It’s Friday And It’s 13th !!! My Horrified Story Added

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Posted by AL | Posted on 13-08-2010

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Are you afraid? Nothing scary about it compare to the Chinese 7th month. I experienced something different yesterday. 2 scary moments in two different toilets at home. Before I start my short story, just to remind you that – it happened just like that and I don’t want to mention about it again. Scary enough..

First toilet – 5.37pm, William called me earlier and asked me to play basketball with everyone else. Then I agree, and got home to change into my sports attire. I wanted to go to the washroom when I done. The washroom door opened itself!!! I closed it tightly (didn’t step in yet) and it opened itself again!! Definitely no wind because closed shut room and the speed was like how we open doors.

The view of the door from inside the toilet

Second toilet – 11.34pm, after my dinner at home long ago, I decided to online and check my emails. Nature call wasn’t a big deal. But I didn’t want to go to the same toilet which had the ‘automated‘ door that never installed. So I walked to the other toilet, in another room. Like everyone else, I wash my hands after I done with my ‘business‘, something didn’t feel right. I looked around.. and I was stunned! Horrified!! A headband was moving itself, SWINGING on the hanger!!! There was no wind, and I didn’t touch it. The speed of swinging remained the same even after I stared at  it for 5 – 10 seconds!!!!

The headband I mentioned about. Glad it wasn't moving when I took this photo

Hopefully today will be a better day. It’s Friday the 13th, not gonna be like the movie right? Good. I almost heart heart attack yesterday. Oh, I met up with Nicolekiss at Starbucks in Tropicana City Mall yesterday. It was my first time to sit down and talked to her. And I didn’t know she was the famous Travel Blogger when I met her few years ago. Haha! We had a great time to catch up and I gave her a deck of cards as a gift, the Bicycle Ghost. Custom made playing cards – Recommended for magicians.

This is how the Bicycle Ghost playing cards looked like.

That’s all for now. Enjoy your nice Friday the 13th, and hopefully I won’t get to see my door opens itself or the headband moves again!!! Thank you!!!

With Horrified Look,
AL

PS:   It wasn’t magic. It happened just like that. …. Both toilets scared the hell outta me!!!

1 Mission, 2 Months Of Drama, 3 New Concepts

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Posted by AL | Posted on 10-08-2010

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Yellow! How you guys been doing? I know it’s terrible of me to leave you guys for exactly 2 months long. I will never do that again. What has been done, is done. No point to start things over and over again. I had too much of drama so I got away with it by stop blogging for two months and enjoy my time with my friends. It wasn’t a great idea. Similar to – to have your fingers cut off and unable to dig your own nose. Something like that..

First of all, the contest to win a magic trick.. it was a TERRIBLE mistake. I should have got a 3rd party to do it for me instead. People chased after me and said it wasn’t a right thing to do. Then I decided to put up a FreeTRICKS whenever I want without any contest!

Secondly, despite many feedbacks from fellow magicians and readers, I will now put up my own personal reviews on the latest and old magic tricks, especially magic props to let my readers to have better understanding of the end product before they purchase it.

Last but not least, the videos are now back on the track!!! Tomorrow will be the 8th episode. I’m sorry people to have stalled all of you for so long. Thanks for the concern. I’m all fine now, though I did cut myself into halves.. yeah..

Oh.. I’ve missed out.. New categories will be added here soon. Hehe

Back From Hiatus,
AL

PS:   This is the Malaysia ‘s First MAGIC Blog. How can I kill it anyway? (:

Episode 7 Will Be Released Soon.

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Posted by AL | Posted on 02-06-2010

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Thank you for everyone’s concern. Most of you may not know but my laptop had betrayed me and died for the past 4 days. Hence, no laptop, not working. Been 4 days without blogging or communicating with the outside world via internet. Feeling bad for not able to bring the best entertainment on time to everyone today.

Now that I got myself a new laptop.. Still I’ve lost plenty of my files in the old junk. Will upload new magic video, EPISODE 7 tomorrow. I wish that I can make a new video by today but this (new laptop), the ATI driver is not working like it supposed to be. Nothing much I can do about it..

Lastly, I would like to thank my family members and friends for being so supportive towards my work and my fans, without you guys.. I will not keep running this site. Just stay tuned, tomorrow will be our big day!!

Sincerely,
AL

P.S:   Pissed off at HP laptops.. junks..

Updated:
The new laptop can’t play sound from the video I made! Hence, no voice! If anybody can help me with this, I could quickly upload new videos!! Thank you!! I tried many codecs.. do you have any other players that work perfectly?

Behind The Magician

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Posted by AL | Posted on 29-05-2010

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Please don’t tell me about Monday! Friday was a great day as there was no work to do and I got myself to SJBA to donate blood. Like every year, the weather got hotter and hotter but that didn’t stop me from giving something back to the community. I may not be as great as philanthropists.. least I’m trying.. while not denying other people’s imperfection.

