Jacob's Blog

Annikki and Jacob Matthan live in Oulu, Finland. Annikki is a Finn, Jacob an Indian. They are the founders of the Findians Movement way back in 1967. Both are now retired. They have been married for 57 years. This blog is an account of their lives and thoughts as reminiscenced through Annikki's and Jacob's eyes.

Monday, October 09, 2006

I really had to laugh....

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... when I received this email earlier today! From: Rev Fr Luke Allan To: lukeallan1 Date: 05-Oct-2006 23:04 Subject: Bequest of Dennis Tha...
Thursday, October 05, 2006

Transformation

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(Cross-posted on the Oulu Chaff Blog .) It is not everyday that Father Christmas gets transformed. Last Sunday was different, as Omena (whic...
Tuesday, October 03, 2006

You never can tell where....

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...the next phone call is from! (Cross-posted on my Oulu Chaff Blog .) I was speaking on Skype with my dear friend, Ajay, in Beijing, when m...
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Saturday, September 30, 2006

An outrageous Saturday Puzzle

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Lateral thinking allows your mind to really run wild. In today's Saturday Puzzle I give you a final scenario and I would like you to thi...
Friday, September 29, 2006

Get out while you can...

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(Cross-posted on my Jacob's Poltics Blog and my Move The UN Blog .) Yesterday was a dark day in the US, not only for any foreigner livi...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Topless....

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Sorry again for not updating the blog, but I have been really really busy. I got a photo from Kannan wheich he took on his recent visit to O...
Thursday, September 21, 2006

What does it feel like....

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...when you get a phone call, and on the line is your very very best friend with whom you have not spoken or heard of for the last 24 years?...
Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Pictures of Nang and the baby

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Those of you who have been asking for pictures of Nang's baby, thanks to Unnop, here they are: Monlaphat (Ulla) Torvela Mother Kannaphat...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Apple Mac Problems

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(Cross-posted on my Jacob's Politics blog .) Posted as a comment today in the Steve Clemons Washington Note Blog entry: "The Midwes...
Sunday, September 17, 2006

Week in review

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) This is getting to be a habit as I just do not seem to get any time during the week to update my blogs. S...
Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Finally it is done...

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Many hundreds of you have been asking me to email you whenever I make a new entry on my blogs. Now I have taken steps to ensure that every t...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Sisko means "sister"

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) I had the good fortune to visit the home of Sisko and Pentti Paakki to convey birthday greetings to Sisko...
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Orbituary today...

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As I opened the local newspaper today I noted the Orbituary Notice of one Jaakko Pöyry. Many of you around the world would never have heard ...
Monday, September 11, 2006

Another hectic week...

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The last week has again been hectic. On Saturday evening we went to climb to the top of the water tower at Puolivälikangas in North Oulu. Fe...
Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Laughter is the best medicine - and I am in splits

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As I browsed through the online Finnish national daily Helsinki Sanomat , I came across an article about a British professor David Kirby Bri...
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Monday, September 04, 2006

And yet one more....

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) This morning at 06:30 am as I was about to set out on my daily rounds I felt a strong desire to look at V...
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