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Balloon Twisting at Borders

2010-03-18T21:49:00.001+08:00

Wow.

It's been so long since I posted here.

Here's some good news for bookworms: I will be doing balloon-twisting at Borders (Wheelock Place) tomorrow at 4pm, and at Borders (Parkway Parade) tomorrow at 6pm.

See you there!

FunkyFreddie

Back From Malacca

2010-03-02T10:02:00.000+08:00

Did less shows that usual over the weekend. I was in Malacca with my colleagues, just unwinding and having fun at shopping centres which looked exactly like shopping centres in Singapore. Globalisation means that everywhere in the world looks the same.. I think.

Looking forward to doing more shows this week!

Signing off,
Farid
The Magician Currently known as Funky Freddie

The Goat Balloon

2010-02-23T15:21:00.000+08:00

This is another balloon sculpture that I learned from Paul. I modified it slightly from the original design by using 160Q for the horns. It's a simple balloon - basically a horse with horns.

I found out that this is one of those designs that can take people by surprise because most of the time, they think it can't be done.

A typical conversation would go like this:

Funky Freddie:   What would you like me to make?
Parent of kid:      Puppy can?
Funky Freddie:   Sure. What colour?
Parent of kid:      Eh no, wait! I want you to make a... GOAT!
Funky Freddie:   Sure. What colour?
Parent of kid:      Hah?! You can do goat ah?
Funky Freddie:   Sure. What colour?

It's amazing how people think a goat cannot be represented by a configuration of 260Q latex balloons. Anything can be represented by a configuration of latex balloons. It just takes a little bit of imagination.

Till the next time we meet,
Farid
FunkyLunkyMunky

Why Do I Do Magic Shows?

2010-02-20T10:07:00.001+08:00

Looks like Im going to have a busy weekend. Booked for about 4 shows, two of which are back to back. Some people ask me why I do magic when I already have a full-time job. There are two big reasons - firstly, I've been doing magic longer than social work (which is my full-time job), and I don't feel like quitting magic anytime soon.

Secondly, magic brings additional joy to my life. I get extra income, make new friends, widen my networking circles, but most importantly, I have something to do on my weekends. Keeps me active physically and mentally.

So if you would like to contribute to my physical health as well as my sanity, book me for a show today! The number to call is 92218582. (end of marketing effort)

Till the next time we meet, have a great weekend ahead!
Farid
Captain of the BattleStar Funkylactica
FunkyMagic Website

The Cow Balloon

2010-02-19T13:05:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

This is the Cow Balloon that I learned from Paul. It is a combination of three balloons. :)

I love the colour combination on this sculpture.

That's it for now. Till the next time we meet,

Farid

Master of Funk

FunkyMagic Website

3 Days of Balloon Twisting at Singapore Discovery Centre

2010-02-16T19:53:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

Finally finished my 3-day gig at Singapore Discovery Centre. I was tasked to give away sculptures of Chinese Zodiac Animals.

This was indeed an interesting challenge for me. I had my friend Paul, who is an AMAZING balloon twister, to teach me me some new stuff to prepare for the gig.

Some of the sculptures I learnt were Cow, Dragon, Goat and Rooster. Hopefully, I will post up pictures of these sculptures later on. For now, back to my bed for some well-deserved viewings of BattleStar Galactica.

Peace out,
Farid
FunkyMagic

New Look for Our Blog

2010-02-16T03:55:00.003+08:00

Hi there,

If you've been following our blog for a while, you would have noticed that we've made some layout changes to it. We've got a new site banner up, as well as added a number of links in the side panel. Wheee!

Currently, this blog accurately reflects TrillusionMagic's efforts in providing premium magic entertainment services in Singapore. We are proud to offer you a wide range of services and entertainment packages! To find out more, visit the sites listed in our sidebar.

Looking forward to making Magic at your event!

Farid
aka Funky Freddie

Balloon Twisting at Singapore Discovery Centre

2010-02-16T01:09:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

I've been busy this Chinese New Year. Twisting balloons for kids (and sometimes parents) at the Singapore Discovery Centre!

I've been engaged to twist the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, from the tiny Rat all the way to the pretty large Dragon!

It's been a cool gig - I've still got one more day to go tomorrow. Maybe I will see you there.

