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Latest post on 15 June 2011 - 09:46
How are the portion sizes? <Bump> as would like to know the answer to DinAces21'a q :)
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 22:36
Because whenever we come home, we sing "Our house, in the middle of our street". We've never done that anywhere else, and we love it :)
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 22:35
Great atmosphere, I think. We keep not sending our daughter there (to secondary school) but because of the impossible journey from our house to Festival City, not because of any perceived shortcomings of the school.
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 22:34
Being British, whenever I see this thread title, I wonder why on earth people would want to clean their Luncheon Vouchers ;)
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 20:43
Clearly nothing to do with living over the brush.
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 20:42
Les Grisons (Grunewald) is a beautiful region of Switzerland, you'll have a brilliant time if you rent a chalet there for a fortnight. Look up Swissinfo or Trip Advisor or something you trust. You may be a bit late to rent, though, I'm not sure.. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 14/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 20:35
try casseroleonline.com healthy salads and soups - lovely main meals and puds everything arrives chilled just heat up can also be kept in fridge for 2 days if you think you can't be bothered cooking the folowing night- meals on wheels for our generation !! thanks for posting this.....just looking at the site......may be a life saver!!!!! what's the delivery/notice you have to give them? do they just deliver when you call like a restaurant? thansk! I heard about them on the radio this morning, they are open from 10 am to 10 pm, because their food is rewarmable and not delivered ready to eat, you can order days in advance and they will deliver at your convenience and you just heat the food up, either in oven or microwave, when you want. I think.
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 20:06
Hope simpleabc that you will give her some "special " info about the school you know so well...;) Speena, are you who I think you are? And if not, who are you?
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 20:06
Always becareful writing anything in an email or text about an organisation that could be deemed libellous. Allegedly.
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 14:20
I have to admit, the times I've been to Beachcombers, the food wasn't amazing, but the position made up for it :) OK, how about somewhere in the Madinat - you get a lovely view from the Al Hambra tapas bar, and the food and atmosphere is fun. I think if you booked well enough in advance, you'd be able to get a big enough table, or two big tables?
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Latest post on 14 June 2011 - 13:53
Beachcombers do a buffet dinner, different sort every night, alcohol not included. Eat outside, watching sea, sand and Burj Al Arab?
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 22:05
I think the OP may have her chips and want to market them..
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:56
I go to the Thomas Cook website first when I have questions like this. http://www.thomascookessentials.com/questions/thailand-vaccines.asp
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:19
Unfortunately, a lot of the stuff on Dubizzle is put on by agents as a carrot to attract potential clients, and they are no longer on the market by the time you see them. But by then, the estate agent has your name and phone no... You have to strike very lucky to get something which you like and which is available.
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 21:15
London?
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 20:12
Yeah I drove out around AR yesterday. Have to say I loved it. And as a fallback option for an area where thee kids could ride their bikes etc it fitted nicely. DH (currently in Oz) looked at it from google earth and poo pooed it. He's also worried about it's distance from Internet City. He wants to be able to pop home and see the kids then go back to work if necessary... I spoke to him tonight and said that given the paucity, we might need to consider putting AR on the agenda, but he's saying first he would rather pay more for a larger Meaadows/Lakes villa if it opens up more of that market. Me, I want to save the money and use it to travel around the region. Wish we were on the same page... If you decide to move out, you might as well go to "The Villa" as AR, as it's cheaper and you get more space for your money. Just AR is better established than the Villa. Have you looked there? (I personally am a Lakes/Meadows person, please see my earlier suggestion, also Nikk63's!)
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 20:10
Can anyone recommend a place to take a laptop for repair? My DH dropped it. It starts up but wont actually load passed the 'windows' logging in phase. We have been in dubai since august and worried that we might take it somewhere & they make it worse!! It has all our photos on so want to make sure its a reliable place we go to! Thanks Before trying anywhere else, put "Windows laptop starts up but can't get past Windows log-in" into google on a functioning computer, including the type of Windows in question, and see if you can find anything that helps. I've often revived a seemingly dead PC by doing that. You need patience, though. Is there no System Restore, anyhow? <em>edited by simpleasabc on 13/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 20:05
If your relocation person is worth their salt, they will know that the thing to do is to go into the Lakes saying you are going to the Club and then drive round the areas you are interested in looking for "to let" signs. You then ring the number on the board in front of a house which interests you and either get told the door is open and you can walk in to have a look, or make an appointment with the agent to visit at a later time. Same goes for Meadows, but if you've already got places to see, once in, you can drive around looking for other places. HTH.
