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...