It warms my heart to see the (almost) whole Tsinoy Mafia once again! We all got together for Celine and Nick's wedding at Tagaytay Midlands this afternoon, where we stayed until after dinner. The drive going there proved to be a little difficult; I gotta say, the peaks and dips and curves the road took on were totally nerve-wracking, but Gaye's fantastic driving skillz got us there in one piece.
The place was absolutely breathtaking! The little chapel stood on a peak overlooking fields of such green life one couldn't believe, rocks beautifully formed shaping the sides of the mountains, and little twinkling lights at the far off distance ushering the cooling spirit of Tagaytay dusk. The air was a pleasure to breathe, and stars -- yes, actual stars -- were visible! Celine and Nick were very lucky to have celebrated their wedding on such a beautiful day. :-)
The guys of Tsinoy Mafia still haven't changed. Sure, they might have gone their separate ways career-wise, but put together, they're still the same bunch of... well... boys. One would think we were still in college, bantering and throwing one-liners at each other (mostly at Denmark, actually), with no apparent worries about bills and work and cranky lovers. Seeing them again helped keep my recently-failing sanity in check.
I rode with Gaye again going home, where we reclaimed a small piece of our college days by singing to the top of our lungs songs we used to listen to when we needed emotional healing from school. Third Eye Blind, Fuel, Hanson's Penny and Me, and some other bands Gaye introduced to me kept us company until we got to my place, where we finally parted with promises of meeting up soon, and more often this time.
And right now... oh, right now I'm just glad I don't have work for two more days! Pictures to (hopefully) come soon!
