SSAB – March 1, 2023
It was the Lab! Or was it? Who funded it? But… why did it get out? Well, if you’ve ever been to China and noticed hygenic practices before… Anyway, latest target is Mr. Elon Musk, beloved hero of the common people right up there with Jack Ma… who is now living in Tokyo. And the masks are off and the trip to Hong Kong is still on! March already and the creative season begins again! Looking at travel plans for the next few months, could be crazy! March Motion begins! Lots of things to try out. Will try melding a few different items into each video, but still lots of tutorials by Simon Ubsdell. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good March!
SSAB – March 2, 2023
Why do your work in 2.5 hours when you can get it done in four?! Aiya! March Motion continues with new vids posted to YouTube channel. I see how I can break this out a little bit more. One quote that has stuck with me that I think was said by Gary Vaynerchuk is ‘Would you rather spend 8 hours a day working for someone else or 8 hours a day working for yourself?’ Doesn’t mean you need to start a business, he’s very clear that not everybody is cut out for business. But you could be a good employee, have a hobby, get some exercise so you can do your work and not absolutely hate it. Tomorrow… 4x4x48! Not sure I even want to talk about it because it just builds up. Why not start now? First night won’t be hard, it’s the second night. Any special foods? Nope. Cottage cheese, oatmeal, milk, water, Vitamin C tablets (saw them at the store), nothing else really. Times are dialed in sooo now just waiting to go. Show notes n tracks up on.stevensirski.com Have a good one and get your stretches in!
SSAB – March 3, 2023
Go slow and you’ll be okay 4x4x56? We’ll see. Started early at lunch cause it was nice n sunny. The idea of the original was I think to start at the end of day when you normally go to bed. This afternoon was just a normal work out though, but only got in 65 pulls ups, 225 pushups, and 320 or so squats. The math: 10x 10 20 30 3 x 5 10 20 +2 Really just want to do it and not think about it so much. Rest, elevate, compress, Vitamin C, water, one step in front of the other. March Motion continues, will try something simple today. After this weekend, a load is taken off and things aren’t so crazy. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend and Jia You on your runs!
SSAB – March 6, 2023
It’s done! 52 miles all up 83.68kms! How am I feeling today? Why not 56? Wanted to do other things! All about ultra marathons… Candice still running. Bank transfer experience. Imagine working a job where you needed to read another language (hello bank forms and money transfers done in English) Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!
SSAB – March 7, 2023
Ticking boxes only to find out one box is too old! March Motion marching on. Gotta soundtrack some of these. HK preparations… fly or train? Arranging the next episode(s) of the big cast, gotta make time for it! Buying stocks of stuff you actually use! Legit? Consider price of stock, transfer fees, commissions, taxes (even on dividends) Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good Tuesday!
SSAB – March 8, 2023
Happy International Women’s Day! Where would you send your kids to school or university? Work outs in, four miles at lunch and then weights after work. Feeling fine. Great Leap Brewing expanding throughout China via franchises. JingA did something similar years ago. Craft beer market is huge in China but… I hardly go any more! Easier green card? What does it mean to be a direct investor? Ah yes, and that bank info was wrong so now waiting for the new info. March Motion, check out some of the new vids on Instagram or YouTube! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 9, 2023
When does learning a language end? How much longer with Chinese? Do your mobility work! Every second day at the least! Get it done! Government reshuffle, a laundry list of movements. What does it mean? Roundabout Books and their weekly posts! Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 10, 2023
Sandstorm! Bank travails continue! Which CC is it?! End of the work week! Forcing a day off tomorrow. It’s never just half a chocolate bar. It’s never just half of the burger. But why oh why? Cause weight vest day! Not as many pull ups but I did practice hanging with the vest on. How many things can I get done this weekend? Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!
SSAB – March 13, 2023
The Generator! Episode 38 done! And MacBook not working! Something about it being locked in a certain way after a power failure. Work out in Anchor becomes Spotify for Podcasters. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 14, 2023
Computer fixed Two Chinese classes in ONE DAY?! Studying Sun Tzu! March Motion The visas are back! Newsletter finally sent out. Show notes up on.stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 15, 2023
The Tao of Travel – is it even worth it any more? Beware the Ides of March! Thanks Shakespeare. Caesar! By 26 Alexander had conquered half the known world, Caesar hadn’t done anything. Would rather be number one in a village than number two in Rome. Do you yearn to be back in the good ol’ days? No! They sucked! Brutish! They drank quite a bit… also died a lot earlier. War. Pestilence. Childbirth. But to see what they’ve left behind is truly remarkable. Not just the buildings, but their writings! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one! https://la.m.wikisource.org/wiki/De_vita_Caesarum_libri_VIII/Vita_divi_Iuli
SSAB – March 16, 2023
Boo on you Blue Frog! I trusted you! Would you still buy from them? World Consumer Rights Day? English exams lessened? Is this a bad thing? Should it be an elective? Think of all the students you’ve had where you knew they just didn’t care… How are those Chinese classes doing? Time and doing… if we had the time, would we do? When we do, do we have the time? Scheduling, time management, and simply being in the mindset when the time set happens. High Score, Netflix doc about video games. Would you play an arcade for 80 hours? Marathoners are going to do it no matter what. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 17, 2023
St . Patty’s Day! Anything doing? The grill is off! Sweaters on! Toes are cold! ChatGPT for language learning? How so? Some examples… Digital or paper homework? It’s nice not having all of those papers build up but the convenience and use of those electronic gadgets are hard to beat. China markets crater! WTF is going on?! Show notes up on stevensirski.com Will be a busy weekend updating everything! Have a good weekend!
