SSAB - June 30, 2026

Well, happy pre-Canada Day, now pay 500 RMB and leave the country within the next 24 hours.So what happened and why? What’s the solution and where to next?Will it still be Singapore or… will you renew your visa?Anything else happy to talk about? VPN’s dead. AND… you can take 50 grams of gold and silver out of China without declaring it. Duly noted.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 Visa Panic00:39 Who I Am And What Happened01:52 Airport Stop At Passport Control05:46 No Onsite Fix Flight Lost07:29 Police Pickup And Charge Translation08:56 Station Intake Translator And Emotions10:40 Inventory And Phone Concerns12:10 Inside The Holding Cell16:37 Waiting Lunch And Rule Double Standards20:26 Manager Interrogation Fine And Visa Extension25:40 Visa Overstay Shock26:51 Taiwan Visa Argument28:43 How China Counts Days31:15 Fine Before You Leave34:26 Paperwork and Cameras36:44 500 RMB and Transcript39:03 Holding Cell Waiting42:54 Released and Family Fallout44:46 Rebooking Singapore Flight47:57 Lessons and Final Warning