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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 12:34
Captain Gerrys, what is the difference between a work permit and a labour card, then?
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 10:34
That's weird - maybe it's your browser configuration. Oh, now when I click on my link below, I get "bad request". For some reason, I was on the Etihad UK site and followed the left-hand link which said "luxury coaches". Anyhow, Squeeks has given you all the info you need now - have a good trip :)
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 10:29
Explain what you explained in your original post, that you took a drop in salary when you arrived from the USA (give your last salary there as justification, maybe?) in order to gain UAE experience, now you have it, so you are definitely worth double what you are currently being paid. I wouldn't embroider the truth as you will be up the creek without a paddle if they ask to see your salary slip.
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 10:25
As I said, it's on the website if you scroll down :)
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 10:22
Scroll down the page and you will see a link to the pick up and drop off point location map.
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 10:16
According to this page I found, it's at Dubai Marina Mall. Don't know how up to date it is. http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/etihad/uk/en/planatrip/Pages/Travelling-to-from-Dubai.aspx
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 09:35
Here's the thread from last week: http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/topic196479-nippy35--my-story-for-you.aspx
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 09:31
She posted last week, didn't she, to say she was starting a new life in the South of England and hadn't heard from her husband since she didn't turn up at court in Dubai.
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Latest post on 22 January 2013 - 09:30
I just called them and they are open from 7pm to 11pm on Thursday evening.
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Latest post on 20 January 2013 - 20:20
It may not be as complicated as a keylogging software. Some browsers have the option to automagically save passwords, she needs to find that in her browser/email program (Tools>Options>Security>Passwords - or something similar) and delete all her passwords.
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 21:57
I love seafood, so Pierchic would be my choice. Happy Anniversary!
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 21:29
Unless it's an extra-special car that can't be purchased in the US, I would imagine it wouldn't be worth the hassle and expense of bringing it up to US standard and importing it, which is possibly why you've had no experienced responses - also, anyone who's left Dubai for the States is probably not going to be on this forum any more.. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 19/01/2013</em>
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 16:58
Apparently, almond flour is made of ground blanched almonds, so yes, they are the same thing. You can find ground almonds on the dried fruit and shelled nuts shelves.
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 13:41
Thursday 24th is the Prophet's Birthday (PBUH) and is a day off in the UAE.
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 13:36
Thursday Night Thread (TNT = dynamite :D)
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Latest post on 19 January 2013 - 13:34
Is it confirmed yet ?? (As UAE team won) Where did you info come from? Sounds like wishful thinking to me :)
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 22:33
Latest from Abu Dhabi: http://www.7daysindubai.com/Families-facing-eviction-clampdown-house-sharing/story-17872458-detail/story.html
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 20:50
We actually have 3 routers in our villa, upstairs, living room and study, as you said the walls are so thick, it makes the reception weak. Excuse my ignorance, but how does that work - are they all attached to the same number or do you have three different lines?
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 19:20
This makes more sense than I do: http://www.pcworld.com/article/237987/dlink_extend_wireless_network.html
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 18:58
Apparently, if you have an "n" router and all your wi-fi machines work on "n", you can get a booster for your router which works wonders. Unfortunately, most of our machines are too old to work with "n", so we haven't found a solution.
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 18:50
Do a search for The Fairy Godmother Club (Dubai) on FB. It's a closed group, so you'd need to ask to become a member.
