The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Last of the warmth? Like clockwork… Little Snow day today and magic… the weather will turn cold in Beijing! Workouts in! Lunch time run: 6.5km within 37.16 Slam ball! After work kettle bell flow Ultramarathons are the new Corvette! Ten ideas No stink socks No sweat sweater Cheap, but good compression clothes Pants with a money belt built in Clip on shoes Spray-on compression clothing Deodorant str...

It’s the 21st? I hope I was saying that all day cause I don’t really remember. One month till the days start getting longer! Chinese reading not so bad, learned 滚 gǔn to roll. Dolsch word list, 100 most common words in a language, these are good starting points but they need to be built upon. Looking through Keyboard Maestro macros, apparently people use this for Logic and Pro Tools. Sorting phot...

It’s 20/23! Upped the tech game, got Keyboard Maestro and a month long transcription service. Workouts in! Lunch run 5.5km or so in 36 min Dual 5kg clubs After work mace n clubs Newsletter out! Start of the work week, bro do you even know how to go? Making your first $100,000 will probably be done working for someone else. Job hopping seems to be the key to moving up salaries. Show notes n tracks...

End of week! Workouts in! How was the change up? DIDN’T happen! Lunchtime run -lunges -pull ups push ups increased every round, six rounds total  1/2/3 2/4/6 3/6/9 4/8/12 5/10/15 6/12/18 Finding the compression garments useful. Chinese books are readable! Easiest 25 minutes to date! New APPs: Launchpad and Groovebox Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Birthday of an old school friend many years ago, but have lost touch. Last I saw, he had a kid. Moved away from the hometown but still in Canada.  Last Ukrainian class for a while. Buying more books! But simpler ones now: 城南旧事 - Old Things in the South of the City 伊索寓言 - Aesop’s Fables 宝葫芦的秘密 - The Secret of the Treasure Gourd 一千零一夜 - One Thousand and One Night 会飞的猫 - Flying...

I confess… I had McDonalds for breakfast. Didn’t post a picture because I didn’t want others to have the same idea. Be strong. Double sausage n egger, double chicken n egger. Hash browns. Soy milk (with sugar). Workouts in, but changed it up since a bit of a reshuffle at work. Was able to use the treadmill for the lunchtime shift, then weights, then run. Did weights first then a 6.5 km run. -Kettl...

How are those supplements doing? Have not been consistent. Weight is about the same, but body pain has been noticeable. Organizing the studio - how else can I expand? How much more can I make fit? Language learning and episodic memory, remember all those times you learned a Chinese character because of what it looks like? This is scene recall https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3501256/ H...

Stats are in! https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taobao-tmall-11-11-shopping-011100480.html So how much did you buy? I could’ve bought more but am happy with what I got. I’ve set a goal of practicing for 15 minutes per day with this new Novation board. One of the first recordings follows! Some articles about brain matter! Language learning good! More grey matter in the executive brain function area. h...

End of the week! Been light this week. Workouts in! Lunch: Did NOT feel like working out. Started gentle on the treadmill with the weight vest then decided, No, I need to go run. 7.52km in 1 hr 2 min 32 sec with the weight vest -interspersed with pull ups, push ups and squats -also added sets of split squats Evening: kettlebell lifts, I sadly don’t have a fixed set up for this. Side street for din...

Website update! Finally! Ahh spending the morning moving cables around… just to put them all back the same way How was the dentist?! 15% better? That’s exactly what this podcast will do! Read the research: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sitting-near-a-high-performer-can-make-you-better-at-your-job Flexiclass and group classes - time to try something new? HSK class YouTube: https:...

Pneumonia! Covid, flu and pneumonia all bogging up the hospitals! Workouts outside again today so we’ll see how I feel tomorrow! Lunch: Run 7.54km in 42.17, a 4.52km?? Medicine ball workout = 3 full rounds of 8 sets  After work: Slow weights Work has slowed, this is nice. Time to see the dentist! Apparently I’m like the only one who hasn’t gone in a long time. How was Ukrainian class? Struggling…...

New language challenge: read for 20 minutes a day! Yup, sick. How to deal with this? Usually lasts a day. Need to realize you’re sick and take the needed steps. PSB visit done for another year, is a green card better? Nektar MIDI board, will take some getting used to but it looks like a decent piece of hardware. Thinking… tour some time? What would it take to  do such a thing? Show notes n tracks...

The heat is on! Newsletter out Getting cold outside! Workouts in! Lunch 6.4 km in 38 minutes  Kbell and skipping (need to get a new rope) After work slow macebell swings Will be getting some new equipment  How’s your Double 11 shopping? Two months left in the year, does it matter? Are Chinese companies replacing foreign management with local? What will the effect be? Show notes n tracks up on stev...

