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Latest post on 24 February 2015 - 00:11
Your gynecologist can tell you better?
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Latest post on 23 February 2015 - 23:58
I love Kay @ Essential in Jumeirah. She is lovely, very patient and does amazing hair cut. For short haircut 180 Dhs.
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Latest post on 23 February 2015 - 23:54
I was taken for a big ride today! I'm fuming! I usually do my nails at Nadia beauty style on szr and I'm always happy with my nails. Today, I was pushed for time and decided to visit Sheba beauty in silicon oasis, booked myself in for a gelish mani and pedi, on their website it's listed as "[b'>gelish manicure and pedicure combo -165[/b'>" Now the description says it all... Or so I thought! They told me oh they have an offer, 130 for both and you get a free 20 min foot massage. I though oh great, sounded good! Went there, had my 130aed offer and went to pay... 310aed please madam! Whattttt?? Yeah the offer is not for gelish, the gelish is extra. They should have told me when I booked first of all. Second of all, tips and toes, which is far more upmarket than this little hidden salon in silicon oasis charges 210aed for the same! And all of a sudden the combo they have on their website doesn't include a manicure and pedicure, it's just a gelish overlay. Just got a call from the manager that was very defensive, I explained to her that I'm basically comparing it with what I normally get for 145 (that includes removal also!) from Nadia, or for 210 from tips and toes. And the cherry on the cake is they've done a horrible job!! It's uneven and full of bubbles!!! Even if I've paid 10aed elsewhere, I would've complained. Probably the worst set of gelish I've had in my life... They will definitely not see me again. Especially after the conversation I had with the manager. I don't say the client is always right, but I feel they have to make it clear if they are going to charge you extra for a manicure and pedicure that should be included in the combo, as per their website! Rant over, still annoyed! To be fair to them, on their website it does say "Gellish normal hands + feet combo" AED 165 It doesn't say mani & pedi..... And their special valentines offer of mani /pedi with free massage for AED 130 doesn't say anything about gellish. Not saying they haven't been devious and conned you, but it is there clearly on their website. And nooooo, before anyone jumps on me, I'm nothing to do with the salon, just had time on my hands so looked them up out of curiosity.... :biggrin: Hey cheeky monkey, I logged in to say Well Done for clarifying the salon side. Its such a shame that we bad mouth about some businesses & more than often salon owner have no clue, and no chance to clarify their side of story. I understand OP was disappointed but its not ethical to exaggerate the fact. May be I can feel her point for bad quality but for price....why didn't you ask before getting work started? <em>edited by smartee on 23/02/2015</em>
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Latest post on 23 February 2015 - 23:46
I would highly recommend Emirates driving institute. They were extremely good- just make sure to chose a male trainer, I didn't feel good with female instructor and changed to male later on. Passed my test in first attempt. No hidden/surprise charges. :biggrin:
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Latest post on 20 February 2015 - 23:00
My hair is curly and frizzy. Plus damaged because of the hair color. I want to do permanent hair straightening for my hair. I have heard about hair rebounding and straightening. Want to know if it’s the same thing or two different things? If its two different thing what is the difference please? Any one can suggest me a good salon to straight my hair please and any idea how much it could cost me? My hair is about 3-4 inches below shoulders. TIA Its almost same thing, except that rebounding is dead straight and straightening is more natural looking. I highly recommend "Beauty Plus Ladies Salon" in Satwa. You can get it done for 300 Dhs from this salon......They use good products and owner/manager is honest & not greedy to upsell. However, you need to double check if it can be done on color damaged hair.
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Latest post on 16 February 2015 - 16:27
I've searched high and low at the usual places but cant seem to find my fave kababs, anyone? Apna Pakistan super store opposite Spinney's, behind Park Regis hotel karama has all K&N products.
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Latest post on 24 January 2015 - 19:38
Salon products are very overpriced here, check the website strawberry.net - far far cheaper. Sorry, I would prefer to buy something locally. I want to see product, check details and then buy. I Don't believe in buying cosmetics, perfumes etc online after some negative experiences from very famous websites. Although I got refunds but its just not worth my time and hassle. I was asking about some salon/shop who sells these products at reasonable price. Thanks !!!
