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.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Customer service?

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On the 4th of May, I received a letter from one of my Internet Service Providers, that a deposit of € 500 that they had taken from me a coup...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Vegetarian Halal Beef?

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I noticed that of one of our tenants in our Guest House had bought himself a cup noodle packet, Beef and Tomato . I had never seen this bran...
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The birch sap flow ends

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Someone commented that the title of Lady Annikki was not just good enough - I agree! How can I make my Queen a mere "Lady"? :-) ...
Monday, May 17, 2010

What was this?

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A few weeks ago I wrote about my experience of ordering a biriyani in one of the three Indian restaurants in Oulu. I regretted that day. ...
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Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cricket in Oulu takes a new turn

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Yesterday we had a cricket tournament for local Oulu cricket lovers. For the first time we used the matting so kindly provided by Asheesh Ku...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Speaking with Bill

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Yesterday evening I rang to Toronto, Canada, to wish my Physics teacher of 50 years ago a very happy 85th birthday. I also spoke to Pushpa, ...
Sunday, May 09, 2010

Gravity and Annikki

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Sorry to have been of blogging for a time. I was recovering from my non-stop 4500 round trip drive to Amsterdam to drop Joanna and the grand...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010

Solution for volcanic ash in airline engines

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Although I am retired, and I do not indulge in designing solutions for technical problems, there is a simple solution to  prevent the intake...

How has the volcanic eruption affected you?

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In a way I am glad as I am getting more quality time with Joanna and the grandkids who are stranded here. They were supposed to take off tom...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Great buy at the Flea Market

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This entry is posted on 2 blogs - my main Jacob's Blog and my Oulu Best (Worst) Buy Blog. Annikki and I are Flea Market addicts. We ha...

Success at last

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After my return from India, where I saw my cousin, Bina, happily enjoying a morning with the newspaper doing Sudoku, I started attempting th...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Last bout with winter snow

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The snow in the Vesaisentie garden, especially at the front gate, was far greater than I imagined. From New Caravelle in Snow I brought K...
Thursday, April 08, 2010

Old Cottonians act

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I have mentioned on my many blogs the unfortunate media publicity attached to some of my alma maters. I am heartened to see how the Banga...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Agropolymers

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When I finished my graduation in England in Polymer and Plastics Science and Technology, I joined the Rubber and Plastics Research Associati...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday

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What do these three days mean to you, as a Christian and a non-Christian? I am a Christian by birth and tradition. But I am a secularist b...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Why don't I write about my special fields?

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Many of you have emailed me, over time, as to why I do not post blog entries about all my special interest areas. There are several of the...
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...
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