Episodios

  • SSAB - July 8, 2025

    SSAB - July 8, 2025
    Jul 8 2025
    Pilates again! How will my glutes fare for this one?
    Humid again, so feeling sluggish.
    What’s this Airtable thing?
    Replit, worth it? We’ll see.
    Chinese characters done! But no livestream.
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    Hope you have a great Tuesday!!
    00:00 Introduction and Daily Update00:52 Pilates Experience and Reflections02:52 Routine Adjustments and Productivity08:06 Exploring Airtable and Its Features11:27 AI Tools and Content Creation22:14 Educational Games and Brand Building30:17 Final Thoughts and Future Plans
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    33 m
  • SSAB - July 7, 2025

    SSAB - July 7, 2025
    Jul 7 2025
    Busy day but workouts in!
    SLV podcast recorded and set up to go, thinking… should I turn the transcripts into a membership offer?
    Going back to the body lab tomorrow! Run done today, slow going! 7km in 51 min or so, then skips, push ups, tuck jumps and pistol squats. Followed by mace and clubs workout.
    Chinese characters getting done, but how many do I really want to do?
    A visit to the new JingDong mall… a bit of a disappointment. Not much needed there, but they did have a Page One bookstore that had an LP section. Why?
    And looking to create an APP with Airtable.
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    Hope you have a great one!!
    00:00 Introduction and Daily Update00:58 Decluttering and Home Workouts03:38 Workout Routine and Reflections09:00 Body Lab and Pilates Class11:05 Language Learning and Podcasting26:51 Exploring the New Jingdong Mall32:09 Conclusion and Future Plans
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    34 m
  • SSAB - July 4, 2025

    SSAB - July 4, 2025
    Jul 4 2025
    How are those glutes?
    Happy USAmerican Independence Day!
    Thought about recording, but why did I not?
    In talks to do some funny English videos, should be interesting to see how this goes.
    Hot and humid all over, workout in and done but slow going. 6km in 1hr 6min 2sec… very much dehydrated.
    Chinese character writing and live streaming. Content is king.
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    Hope you have a great one!!
    00:00 Introduction and Independence Day Greetings00:37 Workout Routine Breakdown04:31 Challenges and Adjustments in Workouts06:06 Hair Donation and Personal Reflections07:26 Hydration and Post-Workout Thoughts14:22 Daily Routine and Podcast Reflections22:59 New English Video Project30:46 Chinese Studies and Live Streaming32:47 Conclusion and Farewell
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    34 m
  • SSAB - July 3, 2025

    SSAB - July 3, 2025
    Jul 4 2025
    Feeling it today! Glutes are a sore!
    Getting up and getting busy - productive days all day. How long will this last?
    New SLV podcast out! Episode 46 all about our trip to Australia… and quick downloads!
    Learned a new term today: Forward deployed engineer. Basically a software engineer who does sales. That is, they meet with clients and then develop the products or services that the client needs. No middle man. How does this apply to ESL??
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL5QnLrOjqk
    Foreigner a leaving! Remember that Ukrainian girl I bumped into during the pandemic? She’s leaving Beijing with her husband and kid after ten years in the country. Kinda sad.
    And, a new English podcast?
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    Hope you have a great one!!
    00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates00:46 Workout Reflections and Fitness Goals03:57 Content Creation and Video Production07:54 Exploring AI and Future Plans15:46 Podcasting and Audience Engagement26:52 Farewell and Final Thoughts
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    30 m
  • SSAB - July 2, 2025

    SSAB - July 2, 2025
    Jul 2 2025
    I’m feeling it! TWO workouts in today, one at the Body Lab (kinda like the Sanlitun Rich Women’s club), another on my own.
    Out for dinner, then came back and was like: let’s see if I can get my run in.
    Second workout in at night, slow but done. 4km in 39.37, then 20 minutes of slam ball work at night.
    Tuna sandwich with… mustard, mayonnaise, wasabi aaaaand VEGEMITE! A bit too salty.
    Good thing is…
    The TimTams are the perfect melty!
    SLV podcast has been recorded, will have that up tomorrow.
    Livestreaming to create content and study my languages, only way I can get them all done!
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    Hope you have a great Wednesday!00:00 Introduction and Podcast Setup01:55 Workout Experience at The Body Lab04:46 Detailed Breakdown of Pilates Machine06:47 Challenges and Reflections on Group Classes25:54 Post-Workout Thoughts and Dinner30:11 Final Thoughts and Sign-Off
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    32 m
  • SSAB - June 30, 2025