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Latest post on 21 January 2015 - 20:46
Hi Marrosh, A lot of salt in your food make you retain water that could be as much as 2-3 killos also. I would say, try to reduce your salt intake. Only fries from My contains more than daily intake of salt. It won't happen over night but you can start trying. May be try to snack on pickle (when you crave for salty food) or oild cured olives. I love olives as snack, fewer in calories and even if you over do it, its not harmful for you. Try to review your eating habbir, pre planning your meal for next day before you sleep every night will help you not to lose track. And when you Feel a bit hungry eat something.....don't delay meals, because when we starve we eat more. No harm in eating out, just cut the amount of food you eat. You can have MacDonald's....skip fries and chose may be fillet o fish with water???? Of have French fries and burger both but in happy meal? ?. Mc delivery is not a good idea, as you tend to order more to reach minimum order amount. Keep fruits handy like bananas and apple so at the first feeling of eating something, you will have something healthy to eat. Hot drinks really works good, specially if you eat too much salt. Green tea is rich in potassium and good source of flushing out water retention, also help to suppress hunger. Last thing, try fasting for 2-3 days, it will shrink your stomach and you will eat less later on. Your body will get use to eating less even after 2 days of fast/liquid fast. Sodium is a killer as much as sugar, stay away from both. I love eating picklesssss and olives, so delicious and filling. :biggrin:
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Latest post on 29 November 2014 - 19:51
I also found things getting way more expensive in Europe. I am sure for a lot of people things have gotten more expensive, but it also depends on where you want to live (villa in AR or apartment in DSO), what car you want to drive (fuel guzzling suv or normal sedan you will see most people drive "back home"), if you want to shop at Park and Shop, Waitrose or Geant. A lot has to do with lifestyle, and as said before, prices are going up everywhere. At least we are all working here, many people are jobless. I disagree with you, we live a very low profile life, and its getting difficult for us to save anything now. We lived very much like "upper class" life style back home, even then we chose to live below our budget and save as much as we can. If there was political stability & safety in my country, we will leave UAE in a minute. It just an expensive price we are paying for "Safety". If we compare back home, No rents, No visa costs, schooling is not this expensive. Domestic help is very much affordable. Above all we live in a huge villa back home then this prison cell like apartments. It's not normal not to have rental costs, I am sure you know that. I can live a very high life if I don't have to pay for a place to live. Domestic help is also affordable here. Not many countries you can afford a live in maid for 2000 a month. Fact remains, most expats here drive big cars, buy expensive imported products, live in expensive areas. edited by Marroosh on 29/11/2014 Either You means Asians ( Indians, Pakistanis, Srilankans, Philpinos,Nepales) are not expats or the community I live is very poor. We or most of our family/friends drive similar cars ( corolla, civic etc) which are considered a luxury in out countries. Our kids go to very average ( or below the average??) schools. We dont go out much, we dont wear luxury brands & some of us are vegetarians (cutting the cost of meat etc). We used to live very comfortably but now we have to think twice before spending. May be more appropriate thing would be this, that Dubai is still affordable for people who were living luxury life. For middle class expat like us.....we are may be going down in our category to to lower class, is it ?
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Latest post on 29 November 2014 - 19:43
I think prices are going up everywhere - I was shocked at the increase in a lot of things at home in the summer.. To be honest I still feel a lot of things here are no dearer, if not cheaper than at home and our utility bills and other expenses are certainly less. We don't pay income tax here, petrol's stupidly cheap, the housing tax is a lot less than council tax, electric and water are less. This is just my opinion, we certainly don't feel it's too expensive to live here - if we did then we'd be on the next plane home !! Out of topic buttttttttttt Your cattt is sooooooooooooooooooo cute. :biggrin::kiss::lol:
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Latest post on 29 November 2014 - 19:25
I also found things getting way more expensive in Europe. I am sure for a lot of people things have gotten more expensive, but it also depends on where you want to live (villa in AR or apartment in DSO), what car you want to drive (fuel guzzling suv or normal sedan you will see most people drive "back home"), if you want to shop at Park and Shop, Waitrose or Geant. A lot has to do with lifestyle, and as said before, prices are going up everywhere. At least we are all working here, many people are jobless. I disagree with you, we live a very low profile life, and its getting difficult for us to save anything now. We lived very much like "upper class" life style back home, even then we chose to live below our budget and save as much as we can. If there was political stability & safety in my country, we will leave UAE in a minute. It just an expensive price we are paying for "Safety". If we compare back home, No rents, No visa costs, schooling is not this expensive. Domestic help is very much affordable. Above all we live in a huge villa back home then this prison cell like apartments.