Till then,
Farid
FunkyMagic

FunkyMagic Supports 2XU Compression Run

2010-02-11T10:47:00.000+08:00

Hi people,

FunkyMagic is proud to be a supporter of this year's 2XU Compression Run!

Check it out here:

2XU Compression Run

We'll have a booth where we might be selling some products and advertising our magic entertainment services!

Hope to see you there!

Farid
www.funkymagic.sg

FunkyMagic is Now Online!

2010-02-02T13:28:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

It's been soooo long since I've posted. We've been busy over the January period, but I am proud to announce that FunkyMagic has a home on the Web!

What is FunkyMagic? It is one of the magic companies under the umbrella brand of TrillusionMagic. I'll keep you guys updated about this in future posts.

But for now, visit FunkyMagic at www.funkymagic.com.sg today!

Yours,
Farid the Funky Magician

TrillusionMagic has expanded!

2010-01-30T21:41:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone,

Good news for you! TrillusionMagic is very pleased to inform you that we now offer more than just entertainment in the form of magic. Earlier last year, TrillusionMagic manages Wacky FunHouse - our first website dedicated to provide top quality children entertainment.

Not long ago, we launched Shufi's official website catered to provide unique magic performances for corporate events. You can find it at http://www.singaporemagicman.com/ . Do also check out this excerpt from one of his live shows!

Today, we are pleased to inform you our latest offering! Farid has just launched his very own website, FunkyMagic which provides details for his services that can cater for all occasions!

Do spend time to check out all these websites, as we are sure that there's something for everyone!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Yet another happy customer!

2010-01-14T23:33:00.000+08:00

Here's what they've got to say:

"Though he started slow and with smaller tricks, they only got better as his act went on. The "card drawing" and table trick made people gasp and lean forward in their seats, mouths open in awe. Shufi is an entertaining young magician who mixes magic and mystery with light-hearted comedy. A job well-done!"

Hussain Md,
D&D Commitee Chairman,
Aspire! Eduservices Pte Ltd

Fifi goes on a long vacation!

2010-01-12T19:25:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

Thank you all your support over the past years. I (Shufi aka Fifi the Wacky Magician) will be away on a long vacation over the next 6 months. So, kindly contact my partners, Farid or Zul if you have any queries.

You may visit our parent company's website, trillusionmagic.com for more details!

For quotations, you may also drop us an email at info@trillusionmagic.com or call Farid at 92218582 !

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

www.singaporemagicman.com officially LAUNCHED!

2010-01-04T12:27:00.001+08:00

It's 4th Jan 2010, and www.singaporemagicman.com , our newest and latest website is officially launched today!

The new website will be dedicated to provide you with unique and quality entertainment for your corporate needs and events. It is also linked up to our children entertainment branch, wackyfunhouse.com for your private birthday party needs!

New entertainment packages will be launched soon to let you enjoy some great deals and bargains to mark this special occasion. So, watch this space for further updates!

Yours magically,
Shufi aka Fifi the Wacky Magician

Nurain's 3rd Birthday!

2010-01-04T00:01:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Fifi's in action once at kids party yet again! After a month long of corporate events and stage magic shows at shopping malls, the peak season of the year comes to an end and Fifi is back performing at kids parties all around Singapore!

Today, the Wacky FunHouse team was at Choa Chu Kang Crescent for Nurain's 3rd Birthday. Nurain's a shy girl but she got comfy with us soon after she got her elmo balloon!

Below are some photos taken during the magic show segment!

Yours magically,

Fifi the Wacky Magician

Shufi is now Singapore Magic Man !

2009-12-30T21:33:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Shufi aka Fifi the Wacky Magician is now also known as "Singapore Magic Man".
Yes, it's a simple name, straightforward and exactly what I want to tell everyone.

1. Shufi is from Singapore.

2. Shufi performs magic ! (like duhhh...)

3. and ..... Shufi is a man.

Haha. Obviously, there's more than that about me and the only way you can find out what Shufi is all about is to take a look at my website and book me for your next event!

Temporarily, Singapore Magic Man's website is located here :
http://singaporemagicman.wackyfunhouse.com/

The address http://singaporemagicman.com/ is currently down, so just got to wait for that. =)

You may also want to find out more about my magician partners, Farid and Zul who are from the same company TrillusionMagic !

