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. It also said I have Kyrgyz blood as well! I doubt this though. The database is still small. It should read that I am 50 percent Japanese with almost 2 percent East Asian. I suspect in a couple years the … [Read more...] about WeGene says I am part Chinese
Central Asia
AmerasianWorld.com’s Salaam Central Asia Relaunched
After being down for over a year, I finally relaunched AmerasianWorld.com's "Salaam Central Asia". Salaam Central Asia was my first website devoted my experiences in Central Asia from 1997-1999. I will update the site to include my return to Kazakhstan from 2013-2016. The site is now running on WordPress after spending a day converting from XHTML 1.1 to HTML 5. It was nice to … [Read more...] about AmerasianWorld.com’s Salaam Central Asia Relaunched
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. … [Read more...] about Got to love 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 watch. Below is a good video documentary of the Russian Air Force. My favorite plane, the Mig 29 Fulcrum. I will be adding more general blogs of my thoughts like I have with SaigonNezumi in the … [Read more...] about Russian Air Force (Video)
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 Kazakh host sisters. https://youtu.be/-PSWxEpllRo Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for Kevin Miller Jr … [Read more...] about Air Astana Flight 867 landing in Aktau