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Latest post on 17 January 2013 - 14:49
Here's the Clean Alex's Shoes list. I'm not so sure it *was* posted as a joke, though.. Anyway, Eden, you'll have more than enough to do if you follow this, there'll be no time for a part-time job ;) Here it is, and don't forget Alex's shoes...... Everyday: Wash clothes Ironing Clean kitchen Clean bathrooms Make beds Tidy bedrooms Every Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday: Clean furniture Clean glass tables Vacuum floors Wash floors Clean cooker top Dust off room Sunday: Change sheets on beds, wash and iron them. Change towels, wash and iron them. Wash and iron table cloth / Wash table mats. Water indoor plants. Cover outside furniture. Vacumm carpets. Monday: Clean and tidy out fridge, throw anything out of date. Wash and disinfect kitchen bin. Clean cooker properly / hobb. Clean large appliances. Clean inside of microwave and oven. Tuesday: Clean inside of windows and ledges below. Dust off study / book shelves. Wednesday: Clean and polish Alex’s shoes. Water indoor plants. Thursday: Uncover, clean and arrange outdoor furniture. Clean outdoor areas and doors (entrance, patio, balconies). Once a month: Clean silver Check all wardrobes and drawers are clean and tidy. Clean top of pictures, doors, fridge, mirrors… Go through kitchen cupboards and clean interior and exterior, make sure you throw away anything out of date. Wash shower curtains in washing machine. Clean walls with sponge and water. Living Areas & Bedrooms: - All carpeting vacuumed - Vacuum, mop and dry hard floor surfaces - Stairs, mop and dry hard floor surfaces - Tidy room appearance - Dust furniture and knickknacks (damp cloth) - Make beds - General dusting Bathrooms House Cleaning: - Tile walls and bathtubs cleaned and disinfected - Shower and shower curtains cleaned and disinfected - Mirrors cleaned and shined - Sink and counters cleaned and disinfected - Floors washed and disinfected - Carpeting vacuumed - Clean and disinfect toilet - Wipe down outside cabinets, drawers and cabinet faces - General dusting Kitchen House Cleaning: - Scrub sink - Clean small countertop appliances - Clean refrigerator exterior - Outside of range hood cleaned - Top and front of range cleaned - Drip pans cleaned - Sinks cleaned and disinfected, chrome shined - Countertops cleaned and disinfected - Clean outside cabinets and cabinet faces and doors - Clean exterior of large appliances - Wipe down inside and outside of microwave - Clean table and chairs - Floors cleaned and mopped - Trash emptied - General dusting
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Latest post on 16 January 2013 - 18:43
I think you've hit the nail on the head, Sanddy Dogg. Too many expanses of whiteness.
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Latest post on 16 January 2013 - 15:17
Would he even have been up there if it was foggy? No idea, but he seems to believe he had a lucky escape :(
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Latest post on 16 January 2013 - 14:51
Gosh, rather close to home for me. Used to shop at that Sainsbury's Superstore. So lucky the crane-driver being late for work..
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 20:32
Are you willing to let it out on a weekly basis during the tourist season? There would be more wear and tear, but in the summer months, you would no doubt recoup your costs. You would have to refurnish it for a holiday let, but it might be more worth it in the end. A mansion flat would have that mysterious factor for tourists which locals wouldn't necessarily appreciate :) That being said, I know a good, though expensive, property manager in SW4, if you need the contact :D (No, I am not related, he looks after my property ;) )
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 13:40
Good thinking, Ayzzy :) It's near Ras Al Khoor, isn't it?
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 13:36
Well, the Grauniad certainly agrees with you, skipbj: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/11/in-praise-of-seville-oranges :D Now I'm racking my brains to remember if it was indeed Spinneys where I saw them, or whether it was in Waitrose in London last week. Sorry about that, been a little more discombobulated than usual over the past month.
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 13:29
Now [b'>is[/b'>, theoretically, the season for marmalade-making with Seville oranges :) I saw some of them in Spinneys in December, but haven't noticed them there recently.
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 10:03
What's happening with the fees, though?
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Latest post on 14 January 2013 - 22:00
This may sound daft, but we got a potty which was a miniature toilet, made of plastic. She got used to sitting on that and it made the transition to the real toilet a doddle. She started "late", too, but she was perfectly happy with wet nappies, which didn't help :) We only worried when we were sending her to nursery where they expected children to be toilet-trained - being with other children was a huge help and she never looked back after her first couple of days there.
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Latest post on 14 January 2013 - 21:30
All lovely suggestions, but honestly, not particularly cheap in July :( Just back from London, where a bottle of coke costs 3 times as much in Sainsbury's as it does in Spinneys.
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 21:43
Shame the first is now a pay for movies site and the second disabled. But thank you loads anyway! :-) I seem to remember the link was basically some womans website who embedded them somehow. Am watching the Christmas epi from the second site as I type.. I don't download, I just stream the video, am using the VidBull free link.
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 21:22
The beauty of the one I recommended is that you have no need of a vee pea enn. I don't know about the other one.
