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.

Saturday, June 25, 2016

A Strange Story to Giggle About... Saturday, June 25

Had the weirdest thing happen to me and it should come to absolute no surprise to my friends that such a thing should happen to me.  I am the bearer of strange stories, apparently.  This is the trend of my life.

Today I was messaged by someone on Facebook.  We're Facebook friends which really means nothing when you consider I have about 4,267 other friends... "friends".  Anyways, we have a common friend, a friend who is actually a real life, in the flesh friend of mine. So this particular "friend" of mine messaged me and at first I thought perhaps I was being rude in that I couldn't remember him.  I've met countless people here in Toronto since I've returned so it didn't seem like such a far fetched idea that perhaps I knew him. Ended up giving him my number and he then called me.  He labelled me his new "Facebook BFF" and then we established that we both haven't actually met.  

But then I met him.  I met him tonight.

He took an Uber to my apartment building after I returned from my afternoon weight training and he greeted me with a big smile and a big hug.  It was a sweet greeting and then we went walking around my neighborhood.  I went for a walk with a total stranger in the ghetto hood of Cabbagetown, nice. Stranger things have happened?!  Yes and no.  Maybe not for others but definitely for me.

Is this what has become of my Facebook and social circle -- people randomly asking me to hang out with them?  And what does that say about me meeting up with them?!  I went for the simple fact that I admired his confidence on the phone and wanted to amuse myself with the anticipated funny story it'd leave me with if nothing else.  He asked me if I wanted to go to some pre-drinking party but I don't drink so that one drink at a pre-drinking party would be enough to do me in.  

Was it fun to meet him, sure.  Will I hang out with him again, not sure.  I really don't like meeting new people to tell you the truth.  I get along with most people but I like to keep my circle small and keep it tight.  I rather strengthen these ties with my current friends than make new ties and build new friendships.
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