Take note that Shufi is able to perform for all kinds of functions and events.
Although primarily a kids entertainer, Shufi is equally adept in both closeup magic and stage shows for adults.

So, don't wait! Book us now!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

New Corporate Show LAUNCHED!

2009-12-27T02:20:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

Great news! Shufi (aka Fifi the Wacky Magician) have just launched his new corporate stage show this week. The first to experience it was Mott Macdonald earlier this week. HortPark was next, followed by Datacraft Pte Ltd. And just today, Shufi brought the finalised corporate stage show to Keppel Club for Aspire EduServices annual Dinner and Dance 2009!

This new show is the biggest ever show performed by Shufi which includes mini illusions. The newest addition to the show is Shufi's comedy take on the classic Sword through Neck illusion. In this mini illusion, Shufi put a twist into it by using two swords instead of just one. This is a fantastic blend of bizarre magic and comedy magic in one single magical effect!

Shufi went on to perform one of the greatest card magic of all times. After some mindreading, Shufi attempts to draw out the card that he thinks is the selected card. Apparently, Shufi gets it all wrong. After some comedy byplay, Shufi magically animates the drawing on the sketchbook and gets the actual selected card rising out from the drawing!
Shufi concludes his show with an excerpt from his award winning competition act which got him 3rd place in the 1st Open Stage Magic Competition 2009 held earlier this month. This beautiful piece of illusion never fail to amaze! You definitely have to watch this one!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Another satisfied client

2009-12-26T09:49:00.000+08:00

"Hi Shufi! The kids definitely enjoyed the magic show and your balloon sculpting. Thanks for the fun and laughter. Merry Christmas!"

- Clarissa from Datacraft Pte Ltd

2 days of Family's Day Out @ City Square Mall for Mediacorp

2009-12-21T02:55:00.000+08:00

Once again, it's been a pretty busy weekend for us. For 2 days, Fifi was invited to be part of Mediacorp's "Family's Day Out" event held at City Square Mall. It was a weekend to encourage families to go out together as one family to shop, dine or simply have fun. Mediacorp have prepared lots of activities over the two days. Some of the highlights were the Family Most Look-alike Contest, Celebrities appearance and not forgetting, Fifi's Wacky Magic Show!!

As usual, Donut the Magical rabbit made his appearance in Fifi's show and everyone was delighted to witness him appearing out of an empty ballooN! Fifi ended the show with his grand finale which was a special illusion of a floating table!

Fifi had plenty of fun over the 2 days sharing his magic with all who were present to watch. Fifi was also invited to give away some exciting balloon sculptures after the show.

Yours magically,

Fifi the Wacky Magician

Youngest Trainee Magician - Ethan

2009-12-20T01:24:00.001+08:00

As mentioned in our earlier post, we had a very young participant at our last magic workshop held at Thomson CC. So, here's a video of his little performance! Enjoy! (remember, he's just 4 years old!!!)

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Secrets of Magic Revealed @ Singapore Flyer

2009-12-19T02:16:00.001+08:00

For a week long, Fifi and friends will be at the Singapore Flyer everyday from 6pm-7pm till this Sunday for a special programme. Secrets of magic will be exposed during this session to educate the public how easy one can get started with learning magic. Of course, we won't be exposing the bigger secrets in magic. Our job is to arouse interest in this art form and educate members of the public how one can make use of simple secrets and change it into something entertaining.

Today, the crowd was pretty receptive and showed great interest in learning the tricks that were being taught. Several tricks were covered and a good number of them enjoyed the cards tricks that were being shared. Fifi also allowed for hands on experience by passing around his cards for the audience to actually try out the secrets that were being taught to them.

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Last workshop for the year!

2009-12-18T01:33:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

It's been a really busy month for us but it's great to be able to squeeze in some time educating kids all around Singapore the art of magic! Over the past 3 weeks, Fifi's been travelling alot from Jurong to Woodlands to Toa Payoh and several other Community Centres / Clubs in Singapore. Our "Magic Art" workshop has always been well received and Lam Soon CC had a record attendance of 24 participants!

During our short 2 day course, participants are equipped with knowledge and skills that enable them to perform magical feats with everyday objects like cards, rubberbands, tissue paper, hankerchief and more!

