Hi all MmF members..i`m adrian here from kl..joined recently n decided to intro today..hehe..

i`m fascinated by magic n recently had d chance to c it in front of my eyes as another member on this forum is my collegemate whom i met since january 06..so generally, taking up magic has always been on my mind but i nvr knew how to get started..thn my fren suggested dat i get books or dvds on d basic trick to start off with..so i`d like to ask if dats d only way to start? i.e. as to not break d code?..if so thn i`m more thn willing to..n thnx for d advice

hope to get my hobby as a magician started off here ^_^ n hope to meet u guys in d near future..

btw i visited d magic shop at times square recently..didnt noe there was such a place in kl..lol..would dat be a good place to start with? or are there any more suggestions? hope to get some feedback thru this introduction :) n thnx for ur time reading this ^_^

Hi Adrian,

welcome to the MMF.

1stly, we are in the midst of implementing the "real name policy".
We hope you can cooperate by giving us your last name, as I do think there already is an Adrian registered here already. Please PM Brendan to change your nick ok?

That said and done, I think books are the best way to start although some peoples' opinions might differ with me here.
I've seen some good beginner all-rounder books in Borders or Kinokuniya in KL, and they've good nice colour diagrams and ilustrations, pretty easy to learn from. Books are more value for money than DVDs although maybe a bit slightly harder to learn from when compared to the DVD.

hi n thnx for d warm welcome..

sry bout d name thing..i`ll pm him after this..hehe

so books is d way to start? would u hv any chance of knowing d range of prices for them? how bout dvds? btw..wat books do u recommend? n wat would i get in those books? thnx a lot ^_^

the price range for beginner Magic books is generally from RM 40 - RM 100

Original DVDs will cost about RM 150 to RM 200 after shipping (i'm not so sure).

Some of the beginner's books I've seen in KL

1) Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
2) Magic for Dummies
3) Idiots guide to Magic
4) Street Magic - by dunno who...Borders I think.
5) Bill Tar's "now you see it now you dont"
6) Karl Fulves - any of the Self Working series of books..(coin, rope, cards,mental)

Theres a lot more...but I dont know the titles or authors, look around Borders or Kinno, always see them there.

Can forget about Times or MPH.
I've never seen anything there before.

o okie..thnx man..u`ve been of great help..dats a lot of info..finally i can get started..hehe..thn its practice pracetice practice i guess..i`ll c when i hv d time to go to kinokuniya..thnx again :)

welcome :P
just for ya info you are the third adrian here :blink:
btw am i the collegemate? :ph43r:

hey adrian... which college are you studying at? i got one college mate in mmf as well...

Done... changed ya Nick...

Ur Adrian Foo now... lol

Yeah... why so many Adrians in this forum lol.. if not mistaken the surname also kinda similar i think... lol

Anyway, welcome to the forum. Hope you have a great time here. Looking forward for ya contributions.

Cheers,
Brendan

hi Adrian Foo, Adrian Khoo here. welcome to mmf . another adrian would be be adrian choo here if im not wrong. but i think he changed his nick to david choo or something. haha, welcome again.

lol..dats a coincidence ^_^ ..thnx all for d great welcome..hope to maybe even meet some of u in d near future :) ..yes lai..i`m referring to u :o ..haha..

*off topic*Lai,how did u find d m3 test? i was really sick since ytd but a lot better now..hope to c u tmr if i`m well again...bb*

*off topic again*
math paper is rather easy. dun worry and hope you'll get well soon ;)

by mentalism... Adrian Foo is a USCI student... in a levels... :P hahaha... right?

LOL.... we have Mr Adrian Foo, Choo and Khoo here....

Wat's with the oo's lol
:P

hi sukyi..lol..dats not mentalism..dats logic from conversation :wacko: ..haha..are u studying there too?

hi brendan..haha..i guess coz we`re all CooL..haha..get wat i mean? -_- :P hehe

Kaoz i thought that mentalism was a nice one...
yep Sukyi keep on practice your presentation and one day you'd be able to do it well ;)

ya, i think sukyi learnt alot here in mmf. doesnt she? lol.

haha... yeah... i've learnt quite alot here...
Adrian Foo, i'm not from UCSI... i'm from sunway...

I'm from my mother's womb :P

hehe...sunway huh..i hv a few frenz there..hopefully i`ll learn to perform magic too someday..juz cant find d time now :( ..finals are coming up...geeez...

oh samuel..i`m from mother`s womb too..but not ur`s..mine of coz :P