1. Got up way too late and then had to keep my cool as the taxi driver had to put up with downtown Saturday traffic. A ride that usually takes 15 mins took over 30 mins today. Ahhhh, I hate traffic.
2. Thinking it's all a conspiracy... got told that Cheonan would be having the water turned off in the city from Friday 9 pm till Sunday 3 pm. Well, it's Saturday and I still have water.
3. Ventured out to Seoul with Yoon (Ryan) to do some Christmas shopping. My simple lists consisted of five gifts but I bought boots, bubble bath, and only two out of the five gifts.
4. Tried on way too many boots and was so quick to blush whenever any of the salesmen touched my legs.... I'll leave it at that! Patty, you know what I'm talking about girl! ㅋㅋㅋ!
5. After trying on literally every pair of boots in the stores, finally agreed on this hot pair of black suede boots. Thankfully for me, the sales guy was so interested in Ryan and me cause we (Korean man with white woman) isn't such a common thing and so it lead me to a huge discount. Good stuff.
6. Came to the conclusion that Yoon is probably the only man alive, besides my father, that can tolerate shopping. I even think he likes it better than my mom!
7. Despite Korean norms, snuck a kiss on Ryan's cheek while posing for a picture. Ryan says kissing in public during daytime is like walking around naked... just not normal!
8. Checked out "Puffin restaurant", a Canadian-style place in Seoul that serves all-day breakfast... Canadian style! Feasted on scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and an omelet. It was so great to feast on such foods... felt like I was sitting at my mom's kitchen table.
9. Realized why Darren was so curious about my ex-engagement, it's because he didn't realize it was an "EX" engagement. He still thinks I'm engaged and so I can only imagine what kind of person he thinks I am... which I'm not!
10. Found out that me being white and dating Ryan in Korea is like me dating a black guy in Whitby, in terms of his parents' reaction that is. Never thought about it before cause in Toronto everyone's mixed together. I understand their concerns though, to a certain extent and so I'm hesitant and nervous to meet them!
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
What song would you make your own personal anthem?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
-- Jimmy Carter
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.
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