Postcards – October 2013

November 1st, 2013 Sections: ianbek

During October 2013 the range of topics covered in the postcards included the following topics:

  • Calendar
    • The Turkic Council - October 3rd, 2009 saw the foundation of the Turkic Council – or, to give it its full title, the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, and as a result, the day has been designated the Day of Turkic Unity each year. – 03/10/13
    • Traditional Jewelry - To mark National Crafts Day here in Kyrgyzstan I took a look at traditional Kyrgyz jewelery – 13/10/13
    • One in the eye - to mark the anniversary of the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye, I took a look at some traditional Kyrgyz Horse games … including Jumby Atmai - archery from horseback – 14/10/13
    • Mosques - To commemorate the Kurman Ait holiday, I took a look at the Mosque here in Kyrgyzstan – 15/10/13
    • It may look easy … but … - Wednesday was also a special day … even if it wasn’t really marked here in Kyrgyzstan … Boss’ Day … so I took a look at what it means to be a “boss” – 16/10/13
    • ATC - A look at some of the people who make travel in the modern world possible : Air Traffic Controllers – 20/10/13
    • Paperwork - To commemorate Paper Free Day, I took a look at bureaucracy and its love of paperwork – 24/10/13
    • Keremet Koch – A Magic Journey - On World Animation Day, I look at a the first Cartoon TV series produced in Kyrgyzstan in the last twenty years – 28/10/13
  • Cuisine
    • Potatoes - On my recent trip to Naryn I bought some potatoes … they are not native to Kyrgyzstan, but play an important part in it’s cuisine, agriculture and economy – 02/10/13
    • Draniki - A tasty snack or garnish  - 10/10/13
    • Kvass - Summer is over which means that one of the traditional refreshing summer drinks … this one, Kvass, from Russia … is also about to disappear for the Winter – 15/10/13
    • Compote - Now that Summer is over, one of the refreshing summer drinks will be less prominent in Bishkek  - 31/10/13
  • Doing Business
    • It may look easy … but … - Wednesday was also a special day … even if it wasn’t really marked here in Kyrgyzstan … Boss’ Day … so I took a look at what it means to be a “boss” – 16/10/13 
  • Fauna and Flora
    • Aesculus hippocastanum - A reminder of my youth … Conker trees in a Bishkek park – 07/10/13
    • Forel - Last week, I saw an interesting news item … announcing the establishment of a new fish farm in the Naryn Region where they are “growing” Rainbow Trout (Forel) which aims to produce between five and six tons a year.- 22/10/13
  • History
    • Baitik Baatyr and the fall of Pishpek - The leader of the Solto tribe who invited the Russians to help him take the fortress of Pishpek – 23/10/13
    • Komsomol - the Communist Party’s Youth movement in the Soviet Union-  29/10/13
  • In the news
    • A new Benjamin - The introduction of a new banknote by the Federal Reserve  - 09/10/13
    • Kyrgyzstan and the World Trade Organization - On the anniversary of the signing of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade, I took a look at Kyrgyzstan’s relationship with the World Trade Organization – 30/10/13
  • Life in Kyrgyzstan
    • Toktogul Satylganov - To commemorate his birthday, I looked at the life of one of Kyrgyzstan’s favourite akyns - 25/10/13
  • Places
    • Some places to see over the border – China -  On China’s National Day, I took at look at some of the places just over the border that are worth a visit – 01/10/13
    • Osh – the Southern capital of Kyrgyzstan - as today is the Dehn Goroda of Osh, yesterday I wrote a postcard about the city – 04/10/13
    • Wish list - Some places in Kyrgyzstan that I still haven’t visited but would like to  - 06/10/13
    • Batken Oblast  – A look at the remote Southwestern corner of Kyrgyzstan to mark the creation of the Batken oblast in 1999  - 11/10/13
    • The Road to Osh - to commemorate the completion of the main Bishkek-Osh highway in 1965, I took a look at the road – 16/10/13
    • Unfinished business - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 19/10/13 
  • People
    • Bakken Kydykeeva - Every now and again when preparing these postcards, I come across a “little gem” … an interesting story which works on several levels, such as: human interest; containing a mystery and  inspirational – even a touch of tragedy.  The story of Bakken Kydykeeva is one of those. – 21/10/13
    • Baitik Baatyr and the fall of Pishpek - The leader of the Solto tribe who invited the Russians to help him take the fortress of Pishpek – 23/10/13
    • Toktogul Satylganov - To commemorate his birthday, I looked at the life of one of Kyrgyzstan’s favourite akyns - 25/10/13
  • Religion
    • Mosques - To commemorate the Kurman Ait holiday, I took a look at the Mosque here in Kyrgyzstan – 15/10/13 
  • Traditional culture
    • Traditional Jewelry - To mark National Crafts Day here in Kyrgyzstan I took a look at traditional Kyrgyz jewelery – 13/10/13
    • One in the eye - to mark the anniversary of the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye, I took a look at some traditional Kyrgyz Horse games … including Jumby Atmai - archery from horseback – 14/10/13
  • Tourism
    • Wish list - Some places in Kyrgyzstan that I still haven’t visited but would like to  - 06/10/13
    • ATC - A look at some of the people who make travel in the modern world possible : Air Traffic Controllers – 20/10/13
    • Driving force - Some people think it’s easy to be a professional driver … but … – 27/10/13