SSAB – March 20, 2023
Podcasting is for midlifers! Newsletters out ChatGPT for short stories? Google Translate for reading Why you don’t drink and podcast Birds to end Guess I should book that HK ticket already. March Motion page up. Some ideas for April Animation… courtesy of ChatGPT Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!
SSAB – March 21, 2023
Is it the Spring equinox? Apple Motion as a basic animator as it can link audio to shaoes and move them. Will be playing around with this. Impending sandstorm… again! Continuing on with Chinese classes, especially Sun Tzu. Also booked another language but… I know I’m stretching it a little. We’ll see how this develops. More ChatGPT ideas: creating stories that I can then animate? Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 22, 2023
Sandstorm! Workouts still done. Going away parties resume… ish There is always that one guy. Would you come to China? What’s worse, the calories or the chemicals? Adrenaline after drinking? Chinese classes! Show notes on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 23, 2023
Late night! Eeech! New class! Ukrainian! Why? Hong Kong hotels. Millionaire mentality – JP Getty – having a stake in the results China negotiating peace in Russia? Was this all planned? Is the war coming to an end? Meanwhile, Japan sends delegates to Ukraine. Show.notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Stay warm!
SSAB – March 24, 2023
Alcohol bad, but drugs good! Pixelmator Pro background removal, this is fun to play with. HK in a week, forgive me if I’m not excited, I just have other things on my mind and… who knows what lock down could happen before then. Newsletters this weekend, sign up! What should be in a newsletter? Is it like blogging? Workouts done, 3 miles at lunch… how do you know when you just gotta go? 50 pull ups or so, + 100 push ups and 150 squats. Time is tight! Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!
SSAB – March 27, 2023
People are leaving! More to go!
TikTok? Facebook Tumblr Bahahahaha Now I kinda just want to start using TikTok just cause Is wechat any better? Messenger? Sometimes you just want to shut off the news.
Why am I so up in the air about Hong Kong? Is it because I’m basically travelling by myself?
Ukrainian lessons With all this AI tech, what will we do? Still need someone to have the idea, prompt, and publish. And still have to be wary of what info we use in which account.
SPEAKING OF WHICH:
-Newsletters out!
-Videos in the works!
-March Motion coming to an end!
Show notes n trae up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!
SSAB – March 28, 2023
Will Duolingo Max take over language teaching and testing? Let it!
Communication
Culture
Logic
I just want to get through this
It’s so hard
I don’t really care
I’m just doing this for the pay cheque
These will disappear AI researched, funded, and built warp drives?!
How will AI change our brains as cooked food did for our ancestors? It’s not prompting itself, it still needs that input Ukrainian fencing team in China making a scene… they got stopped.
Chinese lessons.
Ukrainian lessons.
Train plans.
Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – March 29, 2023
Water on the moon, would it make it any more interesting?
Train tickets… asssssemble! Looks like I’ll take a later train.
Shenzhen? Changsha? Do I even want to travel?
The unknown of being able to return!
Foreigner deported for smoking ganja… in Thailand! WTF!
March Motion a continues. Almost done. Have a few projectss left.
How about those Ukrainian lessons?
Packing, should have known things would take longer to dry!
Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a happy hump day!
SSAB – March 30, 2023
Out to Shenzhen! Which hotel?
Rather troubleless the entire trip. Just wasn’t sure how long it would take to get the ticket. Train stations are much faster to process people than airports. 2nd class wasn’t bad… if you don’t mind being crampes.
McDonald’s for lunch! That’s a first in a while! Hostels n hotels… ah, right, are FOREIGNERS allowed to stay?
Got some work done.
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SSAB – March 31, 2023
Notes: digital or electronic? Spoken?
The things that survive are the things that are copied, often the originals are lost to history
Is life any better with this development of technology?
Hotel breakfasts: the careful balance between intermittent fasting, healthy eating and trying something new.
How much is too much? When to try, when to not? Or… is some fat just okay and that’s a payoff of being able to try out some things?
Shenzhen by day. Run in the morning… found a pull up bar! Managed to get 30 in, plus 50 push ups. No squats, but I did do a lot of stairs.
No bird(?) tonight! But I did hear it elsewhere!
Shenzhen… a day in the life of…
-run
-CBD
-stock exchange
-bike riding (on the sidewalks!)
-craft Head for beers n a burger
-back to the hotel, when do you call it a night?
Sound clips:
-Downtown Shenzhen
-Shenzhen Museum Closing
-Subway announcements.