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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 1, 2024
New month! Getting quiet out there! Jamuary done and posted! All up n done for this year. Next project STVSKRSKI on YouTube, a teack a day for the next 365…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 31, 2024
End of the month! What a month! Jamuary done! Now to tidy up, backup and archive. New project will get going soon. Newsletter in the pipeline, look for it…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 30, 2024
It’s the 30th! Did you know this year is a leap year? We get an extra day in February. Chinese stonks stalled, or simply falling? New restrictions on short…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 29, 2024
Cookies pies and payday! Sore throat, hope it’s not serious! Lunchtime run on the treadmill cause it’s too smoggy. Four kilometres in about 40 min. Did do some…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 26, 2024
Last Friday of January! Still work tomorrow. Eeesh, a little uninspired with the Jamuary tracks as of late. But looking forward to the next challenge. Workouts…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 25, 2024
Looks like I’m at least a little bit right on the Chinese market moves. But don’t take my word for it, do your own due diligence and talk to your own financial…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 24, 2024
And they came through! SkyRemit with the remittance to the Canada! $84 deposited… roughly how much I lost on the conversion. So what happened? Account number…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 23, 2024
Newsletter out! https://stevensirski.substack.com/p/a-banking-fiasco Automation - is it worth it or is it just a distraction? Automator, Keyboard Maestro…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 22, 2024
Hot pot and cycling A theatre play 故宫博物院大型沉浸式家 角端 庭音乐剧《甪端》 - The Forbidden City Large Scale Immersive Family Spectacle “Lu Duan” - A story about the end caps…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 19, 2024
Money is back! Count your blessings! Whatever did go wrong? Would you try again?! But be careful how you treat people online, they may just live in your…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 18, 2024
Finally time to think! Automation! Got more working… though not exactly the way I want it to. Cleaning downloads. Still using Automator though I know there are…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 17, 2024
That’s what it feels like to have a few days off… GUILT-FREE! Workouts in! Lunch time run on the treadmill 5.17km in 45 min, followed by an after work workout…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 16, 2024
Go to your happy place. Nifty Notes export script for Mac users: https://macmost.com/export-all-of-the-notes-on-your-mac-using-a-script.html Also looking to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 15, 2024
New week new me!? No, not at all! Whisky tasting! Aiyamaya, do NOT need to do that too often! -Ardbeg Wee Beastie -Ardbeg An Oa -Ardbeg Ten Year -The Balvenie…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 12, 2024
Must be getting close to remitting money to Canada because…. fkg lost it today! Confirm your account they say! Canada bank says we can provide you with the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 11, 2024
Is this what peace is? Is this what a “normal” life is? How could this change? Work has slowed considerably. Elections in Taiwan… maybe that’s why the internet…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 10, 2024
End of an era! No more dog meat in South Korea after 2027 https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/dog-meat-will-be-off-the-menu-in-south-korea-3ec5b05f?mod=itp_wsj,djemI…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 9, 2024
GuoBaoRiu for dinner! ShuangJingXuan - but we ordered waaaay too much! Only THREE dishes and the gupbaoriu (which the restaurant is famous for) took half an…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 8, 2024
Spent much of the day working on the big podcast, using Repurpose to make backups and publish to YouTube! Jamuary continues with tracks updated. Trying to set…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 5, 2024
In memory of my Father, Andy Sirski. Вічная пам'ять! WTF is Obsidian?? I’ve come across it before and this seems to be part of the new method of note taking…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 4, 2024
Books I can read! Hahaha!… but do I still have the time? Working on Episode 43! Coming together! Jamuary… wow there are a lot of projects going on! How is…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 3, 2024
How’s that for an intro?! AI tools are making things look cool! Spent some time going through new tools. Botpress… AI chatbots made easy! Haven’t really…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 2, 2024
The story of 15 years of travel. South Korea Poland Ukraine Australia Montreal China ESL teacher Farm hand Warehouse worker Wannabe musician What could…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - January 1, 2024
Back in the Jing! New Year New Me New You?? Newsletter out! What did we do? I fell asleep! How was the rest of Guangzhou? Relaxed, search for youtiao, rainy…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 29, 2023
End of December already! New Year’s weekend! Slow day, smoggy day, T-shirt day! Breakfast at TaoTaoJu, another famous name brand here. Had similar foods as…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 28, 2023
Breakfast dian du de 点都德, a famous restaurant. Pretty good and we ate our fill for most of the day Ming Ji (Ming Kee) Chang fen 明记 for dinner, another famous…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 27, 2023
And then we went to Guangzhou! Trying out a bit of a different set up for this recording as I didn’t bring my iPad or big microphone. Daxing airport First…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 26, 2023
Boxing Day, how does it go? I still worked. Spent much of the day rewriting the newsletter, reflecting on Christmas as an expat. Christmas songs, was trying to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 25, 2023
It’s Christmas! Have you ever seen the end of the NORAD Santa tracker? I finally did! Trying out this web-based program called Repurpose, will help distribute…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 22, 2023
What was thaaat??! Working on Episode 43, may have to release it next week. They say work will lighten up next month, we’ll see about that. Keep in mind…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 21, 2023
