- SSAB – January 1, 2023
- SSAB – January 2, 2023
- SSAB – January 3, 2023
- SSAB – January 4, 2023
- SSAB – January 5, 2023
- SSAB – January 6, 2023
- SSAB – January 7, 2023
- SSAB – January 8, 2023
- SSAB – January 9, 2023
- SSAB – January 10, 2023
- SSAB – January 11, 2023
- SSAB – January 12, 2023
- SSAB – January 13, 2023
- SSAB – January 14, 2023
- SSAB – January 15, 2023
- SSAB – January 16, 2023
- SSAB – January 17, 2023
- SSAB – January 18, 2023
- SSAB – January 19, 2023
- SSAB – January 20, 2023
- SSAB – January 21, 2023
- SSAB – January 22, 2023
- SSAB – January 23, 2023
- SSAB – January 24, 2023
- SSAB – January 25, 2023
- SSAB – January 26, 2023
- SSAB – January 27, 2023
- SSAB – January 28, 2023
- SSAB – January 29, 2023
- SSAB – January 30, 2023
- SSAB – January 31, 2023
SSAB – January 1, 2023
We begin again with Jamuary 2023!
SSAB – January 2, 2023
New Year! How was it? Made food. HSK 5 focus: goal is March or April December Drumming over Jamuary begins! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Happy New Year!
SSAB – January 3, 2023
The deep tissue massage lady quit! XBB variant! Diarrhea!? Signed up for Chinese classes… 加油！ Finished The Body by Bill Bryson… we’re all going to die! Even if we eat well, exercise, and don’t drink so much. It’s just that the runway is longer if you take care of yourself. Episode 36 is done, now to upload. Jamuary continues… Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good return to work!
SSAB – January 4, 2023
THE VIRUS isn’t gone just yet as the testing boxes are back again.
Jamuary tracks updated on Spotify
December Drumming full album also uploaded to Spotify, stream for free. (Would you ever pay?)
Chinese classes a go go!
Episode 36 is finally up! Curt Hamilton joins me on this podcast to talk about his life in China, working with the sports teams, and where he’s off to next. Stream through Spotify Apple and Google.
Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com
SSAB – January 5, 2023
Tribute to the Father who would have been nearing 80 today. A little digression about the year 2017… On the phone all day! Client Chinese teacher Steve Blaque with a Komplete Kontrol walk through Qmex for a late dinner… had to get out. Short staffed? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 6, 2023
Fireworks or not? There was already a fire last night. Beijing reopens for flights, will check to see how much tickets are. Want to work after work but these work outs may have to be altered. Buuuuttt…. 3 mile run (30min) then 15 rounds of 5 pull ups 10 push ups 15 air squats Time: 23.30 (plus 3 minutes walking up the stairs from the run outside) New vids up on the language vlog. Social media sharing: too much or a record of your travels? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!
SSAB – January 7, 2023
Saturday’s track for Jamuary 2023!
SSAB – January 8, 2023
Soundtrack for a short vid just posted to YouTube as a part of Jamuary 2023.
SSAB – January 9, 2023
Canada wins World Juniors! Not a surprise but it’s happened before that they’ve lost. Renewed vigor in Chinese studies. Signed up for more lessons, writing and reading this time, we’ll see if they’re any good. Newsletter out, website updated, Jamuary tracks up, thinking Patreon, videos up, finally recordes Unit 8 for the DELTA series I’m doing. Bigo and live streaming… kinda looks like a soft porn app. Singapore-based company. Massive up move in markets today. When things like this happen and they finally hit the news, you can look back beforehand and see where the big money already knew. Pay for insiders I guess. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week and Merry Ukrainian Christmas!
SSAB – January 10, 2023
Busy day posting… big cast vids! Finally up they go! Episode 11 is up, 12 to follow and so on! Not looking to hear the whole thing? Clipping them up too! Search The Steven Sirski Podcast on YouTube and you’ll see a dedicated channel to the podcast. Tried to upload them to Spotify but apparently it just creates a new episode. Chinese class cancelled 🙁 Liking the morning character walk tho. And tried out Bigo… next big thing? Or just another thing? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a live steamed day!
SSAB – January 11, 2023
Ten years from now, what do you think you’ll be doing? What will you be doing? Where will you be doing it? With who? If you can’t imagine that, think of what you’d like to be doing at that time. Unity Web Dev Today’s work out Action classes? Chinese class learning how to read movie characters! Fireworks keep popping! Show notes on the site stevensirski.com
SSAB – January 12, 2023
Komplete Kontrol Snow Chinese classes Show notes et all on stevensirski.con Have a good one!
SSAB – January 13, 2023
Friday the 13th! Used to mean something.
Rich people live longer… maybe. Supplements, access to info, don’t live in dangerous places!
Workouts: lunchtime 3 mile + thrusters n burpees. Changing things up.
A modification of May You Make Your Movie?
Need to update Jamuary!
Show notes tracks n stuff on stevensirski.com
Have a good weekend!
SSAB – January 14, 2023
Counting numbers, numbers counting, all day long. That’s the musical chair I sit on.
