Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Secularity in Educational Institutions

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(Posted on all my main blogs as this is one of my more serious postings meant to get the broadest reach.) I learnt from the Times of India...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Beware of Black Ice

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Yesterday was a tough day. I had tonnes of meetings including showeing up at the Annual General Body meeting of the Oulu Cricket Club. (I ...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Some Operations, Injuries and Accidents

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I am sure most of you remember what operations were carried out on you when you were young. I remember I had my tonsils out while living in ...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Returning to the present

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My last few blog entries wandered into the past, so I thought I would bring you back into the present day and reality. I received a very n...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Learning morality as a child....

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In Finland, the situation is amazing that if you drop or lose something somewhere, even after a week or a month, it is likely to have been l...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Remember your first Fountain Pen?

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Those were the days when we did not have ballpoint pens around. I used to covet my mother's beautiful Shaeffer, a black and white stri...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Tips to catching a cat burglar

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First advice to everyone reading this is "Don't try it!" However, in 1960, the year after I left school, I had six months to...

I thought I was unique and original...

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A few days ago, I informed you of my laziness and my way of buttering my toast. I thought I was being clever, unique and absolutely original...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

How do I get topics for my blogs?

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Many of you have emailed me as to how I can get such a constant flow of topics for my blogs, and at the same time retain the readers interes...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Robbery attempt at ATM

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Last week, four youngsters tried to harrass our daughter, Joanna, in Newcastle. She turned on them and pinned them down so that they then fl...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

A new Indian magazine

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After our Bharat Darshan, where we increased our readership to our main blog and then to all our blogs, we have been getting letters from se...

2009 - 2010 Cold Cold Arctic Winter

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating. Last winter the oil for the oil heating system had lasted right through the winter until almost...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

I try my hand at Sudoku

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I have not been very good at any sort of non-physical game (except Chess and Bridge), although I enjoy trying them. I was extremely good a...
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Looks good in any outfit

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Thanks for the nice comments regarding the photos of Annikki and me in my last blog entry. We have aged, but as we are both reasonably fit, ...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

An obsession?

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My last few entries on this blog have focused on FOOD! (Sambar, Chicken Biriyani,...) Is this becoming an obsession? On Friday, my docto...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

Biriyani, King of Indian Dishes, in Oulu?

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Of late, I have been concentrating on Indian cuisine, as I am greatly missing the India delicacies I enjoyed while on our Bharat Darshan. (I...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Annikki is getting aggressive

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No, no marital problems. It is just that Annikki loves snow (but hates the cold), just like a little child and she is happily playing in t...
Tuesday, March 09, 2010

My new lazy way to butter my toast

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I love butter, but I am very very lazy. I do not get out the butter from the fridge well before my breakfast, so I am confronted with a lump...
Sunday, March 07, 2010

Sambar without Sambar Powder

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Ever got stuck without your trusted bottle of Sambar powder? Ther late Mrs. K. M. Mathew has a preparation in her book Modern Kerala Dishes ...
Saturday, March 06, 2010

Pumpkin Sambar

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This very simple sambar is the most common one prepared by Keralites. The vegetable used is usually one which is in season. It can be drumst...