life is beautiful

love is grand.

2009-11-11T15:31:00.002+08:00

Adam and Serina got married. I am happy for them. You should be too. It is possible. Despite the impossibilities. They made it. They held on. But what's heartbreaking is that, it could have been us too. I've stopped reading Nicholas Sparks. The last one I read, had your name on it. It made me cry. It broke my heart. Like what you did to mine.

Sorrry.

2009-10-04T19:12:00.000+08:00

I've really acted like an immature brat the past week, or so. Because things didn't turn out the way I would have wanted them to be. And so I resorted to be being a super b**ch, "victimizing" most people I come across with including those whom I know genuinely care about me. Sorrrrrry. And I'm sorry God, for doubting, ignoring, and choosing to be mad at you instead of trusting you in the midst

REJECTED BUT NOT DEVASTATED

2009-09-18T15:05:00.000+08:00

DEAR SINGAPORE, THANK YOU FOR REJECTING MY PR APPLICATION. At least now, after the self-imposed torturous wait, there's a confirmation that I'm not meant to stay on here.THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME OBTAIN MY UNI DEGREE HERE FOR FREE, and to experience the Singapore culture in all its glory. ***Meanwhile I will be preparing to party away at Zouk tonight while contemplating on where to go from here***

Revelation

2009-08-23T15:25:00.000+08:00

"I've loved you for 5 years now" melted my heart.

Happy Anniversary:)

2009-07-21T19:12:00.000+08:00

I wouldn't let the final hour of this day pass by without commemorating my first year anniversary of working as a civil engineer. OHHHHHH YEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!! The journey has been studded with all sorts of frustrations that not even halfway through I already wanted to give up. But I praise God, really, that I've reached this milestone in my life - what with all the shouting matches,

Same old work and the new house

2009-07-05T16:56:00.000+08:00

I feel so guilty for snapping at my boss a few days ago. Last Monday, it was raining at site, and we were working under the rain. So the next day, I wasn't feeling very well but I stayed through until the end of the day, even when my friend and work colleague who felt my forehead told me that I was burning and I should go home. So, right after work, I went to KK Hospital. I went there because

what a difference one year makes

2009-06-19T20:36:00.000+08:00

Hello, it's June 20th, and I remembered you though I didn't mean to. If ever we meet again, I'll extend my hand and say "Hi! I'm Korinna. And you are?" Haha joke. Of course I'll remember. I think I'll always remember. But it doesn't hurt anymore at all, and I am happy for myself. I hope you are happy too. Okay. Cheerios. Tomorrow, I will be sleeping in a new house, which hopefully I can call

June 20th, 2009

2009-05-24T18:40:00.000+08:00

June 20th is going to be a siginificant date again. =) In less than a month from now, my flatmates Ivy, Karen, and Pauline (we are going to miss you Arthur!) and I are moving to our new place in Simei. Yayyy!!! It's a beautifully furnished house I'd be excited to go home to after a long day's work. My favorite things about the new house is that it's close (walking distance) to the MRT, the rooms

THANK YOU!

2009-05-22T19:13:00.000+08:00

THANKS FOR THE CARDS AND LETTERS DAVE!!!! especially for the 2008 Christmas Card that finally found its way to me after 5 LOOOOOOONG MONTHS!!!!!! I FINALLY GOT EM!!!! Love ya bro=)

Angels around us.

2009-05-15T16:42:00.000+08:00

God bless you Calven. People at work have noticed how down I was the past few days, and even our project director did. He's the big boss for this project. Fortunately he's one of the easiest to talk to. Basically I told him everything that I wanted to get off my chest. It was so generous of him to spare me an hour or more of his busy schedule listening to what I have to say, encouraging me,

Losing myself.

2009-05-14T20:04:00.000+08:00

I am another person when I am at work. I am arrogant and rebellious and always frowning and everything that is not usually me when I face people in another setting. It seems that my work is the perfect set-up to bring out the monster in me and it's an uphill battle to fight this 'natural' reaction. I have to quadruple my efforts to be nice and not react harshly and smile and stuff. It is tiring.

May 1, Labor Day

2009-05-02T00:09:00.000+08:00

I had an awesome day today!Slept in until 1pm!!! Hallelujah!!!!Hiking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with Ruchchanococcus in the afternoon.Food fest at Little India + a bit of tour around the place + dessert at the famous dessert place in Liang Seah Street in Bugis with Chris, Nicole, Wai Cheng, Li Cheng, Kah Meng, Yok, Jackie, Deborah, and Allen at night time.I was so into the holiday mood that I

Ooohlala.

