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.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

"Findians" gets hijacked

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Findians was a word I coined 42 years ago when I, an Indian, married Annikki, a Finn. My first novel, yet unpublished, was written in 1975 ...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Indian Twins to the North Pole

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Recently, I read a request for the loan of an Indian Flag as someone wanted to take it to the North Pole. As Atul had brought 2 Indian Flags...
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Who is reading this blog?

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Recently, I wrote about a dear couple who were my dearest friends when I lived in Madras. Suddenly, today, I saw a comment by their daughter...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

A Wasps' Nest

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Have you ever wondered how a wasps' nest is built. If you have seen one which has been vacated, you will be amazed to feel the quality o...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Green Door vanishes

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Annikki is in a new phase of creativity. It is the Mirror Phase. She believes that the mirror effect will create a new dimension in the gard...
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A waspy story

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Annikki was cleaning around the back entrance to the house when she noted two bags which Joanna had put stuff in to send to the charity recy...

Billy's spicey noodle

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I had to be in town on Saturday. I stopped at Billy Lu's Chinese A-Wing Dragon fast food. I ordered my usual - chicken noodle, super spi...

New Thai restaurant in Oulu

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Omena is an old Thai friend. I was on my way to my accountant's office near the railway station when she ran out of a new Thai restauran...
Monday, July 06, 2009

Raantel OY IS a Best Buy!

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One of the tenants, a lady software engineer, who stayed in our Raantel Oy apartments in Oulu returned to India last Sunday after almost 6 m...
Saturday, July 04, 2009

Claustrophobia - A new definition?

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(Posted on all my major blogs.) Ever since the age of 12 or 13, when an uncle of mine taught me the art of relaxation using artificial stres...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Green Door has moved - Is the Secret the same?

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Latest pictures of the Vesaisentie garden. The Mysterious Green Door has moved to its new location.                                     The ...
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Indian families in Oulu relax

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Thanks to Nisha and Sunil, a few of the Indian families in Oulu got together at the Raantel Community Centre to relax and enjoy a few precio...
Friday, June 19, 2009

A nice surprise

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I went to meet my friend Billy, who runs the best Chinese Fast Food in Oulu. I noted a young lady sitting there waiting for her food. She lo...
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