Young LKY 2.0

To kick off today's blogatron, my dear ex-student Walter Wong went overseas and sent me a really hilarious letter. It is a kind of joke, cos he knows I like funny stuff. It's the Ultimate Thank U Note for busy executives and toilet cleaners alike. All u haf to do is fill in the blanks. And you can thank ur mother, grandmother, girl/boyfriend, pet chihuahua etc. Enjoy!



Here's today continuation of GOD + TEACHERS!


Now, back to my promised update of So Singapore Toons at Discovery Centre!

So, there I was. After George Nonis, author of Hello Chok Tong Goodbye Kuan Yew, drew the Man himself, and Miel drew his Valentine of Singapore driving the Globe, I wielded

my marker . . .

The smart kid behind me instantly recognised the ears and head.
"Bunny!" he exclaimed, and the adults gave him a standing ovation. OK, they were already on their feet, hence the 'standing' part.

To create some suspense, I drew the bunny pointing at Mr Lee Kuan Yew, and my teacher Sir Fong covering his eyes as if he can't bear to see what happens next. This, my avid, young blog readers, is one lesson you can learn: creating suspense will grab your audience's attention.

When I finished, the audience's reaction put a big (handsome) smile on my face. It is a combo of pride (I pulled it off! I drew LKY without rehearsal!), relief (I didn't goof up! My young LKY looked real cool! I drew something that doesn't look too bad amongst the two master artists!) and . . . revelation! Yes, revelation!

But what is that revelation? Will it affect Sir Fong 3? Will I start drawing political comics (Young Goh Chok Tong? Young David Marshall)?

To drive my point of suspense across, I will stop my post here and continue this weekend. :)

Sunday Special: Young Lee Kuan Yew

In two months, sirfong.blogspot.com has received a very encouraging 4000 hits. Thank u all for visiting this little comic website (or clicking the refresh button over and over, haha). I'm also excited to see some overseas viewers -- welcome to the blog! I hope you can introduce your friends to visit, as I also noted a drop in daily viewership this week (overseas during September school holidays perhaps?).

There will be more teacher-related postings for this week. And more excitingly, I will be sharing a very pivotal moment in my creative life. Do read on!

After my Teacher's Day Week, This entire week's postings will begin and end with Raffles Institution's most famous alumni: Lee Kuan Yew.

As I'd informed u all earlier, the Singapore Discovery Centre is holding a special exhibition So Singapore Toons. Never before has Singaporean comics been used in such a scale before. There are interactive games, photo opportunities and 3-D versions of local comic works!

During the official opening on 1st September 2007, the artists are invited to draw a little something on the spot. George Nonis, the author of Hello Chok Tong Goodbye Kuan Yew, drew the Minister Mentor. Since Mr Lee is an alumni of RI, I decided to draw the following:

This became a revelation of sorts. As I post more pictures of the exhibition this week, I will reveal how the above picture has created a significant tremor in my creative universe (things happen when u r in the presence of greatness, albeit a comic version of one). I hope you will keep reading, so I can share a pivotal moment in my future comics.