Today marked Pyen Chi’s very first birthday so despite me not being officially booked out of the hospital, or with the doctor’s approval to leave, I left.
I had stepped out yesterday for what was supposed to be a two hour thing but when we headed out for Seoul we definitely stretched those two hours beyond what was allowed. Snuck back into the hospital today though, in the early morning, and I put my hospital gown on in the elevator with anticipation of getting away with it and I did. I totally did. I knew that around 6:30-7am there would be a switch over of nurses by which the head nurse on duty would then go over all the patients’ charges with those starting their shift. They’d have their backs turned to the elevator and I’d only have to worry about the head nurse noticing me. She didn’t notice a thing but I must admit it was rather hard to stop a smirk when my nurse walked in a couple of minutes later and greeted me with breakfast and my morning shot-in-the-bum medicine.
Snickers had promised me we’d only stay till noon and then we’d return to Ggum Guum but when the nurse hooked me back up to the IV I knew we’d have a problem. Snickers thought he’d be a smarty pants by disconnecting my IV bag and trying to drain it in the sink – no suck luck. When noon came and the nurse said I had to wait till Monday morning when my doctor returns I wasn’t impressed.
“We’ve got two choices” I told her, “either you can take this IV needle out of my arm or I can take it out. And between you and me I hope you do it because I’ll close my eyes and just yank it out.” Ten minutes later she returned with a frowned look on her face and took it out, so I left.
Returned home. My birthday girl Pyen Chi was waiting for me and her little buddy Balboa was totally in La-La land in Mi Nam’s old bed. Later on in the day Pyen Chi got lots of hugs and attention from one of my boxercise gals I had invited over for coffee. She’s a Canadian gal that loves big dogs so she’s definitely a fan of Pyen Chi. Today she met Balboa for the first time and she had a good giggle over Boa (Balboa) trying to eat his food. We’re convinced his head is too big for his body and he doesn’t quite yet know how to find balance. When he leans forward to eat his back two legs swing up in the air and occasionally this happens too when he’s simply walking around. It’s hilarious to watch and I really got to get this on video. Pyen Chi has been surprisingly so good with Boa. I thought she might snap back on Boa whenever Boa tries to bite her nose but she just takes it. She isn’t yet at the point where she’ll let Boa cuddle up to her despite him trying but she’s now somewhat comfortable with Balboa walking over her paws when she’s lying down. I tell ya, the two together are just too adorable for words!!!
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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