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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 21:52
Youre in my thoughts and prayers... [i'>Its on the darkest nights that the stars shine brightest...[/i'>
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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 20:31
Thank you! You've got mail x
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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 19:42
Oooh no, s3x tapes, how embarrassing! I'd quite like to be my friend. She seems to have life pretty much sewn up. Dunno hey, if she had a figure like mine then I could understand why it would be embarrassing, but at least all her bits are still in the right places and don't have richter-scale measuring capabilities....
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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 19:39
Andof course having a bank account that bulges as hers does wouldn't go amiss either...
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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 19:37
Paris Hilton. It must be nice not to be hindered by actually having a brain...
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Latest post on 13 May 2012 - 13:04
They need to: 1 - thoroughly clean the drip tray and make sure no blockage in the pipe 2 - backflush the machine (if it doesn't have non-return valves) 3 - chemically flush the coils And as other posters have said, check where the intake air is that it isn't close to the sewage vent pipe. Also, check that nothing died in the ducts (yikes I know, but it does happen). Hth :)
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Latest post on 01 May 2012 - 22:43
Gee thanks for that... :\:
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Latest post on 01 May 2012 - 22:29
Many people use fondant because it is easier and less time consuming than to cover the cake with a beautiful smooth coat of buttercream icing. Getting that buttercream perfectly smooth and divot free takes a lot of time and is a real skill. You can make your own fondant but many stores and companies buy fondant which are cheap and taste bad. I have a catering business here in Paris (I am moving to Dubai in August) and import fondant because I want to make a quality product but I use it mostly for decorations, not to cover the cake. I make more fondant covered cakes for adult parties since they are more adept at removing the layer of fondant if they don't like it. If you are ever buying a cake it is important to ask where the fondant comes from. Wilton fondant is terrible but there are brands like Satin Ice which are delicious. Cakes with higher quality fondant or that use good quality fondant in their decorations will be priced accordingly. Many children do not like fondant as it can be chewy so it is better to make sure your cake, if you order one, is just covered with buttercream. Let's hear it for delicious cake!! Boy are you going to luuuuurve Dubai.... Paris: "Hmmm, should I buy the A Brand, B brand, C Brand, D Brand or maybe I should try one of these four new ones they have here that I havent used before...Hmmm..." Dubai: "Feck! Thats Lulu, Carrefour, Geant and Spinneys Ive tried and none of them have fondant. Not rolled, not packet, nada.And that stuff Tavola sells that is so sticky you can put pictures up with it, I wonder if they have any left... Maybe nobody would mind if I used marzipan... Hmmm... Oh no, wait, cant do that either cause they only have yellow marzipan.... I guess it will have to be buttercream. No wait, there is only the imported [3 times the price of the SIS one'> icing sugar available. And what would you know, theyve only got 4 boxes left. Best I get them all whilst theyre here!" I think youre also going to have a fun time getting used to working with fondant etc in 100% humidity etc. Take cake from house to car in mid summer - approximately 20 steps... "So you see this here red puddle? Well, it used to be a rose." :D I make cakes with both buttercream and fondant, and just wanted to say that whilst covering cakes is one thing, for those of us that work on 3D cakes, it isnt an option. So, if youre looking for 2D or "decorated cakes", buttercream is fine, but the sculpted cakes is pretty much fondant... Having said that, I always use a layer of buttercream between the fondant and the cake, so you really can have your cake and eat it!!! Dont want fondant? Pull it off and only eat the buttercream then! PS for the record, Im one of the non-fondant-eaters! But I do also recognise that each to their own and when I get a request for a fondant cake, I dont try to change peoples minds... :)
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Latest post on 30 April 2012 - 09:48
Hi habibti :) Isn't it funny how there are so many posters on here who I have never met, but who have been the voice of friendship, wisdom, comfort or sympathy over the years - ladies who don't know me, but who were willing to give of their time and advice so freely at some pretty low points in my time here. It does restore your faith that there are still genuinely good people out there :) .... Of course there's also the psychos! :D
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Latest post on 29 April 2012 - 20:52
Thanks Elle for the info - useful to know. Agree the easiest is just to transfer into her name. I did chuckle though as the first time I read the post title, I read "selling husbands while he is away on business" and a fleeting thought was - who would willingly buy one! :D
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Latest post on 29 April 2012 - 20:41
Im pretty sure you just need a copy of his passport and a letter from him authorising you to make the sale on his behalf. In the authorisation letter though it needs to say his passport number and full name as well as your passport number and full name, and the details of the car. Something like this - "I JOE BLOGGS holding British Passport number 12345678 authorise my wife JANE BLOGGS holding British Passport number 87654321 to sell my 1988 RED FORD EXPLORER registration DUBAI F67890 on my behalf. Please accept this letter as authorisation to carry out the sale of the car and all subsequent transfers of ownership, cancellation of insurance and any other requirements as deemed necessary to conclude the transaction. Should you require any verbal verification, I can be contacted on 0097150 2345678. Yours sincerely Joe Bloggs" Its worth getting a couple of the above letter printed as you'll probably have to give one to the new owner, one to the RTA when doing transfer and one to the insurance company etc etc. I would also keep my original passport handy in case RTA or the likes wants to see it. Just been through similar with cancelling DEWA, Etisalat etc on our previous apartment and my husband not being here, but all was in his name. Hope the above helps :D. ETA obviously he will need to actually sign the letter and you'll need the originals :D <em>edited by wikkid on 29/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 29 April 2012 - 13:44
Not that Im advocating for the Kenwood machine (tongue in cheek) but if you are going to be making heavy things such as bread doughs, its very important to get a machine that has a powerful motor - making dough really does take it out on the motor and if it isnt up to scratch then youre going to find yourself regularly getting the motor rewound/replaced...