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 14:13
Really glad to see that, Salmonerd :) Hope you've got yourself a duplicate now :)
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 11:26
Very, very simple and quick one (torte's just a posh name for it): Mascarpone and Lime torte 200g ginger (or other) biscuits, crushed 50g butter, melted 2 x 250g (500g by any other name) tubs mascarpone cheese 40g icing sugar, sifted finely grated zest and juice of 2 limes (or 1 lemon or 1 orange) Mix biscuits and butter and press into 18cm/7in spring-sided or loose-bottomed cake tin Beat everything else together (can add 1-2 tablespoons fruit liqueur) and spread over biscuit base. Chill for 30 mins. That's it! Can decorate with lime slices or grated chocolate or melted chocolate drizzled over (I never bother with that stuff - it's delicious as is.)
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 11:23
I agree with what Noddy said, but also wonder if maybe some of the people you want to invite don't have internet access? Also, given that it seems that Emirates Post is far better outgoing than incoming, could you perhaps ask one member of family or friend in each of the 8 countries to be your post-box just for the RSVPs to your invitations? Or, alternatively, as has been mentioned, get yourself a Shop & Ship address for UK and USA and the replies will then come direct to your door via Aramex's excellent service. Congratulations and good luck at getting it all sorted out!
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Latest post on 13 June 2011 - 10:05
Lakeland is now in the MoE, between Aldo and Monsoon.
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Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 20:45
She's not talking about a star sign.
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Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 12:22
I've been looking at all these beautiful hotel beaches, but isn't it way too hot at the moment to go and spend a whole day there? Are there any with indoor chilled pools?
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Latest post on 12 June 2011 - 11:04
I find lemon juice squeezed over steamed courgettes (zucchini) broccoli or cauliflower is delicious :)
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 09:55
Hello, Buy Me A Pony :) Welcome to Dubai, at last :) Is this a scouting visit or the definitive arrival? What are your first impressions? I would have suggested Dean & Deluca's, as well, we stumbled into it by accident once and saw the fountains from there unexpectedly - lovely view. But definitely too hot now, I would say - unless you leave it until the last show, which is at 11 pm, I think. ETA: Dean & Deluca's is directly above the Cafe Madeleine, btw. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 11/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 01:35
In my admittedly limited experience, French is rather a second language for Ethiopian maids than English. What no way.... You r kidding right? Sorry, should have said after Arabic and before English. Nice joke... Ha ha.. OK, I'm clearly missing something here. The only Ethiopian lady I know speaks German, Italian, English and French, in that order (all perfectly) after Amharic, but that is the circumstances of her upbringing.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 01:19
In my admittedly limited experience, French is rather a second language for Ethiopian maids than English. What no way.... You r kidding right? Sorry, should have said after Arabic and before English.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:50
In my admittedly limited experience, French is rather a second language for Ethiopian maids than English.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:48
Early Learning Centre? They used to do them in England when dorter was a baby 15 years ago.. Yes. so they should be cheaper now, less countries to print and fewer icecaps. And fewer pink bits :)
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:46
Thanks, Spongemonkey, this para strikes a massive chord: The thing that is really irritating about teenagers (and by now you will have guessed that I have two teenage boys) is that one moment their behaviour is that of adults, while the next it is that of a not very bright three-year-old, or possibly, a retarded chimpanzee. Or an amoeba. The rapid oscillation between child and adult is one of the hallmarks of the teenager.
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:29
Early Learning Centre? They used to do them in England when dorter was a baby 15 years ago..
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:23
Ooh, never been to an hotel beach. Are any of the ones in the Time Out Two for One offer any good, does anyone know?
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Latest post on 11 June 2011 - 00:12
Oh, honestly, I put John-Boy's light out a couple of hours ago, don't tell me he's still on FaceBook..
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 23:58
Aphte, pronounce apt, being the French word for a mouth ulcer, I've been a bit confused about this thread title till the penny dropped just now..
