tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3468134591043784832024-03-12T18:24:44.099-07:00Sir FongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-87895810626382919212013-01-30T17:07:00.004-08:002013-01-30T17:07:29.518-08:00New study shows that graphic novels really do help people learn! <div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-60112880354100653952012-12-20T18:16:00.002-08:002012-12-20T18:16:18.410-08:00Happy Winter Solstice Festival!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today, many Chinese families will be eating <i>tang yuan</i> (glutinous rice balls in syrup) as a symbol of family unity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sir Fong wishes your family happiness and good times on this festive season!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-35296292640378175582012-11-17T18:39:00.005-08:002012-11-17T18:41:02.223-08:00Sir Fong represents Singapore in the annual IASL International Book Exhibit!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-41976623411545706472012-11-10T05:00:00.002-08:002012-11-10T05:00:48.221-08:00Sir Fong's writeup in Malaysia in Sin Chew Daily<div style="text-align: center;">
I received this quite late. The article appeared in September. Enjoy!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-69869168504253563892012-10-22T19:13:00.002-07:002012-10-22T19:13:52.828-07:00Sir Fong visits Thailand orphanages!<div style="text-align: center;">
Science belongs to everyone! Great scientists, engineers, doctors can come from humble beginnings.</div>
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Hence, Sir Fong was more than delighted when Project LOVE, a non-profit initiative started by Mr Jose Tay (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/josetay.sg?fref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/josetay.sg?fref=ts</a>) asked for comic books to be donated to the orphanages and migrant learning centres in Thailand.</div>
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Since Book 3 and 4 both featured a Thai hospital museum (Siriraj Forensic Museum) and a Bangkok fashion designer (Tawn C), Sir Fong feels glad that these kids will read about good science being practiced in their own country!</div>
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If you like to contribute or donate to this project, contact Mr Tay on Facebook:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-76202677728611101792012-09-07T23:46:00.001-07:002012-09-07T23:46:58.412-07:00My Favorite Teacher Photo Competition!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Here's a chance to win a pair of Morchoo and Titoy stuffed toys AND the latest Sir Fong Book 4!</div>
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The details are on the Morchoo & Titoy Facebook page:</div>
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DUE DATE is 21st Sept 2012, 2359hr! Hurry!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-44309483747149988012012-08-24T20:37:00.002-07:002012-08-24T20:37:29.103-07:00Toy Game & Comic Convention at Marina Bay Sands<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi Sir Fong friends and fans! </div>
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It's that traditional time of the year when Sir Fong meets and greets old fans and new! The STGCC (Singapore Toy Game & Comics Convention) will be held in September 1st and 2nd (Sat and Sun).</div>
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This time, it's held in Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre. The details are here: <a href="http://www.singaporetgcc.com/">http://www.singaporetgcc.com/</a></div>
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Each Sir Fong's Adventures book will be sold at a discount of $10 ($13 in bookstores). Besides a brand-new collectible bookmark and Sir Fong printed bag with every purchase, every two or more books bought will entitle you to a <b><span style="color: red;">FREE </span></b>Sir Fong comic: the out-of-print <i><span style="color: red;">Sir Fong Book 2: Fur-o-cious!</span></i> </div>
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You can also try out the new<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;"> <b><i>Sir Fong Book 1 App</i></b></span></span> on our iPad!</div>
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So see you at the Convention. Sir Fong is at <b>Booth G29</b> in the Artist Alley!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-82877181586997231942012-08-14T11:03:00.000-07:002012-08-14T11:07:38.958-07:00Updates: Book 4 now in ALL Popular Bookstores - and a big hit at National Library!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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According to the National Library's tracking of Book 4 in its first week, readers from Ang Mo Kio to Yishun are eager to read about the latest adventure of Totto the bunny and his friends! </div>
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Another good news is that Book 4 can now be found in ALL Popular bookstores. That means you can get your own copy of Book 4 at all branches of Popular, Kinokuniya and MPH stores!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-71585241199582790872012-08-08T20:40:00.000-07:002012-08-08T20:40:10.081-07:00Happy 47th Birthday, Singapore!<div style="text-align: center;">
Sir Fong's wish for Singapore is that one day, it will be such a cool town,</div>
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that fictional monsters will want to rampage its iconic buildings as did New York and Tokyo!</div>
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Happy 47th birthday, Singapore!!!</div>
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Sir Fong's Website is now officially up and running!</div>
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Students and teachers can now use the FREE Atom Maker game as part of their lessons in learning about different ELEMENTS!</div>
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Sir Fong's hit comic book "Book 1" is now an App for iPad!</div>