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 22:49
Hi DR, yes I commute between Muscat and Dubai, and yep, I do all different types of cakes, not just fruit cakes. Drop me a line on wikkidcakes at gmail dot com with a bit more info and I can get back to you if you like :D
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 22:46
Sorry to divert - wikkid are you the lady that does cakes and if so do you do wedding cakes that aren't the traditional fruit cakes and are you still in Oman at all? Hi DR, Yep and yep :). Will put a post on the Oman forum for you in a mo so we dont hijack this one.
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 21:41
So happy to hear things came right for you guys - I havent been on the boards for a while, but I remember you were struggling from a while ago. Even if youre both commuting quite a distance, the main thing is that at least you feel you are getting a handle on your lives again which is a really nice big positive step in the right direction! Congratulations and I hope its a smooth road ahead for you guys x Edited cause I seem to have lost the ability to type coherently!!! <em>edited by wikkid on 28/04/2012</em>
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 21:38
What a pity elle that I didnt know you were going as I had to buy a washing machine and stove just a couple of weeks ago... :( May be worth thinking what you would accept for everything together and also put an ad on dubizzle for the whole lot as a single purchase maybe? Might be worth your sanity :D
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 21:36
Ahhh, Kenwood hands down for me! I love mine so much santa brought a friend for my one for christmas so I now have one in Muscat and one here!!! The motor on the kenwood is very powerful, and trust me when I say I've been pretty hard on mine - from making cakes, biscuit dough, bread to chopping onions, making sausages and even the odd jug of strawberry daiquiris! My Dubai mixer has been going for the last 6.5 years with not even one glitch! Jashanmal are the official suppliers for Kenwood and I think they can order for you if you go in with a specific model etc. @ Loube - did you adjust the K beater when you got it? You get a little spanner type thing with the mixer and you use this to lower the level of the K beater so it just skims the bottom of the bowl. No need to scrape the bottom with a spatula etc if it is set at the right level :)
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 08:52
Hi!!! So nice to see all the familiar faces again! SalsB - are you still in Dubai? I just moved into the same complex where Moomoo used to stay :). Would be lovely to see you again! Green-ish - hows it going back home? Saw your post about the horse, yes, excited and hoping that all goes through ok! Desperately need to get the exercise back in swing, so getting back into riding would be a double bonus :) RSF - made myself a hardcopy cake photo album the other day and managed to actually do a "footie" section! Hope all is going well :D
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 00:14
I did... I was very naughty.... why for fun! My offence, who knows :) So how come you're back in DXB wikkid? To cut a very long story very short, DH has been offered a great opportunity in Muscat, but it has its risks so its better that one of us has a stable income during this period, and as fate would have it, I was offered a great job in Dubai so I took it for a 1 year contract :D. Cross fingers for us that it all goes to plan so that this time next year I can be a lady of leisure....heheh :P
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Latest post on 28 April 2012 - 00:10
Thanks ladies to your replies - lets see now that he passes the vet check :D...
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 18:25
well, once I was worried calling 1,2,3 but before that I was a pretty even star :) Ahhh, I think I know who you are now! Hehehe, did you also get put on the naughty chair?!?
