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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 22, 2026
Recording this one quietly because I’m not sure if this is a cult! 9Hours capsule hotel… complicated set up. Different floors, reception, storage, capsules……
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 21, 2026
Steve! Enough with the content talk, how is Japan?? Have you done anything else?! YES! Staying one more night in Fukuoka, debating whether it’s a good idea to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 20, 2026
520! Did you forget? What if you’re in another country? The lady at the front desk speaks Chinese, from Xiamen. Lives and works in Fukuoka now. Hostel is nice…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 19, 2026
Could’ve taken the bus for a FRACTION of the cost of the train. AND had a place to sleep! Oops. 1700 yen vs 21,000 yen PLUS 6100 for the hotel. Ouch. Off to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 18, 2026
Hey Happy Birthday to me… podcast! Welcome to Nagasaki! What a trip! Forgot the PIN to my credit card so it took a little work to get everything booked…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 15, 2026
Up early-ish and out the door for a 7 km run. Ran a lot quicker today than previous days. Made my way through Utsubo Park, very nice peonies I think they were…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 14, 2026
Out for a run but it was hard to get going! Didn’t get last night’s episode up until around midnight. Hope you enjoyed the talk with Art after yesterday’s…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 13, 2026
And hello from Osaka! Finally booked the flight last night… completely forgetting about the idea of taking the boat! Darn! Lemon Cass, not bad. Had a few of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 12, 2026
Staying one more night? Why?? Cause it's so quiet! Walking around Hongdae again, did one live stream on YouTube... I think I have a new content creation idea…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 11, 2026
Happy Mother’s Day! Did you remember to call? If not, do it today and you can blame the time difference! Still in Seoul, South Korea, most likely flying out…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 8, 2026
Dae ha min guk! Clapclap clapclap clap! Arrived! BARELY got onto the flight! I completely misjudged the time it would take to get to T2 and when we got to the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 7, 2026
OMG! DON’T WORKOUT AND THEN EAT CAROLINA REAPER BEEF JERKY! OWWWWIEEEE! Each idea unto itself was good, the beer, the jerky, the curry. All together? OUCH!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 6, 2026
Friday is D-Day! Departure day that is. As far as I understand the rules on the Chinese Embassy to Canada’s website, it’s entry day+1 for the 30 days. That is…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 5, 2026
End of the long weekend and getting closer to departure day, where shall I go? More live streams done, spending much of my morning editing clips. Will need to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 4, 2026
May the Fourth be with you! And such and such. Prepping to get going, where should I go? Should I go around the world? How much stuff AM I taking with me?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - May 1, 2026
Just watched the speeches! How were they?! King Charles is in the US! What do I think?! What do the Brits think?! Charles’ speech in Congress was steeped in…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 30, 2026
End of the month! Hope you got your taxes done! Live streams continue! Today… YouTube! Hope you enjoyed yesterday’s episode! All about how I got started…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 29, 2026
Relocation done and did! To China an expat goes… from Korea? This guy I knew back in South Korea has now moved his family to China. Is China the place to be or…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 28, 2026
Gotta get out more to take more album art pics! Someone stole my water bottle! AND SKIPPING ROPE! The gym is costing me more! WHY?! Listening in to some of my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 27, 2026
Windy and dusty! It’s that time of year where you need to run with a mask! Workout in! Legs and bench, not sure why my back is killing me so much. First time…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 24, 2026
Low energy day, but got 44km done on the bike. Why? Out to Wudaokou to meet up with some former students. What’s the place like now? (Smoggy, for one.) Slowly…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 23, 2026
Interview done and did! Should I stay or should I go? Enjoying this new recording routine cause I spend the night “Chinese-ing”. Chinese only! Watching Chinese…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 22, 2026
Workout in! Slow going, but got it done! Accessory legs in the morning, afternoon run done, 6.44km in 55.04. SLOW! Been catching up with some people around the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 21, 2026
What if I had a Substackcast? Waitaminute, Steve, if you don’t want to read your own stuff, why would others? Should’ve bought Microsoft! Chinese banks a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 20, 2026
420! Snicker snicker! hee hee hee Off to the museum! First time in a long time! Crowds a go go and wow, sandstorm and catkins abound. 假装上班! jiǎzhuāng shàngbān…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 17, 2026
Got humid in here, and only going to get worse! Workout in! Deadlifts, skips and pull ups! A bit different from other Fridays. Short run back to the apartment…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 16, 2026
Dangerous to lie down after dinner! Falling asleep and waking up early! Do you still hate Trump or have you forgiven him now that the market is up again? Niche…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 15, 2026
She cries, and then she dies! How was that TV show (去有风的地方). Apparently it gets better from there. How was Chinese class? Is Chinese grammar easy? Sure… if you…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 14, 2026
How was Chinese class? What does HSK 5 really mean? Watching another YouTube channel In Chinese, this lady I guess used to live in UAE and taught Chinese to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 13, 2026
Up early and out the door! Trying to get back into running in the morning. Leg day today. Yesterday did 7km “around the block”, today was 3km to the gym, 3.5km…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 10, 2026
