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2012-12-31: Be SHSH in 2013: Successful, Häppy, Smart, Healthy
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The Thoeny Family (2012-05-13)
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Address:
1022 Belvedere Ln,
San Jose,
CA 95129,
USA
phone +1-408-255-1477
From Peter
2012 was again a colorful and eventful year for us. Our kids are growing well. Gosh time flies, Ladina will be going to university already next year! She has not decided yet, but she might be going to Hong Kong University. Alexis is developing his technical skills and is dabbling with sales skills. We have Takafumi Nojima, a Japanese student living with us. Good for him to learn Engish, good for our kids to learn Japanese.
In summer the family went to Hong Kong for almost two month. I joined them for almost 2 weeks. It was a fantastic trip to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou. While the family was in Hong Kong I was playing housewife and cooked every day for Taka. No fancy steamed fish, just solid healthy Swiss food.
Twiki Inc the company did not succeed in either bootstrapping the company with sales, or getting more investor money to build a sustainable cloud business. So earlier this year we made the difficult decision to shut down the company. It has been an incredible ride with the company for the last 7 years. I learned a lot, and I am very grateful to all who tried hard to make this company work. Special thanks to Jitendra Kavathekar, Jen Gifford, Tan Dinh and Brian Mellea who did a lot for the company in the final few month!
In the mean time I am doing consulting work, helping transform companies to be more agile using TWiki and other web technologies. Consulting has its own challenges, it takes time and effort to build & sustain a loyal list of clientele. I am also looking for the next business opportunity while recovering from the financial losses of the failed business.
The open source TWiki community is churning out releases that are very stable, and are getting more useable with each release. I am privileged and happy to work with such professional people. Many thanks to release manager George Trubisky who released stable TWiki releases, one after the other. Hideyo Imazu-san and Morgan Stanley team are working on making the open source TWiki scalable to tens of thousands of users and with data replication. We are also working on a new packaging standard for TWiki applications so that we can offer an application marketplace. There are many more goodies ready or in work, such as a tool to build dashboards for teams. We expect to create some buzz when we release the next major version in Spring 2013. We are still a too small community, so I will focus on recruiting more contributors in 2013. Would you like to join us and help create a kick-ass product? Learn how you can get involved with the TWiki community.
I wish you good health, lots of success, some breeze of luck, and a ton of joy in 2013!
From Shona
Happy New Year 2013!
Me and 2 kids were in Hong Kong the whole summer, except Peter who stayed for almost 2 week.
Ladina and Alexis got a summer job in Hong Kong. It's the first time they earned their own money.
Ladina will be in University next school year. My nephew Ringo will be graduating from UCLA in June. He is currently with us for the winter holidays.
I have 3 activities a week, Tuesday bowling night, Friday night mahjong, Sunday Chinese dance and exercise.
From Ladina (17 years)
I wish everyone a Happy New Year!
In June I'll finally be graduating from Lynbrook High School, and for that I am very excited. I am waiting for replies from the universities I sent applications to, and am hoping that my number one choice school accepts me into their entering undergraduate students in Fall of 2013.
All the best for 2013,
Ladina
From Alexis (almost 16 years)
Its been quite a year. All these universal events, as well as my own personal achievements, which of course include finding my first paid documented job, really brought the world together. I know that 2013 will be a great year to come.
I wish and hope for a wonderful 2013; for myself, my family, and as well as anybody that receives our new years resolution!
