BARRING SPARRING
Four good rounds of sparring on Monday, but none on Wednesday, due to a snowstorm.
I am going to have to find a way to make that up.
I guess that means more next week.
FIRST FIGHT...COOL! ... OR APRIL FOOL?
Coach Richard has been very impressed with my performance lately. He actually said to me that he was looking to get me a match for the summer.
However, while I was sparring on Monday, I heard Rick say something about "next month".
His next boxing show is on April 12. Does that mean that he is considering putting me in the April 12 show?
Not to take anything away from Richard and Junmar. They are good coaches.
However, Will from Bramalea has somehow found a way to tap my frustration.
I have a lifetime of anger and frustrations built up inside me, and Will has found a way to help me release it every time I am in the ring.
Thanks to Will, I have become a very aggressive boxer.
That is a huge disadvantage for unsuspecting opponents.
TAX REFUND = NEW BOXING GEAR, ONCE A YEAR
I am going to be doing my taxes on Sunday at H&R Block in Dufferin Mall, and I am expecting a decent refund.
It is the only time of year I can afford to buy new gear.
This year, I will be investing in a new mouthguard, wraps, shoes, trunks, foul protector, and sparring gloves. I just got a new headgear from a friend back in September, but everything else needs replacing.
The gloves are the most expensive, and I go through a pair a year. I am thinking of getting more expensive gloves, so that they will maybe last longer.
I am considering Rival gloves. They are a good glove, and from a Canadian company.
Rival Boxing is in Montreal.
My mouthguard and wraps are worn down to almost nothing, and my foul protector is too big. It is falling off.
It reminds me of the film "Tough Enough". A guy's protector falls down, and he trips on it. Hillarious.
I also want a new pair of Rival shoes. The high-top ones.
I also want to get new trunks. The ones I have now are also getting too large. They are also green. Although I like green, I want to get a pair that match Stockyards' colours for when I compete. Black with red trim, and white waistband. Maybe I will get "THE BRICK" across the front waistline.
Nice...sexy...boxing trunks.
Okay, ladies. No shoving. There is enough of me to share!
A SLIP WITHOUT A DRESS
On Saturday night shift, I took a serious wipe-out on the lobby floor at work.
The idiot cleaners were washing the floor, used too much water, and had no "Caution Wet Floor" signs out.
I fell really hard onto my left side. My left knee, as well as my left shoulder, upper arm and elbow were in extreme pain.
This was immediately reported to my supervisor, and the cleaning company supervisor.
After that, I had a string of phone calls from so many supervisors to check on me.
The head office of the security company where I work sent me a WISB form.
I personally didn't think I needed to make a WISB claim, but it is company procedure to do so.
The way they look at it, if the injury gets worse, and I need to take time off work, I will still get paid.
I don't think it is that bad. I am a boxer. I get hit harder than that.
My only concern is that it was my left arm. My precious left arm. My deadly jab come from there. I really hope this is not going to affect my training.
Do you want to see how much I freak? Really? Really?
This is a case where the cleaning company may get in crap. Since they did not have the signs out, or at least not in an area that can be seen.
It is law in Ontario, that those signs are required.
Also, the fact that they used 'way too much water.
Seriously, there was almost a centimeter of water on the floor. Really? Who needs that much water to mop the floor? Were they planning on swimming in it?
It does not end there.
A couple of hours later, I almost took a dive on the washroom floor for the same reason, and once again, no damn sign.
I did not fall the second time, but I wrenched my back.
I complained to the cleaner, and his answer was, "What can I do? There is nothing I can do."
Really?
That is why you are a janitor, and always will be a janitor.
In my opinion, you should not even be allowed to do that.
PIZZA PROBLEMS
Although I try to maintain a healthy lifestyle, we all deserve a treat occasionally.
One of the things that really drives my crazy is when friends tell me, "Oh, but you are a boxer, you shouldn't be eating that."
Really?
Let's take a look at this: We have Guy 1 over here, who sits on his butt all day. Guy 2 over there who sits on his butt all day, and then you have me, who is at the gym daily and has a physically active job.
Out of the three of us, which one can afford a treat now and then?
So....bite me.
On Fridays, when I am on night shift, there is nothing open around my workplace after midnight.
Yeah, Mississauga, you know. That whole city shuts down at 9:30. Reminds me of Hamilton.
Anyway, the only place that will deliver at that time is Pizza Pizza.
I treat myself on Fridays with a small veggie pizza. Well, okay, sometimes I put a protein on it. After all, I am an athlete.
I usually use the online ordering system at pizzapizza.ca, because I usually find it easier.
This past Friday, March 14, I ordered my usual, to be delivered at 2 AM, my first break.
2 AM comes and goes, 2:15 comes and goes, 2:30 comes and goes...still no pizza.
By this time it is almost closing time, so I said "screw it", and I ended up just buying crap from the vending machine in the employee lounge.
Here is where it gets weird:
The following night shift, at just before 2 AM, I get a buzz at the door.
It was Pizza Pizza delivery.
He was delivering what I had ordered the night before... 24 hours late.
Pizza Pizza has a '40-Minutes-Or-Free' guarantee. Well, I guess 24 hours is more than 40 minutes.
I asked for the pizza to be free, but he said "no". The reason was that they had only received the order 30 minutes ago, so technically, it is not late.
Okay, so it is my fault their online ordering system sucks big balls?
Also, the date the product was ordered was on the receipt. They can see it was ordered the day before, and who orders a pizza 24 hours in advance?
I could understand if you were having a party or something, and were ordering a lot, but a small single pizza?
"I think I might be hungry this time tomorrow. I think I will order a pizza now."
As it turned out, he would not let me have the pizza for free, so I sent it back.
Then, I waited until 2:45 (15 minutes before closing), and ordered the exact same thing for immediate delivery.
25 minutes later, the exact same delivery guy came with the exact same order, and I did not tip him.
I would not be surprised if it was the exact same pizza.
That explains the name Pizza Pizza.
Cheers.
TORONTO WEATHER FOR MARCH 16 2014
Clear, Low -15c / High -4c Extreme Cold Alert (Overnight)
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