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  • Hiring a plumber in Al Ain

    Posted on November 27, 2011July 12, 2019

    When we needed a good plumber when we moved into our new villa, I rang my friend Sunil. He recommended I use Salim who has an office in the south of Al Ain. He did a terrific job plumbing in our washing machine, getting a water heater working, and wiring up an electrical cooker where […]

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  • House moving and removal service in Al Ain

    Posted on November 27, 2011July 12, 2019

    If you’re moving house in Al Ain, this is the guy we used: Sunil Sulekha (pictured on the right). He was the ‘go to’ guy at educational supplier Nord Anglia’s office in Al Ain before they closed it down. (He did a fab job supporting all the staff with document attesting, getting repairs done, getting […]

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  • Oasis Living magazine feature on me and this website

    Posted on November 23, 2011July 12, 2019

    The November 2011 issue of Oasis Living magazine featured an article on me, where I talk about this website… Here’s a blow-up of that in case you can’t read it clearly… I was interviewed for this article by Percy Chan, the founder and Editor of Oasis Living magazine. Oasis Living is published on the first […]

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  • Water delivery in Al Ain

    Posted on November 23, 2011July 12, 2019

    New developments in Al Ain don’t have mains water at first: it has to be delivered in tankers… The hose is connected to taps outside the gates of villas… The water is stored in units next to each villa. These are one next to our villa. When they overflow, our warden yells to the guy […]

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  • The National newspaper, Abu Dhabi

    Posted on November 14, 2010July 12, 2019

    The National newspaper is a terrific daily paper. It costs 2 dirhams Sunday to Friday. The Saturday edition comes with a colour supplement magazine and costs 3 dirhams. You will pay an extra dirham if you buy the paper in the shop at the Hilton Hotel. The journalism is excellent. The Arts and Books section […]

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  • Salaries in Al Ain

    Posted on November 14, 2010July 12, 2019

    How much money do people earn who live in Al Ain? Here is what I’ve been told first hand, or second hand in one case… Someone who does the ironing, six days a week, 8am to 1pm then 5pm til midnight: 500 dirhams (£88 / US$140) a month A worker in a shop, similar hours […]

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  • British and American slang terms

    Posted on November 12, 2010July 12, 2019

    Brits and Americans: divided by a common language! Soon after we arrived in Al Ain we made friends with an American guy called Jake Gilson and his family. During our chats I realised how much British slang I used. And Jake, being Jake, would tease me about the funny words and phrases I used. Me […]

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  • Would you like a website?

    Posted on October 13, 2010July 12, 2019

    This is my second bit of self promotion. (This is my first.) If you’d like a website like this one, do get in touch with me. I spend most of my time helping people triumph over the challenges in their lives, but I also have clients who want to have a website which brings in […]

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  • Triumph over life’s challenges

    Posted on October 13, 2010July 12, 2019

    This is pure self promotion! Since I moved to Al Ain more than a year ago I’ve been helping people here and overseas (by phone etc) to triumph over the challenges/problems in their lives. I have talked with people with relationship issues, depression, sleeplessness, money worries, problems with their children, and so on. I see […]

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