Hey there! Early release time!
I've gone back to my roots and included a montage at the end of the video, I hope you all enjoy it!
The push of Chinese soft power and propaganda on platforms such as YouTube that are forbidden and banned within the borders of China continues to concern me as the CCP use rather nasty tactics to boost and promote these channels whil...
2021-01-28 00:48:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, I just wanted to give you all a heads up, I've been furiously working on this week's video, it is a very long one, over an hour long! I had to make it that long as I'm trying to be as fair and clear as possible regarding the subject as it is a contentious one and I don't want to be unfair to anyone involved, just brutally honest.
The video is currently uploading and will take some time as it's around 25gb big.
I'll release it tomor...
2021-01-16 00:26:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Yesterday I asked for your help with figuring out what was going on with ADVChina (well it's going on with all of our channels actually) and thanks to your feedback I was able to form a clearer picture of what was happening and got some very valuable feedback from each and every one of you that left a comment and actually went to check out the video, thank you so much! Remember that it is all of you that keep me going and I'm always open to honest cri...
2020-12-30 16:16:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, I'm counting on you to help me figure something out, recently we've seen a massive hit to views almost across the board on our channels but especially ADVChina, we will explain it in more detail through videos this week, but my question to you is did you get a notification of the video? For whatever reason the video is not getting comments or views as usual. We expect that YouTube has throttled our channel due to the enormous amounts o...
2020-12-29 18:06:26 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a massive topic to cover and of course "the west" could mean a multitude of different situations, but I'm talking about the very different cultures of living and growing up, never mind education and all that, but the environment.
So to bring you up to speed, our lease was up at the apartment complex we were renting and I was fed up with feeling trapped, neighbors that would change often and some undesirables in the neighborhood calling the cops all the time to d...
2020-12-28 16:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, hope all is well! Bitter sweet these days eh? It's holiday season which is always the best time of the year, but we're also facing fresh lock-downs and bad news all round concerning the Wuhan covid...
Keeping a stiff upper lip and keeping a positive yet realistic view on things I find is honestly the best way to go. I really do wish all of you the very best during these trying times, you're all incredibly awesome and have helped bo...
2020-12-10 19:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
From all of us, myself, my family and C-milk's family.
Although I am not American, I appreciate the holiday of Thanksgiving very much and the thing I am most grateful for is all of you who have allowed me to achieve so much through your kind and generous support, you're all truly Awesome!
Stay Awesome!
- SerpentZA
2020-11-27 19:29:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, I would like you all to get an early release on this one as the monuments we found out in the desert are fascinating, the people who built this monument reached out to me ages ago and I've wanted to visit it for the longest time:
Thank you all for your support, it's needed now more than ever!
- Stay Awesome
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2020-11-23 23:52:44 +0000 UTC View Post
So if you missed today's episode of Worthless Whips it's a pretty simple concept, a neighbour of mine was moving and as he was cleaning out his garage and I was out working on my car he asked me if I wanted these 7 boxes full of vintage playboy magazines, ranging from the 70s all the way up to the early 2000s I honestly had no desire to take them at first but really wanted to help him out as I could see that he really didn't want to lug huge amounts of magazines (they weigh a...
2020-11-17 22:10:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Early release time!
Hey there guys, hope everyone is in good spirits despite all the negativity surrounding the US elections and whatnot, I thought this week we'd have something a little more light-hearted over on the SerpentZA channel so I wanted to share this fun experience my wife and I had when we visited Japan and she was mistaken as being Japanese by foreigners and locals alike! Also I have an easter egg of at the end where I test out a ne...
2020-11-05 19:13:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there! This was to be Friday's video but as usual YouTube has deemed that it is unsuitable for advertisers and therefore cannot be monetized (don't worry its not too brutal), I am busy editing a censored version in the hopes that it passes the strict guidelines, I however would like you to be able to see it as intended and on time:
Thank you...
2020-10-16 16:47:08 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a tough one, let me cut to the chase, during my time in China I was severely disappointed by a certain demographic, the older middle aged group, we call them the "lost generation" they are the old red guard, the thugs of the cultural revolution who under Mao destroyed China, they are by and in large uneducated, selfish, ruthless and lacking in what most of us would call common sense and compassion... This is not to say that there aren't exceptions and I ...
2020-10-15 04:35:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, we're getting ready for our live stream, but Sasha and I filmed something yesterday in the park for you, I have already finished a video for my channel this week so things will be back in full swing! Last week was the first time I've missed uploading a video in years and I'm so glad to be back on track!
https://youtu.be/hcb1DE60dBY
- Stay Awesome
<... 2020-10-01 21:49:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, wow was that rough! I've made it through and although I still feel as if I've been hog tied and beaten with sacks of doorknobs I'll be back in business shortly!
I know many people may have had to deal with this or perhaps other surgeries in the past but this is the first surgery I've ever had and for someone that avoids hospitals/medicine as much as I do it really took a toll on me, I don't even take over the counter pain killers or headache pills or anything...
2020-09-28 19:01:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, what a ridiculous week we've had over here at the ADV side of the world, cmilk got mysteriously sick and I had to drive him to the ER one night (he's fine and will update you all soon I'm sure, I was right as rain until this morning my appendix suddenly decided to ruin my life, I stuck it out all day fighting the pain but eventually realised that it was dumb and drove myself to the ER, this is the first time I've been to an American hospital (other than when my wife gave birth...
