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The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 12, 2025
Another week done, 13 more to go! But who’s counting?! 1501 subscribers on YouTube! Told some students about my channel. Looking into Perplexity, looks like a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 11, 2025
I hope it’s still there! I think (and hope) I forgot my laptop charger in one of the classrooms. Feeling a bit knackered, all this running around. Making me…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 10, 2025
Another sun spin, hard to admit! New Apple products, is the new iPhone worth it? Not really. Better camera but still same same. But new Airpods Pro? Built in…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 9, 2025
Is it allergies or something else? What a thunderstorm! Big! Tried to record SLV podcast, didn’t happen, but NEW VIDEO up! Workout in! A bit of full body…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 8, 2025
My big problem with teaching in front of a class, or at all: I don’t know what’s going to work. Back in the Changping. Is this the new schedule? Seems like a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 5, 2025
So ends the first week! Fourteen more to go! Who’s counting? SLV podcast up and out! Episode 55. Thinking, how can I change this up a little? Workouts in! Need…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 4, 2025
So close to getting SLV Episode 55 done! It should be published by the time you listen to this episode. MaLaXiangGuo for dinner, missed this dish! Another…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 3, 2025
Don’t blame the kids, Steve! It’s your fault! The air con is the most likely candidate. Parade done and over, what will they do for National Day? SLV podcast…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 2, 2025
How are the classes going? How is the hotel? How is the weather? Big parade tomorrow, and so? We just work. TikTok and cold outreach, still no conversions, is…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - September 1, 2025
Back in the Ping of Chang, and into the room of class. Argumentative essays on tap. The cookie shop lady remembered me. What would I do if I knew I was going…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 29, 2025
The friend requests begin! Actually… only one. Two groups said hi, the other hasn’t said anything. Rent paid… have a home or place to stay for another three…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 28, 2025
Run done and some ball slams! 7km in 52.23, but they’re spraying inside the compound. 8am starts Monday! Not sure I like this and already looking forward to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 27, 2025
Finally cooled down! Steven, you’re not an English teacher, you’re a corporate consultant with a large company that has a lot of employees, many of whom look…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 26, 2025
Well, I guess it’s back to the university and, yep, I’m looking forward to the breakfasts. Was informed there’s another guy I know who works with half the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 25, 2025
The week starts and how will it end? Another busy day, shot Episode 54 of the Language Vlog Podcast, what use is it for? DICTATIONS?! TikTok cold outreach…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 22, 2025
It’s the weekend! And what does that even mean? Tiktok for live streaming? Would it work? Workouts in! Shoulders, rows, deadlifts and then the run! 6.02 km in…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 21, 2025
Are we being prepped for UFOs? What happens when a stronger force meets a weaker force? Got rid of more stuff! Computer monitor gone! Broke my sports watch… it…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 20, 2025
Workout in! Bench, Squats, but no run… wanted to get my video editing done. Hearing lots of screaming on the compound lately. China’s job market? Is it even…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 19, 2025
SLV Podcast up and out! Episode 53. Working on LNKD material based off of all this IELTS stuff I’m making. How is the housing market in China? better to rent…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 18, 2025
Saw Dead to Rights (南京照相馆). Heartbreaking. Lots of people die. About the Japanese invasion of Nanjing and how the atrocities were documented. During the 1937…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 15, 2025
AI to ads it goes! The router will choose free or not! Story advertising but you’ll never know what’s an ad and what isn’t. Scary, and do I want to do this?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 14, 2025
Can’t stream on Instagram any more! (Good thing I bought this ipad stand?) Talking to a student about her English, currently an IELTS band 4, wants a 5.5 by…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 13, 2025
ASMR! To Melbourne! Let’s try this! I have a whole slew of videos I could make!! Workouts in! Squats, bench, run, slam ball! 7km done in 47min 58sec. Good…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 12, 2025
We got rain and it’s cooled down! More spectacle than act. Thinking… can you really start your own business? What if the reality was that you were only going…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 11, 2025
Beginning of a new week! NO TARIFFS on GOLD! It was a mistake. More to come! (GOLD down.) SLV Episode 52 recorded and edited! Will AI editing take away jobs?…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 8, 2025
Lucky day! Friday the 8th! Workouts in! Rows, shoulders, light deadlifts, then 7.20km run done in 1 hr 23 min 55 sec… got all 100 pull ups in outside with the…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 7, 2025
Revisiting that info on China A-Shares: Typical Speculative Run Patterns in China A Shares…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 6, 2025
Rain and humidity! I thought this was over! Is Beijing it? Would I miss it? https://www.cathoven.com/ Changes a foot! More cameras, less toll booths! They…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 5, 2025
Gold pops! Oooof! oil drops! SLV podcast recorded! Idioms recorded! Busy day, could I do this full time? Pilates done! Gotta go again tomorrow to use up my…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - August 4, 2025
Back is feeling a lot better! Workouts in! 7 km in 53.27. Did it first thing in the morning and WOW did my back hurt! Second part of the workout was done in…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - Aug 1, 2025
