Tag: Central Asia

  • WeGene says I am part Chinese

    About a month ago I decided to to upload my 23andme dna results to WeGene. Within a day I got my results. Just look at the image below, WeGene says I am part Chinese…

  • Got to love Air Astana

    I fly Air Astana quite a bit since moving to Kazakhstan in November, 2013. Last week was my last flight on the return to Almaty from Hong Kong. I will miss Air Astana…

  • Russian Air Force (Video)

    Residing both in Kazakhstan and Vietnam, you do get to see Russian-made air force planes. They are amazing. I have always been a fan of Russian planes. They are fun to…

  • Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau

    Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau in an Airbus A320 from Almaty. This is my first domestic flight across Kazakhstan. I flew this route over a week ago to see my…

  • Almaty International Airport tarmac

    I finally got some more pictures of the Almaty International Airport from my plane. It is not often I have the time to get any pictures from the tarmac. We can take…

  • Nauryz celebration at my school

    A week ago my school celebrated Nauryz. My students prepared one of the best tables with food from India, Pakistan and some local Kazakh food. We also had pizza and KFC…

  • Gloria Jeans Coffee

  • Alma University

    Apple (Alma) University is located near Mega. I wonder if they just offer courses about Apples? Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4

  • Construction vehicles

    With Spring arriving soon, these construction vehicles will be heavily used. I am curious to see if they will be at this location in a month or two. Posted from Samsung…

  • Almaty International Airport

    Seems I am visiting this airport quite often now. Before it was a hard airport to travel too, in the 1990s that is. Today it is not that bad. Even immigration goes…

  • March snow in Almaty

    I woke up to a surprise snowfall morning. It is pretty but Spring is almost here. I prefer sun over snow. It is wet snow so it should melt rather quickly. Posted from…

  • My Sports Supplements Update

    People keep asking me which supplements I use. For starters I use only the ones in the below picture. My Sports Supplements I take glucosamine, a daily vitamin, fish oil…

  • High Protein Japanese Curry Rice

    Being part Japanese, curry rice is one of my stable meals wherever I live whether the US, Vietnam or here in Kazakhstan. I tend to eat this dish 4-5 times per week. How…

  • Mud, mud everywhere

    The last time I saw any real mud in Kazakhstan was back in early 1999, my last year with the US Peace Corps. I was walking in Karatau just after all the snow melted…

  • ToDos for 2015

    Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon…

  • #HourOfCode - #Kazakhstan @codeorg

    I did the Hour of Code (#HourOfCode) with all of my ICT students last week and last Monday. The classes were from. 6th to 10th Graders. I gave my students options of…

  • Chilly - 17 C morning in Almaty

    Just woke up. Today is Independence Day in Kazakhstan. No work today and tomorrow. It also means I get to see the sunrise over the Alatau Mountains at my house. It is…

  • Air Astana KC907 over the Alatau Mountains (Kyrgyzstan)

    I missed flying over the Alatau Mountains. The last time I ever took photos from the air over Kyrgzystan was on an Air Kyrgyzstan flight from Osh to Bishkek. I remember…

  • Air Astana KC-907 winter takeoff

    Monday's video will focus on the takeoff of Air Astana KC-907 after it was de-iced. It had just started to snow again. Sorry for the blurry window, it was due to the…

  • Air Astana Flight KC-907 being de-iced

    This week I will start posting video posts which is a direction I want SaigonNezumi.com to follow now. The first posts will focus on Air Astana on my flight to and from…