… and not forgetting

 

Day by Day

  • Some places to see over the border – China -  On China’s National Day, I took at look at some of the places just over the border that are worth a visit – 01/10/13
  • Potatoes - On my recent trip to Naryn I bought some potatoes … they are not native to Kyrgyzstan, but play an important poart in it’s cuisine, agriculture and economy – 02/10/13
  • The Turkic Council - October 3rd, 2009 saw the foundation of the Turkic Council – or, to give it its full title, the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States, and as a result, the day has been designated the Day of Turkic Unity each year. – 03/10/13
  • Osh – the Southern capital of Kyrgyzstan - as today is the Dehn Goroda of Osh, yesterday I wrote a postcard about the city – 04/10/13
  • Dehn Goroda Osh -  the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 05/10/13
  • Wish list - Some places in Kyrgyzstan that I still haven’t visited but would like to  - 06/10/13
  • Aesculus hippocastanum - A reminder of my youth … Conker trees in a Bishkek park – 07/10/13
  • Breathe into this … - on the anniversary of the introduction of the breathalyzer onto Britain’s roads, I took a look at ‘Drink Driving’ in Kyrgyzstan  - 08/10/13
  • A new Benjamin - The introduction of a new banknote by the Federal Reserve  - 09/10/13
  • Draniki - A tasty snack or garnish  - 10/10/13
  • Batken Oblast  – A look at the remote Southwestern corner of Kyrgyzstan to mark the creation of the Batken oblast in 1999  - 11/10/13
  • Did he … or didn’t he? - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 12/10/13
  • Traditional Jewelry - To mark National Crafts Day here in Kyrgyzstan I took a look at traditional Kyrgyz jewelery – 13/10/13
  • One in the eye - to mark the anniversary of the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye, I took a look at some traditional Kyrgyz Horse games … including Jumby Atmai - archery from horseback – 14/10/13
  • Mosques - To commemorate the Kurman Ait holiday, I took a look at the Mosque here in Kyrgyzstan – 15/10/13
  • It may look easy … but … - Wednesday was also a special day … even if it wasn’t really marked here in Kyrgyzstan … Boss’ Day … so I took a look at what it means to be a “boss” – 16/10/13
  • Kvass - Summer is over which means that one of the traditional refreshing summer drinks … this one, Kvass, from Russia … is also about to disappear for the Winter – 15/10/13
  • The Road to Osh - to commemorate the completion of the main Bishkek-Osh highway in 1965, I took a look at the road – 17/10/13
  • Kvass - Summer is over which means that one of the traditional refreshing summer drinks … this one, Kvass, from Russia … is also about to disappear for the Winter – 15/10/13
  • The Road to Osh - to commemorate the completion of the main Bishkek-Osh highway in 1965, I took a look at the road – 18/10/13
  • Unfinished business - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 19/10/13
  • ATC - A look at some of the people who make travel in the modern world possible : Air Traffic Controllers – 20/10/13
  • Bakken Kydykeeva - Every now and again when preparing these postcards, I come across a “little gem” … an interesting story which works on several levels, such as: human interest; containing a mystery and  inspirational – even a touch of tragedy.  The story of Bakken Kydykeeva is one of those. – 21/10/13
  • Forel - Last week, I saw an interesting news item … announcing the establishment of a new fish farm in the Naryn Region where they are “growing” Rainbow Trout (Forel) which aims to produce between five and six tons a year.- 22/10/13
  • Baitik Baatyr and the fall of Pishpek - The leader of the Solto tribe who invited the Russians to help him take the fortress of Pishpek – 23/10/13
  • Paperwork - To commemorate Paper Free Day, I took a look at bureaucracy and its love of paperwork – 24/10/13
  • Toktogul Satylganov - To commemorate his birthday, I looked at the life of one of Kyrgyzstan’s favourite akyns - 25/10/13
  • Alfred the Great - the regular weekly postcard giving a personal review of the week’s news from here in Kyrgyzstan – 26/10/13
  • Driving force - Some people think it’s easy to be a professional driver … but … – 27/10/13
  • Keremet Koch – A Magic Journey - On World Animation Day, I look at a the first Cartoon TV series produced in Kyrgyzstan in the last twenty years – 28/10/13
  • Komsomol - the Communist Party’s Youth movement in the Soviet Union-  29/10/13
  • Kyrgyzstan and the World Trade Organization - On the anniversary of the signing of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade, I took a look at Kyrgyzstan’s relationship with the World Trade Organization – 30/10/13
  • Compote - Now that Summer is over, one of the refreshing summer drinks will be less prominent in Bishkek  - 31/10/13

 

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