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SSAB - June 30, 2026
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Summary
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.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 Google Stock Tracker Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kbpCC2cieuq23zYyr0-WznPRogVX0aS86BF4_vPvgMY/edit?usp=sharing Hope you have a great one!! 00:00 Cold Open Visa Panic 00:39 Who I Am And What Happened 01:52 Airport Stop At Passport Control 05:46 No Onsite Fix Flight Lost 07:29 Police Pickup And Charge Translation 08:56 Station Intake Translator And Emotions 10:40 Inventory And Phone Concerns 12:10 Inside The Holding Cell 16:37 Waiting Lunch And Rule Double Standards 20:26 Manager Interrogation Fine And Visa Extension 25:40 Visa Overstay Shock 26:51 Taiwan Visa Argument 28:43 How China Counts Days 31:15 Fine Before You Leave 34:26 Paperwork and Cameras 36:44 500 RMB and Transcript 39:03 Holding Cell Waiting 42:54 Released and Family Fallout 44:46 Rebooking Singapore Flight 47:57 Lessons and Final Warning