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Featuring the 208-page comic book in full colour for the first time, the App also contains 5 exciting new science games - play the games and learn about the Periodic Table, atomic structure, electrolysis of water and more! The App also features two great Sir Fong theme songs, animation and interactive pages!</div>
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The Sir Fong Book 1 App will be launched on the 20th July!</div>
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A workshop Sir Fong is hosting will invite<b><span style="color: red;"> science/IT teachers</span></b> and <b><span style="color: red;">students</span></b> to explore how Apps can be used in the classroom to compliment the teaching of various topics such as Electrolysis, Atomic Structure, Elements and Compounds, the Periodic Table. </div>
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See you and your teachers on 13th August at Science Centre!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Details of the 13th August workshop is here:</span></div>
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Next week, Sir Fong Book 1 (Atoms/Elements) will be available as an iPad App.</div>
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This is a special piece called "<b><span style="color: red;">Cave Dad!</span></b>", which appeared on Sunday (8th Jul) in the newspaper. </div>
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Sir Fong is very lucky to be invited by <b>Colin Goh</b> and his lovely wife <b>Yen Yen Woo</b> to share the stage. We will be talking to Singapore teachers about using comics and Apps in the classroom.</div>
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This is potentially great news for young people and students. This means that a lot of teachers are interested in learning new approaches to make learning interesting and fun for you!</div>
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Thank you for your warm welcome for Sir Fong at your assembly halls! You've been a terrific audience! I'm very impressed that two of you drew these cool frames for my signature!</div>
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I am very happy to meet some of you and sign my autographs. I stayed back till 230pm on Friday to sign more books, so that there will be some signed Sir Fong comic books for you on Monday!</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Also, I'd like to invite all of you to my booth at the Singapore Toy, Games and Comics Convention (STGCC)! I'm launching BOOK 4 at my booth (G28), and the STGCC will be held on Sept 1st and 2nd at Marina Bay Sands! A new collector's book mark and Sir Fong designer paper bag will also be given out! </span></div>
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<b>Sir Fong</b> would like to do a simple shout-out to the students at <b>Elias Park Primary School</b>! It was a great time sharing about the importance of <i><span style="color: red;">science</span></i>, some <i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">imagination</span></i> and <i><span style="color: orange;">comics</span></i> with you on Tuesday! Remember: <i><b><span style="color: red;">anyone</span></b></i> can use science well - it doesn't matter if you are a boy, girl, Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, it doesn't matter what race or nationality you are, and you don't have to be a scientist or be in a science career. History records great scientists and scientific contributions from all kinds of people. Love what your teachers teach you, but always keep that imagination of yours alive! Thank you for being such an enthusiastic and expressive audience!</div>
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As you can probably guess, this page talks about "Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle". Doing research about the effect of pollution can be sobering. Everyday we discard tons of plastic, some of which finds its way into the ocean. Not only is that killing 100,000 marine lives every year (sea turtles die after they eat the plastic, mistaking them for jellyfishes, while seagulls, penguins, sharks get trapped and suffocated in plastic nets and trash), there is clear evidence that plastic releases toxic waste into the water. That means the fishes we eat will bring the toxins back into our homes.</div>
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Hopefully, my readers and future movers and shakers will read this and get my message. But don't worry, the rest of the story is still funny and enjoyable! I'm almost half-way there! See you after June!</div>
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2011 has been an incredible year for Sir Fong, Totto and everyone at Rabbit Institution!</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">1.</span></b> 2 prints of Sir Fong sold out and reprinted!</div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>2.</b> </span>Both our featured scientists, Prof Lui Pao Chuen and Prof Leo Tan,</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">3.</span></b> Book 3's story of dog flu became a reality in Australia, where the first-ever documented</div>
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2012 is the Year of the Dragon, and we have to say goodbye to the Year of</div>
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in the Year of the Giant Fire-breathing Lizard!</div>
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<b>Yay! Happy New Year to all of you!</b></div>
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(The <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Rabbit Institution campus</span></b> is designed by the incredible, always-awesome</div>
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international newspapers!)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-346813459104378483.post-62295009934461657312011-11-18T19:53:00.001-08:002011-11-18T20:01:02.593-08:00Sir Fong on the Main Events of Bookfest 2011!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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