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Latest post on 13 June 2013 - 13:03
thats rgeat thank you! i will look as soon as i get home as FB blocked!
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Latest post on 04 June 2013 - 14:12
does anyone know whether the rules in AD have changed on the sponsorship of families/maids etc today? we have just been told we cannot sponsor our child as the tenancy contract (which is Ejari attested) is in our company name, and we now have to have in an individual name, this isnt possible as the company has just taken the agreement out and prefer for us to have it in their name.
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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 16:42
Some airlines from 5, mine have only done it since they were 11...
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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 15:25
Emirates left my DS in Macdonalds when there was a flight delay, i only knew as he borrowed someones phone and rang my father in the UK, who rang me, they had not called anyone. All my LO fly UM between here and UK and other than the above incident we have never had a problem and the kids generally love it as they get spoilt.
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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 15:24
not good, DH loves a english nreakfast and this was not good at all, cold drinks (he loves a cup of piping hot tea) and generally not a good breakfast
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Latest post on 02 May 2013 - 15:23
I know there have been a lot of questions on here recently about school pick ups, I have been using a taxi for my maid to collect DD, never been happy about it but no other option really. Had the usual dramas, taxi's not turning up, not wanting to wait etc etc. Today i used Careem.com, and from start to finish they were brilliant, I emailed rather than used website, they did it all for me, including telling me how to track my driver with my very precious cargo via GPS, emailed me a receipt and all at very short notice and nothing was a challenge. I dont work for them i just want to offer some help for the other mums out there in a similar situation to me!
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Latest post on 25 April 2013 - 09:24
thanks ladies, this feels very different to my other pregnancies, i dont feel pregnant at all but did from the day of the missed period with my others.... other than having a pot belly but i think that was there from a while back :)
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Latest post on 24 April 2013 - 21:41
All internal, they thought it was ectopic hence the scans
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Latest post on 24 April 2013 - 21:12
City for their prem care my dd was there for 1 week and I delivered her there, exceptional delivery a few hiccups after but not more than expected, double room where my dh stayed the whole time
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Latest post on 11 April 2013 - 12:01
great thanks Ladies i think this is slightly out of budget even for a special meal for them :)
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Latest post on 10 March 2013 - 09:43
Thanks Chelle11, we are really sad as we like living there especially with all the shops opening now, its going to be a good place to live, but not if you want to use your terrace :( its been horrible for a while, those pictures in the lobby are from my garden from a 2 day period when i decided not to clean it up. A table has been smashed when something large was chucked over. The worst thing is I assume because of the nappies the main culprits have children and surely they would not want their children playing in other kids dirty nappies? and its the night time nappy that gets thrown over every day, why cant it go down the chute??
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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 11:45
Thanks Beebers, we know stuff blows off and that's understandable the wind picks up lots of items, we can see people throwing the items some of the times though, one maid above us tips her dirty bucket of water over our washing regularly so we now keep it inside! We have spoken to the management but they are worse than useless, our landlord has now gone to the head of the property group as we have told him we are moving out because we only got the apartment so we would have a garden for dd, which we now can't use. Someone threw something very large recently and it smashed our glass table which was the final straw. The cigarettes really worry me to, we have had all our furniture burnt and I hate to think what would happen if something caught alight. I am afraid we will be moving to a cleaner community as we never have had this issue before :(
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Latest post on 09 March 2013 - 10:45
Ladies your help is needed because we are at our wits end, if you live on a high floor and either your maid or you throw the following items off your balcony please please can you stop. Pregnancy tests (negative ones) Dora night time pampers nappies (used) other very unsavoury items, blonde hair dye colour, pistachios but shells, dirty used tissues, a oak cake sort of dish, and finally lit cigarette ends. My daughter cannot play outside in our garden, she has nearly been burnt by cigarettes and she really shouldn't have to play around other children's dirty nappies. I don't know why anyone would think its ok to throw their rubbish out over their balcony? I am sure it isn't an expatwoman but if you know someone who does is please ask them to stop. Sorry for my lengthy rant but we can take no more it's unhygienic and really not very nice.
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Latest post on 31 December 2012 - 14:07
I have landed there after a tour of Dubai via helicopter and there was no fee, but it was some time ago
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Latest post on 10 November 2012 - 19:43
Always got lots at ace at the side of the paint area in dfc all different strengths
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Latest post on 10 November 2012 - 19:42
And don't buy in Amsterdam it was really expensive last time we went!
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Latest post on 10 November 2012 - 18:34
Hi we had everything taken off us in Amsterdam from dubai (only 2 bottles) but they took the lot! I wouldn't risk any liquids in schipol airport as they are really strict and it's our normal route home
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Latest post on 26 June 2012 - 12:00
does anyone know where i can get a piece of welsh beef fillet from? if not welsh then just a good piece of beef fillet??? also is chervil available here? sorry to ask daft questions but i am a new cook and trying a big receipe for the first time!
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 16:51
good point i will do that on saturday and introduce myself as the new neighbour with dates in hand - lack of sleep is somewhat affecting my frame of mind about it - thats not just from the child upstairs though...thanks ishehere :)
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 16:44
good point i am assuming it is the child running it maybe an animal as thats what it sounds like! but dont worry my letter which i was planning on delivering with a small gift of dates so as not to appear rude would simply say we are being disturbed most evenings at this time, and wondered if you would mind just keeping the noise down if possible?
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 15:44
I agree 10pm is not late but when you have to be at 6am for work and need your beauty sleep and it is night after night... The child is up till this point and isnt waking as i hear the conversations very clearly (the walls are paper thin it seems) I am going to pop a note through their door first of all just explaining that the stomping is the main problem and that its waking my DD and see if anything comes of it, if that doesnt help its off to security i guess but dont want to offend them, just want to get some sleep.....
 
 
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