    SSAB - June 30, 2025
    Jun 30 2025
    Back in Beijing and Chinese taxes done.
    How was Sydney? How was Melbourne?
    Wake Up Hostel Sydney.
    Power banks.
    Steven, did you say it was the Lord Arch? Or Loch Ard Gorge? FFS! Whole episode!
    How was the flight? My screen didn’t work. Wifi was slow. Free ten minutes.
    Movies watched:Moscow MissionChristmas on Cobbler StreetHer StoryMoney Honey Phoney
    Nanjing overnight. Flight was uneventful.
    https://wgrrjkxt.maxvisioncloud.com/h5/#/
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    Hope you have a great start of week!!
    00:00 Introduction and Return to Beijing00:39 Travel Experiences in Australia02:26 Challenges and Reflections on the Trip04:16 Journey Back to Beijing10:31 Comparing Sydney and Melbourne13:58 Working Conditions and Lifestyle in Australia20:00 Reflections on Vlogging and Future Plans22:52 Correcting a Mistake from the Previous Episode24:50 Flight Experience and In-Flight Entertainment26:52 Power Banks Banned on Chinese Flights34:01 Hostel Experience in Sydney38:56 Failed Bar Hopping Adventure42:16 Conclusion and Farewell
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    43 m
  • SSAB - June 27, 2025

    SSAB - June 27, 2025
    Jun 27 2025

    Aaaand we’re all but done!
    Chinese road trip accomplished!-Big tour group, big bus of people, 45-minute stays in each location
    How was it understanding everything?
    ViiTor Translation - use this for live translation
    30 people * $20  =  $600$60 x 12 hours  = $720·hour$720 for the driver
    Driver was from Shandong, been in Australia for 20 years, makes $60 an hour driving a bus (and we had to tip?).-asked him why Australia doesn’t have a high speed train system yet - says that corruption stops it = subcontracting to subcontractors
    -2 hour reverse trip - that is, we went to the end and then worked our way back-12 Apostles rock formations (actually was only ever nine but one fell down on July 3, 2005, so now there’s only eight.)-Lord Arc Gorge - site of a shipwreck in the late 1850s-saw koalas in the trees, but we didn’t stop to take any pictures-Apollo Bay town - best scallop pies = I would agree (hard to find anywhere else)-kangaroos-Great Ocean Road Arch - the road was meant as a make-work project for veterans returning from World War 1.-And the Split Point Lighthouse - helped people not hit the rocks like the Lord Arc did
    Dropped off again at the same point.
    Rozzis pizza for dinner (takeaway pizza) = $5 a slice.
    Girls were dressed up to go out. Didn’t look like many of the guys were.
    City was a bustling.
    Back to the hotel to netflix and chill!
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    Hope you have a great weekend!
    00:00 Introduction and Melbourne Wrap-Up00:32 Travel Plans and Itinerary01:36 Wildlife Encounters and Missed Opportunities03:46 Tour Costs and Logistics06:47 Chinese Road Trip Experience06:57 Language Barriers and Translation Tools13:52 Driver's Insights and Economic Observations18:39 High-Speed Rail and Corruption20:46 Understanding Business Criticism21:19 Observations on Australian and Chinese Societal Differences22:26 The Great Ocean Road Trip Begins23:02 Exploring the 12 Apostles and Surroundings25:27 Lord Ark Gorge and Historical Insights27:45 Apollo Bay Town and Local Delicacies31:12 Concluding the Great Ocean Road Tour35:49 Back to Melbourne and Final Thoughts
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    38 m