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Latest post on 21 November 2014 - 13:36
Yes, the henna one. Can we have mehndi and mandi then? :love: Haha....we normally have sister of Mandi, that's called Biryani in our weddings. :cool::party::biggrin:
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Latest post on 21 November 2014 - 11:50
Yes, the henna one.
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Latest post on 21 November 2014 - 10:53
Have you tried Al Marhabani? They do really good mandi and have a few locations across Dubai. The Jumeirah one will be too small but call them to find out about options. They might be able to help with finding a tent if needed, and they might even have it. http://www.almarhabani.com/jumaira/en/contact.php I loooooooooooooove their mandi! Lolz @ Mandi Hahahaha :biggrin::lol::lol: Marrosh, mehndi/sangeet is a traditional function in Indian weddings, where brides family/friends sing songs/dance etc.
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Latest post on 19 November 2014 - 17:04
Myself and my husband have been trying for weeks to get iPhone 6 from etisalat with a package. Every time we go to a branch, they say they are out of stock and have no idea when they will have iPhone 6 again. We ask if they can call us when they do, they say "no sorry, we have too many people waiting for it and are too busy". So we ask what can we do. They reply "come back every day and check". My husband works round the clock and i have a toddler and am pregnant, who has time to visit etisalat every single day? Today my husband had the genius idea of calling the branches to see if any had it. I called EVERY SINGLE ETISALAT BRANCH IN DUBAI, SHARJAH, AJMAN AND RAS AL KHAIMAH SEVERAL TIMES and NOT ONE OF THEM PICKED UP THE PHONE! Can you imagine!? I get on to Etisalat website for the live chat to complain, told the guy everything about no one answering the phones and he replies "alright?" basically asking what's my problem. When i ranted about poor customer service he disconnected me! I pray that one day we'll have an alternative to Etisalat and Du because i hate both of them so much its indescribable! Rant over! Hi MA, I feel for you....why have a promo if they are always out of stock. Du and etisalat, both have worst customer service. We need to live with it because no other options. I am surprised after reading replies, seems all EW are having a bad day today. Hope you get your phone soon :biggrin: <em>edited by smartee on 19/11/2014</em>
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Latest post on 16 November 2014 - 14:47
Just to update you all. I went to my HR Manager & I explained how uncomfortable I was that they were holding my passport. She said "I understand, if you wish to keep your passport in your possession you will have to pay us AED 4500.00 & we will hold that until you complete 3 years service" The next day I called a meeting with the HR Manager & the General Manager and told them I did a lot of research & what they were doing & asking of me was completely illegal. I said I am asking you one more time polity for my passport & I refuse to pay any money for it. They gave me the passport immediately !!! I think its high time for you to start looking for new job :biggrin:
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Latest post on 16 November 2014 - 02:17
I have done some straightening treatments there and really liked price & result both,but now since few months I m looking to do digital perms. I went in for consultation with Aliza, she refused to do digital perm, saying my hair won't hold curls or will not last longer because its chemically straighten already. Whereas korean salon lady told me its OK to do Digi perm even if its straighten already. I am now confused, whether I should go for it or not. At the same time I feel Korean salon is more famous, and may be they have more exprence and they won't damage my hair? I need feed back if anyone has got it done from any of these two salons , how was the result? I don't want to waste all my money to damage my hair more :sick: May be take a third opinion???? :biggrin:
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Latest post on 14 November 2014 - 12:17
I don't think so its fault of any salon worker. Not everyone is smart or intelligent to know if any customer is going to give you any issue. And definitely they are expected to take clients, whenever they are free.
