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SSAB - June 1, 2026
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New month, new city, new country! Yes, I’m back in Beijing. How was the trip back?
Taipei > Shanghai > Beijing, 3hr layover in Pudong… I WOULD’VE been bored but I had something to keep me entertained: reconnecting to the outside world!
Did I focus overly much on my content creation talk? Maybe, but I think that was because I was getting really tired along the travels. Wasn’t sleeping all the best and wasn’t working out all that much.
Dropped 3kg! Workout in today but need to get a new sports watch! The old one literally fell apart!
And Thai fest over the weekend, settling back into Beijing. What next?
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00:00 Back to Beijing
00:35 Visa Run Recap
02:32 Travel Language Reality
05:17 YouTube Monetization Push
11:08 Taipei Wrap Up
14:47 Unpacking Rituals
18:05 Shanghai Layover Blues
19:28 VPN Meltdown
22:40 China Work Limits
24:03 Income Stream Frustrations
25:05 YouTube Versus China Apps
25:43 Online Work Access Debate
26:45 Flights And Chatting
29:16 VPNs That Actually Work
31:55 Airport Internet Meltdown
33:26 Entering China Visa Talk
36:09 Fitness Travel Routine
41:47 New Watch Content Ideas
43:43 Beijing Plans And Streams
45:25 Thai Festival Reality Check
46:55 Wrap Up And Links