- fayz wrote:
I was in China 4 days ago and use to work for a branch of New Zealand telecom, does that count??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
welcome and enjoy your stay :)
And I used to intern in one of NZ Telecom's subsidiaries so I guess that makes us work colleague at some point of time. Glad to meet ya Fayz. zam hello BD, welcome to DF! out of curiosity just want to ask how old are you? and are you in Dubai? whats with the nick? you dont have to answer my Q if you dont want to....just asking Enjoy! :wink: Nick81
- zam wrote:
hello BD, welcome to DF!
out of curiosity just want to ask how old are you? and are you in Dubai? whats with the nick? you dont have to answer my Q if you dont want to....just asking
Enjoy! :wink:
Whoas! Playing it CIA style this morning aren't we? :lol: BabyDoll
- zam wrote:
hello BD, welcome to DF!
out of curiosity just want to ask how old are you? and are you in Dubai? whats with the nick? you dont have to answer my Q if you dont want to....just asking
Enjoy! :wink:
Zam hope you intro a bit more about yourself as well.
As for BabyDoll.... well no I am not a baby nor do I look like a doll :( I am definitely legal to get into a bar, casino and drive. I got the name when I was trying to log into another forum but all the nicks I chose were used. Somehow BabyDoll kicks in so I use it. If you like just think of the YSL BabyDoll perfume :)
Whats your story Zam?
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zam Not really Nick, was just remembering the thoughts of the late "alina" :lol: :lol: :lol: BabyDoll, Im the simple newbie mommy of DF who loves to mountain climb before but now happy to just strike anywhere....glad to meet you and hope you'll enjoy posting here :wink: constantine used to date a kiwi(no not a fruit)...and know enough chinese people here in dubai to form a mafia..,does that second count? :lol: ...though kiwi is an endangered species here...know some hong kong canadians...and some singapore malaysians?...or does it have to be kiwi chinese... :P BabyDoll
- constantine wrote:
used to date a kiwi(no not a fruit)...and know enough chinese people here in dubai to form a mafia..,does that second count? :lol: ...though kiwi is an endangered species here...know some hong kong canadians...and some singapore malaysians?...or does it have to be kiwi chinese... :P
Ha ha this sounds cool. Some of my friends call me yellow banana if you know what I mean. Would love to know more people & hang out cuz I heard Dubai is a really boring place. When is your next do? constantine
- BabyDoll wrote:
When is your next do?
right after ramadan i am off to singapore...when i return on the 11th...the following weekend the revival of the kareoke croaks comes unto a full swing...before that there is a tea party being organised by NOSOUP4U...you might wanna join in on that...anyhow...welcome to dubai...and will keep you posted on the future gatherings...
cheers devilsdiciple Welcome!!! d3vilish_ang3l_88 welcome! fayz
- BabyDoll wrote:
- fayz wrote:
I was in China 4 days ago and use to work for a branch of New Zealand telecom, does that count??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
welcome and enjoy your stay :)
And I used to intern in one of NZ Telecom's subsidiaries so I guess that makes us work colleague at some point of time. Glad to meet ya Fayz. - fayz wrote:
Kewl if i said ICMS, would that mean something to you? maybe it really is a small world :D :D BabyDoll
- fayz wrote:
- BabyDoll wrote:
- fayz wrote:
I was in China 4 days ago and use to work for a branch of New Zealand telecom, does that count??? :lol: :lol: :lol:
welcome and enjoy your stay :)
And I used to intern in one of NZ Telecom's subsidiaries so I guess that makes us work colleague at some point of time. Glad to meet ya Fayz. - fayz wrote:
Kewl if i said ICMS, would that mean something to you? maybe it really is a small world :D :D - BabyDoll wrote:
Ermmm ... sorry don't know that one. ICMS = International Credit Management Society? Internal Care on Male System? ..... :oops:
Was with Birell, if you know that one. gregory863 hey baybee! welcome hope u find what y'r loking for. i'm fresh off the plane too. been wandering some finding cool places.
- BabyDoll wrote:
Management Society? Internal Care on Male System? ..... :oops:
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LMAO there is a thread already on colon cleansing.
Integrated Customer Management System but at times I think I would have preferred the “internal care” over working with ICMS hahaha.
I've heard of Birell, its the property/lands side of NZT right? BabyDoll
- fayz wrote:
- BabyDoll wrote:
Management Society? Internal Care on Male System? ..... :oops:
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LMAO there is a thread already on colon cleansing.
Integrated Customer Management System but at times I think I would have preferred the “internal care” over working with ICMS hahaha.
I've heard of Birell, its the property/lands side of NZT right? - BabyDoll wrote:
That's right. Not sure if they are still around. Really nice guys .. so nice and so long ago I can't remember their names :( the_zooter
St.Lucifer
Welcome aboard.
xty
- BabyDoll wrote:
Hello people, just wondering what is the Kiwi population here in Dubai. Hmmm how about Kiwi Chinese then? Asian Chinese? :lol:
Welcome to DF. I got half-blood and the look, but don't speak nor understand. Does it count? :D BabyDoll
- xty wrote:
- BabyDoll wrote:
Hello people, just wondering what is the Kiwi population here in Dubai. Hmmm how about Kiwi Chinese then? Asian Chinese? :lol:
Welcome to DF. I got half-blood and the look, but don't speak nor understand. Does it count? :D - BabyDoll wrote:
Where's the other half-blood gone?? :lol:
Just want to meet more people from home that's all .. Guilo2 Welcome BabyDoll! Where's this home you speak of? NZ? China? BabyDoll
- Guilo2 wrote:
Welcome BabyDoll!