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 15:02
If they speak French doesnt mean they are French. Plenty of countries speak French and arent even near France. A real French person wouldnt behave like that....well at least not the ones that I know. May be you are right, as when officer asked them for ID, they had none. Later on they told they are from Algier. Well, who cares from where they are, as far as their etiquettes show they belong to jungles.
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 13:40
this is terrible and I've heard of it going on in other salons, its as thoe they go about doing this You mean salons are wrong for calling the police?
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 13:01
Dont know about Mashraq but NEVER EVER go for Emirates NBD. They are worst in customer services.
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 12:58
lolz :lol:
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 12:49
I bet they only pay 5 - probably get sheered at a farm. LOL @ foreign - aren't 90% of us foreigners here? LOL we are Expat women residing here :P They were Foreign ladies, tourists :P You're obviously not following the thread on English Language. :lol:
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Latest post on 12 November 2014 - 12:46
So I was getting my nails done at my regular salon.There were no other clients, probably because it was 10 AM. These 3 foreigner ladies stepped in for a blow dry, it took them 10 mins to explain they need a blow dry (they could not speak more than few words of English). Hair dresser told them price and additional charge for doing blow dry for hair extensions as well. While girls were working on their hair, those ladies were not happy with the work. Hairdresser was turning blue (with anger :lol: after one of the ladies kept calling her "Not professional" ), she than offered them if they dont like her work, may be they can go to some other salon. They did not leave and asked the girls to finish job. After finishing the work, they refused to pay any money. Hairdresser was already ****** off, she asked them pay otherwise she'll call police. They said "we prefer police" and started smoking INSIDE the salon, kept yelling, calling salon girls with different names while making the video. Police arrived, they continued with police officer, refused to delete any photos or videos (including mine :cry: ) refused to pay any money. After 2 hours, they finally had to pay, delete the videos and leave. Saying Dubai is a ****** place, they pay only 5 Euro in France to get hair done and this salon along with police ripped them off. Poor salon girls were in tears and embarrassed. I was speechless at the end of my service and I dont know if i will ever go back to them, i just feel weird. I dont know why some people will create so much drama? those ladies could simply go to some other salon or the salon girls could leave the money. :nerd: I dread to think what salon they went to in France where a blow dry was EURO 5 I have been in many salons here where clients have abused the staff. I would love to see them behave this way in my salon at home. At the first sign of trouble my hairdresser would of stopped her work and shown them the door. I do feel that some people feel other nationalities are inferior to them and that they should be treated like royalty. Did you say anything as I would of found it hard to keep quiet? I couldnt say anything because: a: i was sitting half naked with mask on my face and hands/feet soaked in water. b: I cant speak or understand a single word of french, neither they understood English. I was afraid if i said anything, that will be used against me :lol::sick:
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Latest post on 10 November 2014 - 16:54
I hate it !!!!!!!!!!!! :angry: I want the old one :cry:
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Latest post on 05 November 2014 - 13:10
I have a feeling that people (out of Dubai) think that working in Dubai/ UAE is equal to raking in MONEY!! I have heard this from relatives/friends who are in my home country. So they think- if she is so rich why not give us some. I really hate this attitude. Even if we might make more money in Dirhams, compared to home country- (a) we spend in Dirhams and not any other currency and (b) we work hard for that and (c) we make sacrifices for earning that amount. Anyway, regarding the case of the OP, of course the best way I feel is to refuse straight away but it is not always easy for some people. In that case, I have a suggestion- When you have a call with any of them, before they can say anything, start your rant about problems here (although imaginary), that rents are so high, you are struggling with coping up with the expenses, you made some wrong investment, etc. Tell them you need money from them this time to get out of this situation. Repeat this on all your calls and you will see that the calls will actually STOP! Select the way that is more easier for you! :) All the best! That doesn't work with me, even if it was the case (I was struggling) they still gave a damn. ?
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Latest post on 04 November 2014 - 22:07
Thank you Amelia, I will look him up! This does not seem like a popular subject around here though :D. Although I am sure there must be some ladies with experience with all of the long working hours and pressure in Dubai. Hi Miska, I have through same situation as your husband. After trying few psychiatrist, I found an amazing doctor in NMC hospital. Dr Siva Parkash was only onewho understood my issue and helped me recovering from Severe depression. You might not get appointment too easily. Normally there is 12-15 days wait preiod as far as I can recall. I hope that helps.
