Siegfrid 'Siggy' Bacani joins Nathan and me on this episode to cover his business called 7000 Islands. They focus on Filipino craft beer, wine and spirits. Some highlights are the Ube Cream Liqueur and the Ube Lager. There will soon be a Pandan Liqueur available! They want to bring the best of Filipino flavours while also promoting Australian wines in the Philippines. We try the Ube Liqueur live and find out whether those wine snobs were onto something. Guests: Siegfrid Bacani

Supporting: Nathan Items mentioned:

Tung's food pic: #1 & #2

Hello Auntie restaurant

Australian sushi in NYC

Links:

7000 Islands Instagram

7000 Islands Website

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Music: aKu - Love Shine | aKu - The Final Blow

Watch this in video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhiF1H_97jU

Gary returns 4 years later to give his insight on what it's like as a PT long term. The financial struggles, addiction, lifestyle inflation with partying, to going completely clean. We are also joined by Gary's good friend, Phillip, who is also a PT. Phil has the added qualification of being a physio alongside his coaching and has competed in the Commonwealth games in weightlifting. Raw advice, a $4,000 scam that helped craft Phil's sales course and more await in the longest episode yet.

Guests: Gary Le & Phillip Liao

Items mentioned:

- Jackie Chan video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyuoESJ7G1E

- Thai insurance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaWA2GbcnJU

Links:

- Gary: https://www.instagram.com/garyprimept/

- Phil: https://www.instagram.com/phillip.liao/

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Music: aKu - Love Shine | aKu - The Final Blow

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

3:51 What's changed for Gary in 4 years?

6:37 Who is Phillip Liao?

8:31 What is Prime Performance?

10:53 It's not just theory you need to know

12:32 Going into PT blind = failure

13:04 The BTS for PTs

15:26 Gary sells nightmares

16:26 Gary's first year of income as a PT

17:16 Being your own boss isn't always a good thing

19:09 How has Gary's coaching methods changed?

20:55 Exclusive, luxury gyms

23:46 How Phil started his Commonwealth games journey

29:59 Phil's gruelling weight loss story

32:41 The suffering in training for the Commonwealth games

35:59 How much should you invest in skills as a PT?

38:16 What happened after the commonwealth games?

40:21 Advice to get into weightlifting

42:27 Why did Phil decide to live overseas for a few months?

43:51 10 months of travel with only 6.5kg of luggage?!

46:56 Meeting a distraught Canadian in Day 1 Kuala Lumpur

49:48 Breaking down the options

51:33 Day 1 continued Kuala Lumpur

52:28 Having a panic attack, forcing a cry with Jackie Chan vids

55:09 What makes us cry?

57:43 How does Phil pick where to go next on holiday?

1:04:23 People put themselves in a box to stop them from doing things

1:07:12 Is what you believe because you've been told that your whole life?

1:10:28 The investment property argument

1:11:54 Passive income does not exist

1:15:22 Why Tung travels more

1:16:12 The advice old clients have given

1:18:24 You can't travel with the same pair of eyes now vs later

1:20:38 Our parents don't have much time with us

1:22:44 Phil and his Dad not agreeing on business

1:23:35 Not all advice from our parents can be good

1:24:30 Gary's partying regime and lifestyle inflation

1:28:58 The nightlife and Gary's wake up call

1:31:44 Gary's bet with his partner to go sober

1:34:55 Spiralling out of control with substances

1:35:56 How much harder is online coaching vs in person?

1:37:21 Online physio?

1:39:09 Best type of coaching style?

1:43:48 How to break out of a 'box'? The harsh truth

1:58:04 Everyone's the main character in their own world

1:59:16 What's the best diet?

2:00:42 Is it harder to gain or lose weight?

2:01:47 Do you like cold showers?

2:03:16 Cryotherapy?

2:04:36 The real hard sh*t

2:06:12 Sometimes there's no magic massage from physios

2:09:51 Phil's overseas trip continued - Georgia

2:11:48 The Turkey $4,000 scam

2:21:29 The lesson from the scam

I'm back to doing video with podcasts! Check this one out on YouTube!

With big news from Nathan, we decide to dive into this topic of engagements and weddings, and the rules/things you should/shouldn't do around them. Everyone around us is also getting engaged and setting up dates for their wedding. It's an exciting time.

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Music: aKu - Love Shine | aKu - The Final Blow

Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:55 What’s New?

02:38 What’s Vo2 Max?

03:10 A bakery in Cabramatta that’s run by a school girl

04:18 Has this been the warmest winter?

06:47 Another marathon?!

08:11 Engagements

09:53 Everyone’s having kids/getting engaged

10:57 Nathan and Matt’s engagement experience

17:23 Real diamond vs Lab vs Others

18:32 Navigating buying a gemstone

22:39 Diamond traits

25:13 Do you feel any different after getting engaged?

25:36 Judging each other’s engagements

30:48 How is Nathan finding planning a wedding?

32:54 Sponsor - Son of a Booth

33:08 Finding vendors you know

37:01 Wedding themes?

37:27 Charging for a wedding?

38:15 How much are you meant to donate at a wedding?

39:58 Money or gifts?

41:35 Trying to buy less, consumerism

43:06 Destination weddings

44:32 Frugal vs extravagant wedding

48:20 Popular wedding venues in the area

48:58 Wedding DLCs

53:06 Choreographed dances

54:50 First dance songs

57:29 Engagement being recorded on Strava

58:20 Have I gone ring shopping yet?

59:08 Legal question: Can you get an engagement ring back?

1:00:18 Would you call your engagement off if your partner thought you were ugly?

1:00:47 Are running clubs the new dating scene?

1:01:13 AllenInCabra breaking trends in the dating scene - FIRST DATING EVENT IN CABRA

1:02:11 Rocking up in a fancy car

1:04:48 We’re getting old…

1:05:44 Will we get sick of attending weddings?

1:07:07 No engagement party?

1:08:25 How organised is Nathan’s calendar?

1:09:07 Where to go for honeymoons