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Latest post on 08 September 2013 - 10:13
I have quartz at home and my mum has Corian. As Bomali said it's lovely, and I like the fact you can put hot things on it. Mum isn't really happy with her Corian, it shows scratch marks and you can't put hot things on it. If price is similar, go quartz
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Latest post on 05 September 2013 - 21:11
Last weekend Toys r us at Festival city had a good selection and they had 25% off. Not sure when it finishes. I still see the ad on the forum over the the right. There is also a Toys r us at Times Sq I think.
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Latest post on 04 September 2013 - 17:11
I only buy organic eggs, either from Organic store or Greenheart. (yes Greenhearts are small) They are a lot more expensive than standard eggs in the supermarket but my personal preference is for my family to eat organic where possible, just because they are free of additives, hormones and antibiotics. <em>edited by TimTam on 04/09/2013</em>
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Latest post on 02 September 2013 - 10:08
Izzyontheseat, call Rashad as he is often in Dubai and may pick them up, might even be worth paying for pickup to save the trouble of going to Sharjah. He came to our place twice when we bought the rugs.
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Latest post on 02 September 2013 - 07:39
Another thumbs up for Rashad. We purchased our Persian rug from Sheba carpets and he's was excellent and really helpful, also does a great job cleaning them.
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Latest post on 31 August 2013 - 09:29
I found HSBC here useless. So I called Jersey HSBC, they called me straight back, set up the account for me, emailed me all the documents and all I needed to do was drop off the signed docs to a branch here. I've had no problems at all.
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Latest post on 30 August 2013 - 15:16
I know Eton offer conversational classes, also check International House and the British Council. Not sure if Higher College of Technology in Academic city offer them, but you could also check there. These are all well respected institutes. You are right, speaking and writing are very different. When I was teaching, students found speaking more difficult as speaking is instant and spontaneous, you don't get a long time to think about your answer and construct your sentence correctly, where as with writing you have time to think about it, check grammer, spell check and even google correct sentence structure. <em>edited by TimTam on 30/08/2013</em>
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Latest post on 29 August 2013 - 12:45
Roxrox you asked about specialists the other day on another thread. I'm sure you will get the same responses. Dr Ursula Rolef http://healthbayclinic.com/dr-ursula-rolef.html and Dr Loubser (who is an allegist/paediatrician) http://www.ihcdubai.com/doctors/michael-loubser/ Both these doctors are highly regarded and have been recommended here many times.
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Latest post on 28 August 2013 - 10:28
Like others have said it could be something else other than an intolerance, sometimes these tests can show a false positive. We have been through all this also. We see Dr Ursula Rolef at Healthbay Polyclininc in Al Wasl Rd and as others have said, she is excellent. She ran celiac, lactose intolerance testing, stool testing and also did an ultrsound to check for parasites. I have spoken to a few parents at school who have had similar cases and it ended up being a parasite. For us it was lactose and wheat intolerance (not celiac) but he's made excellent progres and can now tolerate wheat in small amounts but still not lactose. But we'll get there. I have also heard wonderful things about Dr Loubser, we went with Dr Rolef as out of the 2 of them Dr Rolef was the one we could get an appointment with sooner. I don't think you could go wrong with either of these doctors. Good luck.
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Latest post on 27 August 2013 - 17:19
We had 2 nights as we were travelling with our children. We went from Amman to Petra in the afternoon, I really wanted to do the night tour to the Treasury which was lovely. I think the evening tours are Mon, Wed, Thur if you are there. Then the next day we went early and spent the whole day there. Most people just do the day there and 1 night. But this worked for us. Make sure your passport is not stamped in Israel if you are returning to the UAE, just to save yourself any hassels.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 13:11
We don't like to list on here websites as they get blocked. You will need a file sharing software like utorrent, bitlord or bittorrent which may get complicated for you. I virus scan everything I download. It might be worth looking into doing a course, I know Jumeirah Primary run apple courses which go through the basics or using itunes, ipads etc. You will probably find people discussing where they download things from in the course.