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Latest post on 04 November 2014 - 21:54
Thank you every for replies. I had nervous break down few years back, no one showed up to give any moral/emotional support, let alone financial support. I can't really explain how awful I am feeling, after being told by my mother that she is not happy because I am not helping my siblings. She doesn't mention why she could not get "SUCH" support for me, when I was bed ridden post my nervous breakdown. I don't know if its appropriate to say, but I m not left with any good feelings for my parents also. It is a tough situation, but you have to be tough. My husband probably comes from a similar culture and stands firm in his refusal to hand out money. He gets really anger that his retired dad in his 70's still sends his pension money home to his 40 yr old nephews who have never worked a day in their lives and live off him. My husband won't even give his parents cash so it doesn't get sent to these people, he feels very bad for not supporting his parents, but he is determined that none of his hard earned money goes to people he thinks are so disrespectful to his father. He is also determined to cut them off as soon as possible. He gets calls from teenage distant relatives he has met once asking him to but them iPhones and blackberries, he has distant relatives and family friends dropping hints about 'staying' with us long term in Dubai so they can find work here. Then there are jobs, everyone thinks it is their right for a job in his company, no one thinks to earn it, consequently no one gets a job and he has vowed never to give any close or distant relative. He won't even go to his home country to avoid all this rubbish. He gets a lot of guilt trips from one family member because she gets so much grief from her relatives that my husband doesn't support them all and get them jobs. It is astounding to me, and I am proud that my husband stands up to everyone. Consequently he is pretty much left alone now, however his close family get a lot of grief for his attitude. When you consistently say no, people give stop asking, when you say yes people take as much as they can get away with. I feel for you, but don't feel bad, it is not your fault that you worked hard and got where you are, they had the same opportunities as you but didn't use them, don't compromise your future for people who can't make the effort for their future. That's exactly how I am approached. One brother needs to pay school fees for children with my money, other needs to reinvest in business with my money, and sisters wants to built house with my savings to buy house for my self. I used to feel embarrassed saying no to anyone, and same I feel asking to return my money. They just ask me if am going to take this all money to my greave?. I never had anyone's support, but this all mental torture is killing !
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Latest post on 29 October 2014 - 02:35
My husband has resigned to move to another co. after working for over 2 years and has been asked to pay 100 dirhams as visa cancellation charges for himself and each member of our family who is under his sponsorship. Is this correct? I am wondering firstly, why he should have to pay to have his visa cancelled. Doesn't his company have to bear this cost? And secondly, why does he have to pay for our visas to be cancelled? Won't they automatically be invalid within a month of his visa being cancelled? Would really appreciate any response from anyone in the know or who've had a similar experience. TIA ladies! It depends on his contract, if his company agreed to pay all visas (including visas for family), they should be the one bearing cancelation charges. One employment visa cost around 200 Dhs and resident visa cancelation is 100 Dhs, so multiply with me members of family for exact amount of charges. Many companies who don't provide visa for family, will not pay for cancelation either. It also depends on your husband's relationship with management, also if he has fun shed his contract. I don't think so the amount is debatable. If your husband is moving to an other company (definitely for better opportunity) I would say, pay for cancelation for sake of leaving on good terms. This isn't worth ruining his reputation (if any). p:s. We also charge for cancelation, in case employee reigns before finishing the contract. Legal or illegal, but at least ethically, you should be paying for your cancelation, in case you break the agreement.
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Latest post on 28 October 2014 - 18:06
Our LL is a big property owner here and dear knows what else. They still have to abide by the laws in place to hep tennants. Just go to RERA with your cheques and all the evidence you have and say you want to pay your years rent and get a new contract. Thank you, I will go to RC tomorrow. Hope I don't get any surprises there. Thank you all lovely ladies for replies.
