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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - SOUNDTRACK for Sept 6 - Sept 10, 2021
All of the music files and sound tracks from this week's Episodes all compiled into one place. Rain (Sept 6), Beat Mix (Sept 7), Morning Storm (Sept 9), First…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - FULL WEEK - Sept 6 - Sept 10, 2021
Full week of Episodes from September 6th to 10th, 2021. Labour Day in Canada, just another work day in China. // Mid-Autumn Fest coming up, time to eat Moon…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 13, 2021
Quiet weekend ends in musical madness! // Full lamb served at Western Mahua, a famous Xinjiang Muslim-style restaurant in Beijing! // Found chocolate Moon…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 10, 2021
Another spin around the begins! // Teacher's Day, so make to wish all of your teachers a happy day and a good start to the new school year! // Was able to get…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 9 2021
THUNDERSTORM to start the day, still did morning walk and Chinese characters but GOT SOAKED! // Some Russian grammar practice and then prepped A1/2 practice…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 8 2021
Interesting Chinese 'class' today as I spent the morning watching a movie. The English title is 'Let the Bullets Fly', Chinese title is 让子弹飞, rang zi dan fei…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 7 2021
Getting close to that day to mark going around the Sun! Talking about getting out of China, but is it easy to get back in? // Talking to former Chinese teacher…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 6 2021
Labour Day in Canada, just another work day in China. // Mid-Autumn Fest coming up, time to eat Moon Cakes. Starbucks' hit or miss attempts at the dessert. //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - FULL WEEK - Aug 30 - Sept 3, 2021
End of August, school must be back, kids tryina hustle me to buy some popcorn while I'm on the run! // Deload week! I'm not even sure how to do one. // Looked…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 3 2021
A free medical check up means this morning was spent navigating a Chinese hospital in broken English and Chinese! I can't remember how complete checkups are…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 2 2021
Out and about, met another guy who is working at the Universal Studios lot here in Beijing. Departure will be later this month. // Not much language studies…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 1 2021
A new month! Coming up to another spin around the sun! // Big news: Vaccinations are NOT required, but highly encouraged. More importantly, when is Universal…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 31 2021
ALLERGIES! WHHHYYYYY?! Hay fever in Canada, but where I live in Beijing there is little chance of that! // Made a 3D well in Blender! // Focusing on HSK5 vocab…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 30 2021
End of August, school must be back, kids tryina hustle me to buy some popcorn while I'm on the run! // Deload week! I'm not even sure how to do one. // Looked…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 27 2021
End of the 82 mile / 132km bike ride! Never been done before by me! Dropped a couple of kilos of weight but also ate a few more Starbucks chocolate muffins! //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 26 2021
THE VIRUS has been tamed AGAIN! people without vaccinations won't be allowed in some places and other 'two code' requirements. What will this mean for the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 25 2021
Breezers are nice, not sure I'd drink these too often. // Started my three days of cross-city cycling. Two more days to go. // Chinese vocab learning and…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 24 2021
The Sound of The Knife Sharpener! 磨mo剪jian子zi来lai 锵qiang菜 cai刀dao // Zhongyuanjie this past weekend so lots of burnt offerings meant lots of smoke all over the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 23 2021
Python programming FAIL! How DOES face detection work? // New YouTube videos are up, trying out short form to develop a habit of consistency. // Read Derek…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 20 2021
Looking into the Russian test, TORFL, how much, when, where? // Python learning and actually got something done! Was able to make a program that spit out a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 19 2021
Russian morning on Duolingo and HelloTalk. Are you learning or trying to pick up? // Python afternoon and all I got done was a package installation. That took…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 18 2021
BACK ON TWITTER, is this a good thing? Is the site even relevant any more? TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE (if it can even be called that). // AI movie editing IS…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - Aug 17, 2021 7.21 PM
Cottage cheese, macros, and maple syrup. // Next week, trying for 60 miles (80 km) on the bike. // Work cancellations means more time for study. Thinking…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 16 2021
WALL STREET (English) SHUTS DOWN! Now getting sued! // QR codes and travel restrictions and NAT tests within 48 hours! // Are 'They' harvesting our DNA?! //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 13 2021
Rode 48 miles or about 77 kms in the last two days! Never done that before! // Got home just in time for Russian class! // Want to try out one of the TORFL…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - Aug 12, 2021 8.41 PM
Is it Peak China? Doomsayers say what they will! // THE VIRUS is back and shutting things down. Work trips CANCELLED! // Let's talk about HOW to do things, not…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 10, 2021
Lying down after dinner is a risky endeavor! Three hours later you WAKE UP and wonder... what happened? Thanks coffee martinis. // Olympics are over, China did…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 6 2021
Done with the week! Productive! // Russian pronunciation is getting better, so says my teacher! Question: why does Russian have accented and unaccented О's but…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 5 2021
Russian declensions, Starbucks muffins, timed readings, oh my! // Python Coffee Machine DONE! Tinder Bot? Why not? And how to deep fake a pic and scrape a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - August 4 2021
3.5 hours of Chinese study in one block of time, that's a first! // 45 minutes to install a plugin to convert Chinese characters to pinyin with tone marks…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - Aug 3, 2021 10.58 PM
Crackdowns and scrutinizing of education and gaming! More money to fitness! Learn your athletic vocab and you'll have a job! // Looked at how to create a flash…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - Aug 2, 2021 9.10 PM
THE VIRUS returns, variated! // Quiet weekend, SOO QUIET! // Friends and colleagues are leaving. // Back up plan: become a student again. // Saw a band called…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - July 30, 2021 8.53 PM
China is leading in the medals because they have more gold medals. // Resurgence in cases, we can't travel to some cities now, NAT and vax aren't enough. //…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSM - July 29, 2021 7.08 PM
Productive day. Studied Russian past tense, read some Chinese. // Looked at HSK 5 tests, doesn't look as intimidating as before. This is a step in the right…