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October 15th, 2008 at 5:59 pm » Comments (0)
One of our cats, Karra, is still looking underweight - she has always been thinner than Muska, but right now I wouldn't be surprised if someone though she was on ...more »As Promised
October 14th, 2008 at 1:03 am » Comments (0)
Apparently, Olympiada is not Olympiad. That is to say that Dasha's kitten from a few months ago IS indeed a girl, and not a boy (see last post on this ...more »Last Year’s Kitten Has Her Own
October 13th, 2008 at 9:05 pm » Comments (0)
Last year Dasha had a kitten, the little sister of our Karra and Muska. She (Tishka), in turn, had her own couple of bundles of joy last week. As Olympiada ...more »Vets In Astana
October 8th, 2008 at 10:25 pm » Comments (1)
(This post isn't sponsored, nor did I mention that I would write this post to them). If you find yourself in need of a vet in Astana, the options are sometimes ...more »Olympiada Is Olympiad
October 6th, 2008 at 7:53 pm » Comments (1)
Our friend Dr Natalya has had a look at Dasha's kitten from this year, and proclaimed that she is in fact a he. (The kitten, not Dr Natalya, obviously!). One ...more »Path To Recovery
October 6th, 2008 at 5:19 am » Comments (0)
Our cats our recovering well, following their operations last weekend. Although Karra is still a little more cautious when it comes to jumping up too high, both her and Muska ...more »Karra And Muska Are 2!
August 30th, 2008 at 2:17 am » Comments (0)
Looking at the pair of them, I can't believe it was a full two years ago that Dasha gave birth to them. I don't yet know how we'll celebrate what ...more »Edward Sells Well
July 24th, 2008 at 3:31 am » Comments (0)
Eursianet.org had an interesting article early last month on the current mayor (Akim) of Astana. There have been stories about that his family was involved in buying a property from ...more »RSS Feeds
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:36 am » Comments (0)
Following on from the last post, I have recently got around to re-adding most of my favourite RSS feeds, following the last hard drive failure. So, check these out sometime ...more »The Final Division Bell
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:06 am » Comments (0)
So, looking for a new take on life in Kazakhstan? I recently received an e-mail from the person behind the 'A Momentary Relapse of Reason' blog hosted over at Wordpress.com ...more »Car Alarms And Lasers
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 am » Comments (0)
Last night (well, a couple of hours ago) was the first night of celebrations. The reason? This city's (Astana) birthday as being the capital of Kazakhstan. Also, the president has ...more »Full Internet Access Has Returned
June 23rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm » Comments (1)
Over some of the weekend, for some reason, I was not able to access most websites. I could visit google.com, run searches and check in on Facebook etc. (hi Claire/Wednesday ...more »Good Night Out
June 21st, 2008 at 10:13 pm » Comments (4)
Just a quick post from the in-laws for now, but last night Ira and I went out to the Queen's Birthday Party, organised by the British (! (/sarcasm)) Embassy, then ...more »Missing Posts
June 11th, 2008 at 2:59 am » Comments (2)
OK, so I definitely need to clear some time in the next week or two, and try to catch up with a lot of posts (and photo editing) on this ...more »White Lines
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:19 am » Comments (0)
No, not a reference to the seminal track by Melle Mel and The Furious Five (not Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, as often quoted - this was a marketing ploy ...more »Train Horn In A Car?
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am » Comments (2)
I have seen these for sale before, as well as MP3s of the isolated sound of the horn, but this video shows what happens when you put said train horns ...more »It Could Be Worse
May 1st, 2008 at 1:31 pm » Comments (2)
The next time I complain about Kazakh drivers not stopping for you on zebra crossings, or the way cars are driven when a pedestrian is on the road for some ...more »Arm Wrestling With A Twist
April 26th, 2008 at 2:04 pm » Comments (0)
This is an arm wrestling arcade machine. The idea is simple, and definitely existed in English fair grounds for a long time. Put your money in the slot, and then ...more »Megaline Problems?
April 19th, 2008 at 12:12 pm » Comments (0)
ChrisK came over this week, and when I had to edit some settings on my PC, I was reminded that I had not yet posted on a potential solution to ...more »Here Comes Spring?
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 »-
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