tagaytay 2009 - kristine+gijs' wedding

not everyone is blessed with a boss like mine :)) i started working here in singapore sometime april 2009 and few months after, he granted my request to have a week off, making use of my return ticket. 
usually, it takes one year before you can avail a vacation leave... 

that was july 2009, i met up with ever at manila, shopped a little and we're both off to tagaytay. and oh, i lost a borrowed camera at mall of asia, it was taken secretly from my bag :(
we attended a dear friend's wedding the next day, kristine & gijs, in a wonderful caleruega church at nasugbu, batangas.

caleruega church

i was so thrilled as well because i've seen it on some tagalog movies. it could have been great if we had more time to explore and feel the coolness and beauty of the place...

the wedding was so lovely and solemn. love ones shed tears of joy in celebration of the couple's union. i am so grateful that i am one of the few guests the couple had.

the wedding ceremony

the lovely couple, kristine & gijs

me, kristine & ever (never mind the shiny faces)

after the wedding ceremony we were treated to a breakfast at sonya's garden.

boiled corn, fruits, salad with rose petal
some of the few served on the table

ever and i never got the chance to roam around tagaytay as we both had to go back to manila on the same day. but we had a glance of the taal lake behind taal vista hotel where the couple and some guests checked-in.

taal lake, foggy morning

backed in manila, we had the chance to meet up with ping & aynee, another dear friends i have, who happened to be in the city. we spent an overnite together, of course not missing the bula-bula session. 
took a flight home the next day and stayed there for few days.