SSAB - March 30, 2026

«Не я б’ю — верба б’є, за тиждень Великдень.»(Ne ya b’yu — verba b’ye, za tyzhden Velykden.)(Mom says “lo za bie, ne ya biu, vid neni za tizden buda valekden”.)And so the saying goes for Palm Sunday.Lent is over, Holy Week is here, Easter is on Sunday. Friday is Good Friday (where the plastchanischya is brought out.) Steve, when are you going back?? (Tickets are even cheaper now!) OIL overbought, GOLD oversold! Where’s the SPY? (Oversold) Time for a change? What about April 6th??Workout in, I DID bench 175 lbs! Lost weight, too! Last week must’ve been a build up of sorts.And girl guide cookies, $6 for a box half vanilla, half chocolate, 75 calories per.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 start of Holy Week!! 00:00 Roast and Market Check01:13 Palm Sunday Origins01:47 Church Routine and Cemetery Visits02:49 Family Plots and Cemetery Talk04:50 Pussy Willows Tradition07:36 Why I Still Go to Church08:03 Church Life in China12:49 Holy Week Breakdown15:35 Good Friday and Old Memories18:44 Easter Morning and Church Changes20:47 Calendars and Church Year22:55 Cheaper Flights Back to Beijing23:30 Booking the Flight Home24:42 Family Dinner Fatigue26:16 Why Return to China27:34 Cheap Tickets and Moving Plans28:30 Market Talk and RSI Signals30:44 Gold Seasonality Outlook31:14 Bench Press Progress32:11 Weight Tracking Reality Check36:08 Girl Guide Cookie Temptation38:34 Pierogi Import Scheme40:01 Wrap Up and Links