April 19th, 2008 at 11:01 am » Comments (1)

Over in America, the tipping system is a little different to Europe. In most Euro establishments, staff are paid enough (not necessarily a lot by any means, but...), however in ...more »

April 18th, 2008 at 2:32 am » Comments (0)

Thanks to the requirements for a Schengen visa (at least I'm assuming this is Schengen-area wide, not just the Netherlands), Irina has purchased some travel insurance for upcoming holiday, so ...more »

April 18th, 2008 at 2:23 am » Comments (0)

This first one looks a little better rehearsed, however the second wins hands down for impact... more »

April 18th, 2008 at 2:20 am » Comments (0)

Today I have finished most of the outstanding tasks left to complete before we leave for Amsterdam. I have made the final edits to Mum & John's wedding DVD, started ...more »

April 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm » Comments (0)

more »

April 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pm » Comments (0)

Something that is still missing from Kazakhstan (or at least Astana, I've not been to Almaty for a few years) is the identiclone high street effect you see in the ...more »

April 16th, 2008 at 5:11 pm » Comments (0)

Apparently Chris Merriman is one of the finalists in Australia's So You Think You Can Dance competition. All with out leaving Astana! Check the online version of the newspaper article. ...more »

April 16th, 2008 at 5:05 pm » Comments (0)

We have an update for the Smart Arse Exam Answers post. I came across the Funny Exam Answers site, and found the following quite funny... more »

April 16th, 2008 at 11:18 am » Comments (0)

more »

April 15th, 2008 at 6:49 pm » Comments (0)

OK, so it is 15th April, and quite a few weeks ago, all the snow and ice had already melted in this town. By last week, temperatures had recently just ...more »

April 15th, 2008 at 6:45 pm » Comments (0)

OK, their pizzas were so delicious, we gave them three tries, but sadly, problems persisted. Positive points? They deliver, which is quite unusual here in Astana. The pizzas are delicious Negative points? ...more »

April 15th, 2008 at 12:29 pm » Comments (0)

more »

April 15th, 2008 at 1:52 am » Comments (0)

I still have quite a few things I need to crack on with before Irina and I head off to Amsterdam for my birthday, and then on to Britain. In ...more »

April 15th, 2008 at 12:53 am » Comments (16)

Or more specifically, the possibility of an issue with the Exec PHP Widget and the plugin auto upgrade feature found in WP 2.5 When upgrading this blog to Wordpress 2.5, I ...more »

April 14th, 2008 at 10:16 pm » Comments (1)

When people plan out how they are going to start their businesses, they will often have to rely on Unsecured Business Loans to provide the capital they need to purchase ...more »