The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

The Queen has died. After 70 years on the throne and 96 years of life, Her Majesty the Queen of England, Elizabeth the Second, has passed. Now King Charles takes the throne, but he's not so young.

Chinese class went alright, teacher was from just outside of Shanghai so a bit cheaper and soke different pronunciations. Practiced vocab just before class and that seemed to activate the schema.

FULL MURPH! (unweighted!)

2 mile warm up: 20.38

1 mile: 8.39

100 pull ups: 20 min

200 pushups: 20 min

300 air squats: 14 min

1 mile: 8.27

Mid-Autumn Fest... nothing doing, but going to try to make moon cakes.

Hope all is well! Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com.

Have a great weekend!

The eighth already! Days are flying by!

Chinese characters and a conversation class coming up. 30 minutes. We'll see how this goes.

My issue with English being a lingua franca...

Apparently gotta renew my work permit again! So that has to be done sometime soon.

DELTA course continues, might switch the timing of doing those videos. These nights are getting late!

Murph challenge again tomorrow, let's see how many I can do!

Working on Episodes 32 & 33. Got the rough edits done and have now moved my title card from the Canva cloud to my computer using Pixelmator Pro. Just easier and faster.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

Ukraine on the offensive.

How can that border ever not have soldiers on it any more? Even once things have settled there will need to be a military presence.

Last Eastern European language class for now, at least I have some more time. But this war has me thinking that whatever the outcome, knowing BOTH of the languages might actually be handy

Double workouts cause I had the time... apparently THE VIRUS rages outside of the capital. Three rounds of skip n ballz, afternoon run + some slow kbell work.

DELTA, created a new playlist on my language vlog for those of you who want to have a look. Will try to post every day not only as a review for myself but also as an aid to those who may be thinking of doing the course.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Hope your week is going well!

Cicadas are noticeably gone, crickets are back.

Sichuan earthquake! Communities were in lock down!

Reading magazines: extensive or just expensive waste?

But if I need to know something then I need to read it in English. How do I change this?

Still studying characters in isolation - morning walk for 45 minutes! No way around this AND... might just have to start writing out those characters.

SLV modern Ukrainian music playlist, have a listen.

Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

Getting cooler, but afternoons are still warm.

What to do if your boss finds out you're looking for another job.

Got two workouts in cause was off work early. Tried out the steel mace, a little awkward at the moment.

Barista competition at Fortune Plaza mall, coffee showcase next week outside. Lots of wasted coffee and milk but some very nice designs. Lions, flowers, horses. And a judge in yoga pants which seemed a little odd.

Massive rainfall just as we were getting back. Hail n everything.

Started the DELTA, key thing seems to be to read the question and only answer as much as you need to in the format they suggest (which requires reading up on previous exam papers and examiner feedback).

Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Have a good start of week!

Episode #33 recorded with a returning guest! How much has changed since we last saw each other?!

Generator still on! They turned it back on at 3.40! Fkkkk

Weekend plans... get things done! Podcast episodes, audio blog archives, studying and more. Should be packed!

2 mile warm up: 19.23

Half Murph:

1 mile: 9.25

50 pull ups, 100 pushups, 150 air squats: 24.17

1 mile: 9.00

Stock market up down and around, what is going on?

Aaaand... steel mace showed up, what could go wrong?!

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good weekend!

That's an 18-hour day.

New month! Count down begins!

New podcast episode recorded. Another one lined up. Gotta take advantage of the timing!

Questioning those who are saying to post more on social media and that artists / creatives will reign supreme in the coming years... but they need data connections, platforms and power to move their wares.

Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

More cases and people leaving! The bloodletting continues!

China is the first place I've for so long in one place, literally! I wanted to see how things would turn out, but I still haven't really been attracted to anywhere else just yet.

And do I really want to live out of backpack again?

Workouts, could a change be in the works? What if I shifted my eating window?

Another language class, need lots of work with conjugations and declensions. May hold off on booking any more other language lessons till after I'm a bit more secure in HSK 5.

Google Meet... apparently you can record audio n video too. 60-minute time cap, more than the Zoom meeting.

Game plan for HSK 5: does it have to be done by November? The important thing is to get it done and I'll be busy until the middle of September at this rate.

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com!

Have a good one!

End of the month already! One more day just in case you didn't know

Allergies! Same thing happened last year

If should maybe another backpacking trip... how would I get home? And where is home?

Reading up on the Ukrainian war, sounds like it's either stalled or more preparations are happening. The fact remains, Russia has more ammunition and supplies that it makes on its own and doesnt seem to be letting go of this battle. Ukraine is still depending on the West for help. One of these has to tip in one direction.

Loading up on guests and some gotta be on quick or else they'll be gone!

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good one!

Getting cool outside

Double workouts plus a bike ride to sign another contract extension. Thinking of adding some more equipment

DELTA terminology! Started in, one hour a day is my goal

Learning the language and culture... must be necessary

-do you ever feel as if you just want to go back to where you can understand everything?

-THAT'S what needs to happen if you live overseas. Otherwise not only will you BE the outsider, but FEEL it as well.

And... a move to Taiwan?

Show notes tracks n vids up on stevensirski.com

Have a good start of week!