SSAB - June 5, 2026

How was the health check? Did you pass?New bank account opened! CAN’T BUY GOLD! Why not? FOREIGNER!Workout in! Not only did I cycle to AND from the health check, I once again tried my modified Murph workout: a couple laps around the compound, 104 pull ups, 208 push ups, 312 squats with a 6kg weight vest, all in 1hr 5min and 8sec. Did NOT want to! Post workout elixir of coffee, cola, water, soda water, and collagen!Second thoughts on that social shopping idea… I need a new sports watch. Would I rather watch ten review videos, surf the company website, ask ChatGPT, or have someone go through all of the functions of the different watches? Or all of the above? Maybe that’s what social shopping will be like?! Maybe I misread HOW it will be employed?Latest vid only gets SIX views! WTF?! Oh, and XHS reviews my posts about Nagasaki while TikTok doesn’t even promote it!And… we have kittens on the compound!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 weekend!00:00 Cold Open Life Updates00:28 Support the Podcast02:13 Visa Health Check Runthrough04:21 Clinic Crowds and Fasting06:09 Reimbursements and Paperwork Rants07:36 Opening a New Bank Account09:20 Why Foreigners Cant Buy Gold11:19 Where to Buy Gold Instead14:28 Visa Frustrations and PR Options16:45 YouTube Earnings and Content Grind18:03 Mic Setup and Afternoon Reset18:59 Bringing Back the Murph22:34 Pullups Pushups Squats Breakdown24:18 Finishing Strong and Staying Disciplined24:44 Murph Versus Boredom26:06 Four Corners Variant27:06 Heat Training Safety28:38 Post Workout Elixir29:26 Collagen Supplement Talk30:40 Views And Algorithms31:18 Flagged Nagasaki Post35:20 Lemon8 And Crossposting36:26 Rethinking Social Shopping39:05 Garmin Watch Dilemma42:57 AI Powered Live Shopping44:45 New Kittens Update46:55 Wrap Up And Support