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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 29, 2021
Work week starts already?! Sunday afternoon lapsed into Sunday evening (as it always does) with a few bottles of wine. Not sure how often I want that to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 26 2021
Vibrators are percussive instruments... and the forming of a muscle knot. Left calf muscle seems to be in the process of knotting hence the need for beating it…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 25, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving Day to our USAmerican comrades! (Canada's is in October... shorter growing season.) Pies in Beijing... expensive? $50 CAD for a 9" pie…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 24 2021
Chinese studies, vocab, and the plan or idea to work from home in order to master the HSK 6 word list next year. Beard oil? Is it even necessary? Do people…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 23, 2021 9.02 PM
Cool jobs... washing windows? NaNoWriMo update, how many words can you write in a day? Made a title page, does that count? Blog notes have gotten shorter, I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 22 2021
NO TIME TO DIE... or is there? SPOILERS!.... New Bond movie, interesting transition. They did offer up a few clues, one that another agent will become 007, but…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 19 2021
Hyperproductivity and today's world. Are we always being busy and productive or just busy? Is this a bad thing? What would Thomas Edison think? And what was…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 18 2021
Great ideas disappear, better ideas stick around. AI in China... am I in the wrong profession? Something in the air recently, might get some plants for the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 17 2021
Making a job for yourself, would you do it? How would you do it? What if I lost my job tomorrow, would I be able to keep earning an income and, if so, how…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 16 2021
Ever washed a wall? Should be easy but it was the one behind my bed so I had to move stuff. Overall, looks better. Found the audio book version of 三体, Three…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 15 2021
Chinese class on a Sunday morning? THREE HOURS?! But I think it's what I need. Former teacher from Wudaokao! Only three or four students per class. The book…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 12 2021
Thinks & Thoughts and how long did it take me to go from concept to execution for my podcast and audio blog? Answer: a long time! Other ideas I've had, random…
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Lest we forget. Have you tried to read In Flanders Fields out loud? With the recorder going? Try it. This here is my attempt. Cell phone in hand, Beijing…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 10 2021
Did it even snow? Cause... it's all gone now! It's Shuang Shi Yi Eve! Are you going to buy anything? November, Movember, remember to get your pooper checked…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 9 2021
Been a while since I've been back to Canada! Star Trek thinking... what if we are living not in a simulation but in the recorded memory of some thing that has…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 8 2021
Beijing's first snow of the season! We beat Winnipeg! Gotta get up early if you want pics of the city under cover cause it melts fast! Either way... it's cold!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 5 2021
Foot is hurting on top, can't be a sprain can it? Forgot to press publish last night. NaNoWriMo2021, coming along. Weekend is here... and I work! Show notes on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 4 2021
An extended disgression on learning Chinese, HSK 5 or 6, what do they really mean? 2500 characters or 5000 words, whatever! All that being said, should I be…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 3 2021
Passport renewal process, should be easy enough. Can apply to RETAIN my current passport while it's being renewed... but I'll have to pay $45 CAD for that…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 2 2021
Feeling better. Chinese remedies vs the remedies I grew up with. Chinese remedies would be hot water, rest, then a pharmacy visit. Strange as most people I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - November 1 2021
November already and several Birthdays in the near future. Pipes are warming up in prep for full on heating in another week or so. Head cold or something but…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 29 2021
Back in Beijing no problem!... But the city is cutting itself off. Universities are shutting gates and the city is building what some would call is a 'Beijing…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 28 2021
It's the Smog! Jinan is worse than Beijing right now. // Olympics coming up, will we be able to go? Vaxxed, not vaxxed, double triple vaxxed? // Beijing…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 27, 2021
Another daily audio blog from the road... In Jinan, long time since I've been here! // Busy day but still got a work out in: 8 rounds, 45 seconds on, 10…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 26 2021
On the train again! This time high speed and on the way to Jinan! // Working from a home office or regular office? Which one is better these days? Which…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 25 2021
Halloween as an expat experience. // THE VIRUS returns, will we be allowed back into Beijing if we leave? // USA's National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 16 2021
How to order a full cup of coffee in Chinese? // Off to Wenshu Buddhist Temple, does a stopover at a temple count for anything in the Universal Order? // Over…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 22 2021
Chinese studies in the morning: characters, reading, socializing. // Depression and anxiety: these topics pop up from time to time. How to deal with them? //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 15, 2021
Headache to start the day! // Off to see the pandas! // Big ones, small ones, white and black ones and red ones too! I remember when pandas were sent as…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 21, 2021
Deep clean of the apartment! Why? Got a new washing machine soooo, if the old one needs to go, chances are its surroundings haven't been touched in a while…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 20 2021