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 21:04
I remember one being recommended like this: fifth letter of the alphabet; last letter of the alphabet; twentieth letter of the alphabet; twenty-second letter of the alphabet. My usual is: twentieth letter of the alphabet; twenty-second letter of the alphabet; hypen; twelfth letter of the alphabet; ninth letter of the alphabet; fourteenth letter of the alphabet; eleventh letter of the alphabet; dot fifth letter of the alphabet; twenty-first letter of the alphabet. Enjoy :) <em>edited by simpleasabc on 07/01/2013</em>
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 10:16
I always used a portable car seat, it fitted easily and safely across the top of the shopping trolley. I remember grocery shopping in Geneva, chatting away to my few-month-old baby, as I did, and a young new mum with a baby asking me if it was allowed to talk to babies the way I was talking to mine (talking about what I was buying, how much it cost, etc, etc) :) Made Oi larf :)
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Latest post on 07 January 2013 - 08:25
Hilsbils, wishing you only good for 2013. I'll be in London for a few days this week, let me know if you fancy a listener who doesn't mind drama and we could maybe have a chat on the phone, if you want?
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Latest post on 04 January 2013 - 23:01
Quick question, with the crowd I forgot to ask. I bought a winter coat right before Christmas at Debenam's and now it is about 225 Dhs. off. Do they do price adjustments here? edited by norak on 04/01/2013 There's been a similar discussion on here before. It seems to be an American thing to expect to get a refund of the difference on a purchase made before the sale has started. Debenham's is a British store and as such, I don't think they would do this as it is not the custom in the UK.
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Latest post on 04 January 2013 - 20:38
Apparently, according to the driver of the last taxi I hailed here, about six months ago, in the past few months, the taxis have changed their system. Whereas before, if anyone was in the vicinity of a customer, they were dispatched there directly by the central switchboard. Nowadays, the central switchboard asks taxis to go to an address and if they don't want to go there, they don't. I didn't understand the logic, but it does explain the way that lots of us are having trouble getting taxis to pick us up from our home. We used to call and a taxi would usually arrive within 15 minutes - nowadays, nothing happens when we call and we have to go out to the main Springs road to hail a taxi.
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Latest post on 04 January 2013 - 12:42
Or Beachcombers, also at Jumeirah Beach Hotel? Not sure if they're open tonight, though.. http://www.jumeirah.com/Hotels-and-Resorts/Destinations/Dubai/Jumeirah-Beach-Hotel/Restaurants--Nightlife/Casual-Dining/Beachcombers/Beachcombers---the-finest-blend-of-Pan-Asian-cuisine/
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Latest post on 02 January 2013 - 23:35
Second Barracuda.
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Latest post on 02 January 2013 - 23:34
Unfortunately, here, like everywhere, some parents are too busy working and/or socialising to worry about where their kids are during vacations. They leave their kids in the charges of nannies and maids who are too scared to control them in case the kids complain about them and the maids/nannies loose their jobs. This is a problem of all affluent societies. Kids need their parents and need discipline and many don't see enough of either in my opinion. And even when children have their parents and discipline they can still be the ones who are doing the naughty things. Its the very nature of some of the wee beasties. edited by DesertRose1958 on 02/01/2013 I think you and I have been here before, quite recently, Desert Rose - when I say there are Shades of Grey, I'm not talking about a housewife in Brentford's badly-written best-seller ;)
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 22:58
Presumably you could go to any of the offices listed here: http://www.etisalat.ae/eportal/en/generic/outlets.html ?
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 22:55
Sorry, Laimoona, now I think seriously about it, mine was a v sweet toddler, with the odd time-out which worked. Maybe you're lucky, it's bad now, but will be fine when yours is 17 (which is a much more difficult age in many ways, I think :( )?
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 22:49
Wait till they're 17. It's even worse as it's mixed with rampant hormones.
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Latest post on 01 January 2013 - 22:48
Possibly Vivette holds a passport from a European Union member country, which may not mean anything to immigration officials in this area.
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 20:19
Happy New Year Girlies! Hope all the troubles last as long as New Year resolutions! For I wish that everyone in my family stay in good health. The rest will come and if it doesn't then...oh well.. there is always 2014 :) I like that, Pipitimous. I wish everyone a very happy and peaceful 2013.
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 20:18
Don't forget, it is not only the driver who is breathylized, and if you have guests staying with you, they are not covered by your drinks license. My husband will be driving and not drinking tonight; I will not be driving but was intending to have a drink or so to see the New Year in. If we are stopped, and my breathalyser test shows I've been drinking, what will happen (she asks, making sure she has the alcohol licence to hand)?
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 13:41
Yep, it's Snoop Dogg and Gorillaz I'm looking for. Let's hope that they are not looking for you! :D
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Yep, it's Snoop Dogg and Gorillaz I'm looking for.
 
 
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