Photos from 2012
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New Year's dinner at Alex Tan's family. With Shona, Peter, Otto Müller, Elke Thöny, Alex Tan, Siew-Ming Tang. (2012-01-01)
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Mom Elke Thöny and Otto Müller in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. (2012-01-02)
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Japanese Garden, in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. (2012-01-02)
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Dinner at home with Otto Müller, Elke Thöny, Peter, Shona, Tadao & SaAn Kurosawa (2012-01-06)
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My mom shows photos of her hometown to Koraku-san. (2012-01-07)
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Ready for steamed fish! (2012-01-07)
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Dinner at home with Otto Müller, Elke Thöny, Shona, Peter, Dan & Ariela Kikinis, Ladina. (2012-01-08)
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Sending off mom at SFO: Peter, Elke Thöny, Shona, Alexis, Ladina, Otto Müller. (2012-01-09)
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Popo from China. (2012-01-29)
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Swiss Fondue dinner event at Masonic Hall, Mountain View, CA. (2012-02-04)
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Kitchen crew: Aaron Gutierrez, Maurice Hage, Pascal Gyger (2012-02-04)
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The musicians at Fondue dinner. (2012-02-04)
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Bündner Röteli! With Maja Schleicher, Robin Webber, Peter. (2012-02-04)
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Shona's birthday with Alex Tan, Siew-Ming Tang, Shona, Anna Kong. (2012-02-10)
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Girl girls girls. With Ladina, Mengyi Xu, Yanbi Homlyan, Sina Tschirky. (2012-02-10)
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Instant photos! (2012-02-10)
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Fondue dinner at home. (2012-02-11)
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Ladina after her dance performance. With Michelle Shieh,
Didi, Ladina, Brenda Li. (2012-02-18)
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Peter as bartender at Casale's Halfway Club, Reno, NV. (2012-02-20)
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Half strawberry. (2012-02-29)
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Hakone Japanese Garten, in Saratoga, CA. (2012-03-03)
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Zazen meditation at Hakone Japanese Garten. Thank you Koraku-san for introducing us to Mikkyo Zen! With Koraku-san, Arda Ozdemir. (2012-03-03)
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Candy is falling from the sky! Photo credit: Martin Hall. (2012-03-03)
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Tony Cooper and Alexis walk back the Piñata rocket after launch. (2012-03-03)
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Alexis preps a mid-power G64 engine for the corkscrew rocket. (2012-03-03)
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Skitour at Pyramid Peak near Lake Tahoe. With Martin Scherrer, Laura Morf, Alexis. (2012-04-07)
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Easter event by Peninsula Swiss Club, in Sunnyvale, CA. Photo credit: Kelly Hisao. (2012-04-08)
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Easter eggs! Photo credit Kelly Hisao. (2012-04-08)
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Easter bunny! (2012-04-08)
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Lightsaber fight at Rainbow Mansion party. Peter was painted in marble color. (2012-04-14)
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BBQ time! Healthy one! (2012-04-15)
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A new TWiki book came out: Information System Design Using TWiki. (2012-04-19)
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Brunch in the backyard. (2012-04-29)
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Ladina tries to shave wood using Japanese plane. Instead of pushing the plane you pull it. With Ladina and CJ. (2012-04-29)
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Wine tasting at Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cupertino, CA. (2012-05-06)
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Wine tasting at Ridge Vineyards: Nadja Kurmann, Monika Ryser, Anna Ralston. (2012-05-06)
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After Dim Sum lunch: Alexis, Shona, Ladina, Lau family, Alex Tan family. (2012-05-13)
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Dinner at Santana Row. With Alexis, Ladina, Sharon Kikinis, Shona, Peter, Dan & Ariela Kikinis. (2012-05-13)
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Ladina's Birthday party. With Kyle Sun, Jimmy Li, Ladina, Brenda Li,
Evelyn Tan. (2012-05-18)
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Using the garage as a home made Camera Obscura
to observe the solar eclipse. (2012-05-20)
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Dinner at home with Yoshi & James Humfeld, Shona, Koraku-san, Emi Ejiri. (2012-05-25)
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Watching the 75 years Golden Gate bridge fireworks: Tan family & Thoeny family. (2012-05-27)
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Beautiful capture of fireworks at Golden Gate bridge. Photo credit: Thomas Hawk. (2012-05-27)
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Swiss Alumni gathering at Swissnex, San Francisco. With Dan Kikinis, unknown, Peter, Christian Simm. Photo credit: Swissnex. (2012-06-01)
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Brunch in backyard. With Shona, Alexis, Nobu, Takahiro Nojima, Ladina, Evelyn Tan, Tan grandma, Siew-Ming Tang. (2012-06-17)
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Vacation in Hong Kong! (2012-07-06)
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Dinner party at Maxim's Palace Shatin New Town Plaza. With Wing Lai, Peter, a neighbor. (2012-07-08)