Today, we were at Thomson CC for the very last workshop to be held this year. One of our participant is Ethan who is just 4 year old. At the end of the second day, he manage to amaze several adults who were standing outside the classroom watching him perform the vanishing hankerchief trick! It is amazing how a boy so young can pull off that relatively difficult trick. I'll post up a video of his performance if I can next time.

Till we meet next time!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Back to work!

2009-12-17T00:31:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Fifi's been terribly busy with the magic competition that went on over the past 3 weeks. It's now back to full gear here as we approach the new year!

Here's some of the main upcoming events for Fifi and friends!

Friday 18/12/09:
Singapore flyer "Magic secrets revealed"
6pm - 7pm

Saturday 19/12/09:
City Square Shopping Mall,
event for Mediacorp
12pm - 1pm

Saturday 19/12/09:
Orhard Hotel,
corporate event for Mottmac
6.30pm - 11pm

Sunday 20/12/09:
City Square Shopping Mall,
event for Mediacorp
12pm - 1pm

Monday 21/12/09:
HortPark,
X'mas party for LIAS
6.30pm - 8pm

Thursday 24/12/09:
Suntec City Office Tower 4,
event for Datacraft Pte Ltd
12pm - 1pm

Friday 25/12/09:
Cafe Swiss and Equinox restaurant,
Christmas Brunch for Swissotel the Stamford
12.30pm - 2.30pm

Saturday 26/12/09:
Keppel Club,
Corporate D&D for EduAspire
7pm - 9pm

Thursday 31/12/09:
Cafe Swiss restaurant,
New Year Eve celebrations for Swissotel the Stamford
8pm - 9.30pm

Friday 01/01/10:
Cafe Swiss and Equinox restaurant,
New Year Brunch for Swissotel the Stamford
12.30pm - 2.30pm

Till we meet next time.
Have a great holiday ahead!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Fifi is 2nd Runner Up in 1st S'pore Open Magic Competition!

2009-12-14T00:47:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

It's me, Fifi the Wacky Magician. Guess what?!

Fifi emerged 2nd runner up in today's 1st Singapore Open Magic Competition held at Square 2 Shopping Mall.

This competition is open to anyone in the world.
Amongst the finalists were Jeff Leong, a superb magician from Malaysia! The rest were locals and they are Yusof, Nic, Aaaron and Jazz.

It's a very tough competition and the pressure can be seen affecting some of the performers. The coolest head has got to be Aaron and Yusof who were the deserving Champion and 1st runner up respectively.

Aaron performed a very competent manipulation act with parasols, cards and canes. He then moved on to his fast paced linking ring routine. To my surprise, he then performed his rendition of the classical miser's dream! It was hilarious and I think he scored some entertainment points there. He ended off his act with an absolutely fast pace rope routine which almost impossible to follow! Haha.

1st runner up Yusof is a veteran performer with about 30years of performing experience. His act was totally hilarious from beginning till the end. His finale was the production of a live snake! That definitely set him apart from the rest of us.

Good news for me, I won for myself $800 worth of shopping vouchers. These will keep me and Eileen busy for a while! Hehe.

Who's Eileen? Ooh. She's none other than our very own facepainter, aka Ms Neelie!
She's been very supportive throughout my entire journey in this competition. Always giving me ideas, suggestions and feedback so that I can continue to give my best in my magic performances.

So, I'll take this opportunity to thank her for always being there for me. Going through all my rehearsals. Helping me with my props. Helping me take pictures and videos of the finals. Taking care of me when I'm sick. Encouraging me when I'm down... and the list goes on and on. Thank you so much! Can't have done it all without you!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Fifi's alternative NEW outfit!

2009-12-09T23:48:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

I am so excited about my new outfit. Do you think I suit better with the white or black inner shirt and pants? I'm sorry that I didn't smile in the photo, feeling too tired during that time. Feel free to voice out your opinions. Thank you!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Fifi's NEW outfit for more formal occasions!

2009-12-09T01:26:00.001+08:00

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Nicole's 7th Birthday!

2009-12-07T11:20:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

It's been a really busy weekend once again for the Wacky FunHouse team. On Saturday, Fifi the Wacky Magician took the whole day off from performing to compete in the Singapore's 1st Open Stage Magic Competition. It was down to the final 8 competitors at the semi final round. Fifi did his best by performing his unique brand of comedy magic with ropes and that got everyone amazed and amused. Finally. Fifi ended his act with the production of Donut the magical rabbit!

