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, June 21, 2015

It's Father's Day and my Dad is the Proudest Father... Sunday, June 21

Attention everyone and anyone I will run into while with my dad,

Just to let you know, as if you didn't already, I came from Canada where I run my own boxing club and even though many of you know it, expect for my dad to remind you.  I'm convinced my dad has introduced me to everyone he's ran into, even the custodian at the Tim Horton's coffee shop and one of the girls at the grocery stores.  I should note that despite him not actually really knowing these people beyond perhaps crossing paths with them as he goes about his daily things he is so quick to tell them about me.  Take for example going to the grocery store to buy groceries.  I pulled out my wallet, told him I got it, but then he insists that he pays.  "She's on vacation.  She's from Korea.  Do you know my daughter has the biggest boxing club in Korea?" he says.  Of course they don't know, they don't know me from a whole in the wall nor would they know me but my father is just the proudest dad walking around with me and he's so quick to toot my horn and brag about me to anyone who listens.  I think it's quite cute but I can just imagine the people listening to him as he tells them about me.  They smile at him, listen, and most will tell me congrats and to enjoy my vacation, so everyone is super sweet about letting him say what he wants to say.

Today was Father's Day and it only elevated things all that more.  I was introduced to his favourite waitress at one of the restaurants where my parents used to always go together.  At church I shook numerous people's hands and listened to him rant and rave about me, and then later on I heard him on the phone telling a friend about me.  

My dad is my biggest fan and it's adorable.  Coming to Canada for Father's Day was absolutely perfect.

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