The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

Spray on compression? Second attempt wearing compressions Is this schedule sustainable or is this just for now? Working out, eating healthy, working all the time? How do you choose a language to study? What sort of schedule should you create? The rent decision… staying put! Travel plans, work is busy, and I could always move later on. Workouts in! Lunch and after Ukrainian class! How was class? Sh...

New day new whatever! First day in a loooong time actually able to sit back and do nothing! So what did I do? Booked two podcasts! One in Urdu or Hindi I don’t know and another in English. I’ll let you know more as they unfold. Crown Royal Black for the evening, a heavier version of the original whiskey sold in Canada. Canadian Club had the big money marketing, but Crown Royal is the nation’s whis...

Asleep again! May need to work on a new schedule. As a result, a location shoot! How was morning class? Earthquake in Shandong! Apparently felt in Beijing. Humidity cooling so it’s getting bearable  Workouts in! And oh did I hurt after Friday’s workout! Compression tights in! Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good start of week!

State of the jet lag: down at 11pm, up at 4am. End of the week, does it matter? Working tomorrow! Ha! Scheduling language lessons, some packages will expire. Workouts in…  1.8 km run 50 60 or 65 pull ups plus push ups and squats 1.6km Plus another 10 pull ups 100 push ups and 150 squats Evening workout was slow and steady kettlebells, didn’t want to do it but figured I’d get a small workout in. Li...

State if the jet lag: 8pm bed time, 1am wake up. Eating times are all off. That song sucked. I’m sorry for wasting your time. Snapchat any good? Taking a look at its spread around the world. Tiktok difficult to use in China, need to use web version but good luck logging into an associated account. Humidity 89%! AQI? Does it even matter? Ordered some of those Skins compression garments, will try th...

This is jet lag. Beijing humidity! First day back, only one password forgotten… the most important one.  Up at midnight, walking, stretching, lifting weights. Got a track for you, Airplane Jam Pipa with Punk Rock - it… is rough. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Back in the Beej, hard to believe. GF with the pick up and pizza. Eeesh, am knackered! Missed a day?! …ish Why is the measuring system the USA uses called “Imperial” when they were the ones that rebelled? Decent food on the flight over. Dreamliner on the way to Seoul. It’s a long flight! Five bottles of wine aaaand out. Succession and Sex and the City on the way over. Wasn’t committed to the time...

On the way! Out of Winnipeg at 5.50am this morning, Vancouver, Seoul, and it’s STILL raining in Beijing! Why not Winnipeg? Yes, still get nerves while travelling. Didn’t bring too much back with me but already I’m thinking of how to downsize. Did I get rid of anything? SUITS! Tailor made waaay back when I was younger and thinner and less beardy.  Newsletter in the works. Catch up with my language...

And that will do it for Canada… guess I should get going? A month, is that long enough? Started packing, bringing some reading materials with me to keep me entertained. Monday, will I be in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Seoul, Hong Kong or somewhere else?!? Let’s hope it all goes well. How’s this viewpoint on tips: you provided a total of five minutes of service and you want an 18% tip? On top of your regu...

Long time no see! And she’s pregnant! Ha! Not looking forward to the long haul this weekend, how do you prep for a long flight?  Social media output: how long does it take? Esperanto: worth it or not? Could I come back later in the year? Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

All sponsored and suggested posts on Instagram and Facebook! Theory: the four pieces of content per day is just a big tech scam to get you using the apps. Who uses them more, creators or viewers? Theory: Ukrainian war is a proxy for getting weapons into Africa so the US can build up its forces against the Chinese that are building up there? No Agenda Episode 1575 if you want more. Workouts in! 12k...

Thunderstorms all night, apparently good lightning show. Got humid here One week until back in China?! Surreal to be back in Winnipeg after five years. Where has time gone?! Feedback on my chengyu from yesterday? Some people don’t like my accent. No doubt my accent has changed since leaving China. Thinking two years ahead, am I working too hard too much and not being focused enough? I can’t help b...

Slow going today, not sure why. Not eating right? The beer? Chinese food for dinner? What’s it like? China gives citizenship to a basketball player with Chinese ancestry, when will they come for the lemon chicken? Some Chinese proverbs for you: 心血来潮 (xīnxuè-láicháo) Literal translation: “Blood rushing to your heart” (in English we’d say rushing to your head) Meaning: spur of the moment, on a w...

