» by ChrisM March 12th, 2008 at 9:41 pm » Comments (0)

OK, at some point in the next couple of weeks, I'll finally be installing the nice new 500Gb hard drive I got for Christmas. The plan is to use this ...more »

» by ChrisM January 3rd, 2008 at 1:02 am » Comments (2)

Please excuse the lack of posting... We arrived fine, had Christmas, mum and John got married, the in-laws went back to Kazakhstan, and we've just had New Year. Tomorrow we head ...more »

» by ChrisM December 19th, 2007 at 1:58 pm » Comments (0)

I should have learnt from previous experiences buying hardware here in Kazakhstan, but I somehow just hoped that things would have improved. Anyway, yesterday Ira, her Mum and I went to ...more »

» by ChrisM December 19th, 2007 at 2:40 am » Comments (3)

Whilst checking which photos I had yet to post, I came across these recent snaps of Gwen (Mum and John's puppie), and though friends might want to see them. The first ...more »

» by ChrisM December 19th, 2007 at 12:29 am » Comments (0)

I have been bookmarking a few articles I found interesting recently, so please forgive my indulgence by skipping those that don't interest you so much... as I'll be in Britain ...more »

» by ChrisM December 10th, 2007 at 3:12 am » Comments (0)

With just over a fortnight until Christmas, I hereby officially concede defeat, and will no longer ban myself from posting Xmas-related links. The first that caught my eye was piece ...more »

» by ChrisM December 10th, 2007 at 2:39 am » Comments (1)

Even earlier than we expected. As previously mentioned, we and her parents are already going to Britain just prior to Christmas. However Ira's work have now decided to send her ...more »

» by ChrisM December 3rd, 2007 at 10:04 am » Comments (0)

To celebrate Dr Natalya's birthday, we went to the 'barrel' restaurant yesterday. I have forgotten the official name of the place, but due to the use of huge barrels outside ...more »

» by ChrisM November 21st, 2007 at 5:10 am » Comments (4)

THIS POST IS TEMPORARILY 'STUCK' TO THE FRONT PAGE. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MORE RECENT POSTS, THANKS... Once again, this post is primarily for family and friends back in Britain. A ...more »

» by ChrisM November 19th, 2007 at 2:29 am » Comments (0)

Just under 5 weeks now until Ira, myself, and both in-laws will be travelling to Britain for Christmas and Mum & John's wedding. This will be the first time Ira's ...more »

» by ChrisM October 26th, 2007 at 3:57 pm » Comments (0)

Thanks to our friend Walton, I started a new job this week, teaching English to Russians and Kazakhs that want to improve their language skills. Before people start spitting coke/tea/coffee all ...more »

» by ChrisM August 28th, 2007 at 2:03 am » Comments (0)

In a couple of days time, our Karra and Muska will be one year old. They already have a younger brother (Tima), who they will probably meet at Christmas time, ...more »

» by ChrisM July 27th, 2007 at 3:22 am » Comments (2)

Unfortunately, ChrisD is not able to make it over to Kazakhstan this year. On the plus side, I am meeting him in Amsterdam for a few days of relaxation, and ...more »

» by ChrisM July 8th, 2007 at 8:04 pm » Comments (0)

We have just received a text from Alex, of Dryad Musings fame, and she is back in Britain, on the coach back to Cheltenham. So no unexpected 24 hour delays ...more »

» by ChrisM June 12th, 2007 at 10:28 pm » Comments (2)

Mum and John have just got their new puppy home. Gwen is apparently a real delight - she got John up at 4.30am as she decided it was time to ...more »

» by ChrisM May 26th, 2007 at 4:15 am » Comments (0)

Blackout - Chris Ryan I've actually read a number of Chris Ryan's books, but as these reviews are only covering the books I've read since emigrating to Kazakhstan, this is the ...more »

» by ChrisM April 12th, 2007 at 11:57 am » Comments (0)

to Anthony & Lisa. John's son got married to Lisa 31st March. We met Lisa last Christmas, when we went back to the UK, and we hope that the happy couple are ...more »

» by ChrisM February 23rd, 2007 at 2:14 am » Comments (0)

USB Stealth Switch When you click the Stealth Switch with your foot it instantly and completely hides any PC application or software window you have chosen. So you can do what ...more »

» by ChrisM January 24th, 2007 at 10:14 pm » Comments (0)

And this will be a very slow post to load for any other dial up users out there, apologies...Anyway, without much further ado, here are the pictures I promised a ...more »

» by ChrisM December 7th, 2006 at 7:28 am » Comments (2)

And I've been very bad at posting recently. Apologies to anyone still reading this ;-) Irina has just returned from Moscow, Karra is fine and still biting us randomly. Mum had her ...more »