Good news is that Fifi is now through to the finals!!! We are down to the top 6 competitors now and the competition will be really tough. The whole lot is really talented and amazing in their own rights. I personally enjoyed Jeff Leong's manipulation act with canes and parasols. It's really really very good!!! It's a very dynamic act packed with lots and lots of surprises. To be honest, he is my personal favourite. I am pretty sure he'll win the competition. So, all the best Jeff.

Throughout this competition, I made several new friends. They include our indian magic specialist, Mr Yusof. He is really very funny on stage. Off stage, he is really one friendly guy. He made a snake appear in the semi finals! That was one piece of crazy magic!!

I also got to know this lady magician. She is Cheryl aka PHOENIX. She is one bubbly girl and I enjoyed her semi final act. The handcuffs escape she did was... WOW! It was highly dramatic and got my heart thumping hard for the entire 2mins! I am sure she'll be able to make a name for herself in the entertainment industry. Furthermore, she's one the very few lady magicians in Singapore!

I also manage to meet Nick Sin Tong! He has been an internet friend of mine for many many years. But now, I finally got to know him in person. Nick's act looked very polished to me. I asked him if it was a rehearsed and memorised script. and... he said "no." Haha. I'm impressed! He is one of the very few finalists who did a verbal act. Most of the others had at least half of the entire act performed to music, without speaking a single word.

On Sunday, we were going around Singapore performing at kids parties once again. One of the highlights for the day has got to be Nicole's 7th Birthday Party. We were late for the party all thanks to a traffic jam, a real bad traffic jam along Mountbatten Road all thanks to the road closure due to the ongoing marathon.

We were about 10mins late, and we tried our best to set up everything as fast as we could. Ms Neelie got her facepainting equipments settled first and so she got her facepainting started first.
I had a harder time as I had to prepare my props for the magic show as well as my balloons for the balloon sculpting giveaways session.

As requested by our client, we customised our magic show to ensure that Nicole, the birthday girl is featured and made the star of the day. So, Fifi got her to help in the magic not once, but TWICE!

Everyone had lots of fun participating in the magic show, laughing away almost non-stop during the entire 30mins. Fifi ended the show with the appearance of Donut, our magical rabbit. As usual, all the kids went crazy and wanted to have their hands on our cute little rabbit!

Despite being late for the event, Nicole's mum was absolutely delighted with our service. In her exact words, she said "Thank you very much! Your good service compensated for everything."

We were really happy that everything was alright in the end. Thank you everyone for trusting us to make your event a successful and memorable one. See you guys around!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Yet another successful magic workshop!

2009-12-01T23:49:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

We've once again completed a successful magic workshop this time round at Admiral Garden Community Centre. The students commented that they totally enjoyed the 2 day session with us and appreciate the variety of tricks taught over the two days.

Over the next few days, we'll be very busy running around Singapore from one CC to another to conduct our ever popular beginner's magic art for children workshop!
If you have not yet signed up, it's not too late. So hurry!!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky magician

www.magic.com.sg

Kelly's 5th Birthday!

2009-11-29T18:57:00.001+08:00

We were at Taman Jurong Community Club today for Kelly's 5th Birthday. Kelly is such an adorable girl. When I went over to her, she actually held my hand and followed me to meet Ms Neelie. Today, we were engaged for our Basic Birthday Party Package. In case you didn't know, this package consist of approximately 30mins of magic and 1hr of facepainting/balloon sculpting.

Pricey? Yes, we know that we may cost abit more than many others in the industry. But the Wacky FunHouse team is really amongst the best in Singapore! You can even get Fifi the Wacky Magician to make a live rabbit appear in his magic show!

There's absolutely no hidden cost at all. All materials will be covered by us. We provide the balloons, we provide the props, we provide everything for you! The only thing that we may need is just a table and two chairs if you opt for our facepainting service.

Our facepainters are amongst the best in Singapore. I dare to say that noone is as good as our dear Ms Neelie. You gotta check out our online gallery to take a look at some of her works!

http://gallery.wackyfunhouse.com

Once again, it has been a really hectic weekend for us. But it's all worth it. We totally enjoy what we do and that's why you'll always be getting the best from us!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

All-Girls Birthday Party!

