As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).

After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.

Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Highlights of my Day... Sunday, July 29

1. Woke up in pure panic as Mi Nam jumped around like a crazy boy and started barking. He was all spooked about something... and I have the scratches on my back to prove it. My front door knob was jiggling like crazy and then it was followed by so much banging!!! Wrapped the blanket around me and then proceeded down the stairs with the only thing I could possibly quickly think to use as a weapon... my curling iron... hehehe. Mind ya, I'm sure my mad bed head with my fro-girl frizzy curls would have been enough to scare them. Turns out it was my neighbor, new neighbour that is, as of today. He had gone to the wrong house and apparently was quite frustrated with the door lock.

2. Took a mean basketball to the head today when I was playing with the local high school boys down the street.. that's definitely going to leave a bump!

3. Agreed to venture out to Songtan again... second time this week. It's a little too much Western blood for me, way too loud, and consists of way too much testosterone for my liking but I kind of have a sweet tooth for the Yanky... hehehe. He's definitely a guys'-guy and ok, I think he's pretty cute.... not bad for a Western dude... hehehe (I had to say that!) Gangster Boy would dye of a heart attack this very second if he heard that I was actually attracted to a Western dude... an American for that matter. After all, I've been here for almost 3 years and Yanky is the only Western guy I've ever even remotely considered dating or have ever been attracted to. I had the "curiousity-hots" for my buddy Errol when I first saw him but I was engaged at the time and so that obviously put a stop to any thoughts of him.

4. It's a small world... wow! I couldn't help but totally be fascinated when I spotted a couple sitting across from me on the subway with the name of my Korean dry cleaners in Toronto advertised on their grocery bag... so cool!

5. Met up with the Yanky and his boys... his super-sized jumbo boys! After about being bombarded with about a zillion names, I was feeling a bit more nervous than when I first arrived. Nothings stranger than feeling like a foreigner to the foreigners.

6. Got the third degree from the Yanky and his boy M about my "American comments".... hehehe. I tried to justify it by telling them that my only real taste of Americans was here in Korea and well, those who know ANYTHING about Itaewon, can agree with me that it's not exactly a good impression... or a good representation for that matter!

7. I figure that last year out of 365 days, there were only 10 days were I ever had any kind of face-to-face conversation with a foreigner. I was the only foreigner at my school and my only real foreign friend was Gangster Boy but because he lived in Songtan, I hardly ever visited him. I don't particularly like Songtan.

8. Well, Yanky isn't a dancer and neither was his boy M, so, my dancing partner for the evening was Ruby (the Filipino juicy) and Pain (the Korean juicy). They were super sweet girls and so we had lots of fun busting a move on the dance floor.

9. No sooner had I just got on the subway ride home but Jae Min called me and told me to come hang with him. I was so hyper. I gave him a massive hug and even picked him up to swirl around. I had a really good time with the Yanky but nothing feels quite like returning home and seeing a good dear friend... Jae Min. He took me to this restaurant/bar were three of his friends sat waiting; Konglish Girl, Korean-Only Girl, and Cute Boy. Jae Min ended up leaving early and so for the rest of the wee hours I got drilled by Konglish Girl and Korean-Only Girl about why they think Cute Boy is my ideal match. Oh gosh... please, no more set-ups. Didn't my friends learn anything from those horrid blind dates they already had sent me on?! I know I sure did!!!

10. Sometime in the evening, Cute Boy had secretly called his phone from my phone and so after we walked around downtown sipping on our banana milk and after he and Konglish Girl escorted me home, the text messages started.... and then he called me.

QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Can you dance?


QUOTE OF THE DAY...
Whatever you want to do, do it. There are only so many tomorrows.
-- Author Unknown

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

Take care of that sweet tooth. You wouldn't want to get a cavity from this guy.

Anonymous said...

I am happy to see you're liking REAL MEN.

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Yo J-Boy,
Very funny... don't worry. I ALWAYS brush my teeth way too much during the day... hehehe.

Hey Anonymous,
Ouch... that's kind of harsh. Not too sure on how to take that, I mean, coming from someone who's NOT even using a REAL NAME to sign their writing... dang!

Anonymous said...

Ohhhhh Amy has a comeback.

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Anonymous,
YA, I do. Here's a joke -- and YOU'RE the punch line.
Not too sure if you're trying to start a fight with me or not but I may remind you that you still didn't add a name to what you wrote.
That's ok... to each their own.
If you're suggesting that Korean men aren't "real men", as you put it, well, at least they come with real names and aren't afraid to fess up to things. Different strokes for different folks.

Anonymous said...

Whatever Amy. I'm not sure you can even handle a american man.

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Anonymous,
I'm not even sure you can speak/write proper English... your grammer is brutal.
It's "an American"
Anyways, it's not a matter of if I can "handle AN AMERICAN man" or not, I just have never really been attracted to one. I haven't dated any Western guy in years actually for that matter.
But thanks for your two cents.
Hope you can sleep better now.

Anonymous said...

I could sleep better even before. You are Polish right?

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Anonymous,
Again with the brutal grammer.
Yes, I am Polish. Your point being what?

Anonymous said...

You try to insult my English but yet you're the Polish girl here. Do you know what a Polish toothbrush is?

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Anonymous,
Yes... it's a toliet plunger. That's the oldest Polish joke in the book. You've got no game and I've got no more time for your silliness.
My words of advice:
1. crack kills
2. stay in school

Anonymous said...

You sound like an afterschool special.

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Anonymous,
Thanks?!

Anonymous said...

pay no attention to that idiot amy
i'm sure he's some computer geek who only lives in cyberworld and plays war craft all day. i must say though that i am surprised to read about this kevin guy. a huge congrats to him. you're an awesome girl amy but be careful. i know those soldiers only stay a year and so you're bound to get hurt. just be careful please. and if all else fails give him your sweet ass signature upper cut. show him what egerton taught you and what we are all surprised you know

Anonymous said...

Sounds like he's more than just a sweet spot on ya Amy.

Anonymous said...

has he tried to kiss you?

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey Stacey,
Oh my gosh girl... can't you just stick to emailing me these kind of questions and comments?! Damn.... he reads my homepage and so I'm sure he can feel the heat off my blushing face as I type this very message to you!

Hi J-Boy,
Easy there tiger... don't go assuming or stirring up gossip. You're always up for a juicy tale, I know... heheheh.

Anonymous said...

Speaking for the individual (not the whole lot of troops) soldiers aren't so bad. We can be very intense...but just like anyone else after that (good or bad).

Anonymous said...

wow...im trying to catch up to the new posts (i left new comments so be aware lol) and i see this:

1comments
2comments
0comments
18comments
holy sh@t Amy, this is a new record, i believe.

Anwyay-whats with all these random anonymous guys talking to you? McSkinny(i forgot the name) Bones and now this guy? crazy
-bman

권투선수 에이미 [Amy] said...

Hey L-Boy,
I know... I hear ya. The Yanky is pretty awesome.

Yo Bman,
hehehe... ya, 18 comments, well now 20, on a post is crazy!!!
As for these random dudes messaging me... I don't know. My homepage has quite the following apparently. It's interesting to note though just how many people like to follow my online diary. It's super flattering but kind of strange in that they love to read my notes but don't like to leave their mark on my page.
... it was Bones McSkinny, and he doesn't message me anymore.