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 23:36
It certainly is and especially these days when we are all supposed to perfect parents with Walton like children-I wish! Stuff that, the Walton children said good night once too often ;)
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 23:18
We have 2 sons, one sailed through his teenage years and the other was everything you say about your son and worse. He also excelled at sport and was horrendously competitive and we struggled with his behaviour.In your situation I would not have sent my son away, however you try selling it to him, he will feel that he is being punished and sent away, it's teenage logic. Looking back I think our son's behaviour was designed to test our love for him. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish that we had asked for outside help, as we were all so emotionally involved that it was almost impossible to see the situation calmly. I do think that boarding schools can offer a fulfilling and enriching experience, but the child has to want to embrace it and your son may find that difficult at present. No real answers for you but don't despair - he will grow up in time and be a son to be proud of. In the meantime, if there is a member of staff at school that your son respects who may be willing to act as a facilitator? Well said - but it is a trial for all to live through..
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 23:17
Strange. It's almost as if some posters' teenagers aren't actually sentient beings, but just inanimate objects to be manoeuvred at their parents' will, seen and not heard, as in the Victorian days. Stepford Children. edited by simpleasabc on 10/06/2011 Noooo! If my son was an inanimate odject I wouldn't have posted in the first place! He'd have been long gone. edited by cushion on 10/06/2011 Sorry, Cushion, I certainly didn't mean to imply that you were thinking of your son that way. You clearly want to do what's best for him.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 23:14
Strange. It's almost as if some posters' teenagers aren't actually sentient beings, but just inanimate objects to be manoeuvred at their parents' will, seen and not heard, as in the Victorian days. Stepford Children. edited by simpleasabc on 10/06/2011 Aren’t you the poster that dragged your “dorter” to Dubai kicking and screaming as she didnt want to leave her friends in Switzerland and consequently have had no end of issues with her since? I'm afraid so, and guilty though I feel about it, we would undoubtedly have had similar issues with her had we remained in Geneva, Dubai has just exacerbated things which were already underlying - she's in the process of growing up, s**t would have happened wherever we were. We're not perfect parents and she isn't a perfect child. I personally don't want to raise a Stepford Child. Your mileage may vary. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 10/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 22:14
Strange. It's almost as if some posters' teenagers aren't actually sentient beings, but just inanimate objects to be manoeuvred at their parents' will, seen and not heard, as in the Victorian days. Stepford Children. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 10/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 20:10
He never does anything with his dad, his father is from a different culture and they don't have much in common. He doesn't have too much respect for him I'm afraid for various reasons which I can't really elaborate on on an open forum. So this is all about your guilt from lots of angles? So what's the choice, he stays here and who knows what but it isn't going to get better. Or he goes to BS and has stability, manners and a chance to sort himself out? Plenty of people with "manners" are criminals of one kind or another. It's not the surface gloss you need to look at, it's what's going on underneath. FWIW, Cushion, this sounds reasonably normal teenaged behaviour to me. At least he's not pretending, to you, to be something he's not. I'm afraid I've no more to offer as my 16 year-old has not-so-hidden depths of her own and is not easy to deal with. I would be very careful how you handle this. Try calling a counsellor who deals with teenagers, just to explain your point of view. If your son won't participate, they'll tell you that's fair enough, but they should at least give you a handle on how to try to deal with it yourself. simples......do you have boys? It's a VERY different ballgame. No, no, - I believe you but they *all* have hormones working overtime. As some of you will remember, I am very cautious about pontificating about what goes on with teenagers - I posted a while back about how I lost my daughter's trust in me and how this has completely messed up my relationship with her. It interested me that everyone here assumed that the friend of hers I was talking about was a girl. It wasn't, it was a boy. Teenaged boys also can feel extremely alienated and depressed, it is not just the unfortunate prerogative of girls to suffer so. Apparently, it isn't typical of here in Dubai, but all bar one of the self-harming and/or suicidal teenagers I know of are boys. <em>edited by simpleasabc on 10/06/2011</em>
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 20:00
