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Forum: The Sand Pit
Apr 18th 2008, 8:55 am
Replies: 1
Views: 632
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Secret Dubai cat-and-mouse

http://secretdubai5.blogspot.com
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2008, 6:13 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 615
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Digital Camera Buffs

There are a lot of professional and good amateur snappers in Dubai, and there are some amazing pictures around of all the scenery. I highly recommend Basil's Photo Blog...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2008, 6:09 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,458
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Pearls and popcorn!

I can't see any issue bringing pearls in in terms of personal jewellery. Commercial quantities of loose pearls maybe.

In terms of "illegal" type substances like ivory, you can find anything like...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 15th 2008, 6:07 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 4,474
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Du Blocking from tomorrow

VPNs are definitely the way to go. You can get Skype going through them as well, so you rapidly make your money back on international phone call savings.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Apr 8th 2008, 8:59 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 632
Posted By secretdubai

Secret Dubai cat-and-mouse

http://secretdubai4.blogspot.com

Just keep raising the digit each time it gets blocked. There should be working comment links on each post. There's also the feedblitz option to get it by email,...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 21st 2008, 6:30 am
Replies: 14
Views: 884
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Blogger/Blogspot blocked in freezones/Du?

Yeah - but go here (http://uaecommunity.blogspot.com/2008/03/secret-dubai-diary-by-email.html) and you can sign up for a feed, which will contain (working) links to the comments pages for each new...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 17th 2008, 12:32 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 884
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Blogger/Blogspot blocked in freezones/Du?

Ah well. Just so long as I'm not singlehandedly bringing down the whole of Blogger, hopefully it's just a technical glitch in some "free"zones.

There's a mirror (http://istara.livejournal.com) on...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 16th 2008, 9:43 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 884
Posted By secretdubai

Blogger/Blogspot blocked in freezones/Du?

There are reports that the entire Blogger and/or Blogspot domains are being blocked by Du, in the freezones as well. This apparently happened about the same time my blog was blocked (though at the...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 1st 2007, 12:39 am
Replies: 96
Views: 17,655
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Gay guy moving from London to Dubai

Backpacking never really was my cup of tea either, but the backpacking visa is effectively a work visa for Australia. You are supposed to not stay in a job for more than three months, but many...
Forum: Middle East
Sep 29th 2007, 11:48 am
Replies: 54
Views: 3,739
Posted By secretdubai

Re: CV--Header

The western CV header:

Name
Occupation
Date of Birth
Address

The Dubai CV header:

Name
Forum: Middle East
Sep 29th 2007, 11:43 am
Replies: 8
Views: 966
Posted By secretdubai

Re: torrents

I mainly use http://www.isohunt.com - it gets blocked from time to time, but there are always other torrent sites around.

The best way to get round the broxy is to get yourself a VPN/tunnel type...
Forum: Middle East
Sep 29th 2007, 11:36 am
Replies: 96
Views: 17,655
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Gay guy moving from London to Dubai

Having read through this thread, assuming Lionheart is not joking, I strongly recommend he chooses another country or region to work in.

While there are real estate positions here and *some*...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 25th 2007, 6:44 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 696
Posted By secretdubai

Re: HHIE karaoke - don't let the spammers get you down!

Can I suggest, in the spirit of protest against this appalling spamming, that everybody refuses to cooperate?

Let's try to make the HHIE even more of a disaster than tedad (that's some challenge,...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 23rd 2007, 6:43 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,360
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Help! Wrong Decision!

Surely if your duties appear to differ greatly from what you were told at your interview, you could speak to them? If you like the company and the position is such a great opportunity, could they...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 21st 2007, 11:48 am
Replies: 9
Views: 8,255
Posted By secretdubai

Are free zones exempt from UAE labour law gratuity payments?

I know I should know this, but I don't, and someone asked me so I thought I would ask here. Specifically is Tecom exempt from the end of service gratuity payments in the UAE federal labour laws?
...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 20th 2007, 7:11 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 2,457
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Having intrview and need your help

Yeah!

If someone asked me this, I would look them in the eye, and say: do you want me to trot out a bullshit answer copied from the internet where I invent some amazing talent and pretend to you...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 20th 2007, 6:45 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 2,360
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Help! Wrong Decision!

My opinion is that if you do decide to leave, and the "technical things" don't represent a clear breach of contract, then you are under a moral (if not legal) obligation to compensate your employers...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 20th 2007, 6:41 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 696
Posted By secretdubai

Re: HHIE karaoke - don't let the spammers get you down!

Something to do with income and expenditure. It's so clearly coming from the fking government, it's an absolute outrage. I've now received ten of the bloody things.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 16th 2007, 11:12 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 696
Posted By secretdubai

HHIE karaoke - don't let the spammers get you down!

Singalong instead:

Singalong with the HHIE (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tVjCNb1h97c)
Forum: Middle East
Aug 8th 2007, 6:46 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,998
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Living in Sin - Advice in Dubai

You don't have to put your actual address. Have one of you put the address of a work colleague, it can always be claimed that you are staying there until you find a place (since you are new to the...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2007, 8:20 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,380
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Anyone live in Amman, Jordan!!!!!

I highly recommend Books@Cafe for a great internet cafe/bookshop/pizza restaurant/general expat frequented hang out. Assuming it's still there.
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2007, 8:18 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,146
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Living in the UAE!

There is only one ISP in the UAE and it is called Etisalat and it is government owned. I truly fear for your employment prospects if you couldn't even manage to find this out via Wikipedia.
...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2007, 8:11 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 866
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Cheap motel/apartment?

I have stayed there, and it was perfectly pleasant. The rooms are basic, but newly furnished.

What really made it stand out though was the food. The restaurant looked a bit lame/low end, but the...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2007, 7:27 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,108
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Skype - Again you can use it here

The Mac client is working beautifully for me even sans tunnel.
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2007, 7:10 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,750
Posted By secretdubai

Re: Vacation has badly started for two Brits

Actually the UK is pretty hard on drug traffickers, most will get several years despite the fact that the majority are dumb mule types. You're basically guilty once it's found on you, all the...
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