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.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Bathroom Bloopers... Wednesday, August 28

That awkward moment when you know someone thinks they saw something they didn't actually see.  And just for the record, NO, I do not pee using a urinal nor do I have the "equipment" to do so.  

Ok, so perhaps some background info on what led to me talking about the above...

The bathroom was stinky today, real stinky.  I'm talking about can't-get-it-out-of-your-nose, must-have-burnt-my-nose-hairs kind of stink that you just don't easily forget.  Thursdays are Toilet Thursdays at the boxing club, meaning I clean the bathrooms like there's no tomorrow, but today I just couldn't wait till tomorrow.  The smell was bad.  I searched out the culprit -- the one lonely urinal.  In addition to being convinced none of the guys actually close the door to that stall when they use it (in our unisex bathroom too I should note), I don't think anyone flushes it either.  With a squirt bottle of toilet cleaner, I stood in front of it and squirted the heck out of it.  Then I heard someone walk by.  I didn't think anything of it until I then realized that from behind you couldn't see that I had anything in my hand.  

I never did find out who saw me but am sure I freaked someone out... great.

A double great and another bathroom mishap happened today after a long day of training.  Wednesday is technically my day off training but it was far from that today.  I've been working hard at my pull-ups and today I did one too many circuits with members to even think I went light at training today. 

Because a wave of young members now occupies our membership list, our club hot hours are now 7 to 9pm.  By 10pm tonight all our members had come and gone, leaving Snickers watching Crossfit on the juice bar TV and me cleaning up here and there.  

I was so exhausted.

I haven't been this exhausted at the club in such a long time.

Headed to the back bathrooms, sat down on the toilet and next thing I knew it I was falling forward.  I whacked my head on the toilet paper holder and for a split second I had absolutely no idea where I was.  Our bathroom stalls have surround mirrors so they're quite in your face, not exactly a warming sight to wake up to -- the sight of my dazed and confused face, bulging eyes and gasping mouth... hahaha.  Turns out I had fallen asleep for a good 15 minutes. 

"I disappear for 15 minutes and you don't come find me?!" I asked Snickers.

"I didn't want to share the TV remote controller [TV converter] so I didn't look for you" was his reply.  

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