Monday, September 27, 2010

Amazing photographs of Oulu Sunsets

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Last week we went to see Annikki's sister. As it was nearing sunset, we thought a visit to the beach may give us something to brood abou...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Visit of Indian Ambassador to Oulu

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Ambassador Om Prakash and his wife Vineeta  Thanks very much to Asheesh, the CEO of Medipolis I GMP in Oulu, the Indian Ambassador to Finlan...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

I was really chuffed...

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My Miss Universe  Quite unknown to my better half, I have been blogging her attributes at various junctures. She, however, does not look at ...
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

She had to have it!

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When we went to the beach on the 6th, Annikki saw a large piece of driftwood. She wanted to have it. Unfortunately we did not have our trail...
Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Could I refuse this request?

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Yesterday was Annikki's birthday. I got home at about 6 in the evening and wished her. She was talking to one of her sisters. I aske...
Friday, September 03, 2010

Puzzled by darkness

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Street Lights OFF? Now that we actually do have darkness in Oulu, as our nightless nights have ended, I was greatly puzzled the other day....

Living in Finland: Retrograde Steps

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Retrograde Steps The City of Oulu in Finland used to be of the very best cities in the world for pedestrians, cycles and slow moving mopos...

Finland: Oligrachy?? = Democracy??

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Oligarchy?? = Democracy?? Many years ago, when Annikki and I were running our fortnightly newsletter on the internet, "Findians Brief...
Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Wondering why?

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If you are wondering why I did not update this blog or any of the others recently, it is because I am trying a new experiment. I am always t...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

I wonder what goes through her mind?

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Zebras by Annikki - made for my mother.  Took 7 months. As I look out of the window, I see my better half of the last 45+ years doing many t...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

First Error detected!

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I have been doing Sudoku since my return from India. Yesterday, as I was doing the one in my local newspaper, first thing in the morning, ...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Good Health?

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Ok! I am Type 2 Diabetic because of my over-indulgence, real over-indulgence, in chocolates, candy bares, sweetened condensed milk and all ...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Is it a lazy Saturday?

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Very often, when I am working, I get a feeling that it has been a lazy day! I thought about it and realised that I was not being lazy at a...

Is Finland the BEST country to LIVE IN?

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Is Finland the best country in the world to live in? That is what a recent Newsweek report said. It is obvious that none of the Newsweek...

Visit to Helsinki

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Ever since Nirmala told me that she was coming to Helsinki for a holiday, I have been planning with Annikki to go there for our holiday. Nir...
Saturday, August 07, 2010

Sadly Unused

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Grandson Dsniel in the traffic park in Oulu I was driving on the back streets of some of Oulu's residential colonies during the last cou...
Thursday, August 05, 2010

Driving to Helsinki and back

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Yesterday's 1300 km drive was one with a difference. A very strange storm hit mid Finland and I was amazed to see trees just pushed do...
Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Another Kerala doyen passes away

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Postage stamp of Padma Shri K. M. Mathew On Sunday morning, I woke up and received information from many sources, relatives and friends, th...

When do you know you are OUT OF TOUCH?

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One of the greatest thrills when driving in Mumbai was to drive towards Nariman Point on Marine Drive and see the latest Amul Ad flying at t...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Finland's hotest days

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Forest fires are raging in Russia as temperatures crossed 40 C. The forests are like tinderboxes. Finland was no worse yesterday, knowing ...