» by ChrisM October 31st, 2009 at 10:22 pm » Comments (0)

So we have just returned from a tasty meal at Sligo, with Walton and Assel. We realised that the last time we had visited the Irish-pub themed location here in ...more »

» by ChrisM October 31st, 2009 at 8:17 pm » Comments (0)

Beautiful Tonight. Applies2both my&Walton's wives this evening+also the track being played by the house band in Sligo (Irish pub in Astana). more »

» by ChrisM October 31st, 2009 at 2:57 pm » Comments (0)

If you remember the vocoder effect Cher used a good few years back, or have listened to any Posh Spice releases, you'll get an idea of what happens in this ...more »

» by ChrisM October 31st, 2009 at 2:50 pm » Comments (0)

There seems to be a small teddy bear having a bath in the kitchen here at the in-laws'. Well, less of a bath, more of a "HELP. I'm trapped in a ...more »

» by Chris' Xbox 360 October 31st, 2009 at 2:20 am » Comments (0)

I thought maybe the power was out yesterday... imagine my surprise when AntiSceptic hit the switches! Gamerscore stands at 2,785. He made some progress on Burnout Paradise, and I thought ...more »

» by ChrisM October 30th, 2009 at 9:42 pm » Comments (0)

RT @arlenarlenarlen: "Apparently,men don't pierce ears in Kazakhstan.Train attendant asked if I was gay/trans."A few russians do. +Me. L&R=8 more »

» by Chris' Xbox 360 October 30th, 2009 at 12:20 am » Comments (0)

AntiSceptic had to choose between watching TV and playing with me and I am happy to say I won... this time... Gamerscore is at 2,785 points. He played Burnout Paradise, ...more »

» by ChrisM October 29th, 2009 at 1:14 am » Comments (0)

Hang gliding in the mountains around Kazakhstan's former capital city, Almaty. One of Lucky's older videos, but well worth a watch if you have some how missed clicking on my ...more »

» by ChrisM October 29th, 2009 at 12:15 am » Comments (0)

In my contempt/distrust for KazPost (the post office/delivery system over here in Kazakhstan) to deliver packages on time... more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:47 pm » Comments (3)

Kazakh (specifically Almaty) police get jumpy when stopping a foreigner. With his wicked backhand badminton swing, and his constant spam-ban-baiting hip hop talk, who can blame them. (See his twitter ...more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:27 pm » Comments (1)

Due to an ongoing problem with an auto-tagger plugin I use (it only seems to work if I use the visual (WYSIWYG) mode for creating/editing posts), I thought I'd try ...more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:24 pm » Comments (3)

Irina has been ordering a few items for Anna on e-bay, but obviously concentrating on larger sizes, so we can just pick up the clothes when we next return to ...more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:21 pm » Comments (2)

Beer in the river, kebab (kebob if you're American?) on the fire, friends all around. Another trip into Almaty's surrounding natural beauty. If only he'd be in Astana, ...more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:15 pm » Comments (0)

So I finally finished the guide to Astana today. We didn't manage to complete the proof reading process before the electricity supply was placed in jeopardy, and as the modem/router ...more »

» by ChrisM October 28th, 2009 at 11:04 pm » Comments (0)

Just finished reading the BBC's article on President Sarkozy's  incredibly expensive shower that he never used whilst his country held the EU presidency. Now OK, our own bath doesn't have ...more »