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asc_26 wrote:So sad about this.

Yep, take a look at job ads in newspapers... "must be US/UK/AU/NZ/SAF educated". What's wrong with non-US/UK education? If the language is the main concern, why don't they just put "must be English native speakers"?

I work from home using the internet and I need to use sites like Wikipedia and many other related sites that are banned in some countries. 1. What is the extent of internet censorship in Dubai? 2. I hear if you live in a certain "zone" you will not have censorship. Is this true? 3. Are si...

MaaaD, thanks for the info. However, octopustravel has only hotels/tours bookings, no flight bookings. And I presume most of airlines' websites normally offer full fares rather than the real/agent's fare. Will check though. The reason than to call/visit travel agent directly is that mostly I prefer ...

MaaaD wrote:wow how old were you then ?

I was late 20s and had the first flight ever. Wasn't it sad? :p

Concord wrote:102 according to the avatar

Correction, will be 107 years old to be exact on 16 December 2006

Great! What a day! I have to return my rented car in few days and this afternoon when leaving office I found my car got deep scratches (about 20x10 cm) on the back bumper by other car. Does anyone know where and how much approx for fixing it quickly (repaint partially)? The car is 2005 Lancer GL, me...

what you worried about, its a damn rental. Call the cops, get them to fill out a Accident report. You should get the green form, as it was not your fault, then take it to the rental company, hand in the car and the green form and walk away. Also, call the rental company and tell them what happened....

Despite the discriminatory job ads, i still find it challenging to compete with those *** educated. And believe me, it really depends on how you market yourself to get the job. :wink: I agree. Personally, I don't have this kind of problem yet as I have some international experiences and specific sk...

Ok, just got the green form from the police. Now what do you suggest? Make a small repair in garage without informing the rental company (the cost will mostly be a lot less), or just inform them (gambling whether they will still charge me 1000 AED for damage or not). What will mostly be? Any recomme...

Guys, even if you get the green form if it does not state an at fault party then the insurance/car rental places consider it an "own damage" claim - ie you pay! Bring it to a paint shop and have it spot sprayed - around 100-200dhs. Will try to fix it today as tomorrow I need to return the...

What about the option of views/nature (beach, mountains, lakes, national park, etc)? Usually I visit as many popular sightseeings/cities as possible within a short of time. To maximize the limited time and money spent. But then I'm starting/learning to redefine the meaning of travel... "it's no...

How many times will you go out for a drink or to meet friends in a week? What do you usually do when coming back from office? Straight to home or mostly go out? If you drink for only for couple of times or on weekend, better you stay in Sharjah for cheaper apartment rent (means more savings), less t...

CFAinDubai wrote:Is there anyone I can talk to (ie the mosque or gov office) or anyway that I can get the volume turned down??

Yes, there is. Talk to an earbuds salesman and buy a couple of them.

kaneda wrote:I have been given a 95 cm dish by a friend, is this sufficient to get Hotbird from Dubai ?

Digital satellite channels need not big dish. 95cm is standard and should be more than sufficient. The only thing is for you to get the decoder (and smart card for pay TV).

liverpool4ever wrote:OT: Nice win by Roma

Cr@p! Lost again What the he|| happen to my Milan nowadays

Updates: In the morning before returning, I went to a car paint shop in Al Quoz 3 area for some urgent paint. As they know that it's urgent and my stupidity to inform that it's a rented car (probably they'd notice anyway from the rear window sticker), they charged 350 AED for full rear bumper paint ...

gtmash wrote:Heh, so you reported it AND got it fixed too, eh.

Well, just prepared the worst case (in case I couldn't get the car repainted). And I heard some car paint shops also ask for police report. Fortunately, the one I get didn't ask it.

asc_26 wrote:Dearest, you are asking questions and you seem to answer them also.

It is called effective and helpful conversation

I wouldn't worry too much. Just ask the company to pay as my current work agreement states only take home pay. Which ever the country and whatever the tax is, I always ask for net salary for a peace of my mind. The only thing that pissed me off is housing fee/tax. Who said Dubai is a free tax countr...

That's normal. Many companies would prefer not to spend extra cash on air tickets, and they even barely know the candidate well (only by phone interview). Many people dare and gamble themself to come on visit visa and search for job when reaching. Higher chances to get interviewed. Otherwise, if you...

Been here in Hyderabad (India) for two weeks for business trip and I must say that this is the worst traffic manner I've ever seen among several countries I've visitted or lived in. I'm really surprised :shock:... no street manner at all! Everyone is rushing and doing zig zag, can't keep on the lane...

I'm sure there are other posts on this, so forgive me, but what are the alternatives to skype, which are unblocked here in UAE? Note: I'm not in a freezone area; so i need something unblocked by the Etisalat proxy. Thanks! Haven't tried to bypass Etisalat proxy, but I'm quite happy to have FREE PC-...

I will be going to Jakarta (not Bali) in Indonesia. What's there to do and see, etc. How long you're going to stay there? Where will you stay exactly? What do you like to see/do? Sightseeing? Nightlife? Art/culture? Nature? Shopping? etc. In brief, Jakarta is like Dubai. Big modern city. Tall build...

Can someone tell me how long will it take to drive from The Springs/Greens area to Al Ghurair? no traffic - 15-20min Sage, you're kidding, right? Everyday I go back and forth from home in Karama (opp. Burjuman) and my office in Dubai Internet City (which is just across the street of Greens). It too...

Symantec/Norton is good, and probably the best, but I don't like that much as it sucks system memory/resource. Had no choice as it came (legally) with the laptop I'm using.

Stan wrote:How about a campaign to stop this happening? I bet people in these work zones are going to be furious. Thoughts?

I'd be, as I work in DIC. We're all mature, why should we bother about blocking? KEEP IT AS IT IS!

nosoup4u wrote:Some detailed computer history
http://www.computerhope.com/history/198090.htm

Bring back the memory when using Mac IIe, IBM PC XT, 5.25" floppy, Basic programming language, Norton Utilities, and Digger game.

Can someone tell me how long will it take to drive from The Springs/Greens area to Al Ghurair? no traffic - 15-20min Sage, you're kidding, right? Everyday I go back and forth from home in Karama (opp. Burjuman) and my office in Dubai Internet City (which is just across the street of Greens). It too...

There is no such best camera or best product. One would say X is the best, the other would say Y is the best. The only two things to consider are how much you can afford (budget) and what are your requirements/how do you want to use of it?

Dude Maad!!! SOmeone might take offence to a comment like that!!!! Its the truth - nothing offensive about it. I agree, sometimes I think they're destroying the market by lowering the standard salary just to be in Dubai. We (IT profs) should be paid high! One time my boss asked me if I had a friend...