2009-04-29T20:08:00.000+08:00

I have a confession to make. Don't laugh. Today, I had an appointment after work.I said don't laugh.Anyway, I saw this ad on Facebook, gave my contact details out of curiosity about how this whole shebang works, and the next day I got a phone call regarding a complimentary profiling. I agreed to come, but postponed the first meeting, and never showed up for the second date. After a week, I

2009-04-20T22:44:00.001+08:00

Engineer by dayBakulaw by night. Haha joke lang! This was more than halfway through the party after I've changed my Masquerade costume into a normal dress already so the fresh look is gone!! By the way I left my camera at home (BIG MISTAKE) so I only used my phone's camera for some of these pics. Then when I got back home after the party I took some photos of my costume because I would have to

Men! blech.

2009-04-08T17:25:00.000+08:00

And so another male colleague from the MBS project has tied the knot. This is the third time since I joined the company 8 and a half months ago. So we have about over a hundred people working in our project, and only a handful are girls females: Edna, Rowena, Maria, Siti, Raha, Wendy, and yours truly. SEVEN. I am the the only one in the twenties range, and hence the youngest. 3 are married, and

Maybe, maybe not

2009-04-04T14:24:00.000+08:00

Hello Phantom, I appreciate you. So much. But that's all for now, and I can't promise anything. Thank you for not quitting. Cheers, Korinna

This Kiss

2009-04-02T18:59:00.000+08:00

Their very first kiss was on their wedding day. No, this wasn't an arranged marriage, this was a union of two people who are very much in love but decided to wait. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?! And in this time and age? The first time I've heard (or read) of such a thing was in the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye by Joshua Harris. Hmm or was it in Boy Meets Girl by the same author? Anyhoo, my initial

Beauty World vs MBS

2009-03-30T18:35:00.000+08:00

Today, our HR manager emailed the graduates in our company for an opportunity to work at the newly acquired MRT project (see previous post). We need to get back to him ASAP so he could arrange the transfer with our respective project managers. I still haven't replied. Hmm...maybe if he emailed say, a few months ago when I was just sitting on my butt doing nothing and getting paid (and some more a

Beauty World

2009-03-25T19:10:00.000+08:00

March 25, 2009 Aussie firm gets MRT job By Christopher Tan, Senior Correspondent THE Land Transport Authority has awarded Australian company McConnell Dowell a contract to build a stretch of the Downtown MRT Line. The $340

MBS

2009-03-25T17:39:00.000+08:00

This is what our site looks like now. My company is the one doing the Marine Deck, which is that semi-circle from the lower left side of the photo stretching all the way to the lower right side. We are also doing the Crystal Pavilions, which are "floating" fancy buildings in the bay, but so far the structures aren't built yet. We are still doing the preparation works for that. With Noor - our big

LOVES

2009-03-24T20:58:00.001+08:00

the PR application that wasn't

2009-03-21T21:37:00.000+08:00

I went to ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority) to submit my application for permanent residency in Singapore. Before that I was at work, and so I had to change my rugged site outfit into something more presentable. I'm glad I did, because I had some problems with my documents, but the ICA person at counter 24 was a guy and apparently he liked "my attitude" (or the way I looked), so he was

381 days

2009-03-20T19:31:00.000+08:00

It's been 381 days since I last saw you. It's the 20th, maybe that's why I remembered. Time flies like the wind (and fruit flies like bananas). I was on my way home walking uphill when I noticed this water droplet on the pavement. I hope you are well.

Just a thought.

2009-03-18T19:31:00.000+08:00

Most of the time when we are quick to judge, we would somehow find ourselves in the shoes of the person whose acts we have condemned, only to realize that we have actually responded to the situation in the same way, or worse.

Sometimes people screw up. Like me today.

2009-03-12T20:28:00.000+08:00

Gosh, today I had the most challenging day at work so far. I screwed up big time. It was negligence on my part and my boss got really, really upset and he has every right to. I was given this responsibility to take care of monitoring an area of our construction site. We sub-contracted this to another company and they are the ones doing the actual measurement and preparing the report. My duty is

Cry me Marina Bay

2009-03-09T18:18:00.000+08:00

I cried at work today. I lost count how many times I cried at work already. Most of the time in secret. But today people knew, even my boss. He tried to find out what was wrong as we spoke in private, and I couldn't help but cry again. I am just fed up. Physically exhausted. I got soaked in the rain again. Got stranded in the makeshift container office with the welders and other workers because

Me the engineer

2009-03-06T16:41:00.000+08:00

I am more settled at work now being a site engineer. Recently I've already tried working under the hot sun at 12 noon, working under the rain, having a mini-fight with one welder, having a mini-shouting match with another more senior female at site, being caught in a crossfire of F-words, etc. These things are typical in this line of work. Some good things though, I work hard out there, and

Freedom.

