Saturday, May 13, 2006

Student Event on Snellman Day

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12th May is the birthdate of Johan Vilhelm Snellman. Born in 1806, he remains one of the most influential architects of Finnish society. Phi...
Friday, May 12, 2006

Tomorrow...

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(Cross-posted in the Chaff Blog .) Annikki and I were invited to attend a seminar organised by EFA (Expatriate Family Adjustment). It was ca...
Wednesday, May 10, 2006

70 years ago

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My late parents were joined in matrimony this day 70 years ago. May they rest in peace. The only survivor in the photograph presently is the...
Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Krishna and Sebastian

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Vamsi Krishna from Andhra, who is doing his doctoral research in the Microelectronics Laboratory, rang to say that Dr. Mailadil T. Sebastian...

My suspicions confirmed

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Not very long ago I pointed out some very serious driving lapses that I have encountered in Oulu. I had wondered whether this was due the dr...
Monday, May 08, 2006

I travel to Seinäjoki...

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(Cross-posted on the Oulu Chaff Blog Yesterday was a beautiful day. The sun shone right from 5 am and it was sweltering hot. And we are over...
Sunday, May 07, 2006

Kannan visits Oulu

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Yesterday morning I was happy to meet Kannan at the bus station. He has come down from Rauma in south-west Finland to collect his car, the S...
Friday, May 05, 2006

Annikki, the creative gardner...

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In the last couple of blog entries I have shown a few faces of Annikki - the humourist and the concerned fighter for freedom. Many of you ma...
Thursday, May 04, 2006

Yet another face of my woman...

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) Today would have been the 134th birthday of the late Mr. K. C. Mammen Mappillai (KCMM), the doyen of Kera...
Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Several faces of one woman

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Most of you know Annikki as the creative designer that she is. Her cake calendar has circled the globe and drawn huge praise. Her recycled g...
Sunday, April 30, 2006

Hitting the sack....

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) I had a late night yesterday. Annikki and I were invited by Ilari Sohlo's parents (Jorma & Heli) ...
Saturday, April 29, 2006

Two faces of Friday

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As I drove back yesterday evening, I saw a group of Oulu University Students, dressed in their Student Union Overalls (each department and l...
Friday, April 28, 2006

Saturday Puzzle

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Well, you asked for a DIFFICULT PUZZLE - so here it is. YOU have to tell ME how I solve THIS. Is it MAGIC? Is it TELEPATHY? AM I SITTING THE...

Driving in Oulu

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As each day goes on I get more and more agitated by the driving I encounter in Oulu. Either I am just getting older or the driving being tau...
Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Democracy is just an IMAGE in Oulu

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) I was busy all day today and did not have time to browse the Kaleva, our local nwewspaper, in much detail...
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