September 5th, 2007 at 2:44 am » Comments (0)

This is it... the last four videos recorded on the evening that Astana had a concert to celebrate the President's birthday and also that Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan ...more »

September 4th, 2007 at 10:46 pm » Comments (0)

Following the 11th act, we had a big group dancing. From what we could tell, it was a mixture of local teenagers and professional dancers. There were so many performers ...more »

September 4th, 2007 at 2:09 am » Comments (0)

OK, so it was not exactly midnight when we decided to finally stock up on some bare essentials, but we hoped that leaving late into the evening would mean it ...more »

September 2nd, 2007 at 5:07 pm » Comments (0)

The 9th Act a the Astana Day Concert. Singing in Russian, as far as I can tell, the song was dedicated to the President (as it was his birthday) and ...more »

September 2nd, 2007 at 3:21 am » Comments (0)

As Walton, the author of the English Advantage blog, is now back in Kazakhstan, posts have resumed over there. He created a post on Slang used in American schools that ...more »

September 2nd, 2007 at 2:54 am » Comments (0)

So here we have the next batch of clips taken from the Astana Day Concert back in July. The first was shot after the 8th act had finished. We were able ...more »

August 29th, 2007 at 2:30 am » Comments (0)

Here are the next batch of videos. These were still filmed in the early evening, with a couple of people who sing in Kazakh, and one in English. The last ...more »

August 28th, 2007 at 4:11 am » Comments (2)

Whilst I am away in Amsterdam, and then Britain, it would probably be a good idea for me to setup a remote access facility for our PC back here in ...more »

August 28th, 2007 at 12:01 am » Comments (0)

When visiting Britain, the choices on offer can be mind blowing. I will attempt to relay a little information about three cities, and hope that potential tourists find this post ...more »

August 27th, 2007 at 1:57 am » Comments (0)

As per normal, Ira and I went over to her parent's house on Sunday, where we catch up on the week's news, have some lunch, potter around the garden. OK, ...more »