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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 26 2022
Sluggish day, heavy pollution yesterday so was all congested Got through the runs but not much more Work tomorrow... from home Lockdowns spread. Creeping…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiJamuary 2022 - FULL ALBUM
Here be the full track listing for my Jamuary 2022 Song-A-Day Challenge. From beat boxing to EDM to digital garage jams to global sounds, this was a mix of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 25 2022
Beijing locked down! Well.... only a part of it. Passport in, mid-May completion and then need to renew visa. If lockdowns continue, what will I do? Still able…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 22 2022
Betty Crocker Devil's Food Cake Mix! Two of them! Added flax and chia seeds to nutrition it up a little. JP Getty, Interior Chinatown, reading these two books…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 21 2022
Look what I found! A pic taken exactly 5 years ago to apply for my current job! A drop of 16kg: 94 to 78. Nuitrition, working out, not lifting heavy, and…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 20 2022
420! Tee hee... and that's all it's really good for. Homeworking continues, and working out a viable structure to my day. Why can't I get any language studies…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 19 2022
First day of home working while living abroad! EVisas, are they still a thing? Experience was...? Running after work hampered by sitting so long or because I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 18 2022
To the Great Wall (Badaling section) Why did we go? To take the sakura train, otherwise known as the zigzag train that is supposed to go through a valley of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 15 2022
Good Friday along with a Ukrainian-Canadian hymn to start the show. A description of Easter weekend as I remember it from my childhood including Holy Thursday…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 14 2022
The mental aspect of starting a blog or podcast: what would I talk about? Hosting provider: bluehost, dreamhost, godaddy, squarespace It's like teaching a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 13 2022
Talking about starting a blog or a podcast, what would I do? This episode focuses on the practical aspects in terms of which social media outlets should be…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 12 2022
Two years since I started my podcast! Have a listen as the first episode is still up! You can skip the first nine episodes or so and head over to Episode 10 or…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 11 2022
Hurt my back! Impedes running Crypto conference... heard about it but haven't watches much. Bitcoin was down all of last week. Gold is up? Why? Seasonal play?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 8 2022
DMX and the dancing Ayis for Friday night. Two a days and cookies (remember baking sheets aren't an option). The differences between Apple Motion and Adobe…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 7 2022
Haircut done, but beard still there! Skritter and writing Chinese. Still like to have something I can see. Put the time in and get it done. To review the APPs…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 6, 2022
What do I even do in Beijing any more? And yes, that was the Ukrainian National Anthem you heard at the beginning of this episode sung by yours truly. A little…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 5 2022
A reading from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations... Why are you reading Marcus Aurelius? His name has come up a bit, thought I should finally take a look. MA wrote…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 4 2022
Cold doesnt sting as much in the morning Cold inside, warm outside Russian class, will use italki for my Russian posts Chinese classes over for now, but…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 1 2022
New day new month! Expat goodbyes. March Motion. The beginning of April After Effects. Living overseas. Language learning. Busy day! Show notes n tracks up on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 31, 2022
End of the month! Chinese studies... going faster, last class for me this weekend. March motion is (almost) over but I still have a few projects to finish up…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 30 2022
Ukrainian oil, that was never talked about before but the timeline fits. War continues. March Motion coming to a close, simplifying quite a few projects so I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 29 2022
Cold! Allergies! Whyyyyyyy!? March Motion and the basics of sole computer graphics. Made some vids, will post later. New DJI drone... $45,000! Sweet looking…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 28 2022
Omincron reappears, shutting down schools and businesses once again. Chinese class... taking a break? Mission accomplished me thinks n so now I want to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 25 2022
Russian classes - tongue twisters На дворе - трава, на траве - дрова. Не руби дрова на траве дрова! Do tongue twisters help with pronunciation? We sure depend…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 24 2022
Too much news! Is this like the Trump years in office wherein the media only fixated on one thing? Stocks keep going up... or at least in the Canadian energy…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 23 2022
Omicron hits, shut downs increase. Plane crash on Monday doesn't look good, first in over a decade. Some things are out of our control so appreciate the small…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 22 2022
Real Chinese: every new page is a new disappointmentf Russian class: Teacher: as a child I wondered how families could endure a war, now I know from…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 21 2022
Plane crash in China... first in over ten years. Sad to hear. Creative thought: How fast can I do this? Snow here, snow gone! Vid up on Youtube Omicron is…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 18 2022
All about studying Chinese and the difference between HSK and 'street speak' learning. What do people do with their time if they're not studying a language?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 17 2022
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Never did have a beer sadly, but I did have chocolate. Snow on the ground and it's a bit cold outside. Productive day as I managed to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 16 2022