I went for the FREE medical check-up. The result was – I’m now finally at my normal weight after losing 4kg in 2 months time. WHAT?!?! And.. and.. I still have my high blood pressure! Thought I already been really relaxed at home. Can’t help it, probably because – Never mind =D

Reached at SJ, parked my car after illegal turn on the road

Met my high school senior at SJBA, he was a volunteer!

Point where the needle pierced through my skin and got my blood

Felt so GOOD after blood donation. Then I was invited to have the vegetarian meal at the courtyard next to the SJBA. It was good too! Not many people that I know of were there, most of them gone to overseas for further studies. But people were eye-ing on me when I walked pass them.. I wonder what was on their mind.. =/ I don’t know them.

Anyway, make your own opportunity to help your neighbor, this one big family, the people around you – those who need help, you can make a difference in their very lives.

Make a change, Make that change.

Need to edit the new MAGIC video so that I can post it up soon! Oh yeah, I had a contest on this blog, if you missed it, you can still participate now by clicking HERE! You know the prize is rewarding. Psst, I got a surprise for the participants too =D

Walked Away,
AL

P.S:   I had my haircut already.

Watch It While It Is Still Fresh – AL MAGIC Episode 5

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Posted by AL | Posted on 20-05-2010

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Yo! Sorry for the delay. Here’s the all new episode 5 of AL Magic series! The following magic performance is a special episode from myself, personally to support the effort of protecting our Mother Earth (Gaia)! All materials used in this video were all recycled after performance.. except the performer!

I really appreciate everyone’s concern over our environment. A little bit of effort means a lot to our next generation, our children of tomorrow and our Future.. (trust 2012). Recycle! Please recycle! To magicians and magic enthusiasts, if you want to be a professional, invent and create your own magic with the tools you have at home, it’ll be your only customize magic prop and it’s cheap to make! It’s fun!!

3 Unusual sightings in the video;

  1. My family and I don’t own any Perodua Kenari
  2. I actually signed my name on the paper without knowing why..
  3. Did you see the girl (student) walk by? Haha!!

You know.. it wasn't really outdated issue.. it was MAY issue!!!

How many copies of this type, printed material you can find at home?

If you could recycle the monthly newsletters and papers at home, you can earn more than RM50!!

Start to make a change. Make that change.

Recycle and save our lovely home planet, this is our chance to prove ourselves being part of this family.. make it right before it’s too late..

Recycled Performer,
AL

P.S:   Met Kenwooi last night at PJLA, Jaya One. It was great! Nice to meet you! =D

New Features Added! Same Magician Suffering Back Pain

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Posted by AL | Posted on 18-05-2010

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Thank you Google Adsense team! Yes! Finally got my application approved. Now I can say “bye bye” to several other advertising service providers. It’s Money ($) making with what you’re doing and it actually pays very well. I cash out for my unbelievable expense. Trust me, it’s better with Google Adsense.

And I’ve added the Facebook LIKE button for every post (below the tags). You may, click it now =)

Tomorrow, I will upload the 5th episode of my Magic series on AdrianLeong.com. With the effort of protecting our Mother Earth (Gaia) by reducing wastage and support recycle, I’ve decided to perform a magic which involves outdated magazines that can be found in most homes. The magazines not only serve as our information provider but waste matter without recycling.

Please recycle or sell the outdated magazine to protect our Mother Earth!

I would like to express my gratitude to those are concern about my health condition. NO worries, I’m fine. Only that I’ve been such a workaholic to suffer back pain after extensive hours of sitting on the chair or standing. Lack of sleep too. Will definitely get some rest after this. Thanks for everyone’s concern. Been busy with several projects and magic making stuff.

Oh yes, I’ve got the tickets to the Caught In The Middle Pt IV at PJLA, Jaya One. I would love to meet you guys if you’re going. It’ll be awesome! Of course, will update my blog and video earlier before I leave my house. Haha! So.. see you there alright? =)

See You Tomorrow,
AL

P.S:   I’ve lost weight?????????

How To ELIMINATE Your Stage Fright, Without Magic

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Posted by AL | Posted on 14-05-2010

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First of all, I did NOT become a magician in an overnight success. Took me years of practice and learning, to get me standing where I am now. I may able to perform good magic/illusion.. but I had a fear (first year, 2002) of stage fright. It was scary, embarrassing, nervous, heart beats insanely fast!

If you’re a student, professional, manager or someone needs to stand out and speak to thousands of people.. you’re at the right place to eliminate your stage fright. You need to know what are the elements or matters that cause you to have stage fright. The most commons are;

  • Camera shy
  • Afraid of not able to perform well
  • Lost of words
  • Dissatisfied audiences (those who always boooo… at people)
  • May be part of the series of unfortunate events of the day

For those who are camera shy, you should take photos of yourself or with your friends more often. Make sure you do more funny/weird faces along the way, that will helps you to maintain your smile without showing your awkward expression on stage when flashes came. Take a video too – I was a bit shy of posting my videos online but the well received response kept me doing it =D

Practice makes perfect. If you’ve practiced enough, you should be able to pull it through. Trust me! It’s not rocket science and you probably done something even more embarrassing during your elementary school. For bad audiences and chances of losing (eating) your own words, get a piece of paper and write down a few lines of short jokes or punchline. Use them to buy you sometime to think what you’ve missed out earlier =)

Try reverse psychology or NEG the bad audiences. NEG means negative. Example: “Don’t make fun of yourself before me” or “Great, you guys just entertained me, it’s awesome“. There won’t be PART 2 of unfortunate events.. if you think it will come true, it will! The Law Of Attraction! So STOP thinking about it! I hope these few short guidelines can be helpful. It helped me a lot back in the days..

