Jun 06 2010

Anna’s Playhouse

Category: Anna's Videos,FriendsChrisM @ 8:16 pm

A quick compilation of clips shots today in Chubary. Featuring Anna, Assel, Walton, Irina and Ira’s Mum.
Guest starring Anna’s new play area and house in the garden…

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Jun 03 2010

Guinness And The Beach

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 1:38 am

Another shot (still picture rather than video this time, especially for anyone with difficulties watching YouTube videos due to work based filters etc.) of Anna getting a taste for Guinness, and also of Anna and Irina on the beach. For anyone who hasn’t read this blog before, I have to separate the photos and videos of Anna into separate posts, as when they are automatically imported into Anna’s site, any posts from this site that are in multiple categories get duplicated. I also tend to mention the date the photos or videos were taken (22nd of February in this case), as at some point I hope to amend the dates posts are shown as published on her site, so they reflect the original day the images were taken.
Anyway, enough long winded explanations, onto the pictures…

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Jun 03 2010

Drinking A Can Of Guinness A Day

Category: Anna's VideosChrisM @ 12:59 am

Back to Anna’s photos and videos once more. Once the blog has caught up with the UK clips and pictures, I’ll try and make sure those taken in Kazakhstan are posted quickly, and hopefully get close to real time publishing once more.

This one is very short, taken on the 22nd of February 2010. In the UK, there is a safe limit advised by the government, when it comes to how much alcohol you can drink a day. One can of normal strength beer isn’t a problem, however the size of the can might just have some sway in the decision making process, normally…

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Jun 01 2010

So far today, Anna has only ha…

Category: TweetsChrisM @ 5:26 pm

So far today, Anna has only had one 30 minute nap & is refusing any more sleep.Given that I’m not up for brandy on a dummy, any suggestions?

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May 24 2010

Mum Coming To Kazakhstan Again!

Category: PersonalChrisM @ 2:31 pm

In a little over four months, Mum will be coming to see us here in Kazakhstan again 🙂 Although we had all been hoping this would be possible, since she bought the idea up, with my younger brother and Roz having had a child recently, another bargain holiday for Mum and John found on eBay and the prices for plane tickets to Astana, nothing was guaranteed. We have told Anna that her Nana is coming over, and she points at the photo of her and John, so she might even understand what we’re talking about 🙂 We are all really looking forward to seeing Mum again, and I’m pretty sure Mum will be looking forward to seeing her granddaughter.
Now all I need to do is control my online purchasing, and try not to take Mum over her baggage allowance. If you visit relatives via road, gifts can be reasonably bulky, however as the flight isn’t direct, and you only get 20 kilos, I might need to limit myself to some Shreddies, Orange squash and a couple of powered USB hubs 🙂
Mum did find an airline called Baltic Air (a sort of Ryanair/EasyJet equivalent based in the Baltics) and although their prices were almost half of the next cheapest fare (Turkish Airlines), the reviews indicated that this wouldn’t necessarily be a wise choice to make.
Anyway, John (and Gwen obviously) will be staying in Britian, so we’ll have to wait until out next trip to the UK for a reunion with them, but we’re over the moon that Mum/Carol/Nana is coming to Kazakhstan again 🙂

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May 21 2010

Anna has her very own chair! I…

Category: Anna's Photos,TweetsChrisM @ 9:15 pm

Anna has her very own chair! Ira picked one up after her first aid course today. Anna seems to like it so far… http://twitpic.com/1pp8s6

Anna In Her Very Own Seat

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May 20 2010

Few Videos From This Evening

Category: Anna's Videos,VideosChrisM @ 2:32 am

Three videos shot earlier tonight, embedded into one post, instead of the three that were originally taking up too much space. We went over to Astana Park so Anna could have some fresh air, and I realised coming down the stairs that I’d not shown what the walk over to the park looked like. I’m still hoping to find a better quality replacement for semi-living streaming from my phone, but for now, you’ll just have to either put up with it, or not click play 🙂

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May 15 2010

Assorted Anna Birthday Pictures

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 2:09 am

I will need to double check later, but I think this post is the last of the pictures from the 21st of February. I will try and get a move on, and post the rest of the UK pictures (none of the other days had quite so many shots taken, you’ll be glad to know 🙂 ) sometime soon.

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May 15 2010

Stretched Car

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 1:43 am

Still on the 21st of February, (though now getting to the end of photos and videos from Anna’s birthday) here we have the ride/push-along car you saw in an earlier video, although this time you see it in extended mode, where a seat is added, and it looks more like a toy car than a zimmer frame 🙂

Anna Driving The Living Room Circuit

Anna Driving The Living Room Circuit

Final Lap

Final Lap

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May 07 2010

2nd Collection Of Videos From Last Night

Category: Anna's Videos,Friends,KazakhstanChrisM @ 8:32 pm

Here is the second part to the compilation of videos taken last night…

Sitting Down Inside Attila Restaurant

Quick Look Around Outside And Inside Attila Restaurant in Astana

Front Entrance To The Restaurant

More Dancing

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