Name: Alvin
Age: 23 liao... :(
Occupation: Student
School: SIM
Years of Experience: 0! :(

Hmm..want to start off with card tricks first...but i dun really have the basic knowledge and where to start also..

actually went to borders to take alook at the highly recommended Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic. Unfortunately, i couldn't find...
so any brudders here willing to sell me a copy can drop me a message..

other thing...i need guidance on where can i start learning, and wat are the tools that i need? e.g can dun use bicycle card, use those aladdin card instead?

thanks...(sorry for the long post) :P

You can try the Kinokuniya for that book. If they don't have it, get borders to order. No additional costs but you'll have to wait for about 6 weeks though.

Meanwhile, you might want to visit the library, they have books on card magic too.

Just wondering, can you ask them to order any book?

You can get them to order most books but not those serious magic books though. You can check their website to se if they have it or not. If its listed in their website, most probably you can get them to order.

my own opinion , though alladin cards are not as good as bicycle , you still can use it to perform. as long as border at the back of the cards are white in color . . .
But I don't get why you don't wanna use bicycle? haha only cost about 2 dollars more . .
a lot of cards tricks you can learn it from the internet, not necessary to buy the book wor . .
=>you looking for magic class ?

Hi There Lefty here, :) (Benny)

So hows you magic going? Remember to practice 1st hor... :D

The best Magic is not the most difficult magic, its the ones where is easy, flawless and gives the best effect..

best wishes for your journey in Magic... :D

haha...going fine.

stun a couple of relatives though...

hmm..but some still not very confidence though (e.g. card finder)

now kinda anxious to learn invisible deck..

that trick is just too :o :o :o

hmmm....no lar..the reason i asked is because..sometimes can just perform on a borrowed deck.

the effects of a borrowed thing is always greater..

but i'll get a bike cards...though interested in the black ones..(will get the more nice looking ones when i'm abit skillful)

yup..i'm taking lessons now..Lefty here is my master...i'm his newly joined padawan... :lol:

er...i wanna ask for opinons...between this 2 books

mark wilson complete book of magic

royal road to card magic


which one is better??

hi, i got the mark wilson book. its quite good. has lots of tricks and not only cards. btw u from sim rite? i'm from NP leh. I occasionally go to the sim canteen to eat. :D

yea...from SIM..just start school 2mths ago only..

i always go to NP and eat one :P :lol:

SIM canteen is too crowd.

hmm..so u think mark wilson one is helpful? (especially for noobs like me)

easy to understand? (illustrations, explanations etc..)

oic... well, we should meet up one day and study the book haha. i have the book too. i think its really good but i couldnt experiment with all since its my final year in NP...

if you are a secrious magician why would you want to support free magic?
i think that if more free magic websites start to grow.... we will start to get more and more people finding out on our Secrets....

anybody selling royal road to card magic?

looking for this book for quite some time..

local stores dun carry..hoping i can get a 2nd hand one in here.

Can always ask Borders to order. No extra charge. You can check the library too.

Done that for you too. Click here.
Reservation fee is $1.55.

i managed to buy it when i was studying in uk in 97-01...

the small version , ie smaller in size...

nonetheless, full contents as with the big one...

A lot of simple effects are included...

these simple effects are actually combined to become routines..

Such routines are used commonly by people like David Blaine..

Trouble is the book does not teach the good routines...
But if u watch tv specials that shows card magic, u will know how it was done if u read the book thru and thru..

With the book and watching David's Magic man, I managed to deconstruct the 2 card monte with simple effects from the book...