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.

Friday, June 17, 2016

Disappointed with No Weigh-In but Moving On... Friday, June 17

"I should be having weigh-in today", was the first thing I thought to myself today.
No weigh-in today because there's no fight.

Instead, I woke up early for breakfast out with Mr. Foo Man Choo.  He drove in from out of town, threw me his spare helmet and off we raced on his motorcycle -- his crotch rocket.  I picked the place, a favourite breakfast place of mine by the mall that my former boxing coach had introduced me to.  The wait staff and manager are familiar with me so I'm always greeted personally by them and I'm convinced they put extra loving in my food.  Veggie omelette for me, thanks, and apparently even a wait staff t-shirt too, very cool.  They only had a medium so they told me to come back for a small.  They use to wear these athletic shirts for their work uniform but have since changed them but before they changed them I told them I'd love one.  "I'd for sure wear it!" I told them, "sport your name on my back as I sweat it out at the gym".  And I totally would wear one of their shirts but I'd add "fueled by" above their restaurant name. 

No fight today, no boxing either, instead I went running I'm the blazing sun and then hit the weights late in the evening. 

Am hoping to hit 1,000 fans on my fan page this weekend but wanted to reach it by tonight.  Despite not hitting it I know I'm clearly becoming more and more well known.  Today I found out just how well known I'm becoming within my community when a local man called me by my ring name as I exited the grocery store.  Next thing I knew it another man was approaching me and then one more turned into two more then a few more.  I've walked down by this ghetto grocery store dozen upon dozen of times with my Dead Aim sweater and apparently I've been noticed by those around.  Awesome. 

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