2009-11-29T10:10:00.001+08:00

Hi there folks!

It's Funky Freddie the Magician again. Had a busy Saturday yesterday, but the highlight of the day was an All-Girls Birthday Party somewhere in the eastern part of town! :P

All-girls Party you say? You lucky Magician you! Well, it was actually a party for a 7-year-old and her close friends! I performed 30 minutes of solid comedy magic for them - they were screaming and laughing and having a ball of a time.

I also got a chance to try out some new routines, most notably The Magic Bunny, which is essentially a 3-card monte for children! This routine will get them absolutely roaring with laughter!

Anyway, I'm off to a couple more gigs today, so have a great Sunday ahead folks! :)

Magically yours,
Funky Freddie

Top 8 Magicians at Singapore's 1st Open Stage Magic Competition !!!

2009-11-29T00:56:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone!

I'm very pleased to share this little news with all of you. Fifi the Wacky Magician emerged top 8 magicians at the ongoing
Singapore's 1st Open Stage Magic Competition held at Square 2 Shopping mall!

The semi finals will be held next weekend so do catch the performances if you can.
Till we meet again next time!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Facepainting is for everyone!

2009-11-24T13:09:00.001+08:00

Who says that facepainting service is just for kids?

Our artists are highly talented and can handle any kind of event. It can be a dinner and dance, prom night, outdoor carnival, you name it all, we can do it!

Yesterday, we were at Intercontinental Hotel for Kranji's Secondary School Graduation Prom Night. It was an evening filled with activities and fun. Our team was there to offer facepainting and caricature services. Throught the entire hour, numerous people were taking turns to get their arms painted while others waited for their cartoon potraits to be done. These two services are one of the top favourite picks for all kinds of dinner functions. Unfortunately, we can't be there forever and we had to end the queue somehow...

It was a fun day for us and we hope that you'll consider us for your next event!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

BalloonTwisting @ Malay Weddings

2009-11-23T09:28:00.001+08:00

Hi there!

I haven't posted in a while because I've been BUSY! That's right. A good part of my weekends now are spent at Malay Weddings! :)

TrillusionMagic is breaking into the Malay Weddings market to promote our balloon-twisting services!

Balloontwisting is a surefire way to keep the kids occupied at Malay Weddings - not to mention, each kid walks away with a souvenir other than a 'bunga telur'. The bright and vivid colours of the balloons also add to the joyous ambience of the wedding.

So why wait? TrillusionMagic is introducing a Balloon-Twisting Package for Malay Weddings at these promotional prices:

SGD180.00 for one hour of balloon-twisting
SGD300.00 for two hours of balloon-twisting (save $60)
SGD400.00 for three hours of balloon-twisting (save $140!)

Our balloon-twisters are very good with kids - we interact with them, let them choose what colours they want for their balloons, chat with them while their balloon is twisted - in short, we're not just twisting balloons at your event, we're there to make sure that each kid gets exactly what he/she wants as well as keep them occupied and entertained!

Of course, we also twist great balloon sculptures! Just take a look at photos from our previous posts! :)

You might catch us at the next Malay wedding you attend!

Till the next time we meet,
Farid
www.magic.com.sg

Magic Workshops coming YOUR way!!

2009-11-19T16:10:00.001+08:00

Hi all!

I am currently working very closely with several Community Centres in Singapore to provide a 2 day beginner's magic workshop for all children/youth of age 8-18 years old!

Sign up with People's Association at http://www.pa.gov.sg/ NOW!

Rivervale CC
23rd and 26th Nov '09
3-4.30pm

Bukit Batok East CC
28th Nov and 5th Dec '09
6.30-8pm

Admiral Garden CC
30th Nov and 1st Dec '09
2.30-4pm

Cairnhill CC
2nd and 3rd Dec '09
2.30-4pm

Nanyang CC
3rd and 4th Dec '09
10.30am-12pm

Toa Payoh West CC
4th and 5th Dec '09
4-5.30pm

Lam Soon CC
7th and 9th Dec '09
1-2.30pm

Taman Jurong CC
8th and 15th Dec '09
2-3.30pm

Yio Chu Kang CC
10th and 17th Dec '09
7.30-9pm

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Maya's 4th Birthday!