He never does anything with his dad, his father is from a different culture and they don't have much in common. He doesn't have too much respect for him I'm afraid for various reasons which I can't really elaborate on on an open forum. So this is all about your guilt from lots of angles? So what's the choice, he stays here and who knows what but it isn't going to get better. Or he goes to BS and has stability, manners and a chance to sort himself out? Plenty of people with "manners" are criminals of one kind or another. It's not the surface gloss you need to look at, it's what's going on underneath. FWIW, Cushion, this sounds reasonably normal teenaged behaviour to me. At least he's not pretending, to you, to be something he's not. I'm afraid I've no more to offer as my 16 year-old has not-so-hidden depths of her own and is not easy to deal with. I would be very careful how you handle this. Try calling a counsellor who deals with teenagers, just to explain your point of view. If your son won't participate, they'll tell you that's fair enough, but they should at least give you a handle on how to try to deal with it yourself.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 16:51
Wouldn't do well in the nicer parts of London, for example, then ;) True, after we bought our London pad we had to rip everything out and have it started from an empty shell..... What, even things like original fireplaces/mantlepieces and ceiling mouldings? Yes the fireplace was changed.....what are mouldings? I may have been thinking of cornices and covings - anyhow, original ceiling decorations in Victorian houses :)
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 16:38
Not personal experience, but when I mentioned the Grand Millennium in another context to husbad, he said he'd been there once and it was enough! Completely soulless, were the words he used! DK about the Media Rotana, sorry.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 14:43
It also sounds like you might have an anxiety disorder, because you shouldn't be worrying every day that something is going to happen to him on his way to work......... I think you should see your doctor. Have you driven that Abu Dhabi road in the rush hour recently? I worry about husbad's stress and fatigue as well as the other idiots' driving on that road, whenever he has to do the journey. He's driven to AD and back every day since Sunday and each time has come back with a different tale of road madness and near-misses. Not a walk in the park.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 14:04
I would rather have a property empty than rent it for less than I feel it is worth. The maintenence costs, plus the chance that they will refuse to vacate is enough to keep it empty and hold out for someone who will pay up. Not insane&lt; I would never live in a lived in space. Heck, I even take my own mattress cover to hotels with me........worse habits cannot be revealed on here...lol LOL. I hear you. Well, ok, I don't but my husband does! You should see the faces of realtors as we tour a sale property and he says: "Wait a minute, this has been lived in. Honey, we're out." Wouldn't do well in the nicer parts of London, for example, then ;)True, after we bought our London pad we had to rip everything out and have it started from an empty shell..... What, even things like original fireplaces/mantlepieces and ceiling mouldings?
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 13:57
and Iam still trying to find out what would you do if you attempt at giving ur husband the silent treatment, and he plays it on by giving you back a cold shoulder? We can't do it, it's not a game we play. then how do you deal with it. Iam just super upset. I cried all night. and he doesnt have the nerve to come up to me and say sorry or give me a hug. :( I usually work on the principle of not letting the sun go down on my anger. Being a morbid, glass half-empty type of person, I imagine how I would feel if I woke up in the morning to find him dead and our last words had been spoken in rage, not affection. So I tend to offer an olive-branch myself, whether or not he's sulking at me. In any case, we have always tried to talk things through after the shouting, however bad they are.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 13:52
I checked the website simpleasabc and it doesn't look like there is a lift. :( I think we are best to just go with a hotel, but maybe book a suite... Just checked with husbad and he says there was a lift at the Henri IV. I've no idea what price you want to pay, but I think suites are few and far between in the average Parisian hotels I've stayed in. Luxury places like the Ritz-Carlton, the Bristol, Georges V, Meurice, Paris Hilton etc will obviously have them but those are way beyond our means, much as I wish they weren't :) I hope someone with more recent experience of Parisian hotels replies with suggestions to suit you :)
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 13:42
and Iam still trying to find out what would you do if you attempt at giving ur husband the silent treatment, and he plays it on by giving you back a cold shoulder? We can't do it, it's not a game we play.
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Latest post on 10 June 2011 - 13:36
throwing crockery around type, which admittedly, sounds equally childish :) do you actually hit him with said crockery? Never done it with Mr Simpleasabc. Hit a newly painted wall in the kitchen of a former b-f, he was more concerned with damage to house than to crockery :D
 
 
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