Up early and out the door! Jet lag hits! Out for a run, 7 km in 59.16, then off to the breakfast place for a small feed, and then the gym for an easy back day…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 9, 2026
Cold and rainy, but back at it and into the gym! Light workout to get back into the swing of things. Spent the day troubleshooting VPNs! The life in China! Do…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 8, 2026
Made it to China! How is it? How was it? The flight! Productive, some bumps along the way. First food was good, breakfast not so good. Paid for in-flight…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 7, 2026
Here we are at YVR! Importing donuts to see how many survive the trip! How has it been so far? Mostly eventless, though no WIFI on the YWG to YVR flight…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 6, 2026
OMG I’m at YWG! On the way to Beijing, weee! Am I excited? I have a confession to make. How was security? How long will it take? And how was Easter? Did you go…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 3, 2026
Good day and Good Friday! Or Great Friday as they say in the Ukrainian-Greek Orthodox faith. First time here for Easter since before the pandemic. Off to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 2, 2026
Steve, where are you? Have you registered in China yet? Send me your new passport! I guess there’s an inspection going on in the run up to the Trump-Xi summit…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - April 1, 2026
New month! New day! April Fool’s! Not here! THREE HOURS to post a video to Youtube?! Posted yet another YouTube Short and it took just about THREE HOURS from…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 31, 2026
End of the month already and the last of the workouts! Where should I go next? What will I do?? Looking for a haircut! Where? When? With who? And what next?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 30, 2026
«Не я б’ю — верба б’є, за тиждень Великдень.» (Ne ya b’yu — verba b’ye, za tyzhden Velykden.) (Mom says “lo za bie, ne ya biu, vid neni za tizden buda…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 27, 2026
Off to the gym nice n early, hardly anyone there! Not feeling the strength but got it in anyway. Front desk lady changing jobs. Ryan Reynolds has a donut at…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 26, 2026
Bought shoes! Aren’t New Balance for old people? $25 for socks? No thanks! Can’t justify the cost, ever? $75 for shorts?? What if I just went to Decathlon?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 25, 2026
A new donation! Yey! Thank you! I’ll sending through a signed title card and a little digital package! Bye bye Sora! Hardly knew ya! “The ChatGPT maker and…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 24, 2026
Failed at Gemini! Can’t analyze, transcribe, or tokenize! Hitting a wall of sorts. OF owner Leo Radvinsky dead at 43! Podcasters giving up! What about me?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 23, 2026
End of an era as Chuck Norris passes away! Did you read the comments? Potholes all over the place! Where do our tax dollars go? Do I even owe tax in Canada?!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 20, 2026
Thirty days! The expiry date has arrived! Is it off?! Is it off??!! The hair that is. And the beard? No. Not yet. FOUR HOURS WASTED! Was it? Trying to move…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 19, 2026
Workout in sans supplements! But got some more at the store just in case. How much? Milk Thistle, zinc and magnesium were on sale. How do I even test for this…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 18, 2026
Demo website done! And it includes a game! Ha! Workout in! Feeling strong enough. How much am I paying per month? $100 vs other people’s $40 a month?!?! How?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 17, 2026
Happy St. Patty’s Day! There are Irish pubs, but no real need to go. Lunch with one of the nieces was good enough Workout in but feeling sluggish! Off Maca…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 16, 2026
Gemini FAIL! Seemed soo simple and yet… nothing. Back to the drawing board. Maybe it can’t be automated? ChatGPT? Manually? Shopping with Air Miles? Is it…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 13, 2026
One week till the cut off begins! Am I ready?? Big talk, little problems — does OpenClaw actually solve anything? You still gotta program it yourself! Workout…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 12, 2026
OpenClaw restricted in China? No shhhht. I honestly haven’t looked at this very much. Apparently there ARE multi-platform publishing sites in China… but…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 11, 2026
Workout in! But in between visits! Back workout done today, will do my circuit workout tomorrow or Friday. Out early this morning to meet up with one of my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 10, 2026
Making a list and checking it twice! What do you need to do before you leave? Daly Burger chili burger done and had! Another one checked off the list! Cleaning…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 9, 2026
Warming up in Winnipeg! Did I miss all of the winter activities? Skip an hour ahead! Did you lose an hour this weekend? I didn’t. Slept till 9.30! Neat new…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 6, 2026
Slower day today, seems people are getting sick. Apparently the Chinese students don’t go back until next week. Still some students looking to take IELTS so…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 5, 2026
Gold falling? But there’s a war on! Where’s the safe haven trade? Guess the Chinese are selling?? Workout in! Forgot to tell you, but I got a crossover skip!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 4, 2026
Knackered! Did my circuit work today and did a proper number of sets, but this time I differentiated the exercises rather than trying to do one set after…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 3, 2026
Early show, how did it sound? Never made it to the office today, getting busy with some things I can only get done here in Canada. Markets getting CRUSHED!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - March 2, 2026
Sick again?? Re-listening to last year’s podcasts around the time I changed jobs, when did I quit my job? (Just before Spring Festival 2025, but I didn’t talk…