1. Met up with the Cheonan Trump for a sweet morning tea. I showed up wearing my "naked pants"... hehehe. My friends call them that because well, they leave no room for "error"... if you catch my drift. (No, they're not tight, they're just really thin). They're these funky hot pink pants I bought in Thailand.
2. The Cheonan Trump is definitely one of my favorite Koreans here in Cheonan. Not only does he bombard me with compliments and show me off around the office, but he always says the funniest of funny things. Today I bombarded him with questions, like a mini interview. Now, bare in mind his English isn't the greatest, but he tries. Today I thought I'd have some fun with the language by asking him some questions I clearly knew he'd be clueless about. Here's some of the questions I asked and his answers:
Q: What do you like to collect?
A: I like collect your smiles.
(Wow... what a line! It definitely worked to make me blush!)
Q: What is your pet peeve?
A: Peeing on my shoes.
(Hehehe... he obviously misunderstood the word 'peeve', heard the word 'pet' and thought I was asking him about something bad his pet does)
Q: What's your personal strength?
A: 20 kg.
(Hehehe.. I think he just told me how much weight he can curl)
Q: What's one hardship you've experienced?
A: A turtleship.
(Oh my gosh... so funny! He heard 'ship' and so he responded by telling me a Korean ship he's familiar with)
Q: What is one scary memory you have?
A: When I was a boy, a flying bird animal acupunctured me.
(Ok, so he understood the question but his answer was off. What he meant to say was "When I was a boy, a bee once stung me"... hehehe!!!!)
3. Rushed to meet up with Ki Dong. He accompanied me to my appointment with the ear specialist today. I wasn't looking forward to getting my ear probed again.
4. Thought I was literally going to faint today when the specialist stuck a camera into my ear and turned the TV so that I could watch the horrific scene. Nasty! I love my body but I'm not cool with getting so up close and personal with it. My ear looked like some scary cave... but nope, no potatoes. A lot of liquid though and one nasty infection.
5. Ki Dong and I have cracked Korea's most prized secret when it comes to us Western girls dating.... the secret being the hospital. There we were, standing in the middle of the hospital, while endless doctors passed us by and then it hit us. This place is the greatest meat market for us Western girls who like Korean men. I mean, it's packed with highly educated, intelligent, successful Korean men who speak English! It's true. Korean doctors are forced to learn English. However, I have my great doubts with love in Korea. The way I look at it, I make great money and so instead of thinking of finding something in the "Land of the Morning Calm", I'll make my cash, save it, and wait for science. After all, the way that science is evolving, soon I'll be able to make my own perfect man in a petra dish... hehehe.
6. Next semester Ki Dong isn't going to be working in my office and so I'm really going to miss him. I took him out for lunch today and made him promise me he'd come and visit me.
7. Oh gosh... the things Ki Dong say. He never fails to amuse me, I mean, he's super open and honest about what he says but sometimes I'm convinced that I'm back in Toronto talking with one of my Canadian boys.... hehehe. Sometimes I forget Ki Dong is Korean. Maybe he's been hanging out with the Western boys too long... hehehe.
8. On my way home from the hospital I ran into the mother of one of my former kindergarten students, Johnny. She was all smiles and it felt so good to talk with her. I really do miss my kindergarten students, after all, they were my first group of students when I first came to Korea. Nothing is quite like walking into a room full of giggling mini Koreans who want nothing more than to kiss you and be tickled.
9. Bought Mi Nam a t-shirt today... I know, I know. He's a dog, I hear ya. I couldn't resist though. It's a Korean soccer shirt. It's a little too big on him but I'm hoping he'll become a big boy. He doesn't really like it though and so he humoured me tonight with his struggling strip show.... hehehe.
10. By 9pm I was exhausted. I didn't hit the gym today cause well, my ear. I know my email box is getting bombarded but sitting at my computer, sitting in general actually, is really bothering me. I can't seem to keep my head up for more than a couple of hours without getting a headache and wanting nothing more than to lie down. And so, I popped in some ear drops, popped in a movie, and curled up on the couch with Mi Nam.
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
What's the point of dating if it only leads to breaking-up?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
-- Josh Billings
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.
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