, although the climb to the top might be a bit much for the older members.
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Latest post on 15 December 2013 - 20:39
I'm flying BA the beginning of Jan and we have 2 bags of 23kg each in economy - more than EK ETA I think I may be on a full fare ticket (didn't have a choice). <em>edited by Sanddy_Dogg on 15/12/2013</em>
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Latest post on 15 December 2013 - 08:49
The old Corniche on the creek is nice for a wander. There's parking right along the length and the creek itself is lovely - mangroves and birds. There is an Italian restaurant, Costa Coffee and Baskin Robbins along the creek too, all overlooking the water.
 
 
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