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Latest post on 28 October 2014 - 17:57
@ G.E I even spoke to manager today again, he was very disrespectful and asked me to go to RERA. A quick google search revealed that our landlord is a big shot. Partner/director of a free zone authority in Dubai, and he has been working with Muncipality on a high post. Does it mean he will have influence and this is the reason, his manager give a damn about rules? Real estate company is also owned by same person. ?
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Latest post on 28 October 2014 - 17:29
Real estate agency informed us of rent increase only 10 days prior to expiry of contract. We refused to pay the increase and offered to renew on same rent, however manager insisted on 10% increase. Since that last communication, we have not heard anything from them. Its already 20 days after expiry, I was wondering if there will be any issue for us if we are not pursuing it to Rent committee??? I didn't want to intimate the case, because I don't want to pay all these expenses and go through hassle. Just as I read in some threads here, I was waiting for real estate to intimate case, in case they don't agree to renew. What should I do? Wait for them? Or is it must for us to initiate the case? Btw, we have all communication with manager on the same, if we need to prove that we didn't cause the delay. Go down to said agency with all your cheques written out. Print out a copy of the law pertaining to the 90 day change role and demand your contract. Failing that take cheques and last contract to the rent committee and they should issue you a with a new one. Has your previous contract been registered with Ejari? Thank you SL. Yes our previous contract is registered with EJARI. I think your idea will work, I will go to agency tomorrow. Thanks. By the way, what happens if they refuse to take cheque from RERA?
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Latest post on 28 October 2014 - 17:25
We just told our LL that we would go and deposit our cheques with the RC and get the new contract from them. He soon got back in touch :) I said the same, still no response from them. ?
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Latest post on 28 October 2014 - 17:10
http://www.tamimi.com/en/magazine/law-update/section-5/july-august-2/dubai-lease-renewals-and-rent-controls.html check this out! Thanks, but I already know , they need to give us notice at least 90 days before expiry. I am asking what if they are not willing to renew on same rent? What should be done ??? Should we just wait and see? Or we need to go to rent committee?
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Latest post on 23 October 2014 - 19:50
Pizza hutt when I am very hungry. Love dough which is thick and crispy, although meat in most of their pizzas is noon existant. The best pizza in my list is pizza company, try their triple crust pizza, I bet your husband/partner would love all that stuffed meat in it. Nonno is healthy but expensive and not very filling . Tried 4-5 times, but its simply not worth it. I literally ate whole pizza, and still felt hungry. That micro size crust, no I am not interested :-( For me NKD & Oregano pizza are just OK, so is papa John and loved dominos. Stopped ordering dominos because of their horrible customer service. I have tried few other small pizza shops too, list will go very long. My recommendation will be pizza company, dominos or pizza hut. I have order just an other triple crust from pizza company. ?
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Latest post on 22 October 2014 - 18:16
Which color do you need to tone down? I had blonde highlights which needed toner conditioner once in 3 weeks &I got it from pharmacy. May be You should check in some pharmacies.
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Latest post on 22 October 2014 - 18:12
By law it is illegal, but there are many unwritten laws there as well. As an employer we hold passports of workers (we are available 24/7 in case of emergency if passport is needed). It is your right to ask for it, however I am sure you will probably need to look for an other job. Law is so strict here for companies, that if some employee do a runner for any XYZ reasons, company will need to spend money and energy to clear this matter else they will be in deep ****. If you can afford to pay, keep deposit and get refund when you return passport. Its the price you will pay to stay on job, or start looking for new job. <em>edited by smartee on 22/10/2014</em>
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Latest post on 22 October 2014 - 17:37
Has anyone recently done keratin at the hairworks in Ibn Battuta mall?? I would like to know about results, the product they use and approx cost for mid length hair. Just wanted to have a vague idea n save time before visiting them. I have got it done at some other salon. They used Brazilian Blowout products & result is great. Expect to pay 1000+ Dhs, that's how much I paid, and it was the cheapest I found with good product.
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Latest post on 19 October 2014 - 14:41
Hello can anyone recommend a cool air humidifier? We had one from Toys R Us but the plastic holding the water "tank" was flimsy and separated just after a few months. Then we bought one from Carrefour which was warm air and we end up putting the A/C on (which is totally redundant!). I don't mind getting another from Toys R Us, but I'm wondering if there is a better option to look into. Thanks in advance ladies! I recently bought one from Aster pharmacy mercato mall. It was big and price was around 300 dhs. I m really happy with this.
