SSAB - April 15, 2026

She cries, and then she dies! How was that TV show (去有风的地方). Apparently it gets better from there.How was Chinese class? Is Chinese grammar easy? Sure… if you can read the sentence and understand the meaning.Workout in! Accessory leg day, then a run up the 3rd ring road to meet for coffee with a friend and former colleague. Bike ride back.And sold some books! Thanks Mom! Next, China.Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a great one!! 00:00 TV Show Cold Open00:31 Expat Reset Mission01:26 Run To Coffee Plan02:53 Eggs And Bag Logistics04:15 Coder Friend Reality Check06:14 Automation And China Platforms07:38 Solo Founder Bottlenecks10:25 Housing And Lease Decisions13:17 Sweaty Run And Pace Chase16:08 Cafe Review And Time Crunch17:35 Chinese Class And Drama Tropes19:36 Drama Death Trope20:17 Kunming Escape Arc21:14 Why Shows Feel Contrived22:12 Shadowing Fast Dialogue23:10 Gaokao Scores And Study Skills24:27 Is Chinese Grammar Easy27:30 Characters Before Grammar30:34 Selling Books Back Home31:34 Used Books Lose Value34:39 Purging Beijing Books36:17 Six Weeks To Decide36:30 Wrap Up And Links