learning new things

I like to learn new things.
About 4 or 5 years ago I've made my up mind to teach myself at least one new thing every year. This doesn't always happen, though, since naturally there are busy and relaxed years. This year I've decided to finally learn how to sew with sewing machine and booked a sewing course at a fabric shop called FRAU TULPE ("Mrs. Tulip").


It's a ten-days course, one day a week. Each week we should come with our own projects and the teachers then help us with them. It's more a learning-by-doing course than a stepy-by-step course, and though I found it a bit quizzical at first, I soon enjoy it very much.

The belt pictured here is one of my first projects. It was very easy to make and I got to learn several new techniques in a day. It's reversible - I made it from this and this fabric.

The badge pinned on the purple side is from Dachs Dessert. I love her works :)

6 hours of sunshine

This January has been a cold and grey month.
So I was very happy when the sun came out the day before yesterday.
I guess it only came out because it was very cold (-12°C).
But since I was so happy because of the sunny weather, I went out for a walk anyway.

I missed this blue sky so much. Can you spot the moon?

Part of the Spree's water surface was frozen.

Clear, long shadow ♥

Yesterday was -14°C but the sun didn't show up.
Today was -12°C again, and the sun was shining.
Does it mean that the sun only shines when it's -12°C during Berlin's winter?
That can't be good...

In the afternoon I went to a lovely café with my favourite co-worker.
I found it a few days ago during my daily walk.
It's called Café Solvey.

Please check out their galery for more pictures.
These pictures I took just don't do them justice.
I love cafés like this - I'll try to find more!

Welcome!

People call me Alex. Well, most of them.

I'm a user experience designer, or an information architect. Or maybe even a passionate housewife to-be. You see, that is yet to be decided, and I'm not in a hurry. I lived in Jakarta for 18 years before then moved to Germany. Currently I'm enjoying life in Berlin.

I like eating, sleeping, reading, taking pictures, and creating things. Especially memories. Music was my first love, but it probably won't be my last.