Where's this home you speak of? NZ? China?
By the way not all Chinese come from China :wink:
Home is Auckland :lol:
You? Guilo2 Hmm... how far back are we talking about here? :D I was merely checking to be positively sure. There's a healthy population of Aussies and Kiwis in these parts, so you'll begin to trip over them soon enough :wink: For me, Malaysia is (was) home. Now Earth is my village and I'm moving down the street in a couple of months time. If you're just as curious, I should add that not all Malaysians are Malays :) BabyDoll
- Guilo2 wrote:
Hmm... how far back are we talking about here?
:D I was merely checking to be positively sure. There's a healthy population of Aussies and Kiwis in these parts, so you'll begin to trip over them soon enough :wink:
For me, Malaysia is (was) home. Now Earth is my village and I'm moving down the street in a couple of months time.
If you're just as curious, I should add that not all Malaysians are Malays :)
Cool. I was born in Malaysia as well. Half Malaysian. Grew up in New Zealand. Lived in Singapore and Australia. Now moving to Dubai. All alone..... :cry: When I was in Dubai "they" thought I am a Filipina .. :shock:
Are you based in Dubai now? What's it like? xty
- BabyDoll wrote:
Cool. I was born in Malaysia as well. Half Malaysian. Grew up in New Zealand. Lived in Singapore and Australia. Now moving to Dubai. All alone..... :cry: When I was in Dubai "they" thought I am a Filipina .. :shock:
So, what are you calling yourself? Malaysian? Zealander? Singaporean? Australian? or just back to the root.. Chinese? :D
When in Paris they thought I was a Japanese (due to lots of Japanese tourists). When in Bangkok they thought I was a local/Thai. In Middle East, they thought I'm Filipino. Does my face look too universal? Don't they know from TV or something that we are (East & South East Asians) have similar face ;) Guilo2
- BabyDoll wrote:
Cool. I was born in Malaysia as well. Half Malaysian. Grew up in New Zealand. Lived in Singapore and Australia. Now moving to Dubai. All alone..... When I was in Dubai "they" thought I am a Filipina ..
What's bringing you here and on your own? No doubt for an extraordinary reason 'cause you could have just as easily picked Australia or Singapore, which would have been the natural choices. I had assumed, wrongly so, that you were already here, like the rest of us, ingesting large amounts of desert sand and sharwamas :D Yeah, in that particular order.
Dubai's a rather unique place... a post I recently read said that expats in Dubai are treating this place like they were permanently on holiday. There's some truth in what she said because personally, I feel as if I'm here for just the weekend, albeit a very lengthy one (11 months and counting). I think many share this belief, and I dare say a relief at times, that there's no yoke of permanency.
The living is good and comfortable. One can get just about anything one desires here, so no worries whatsover with material needs. For an aspiring and talented yuppy like yourself, this place holds much promise. Landing yourself a good job is only a question of time (finance and investments... a brilliant sector).
As for matters closer to the heart, like building new circles of friends, meeting people whom you can depend on, etc, that'll take a fair amount of effort, but it isn't impossible to bridge the ethnic and cultural divides though there's an even more apparent dichotomy between the haves and have-nots. This forum is precisely the place to start, really :D Be it Filipino, Chinese Kiwi or a Venusian, you're okay in my books.
So that's 11 months in a nutshell, copyrighted. You'll have to write your own when you get here. xty
- Guilo2 wrote:
Dubai's a rather unique place... a post I recently read said that expats in Dubai are treating this place like they were permanently on holiday.
Yeah.. a pretty darn expensive holiday.
- Guilo2 wrote:
The living is good and comfortable. One can get just about anything one desires here, so no worries whatsover with material needs.
I'm looking for cheap foods, stuffs, apartments, but couldn't find here :( Though I still like to live in Dubai (that's why this is my second time to reside here). However, I still miss living in Bangkok. BabyDoll
- xty wrote:
- Guilo2 wrote:
Dubai's a rather unique place... a post I recently read said that expats in Dubai are treating this place like they were permanently on holiday.
Yeah.. a pretty darn expensive holiday.
- Guilo2 wrote:
The living is good and comfortable. One can get just about anything one desires here, so no worries whatsover with material needs.
I'm looking for cheap foods, stuffs, apartments, but couldn't find here :( Though I still like to live in Dubai (that's why this is my second time to reside here). However, I still miss living in Bangkok. - Guilo2 wrote:
Wow must be a shocker if you compare BKK and DXB. I love BKK too, you don't have to be rich and can still live like a king and be pampered!! xty
- BabyDoll wrote:
Wow must be a shocker if you compare BKK and DXB. I love BKK too, you don't have to be rich and can still live like a king and be pampered!!
Yeah... you bet. One can have nice food for 30 THB (3 AED) in BKK food court, and 30 AED for DXB, that's 10 times!
Downtown apartment rents are only half than here. BabyDoll
- xty wrote:
- BabyDoll wrote:
Wow must be a shocker if you compare BKK and DXB. I love BKK too, you don't have to be rich and can still live like a king and be pampered!!
Yeah... you bet. One can have nice food for 30 THB (3 AED) in BKK food court, and 30 AED for DXB, that's 10 times!
Downtown apartment rents are only half than here. - BabyDoll wrote:
House prices have shot up but still relatively cheap. Shame what happens to Thaksin though. Hope the economy comes back quickly. I'll make sure my next flight will be on TG so that I can stop over in BKK :lol: