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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 20:03
Do you need a special sim card for an iphone 4?
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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 19:11
Just a word of warning here with regards to having people come to do the electrical stuff..... Be very careful that they are properly qualified electricians as the people who do the initial wiring in the house arent usually, which can have disastrous results. DH is a fully qualified electrician (and engineer) and changed the light fittings in one of our houses. Went to the DB, turned off the relevant breaker switches for that circuit, and then checked the switch. Lo and behold, lights were wired into the plug socket circuits... Painting and odd job stuff - in terms of health and safety, pretty fine for your average person to do. Electricity? NO.
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Latest post on 08 January 2011 - 09:39
Thanks OP - its a bit of a wakeup call. what I mean is that, how often do we get to that scanner thing, dump all the stuff out our pockets etc into that bowl thing and walk through without waiting to see the bowl actually go into that machine. anyone could lift something out of the bowl without you seeing and, chances are, on the other side you just grab whatever is in the bowl and stuff it back in your pockets to get out of the way of the next people coming through... Im not necessarily talking about Dubai here, its quite possible anywhere really...
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Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 23:10
I couldnt believe it got worse when I added an s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 22:00
AtoB in Al Quoz, 3475712, is run by two British mechanics. they sorted out my Land Rover Discovery. Second them :). Do a search under A2B on here for other references. <em>edited by wikkid on 07/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 12:32
I wonder what method DED uses, whatever, it does work apparently :) I daresay the threat of not getting a trade licence renewed (DED are the ones who do this) is a rather convincing argument :) Glad you hit it sorted!
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Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 09:31
They are 6 br and assisi has the price about right. Youd have to change your name to Villa Vera :) Uh oh, and then youd have a user name that started with V... :D
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 22:45
And this would be the point where I come on the forum and say that the villa we are in (at The Villa) is up for grabs at a steal since its only 170K in 2 cheques and available direct from landlord so a saving of 8,500K. Its the Granada, which is the next size up from the Cordoba, gorgeous house and youre welcome to come by and see it!!! Have a few people coming around this weekend though. More info about our villa is on the villa website (address mentioned below:))
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 16:31
Party tonight at friends, brunch will pals tomorrow, jump on sofa in the afternoon, Saturday is cinema, and food. Never heard a DH called sofa before LOL :\: Better than the DW being called a mattress :D
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 16:01
1 liver, 1 kidney and a pint of blood a month... :D Sorry, its Thursday!
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 15:28
No, the ones with the brownish coloured wrapper.... yummmm.
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 15:26
I got a text from her thanks :) Duh, brainiac here was trying to call on a number I have saved in my phone as "cat", which wasnt KK79, but rather the lady I adopted my cat from... Sigh. Going not-so-quietly insane here!
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 14:45
No idea what a ripstick is, but presume it's got nothing to do with pampas grass or upside down pineapples? ;) I'd be the person sitting in second cup with coffee coming out of her nose......
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:58
Try skyscrapercity - you may have more luck there...
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:56
Le Meridien Village Terrace near the airport - Dhs 195 all you can eat buffet including drink and a live band thrown in too! . LOL - and free entertainment as well... :D
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:33
Whew, thanks :D
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:30
Just get a pot of DIY polyfiller from Ace and do it yourself. Even comes with a spatula :)
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:28
Yep, which was one of the reasons Im a bit concerned as I cant get in touch with her...
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:12
Are you sure? I have friends living on the Palm and quite often there are cars with girls being driven to this place. You cannot imagine what parties are going on there :\: Or do you know where his place is instead? Youre brave...!
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:08
A glass before cooking. Preferably on an empty stomach. So I wouldnt remember I had a glass before I started cooking... So Id have a glass whilst cooking. And then Id need a glass with dinner cause the food was burnt because.... well, Id jussht have frogrotten to stove off the turn. And then I would have another glass after dinner to help get the remaining charcoal washed down my throat.
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 13:01
1 portion pumpkin / butternut, 1 stock cube, 1 small onion, 2 large tablespoons low fat/normal philadelphia. Put pumpkin, chopped onion and stock cube in a pot of water and boil until pumpkin is soft. Use hand blender to "gzhish" until smooth (dont empty the cooking water out). Add philadelphia and gzhish again until mixture is creamy looking. Serve with warm bread :) Hope you feel better soon! Note: Can do this with any veg really. Just dont use fat free philadelphia as it doesnt really cream well.
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Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 12:27
Best facial Ive had...!
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 16:31
I think its more about quality of life really for us... Savings are an added bonus (although one of the reasons we are out here...). We are both professionals, both work and bring in sizeable incomes, which enables us to drive nice cars, go for dinner when we want, live in a nice house etc etc. When we lived in the UK, we both were working and earning good salaries,but not having anywhere near the same quality of life we do here. And not saving either! And since Zimbabwe is really home, if we went home now, we would be gazillionaires!
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 14:28
Ahhh, sorry... We are in The Villa :). Great villas though and you get a whole lot more for your money than other places!
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 13:45
oh guess what, we don't have the villa, they've given it to someone else! Only in Dubai, having a very off Dubai day now...... Where are you looking? Our is on the market :D... not sure Id be able to move by Saturday though :D :D
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 10:54
as the british population ages and shrinks. Is this possible with the number of asylum seekers and refugees?!?
