The trip to Singapore came about due to a medical consultation I had, following up on the injury I suffered when I crashed my motorbike last November. My doctor in Saigon had recommended I consult with an orthopedic surgeon in Singapore about possible reconstructive surgery on my shoulder.

Since I'd be traveling all the way there for just a short ( Read more... )

Two week recap this time around, on account of the school trip to Cambodia last weekend, and subsequent scramble to catch up on day-job work and other things.

The trip to the Model United Nations conference in Cambodia went smoothly. We didn't get time for sightseeing in Phnom Penh this time around, but the students all did well at the conference ( Read more... )

This was a shortened week of teaching, but a long week in general at the day job, as we had professional development meetings on Monday and then parent conferences Friday and Saturday ( Read more... )

Our trip to Singapore was amazing! Full blog entry on that, plus photos to come. There are already some posted on Instagram, so check them out there.

Only a couple of reviews this week due to all the traveling.

On Comic A Day

Deathstroke #3 from DC Comics' Rebirth: I picked this issue up in Singapore.

On Goodreads

The Sorrow of War by Bao Minh ( Read more... )

I'm up late tonight prepping for tomorrow morning's trip to Singapore. Can't wait to see this city I've heard so much about!

In the meantime, here are my reviews from the past week.

On Comic A Day

A Taste of Insanity: A chapbook excerpt from K.T. Pinto's vampire novel, Celeste.

On Goodreads

Arax the Soul Stealer: Part of the Beastquest series by Adam ( Read more... )

It's starting to get to that time of year when we'll be thinking about where we're heading after the end of the current school year. The international school hiring season starts very early, and it's pretty exciting to have literally the entire world up for consideration ( Read more... )

Lost our home internet service for a few days, which cut into this week's reviewing. It did give a bit more time for reading, and I ended up finishing up the Catherynne Valente novel I'd been making my way through.

On Goodreads

Silda the Electric Eel, from Adam Blade's Seaquest (AKA Deep Dive) series. This is the latest chapter book I finished ( Read more... )

Busy week at the day job, so just a quick update with a couple of new reviews here.

On Goodreads

Eve of the Emperor Penguin by Mary Pope Osborne: Another entry in the Magic Tree House series (and one of the stranger installments), read with the Kiddo.

On Comic A Day

Action Comics #957: A fairly well-handled soft reboot for Superman that also ( Read more... )

This week was my school's celebration of Vietnam's Mid-Autumn Festival. Other than that, it was a busy work week, with only a few reviews written.

On Comic A Day

Detective Comics #934 from DC Comics. This was the issue that restored the title that DC is named for to its original numbering, as part of this past summer's Rebirth event.

Mother Planet ( Read more... )

This was a short week at school, as we had a day off for Vietnam's National Day on Friday. We went to Vung Tau for the long weekend, where I did manage to get in some reading, so hope to have more book reviews soon. I also reviewed a restaurant I ate at this week, as well as putting up a review for another restaurant that we visited back in June in ( Read more... )