What a GREAT WEEK!

I never dreamed that my comic creations would become calenders and car decals! Yet, that's what happened at Takashimaya this weekend. A Star Child 2009 calender and car decal were the lucky draw gifts for Breezeto5, a new online job seeker!

Then I have 6 wonderful Sec 4 ladies help me out at Kinokuniya's Sir Fong's Adventures book promo! Promoting books are never easy, but these great girls tirelessly talked to parents and kids, and for every parent or kid who stepped forward and gave a new local comic book a chance, I am blessed!

This week, I've had a great assembly talk, two great workshops and a double-comic-event at Takashimaya. It was a lot of hard work, a lot of extra hours making sure things work out, and a lot of support from Singaporeans and non-Singaporeans. I am present to the greatness that Singaporeans are, and I am fueled to continue Sir Fong's Adventures series!

After this promo, I am going to be a student at a digital story-telling workshop for one week, then it's time to get back to starting the next Sir Fong's Adventures In Science!

Double Events 29 - 31st Aug!

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Kinokuniya has sold out my first two Sir Fong comic books!

The bookstore has generously given me the golden hour/day for a book signing:

30th AUGUST 2008 (Saturday only)
(Saturday - start of September holidays)

Please help me by downloading and sending the below poster to your friends. If you know about friends who want a fun way of learning Science, or parents who want a great Science comic book for their primary school / secondary school kids, please send this to them!

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On the same weekend, my first comic-related merchandise will go on sale!

Location: Takashimaya fountain basement
Date: 29th, 30th & 31st Aug 2008 (Fri, Sat & Sun)
On sale: Star Child 2009 calender + Star Child car decals!

Star Child 2009 calender: this limited edition poster will feature 12 of the best Star Child comic strips, one for each month of 2009. Star Child is really laugh-out-loud funny, and the calender will make a great New Year gift for your friends and colleagues. This is really super limited, and I'll be there in the afternoons to sign the calender too!

Star Child car decals: these two decals are personally designed by myself. As you can see, they're both cute and hilarious. Guaranteed to catch people's eyeballs when they come too close to your car on the road. Don't miss your chance to grab these - ideal car decals for us wonderfully kiasu Singaporean drivers!

NEW ONLINE COMIC STRIP!

New: Star Child the comic strip!

This is an announcement I'm really excited to make.

Star Child is a comic strip I've created for a new online company called BreezeTo5.

It is a 6-frame strip about a foetus inside its mother's womb. Life in this womb is anything but mundane. Star Child's parents, a super-kiasu and technologically-savvy pair, could not wait for their child to pop out in 9 months' time. They decided to beat the competition by introducing a state-of-the-art womb tutor called iWoom, hence giving their kid a head-start like no other.

Star Child also gets to meet some of its dad's sperms, as they continuously crossed mountains and valleys only to find the prized egg long taken. Eventually, they became resigned to their status and made the best of their situation, providing an endless source of amusement for our Child.

http://www.breezeto5.com/comic/#15-05-08

BreezeTo5 is an ambitious new Singaporean venture that not only help job seekers hook up with good jobs, but also let these people discover their true potential and earning power based on their passion/interest. The portal is new, and will be officially launched after a period of testing. I'm confident that the platform it creates will make it a fast-growing portal that makes life at work a breeze from 9 to 5.

At first, there was some reservations about such an approach. How do I portray a comic that is hilarious but tasteful? And what has a comic about a foetus and sperms got to do with a job seek portal?

Well, it's a fact that the fiercest competition on earth, more nerve-wrecking than any American Idol episode, is when a million sperms vie to fertilise one egg. The winner gets a whole life - achieve immortality from spermdom - while the losers all disintegrate within 48 hours. Nothing is more high-staked and represents better the competition one faces in landing that coverted career.

There will be two new strips every week uploaded. I hope you can all support by going to the following link and enjoy the comic. If you like it, why not print it and pin them on your work table for all to share?

http://www.breezeto5.com/comic/#15-05-08

Star Child is inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey", written by the late, great Arthur C Clarke and Stanley Kubrick.