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.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Autumn sales

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Posted on the Oulu Best Buy Blog and also on Jacob's Blog . This weekend has lots of great offers as the autumn sale season has started...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007

American stupidity or insanity?

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There is this news item in the American media 7-year-old suspended over stick-figure drawing Complaint about image depicting 'water pist...
Sunday, October 21, 2007

Sports on TV this last weekend

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Now that the leaves are fallen and the satellite antenna is providing us with some 200 channels, I am able to watch many sports channels, wh...
Friday, October 19, 2007

Can anyone explain this?

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The 1984 Ford Escort, more widely known among my friends as THE RABBIT, was painted and done up by my friend, Nassar, who has a garage on th...
Thursday, October 18, 2007

Risto Uimonen: Raise your blinds!

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The other day, the Oulu local newspaper, Kaleva, carried a small news item covering a book by Professor Heikki Patomäki of Helsinki Universi...
Saturday, October 13, 2007

A Mallu feast ends with tears

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We have a delighful Mallu couple in Oulu. They are both electronics engineers. They invited Annikki and me over for dinner. This was one of ...

Dawn of a new winter

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We are now half way through October, but yesterday we saw the footsteps of winter fast approaching. The ponds are freezing over during the n...

25 years on

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Posted on my Jacob's Blog and the Stephanian Kooler Talk Blog . On Tuesday, I went Oulu Airport to receive a friend, a very dear friend...
Monday, October 08, 2007

Antiques and Migrating Birds

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Posted on my Jacob's Blog and the Oulu Best Buy Blog . Sunday before last I met Ilari's aunt, Lizzy, at the CHAFF meeting. Victor a...
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Philip Mathew hits 60

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Philip Mathew (known to me as Thambi) was a Stephanian a few years after me. Younger brother to 64er Mammen Mathew (Rajen), Thambi is also t...
Sunday, October 07, 2007

Spreading like wildfire

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The article which appeared in the Readers Digest Living Green: Ranking the best (and worst) countries: By Matthew E. Kahn, PhD, and Fran Lo...
Saturday, October 06, 2007

The Rabbit has a shiny nose

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All through spring, summer and autumn, I have been using the scooter and occasionally the SAAB I bought from Kannan to help him out financia...
Friday, October 05, 2007

Finland best for living?

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Posted on my Jacob's Blog , the Cathedral School Seventh Heaven Blog and the St. Stephen's College Kooler Talk Blog . In a Readers ...
Thursday, October 04, 2007

To Hirosenkoti

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Annikki's mother, Hilja, has been in very good health these last two weeks. She was very happy to have a bath today and she ate very wel...
Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Through the eyes of an Arab Israeli Human Rights Activist

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Posted on my Jacob's Blog , Jacob's Politics Blog , the Move The UN Blog , and the Liberal Talk Show Ratings Blog . The shrinking of...
Monday, October 01, 2007

Using a helmet when riding a cycle or scooter

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Many think it is a bother to use a helmet when riding a cycle or scooter. This year, for the first time, I understood the significance as I ...

A Monkey story sequel...

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A few of you may remember a recent blog entry where I mentioned how Prof. Ajeet Mathur, in a lecture in Oulu, gave the example of a monkey t...
Sunday, September 30, 2007

Two faces of sport in India

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Posted on my Jacob's Blog , the Mumbai Cathedralites Seventh Heaven Blog and the Delhi Stephanians Kooler Talk Blog . Cathedral School ...
Saturday, September 29, 2007

Mika is 34 today

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Today is Mika's 34th birthday. On this day both Annikki ansd I especally recall Mika's grandfather, my late father, who gave Mika hi...
Friday, September 28, 2007

Fact of this day 13 years ago

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I must thank the Scottish newspaper, Scotsman, for reminding of the tragedy that took place off the shores of southern Finland 13 years ago....
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