1. What’s your ambition?
To be a professional card manipulator. That's too out of this world, so a more realistic one would be computer programmer.
2. Who is more important to you? Friends or girlfriend?
Make a guess.
3. Who is the person you trust most?
Myself.
4. Do you think you have enough confidence?
Yes, with plenty to spare.
5. Who is your idol?
Do Dan and Dave count as 1 person?
6. Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?
No. I'm a cynic. Then again, I've seen them, so...
7. What is your goal for this year?
- To pass my promo examinations
- To live up to expectations in the new cardistry group Jaspas inducted me in
- To make someone really really happy
8. Do you believe in eternity love?
No. I just believe in eternal love.
9. Have you broken someone’s heart that she/he tried to commit suicide?
No. Have you?
10. What feeling do you love most?
I love love.
11. What are the requirements you wish from the other half?
Happiness.
12. List some best moments in life?
Make MORE guesses.
13. Do you cherish every single friendship of yours?
Yes. I would not be where I am now without them.
14. Between money and love. Which one ?
Love.
15. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
My life, my love, my passions.
16. Do you love anime?
No, you anime-loving quiz-maker.
17. Describe the person who tagged you in 5 words.
Ace, funky, temperamental, smart, thoughtful
18. What have you done to please yourself?
Spending countless hours boomeranging cards.
19. IF you had one wish right now, what would you wish for to come true?
I would wish for my wishes to all come through.
20. What do you want most for your birthday?
A good solid deck of cards that never wears out.
I'm not one to force quizzes on others, so it stops here. :) If you want to do it though, tag me, and let me know.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Eons of non-posting...
And so I'm back.
A fair amount has happened recently that I haven't written about.
Finally I've started to meet up with the Singaporean flourishers. Been out of the loop for ages, and now I realize how much material I've missed, how much I need to learn, and how much I need to catch up on.
Flourishers I've met so far:
Leon (first guy I met, has a nice two card twirl flourish I want to learn)
Jaspas (some pretty good original material, has style to go along with it)
Ling Xuan (has a LOT of unreleased material)
Bowen (quite a cool person)
Ben You (very friendly guy, some nice flourishing eye-candy)
Kevin Ho (amazingly nice and sociable, comments on skill are unnecessary I think)
A fun clique to hang out with, I feel.
Bought a couple of Brown Wynn decks (going for 18 dollars) at Bugis, and picked up the new Split Spades Lions, red and blue from David Blaine there as well. Now just fooling around with the Clip Shift as demonstrated by the others.
And then there's this insanely visual color change, that is not only beautiful, but very, very knacky to pull off as well.
Check it out at 01:15 and 01;26. I found out how to do it, and good grief, whoever thought it up is clever.
I'm not even going to try learning this one.
A fair amount has happened recently that I haven't written about.
Finally I've started to meet up with the Singaporean flourishers. Been out of the loop for ages, and now I realize how much material I've missed, how much I need to learn, and how much I need to catch up on.
Flourishers I've met so far:
Leon (first guy I met, has a nice two card twirl flourish I want to learn)
Jaspas (some pretty good original material, has style to go along with it)
Ling Xuan (has a LOT of unreleased material)
Bowen (quite a cool person)
Ben You (very friendly guy, some nice flourishing eye-candy)
Kevin Ho (amazingly nice and sociable, comments on skill are unnecessary I think)
A fun clique to hang out with, I feel.
Bought a couple of Brown Wynn decks (going for 18 dollars) at Bugis, and picked up the new Split Spades Lions, red and blue from David Blaine there as well. Now just fooling around with the Clip Shift as demonstrated by the others.
And then there's this insanely visual color change, that is not only beautiful, but very, very knacky to pull off as well.
Check it out at 01:15 and 01;26. I found out how to do it, and good grief, whoever thought it up is clever.
I'm not even going to try learning this one.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Florida Substitute Teacher Fired, Accused of Wizardry
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
A Florida teacher may have to pull an unemployment check out of his hat after performing magic in front of students, according to reports.
Jim Piculas said he made a toothpick disappear and reappear in front of students at the Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Fla., Local6.com reported. He said he later got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he had been accused of wizardry.
"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away,'" he told Local6.com.
Piculas said he’s concerned the incident may prevent him from being considered for future jobs.
Just when you think the world can't get any dumber, it proves you wrong. I've given up on trying to prove the world is generally stupid. It tends to set out to prove it to you, most often in an aggressive manner than anything else.
A Florida teacher may have to pull an unemployment check out of his hat after performing magic in front of students, according to reports.
Jim Piculas said he made a toothpick disappear and reappear in front of students at the Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Fla., Local6.com reported. He said he later got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he had been accused of wizardry.
"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away,'" he told Local6.com.
Piculas said he’s concerned the incident may prevent him from being considered for future jobs.
Just when you think the world can't get any dumber, it proves you wrong. I've given up on trying to prove the world is generally stupid. It tends to set out to prove it to you, most often in an aggressive manner than anything else.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Cardistry Collaboration Contest - Jaspas/Bowen and the Frenchmen ;D
Beautifully done; a wonderful display of skill and storyboarding. Nice synchronisation of audio/video.
Highlights
1min50sec: the flicking of Jaspas' nicely balanced Angel that freaked the girl out
1min55sec: Bowen's INSANE Tornado cut; at least 4 revolutions in less than a second
Fantastic film editing and storyboarding; a great deal of style; enough to make your eyes pop. Moves that are beautiful and original too. Excellent synchronisation of video with music. Casual, laid-back.
Highlights
1min45sec: Stunning card spin
2min24sec: A jaw-dropping dual card spin on both hands followed by a slick one on the thumb
2min57sec: Nice card balancing with a smooth card spin
Loved both videos a lot; can't stop watching them. Two absolute works of art. Nevertheless I have a preference for the video by Jaspas/Bowen because they're Singaporeans ;D
Keep the art alive, guys.
On to business. I know I haven't been active lately. Didn't feel like posting anyway, because there wasn't much to say. Admittedly I've been rather apathetic about my blog. Oh well. But I think I'll try and keep it alive. ;D
Seeing more and more flourishing in Singapore already. There's Bone Ho, named by some as a God of Flourishing, and then there's the Virtuoso, the team of awesome flourishers that I wish I could get a chance to meet. The art's been featured in the press in Singapore twice thus far, and I think with flourishing having a growing community, there'll be more features to come, I hope.
I'm obsessed, fine.
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