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SSAB - June 5, 2026
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- Jun 5, 2026
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Summary
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.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 weekend! 00:00 Cold Open Life Updates 00:28 Support the Podcast 02:13 Visa Health Check Runthrough 04:21 Clinic Crowds and Fasting 06:09 Reimbursements and Paperwork Rants 07:36 Opening a New Bank Account 09:20 Why Foreigners Cant Buy Gold 11:19 Where to Buy Gold Instead 14:28 Visa Frustrations and PR Options 16:45 YouTube Earnings and Content Grind 18:03 Mic Setup…