End of the week means… time for a run and a workout! Workouts in: 11.5 km in the morning with pushups n squats n jumps n stuff Afternoon workout at Pan Am again, deadlifted 45x6+the 45 bar = 315lbs? Not bad for a first deadlift in a very long time. Make cafe, told to go but no free refills? $4 per cup? A bit rich for me. And how to ride a bike in Winnipeg… not the same as in Beijing! -Helmet -Ligh...

Finally some warmer weather in Winnipeg  Washed my headphones! Fringe festival kicks off How was Cargo Bar at Assiniboine Park? The hummus pita nachos were pretty good. Outdoors, mosquitoes weren’t so bad Timbits for lunch  Daly Burger for dinner Steve, what’s happening to your health food?!? Let’s just keep in mind one thing … Show notes n tracks up on ⁠stevensirski.com⁠ Have a good one!

Winnipeg weather  Ever think of publishing this earlier? Run this morning, 11km total but walked the last two cause wanted to get coffee from Timmies aaaannnddd… recorded a short podcast interview with a lady who works at Pennyloaf Bakery, the place I visited yesterday. That interview follows today’s episode! Spent the day going through all the mail that has accumulated over the last five years! T...

Winnipeg in the morning for ya Dropped the Zoom H4n, hope it still records well! Cleaning up and cleaning out, not as bad as I thought. How much time do you spend valuing your stuff? What if someone wanted to throw out your hard-drives or social media accounts? How would you respond? Your cable TV? Hey, it costs money and requires even more tech to use! A touch sore today from yesterday’s workout....

Busy weekend again! More and more this seems like a maintenance trip! Seeing people and catching up, it’s not like I’m getting much by way of cleaning done! Workouts in! 11km in the morning interspersed with pushups and squats then out to Pan Am Pool for my afternoon workout. Haven’t been in a gym in a long while! WTF is a tube steak?! Cool here in Winnipeg but will warm up next week as I’m leavin...

12 kms again in the morning! 1hr 14 min Boxing class done! They’ve been there for years! Dave Zellis reappears. King’s Head for a feed, good Indian food (at a British pub?) WHAT WAS THE EXCHANGE RATE TODAY RMB TO CAD?!? Plans for the weeks ahead Friday night jam session? So many places have closed down around the city Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a great weekend!

Ten ideas! I owe you four more! For places to visit… For things to get rid of… Website updated, finally! Met Connie, the elderly lady down the street, and talked for a bit Starbucks offers refills?! Niko’s for dinner, The Grove for pre dinner pints. Gyros with fries on top(?) and baklava for dessert! Proper good. Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com Have a good one!

Current project with my language vlog: posting Chinese vids of the home town Have been asking people what their biggest problems are with learning a language, common are vocab, grammar, finding someone to speak with, and one person said motivation. Whoever puts a face on ChatGPT first will win the next round of language learning. 11.02km run in the morning, 1 hr 11 min, first time doing that. Calv...

What’s Winnipeg like? Cool in the morning  Sanfu in China - Izzz hot! Toad in the Hole! Wow has this place changed! Winnipeg! WTF is going on?!?! Got ID’d at the LC cuz it’s mandatory? Show notes n tracks hopefully on my site stevensirski.com Stay safe out there!

Sound clip in the morning: Winnipeg. Lucky and Chatr, mobile sims have finally gotten easier in Canada! Homemade chilli! First in a long time. May have to make a return trip later this year. What else has changed? Some houses seem to be missing. Non-residents can open bank accounts and get credit cards… and cash advances! Woah! Sorry about those newsletters! Time has flown as I’ve basically gone a...

Made it! WINNIPEG! FOUR YEARS! Burgers anyone? Chinese people often say hamburgers are Western food and that it is fast food. Welp, I’ve had one basically every single day. Gotta get moving again! Canadian Tire for a slam ball, skipping rope and some other equipment to start cleaning things out. What’s changed Winnipeg? The ZOo has been knocked down and is now being turned into an apartment comple...

Almost to Winnipeg! Lloydminster, Alberta/Saskatchewan - houses on the right, businesses on the left Sound clips: Downtown Edmonton at the beginning, Heritage Trails at the end Correction about yesterday’s episode: it’s life insurance that pays for your iWatch Regina tonight and what does the middle of Canada look like? It gets pretty flat. Big farms. How is your travelling so far? Bourbon tasting...