The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

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!

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!

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...

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!

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 everyth...

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 sim...

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...

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!

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!

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!

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!

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,...

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!

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!

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....

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 bu...

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...

Paid rent, and about that disagreement... asking too early. End of the month already which means March Motion starts tomorrow! Follow the Insta handle May You Make Your Movie to see these vids posted and I will be making a new YouTube handle. Chinese class postponed - iTalki classroom not the best. Easy transcriptions with YouTube, now to edit a bunch of videos for a podcast. Do you think I could...

Expats Ex-patriate! More job shifts and maneuverings! How would you handle moving from a city of 21 million to 1 million? How about 50,000 people? Honestly, I imagine it would be quiet. Why move to the big city? Is the current foreigner in China able to adapt? Was that the plan they wanted to see? Newsletters out on Substack. FYI multiple entry visas issued before March 20 2020 are still on hold....

Is university a waste of time? The DELTA ceiling, how much education is even worth it? March Motion coming up... need to get a new channel made for this project. Thinking of how to group these things. Planning Hong Kong... have you ever tried those SNES Classic game consoles? Game consoles aren't allowed to be sold in China. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good weekend!

Preparing for the future, looking ten years back to see what ten years forward could be Do you wash dishes after dinner or do you let them sit for a day or so? ChatGPT: is it really a doomsday bot? No, it does not have feelings and no it cannot think. It is pulling information from the net and assembling it according to the algorithm it's programmed with. Ie, it couldn't do it on its own nor could...

How do you structure a demo class? -icebreaker / warm up -notice the topic / elicit responses -get sts to discuss -explain / elicit topic -pair work -review -group work etc. Chinese classes... how are they going? Finished that Trafficked documentary... wow everything is sourced illegally! Fish, logs, gold, you name it! Also... given that these illegal things can happen, makes me kinda wonder bow w...

Nomad Sculpt, much easier than Blender. Apparently you can 3D print these things. Bike ride from Beijing or Hong Kong to London? Crazy idea? I'm not sure I want to poop in a different place just yet. Posted some new vids, from a flight during a thunderstorm. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good last third of February!

Birds in the morning, ah, how the weather is changing. The freshness of coffee and.getting up n going early in the morning. Website updated, newsletters out - a little more about the DELTA M1 results. DELTA M3 is... no go for Spring? Could focus on retest and HSK 5 instead. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!

Moving for money - would your salary increase? DELTA M1 = FAIL. Regroup, is it worth it? Should I move onto M3 anyway? When to retest? Is there something else I could do with my time? I guess Musk has had rockets blow up and TV networks have had shows fail... Air quality and workouts... back to the indoor medicine ball. And what about those Chinese studies? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.c...