SSAB - July 8, 2026

Colombia and Switzerland! To penalty kicks! Didn’t realize they still did these. Woken up at 1.50 am by an excited neighbour… Argentina won. The funny thing about Chinese sports commentary is that none of them look like they know what they’re talking about. Where are the former Olympians or professionals?What about being almost 40? And how is the Beijing economy?And funny thing about listening to the early episodes of No Agenda: first, Adam Curry swears a lot more, second, episode three… they talk about a couple of European backpackers who… overstayed their visa in the USA! How long did it take them to get out?? And WHY? Management Training Corporation.Workout in! Last day of the pass, should I get a new one?Setting up a new accounts, let’s try it this way.And remember I asked if there was any other happy news last week before I went to Singapore, I forgot to mention, a former colleague just had a baby… and she’s going through the apostille process too!(And yes, I forgot to put the rain at the end of yesterday’s episode.)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/@stevenslanguagevlogGoogle Stock Tracker Sheethttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharingHope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Banter00:35 Beijing Update and Job Paperwork03:27 Visa Deadline and Busy Days04:09 World Cup Wake Up Call06:02 Penalty Kicks Explained09:10 Flight Change and Selling Stuff10:55 Chinese Sports Commentators14:54 Turning 40 and Beijing Economy Chats15:36 Gym Friend Age and Family Life18:53 Beijing Property Wealth Reality20:27 Kids Versus Freedom Reflection22:12 Homebody Travel Routine23:40 Aging Talk and Beard Thoughts25:19 Beijing Jobs and Salaries29:47 Leaving Beijing Dilemma33:22 No Agenda and Detention Story35:45 Privatized Prisons and Due Process39:47 Workouts and Admin Updates40:43 New Baby and Apostille Hassle44:36 Wrap Up and Links