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 10:10
maybe someone is visiting? Or perhaps they are doing an infra-red sweep of the area to see who has booze stashed away in their house..EEEEK!!!! In that case our house would be the one glowing neon yellow on the image....
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 09:57
Hmmm now that you mention it, there was an army police fortuner (the green ones with red writing) car just parking up outside our development (The Villa) this morning as I was leaving for work. We are close to the military base...
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 09:55
DH says he went there (to building blocks) and there wasn't anyone there - except a mother and her young daughter. The mother said she was told it would be open on January 5th, but it clearly wasn't. Does anyone know when Emirates British will open? Are you sure he went to the right place? It was open from yesterday, and there are a fair few kids in my friends class already. They still have a bit of ordering to do, but by and large they're open for business :D
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 09:22
A friend works there - she is lovely :)
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Latest post on 05 January 2011 - 09:21
Thanks ladies - may have a solution, but if not will definitely come back to you! cdn, I can try to arrange - let me see how it goes with my phone first :)
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Latest post on 04 January 2011 - 13:16
Hi to all the ladies who replied :) Thanks so much for emails - I have spoken with my maid and asked her to be very honest with me about what she is looking for in a new employer. She has said that she does not feel qualified to take on small children as she does not have much experience (rather sad actually, as it seems she had to leave her daughter in the Philippines at a very young age to come back here to work) and would rather work for a family that either has older children / no children, although she loves animals so would ideally like to go somewhere that they have pets as well. There is one lady out there (not to mention names, but the lady I did the red shirt cake for) who it seems would fit the bill well! For some reason I cannot log in to my mail.com account (not sure why!!!), but I will email you later on and maybe we can arrange for you to meet her? I really appreciate all of you who replied - Im sorry I havent managed to get back to each of you individually!!! In the event that the above one falls through, I will have a trawl through the emails I got again - would really like to find a nice place for her before I go! Good luck to all out there who are looking - there are many lovely people out there, dont let the bad apples spoil the barrow!!! Der - yep, thats me ;)
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 16:27
Thats what happens when your frain gets bried :D
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 15:57
The 7 Dwarfs of Menopause: Itchy B itchy Sweaty Sleepy Bloated Forgetful Dried Up I reckon that is enough to pause most men. Hmmm, maybe I have menopause already.... <em>edited by wikkid on 03/01/2011</em>
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 15:43
Late in the afternoon I know, but at least Im getting some humor... Sandy Balls? Butler's Hard? I can see how one results in another...
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 15:40
Jeans and Tshirts I buy. The rest is her department :) Except for the nicked slippers from hotels, which she loves pottering around the house in, which are also supplied from my travels :D
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 15:36
I wish Menopause was what it sounded like.... Something that we could use to pause men....
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 15:15
Just nearly killed myself laughing! The post title directly above this one was "New Forest". My tired brain muddled the two thrread titles together.... Ahhh, small things amuse small minds eh!
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 13:23
Hi Wikkid could you possibly let me know how much the rental is? How many cheques is the landlord willing to accept? Many thanks. Sorry - only just saw this! He is after 170K in 2 cheques (not negotiable though, since it is already priced below market). Let me know if you want to have a look around! wikkid at mail dot com
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 12:30
I'm 31 years old! I have 2 kids 3ys and 10month, but I have a live in helper ... It's true that I'm not a big fun of cakes, chocolate, and all sweet food in general. The only moment I feel really happy with my weight is when im pregnant ! LOL... or get pregnant again :D
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 11:56
Or mine. In fact I can give you some attic stock as well.... Sorry. Im sure it must be terrible to have a problem like this, but just as a word of warning, not sure you are going to get much sympathy on here, especially after Xmas! :D Chocolate? Donuts? Those muscle builder powder drink thingies?
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 11:53
t I know a happy BO Mum, haha :)
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 11:51
I have a tennis policy about this which you may wish to adopt... I shuttle back and forth between the ages of 21 and 30. So, Im now 28, turning 27 this year... Gonna have a big 21st birthday in a few years time!
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 11:47
Which bit is broken?
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Latest post on 03 January 2011 - 10:54
Depends on your budget. As Izzy said, Tiffany has some lovely stuff. Another option which I thought was quite unique was to buy stocks in something :) (possibly not DXB stocks though :D)
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Latest post on 02 January 2011 - 11:43
Sadly we are moving out our beautiful Granada (5 bedroom) at The Villa. Available relatively immediately! It is an absolute steal, especially since you can get it from the landlord direct. Fully fitted miele kitchen and the front garden has been landscaped. Wish we could just pick up the whole house and move it!! Drop me a line if you want to have a look around Wikkid at mail dot com
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Latest post on 01 January 2011 - 17:22
Ahhh well assisi, drop me a line if you are interested. Get to save yourself 8,500dhs by not going through an agent :)... And at the worst, you get a few glasses of vino ;)
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Latest post on 01 January 2011 - 11:00
What kind of place are you looking for and where? We have to move pretty imminently and our house is available direct from the landlord who is lovely... Superb 5 bed detached Granada villa in The Villa for 170k in 2 cheques. Front garden is done, kitchen fully fitted with miele goods and I've done double curtain rods throughout the house. Drop me a line if you want to see the place :) Wikkid at mail dot com <em>edited by wikkid on 01/01/2011</em>
 
 
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