Jan 26 2010

Astana Park And Temporary Ice Rink

Category: Kazakhstan,PicturesChrisM @ 7:43 pm

The first couple of shots were taken outside the entrance to Astana Park, where some strange fake windows were installed a while back, as well as a few metal structures that were erected at the same time.
The second shot was obviously taken in the early evening, to show the pretty lights that are used. Anyone claiming that I haven’t bothered to walk over there when not with Anna on a fresh air walk for her, or that shots from our balcony window would involve strange colour tinting or mosquito nets fudging the view or indeed otherwise is a cynic 🙂

Astana Park Entrance Metal Structure

Astana Park Entrance Metal Structure

Same Structure. Shot At Night. Honest!

Same Structure. Shot At Night. Honest!

The last three are of the temporary ice rink they’ve installed opposite the Mega shopping centre.

Temporary Ice Rink Opposite Mega, Next To The Duman Aquarium

Temporary Ice Rink Opposite Mega, Next To The Duman Aquarium

Ice Rink Slide?

Ice Rink Slide?

Couple Of Ice Sculptures In The Rink

Couple Of Ice Sculptures In The Rink

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Jan 23 2010

Power cut hit large parts of A…

Category: TweetsChrisM @ 6:51 pm

Power cut hit large parts of Astana.Never seen 1 this wide spread b4!Street lights&all buildings I can c r effected.Chance to check the UPS.

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Jan 14 2010

It is 4.10am here in Astana an…

Category: TweetsChrisM @ 4:12 am

It is 4.10am here in Astana and someone/somewhere is playing Utah Saints just loud enough to hear out our window. Impressed with their taste

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Jan 12 2010

Davay Davay Baris!

Category: Pictures,Sport,VideosChrisM @ 1:28 am

It was around two years ago that I went to my first ice hockey game, and just before Christmas (Xmas Eve’s Eve I think) I went with DanD and JohnA to go and see Baris (Astana’s team) play a Russian side. Having now been to two matches, I almost feel confident enough to guess what the hell is going on. Sometimes. DanD found the following website, that does a pretty good job of explaining what is going on, in simple terms. Just wish he’d found it before hand 🙂

INSERT LINK HERE…

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Jan 05 2010

Messy Eating Again

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 7:22 am

I’m sorry if you are bored already of seeing Anna eating food in a messy manner, but to be honest most of these Anna photo and video posts are for friends and family who want to occasionally check in on how she is doing.
If you are looking for posts on other themes, I’d recommend checking out the Topics widget in the 2nd sidebar, and clicking around. Once I’ve caught up to real-time posts of Anna’s exploits, I’ll hopefully be posting more Kazakhstan/Astana and weird news items once again.
Anyway, back to this post… the 29th of November saw Anna once more eating a borsch-like meal with her hands, as being spoon fed is apparently just so passé already!

So Much More Tasty Without Cutlery

So Much More Tasty Without Cutlery

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Jan 04 2010

Another Trip To Astana

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 3:23 pm

Still on the 21st of November, here are the photos from that day of Anna and some family members who had come over to Astana. In case anyone cares, or has forgotten, I have to split videos and photos from the same event, otherwise the automated importing of them into Anna’s Blog creates duplicates.

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Jan 04 2010

Aunty Sveta et al Visit Astana Again

Category: Anna's VideosChrisM @ 7:07 am

Around the 21st of November, Aunty Sveta and her family came over to celebrate Babushka’s birthday from a few days earlier, and we took some photos of them together with Anna.

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Jan 02 2010

YouTube Issues

Category: PersonalChrisM @ 5:44 pm

I uploaded a video that has Anna dancing in it. In the background, you can hear the music she was dancing to at the time.
I’m hoping it was just an automated system that decided to send me a warning from YouTube.
The following is my reply to YouTube through their Dispute Claim. If someone really wants to ban my video, or try and make me pay, to show Anna dancing to Jingle Bells, BITFO.

User Name: AstanaClydach

2. This video uses copyrighted material in a manner that does not require approval of the copyright holder. It is a fair use under copyright law.
Our baby daughter is dancing to a Christmas tune. On Christmas Eve. I have not tagged nor titled this video with anything that would lead people to find it who were searching for the song. I believe the use of the song in the background comes under fair use. The video is still apparently available, dispite what I’m forced to type in the statement of good faith box below.

Signature
Christopher Merriman

Statement of Good Faith
I have a good faith belief that the material was disabled as a result of a mistake or mis-identification and that I am not intentionally abusing this dispute process.

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Jan 01 2010

Anna Goes Swimming!

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 11:33 pm

Shot on the 9th and 11th of November, these pictures were taken when Anna was having her week long session of swimming lessons. We shot some video of a lesson as well, but the teacher asked us to not publish it online, as she is worried others will try to teach babies without any proper training. I’m hoping these photos won’t be a problem for her though. She travelled quite far from another city to Astana, and there was quite a lot of interest from other parents wanting their children to feel comfortable in the water.

Anna Playing In The Changing Room

Anna Playing In The Changing Room

Anna Practising Her Backstroke

Anna Practising Her Backstroke

Swimming To The Ring

Swimming To The Ring

Floating Around

Floating Around

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Dec 18 2009

Dressed For Winter Walks

Category: Anna's PhotosChrisM @ 11:07 pm

23rd of October and we have (I think) the first pictures of Anna in her winter outdoors outfit. Whilst it would be overkill for most situations in Britain, with temperatures here in Astana regularly dropping down to -25 Celsius, and occasionally colder, you can see why a body, jumper, dungarees /salopettes and a thick snow suit are needed. I took some photos of Anna on her sleigh recently, I will try to find them and post them up soon.

No Michelin Man Jokes Allowed

No Michelin Man Jokes Allowed

Anna And Ira Ready For A Walk In The Cold

Anna And Ira Ready For A Walk In The Cold

Posing In The Shade

Posing In The Shade

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