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 »

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 »

November 17th, 2007 at 1:18 am » Comments (0)

With Christmas fast approaching, it is time to look at what presents to buy for your family and friends. Well obviously it is also the time for many people to ...more »

November 15th, 2007 at 2:30 am » Comments (0)

So I need to think what to get my wife. For our anniversary we got her a new mobile phone, so that isn't a good choice, and although I do ...more »

November 10th, 2007 at 6:11 pm » Comments (0)

There are many shopping comparison sites out there, though some tend to either be slow and clunky with the interface, or only search a limited number of online stores' inventories, ...more »

October 29th, 2007 at 7:29 pm » Comments (0)

I will not post the specific details right now, but Mum appears to have been conned by a seller on e-bay. As I have mentioned previously, she and John are ...more »

October 28th, 2007 at 6:36 pm » Comments (0)

If you have children, or a younger brother or sister, and have not yet thought what to get them for Christmas, there is a British web site that specialises in ...more »

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 »

October 25th, 2007 at 7:10 pm » Comments (0)

With Christmas fast approaching (just a couple of months to go now!), we need to start thinking of what to get for my in-laws. Although Ira's father likes watches, he ...more »

August 29th, 2007 at 11:47 pm » Comments (0)

With several Birthdays amongst family and friends coming up, as well as Christmas too far away, I have been starting to keep an eye out for good deals online. Rather ...more »