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 »

November 10th, 2006 at 12:49 pm » Comments (0)

I woke up this morning, looked out the window, and it was snowing :) There were a few flakes a couple of weeks ago, but this was proper fluffy snow. Dad is ...more »

September 16th, 2006 at 5:22 pm » Comments (0)

OK, the original plan was to convert my contract, pay-monthly account to a simple Pay As You Go account. After a lot of calls from Mum, and a few expensive ...more »

August 18th, 2006 at 3:12 am » Comments (0)

OK, as promised, here is some more info, from Mum & John's perspective. This is basically a cut'n'paste job from an e-mail they sent to family and friends (with permission I ...more »

August 17th, 2006 at 2:36 pm » Comments (0)

Mum & John left early this morning, heading to Heathrow, via Istanbul. It was brilliant to see them again, and a little sad when they left, but Ira & me hope ...more »

August 10th, 2006 at 1:27 am » Comments (0)

This time 5 years ago, I was about to get married here in Astana, Kazakhstan. In a few respects, so much has changed in my life since then, but most of ...more »

August 8th, 2006 at 12:41 pm » Comments (0)

It is now Tuesday, and Mum & John got here early Sunday morning. Great to see them again, and I'm hoping they'll both enjoy their stay here, and also get a ...more »

July 20th, 2006 at 3:16 am » Comments (2)

OK, this category has been set aside for any friends & family who are thinking about coming over to visit us here in Kazakhstan some time. Feel free to check out ...more »