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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 13:08
Buses run earlier if that helps
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 12:52
Yes 1pm but obviously at the ends of the line so if you live midway half an hour or so later to allow the train to reach you-hope that makes sense-oh and the first train is often very crowded-it can be better to go Gold Class for that one
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 12:32
Rents may be cheaper but food and DEWA have risen considerably. Ah-but a slice of chocolate cake from Spinney's has been 3 dhs for 6 years-that is my benchmark!!-will have to consider leaving when that changes-mind you the exchange rate is crummy for sending money home now.
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 12:21
The traffic is certainly better -especially since the Metro has been up and running-love it!-some malls are quieter-mostly the smaller ones but the new ones like Dubai Mall can be insane! Haven't been to a brunch in 6 years so can't help you there!
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 02:21
That's great news-hope they settle in quickly
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 02:20
How did the know CJ was Irish.........................?
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Latest post on 07 July 2011 - 00:14
Greendale?
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 23:20
It's our warped sense of humour Chocs01! Im just teasing Wuffles. I hope to re-home Olly soon ....and I want him-BH doesn't-but he wouldn't harm a flea-even one of Olly's............ Wuffles I love your use BH for hubby I always read it as bl00dy husband. lol not better half. Ed to add: sorry of topic. edited by shazman on 06/07/2011 No-it is Better Half-I am actually rather fond of him-otherwise I refer to him as OH Sorry, hope no offence was taken, it was just that when I first saw BH I could not work it out so I opted for Bl))dy Husband then I found out it was better half but bl))dy husband has always stuck in my mind. :-) It would take more than that to offend me I assure you!
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 22:44
It's our warped sense of humour Chocs01! Im just teasing Wuffles. I hope to re-home Olly soon ....and I want him-BH doesn't-but he wouldn't harm a flea-even one of Olly's............ Wuffles I love your use BH for hubby I always read it as bl00dy husband. lol not better half. Ed to add: sorry of topic. edited by shazman on 06/07/2011 No-it is Better Half-I am actually rather fond of him-otherwise I refer to him as OH
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 22:42
I give them BH's work PO number and they get delivered there
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 21:30
You need to reference it correctly to the website and the date the comments were posted-cutting and pasting without correct referencing is plagarism-and regardless you should ideally reword and reference not cut and paste
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 21:21
It's our warped sense of humour Chocs01! Im just teasing Wuffles. I hope to re-home Olly soon ....and I want him-BH doesn't-but he wouldn't harm a flea-even one of Olly's............
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:53
Can you tempt him by saying that a 54 function mixer/blender will be thrown in as part of the package?!!!!! :) He'd probably put poor Olly in it and turn on the power.................:(
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:46
Hey he's moved 3 times with me and being kept in whilst he got his orientations didn't bother him. Please note the hard sale pitch here!!!!! BH is sitting beside me saying no way no how...............men!
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:38
lol Wuffles! You know that Olly belongs with you! ;) He would be most unhappy shut up in an apartment day and night-even with me!
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:24
Aw thanks KellsBells. That's really kind of you. All is in hand at the moment. Will be leaving in 3 weeks time but will keep the house going for the time being. Rent is all paid and what I would get back after the early termination penalty is negligible. So will come back in a few months to sort everything out then. In the meantime, my cats, none of whom have been re-homed yet, will have a roof over their heads whilst I still keep looking and my lovely helper will look after the house and of course the cats!!! ;) EEK-none? Thought you only had 2 left-what happened? Come on ladies adopt Olly before I give in
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 20:20
As words of encouragement, I placed an ad on Dubizzle this afternoon to sell my Expedition. I looked at what others were asking for by taking into account year of model and mileage and then pitched my price slightly higher than what I was realistically hoping to sell for as I knew that I would be knocked down in the price. Anyway Ad was placed at 3.30 pm and my car was sold and de-registered by 5.30 pm and I was in possession of cash and might I add it was sold for 2,000 more than the asking price. Result!!!! ;) That's great news Moo Moo :)
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:21
I don't understand. Didn't you book a round-trip ticket? Why were they billed in different currencies? Was about to ask exactly the same question
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:10
Thanks-but I would rather get a free flight than an upgrade-guess I wasn't born to live the high life-I always sleep on planes for the entire trip so the luxury would be wasted on me!
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 16:08
Can you see where they are getting in? If so sprinkle talcum powder as they won't cross over it-simple but it works and is harmless to pets etc
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 15:06
One of our gouramis back home did the same thing-grew many times bigger than the others we bought -we sold it back to the pet shop who were delighted to get such a large healthy fish-have you tried that?
