With time ticking till I board the plane and start this new adventure I'm jumping full force into, I figured I better get in some quality time with my friends here before I go. My time is so limited here though, so completely bombarded with a billion and one things to do before I leave Korea. Just today a meeting was held in regards to my Korean boxing license and who holds the reins and control over it. Snickers fought on my behalf. A couple of hours out in Seoul at KBC to discuss it and I am now officially a free agent boxer. I officially have no legal restrictions, restraints or ties to UP Boxing and my old coach, Junior Mint. It was a bitter sweet moment but I'm going to lean on it being more sweet than bitter. He's had two years to apologise but it may as well be a zillion. Anyways, I wanted to celebrate it and see friends so that's exactly what I did tonight, I told a close friend we would hang out.
"I'M FREE, LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BUT... before I could even head out the door, I got a surprise visitor!!!
In walked a fellow female pro boxer but not just any boxer, it was none other than Korea's very own champ, Kim Danbi. She knew I would be leaving Korea soon so she drove in from out of town to come say goodbye to me. It was a very sweet surprise; I was so flattered. Danbi has always supported me with my boxing starting from the very day she heard I was doing my pro test. She came to watch it, that was something like six years now.
Note how I always mentioned she's a champion... damn proud of her!!!
Eventually did meet up with the one friend I had intended to but I showed up like an hour late. He understood why, he's cool like that. He was with some other sweeties that I know and together we headed over to check out another friend's live music. Live music was then followed by checking out another place, enjoying watching my one friend bust out some funky dance moves, and then some good old Korean street food.
I can't remember the last time I've eaten Korean street food. It's super greasy and most of it is not at all healthy but at 2am it's so much fun to sit there and enjoy it with friends like I did tonight.
Man, I really have to get out more in Korea... seriously.
I took a taxi back to Hulk's, got out at the corner and then decided to deck into a bar where I'm friends with the owner and often one of my good friends hangs out. Low and behold he was there. I turned and there he was with a grin from ear to ear and his arms wide open. I stepped forward, stepped into his arms and we stood there giggling and hugging with all to see. It was so great to see him again. We haven't been friends for a long time but it's been a good time together regardless of the length and lack there of it.
Random side note here, when we walked into the first bar a particular song started up right when we walked in -- "See you Again" by Wiz Khalifa. I had listened to this song on the plane back to Korea when I just recently visited Canada and I had noted how I cried through it [see here]. I cried and cried... I listened to it for 14hrs and basically either cried the whole time or fell asleep crying to it. I had had a fabulous time in Canada with my friends and it was so incredibly heartbreaking to not know when I'd be able to see them again, the song only emphasised this point. Anyways, so I walked into the bar tonight and that song started playing. I'll admit I found myself getting sentimental and emotional because of it but then I realized, hey I'm going to Canada soon!!! I'll be there sooner than my friends even know it so yes I will see them again.
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