Unbelieveable CHAFF meeting

It is quite unbelieveable how CHAFF has grown, Today the meeting was packed, even though several who were supposed to attend could not make it because of illness, etc. Good thing too, as the Pailin Thai Restaurant in Kasarmin was overflowing.

The food was simply superb. The atmosphere was electric.

A move is afoot to make sure that CHAFF stops being an informal body and becomes a front runner to act as a responsible organisation in Oulu as well as other places in Finland as the message gets out.

However, it is my opinion that still more time is needed so that the backbone organisation consists of youngsters who can carry the ideals of CHAFF further than what the tired old school, namely myself, can do.

All the logos which were put forward, including the one received all the way from England, were considered to be excellent. The one which was designed for Ethics 2000 by our Kamutaza Tembo scored on many grounds especially its lightness and happiness.

We have asked our graphic designer Kamutaza Tembo to use the different suggestions to come up with a logo which will best reflect the mood of the organisation.



Here is the one suggested from an interested observer all the way from England. The pen represents the action symbol.

Today's meeting discussed a plethora of subjects:

1. How to handle the cold weather.
2. How to save on ncome taxes.
3. How to make CHAFF relevant to all levels of Society.
4. Information of relevant meetings being held all over Oulu where CHAFF participants are involved.
5. Emergency services in Oulu which foreigners may have to use and how to get the information.

These emergency services will be listed on this blog site, in the column on the left so that it can prove to be an useful resource to all foreigners in Oulu.

Here are some pictures from Sunday's CHAFF meeting.

Thai Pailin Restaurant team, Pornpailin and Unnop - marvellous hosts.


Isaac Sundarajan, CEO of Codenomicon Ltd, Jacob Matthan,
Bill Zhang, Product Quality Engineer , Flextronics Inc.,
Subramaniam Paneerselvan, Visiting NGO Representative from
Villipuram, India. Pentti Paakki is in the background.


Ilari Sohlo, Ildikó Hámos, Bill, Paneerselvam,
Pentti, Tingting Xiting Zhang, China


Surya Vempati, Kiran Kumar, Nokia Mobile Phones,
Nageshwari (Kiran's wife), Gizella Taurianen


Surya, Isaac, Kiran, Nageshwari with her back to the camera

Next week will be another very interesting group with several new entrants including a young lady from France and another from Zambia. David from Kenya will be there.

Location will be intimated by Thursday. Welcome.