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 18:25
welcome back wikkid :) Hi Sue (still Sue!!! You been behaving then ;)...)
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 18:23
Still making cake? Yep :). Actually in the process of making a unicorn carousel as we speak.... waiting for the cakes to finish baking, hence the forum chatting...!
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 18:22
Hi wikkid, I would be interested in discussing this more! I have been riding for about 27 of my 33 years and am a very confident as well as experoenced rider. You can email me on 4sidekicks at g mail. Let me know when/if you do and I will delete my emaill id. Hope to speak to you soon!:) You have mail :D
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 18:22
Im thinking of buying a horse here in Dubai, but as I still do a fair bit of travelling Im a bit concerned about the times Im away... Would I be mad to think there would be someone out there who was a good rider (the horse Im looking at is not a beginner type horse) and would be interested in riding on the days that I wouldnt be able to? :D :) You have mail edited by emlsnre on 27/04/2012 You have mail :D
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 16:37
Its a 5 year old arab stallion, well behaved but still will need a good rider. He's pretty green so ideally Id be looking for someone that was good with flatwork. It more of a pleasure horse than anything, however I would like to do a bit of jumping with him as well next winter. He isnt very big (about 15.2hh or so) so the person would have to be not too tall as well :)
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 16:31
Oooh love a good mystery! Give us a clue! Yep, am around now for another year... long story... :D
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Latest post on 27 April 2012 - 16:29
Im thinking of buying a horse here in Dubai, but as I still do a fair bit of travelling Im a bit concerned about the times Im away... Would I be mad to think there would be someone out there who was a good rider (the horse Im looking at is not a beginner type horse) and would be interested in riding on the days that I wouldnt be able to? :D
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Latest post on 27 February 2012 - 20:06
Take me, take me!!! Or actually, maybe not.... I think I fall into the Ikea category.... Apparently cheap and nasty, falling apart and not going back together so easily! :D Funny though how "cheap and nasty" is obviously popular since the founder of Ikea is one of the wealthiest men in the world. Evidently so many people can be wrong after all...! heh heh...
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 21:17
Used to be...... The good old days eh? Can tell Ive been off the boards for a bit then!
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 19:41
Ok ok what did I miss?!?! Had to go out all afternoon for work, but am now in position behind my computer, vino one side, popcorn the other and handbag at the ready! Let the practice match for Thursday begin!!! :D
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 12:27
Oooh, Im an old poster but havent been on the site for quite a long time, but just a couple of days ago I put 2 posts up, one asking for help in the form of donations, another in the form of info.... but... I did say please and thank you!! I do kind of agree with the OP. The forum may be a place for exchanging info, but I think that there are a lot of people who get more out of the site than just info - take for example the "please pray for my babies" post a couple of years ago. I dont think there was one poster on this board that did not have an emotional attachment to that thread and it was such a painfully sad but equally beautiful thread that brought out the very nicest facet in everyone that posted. If thats what you take away from the site then great for you. If however you use the site for information, then thats also perfectly acceptable. But I think that what the OP was getting at was that it really isnt difficult to just say "please" when youre asking for help/info, and take 10 seconds to post a thanks when someone shares information with you or tries to help. Its a common courtesy, and certainly my mother would have given me a clip around the ear if i didnt say thank you when someone helped me! I dont accept either that english is a second language to some and therefore some should be excused from common courtesy due to the language barrier... I mean if you managed to navigate your way to be able to sign up to the site to be able to post, you should be able to suss out please and thank you.... I dont think the OP is looking for personal gratification, merely airing her views with regards to the decline in the levels of common courtesy which seem to be less in existence with every passing day (well at least thats how I read it!). I see it every day all around me, and at times it gets to me too. You hold a door open to help someone pushing a pram, and get a glare for your efforts; you smile and say thank you to the cashier at the till and they chuck your change and receipt on the counter instead of handing it to you. The list could go on and on.... Ok rant over! Im sick today, so maybe I should just be ignored :D
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 12:10
Hi DubaiCat - long time and all! Hope you having a good 2012 so far :). i will ask them about window sizes this weekend and get back to you! Thanks! Hi Frances - no they dont have kids, but thanks for the thought. Hi DB - please do keep me posted on the couches if you are looking for a home for them. I will help them to make a plan to get them to Muscat if it comes off :) Thanks ladies - you rock as always!
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Latest post on 17 January 2012 - 12:04
Hi BAE and Amely Thanks for replying - unfortunately though its that I may have a job offer in Muscat but I dont know what the percentage and basics being offered in Dubai and/or Muscat are, so I wanted to see if someone could help out by giving me a bit of help with the numbers of it before I meet with the company to discuss expectations :) Thanks though!