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Latest post on 12 October 2014 - 13:20
When I was looking for a maid recently, 1 of the candidate refused the offer by saying, "Madam I don't like to work for Indians & live in apartment, I WANT to work & live in villa". Most of them wanted salary+annual leave+annual tickert+phone credit to talk to family+all announced holidays+food+accomodation+toiletries+ less working hours. Do these maids treat us equal? I work on all holidays because of nature of my job, I never get paid over time for that because it was made clear to me before joining. We don't get a a sepedate phone allowance or toiletries allowance, annual leave are subject to approval of company & its not considered cruel if they refuse my annual leave because they NEED me on work when my boss is enjoying holidays away with family. Yes, I don't complain because I accepted the offer. This world is unfair, we are not equal.
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Latest post on 11 October 2014 - 23:27
I also suffered terribly from hair loss (mine from wearing my hijab too tightly, I think). I found a hairdresser who swore to me that massaging my hair and scalp regularly with castor oil(mixed with a little almond oil so it is not so thick) would rejuvenate my hair. I did it as I was desperate and was amazed at the results. I have a head of hair again!!! I have been doing it now 2-3 times a week since about October last year. I have heard this before Mrs. B. It can be used on eyebrows and eyelashes as well. Did the castor oil make your hair in better condition?. I wonder if it will be any good for hair that looks like Wurzel Gummidge, that's how mine is at the moment and I have tried many products on it, might give the castor oil a go as well. It does wonders on damaged hair too. I met this hair dresser who is highly recommended on EW, she has naturopathic approach towards treatments. If you have even extremely damaged hair, dry hair or hairfall this oil will help you. Since its very sticky, you can mix it with olive oil or almond oil. My experience is good so far and hair condition is better now. Its slow process but result is amazing.
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Latest post on 11 October 2014 - 17:22
I also suffered terribly from hair loss (mine from wearing my hijab too tightly, I think). I found a hairdresser who swore to me that massaging my hair and scalp regularly with castor oil(mixed with a little almond oil so it is not so thick) would rejuvenate my hair. I did it as I was desperate and was amazed at the results. I have a head of hair again!!! I have been doing it now 2-3 times a week since about October last year. Wow !!!!! I was told exactly same by my hairdresser and it really worked. If you mind telling, whose that hair dresser? Btw, it really worked well and my hair got thick and shiny. God bless her.
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Latest post on 10 October 2014 - 11:03
hi any good beauty packages in saloon going on (near al nahda sharjah-- in 100 dhrms packages) covering waxing (legs , arms underarms)+ facial+hair cutting+threading eyebrows +pedicure etc... would like to go for the same. thanks Are you serious? There are any "such" packages? How do they afford to offer such cheap deals. I would at any cost not go to such salon. For sure i won't like to be treated with poor hygiene, sub standard products and untrained staff.
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Latest post on 09 October 2014 - 21:31
We have 2 license, we pay 10k/year for each to local sponsor.however, Cost of license varies as per license type.
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Latest post on 06 October 2014 - 17:08
Thank you everyone for reply. A little update: after being to so many dentists and look at X Ray, its clear that I don't have any crack and this that doc#2 was lying and trying to push me to go for unnecessary work. Thank God I didn't go for it. Doc#3 also advised for root canal but since he did not perform all the tests needed too check if root canal is needed. Plus i cant follow advise of a dentist who gives final advise within 5 mins of consultation. I strongly feel the tooth can be saved without root canal. All i need is a dentist who is not greedy and cares for nature's gift instead of wanting to drill it deep to mint some extra money.