End of the week! For some! Not for me! Not drinking this week has helped immensely! Workouts in! Lunch Running (a bunch) 60 pull ups with 6kg vest 120 push ups 180 squats After work kbells interspersed with more work! New toys arrived buuuuut… didn’t get a chance to unbox them just yet! Episode 42 is done! Head to The Steven Sirski Podcast on Spotify NOW to stream! Brad Seippel aka thruoutin, an A...

Recorded the last little bit of Episode 42, final mix and export. Should be good for tomorrow. Smog is clearing, wind is up. Ukrainian class, how was it? Rough. Did look at some tech and decided to go on the cheaper end of things. Synodi and Nektar LX25 Mini. Why not Maschine+? Or Akai MPC+? Tooth is hurting… I hope this is just a change in the seasons! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com H...

New month! here we go! Is the beard gone?! Nope. Kinda haven’t even been thinking about that. But is it men’s health awareness month. Creative season starts.. NaNoWriMo - writing a book in a month, or trying to anyway. Will write it on… Twitter? Or Substack? Considering upgrading some tech, Maschine+, Akai MPC, or just use the iPad? Some things to think about. Episode 42 basically done… now who’s...

12-hour work days continue! Smog still here, leaves are nice and the ginko trees stink! They’re washing windows on the compound while the delivery guys get their bikes locked up for riding around the compound.  New key lock installed but not functioning just yet. Short story after tonight’s episode. Dagon, by HP Lovecraft. Thinking ahead, just how much can you actually plan? Show notes n tracks up...

Very not busy weekend! How enjoyable! Episode 42, third of the way through which means it won’t get released till later this week. Some burger fest was going on, Halloween parties, and… smog. Lots of smog! Workouts in! 6.5km (I think) at lunch + steel club, rope work, jumps, pushups and pistol squat negatives. After work: slow kbells, mace and club Newsletter out! All about how not to expat. Weigh...

Halloween weekend… snow in Canada already! How I tried to get the podcast done… and it just couldn’t. It sounds better as a result, but it is taking longer than I’d like. PSB visit: how was it? New way to apply: go to Beijing Fortune Centre (one of the big tall buildings), if you don’t have photos already taken then head over to the photo shop beside the bank on the main floor, 30 RMB, then up to...

Feeling better? How long will it last? Halloween upon us, what to do? Do you do anything? Is this date even needed? Residence permit renewal, tomorrow is the day. Gotta prep documents. Fyi, I couldn’t print from Wechat so I had to export the webpage to Safari AND THEN export that to the desktop to print properly. Another reason I hate iOS. After work run, just gotta move! What’s worse on the off d...

How’s the weight going? Is the coffee extract working? Stuffed up for some reason, is it allergies or sickness?  Working on Episode 42, got the project set up again. Workouts in! 5.5km run Medicine ball x 45 sec, 15 sec rest Plyometrics (jumping around) x45 sec, 15 sec rest x2.5 rounds After work kettle bells and hangs Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Are you shopping this year? Double 11? Christmas? Black Friday (can we still say that?) TikTok Shop… any good? It’s all the rage here in China. Douyin, Kuaishou, Taobao, Jingdong, all the major platforms are selling through TV. Not as set up as old-school infomercials but just as hard-selling. https://www.wsj.com/tech/amazon-tiktok-online-shopping-rivals Sounds from the S’pore… never did post any!...

Is that smog or just another fragrance in the air? Could that be the reason behind the sickness this weekend? Workouts in! 6.5 km with a 6.13 pace Watching The Godfather, and why was it Tessio? And was it Carlo, or his other girlfriend? Tom Hagen eventually gets drowned, apparently doesn’t appear in Godfather 3. Get ready for Double 11! Newsletter out! All about my trip to Singapore. What is the d...

Over 650 episodes done! Or somewhere around there. Down to 80.7! Green coffee might have an effect! More people coming in, other people leaving, considering things to come over the next few years. How often should you change you job? Workouts in! Lunchtime: 1.6 km run (weighted 6 kg vest) 64 pull pus 128 push ups 192 squats (I hate doing this type of math) another 1.6 km run THEN: -inside for anot...

Back to work! Green Coffee working? Dropped weight! Stress of multiple, continuous meetings (pic) HBR magazine Ashvagandha - creeping stress, why not just have a drink? What if… the Audio Blog YouTube channel contained all the wonderful thinks and thoughts I had during the day or whenever recording? A little bit of show prep? A little tease of the show? It wouldn’t be much more involved than what...