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:46
Does anyone know if theres anywhere in Dubai mall that does them, i need to a few to take back for hols. There used to be in the gold souk-but sadly that is all being closed down and virtually no shops are left No way! I never liked it in there mind, always too dark, and once inside could never get out! Thanks. I know-they asked us to fill in a survey about why it wasn't a success-apparently the maze like design didn't help-plus there was no plumbing in the centre for rest rooms or cafes-sad all the same-it could have been good
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:43
thanks for your replies, so quick - told DH that EW would know :-)) You can find more details on the RTA bus site too-under Interemirate buses
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:39
Not sure about the airlines ones but the RTA ones leave the bus station as soon as they fill up-no schedule as far as I can tell but very frequently-cost is 15 dhs <em>edited by wuffles on 06/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:33
Ask your BH to make it how they like it-my mob sometimes add mastic powder or cardamom for a different taste-I get out of it by telling my MIL she makes the best coffee I have ever had so would she mind making it as BH misses her coffee-(her coffee is actually not the best but she is happy and that is all that matters!) Oh and not sure where in the Middle East your family is from but in my husband's culture serving arabic coffee is a sign the visit is nearly over so don't serve it straight away! He never told me and in my typical Aussie way I asked visitors if they'd like a coffee as soon as they came and wondered why they looked so offended! <em>edited by wuffles on 06/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:14
Derien and Pentel.. Thanks for your replies. When I took my son to the A&E at the American Hospital they contemplated stitching the cut or gluing it. The doc decided that gluing it should do the job fine. So, they have glued it and plastered the top. They say it should heal in 4-5 days. I assume this should be fine for the cut? Would gluing leave more of a scar as opposed to stitching? TIA The glue should leave less of a scar than stitching-one of the reasons it is done
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 11:07
Does anyone know if theres anywhere in Dubai mall that does them, i need to a few to take back for hols. There used to be in the gold souk-but sadly that is all being closed down and virtually no shops are left
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Latest post on 06 July 2011 - 10:44
Had a silver tear drop shaped silver one done for my daughter at the kiosk upstairs in Mercato-also a silver heart shaped one with my husband and my name entwined-Boy Wonder is after a sword one!-bigger ones were 200 dhs-smaller ones around 120 from memory-what we liked was that the Arabic calligraphy on them was really well done.
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 22:08
Also the Al Washia shops in the malls have a limited range down the back past the bling <em>edited by wuffles on 05/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 21:26
Happy Mum was looking for some a while back http://www.expatwoman.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=137364
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 16:29
Wuffles what were you looking for in Pottery Barn. Sometimes they bring out things that they said they had sold out of. I was looking for some placemats for my mum, they told me they had none, then funny enough the next week I went in and they had a basket full! I'm always up at Mirdiff so can keep an eye out. A quilt with a Hawaiian print on it-Dubai Mall had the pillow cases but not the quilt-thanks
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 15:53
Yes they are :) But does any one know when Pottery Barn goes on sale? It has been on for over a week-still quite a lot on sale-and not just on their sale tables-sadly they sold what I was after-grrr
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 15:44
Wuffles, I'm interested to hear that you have bought crepe at the shops on Al Fahidi St. I usually use Satwa for all my fabrics, but have really struggled to find a nice crepe (I'm needing a specific and not readily available colour). Is the selection good there? I'm going to be down at the Bastakiya for a course in a few weeks time - are these shops walkable from there? Fairycakeymum - I've had exactly the same experience of bargaining in Satwa. Some shops will just not budge on prices! The selection varies depending when you go down-I think being cheap there is a fair turnover so it is basically the luck of the draw-and yes it is walkable
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 14:43
Wow wuffles! Can't believe it You would if you met me-even the 2 I got points for I wasn't sure really bothered me that much!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 14:41
Have him get a C PAP and your sleep will blissfully return. The ENT will say he is fine but he would need to go to a sleep clinic to determine that snoring like that is impairing his intake of oxygen. I second the sleep clinic. Sleep apnea is the major cause for snoring specially if you have short neck. I am using this for last 15 years. It has changed so much.Earlier it was manual settings and huge machines with awkward masks. Now with new soft materials for nasal,flexi pipes n plugs, miniaturized and auto settings with humidifier, there is no discomfort after at all. There is probably 1 day of feeling unnatural but first thing you notice in the morning is energy level. After one week one swears by it. My dad /brother /niece and about 10 more in the family use it. What people don't realize is that snoring is long term serious health risk. If you study sleep apnea on net, you will realize how much quality of life changes, after one uses this machine. At least, 60 people who had sleep apnea,are using cpap machines by me educating them about it. All appreciate that now very much. A good auto machine will cost you about 750-1000 usd on internet. Use uncle google. The only other thing, that I find little effective, is nostril strips, if you do not have sleep apnea. Do your DH a favor and force him to go to sleep clinic. I am so happy that some one advised me to go to sleep clinic & in my case it was a fellow passenger in a flight. I am not in anyway connected to clinics or machine suppliers but just a very happy user. I don't even know if there are sleep clinics in U.A.E. There is one at The American Hospital