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Latest post on 16 January 2012 - 18:05
Thanks so much ladies! October - hope youre all good! Will catch up with you off the forum! Sami - thank you! Could you email me your phone number and I will gladly come past and collect from you when you are home :D Mriambill - give us a shout when youre in MCT and come by for a coffee or a glass of vino! My email addy is in my OP.
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Latest post on 16 January 2012 - 17:23
Hi Tash! Cant believe youve left already! Nice for you though to be home Im sure. Thanks anyway - I know you would have helped :D Thanks also to Aroha and Debliz! Debliz - please feel free to email me if you manage to find any bits ;) Aroha - they have a few things which have been lent to them which theyre using (on a "when you can buy your own, then return the borrowed item" type scenario) for the moment, but thanks for the kind offer! We'll solve the worlds issues over a glass of vino in the near future though and once your container FINALLY arrives, if you happen to find any odds and ends, will grab them off you down there :)
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Latest post on 16 January 2012 - 17:14
I need to please speak to someone nice! Theres a possible opportunity for me in MCT but I need to pick a pro's brains so I can go into the discussion well informed regarding standard expectations... Does anyone know a nice person?!? Or is a nice person?!? TIA :D
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Latest post on 15 January 2012 - 21:26
Oh no, so sorry to hear! What field is he in and what sort of title would he be looking at? Crossing fingers for you! ETA - I meant what field within Accountancy (construction, banking, retail etc) :) <em>edited by wikkid on 15/01/2012</em>
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:42
Am standing at ace in dfc and just saw one walk out so I guess they have them here! 399 plus 99 for base
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 12:24
Bump!
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 10:03
Thanks ladies! Goldmine of info as always! Still probably looking for the shirt though if anyone has ideas? Edited cause of &£/@"&ing autocorrect! Seriously??? It changed goldmine to hoodlike...! <em>edited by wikkid on 04/12/2011</em>
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 10:01
Unfortunately it's a work BB so can't do the replacement sim thing. Re courier company they have said 1-2 days, and I really need it now! Thanks ladies - am living in hope someone will know someone!!! Otherwise may just send DH to the airport to beg!!!
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 09:59
Hi aroha - does that mean you aren't in mct this weekend? we have DH 40th on Thursday night - would love for you guys to join us! Thanks for trying for a lift for my phone!
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 09:45
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Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 08:45
I managed to leave my phone in Muscat... Does anyone know someone who is coming from Muscat to Dubai today/tomorrow that would be kind enough to bring it for me? DH will meet them at the airport that side and I'll meet at the airport this side. Pleeeeeeeease!
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Latest post on 08 October 2011 - 23:25
I'm wondering if anyone knows about Christmas lunch/brunch options in Muscat? TIA :) DL!!!!! What are you doing in Muscat over Xmas?!?!? You'll have to at least stop by for a drink. We will be doing the hotel xmas so maybe even see you at one of them!!!
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Latest post on 08 October 2011 - 23:15
Hi JS - a friend of mine just told me you'd posted on here :). So glad you liked the cake - hope the birthday party went well!!! Thanks so much for your kind words!! Hi Emlsnre - Im around!!!! Bit hectic recently, but hopefully will die down a bit! Will try to come past yours at some stage in the coming days - havent seen you for ages!!! Too much goss to catch up on! BTW, I will be in Kuwait prob next week if you need ahem, anything :D <em>edited by wikkid on 08/10/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 September 2011 - 22:28
Cause I got horns and a tail.... Well according to my MIL anyway :D
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Latest post on 06 September 2011 - 20:35
25mins in a pressure cooker (unopened can in water) or microwave method http://allthingsicecreamblog.com/make-caramel-sauce-from-sweetened-condensed-milk/ Ive heard about making caramel in a pressure cooker but Im too terrified to try it! FYI OP - the stuff youre looking for is called Nestle Treat. I saw it a while ago in Spinneys in Motor city. May be worth phoning first though to see if its still in stock before you drive all the way there. Note, sometimes its kept with the condensed milk and other times its by the cake stuff...
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Latest post on 06 September 2011 - 20:32
Acid Green is the most effective colour to accentuate dark purple as it is directly opposite it on the colour wheel. Orange and sea-green are the triad splits. Yellow and lime green are the standard split complemetaries. Royal blue and cerise pink are the analog colours for dark purple. HTH :)
 
 
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