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Dinner party. With three sisters Zeda, Kennix, Stephanie Wong. (2012-07-08)
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Dinner party with Shona's best friend Fiona Fung. (2012-07-08)
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Chinese sports at Tin Hau temple in Macau. With Alexis and Ladina. (2012-07-09)
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Meeting Philipe Leung after The House of Dancing Water show in City of Dreams Casino, Macau. A must see show! (2012-07-09)
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Old town in Taipa, Macau. (2012-07-09)
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Old meets new in Macau: Look from Ruins of St. Paul's, Casino Lisboa in background. (2012-07-09)
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Ruins of St. Paul's, Macau. (2012-07-10)
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Antique shop in Macau. (2012-07-10)
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View from TV tower in Guangzhou, China. (2012-07-12)
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Cityscape Hong Kong at twilight. (2012-07-14)
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At Jockey Club House, Hong Kong: Jane Cheung, Shona. (2012-07-14)
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Häppy Hong Kong family: Alexis, Shona, Iris & Patrick Lai, Isis Lai, Wendy Lai. (2012-07-15)
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Patrick Lai, Popo, Shona, Iris Lai. (2012-07-15)
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Peter holding a live crab at Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (2012-07-15)
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Seafood dinner at Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (2012-07-15)
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Darwin Ho & Elaine Chan at Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (2012-07-15)
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Night scene at Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (2012-07-15)
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Outdoor seafood restaurant at Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (2012-07-15)
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Prof. Christian Wagner shows us his home-built radio. (2012-07-17)
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Honk Kong at night. (2012-07-17)
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Hong Kong skyline at night. (2012-07-17)
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Peter gets his checkup by traditional Chinese doctor, Dr. Young. (2012-07-18)
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Kong Kong skyline from the Peak. (2012-07-18)
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Old meets new in Hong Kong. (2012-07-18)
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Bicycle tour in San Francisco. With Tom Carroll, Torin Carroll, Peter, Norm Butts. (2012-07-28)
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Peter with Julius F. Anderegg, Swiss Consul General. (2012-07-29)
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Mike Schneider and Walter Gyger at 1st of August event of Peninsula Swiss Club. (2012-08-04)
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Peter with Maja Schleicher at 1st of August event. (2012-08-04)
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Music at 1st of August event at Mike Schneider's home in Atherton, CA. (2012-08-04)
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Anna Kong with son. (2012-08-09)
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Peter preparing Glühwein at Perseid Meteor gazing night.
Photo credit: Yoshi Humfeld. (2012-08-11)
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Dinner at Alain & Jeanne Ishiguro Perret home. (2012-08-25)
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Taka Nojima watching over Silicon Valley. At Ridge Vineyards, Montebello Rd, Cupertino, CA. (2012-08-26)
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Almost Swiss precision pouring wine. At Ridge Vineyards. (2012-08-26)
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Silicon Valley clouds. (2012-09-05)
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Shack at Moffett Federal Airfield. (2012-09-21)
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Space shuttle flyover. At Moffett Federal Airfield. (2012-09-21)
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Peter at Halloween. (2012-10-27)
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First time of the season: Alexis skiing the slopes of Boreal, Donner Pass, CA. (2012-11-23)
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Night skiing at Boreal. (2012-11-23)
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Raclette dinner at home with Victoria & Bede Fernandez. (2012-11-24)
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After the performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: With Yuka, Ladina, Yoshi Humfeld, Peter, Shona. (2012-11-30)
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Merritt Grooms at End/Beginning of the World Party, Palo Alto, CA. (2012-12-21)
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Lisa Davis double-kissed by Peter and Fred Davis. (2012-12-21)
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Dinner at Boreal. (2012-12-23)
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At top of Mt. Rose, NV. With Alexis. -- scroll to see panorama! (2012-12-24)
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Dim Sum brunch with Ringo Leung, Alexis, Taka Nojima, Ladina, Peter, Shona, Katia & Christoph Krüger. (2012-12-30)
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Google bicycles! (2012-12-30)
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Waiting for fireworks in San Francisco. (2012-12-31)
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Take good care of 2013!!
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