2009-03-01T19:14:00.000+08:00

I am letting go and letting God. Maybe at 7 am tomorrow while I am already settled at my corner at the office, all the things that I have dumped in black rubbish bags tonight are on their way to Ulu Pandan incineration plant, or wherever the garbage collectors will dispose of them. I am free.

the phone bill that shook my world

2009-02-28T18:31:00.000+08:00

I am shocked! I am utterly flabber-freaking-gasted that my phone bill skyrocketed to this level! Actually I kind of expected it but it's a different story actually seeing it on print, verifying that my current month's phone bill is more than what I pay for my rent + utility bills, which I could have also used for a return ticket home and still have some more left. This is just so awesome. I will

Delayed Gratification

2009-02-27T17:44:00.000+08:00

So today was a busy day at work! This morning when I arrived at the office with my chicken sandwich for breakfast, I was just able to take one small bite then my boss already briefed me about the tasks at hand for the day. We had to rush a submission to the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) so I only had that one small bite of sandwich to sustain me til 3pm (when my boss went out for a

The Call.

2009-02-23T16:57:00.000+08:00

And so they say "Seek and you shall find...ask and you shall receive.." For almost a year now I've been secretly looking for someone or a group of people I can do volunteer work with. I haven't really asked anyone from the social circles I belong to because this has never been brought up in any conversation I've had with anybody. But yes, there was a time when I became obsessed with checking

Let's bring back the ROFLMAO

2009-02-19T15:34:00.000+08:00

Real.

2009-02-19T14:06:00.000+08:00

I am tired of tasting bitter tears that run down my cheek because of you. I can't believe that after 8 months I am still mourning for the demise of my heart. I am glad though that now it only happens once in a while. Maybe more frequently the past few days because of that stupid Valentine's Day that reminded me of our times together. I've been totally silent for a while in this blog and I've just

Chronicles of a Single Lady on Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T19:07:00.000+08:00

It's not as bad as I expected. Morning was miserable, because I had to get up at 5 am on a SATURDAY to go to work on time (yes I have a 6-day workweek). I didn't feel like going to work AT ALL. Surprisingy, I was quite proactive today and initiated to sort out issues with my bosses. However, after lunch I just sat there and worked aimlessly, with frequent visits to the toilet where I could whip

Friday the 13th

2009-02-13T18:48:00.000+08:00

Even if I will be roasted alive I won't ever name my kid Melanie. I was tempted to say more immature stuff, but that's all for now, thankyouverymuch. Oh, and it's the eve of Valentine's Day. How fitting!

what if?

2009-02-09T15:40:00.000+08:00

Korinna van Ravenswaay.

Reconciliation

2009-02-08T17:11:00.002+08:00

The sermon made me cry today. I scribbled on my Bible's front page Matthew 18:21-35. It's about the parable of the unmerciful servant. This is where Peter asked Jesus how many times he should forgive someone who has offended him. He asked, "up to seven times?".Then Jesus answered, "...not seven times, but seventy-seven times." This is not really taken literally as seventy-seven I think, but that

Writer's block.

2009-02-06T18:14:00.000+08:00

Whenever I try to write about you again, the words would just trail off like this....

Good or Bad Man?

2009-02-03T22:46:00.005+08:00

Stuff my bosses post on my wall at the office.Left = posted by my direct superior. Right = posted by the Project Director. Big big boss. Warning : Contents may offend. The real person behind the Professional Engineer stamp on our technical drawings. I'm shy.

Aheeeemmm.

2009-01-28T18:28:00.000+08:00

Today at work I was really bothered because I kept on wasting my company's resources (read:post-it notes) because I kept on scribbling someone's name on it. And then I kept on going to the loo, not to answer nature's call, but to secretly surf the net using my handphone because most sites are blocked from the internet at the office. I wanted to google him.And so today I realized I am crushing on

CNY

2009-01-28T17:40:00.000+08:00

This was how I celebrated my Chinese New Year, after coming from a barbecue from my boss's house because it was also incidentally Australia Day on the 26th. It was great fun unwinding with Mumu, Anna, Michael, Joseph, Paul, and Roman. I haven't gone clubbing since like one year ago, so I got - well - excited to say the least. Haha.Photos stolen from Mumu's Facebook.