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Latest post on 26 August 2013 - 13:04
I did get some probably over 18 months ago and they did do the sample pots, can't remeber how much though, 15dhs maybe. Give them a call hopefully it won't be too painful, just ask for the paint section first.
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Latest post on 25 August 2013 - 17:25
The Organic Shop on Sheikh Zayed next to Oasis Centre sell a variety of Manuka Honey.
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Latest post on 24 August 2013 - 15:36
There was a thread about buying makeup online a few days ago. There are quite afew of us that use strawberrynet.com and have no problems at all. They sell The Balm product.(only a small selection of makeup, not skincare) I buy lancome from them, Clinique and Clairns for famliy members. Never had a problem. I've also bought quite a lot of perfume. http://au.strawberrynet.com/makeup/thebalm/
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Latest post on 23 August 2013 - 20:42
I haven't been to Lilypond but have used Sisters beauty salon and they were good. http://www.sistersbeautylounge.com/mobile/locations.php <em>edited by TimTam on 23/08/2013</em>
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 18:19
I buy Lancome and sometimes the packaging is the Canadian or US branded product packaging. Which I know anyway from purchasing when I have been there. Never had a product out of date/expired. Sometimes they sell things on larger discount and you may find they are close to expiry date but never had a problem with that either. Buy something small to start with and see if you are happy.
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 16:13
Leena strawberrynet have that shampoo. not sure how price compares but is $26 shampoo and $27 usd for conditioner for 200ml. Free shipping to Dubai and at the moment new customers get 5% off.
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 08:54
TA's tend to wear pants and shirt or nice t-shirt and cardigans. Some also wear knee length skirts/dresses with shoulders covered. Depends what age children you are working with, if it's small children and you are down on the floor with them, pants may be more comfortable. Also don't wear expensive things, again with small children they will spill paint etc on you. I've worked in FS1, FS2 and come home with all sorts on my clothes, especially during free play when they are playing with water, paint, sand, playdoh and goo! There is no need to wear a suit.
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Latest post on 21 August 2013 - 08:47
I've used strawberrynet.com for the last 10 years and never had a problem. I have it sent to my husbands work. They stock most brands. In most cases they are cheaper than here, also check out their daily specials, they have some great deals. You can put the app on your iphone.
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Latest post on 20 August 2013 - 13:32
Is that your only option as it is a long distance to your chldrens school and you will get sick of the driving. At the moment with not much traffic and considering schools are not back it would take you about 1/2hour or so. I'm sure much longer when school starts as the Oud Metha area gets quite congested in the mornings.
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Latest post on 20 August 2013 - 13:23
I'm currently looking at cruises in April from Miami. It depends on what you are looking for. Family/honeymoon/couples? A friend has done several cruises with Royal Caribbean and loved them, just recently she did South France across to Italy with her family. I'm looking at these, Royal Caribbean, Norweigen Cruise Lines and Carnival. There are fantastic Disney Cruises too but my kids are now too old for that. If you want top end luxury look at Silveseas.
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Latest post on 20 August 2013 - 12:10
I have bought them from Australia before. My bags when through the scanner and didn't have any problems. I have no idea what you are meant to declare here.
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Latest post on 20 August 2013 - 12:02
Thanks Quenda, they are open until the 28th August. I think we'll go this week.
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Latest post on 19 August 2013 - 15:49
My son is happy to eat all of these at room temp and not fussed about them not being warm. Pasta salads: tuna,corn and mayo or chicken, corn, mayo. My son also likes it with cucumber. Mini pizzas quiche sausages marinated chicken pieces or plain chicken with a dipping sauce like BBQ or honey mayonaise. cucumber and carrot sticks with french onion dip of hummus couscous with roasted vegetables (pumpkin/zuchini and eggplant) Fried rice I have also bought a food thermos and he does sometimes take pasta in that warm. My son is pretty easy when it comes to eating. A lot of children would eat these things.