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Latest post on 05 October 2014 - 13:53
Sounds like something I went through and it turned out to be oversensitive teeth. I had a filling in a tooth and struggled to bite on the tooth as it was painful. Went back and she removed and refilled the same tooth as there was apparently a 'bubble'. Still couldnt eat on it so went to another dentist who said I needed a root canal and quoted me some ridiculous amount. Then I went for a second opinion about the root canal to another dentist who told me its all nonsense and that my teeth are just extremely oversensitive due to all the trauma it went through. The dentist just put a special gel on the teeth and I was not allowed to eat for a few hours. The problem went away. No root canal ever needed. They seem to love their root canals here in Dubai it seems! PS. The dentist who sorted me out and fixed everything works at Skyclinic. They have a website. German guy. edited by Asti on 03/10/2014 How long it took for your pain to subside? Its been over 2 months since I have done fillings. One week over since I have removed filling from the trouble tooth. The issue is for all my fillings it always took long to stop hurting. This is why I don't want to go for root canal immediately. So far 3 dentists and all telling different things. Everyone is saying root canal is a must. But for me, I feel I should wait a little more and see if pain goes away completely because it is reducing. My insurance doesn't cover dental work. I am sick of ridiculous charges off dentists, who cant even fix my issue. Don't really know what to do.
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Latest post on 03 October 2014 - 20:11
Sorry for posting 3rd thread on a same issue. For quick refrence, I did some filling 2 months back and ever since had issue chewing on those fillings. It gave me very sharp throbbing pain, although I never had mildest pain before going for fillings. I went to see my dentist and she adjusted by grinding filling, saying that filling was larger. In my last visit, she drilled it so much that there is no filling left. Pain is still there with added sensitivity. I went to an other dentist and he told me within seconds that one tooth is cracked, which is causing pain and its not recommended to do filling in cracked tooth. When I asked if it was caused during the filling, he said he can't really say because he doesn't know the history. Now I was quoted for a root canal and crown which is going to cost 3000 Dhs. My question is, I never had any pain before going for filling means I didn't have crack that time. Is it due to dentist drilling too deep etc? If its due to dentist's negligence Can I claim for my treatment expense??? 2 months of suffering, ruining my vacation and still she was unable to diagnose cause of pain which is crack in tooth. What kind of dentists we have here???? By the way, I am going to see an other dentist to take one more opinion on the matter. Please let me know if someone have been through same situation and if they got any compensation.
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Latest post on 02 October 2014 - 23:45
Hi , Can you please advice? My tenant's cheque has bounced for insufficient fund. What should I do? This is his second payment cheque and both times bounced! :(( Try contacting the tenant and inform him/her of bounced cheque. In case they know and deliberately not paying, you can get it bounced one more time and take it to police for making a case. Police will try to sort out issue by calling your tenan and if not sorted out, they will make a case.
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Latest post on 02 October 2014 - 23:41
Hello I've searched through the forum and didn't find any answers so I am hoping someone could help me. We did the 48 hour service (AED 420) and when I dropped my maid off gave her an extra AED50 for the hep B vaccination and AED35 for the courier fees but when looking at multiple sites, including expat woman it says the AED420 is inclusive of the Hep B vac already - "48 hour service costs AED 420 (AED 370+AED 50 for Hepatitis B vaccination" - I don't want to jump to conclusions but was the extra AED50 needed and did my maid pocket the money? Second question - I received the "result" back from the courier but it doesn't give any result - it just looks like the papers I gave her before she went for the medical with a few extra stamps on it. What does this mean? Did she pass the medical? I am so confused! Appreciate any answers to my questions. TIA Hi, I dont know about urgent medical, however I know that it is not included in the price you pay for typing. 50 Dhs you pay for vaccine is paid in cash in medical center and they give you receipt stating "payment for hep B vaccine" etc. You can ask your maid for receipt. Re-Medical test: its normally same typed paper with some stamps of DHA mentioning "Free from infectious diseases". If so, she is clear in medical. Normally typing center will charge you government fee (mentioned okn typed paper) plus 30 Dhs as services fee for typing center. You can also check total charges and what it includes on same paper. Hope it helps.
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Latest post on 01 October 2014 - 20:06
Are they the same or is there a difference, which is better for previously rebounded hair? Hi JheaG. There are many keratin products available. Blowout is kind of keratin too. I have tried crystal, Qod and blowout. Love the blowout result. Its best treatment I have got for my hair. Not sure though if its good for rebounded hair. You should check with your hair dresser.
 
 
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