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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/07/15
This is the radio in our W116 450SEL 6.9 (pictures are at Flickr: mb450sel69).
Still need to figure out how we can connect a mobile phone or AUX to it.
Research research…
Note there were earlier and later models of this:
This is ours:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/07/11
Overlijdensbericht Swie Gwan Tan Eindhovens Dagblad; 20160711
Last friday, my good friend Swie Gwan Tan suddenly passed away. Like most good friends, we didn’t see each other often enough, but when we did it always was like we had last seen each other the day before.
We first met ages ago at early BorCon and EKON conferences: I remember them: Gwan, a little chine guy and a really really tall guy (Edwin) on many conferences. It didn’t take long before we chatted and became friends. It must have been the mid 199os, not even sure which year.
Was it the way he was a people person and both Edwin and me very technical? Or he deep into the database side of things and Edwin/me on the Delphi (and later .NET) side? Or were it the long (usually nights) of discussing all sorts of topics (way beyond software development) with some moderate alcohol intake?
I’m still not sure why. These things happen. The beauty of friendships.
Of course I knew Gwan was ill. More than a decade ago walking became more difficult because of a progressive muscle disease that would not affect his heart. Over time he got bound to a wheel-chair. Somewhere in-between he got a heart condition too.
Gwan stayed imperturbable and optimistic. He was enjoying watching sports (Gwan was – despite living near Eindhoven – a huge fan of AJAX, Edwin of Feyenoord, I didn’t care about soccer at all: we had so much fun!) current affairs and movies keeping in touch with so many people. Irregularly he even managed to visit both German and soccer matches. It was so good to see how he enjoyed those. He was also a great family guy: organising events was his thing. His siblings, nephews and nieces always had a great time when meeting him. And then there were the yearly summer BBQ events in the party: awesome!
So it was only natural that – after we started cooperating with better office Germany – Gwan would organise the Dutch “Knowledge Days” events and the technical guys (usually Edwin and me from the Dutch side and Daniel Magin from better office Germany) would present the sessions.
When better office Germany got in trouble (long story) Gwan asked if I could financially help him to take a stake so at least the German personnel could be payed. We did, lost financially but earned life long friendships (and learned a thing or two on how banks operate).
One of the things with Gwan was that there never was a dull moment and always an opportunity to learn. Even from mistakes. Of course we had words once every now and then. But never a really big fight. I guess that’s part of a good friendship.
Another thing was the combination of being modest about himself and proud about others. For example he always proudly named one of his sisters” my little sister” as he was so fond of what she accomplished.
I vividly remember spring 2009 when – right after the Delphi Live 2009 conference – some USA friends, Edwin and me organised a surprise 50th birthday dinner party for Gwan. Despite his condition, Gwan was really happy that he made it to the conference. So having a party like that was a total blast.
He attended way more conferences and seminars than I did, especially an Germany. Unlike me, Gwan loved driving long distance. So he attended many Firebird, Delphi-Tage and other events I didn’t make it to. When I was at events, I could always spot Gwan with lots of people around him. usually near a bar (:
Around the time Gwan’s mom died about 3.5 months ago he spent some time in hospital to treat the edema that came with his muscle condition. It took a while, but the medicines worked, he attended the funeral and moved to an apartment with facilities for disabled and direct access to care.
Last week he had was hospitalised and his conditions worsened faster than anyone expected. Friday morning he quietly passed away. No more pain. No more sorrow.
Sadly we are left behind, but also pleased that his ordeal is over.
A dear, generous, modest and positive friend is gone.
If you want to attend the funeral service, please let me know so I can inform the family of an attendance estimate.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday morning July 14 at 11:30 at this location (they begin 11:30 sharp, be early!):
Onze Lieve Vrouw Presentatiekerk AalstEindhovenseweg 63
5582 HP Aalst -Waalre
The NetherlandsPhone: +31 40 221 22 85 (preferably between 10:00 and 12:00)
The above catholic church is easy to find as it is right in the center of Aalst-Waalre (see the church icon on the map). They welcome everyone: non-catholics and atheist are equally welcome.
There are parking spots nearby on the south side of “de Leesakker” (right behind Greek restaurant Olympia) or in the street next to Restaurant Lugar (for both, see the P markings on the map).
To stay: look for Hotels near Aalst-Waalre. I can recommend the Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven as Gwan and I have organised some workshops and seminars there.
Gwan in 2010
If you want to send flowers, make sure they arrive Wednesday afternoon July 13 at this funeral service:
Monuta Sol funeral service
attn. family of Swie Gwan Tan
Felix Timmermanslaan 2
5644 RN Eindhoven
The NetherlandsPhone: +31 40 212 9800
Today, Monday July 11 there will be a brief opportunity to condole the family from 16:30 till 17:30 at this funeral service:
Monuta Sol funeral service
Felix Timmermanslaan 2
5644 RN Eindhoven
The NetherlandsPhone: +31 40 212 9800
Op 8 juli 2016 is onze lieve, gulle, dappere broer en oom overleden.
Swie Gwan Tan
* Eindhoven, 16 mei 1959 ✝ Veldhoven, 8 juli 2016
zoon van
Sing Liong Tan en Polly Tan-The
- Voorschoten: Swie Tjiang en Ida
- Waalre: Yu Kai
- Voorschoten: Li Sha en Jordi
- Amstelveen: Swie Han en Marion
- Amsterdam: Li Mai en Derek; Yu Ri en Marre
- Amsterdam: Ingkie en Loes
- Parijs: Xiu Lin en Bart; Qi Bo, Qi Mo, Qi San
Correspondentieadres:
Monuta Sol, t.a.v. familie Tan
Felix Timmermanslaan 2, 5644 RN EindhovenDe uitvaartdienst wordt gehouden op donderdag 14 juli a.s. om 11:30 uur in de Onze Lieve Vrouw Presentatiekerk, aan de Eindhovenseweg 63 te Waalre.