This episode is brought to you by Sirski Consulting! Need advice on what to do and where to go in China? Looking for information about the Chinese stock…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 31, 2025
End of the month! Here we go! To where? 731 video clips hitting XHS. What is this and why is it important? Can’t copy the bloody PDFs! Have to re-do! Live…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 30, 2025
Up early and getting at it! Wrote a book! Or at least the first draft. 31 days to better IELTS. Initially written for Threads, then plopped into Claude for…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 29, 2025
Rain is gone, but 30 people died. Where did all of these other crypto currencies come from? What’s backstopping them? And what are they worth? Are they…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 28, 2025
It’s supposed to RAIN! Workout in, but only the run (7km in 51.56) and circuits, slow going, and no platform class. Tomorrow? Mace bells? LOTS of mosquitoes!…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 25, 2025
Rained just about all day! Workouts in! A slog of a run: 6.03km in 1hr 14 min 16 sec. 66 pull ups, 132 push ups and 198 squats. Rows, shoulders and deadlifts…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 24, 2025
Rain rain go away come again … tomorrow? Steve, why do you need all of these agents for language learning? Don’t you live in China and have lots of tools and…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 23, 2025
Ozzy Osbourne has passed away, aged 76. Life of sex, drugs and rock n roll… still dies. Manus agents worked! Both Chinese and Russian. Zapier? Only Russian…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 22, 2025
Almost the end of July and the Dog Days are almost upon us! Hot, but not as hot as a few years’ back. SLV podcast edited, will post tomorrow. Now looking to…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 21, 2025
New week begins! Productive weekend! Saw a movie! The Lychee Road! Pretty good. Saw the new Huawei Matebook Fold SLV podcast recorded, should be up soon…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 18, 2025
Bought an API key! They got my money and my credit card deets! But can’t the Zapier+Claude connection to work because of OAuth… and the firewall. Need to tweak…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 17, 2025
More troubles with the AI Agents… are they worth it? Might be another way to get this done. Did some of the languages today, going back to the age-old…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 16, 2025
The burger is gone… because I had another pilates class or whatever it is! Went to PanemorFit. Smaller classes, a touch more difficult, but mainly because of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 15, 2025
Monday and back at it! But slow going. Got my Zapier AI Agents working again. Chinese done, thinking… should I do the HSK 5 test this year? Build it up on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 14, 2025
SSAB - July 14, 2025 Monday and back at it! But slow going. Got my Zapier AI Agents working again. Chinese done, thinking… should I do the HSK 5 test this…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiJuly 11, 2025
Hot and humid but getting things done! Early morning Chinese character review. Workouts in, the gym was no cooler! Up early for a run (5.82km in 46.41), midday…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 10, 2025
Feeling stuffy for some reason, not sure if it’s allergies or sickness. Stuff’s a moving! Got rid of one box (Chinese flash cards!) with another bundle of…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 9, 2025
Live stream failed! Gotta do it earlier! Workouts in! Squats, bench, rows, run (6.5km in 47.26), slam ball. Talking to a guy doing my old job, he’s leaving…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 8, 2025
Pilates again! How will my glutes fare for this one? Humid again, so feeling sluggish. What’s this Airtable thing? Replit, worth it? We’ll see. Chinese…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 7, 2025
Busy day but workouts in! SLV podcast recorded and set up to go, thinking… should I turn the transcripts into a membership offer? Going back to the body lab…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 4, 2025
How are those glutes? Happy USAmerican Independence Day! Thought about recording, but why did I not? In talks to do some funny English videos, should be…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 3, 2025
Feeling it today! Glutes are a sore! Getting up and getting busy - productive days all day. How long will this last? New SLV podcast out! Episode 46 all about…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 2, 2025
I’m feeling it! TWO workouts in today, one at the Body Lab (kinda like the Sanlitun Rich Women’s club), another on my own. Out for dinner, then came back and…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - July 1, 2025
Happy Canada Day! July 1, 1867 and now 158 years old! Chinese taxes done and done, how will this change if I have my own company? Back to live streaming… on…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 30, 2025
Back in Beijing and Chinese taxes done. How was Sydney? How was Melbourne? Wake Up Hostel Sydney. Power banks. Steven, did you say it was the Lord Arch? Or…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 26, 2025
Tour of Melbourne! Probably should’ve done that first! will be the tour guide’s LAST one for a while as he’s off to Chengdu to study Chinese! -Library -Gaol…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 27, 2025
Aaaand we’re all but done! Chinese road trip accomplished! -Big tour group, big bus of people, 45-minute stays in each location How was it understanding…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 25, 2025
To the museum we go! Lego exhibit but we never made it. Another section of the museum (different building) was being used for exams. Workout in! At least a…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 24, 2025
Oi 麻烦啦that wine was no good. Rough. Not getting out of the hostel until midday, but why rush it? Cold and windy today. Victoria Market for the afternoon…
The Audio Blog of Steven SirskiSSAB - June 23, 2025
Off and into Melbourne! It’s colder here! Saw the fam, they’re doing well. Hostels are a popping, some even have families staying. Hit the gym this morning, no…