Manila Bay at Harbor Square

greetings of Happy New Year to everyone! :)

our group, Urban Sketchers Philippines held our first session for 2012 last January 21 at Harbor Square [Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex], just near the Manila Yacht Club. we started the day by gathering ourselves at Starbucks Coffee [sipping hot coffee or cold frappe plus a bite of cinnamon bread or from a slice of cake helped to give good mood to some of our members]. while the others positioned themselves in some spots where they got their choice of subjects. it's always a nice feeling when spectators [families, passerby's, tourists, etc] appreciate what we're doing -- not to mention inspiring and encouraging others to join our group. by noon, we had a sumptuous lunch date together at Pancake House, discussed some of our plans for this year and shared our views regarding how we can encourage more sketchers to join in our group.

we made ourselves busy, for we all agreed to start the year right by being active members in our group. we look forward to many sketchcrawl sessions and many members to come, who share the same passion -- seeing the world one drawing at a time through sketching! :)