2020-09-24 09:32:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Since filming the video with my wife about what she misses in China, I realised that she was complaining about not being able to find "bai qie ji" but she had never asked me to find it for her, what had happened is that when her parents were here they had gone to the supermarket, bought chicken and tried to make it at home, they were disappointed that the chicken was too "juicy" and had too much meat on it (not kidding). Chinese chicken is usually tougher and...
2020-09-03 17:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post
So during our previously mentioned mini holiday I took the time to ask my wife what it is she missed most about living in China.
I never try and force my opinions on her and always want her to form her own opinions based on her experiences, I know it has been a very difficult transition for her going from a busy work life as a doctor to a mother and a...
2020-09-02 17:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Since the start of the Wuhan Flu pandemic life has been rather constricted for most of us, I still have the luxury of a daily commute to and from the office where C-milk and I do our editing, filming and our car antics, but other than that it has been a case of, no restaurants, no shop visits and very little getting out of the house, especially for my wife! I have made it a priority to take her and my daughter out to local parks or for short walks as often as...
2020-08-24 19:16:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys, I have an early release for you all! I have been dealing with some rather interesting events over the past week, there has been a big coordinated push to try and shut my YouTube channel down but luckily so far they've failed, just as a precaution I have downloaded all of my videos and in the event that something happens I will be uploading them to an alternative platform, but as things stand I don't think I need to worry much. This video isn't...
2020-08-13 19:22:49 +0000 UTC View Post
I'd like to start out with saying that I do not ever condone in any way attacks on a person's family, even if I absolutely detest someone and their ideology I would never start attacking his wife and children unless of course they themselves were bad actors and doing things that were worthy of criticism.
I absolutely adore my wife and our daughter has really added somethi...
2020-08-03 20:35:55 +0000 UTC View Post
What happens when you take a high horsepower 1974 Corvette, a clapped out 1978 Trans Am project car, a covid-19 lockdown and two guys who want to make their YouTube videos more interesting? You get the world's most uncomfortable camping road-trip!
C-milk and I are on a road trip filming for all of our Channels but don't worry we have videos already lined up so there won't be a break in the schedule (although the podcast may have to move to next we...
2020-07-20 18:02:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I answer every single question you asked me on last week's post.
After reading the questions I asked you to leave me a question for Friday's live stream, I realised that there was not enough time to answer them during my live stream so yesterday I made a video answering them all for you, I hope we can do more like this in the future as I really enjoye...
2020-07-15 17:48:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Afternoon / Evening / Morning! Tomorrow I will be having a live stream over on the SerpentZA channel and the main purpose of it is to answer questions about leaving China and of course the future plans of my channel etc, spoiler: Nothing is going to change! I will simply be able to speak even more freely about China but also plan to expand into other areas. I would however like to answer your questions first since your support is of course the most important 2020-07-09 20:01:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Only now am I able to truly talk about all the things I saw, filmed and experienced in China. Having moved out of the country I now have the freedom to speak unreservedly and I would like to first let you all know why it is that I left China, a country that I loved in the first place.
Here's this week's Patreon early release:
I hope you enjoy it...
2020-07-02 01:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there guys! Hope your week is turning out to be a good one.
I thought I'd have a change of pace this week and tell you all about the time a so called "Left-over" woman tried very very hard to seduce me and perhaps I can help you understand this bizarre phenomenon in China where although there is a massive gender imbalance, successful and attractive women are not wanted:
Good afternoon everyone! What an incredibly ridiculous time we're all going through at the moment, pandemic, unrest, protests, it's crazy but you'd think the whole world was burning down... Yet I look outside and it's peaceful and everything seems right with the world, it's almost as if the media out there wants us all to panic and get angry and so I'm not going to allow my channel to play into that, I see many parallels between South Africa and what is going...
2020-06-10 23:02:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, hope your week is going well! I'm very happy to share with you this week's Patreon early access a video that I've just finished today:
This young man who is a Chinese student studying in the USA posted an event on facebook that caused the Chinese National security to contact his parents in China and intimidate them into asking him to take i...
2020-05-28 01:35:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hope your week has been agreeable so far, I made a quick little video for you to watch when you get the time:
As always, thank you so much for your support, I cannot wait to see you in the next video!
- Stay Awesome
SerpentZA
2020-05-21 22:56:50 +0000 UTC View Post
If you were watching the live-stream you already know this, at the most inconvenient time, YouTube had a system-wide crash which affected our live stream, here's what we know:
I must point out that I look ridiculous in that thumbnail! We will make sure that all your questions (if you asked any) will be answered tomorrow!
Thank you all 2020-05-14 23:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey there, hope that your week has gotten off to a good start! I bring to you today 7 minutes of 7 different scenes around Shanghai that was taken last week by a friend of mine living there.
I'm sure you've noticed that during our live streams / podcasts etc we like to run street scenes in the background. This is something I really used to enjoy doing, I'd often go out and film street scenes and that's why I have such a large library, the thing is that ...
2020-05-06 19:23:44 +0000 UTC View Post