Homeworking application in, now I believe it's beneficial for me. Isn't that how brainwashing works? Make the subject think they are the ones benefiting?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 15 2022
Damn generator! When it's quiet it's like dead quiet, nap-time quiet. This is what I miss. Putin's power struggle, does he care? People say he's evil, I'd say…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 14 2022
It's Pi Day! 3.14 bla bla bla. Got pie? Paralympics are over, good thing we didn't try to go see the fireworks... there were none! Russia courts China to get…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 11 2022
NFTs... the modern way of affiliate marketing? But how does it trickle down? How does it work? How can teachers or working people take advantage of this new…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 10 2022
How do you wind down for bed? A day of reading ELT terminology: grmmar, grammaring, order of acquisition, PPP, TTT. What about studying grammar? How do you…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 9 2022
Updated website Morning spent looking at the ESL landscape, ran some numbers, did some thinking. If not here, then where? If not Beijing, then where? Reading…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - Oct 17 2021
Last day! Packed up and airplane ready! Will we or will we NOT be allowed to take alcohol on the airplane even if it's in our checked luggage? I say yes! She…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 8 2022
Alcohol is not a reward! Beer or donuts? How does the body metabolize ethanol, carbs, proteins, fats? Happy International Women's Day! (Isn't every day?! Can't…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 7 2022
4x4x48 done! Ran over half of the lengths. Time for recovery. Lessons learned and why this challege? Read 'real Chinese' this morning. Difficult but more…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 6 2022
Initial thoughts after finishing this year's 4x4x48 Goggin's challenge. Learned a little bit more about pre and post run care, esp the order in which things…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 4 2022
The generator is off. It's quiet. Paralympics starts, caught the end. 4x4x48 starts today. Four miles every four hours for forty eight hours. My goal is to run…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 3 2022
They left the generator on! Ukraine and Russia. 17 days sooo March 15th it'll be over? There's no going back. Bridges are damaged, Ukraine is now literally cut…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 2 2022
After six pints, we solved the world's problems and got smarter as the night went not. Did we? Podcasting and sustainability (of creation). Ukrainian history…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 1 2022
March Motion begins! Wish it was under better circumstances but there's little I can do. For the next month I'll be working my way through Apple Motion, a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 28 2022
Last day of the month! Went by quickly, Olympics, Ukraine, war, what else is new? Apparently I tore a ligament in my hip, but it’s been this way for years?!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 25 2022
They changed my keyboard again and now I lost the autocomplete functionality Ukrainian and Russian anthems, what's the difference? Some notable history behind…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - Febraury 24 2022
Where did the evening go? Checking in on people. Russia has now officially invaded Ukraine, what a surprise that was to see at 11 am this morning. What are the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 23 2022
Some DELTA books arrived, will start studying Sad to hear that some more colleagues are thinking of leaving after being here for only a short time. I don't…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 22 2022
Palindrome and ambigram day! 22.02.2022, or how do you write it? Russia declares parts of Ukraine as now part of Russia. Read Sergy Plohii's book Gates of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 21 2022
Olympics are over! Canada is fourth in terms of total medals! Eleventh according to gold medals! Paralympics start March 4th. Want to go see Olympic Park to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 18 2022
What do you do while you're editing a podcast? Make banana bread! Done and done with Episode 28 of my podcast. Featuring writer and comedian Donnie Fan, we…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSP28 - Donnie Fan
This Episode, recorded on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, sees me sit down with writer and comedian Donnie Fan. A self-described “mixed blood of Chinese descent”…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 17 2022
What's going on in Canada? Is it true they can just take the money out of your bank account? Iunno, I thought it was a bunch of truckers protesting in the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 16 2022
Out for dinner with a former colleague who is moving to Hong Kong for a new job. Talked about job transitions, education and what I would have done differently…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 15 2022
Reading and learning, management and other responsibilities. Do you have any books you read that, even after a sentence, it spurs you into action? Those are…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 14 2022
Well Happy Valentine's Day! Roses are red, violets are blue, it's cold outside and so are you! Hahaha DELTA research, apparently a lot of people have done it…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 11 2022
Automation automation automation... for voice, text, video, photo, computer and phone. But how? Looked into using an Android automation program but doesn't…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 10 2022
Life as an expat, is it that easy? Learning languages to help with culture shock. How do we classify different languages? Working on automation both for now…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 9 2022
At a comedy show, recorded podcast Episode 28, look for that next week. Met some other expats who don't teach, some good stories. Small success with Automator…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - February 8 2022
TCM places are closed so no go for acupuncture atm. The other place needed a recent negative NAT result. Guess I'm home-remedying this back ache. Olympics, is…