All about the document renewal process in Beijing! Get the paperwork, get the photos, fill in the papers IN BLACK INK, wait in line, submit the paper, don't…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 14 2021
Moving day, and it's raining again! No surprise there. ChongQing >> Chengdu. // Bought tickets online, train delayed, no Starbucks. // Hotel downtown, Chengdu…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 19 2021
It's COLD in Beijing! Temperatures have dropped seemingly OVERNIGHT! // Uploading more Episodes for last week! // Visa renewal process beings, always fun to go…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 13 2021
Late start, tired legs and feet. // Off to the Art Gallery, neat temporary collection of oil paintings. // Burning noodles. // The mask situation. // Southern…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 18 2021
Back in the Beej and recovering from the very busy journey! Is it possible to travel and publish? How do you keep sane and organized? Schedule over presence of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 12 2021
Planned: Three Gorges Museum and an Art Gallery. Got: Govt Museum, house and the Museum. // Neat metro stop built into its surroundings, including a forest…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 11 2021
What is your daily schedule like when you travel? Get up and get out, that's why it's sometimes good to have a travel group taking you around. // Got a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 10 2021
Smoking smoking smoking, snoring snoring snoring! is true! 2.5 hrs of sleep total! // Cabin couple was nice to talk to. // Arrived in ChongQing, rain rain…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 9 2021
Smoking smoking smoking, snoring snoring snoring! That's how the hard sleeper train to ChongQing was described to me! And, given the price, 389 for a bed, yet…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 8 2021
Pre-travel checklist? GoPro, drone, and a phone, right? // 18 hours to ChongQing on a Saturday night, should be interesting who we meet. // Four days…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 7 2021
Cheaper to ChongQing? Only 18 hrs on the train? Later departure and only a small difference in arrival time?! // New HSK test prep book, is it enough? Brings…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 6 2021
Travel prep begins, tickets, hostels, hotels, scheduling. Chengdu >> ChongQing? // How do people even pack for a vacation? I'm not used to this short of trip!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 5 2021
THREE HOUR WAR MOVIE! Battle of Changjin. Good movie / story, no cheesey love lines. Patriotic, the US doesn't win, but certainly not anti-War. Takes place…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 4, 2021
It's sooooooo quiiiieeeeeettttt! And it's nice. I ended up taking the weekend off from my studies as it was just so nice and quiet around the compound that I…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - October 1 2021
National Day Golden Week beings! Qing Jie Kuai le as they say on the Chinese socials! // Feeling the crunch as my studies are taking a lot of time each day…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 30, 2021
Episode 27 is done, up and posted on my website stevensirski.com. Take a look, have a listen, with the New Age of Decay! // Spent FOUR HOURS in contact with…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 29, 2021
Kuaishou, Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok), or Bilibili? Which one would you choose? There are some differences, but all provide similar types of short video…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 28 2021
BIRDS! // Are people heading out for National Day break already? // Skipping rope is now a subject to be studied, how many skips can you do in a minute? //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 27 2021
Gotta fix Anchor RSS feed, it's not working. // SSP27 recorded and being edited, to be released later this week! // Finally finished that comic book! Now back…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - FULL WEEK - Sept 20 - Sept 24, 2021
Sept 20, 2021: USA publishes lots of books about future tech, what about in China? // Red room with posters all around it outlining the duties of a good Party…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 24 2021
Drilling drilling drilling! Why is there always a drill? // Chinese reading progress, but how is my pronunciation? // Hitting a wall with Python! Or is it too…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 23 2021
More Chinese grammar practice! One, S V1 O VS T! Two, no 为! // Food battle in a comic book: to dip or not to dip. // Today's movie: 秋菊打官司, The Story of Qiuju…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 22 2021
Tuna and pasta for dinner! Cheap! Easy! Quick! // Podcast Episode set up for this weekend! // Crushing Chinese studies early in the morning! Get it done! Put…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 21 2021
Officially Mid-Autumn! Got a good shot of the moon! // Moon cakes, anyone? // Nice day but stayed inside to study Python! Randomisation, loops, and FizzBuzz!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 20, 2021
USA publishes lots of books about future tech, what about in China? // Red room with posters all around it outlining the duties of a good Party Member. What…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - FULL WEEK - Sept 13 - Sept 17, 2021
Sept 13, 2021 - Quiet weekend ends in musical madness! // Full lamb served at Western Mahua, a famous Xinjiang Muslim-style restaurant in Beijing! // Found…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 17 2021
No language studies done today. // Last day of work for A MONTH! // Workout partner for today, and I'm asked why I study so much! Part of it was due to my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 16 2021
48 hours to make a game? Four days to learn Python? How long should we spend before actually doing something? // Looked into the Unity game development…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 15, 2021
It's not an age thing, I'm just telling you you're old. - Thanks Steve! // Cyberdogs, Cyberhorses, what's next?? // Python not a bad choice to learn. // Why…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 14 2021
Python in Blender? Game development? Unity and Unreal?! All free? A Chinese movie watch list! // Chinese movies: 周润发 / 天注定 / 南京！ 南京 / 孔雀 / 山河故人 / 万箭穿心 / 虎爸虎妈 /…