The Audio Blog of Steven Sirski

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?

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Have a good one!

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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! 12kms in the morn + slow workout in the aft.

Pizza pops for appetizers this evening, chewy steak for dinner, Mars bar slice for dessert! 

Found some bandura books, now if I could get those notes copied and pasted into Logic Pro.

What else have I seen in Winnipeg? How do you even visit your hometown?

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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 but think I can do more but, at the same time, it is just me. How much more can I expect to do?

Tried out a little ditty on the iPhone GB, have a listen.

Signed up for DistroKid and was surprised to find out you had to pay EXTRA for the YouTube copyright trawler, or whatever they call it. Plus other things you have to sign up for.

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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 whim

当断不断，反受其乱 (dāng duàn bù duàn, fǎn shòu qí luàn)

Literal Translation: When you hesitate and fail to make a decision, you will end up suffering the consequences.

Meaning: Indecisiveness leads to chaos and negative outcomes.

亡羊补牢 (wáng yáng bǔ láo)

Literal Translation: Mend the pen after the sheep are lost.

Meaning: It means to take corrective action or make amends after a problem has already occurred, as a way to prevent further damage.

画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú)

Literal Translation: Draw legs on a snake.

Meaning: Refers to unnecessary or superfluous efforts that may ruin something perfect or add something redundant. It implies doing more than needed, making things worse.

Another interview for you after today’s episode! Michael Bumstead from Who Dunnit? Bookstore here in Winnipeg. Why was I shopping for books? One reason…

Looking at tickets back to China, not as expensive as before, and plenty more to be had! 

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Have a good one!

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

-Lights

-No beer

-And use hand signals!

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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 …

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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! There’s something to be said about electronic delivery. Also noticed that companies stopped delivering financial reports in 2021. Or did I sell the shares? Can’t remember!

Mustard on everything? Vegetables?!

Afternoon workout with the slam ball and got talking to the neighbour’s son who spends eight months of the year down in Santa Barbara! He knew of kneesovertoesguy in Instagram!

Out for the night so recording early!

And who is this interview with? Danielle currently from Pennyloaf Bakery on Corydon but soon to be with her own cake shop called The Yellow Box. Follow her on Instagram already to see what she’s up to! Interview follows!

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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.

Bubly soda water all the rage here in Canada, how do they even make it?

Setting up Global Mixtape, I’ve had this idea for years and have let it sit idle. The jam sessions you’ve heard before are similar to the idea. Now on YouTube! Bandcamp next? Patreon?

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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 leaving. 

Created a FB page for my language vlogging channel. Been posting there quite a bit and will also start up another page for the musical works. 

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Have a good one!

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

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Have a great weekend!