SSAB - June 1, 2026

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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Hope you have a great start of month!!

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