Winter Solstice! Shortest day of the year! Did you do anything? I worked! December Drumming tracks coming along, trying out a few things, but staying mostly…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 20, 2023
More cold! Schools closing! “Cities including Jiangsu's Nanjing, Changzhou and Zhenjiang, as well as Anhui's Lu'an, Wuhu and Chuzhou all have suspended classes…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 19, 2023
Cold and snow! Longest it’s been like this since I arrived. Babies being born, new China boom? Newsletter in the works. Or is this just a blog by another name?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 18, 2023
A week till Christmas and three days till Solstice! Half way through the month already? Still cold outside Workouts in: -6.65km in 38.02 -Sunday’s run was…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 15, 2023
End of the week Workouts in, lunchtime was a bit cold, need to roll out the back December Drumming continues at skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com Would you trust…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 14, 2023
Still snowing! Is this a Beijing blizzard?? Getting a bit cold to be reviewing characters outside. And the Powell pop! Oil, gold n everything bounces on the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 13, 2023
More snow! And cold! Workouts in! 5.95km within 36 min 55 sec. Not much time for anything else at lunch so another after work workout with kbells n clubs…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 12, 2023
Feeling far better! Newsletter out! All about expats leaving. Thinking, going forward, how else could I change up some things and make them better? Make my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 11, 2023
感冒了Sick, like flu but not too serious, down throughout Sunday, Is it the new coov? JN.1 taking over from BA.62.whatever. Newsletter written, will send out…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 8, 2023
More about NAC https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/nac-benefits#TOC_TITLE_HDR_10 Life speeds up over 40? Is it true? Reading recommendations…Chinese books The…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 7, 2023
NAC - what is it and what does it do? Basically a strong antioxidant used to flush toxins from the body. Can help with pushing alcohol out of the system…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 6, 2023
December Drumming updated! Still creating, but it’s taken time to figure out how to post everything. Work outs… both in! Couldn’t resist getting two in. Was…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 5, 2023
New stove top! 燃气灶 ránqìzào Found the archived files for previous December Drummings and Jamuary’s. Turns out I did NOT start in 2020 but in 2021. Oops…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 4, 2023
December Drumming continues! Four tracks done and up on Bandcamp skrskimuzik.bandcamp.com This is the third year I’m doing this. Smog rolling in but still a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - December 1, 2023
New month! End of the year! Going anywhere?? Departures! First in a long time! Expat life, where will you lie? December Drumming kicks off, check…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 30, 2023
End of the month! Already! What have you got left to do in 2023? Does it matter? Setting up for December Drumming 2023! Address…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 29, 2023
Health check done, how was it? Afternoon get together and a rather startling beer, sleep, and a midnight run. Maybe a good time to start splitting up my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 28, 2023
Newsletter out! Up-skilling in the age of AI? Worth it? Language learning, worth it? Some neat plugins being created for ChatGPT, it’s a new skill and tech…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 27, 2023
Episode 43 recorded! Newsletter in the process! Need to get a health check done soon. Workouts in! Lunchtime grind: barely made 5.29 km within 38 min 20 sec…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 24, 2023
Black Friday begins! What will you buy now?!?!? How is Ukraine doing? “Redefining Success in Ukraine: A New Strategy Must Balance Means and Ends” by Richard…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 23, 2023
These days are a flying by! Getting cold as the wind picks up! What are Beijing winters like? Happy US Thanksgiving Day! Professional sports in Las Vegas?!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 22, 2023
Last of the warmth? Like clockwork… Little Snow day today and magic… the weather will turn cold in Beijing! Workouts in! Lunch time run: 6.5km within 37.16…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 21, 2023
It’s the 21st? I hope I was saying that all day cause I don’t really remember. One month till the days start getting longer! Chinese reading not so bad…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 20, 2023
It’s 20/23! Upped the tech game, got Keyboard Maestro and a month long transcription service. Workouts in! Lunch run 5.5km or so in 36 min Dual 5kg clubs After…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 17, 2023
End of week! Workouts in! How was the change up? DIDN’T happen! Lunchtime run -lunges -pull ups push ups increased every round, six rounds total 1/2/3 2/4/6…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 16, 2023
Birthday of an old school friend many years ago, but have lost touch. Last I saw, he had a kid. Moved away from the hometown but still in Canada. Last…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 15, 2023
I confess… I had McDonalds for breakfast. Didn’t post a picture because I didn’t want others to have the same idea. Be strong. Double sausage n egger, double…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 14, 2023
How are those supplements doing? Have not been consistent. Weight is about the same, but body pain has been noticeable. Organizing the studio - how else can I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 13, 2023
Stats are in! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taobao-tmall-11-11-shopping-011100480.html So how much did you buy? I could’ve bought more but am happy with what…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 10, 2023
End of the week! Been light this week. Workouts in! Lunch: Did NOT feel like working out. Started gentle on the treadmill with the weight vest then decided…