SSAB – January 15, 2023
Ever been to a health club or spa where they play that supposedly very “relaxing” music? Well, apparently you can make that music with just one key, though a few keys makes it more dynamic.
SSAB – January 16, 2023
Start of a new week and heading into Spring Festival. No plans. Work on Friday, work next Wednesday. New newsletter for my language vlog, would help keep things focused and can see where it can be helpful. Off the compound for a night out and GuoMao had some people moving around. Jamuary tracks around. Show notes on stevensirski.com Have a good week!
SSAB – January 17, 2023
Sad news about Nepal plane crash. Scary and tragic. Thoughts and prayers to the family and friends of those on board. Trustworthiness of social media: say no to it, but how much can you make with your skills? Say yes to it but no guarantee of any success, which do you prefer? Chinese writing class… this will be intense! Got some Chinese writing books that have pens with disappearing ink! More Jamuary tracks are up. Black History Month coming up, some ideas. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good week.
SSAB – January 18, 2023
Temple Fairs are back! All the biggies and the little gigglies. Ditan is the big one, but there are lots to choose from. Chinese class: all about Chun Jie / Spring Festival, cooking, 对联 (dui lian, door couplets). Posted another DELTA M1 video covering Unit 8. Will get to Unit 9 soon to complete that series. Also want to do a review vid and an essential reading vid. Workouts done! Lunch time running skip n ballz, but only three rounds for some reason. After work slow moving and some mobility work. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 19, 2023
Nap time again! Bigo… yea… playing the strip joint. Chinese lessons Videos up. Happy Spring Festival! Cold n windy again today. And how much time should you ‘invest’ in your content creation and who really wins in that battle? Show notes n stuff on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 20, 2023
Spring Festival Eve eve. Tomorrow is ChuXi, then Chun Jie, then Beijing gets too hot again. How long would you go home for? A week? Keep in mind, everybody else still has lives going on while you’re on vacation! Should you quit your job? Jacinda Ardern resigned as PM of New Zealand. Wouldn’t you after six years? Jamuary tracks up, working on a few more. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a great weekend!
SSAB – January 21, 2023
Thinking of a jam on the eve of the Spring Festival
SSAB – January 22, 2023
Grooving to traditional Chinese instruments.
SSAB – January 23, 2023
Spring Festival gala… four hours later Fish, jiaozi, pork, chicken Fireworks continue Episode 37 recorded! Temple Fairs apparently there but not 100% Newsletter out, tracks up Show notes n tracks up at stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!
SSAB – January 24, 2023
Jamuary tracks were put up after last night’s recording. Chinese class today, lots of writing and apparently I’ve improved. New video up on SLV reviewing my homework. Cold! -14 in the morning plus wind chill. Not much doing, though I don’t mind staying in. Was thinking if I even have appropriate enough clothes to go to a place like Harbin. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 25, 2023
Chinese class Workout done – did NOT feel like it at all! Some new vids up on the channel Worked on some Jamuary tracks and posted a few more. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 26, 2023
Gold flies, time to say goodbye? Is oil really spoiled? Long timers clocking in And whatever else happened to this week off? HK in April Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!
SSAB – January 27, 2023
Fireworks! Have a listen after. Coffee substitute – why? Made with barley, figs n chicory… whatever that is. Then… found a store selling imported products, I guess the market has opened up again. Workouts – another 100 in, 4 miles, lost count of the push ups and squats. Post work workout: strapped the ankle weights on and donned the weight vest once again! Gets the heart rate up though doesn’t feel like it. Work is back on and no more holidays for the next little while. Take care of yourself out there, do something you like, and don’t stress about it. By that I mean, keep things in perspective (your goals, aims and current abilities), get some sleep, don’t be afraid to nap for 10 minutes, get your runs in even if it’s only 20 minutes, eat your deep greens and remember, as expats, it is a privilege to be here so we do have to make sure we make the best use of our time, not just work all the time. Show notes up on the stevensirski website. Have a good weekend!
SSAB – January 28, 2023
Banging on the bathroom door.
SSAB – January 29, 2023
Hey, ya.
SSAB – January 30, 2023
Traffic sounds Beginning of the week and an end to a month Warming up for the short term at least Jamuary tracks up, coming to an end for this. February? Still unsure whether the idea I have will work. Video games, you play them? Looking into Unity platform and Unreal Engine. Just another thing to learn but things seem to have gotten easier. ChatGPT: is it as scary as some are saying? (Blocked in China… unless you go the Taobao special) Newsletter out, SLV Newsletter yet to be sent. Show notes up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!
SSAB – January 31, 2023
And that will do it for the first month of the year! Busy and it will only get busier! But productive. Still considering that Patreon angle, what is needed? SLV newsletter out, finally! New vids posted. And Jamuary… done! If the tracks aren’t finally uploaded tonight Beijing time then they will be very shortly tomorrow! I’d like to reflect on writing 62 songs in the last two months but I’m not even sure what I’d be reflecting on. February? What is the big idea? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!