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 14:39
I managed to score 2 and i think that was on the high side for me!!!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 13:28
How much should we be paying for material etc up in Satwa? just basic cottons ? also wadding how much do u pay per yard for that? Been up there with my dd and brought quite abit from scrap bins that cost 10 to 20 dhs each etc They wouldnt budge on prices..... Odd-about the pricing-I always bargain in Satwa-that is half the fun!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 13:27
ok thanks wuffles, are u talking about the textile souks ? cheaper then satwa. No the dingy looking shops near the al Fahidi roundabout-they usually have tables out the front and makeshift fabric blinds to screen out the sunshine
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 12:05
Thanks-though I think I am still a little confused-doesn't take mch-BH has about 90,000 Skywards miles-not sure how many are due to expire-don't want to spend them on the High Street so hopefully we can get a flight somewhere with them
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 10:34
I just got married in December 2010. The best pressies I believe are 'go local'. Find a trendy shop in the same city where she lives that delivers. This way, it's hassle free. I guess-but I would rather like to give them something from here-and I doubt there is much near where they live-they are out in the sticks
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 10:33
I read that waffles that it gets worse over 40 so dear DH has three years to install a sound proof snoring room like Tom criuise has I am not fussy it can be for either himself or me:) edited by thompson1 on 05/07/2011 Not only does it get louder-the breaks between bouts lessen-mine can still be snoring the minute before he wakes up-and can be heard through 3 closed doors-sigh-was planning on going to a coffee morning today but am exhausted through lack of sleep............
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 10:30
What about a lovely silk table runner? I did think of that thanks-no idea of colours though-guess it is the thought thta counts <em>edited by wuffles on 05/07/2011</em>
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 10:08
Frenchy, I have had the worst night last night with my. DH snoring makes me not want to call him DH but something else, anyway we don't have a spare room at the mo as we have guests so I had to get in with the two DDs last night and it was awful, I always panic if we are going somewhere without a spare room as I don't hesitate to go into the spare bed, I am sure DH doesn't realise how bad it is and I am making it out to be worse than it is but it is awful and so loud and he would snore in any sleeping position, so no advise really other than to say you must get your sleep wherever you can and don't feel guilty,, your lucky if you can get him to go to the spare bed it is always me wondering around the house pillow under arm looking for somewhere to sleep in the middle of the night, I am so looking forward to three weeks in the UK with me and the children for some SLEEEP :) Ditto! And the older they get the louder it gets!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 09:58
My French friend's daughter has just married and I would like to post her something. It needs to be reasonably light so I can post it-don't know the couple so don't want to spend an arm and a leg but would like to mark the occassion-something Dubai inspired might be the way to go-any ideas please
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 09:35
I think you will find Bur Dubai cheaper-depends on the quality you want but I have been buying mine for around 2dhs a yard for cottons and crepes-haven't bought wadding yet-obviously some imported cottons will be dearer and better but what I have bought has been just fine-prices seem to start at 1.50 dhs a yard upwards-you do have to rumage but that is part of the fun
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 09:24
Are they only wholesalers becuase I have bobbed into stores along al Fahidi Street and bought a yard of this and that for 2 dhs a yard and no-one said not to-they did seem a little amused at the quantities I bought though now I come to think of it!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 09:15
Hi ladies! Thiis is an interesting thread. I changed my mind about flying back for the summer when I saw the price of flights this year - AED17k for 2 adults + 2 kids to CDG on EK. I looked on a couple of other airlines but couldn't find anything much cheaper (other than with stopovers e.g. in Vienna). As I am pg I don't fancy a long journey. BUT... just check with Qatar and changing in DOha only costs AED9400! Wow. Whereabouts are you booking your flights? I tried online with EK, AF and Expedia. Something tells me I was looking in the wrong place! Emirates was slightly cheaper than Expedia-weird! Cheers, KB
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 09:13
Mmmmmmmm-busily making a mental list of who not to invite to my house. By the way have any of you survived the teengers in the house stage yet? If not you may be in for a huge shock!
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 08:57
Glad you are working through the bucket list-perhaps I shall see you down the Creek one night-going away for a bit though so we may not cross paths. Do you have many things of your list to get through?
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Latest post on 05 July 2011 - 08:56
I usually put it in a regular pot, and equal amount of boiling water, add butter to taste and it's never lumpy. But I guess it's not authentic! I do the same thing and always get great results. Never understood the need for a special pot - except for the fact that it looks nice! I use mine for steaming and such as well so it has more than one use
 
 
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