SSAB - October 31, 2025

Guess I have some editing to do! 聊斋志异 by request! But… some different stories. Workout in! Only a 4.52km run AFTER my workout. Did get 110 pull ups done, 220 push ups, 330 squats, but all were unweighted. Took about 30 minutes to do. Just wasn’t feeling it but mainly because I hadn’t slept well. Was working on yesterday’s episode in the morning, the freelance course, then had to finish editing my Tiananmen video (finally published). Mid-term writing exam done, next week is listening and reading. End of next month will be descriptive essay. Then, speaking component. How was the freelance course? Only two days, gets me thinking about some of the things I can do and about REPUTATION. Interesting situation. And bought an English vocabulary book to study… Chinese? Donate to the show! PayPal link below! https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA *** Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.com And on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4 Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.com Language vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlog Hope you have a great Halloween! 00:00 Introduction and Daily Routine 00:40 Halloween and Podcasting Challenges 02:00 Recording and Editing Audiobooks 07:40 Public Speaking vs Podcasting 09:33 Language Vlog Podcast and Lighting Setup 15:01 Maca Motivation and Productivity 23:10 Workout and Sleep Challenges 26:44 Encounter at the Hotel Gym 28:30 Completing the Workout 29:14 Freelance Course Reflections 29:41 Business Ideas in China 30:30 Hong Kong vs Mainland China 33:01 Language Learning with IELTS Books 34:22 Podcast and Audiobook Plans 37:01 Strange Tales: Ren or Petty Person 39:24 Strange Tales: Dragon Meat 41:14 Strange Tales: Loyal Dog 45:36 Strange Tales: Chang Nang Women