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Latest post on 10 August 2013 - 20:06
Hi Nat805, As others have mentioned getting a visa for your daughter may be challenging. A friend had a really hard time trying to get one for her child last year, they had to do several visa runs across the border and the ministry wanted the husbands approval. (they actually wanted to see him in person, despite him living in another county and she having soul custody). The rules change here all the time so we are just warning you to be wary. As for salary you would really want housing included for it to be viable. I know a lot of teachers that have their housing included but they don't cover visa costs or medical for the children so this is another factor to consider. Medical is expensive. We are all just being realistic as we live here and know what it is like.
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Latest post on 10 August 2013 - 11:16
I would see a podiatrist or ortho before buying shoes at Foot solutions. I'm not sure they are properly trained. Both my children have been to Dubai Podiatry and we were really happy with them. My eldest has orthodics and it made such a difference for him. Albeit he was older when we picked up the issue. We saw Michelle, but I don't think she is consulting at the moment. Recenty they saw Emma who was also really good. http://www.dubaipodiatry.com <em>edited by TimTam on 10/08/2013</em>
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Latest post on 07 August 2013 - 19:59
I'm sure there's a moon app ;)
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Latest post on 07 August 2013 - 17:22
If you feel like going on a bit of an adventure this shop in Deira has lots of stuff. There are 2 stores. The one right near the train station does lots of ribbons and glitter. They have another store around the corner that also has lots of other bits. http://www.mab1925.com/HomePage.html http://www.mab1925.com/ContactUs.html
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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 17:48
Sounds like their sightings are a little dodgy, maybe they should check with NASA :) <em>edited by TimTam on 06/08/2013</em>
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Latest post on 24 July 2013 - 13:19
Real pilates is excellent, instructors very professional and highly trained stott instructors
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Latest post on 16 July 2013 - 16:06
Have a look at this website http://www.choosewisely.ae/index.php It's about choosing sustainable fish to eat. http://www.choosewisely.ae/uae_consumer_guide.pdf Hamour is terribly overfished and not the best choice, albeit tasty. A friend also told me when selecting fresh fish their eyes must to clear. Good luck on your adventure to the fish market. <em>edited by TimTam on 16/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 07 July 2013 - 17:20
With such a short amount of time, personally I wouldn't go to Woodbury common, it will take up a whole day. Century 21 is great and there are some deals to be found, especially clothes and shoes.also Macys. Visit central park, hire a bike and ride around it. Lots of parks to play in. Take the train across to Brooklyn, then walk back across the bridge,view of manhattan is better in that order. Top of the rock as suggested. Take in a show or sporting event at madison square gardens, we did ice hockey and basketball. If you're into art we loved MOMA. The kids may prefer natural history museum if you have time. FAO Schwartz our kids also loved. Our kids are used to walking, they are a bit older but at the same age as yours they walked through pompeii and Petra. <em>edited by TimTam on 07/07/2013</em>
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 18:29
We didn't do redirection but changed all our bank accounts/rates to our P.O. Box here and have never had a problem. Maybe we are just lucky. (I shouldn't speak so soon!) On the other hand parcels have been a nightmare and don't seem to arrive. So my family don't send things anymore.
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Latest post on 27 June 2013 - 18:17
Dear Daisy, These are some of the expenses to consider, it will vary from person to person of course. I can't help with the villa, as our company covers the expenses but can give you other incidentals to consider. We are a family of four. Monthly OSN/Paid TV - 294dhs this is the package we chose there are others http://www.osn.com/Subscribe/packages_en_gb.aspx Internet connection/phone connection - 299 dhs http://www.etisalat.ae/en/personal/elife/bundles/doubleplay-packages.jsp Petrol- 600dhs (approx 150dhs a week but I drive quite a bit) Food: 3500dhs sometimes more as I buy organic meat and vegetable. Would be less otherwise. Mobile phone: I just use prepaid cards and spend max 100dhs a month, use wifi at home and work. Other expenses will be kids after school activities, these can be expensive. We pay around 1500 per child a term for Arsenal soccer school for 1 lesson a week. There is swimming, dancing, rugby, ballet etc. I believe rents are creeping up. Depends on the area you live, a friend is in Springs and pays 120,000, I have other friends paying 160-180,000 dhs in Umm Sequim per year. Others will be better at advising on this but you also have agent fees and the rent may have to be paid as 1 cheque for the whole year up front, sometimes 2. Each landlord is different. <em>edited by TimTam on 27/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 26 June 2013 - 16:06
mrsb as far as I am aware Australian you can still get an aged pension (not that it's worth that much). It is based on your assets and if born after 1957 you are not entitled until you turn 67.