Bumper sticker

2008-08-06T18:00:00.000+08:00

Random thingimajigies

2008-08-06T16:14:00.000+08:00

I think if I'm a guy I'd really fall and go for Ala my favorite blogger. Haha. I am straight ok, true bluepink girlie girl.Chie warned us to be careful because people from the National Environment Agency (NEA) have been actively roaming around nowadays to catch offenders. People who haven't been disposing their rubbish properly are fined $200. There were two or three Filipino guys in one of the

Korinna is a happy girl today

2008-08-05T18:54:00.000+08:00

I got the following from a website (I forgot) this morning. I find it really encouraging so I want to share it.“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 Auguste Bartholdi traveled from France to Egypt in 1856. His artistic mind was stimulated by the grandeur of the pyramids, the magnitude of the mighty

Oh Happy Day

2008-08-02T21:11:00.000+08:00

Today's even better than yesterday.Karaoke with the Powerpuff Girls at Chie's house, with loads of food, and tons of fun.Plus.A very, very good thing happened tonight.I wasn't supposed to go online tonight because I was tired, but I did anyway.And I'm really, really, really glad I did.And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. I CORINTHIANS 13: 4-13

First Day Funk (and second na rin)

2008-07-22T17:24:00.000+08:00

Facebook message exchange between me and my old prof:KK (July 21 at 7:13pm): Hope you survive the day! :))you've roughly 40 years x 260 days per year (minus weekends) = 10,400 days left *gasp*Korinna (July 21 at 8:12pm): omg i didnt do anything today!! haha just went for my medical checkup (required for the employment pass), then they brought me to marina bay site. my immediate superior is on

Graduation

2008-07-20T17:01:00.001+08:00

One of the things I am grateful for.

Exciting Times

2008-07-10T16:08:00.000+08:00

I'm here at Costa Sands Resort, alone, waiting for my family. I've been here since 3 pm. I'll be staying here with them until the 17th. I'm so happy they have wireless internet here!!!:) I'm just outside our chalet. The signal is very weak inside. Today 14 people are coming. The rest will come tomorrow. 8 more I guess. Haha!I will be graduating this Saturday! Finally my parents will get to set

Gym

2008-07-08T15:34:00.000+08:00

I've always been a shy person, I guess I was born this way. If there's a deluge of posts in one day - if I write much, it probably means I haven't spoken much. It takes a while before I warm up to anybody, and I admire people who can enter a room full of strangers, and exit with a bunch of newfound friends. Anyway, change topic. I went to California Fitness again. I actually had an appointment

Dance

2008-07-07T16:52:00.000+08:00

One of our dances, 'Awesome God' and 'Who U Wit' medley. I'm mostly hidden at the back haha:) Thanks Nissiel for the upload!

What the world will never take

2008-07-06T20:58:00.001+08:00

Supposedly toilet paparazzi shot okay, if there is such a thing. The last time I wore high socks was when I was...12??? Haha. So I am really amused by this pic - and the high socks Missy lent me as part of our costume. This whole get-up is not our costume by the way, just what I wore after the service. I have a lot more pics but I'm too tired to upload and post everything for now. We performed at

Korinna's Body Composition Analysis

2008-07-04T20:05:00.000+08:00

I am waiting for my laundry so I can't sleep yet. By the way, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is on now, if anybody cares.*Digress a bit* So cool, one of my professors is my friend in Facebook, and we just had the following exchange:So anyway. At California Fitness I had this Body Composition Analysis. Finally I know my height!!! It's 155 cm, and my weight got reduced to 41.6 kg!!! I think the

Hope, Bus Rides, and California Fitness

2008-07-04T18:08:00.000+08:00

So here I am, ready to take on a new path in this journey called life. Included in my survival kit is this promise, which is currently my most favorite verse in the Bible. I like it so much that someday, when God blesses me with a kid, he will be named Jeremiah. Haha:) Liddat hor, I will always be reminded of that verse, no matter what kind of trouble comes my way. Anyhoo. I've been spending a

When Our Plans Aren't God's Plans

2008-07-03T12:41:00.001+08:00

by Cliff YoungCrosswalk.com Contributing Writer Do you ever look at your life and wonder how you got where you are? Do you ever compare your life to your friends’ or neighbors’ lives? Do you ever wonder if you’ll ever reach those goals that you set for yourself or realize the dreams that you have? Me too. I’m a planner by nature … and by habit … and by profession. I like to know

Everything

2008-06-30T20:25:00.000+08:00

Missy just sent me the link of the video of this skit that we might be doing for the Youth Day this Sunday. For some reason, it pierced my heart. I could relate so well to that part of the video where the girl's world had gone haywire and everything was chaotic. And it reassured me that everything will be alright in due time.