Anyway, I’ve found the last piece of newspaper cut out. The handicapped home which located at Old Town PJ, visited by the Leos/Lions Clubs and I was there to help out. Also to put up a magic show for the folks;

I was holding the bent and twisted stainless steel fork in my left hand

I don’t remember why was I wearing the Christmas hat. It was January.. Weird!!! Enjoy your weekend. If I could help my friend, John to complete his next magic show act, I may demo them for you to next week. It’ll be awesome! =) Till then..

Signed Out,
AL

Allow Me To Teach You A Simple Magic Here

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Posted by AL | Posted on 08-05-2010

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That’s right!! I’m going to teach you a simple magic trick which you can impress your friends and family, especially your mom (it’s Mothers’ Day). It’s a pretty cool trick which falls under the category of Mentalism, also known as Mental Magic or mind reading. You don’t have to be a psychic to know what’s on their mind..

I’ll let this be as simple as possible for you. NO, this is not the usual common magic trick you can find.

  • Think of a number from 1 – 9
  • Multiply it with number 2
  • Add it with number 5
  • Multiply it with number 5
  • (To make it difficult for me to read your mind) Think of another number from 1 – 9 and add into the total
  • Then you should be able to know your final result.

If you’re going to impress someone with this trick, ask them to tell you the final result of the equation. Then you subtract the number (final result) with 25, of course – you need to do this in your head! Example: 89 – 25 = 64.

6 will be the first number of the person thought of, and 4 will be the last number. Is it correct to you? =) If you don’t understand, comment here and I’ll explain more in details. To make this effect awesome, make sure you don’t use any devices to calculate. Just act cool and experience how other people get amazed by you!

Before I take my leave, I want to wish my lovely mom and grandma, and all the mothers around the world – HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY!!

Signed,
AL

P.S:   I’m not spoiling the trick by teaching, I simply want people to learn simple tricks so they put a smile on their friends and family faces.. enjoy.

What Do I Do, Besides Performing Magic

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Posted by AL | Posted on 07-05-2010

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Last night – Calvin made a Facebook event and invited most of us (only 6 attended) to have ‘fun’ at the tropical botanical garden a.k.a Taman Botanic Shah Alam. We reached there at 0930 hours after the commotion over Malaysian Time but the bicycles for rent area was not opened yet! There we had to chill out for 20 minutes before we began our fats burning exercise. Here;

Reached our destination and geared up

Calvin

AL (Magician) with massive eye bags caught on camera.. by himself!

From Left - Mike, Adrian C., Wilson, Jo Wai

First COOL group shot before our sticky body adventure

First 2 minutes journey, everyone experienced muscles cramped

Sleeping officer caught on CCTV at spring themed house!!!!

Our last photo - exhausted, unable to walk or cycle anymore..

I didn’t show any sight seeing photos as most of you guys (Malaysians) had been there before at least once. For overseas friends, it will be a fun place to cycle with friends around the large area. Surrounded by nature and animals, awesome  place for adventurous (only if you like to cycle). What we had encountered so far;

  1. Everyone’s leg muscles cramped – first 2 minutes of the journey
  2. Brought sunblock but never apply
  3. Took the wrong direction, TWICE
  4. Bicycle’s chain came off, TWICE
  5. Met dead end.. 3 times..
  6. Complaint about the trip – Never!

Most like our next adventure trip would be to Broga Hills. Recently it has become a popular place for hikers and bloggers (those who wouldn’t sleep, just to watch sunrise). Anyway, it was quite fun to hangout with them again. In need of rest now. I can’t feel my legs anymore..

Slept Off,
AL

Here; The AL Magic – Episode 3

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Posted by AL | Posted on 05-05-2010

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I made this video as short as possible, 1 minute and 18 seconds in length. Tell you more after the show. Enjoy! =)

I know the video is short. But it has to be short! The previous one was 619MB and took me more than 4 hours to upload a good quality video. Anyway, we (John and I) have tried with many different coins but only the 1 cent (penny) looked better with the glass.

A number of friends asked why did I not use the glass coffee table. Well, it will look like any ‘magic table‘, which most people would mistaken it that way. I would rather use the items which I can find at home to construct a similar ‘glass table’ to perform the magic.

Constructing the glass 'table'

The 50 cents coin which I had earlier..

Coin penetrated through the solid glass!

This is one of my favorite piece of magic which I rarely perform. I lost the manuscript in my store room since years ago. Haha! With my determination to present entertaining magic to you, I also found my running shoes there!! No more reason why I should not run! That’s all.. I have to relax a bit before my next video.

By the way, thanks John!

Coined Out,
AL

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