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Latest post on 24 June 2013 - 06:23
I've never had tough or dry chicken from the organic store, I think it's all in the cooking. When I've roasted their chickens they have always been moist and tasty. <em>edited by TimTam on 24/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 21:21
The organic foods and cafe store have organic chicken. They have whole fresh chicken and frozen ones. I always buy the frozen and put them in the freezer until we need them. Lovely roasted and taste so much better than the supermarket ones. The frozen chickens are I think 45dhs a kilo and every 3rd Saturday of the month they have 20% off.
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 15:46
They have a Tod's store at Dubai Mall in the shoe district section, you could try there.
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 15:16
Jo at the Dental Studio in Umm Sequim is also fantiastic. I think it was about 450Dhs ph:04 395 5095 <em>edited by TimTam on 20/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 15:13
It's hard to say because different stores have different stock. Dubai Mall have a store and there is also one at the outlet mall but sizes there are hit and miss.
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 15:08
It should be the buyers responsibility. It depends how desperate you are to sell it but there is no way I would arrange delivery( too hard pile for me.) How are they then going to pay you? edited by TimTam on 20/06/2013 <em>edited by TimTam on 20/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 13 June 2013 - 14:43
I bought a really nice one at MBK in Bangkok a few years ago, gorgeous leather. I was just looking for a nice bag, not a fake as such. Hunt around the bag floor at MBK, there are a couple of shops that do nice ones.
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Latest post on 13 June 2013 - 14:34
We had the intolerance test done also and came up with the same results, we also saw Dr Rolef, who ran all tests for intolerances again, celiac, lactose etc and we came up with the same thing again. Sometimes after cutting them out of the diet for 3-6 months they can have them again. We cut out all wheat (which it is often hard to find things without wheat so we went gluten free), no dairy or egg. Now after 6 months he can have small amounts of bread with only a very small stomach ache. Unfortunately no egg or dairy, still causes much bigger pain. If it helps her stomach to cut these things out until you see the doctor, do so as I know it really helped my DS. It is very difficult, maybe cut out the one that gives her the worst pain first. I kept a food diary whic was useful. Organic store will be your best friend! Also your most expensive one. Let us know how you go then I can give you some ideas about recipes/foods.
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Latest post on 09 June 2013 - 16:23
I have no idea as I never use it, my husband was making something. But have read recipes that say beef lard so had no clue the other type oinked!
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Latest post on 09 June 2013 - 16:16
Traiteur has one, you could call and see if they could do it. http://dubai.park.hyatt.com/en/hotel/dining/Traiteur.html
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Latest post on 09 June 2013 - 16:13
Dr Nicola is at Healthbay Polyclinic at Uptown Mirdiff http://healthbayclinic.com/contact
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Latest post on 08 June 2013 - 19:25
Park n shop have Pam and another brand
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Latest post on 08 June 2013 - 19:23
Park n shop have lard in the pork area in the freezer. I think it's there because its not marked halal. Just bought some yesterday
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Latest post on 05 June 2013 - 19:15
There is a nice homeware/kitchen store,Harvest Home in Jumeirah Centre in the mall next to Magrudy's on Beach Rd, they may have them. Tel: +9714-3420225 http://harvesthomegroup.com/harvest/Default.aspx <em>edited by TimTam on 05/06/2013</em>
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Latest post on 05 June 2013 - 19:06
Funny you ask that as we were in a hotel last night and my friend asked for a Green tea and the waiter said that it is chinese gunpowder tea. When you google it, it does say it is green tea. My Moroccan friend makes it with green tea, mint and sugar. http://theteaspot.com/gunpowder-green-tea.html <em>edited by TimTam on 05/06/2013</em>
 
 
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