Saturday, December 05, 2009

ICICI - Untrustworthy Bank; I eat my words

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This should be in a new blog - Best Buy; Worst Buy - India! After the experiences we have had in India during the past two months, maybe it ...
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Friday, December 04, 2009

Meeting another Heap

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Lunch yesterday at the India International Centre in New Delhi was a most pleasant experience. (Not just the Thali meal!) I renewed contact ...

Disability Hypocrisy

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Yesterday morning, when I picked up the daily newspaper, I was confronted by a full page advertisement inserted by the Ministry of Social Ju...
Thursday, December 03, 2009

New definition for "Weaving"

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The word to weave has some standard definitions in my Apple computer dictionary: weave 1 |wēv| verb ( past wove |wōv|; past part. woven ...

Check Dam? Check Mate!

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Salegram, my driver friend of the last 40 years, arrived at 04:30 am for our trip to Rajasthan. We were a little slow to get ready but we we...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Visit to my Alma Mater 3

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I went to my alma mater, St. Stephen’s College , this morning. Much had changed and much had not changed. The most important was that it was...
Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Finland: Nokia Only?

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Wherever I go in the educated and less educated world, mention of Nokia usually gets a response of Finland! This is unlike old times where ...
Monday, November 30, 2009

Bluetooth gives me a red eye

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We reached New Delhi on Sunday about noon. Meeting us at the airport were two cars. As soon as the driver saw me, he called out my name. I r...
Sunday, November 29, 2009

Amanpour and the Drones

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As we were now finished with all the official work in Ahmedabad, Annikki decided to attend her Sabbath Day church service. On the way we cro...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Indian Cricket and fitness

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I had the opportunity to see a little of Indian cricket with the second test against Sri Lanka. Mostly watched the highlights. Some superb b...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Paras Optic in Ahmedabad

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Yesterday, when we were driving back from the City, Annikki noted a shop with the name PARAS Optic. Paras, in Finnish, means "The Best...
Thursday, November 26, 2009

Gandhian philosophy

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26/11 and I woke up this morning remembering all those who lost their lives last year on this tragic day in Mumbai. Especially, our dearest ...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Respects to Gandhiji

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We have been slammed by a few of our regular readers for what we wrote in our last blog entry. Some were disappointed in us for what we expr...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The Garbage Dump - India

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By Annikki & Jacob Matthan The good news of yesterday. Samba Siva, our dear friend from Patni Computers, who used to be in Finland and i...