Later die dag brengen we Gwan in besloten krijg naar het crematorium te Heeze
Indien U geen persoonlijk bericht heeft ontvangen, gelieve deze aankondiging als zodanig te beschouwen.
On July 8, 2016, our dear, generous, brave brother and uncle deceased.
Swie Gwan Tan
* Eindhoven, May 16, 1959 ✝ Veldhoven, July 8, 2016
son of
Sing Liong Tan and Polly Tan-The
- Voorschoten: Swie Tjiang en Ida
- Waalre: Yu Kai
- Voorschoten: Li Sha en Jordi
- Amstelveen: Swie Han en Marion
- Amsterdam: Li Mai en Derek; Yu Ri en Marre
- Amsterdam: Ingkie en Loes
- Parijs: Xiu Lin en Bart; Qi Bo, Qi Mo, Qi San
Mailing address:
Monuta Sol funeral service
attn. Tan family
Felix Timmermanslaan 2
5644 RN Eindhoven
The NetherlandsThe funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 14 a.s. at 11:30 pm in the Onze Lieve Vrouw Presentatiekerk, Eindhovenseweg 63 Waalre.
Later that day we will privately bring over Gwan to the cremation center in Heeze.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/07/01
I checked our home using the recently improved Google satellite imagery: from Google Earth you can get better detail than from Google Maps.
You can even count our solar panels and see one is misaligned after a storm (a few days after this image was taken I managed to re-align that panel).
13 PV panels and one hot water panel lowered our energy bills for more than EUR 1000/year.
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/06/30
Still funy: Trying to add a feature.
Done vs Progress.
Done vs Progress graph
Internet Is broken So I’m Outside Today T-shirts
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/06/01
Reminder to self: see if lego set 42056 has been released yet:
The Danish brickmaker’s new Technic 911 GT3 RS set is beautiful, desirable and slightly scary — not unlike the actual car.
Source:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/05/25
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/04/22
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“In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one cubic centimeter, weighs one gram, and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by one degree centigrade—which is 1 percent of the difference between its freezing point and its boiling point. An amount of hydrogen weighing the same amount has exactly one mole of atoms in it.Whereas in the American system, the answer to “How much energy does it take to boil a room-temperature gallon of water?” is “Go fuck yourself,” because you can’t directly relate any of those quantities.
–jeroen
via A Brit Abroad – In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one….
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/03/23
Drum and Showband Adest Musica based in Sassenheim, the Netherlands, welcomes a very special guest musician. The chairman of the Dutch Football Association (KNVB), Michael van Praag, will join Adest Musica for a special performance that will take place in the Amsterdam ArenA where Adest Musica will be playing the national anthems during a friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and France.
The first contact with Michael van Praag occurred during the summer of 2015. The editors of Adest Magazine, the annual luxury magazine published by Adest Musica at the start of each New Year, had an interview with the KNVB president looming high on their wish list. Ewout Claassen, sousaphonist at Adest Musica and additionally a member of the Sponsoring Committee of the band, says: “We had learned that Michael van Praag, in addition to his work for the KNVB, UEFA and FIFA, is an avid sousaphone player. A celebrity in our own luxury magazine values it even more. These were the reasons for us to contact him. The occasion of the interview was in October 2015 at KNVW headquarters in Zeist. With a big smile, Claassen tells “Together with other interviewer Menno de Jong, who plays drums at Adest Musica and also is Sponsor Committee member, we had a very nice conversation with Michael van Praag. At the end of the event, we asked him whether he wanted to take a place in the Corps as a guest musician during a friendly international soccer match in the Amsterdam ArenA. He instantly gave his commitment.”.
Friday night March 25, Michael Van Praag will be among the ranks of Drum and Showband Adest Musica. The Corps will, prior to the friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and France, play the national anthems of both countries. Of course, van Praag will also rehearse several times with Adest Musica. Van Praag concludes “I think this is a huge honor! The Netherlands are, together with England, still the only countries in the world where the national anthems are being played by live orchestras. That always leaves a huge impression on the soccer players and the visiting association. I’m very much looking forward to the event!”.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2016/03/11
Grappig om in een stukje achtergrond te duiken.
Mijn broer woonde vroeger aan de Johan Dixstraat 18. Dat is vlak bij de Nicolaas Damesstraat. Ik werkte voor een klant genaamd Nico Dames. De combinatie wekte mijn interesse.
De buurt rondom die straat is allemaal rondom Kwekers, dus je ziet straten als:
Dan een paar linkjes:
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2015/12/24
Ons huist staat er nog maar 20 jaar. Sommige andere al veel langer…
Wilt u weten hoe uw omgeving er 50, 100 of zelfs 200 jaar geleden uitzag? Hoe het land om u heen is veranderd door verkaveling en andere ingrepen? Dat kan eenvoudig op topotijdreis.nl, de website van het Kadaster die 200 jaar topografie ontsluit.
Source: Tijdreis, over 200 jaar topografie
via:
Hoe zag Amsterdam er 200 jaar geleden van boven uit? Dat is te zien op een nieuwe website van het Kadaster, waarop topografische kaarten van Nederland door de jaren heen zijn verzameld. Op de website Topotijdreis kun je inzoomen op stadsniveau en met een slider kaarten uit verschillende jaartallen met elkaar vergelijken.
Source: Bestond jouw wijk al in 1815? Bekijk het op deze oude kaarten van Amsterdam – AMSTERDAM – PAROOL
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