SSAB - June 5, 2026

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!

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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 and Afternoon Reset

18:59 Bringing Back the Murph

22:34 Pullups Pushups Squats Breakdown

24:18 Finishing Strong and Staying Disciplined

24:44 Murph Versus Boredom

26:06 Four Corners Variant

27:06 Heat Training Safety

28:38 Post Workout Elixir

29:26 Collagen Supplement Talk

30:40 Views And Algorithms

31:18 Flagged Nagasaki Post

35:20 Lemon8 And Crossposting

36:26 Rethinking Social Shopping

39:05 Garmin Watch Dilemma

42:57 AI Powered Live Shopping

44:45 New Kittens Update

46:55 Wrap Up And Support