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This is the Dubai Media City stage 1. It's not allowed to take photos in DMC so I took this one from inside the car. There is a beautiful lake near those buildings, with fountains and nice wooden bridge crossing it in the middle. It's not visible on the photo. Quite a nice place to work if you ask ...

Hi all, I drive a Honda Civic and its been a while since I took it for a complete service. Just been doing the oil and oil filter changes regularly so far. Would appreciate it if someone could inform me of a good, reliable service centre who can do the job well and charge me a reasonable amount! Tra...

Hi guys does anyone know if there are bus services available from Dubai Media City to maybe bur dubai and deira...i have heard the public transport system in dubai isnt the greatest...but for someone who is going to be there without a car innitially...surely there would be alternatives right...also...

Hi, I am offered a package of 10K AED per month. Medical insurance is taken care by company. Family ---- Me, My wife and 2 kids.( 1 Kid in Kindergarden school level ) My work place will be in Internet city and Media city. How far should I look for accomodation and how much does it cost. Planning to...

Hi friends, I am offered a job in Dubai.I wanted to know ... what is the average cost of living in Dubai for a single person excluding the appartment stuff.Also what will be the appartment rent required for single person and is it easy to get the appartment. Thanks & Regards Junaid If your budg...

Thanks Fayz -- I checked out the site and it looks really helpful! Many thanks for the tip. (And yes, I am in Canada -- for another 6 weeks... then Dubai, here I come!) I dunno about dental coverage plans, but I can tell you something, dentists here charge way less than what they would in the Ameri...

About how far is from Dubai to India in terms of flight time? I'm most interested in Mumbai (Bombay), which should be a shorter flight than New Delhi, etc. Be it Delhi or Mumbai, a nonstop flight from Dubai takes around 3 hours at the maximum. For other South Indian cities, its around 4 hours. LLTT

XRW-147 wrote:Depends what you want to do mate. I can suggest at least half a dozen places worth a visit but without knowing exactly what u're after it's pointless.

Well said, and I agree 100%

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Ian30 wrote:I was wondering if anyone knows of which bank in Dubai prints it's own money, i thought the national bank of Dubai does this, i like someone to correct me on this thanks.

I'm quite sure it is the CENTRAL BANK that prints the money, or is the authority on this matter atleast.

LLTT

There are EIGHT Rotana Hotels/Suites in Dubai!

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Hay all, Buying furniture now for my place. My base plan was to go for IKEA , but some friends telling me it is expensive.... What do you think??? got other better option?? Thanks IKEA is not really expensive..but if you feel it is, I would recommend the numerous shops in Karama which sell good fur...

My wife and I are looking to move to the UAE next summer. My wife is a primary school teacher and I am a civil engineer, both living and working in Scotland. We are looking for advice on the best starting point in looking for employment. We are particularly interested in any advice/ help offered on...

I am an IT Professional with MCSE Messaging (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) and CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional). Besides I have my Masters Degree in Information Technology MSc (IT). I am an Indian. How much can I expect as my salary pa...

Hi everyone, I live in UK and have been offered a job in Dubai of UAED 6500 with free accomodation, free medical, free airfare, and UAED 2800 for food allowance. I am single and need to save $5000-6000 a year for a loan that I need to pay. As I have never been to the place do you think I will meet ...

Thanks brother.Actually I am offered an accomodation allowance of around 5000 AED.What do you say is it enough... i will be able to get good furnished accomodation for one person with this money and is it easy to find..? If you have 5000 AED to spend for rent, then worry no more. Just pack your bag...

do NOT take air india, i have never had but i have heard horror stories. fly emirates or cathay pacific to mumbai and if its for work take buisness class trust me its worth it Right Said MaaaD, Indian Airlines and Air india charge you less as compared to cathay or emirates but the flights are late ...

My cousin has finished her engineering degree in india and she wants to pursue her higher studies in management here in UAE. is it worthy to study here? i am not sure about the education standard here, and i asked her to visit the knowledge village site!!! do they need IELTS certificate for admissi...

i finally got my license after a real great deal of stress, it took me a month and a lot of money .....whew!! Getting a drivers license is one of those unavoidable headaches which you have to suffer and bear, not just in Dubai but I assume anywhere on the planet! In Dubai, you will also most likely...

Dear All I posted back in August a cry for help on wether it's worth to take an offer of 18K for a Dubai job. I finally refused and kept looking. Ironically the company that offered me the previous job (It's a Dubai Authority) has come to their sense and made a much better offer. At the same time I...

Chocoholic wrote:Loooooossssseeeeerrrr.

Girl! Go away!

You sure its a girl?!

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Well I've always thought I'd look good in ermine robes..... I just decided at the end of last year I wanted a change, and thought Dubai would be a good one. I haven't sent my c.v anywhere yet, and like a good producer I thought the more research i did before I applied the better. I'm hoping to come...

Voodoo has its origins in Africa, dating back to almost when the human civilization began! As far as India is concerned, I once knew a Bangalore gal who used to consider herself as the devil itself, to the extent that she ended an e mail etc with 666, the number/sign of the devil! :roll: I've also h...

Planning a 3 days/2 nights trip on the route above, 3 people travelling in a Honda Civic 1998 model in good condition. We plan to stay one night in Nizwa(or surroundings) and one night in Muscat. I would appreciate some advice urgently! 1) Given the fact that we are driving a saloon car (and thus mo...

Just a few questions really. How long should it take? (based on leaving early AM) Border crossing = pain in the arse or not? Any decent sights to be seen along the way? (or just more sand) They have 98 petrol in Oman I take it? What is there to do in Muscat? Cheers for any replies. Check out my ful...

Dear All, I'm touched by the positive comments and response to my travelogue, you guys rock! 8) I was sorely dissapointed a week before my trip when I posted some questions to help me plan it out. Now I realize that the reason there were no replies was perhaps because no one knew the answers.. I'm g...

Its been a while since I posted the message above, and I'm delighted that not a single response has been there so far.. :cry: Anyways, ASSUMING that the reason for no response is probably coz no one has any useful info to share, I'm posting my trip travelogue with details including the answers to th...

yorky500 wrote:Well, Feipo and I will write up our little trip when we come back. I don't think it will be as long as that, but it will involve a lot of BOOZE and relaxation by the pool! hahahahahahahaha

Thanks you guys for typing soemthing in here..hehe..

Yorky, have a good trip!! Hyuk...