2009-11-15T22:04:00.001+08:00

The Wacky FunHouse team had a pretty busy weekend once again!
Today, we were invited for Maya's 4th Birthday! I must say that Maya is one very shy girl but she sure did enjoy herself especially towards the end of the magic show. Maya also got herself several balloons which include a turtle bracelet, a heart shaped wand and Elmo!

Fifi kicked off the show with the colour changing feather rings. This is a piece of highly visual magic and is certainly very friendly for the 4 year olds. It is easily understood and the colours of the feather rings adds colours to the Wacky Fun Show. After which, Fifi went on with some magic with ropes. This involved Maya, the birthday girl and within minutes, she took the spotlight and manage to pull off a magic trick all by herself!

The finale of the show never fail to impress the audience. Fifi got everyone in the room to join in to shout the magic word. Yes, I know you know it. It's "Wacky Fun HOUSE!!!!"

"POP!!!"

A white balloon burst and out came a white rabbit from nowhere!!!

Fifi totally enjoyed performing for the bunch at Maya's party and it's indeed my pleasure to be invited for this party. Thank you for trusting Wacky FunHouse!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Wacky Great Fun on the sea!!!

2009-11-12T07:55:00.000+08:00

The Wacky FunHouse team (Fifi and Ms Neelie) was being featured last Tuesday as one of the several other stage performances onboard Asia Cruises' "Ben's Entertainment City". There were plenty of singing and music but Fifi's performance proved to be the most exciting and unique.
The audience was a little shy in the beginning but as the show went on, the crowd began to respond enthusiastically at the end of each magical moment.

As usual, the illusion of the floating table got many people gasping in disbelief. After the show, this is the illusion that got several members of the audience telling Fifi how much they enjoyed that segment of the show.

A new addition of the show was the finale whereby Fifi attempted to vanish his assistant's (Ms Neelie) head. A box was placed to cover the head of Ms Neelie. After which, Fifi thrusted a total of 9 daggers through the box in every direction possible. The front of the box was then opened to show that Ms Neelie's head is totally unharmed as it has magically vanished into thin air. All that can be seen were the 9 daggers piercing through the box! At the end of the illusion, Ms Neelie's head reappeared and was completely unharmed! Bravo!

Speaking of the sea...
Well, TrillusionMagic will be coming up with a great surprise for our dearest and valued customers. We are currently in the process of introducing our very first entertainment package that has a theme built into it. This will definitely be fantastic for a boy's birthday party especially. As a sneak peek, I can only say that the theme will be pirates!!!

So, stay tuned!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Wacky Fun Weekend!

2009-11-08T20:53:00.000+08:00

Today, Fifi was invited for a little end of the year gathering by Mr and Mrs Pua for his son, Ek Hoe and his fellow classmates. Fifi was engaged to perform a session of closeup magic and give away some balloon sculptures to the kids. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed Fifi's little magic tricks which consisted of card magic, rope magic and more! Fifi also amazed the kids with some magic with rubberbands!
The Wacky FunHouse team headed down to Maplewoods condominium after which for Josh's Birthday Party. We were engaged for the Combo Package which consist of the Wacky Magic Show, Balloon sculpting giveaways and facepainting. Josh's mum, Mrs Jacelyn Koh was extremely pleased with our services that she kept thanking us. Everyone was amazed with Fifi's competence with the balloons creating exciting sculptures like Spiderman, Tweety Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Daffy Duck and a whole lot more!

The kids also enjoyed getting their faces and arms painted by our dearest Ms Neelie. Mrs Koh was absolutely impressed with her artwork! That's the end of yet another tiring weekend.

Till next time!

Yours magically,

Fifi the Wacky Magician

zul's been busy

2009-11-03T21:24:00.000+08:00

juggling a lot of things in my life... but when it's time to go out there and entertain people, i leave no room for excuses to not give my audience the best time of their life!

doing magic at spotlight was a great experience... it's an eye-opener for me because i realised that most of the population have never heard of close-up magic. here's a brief definition:

Close-up magic, which is performed with the audience close to the magician, possibly in physical contact. It usually makes use of everyday items as props...

www.fact-archive.com/encyclopedia/Magic_(illusion)

close-up magic is a in my opinion a very rewarding and humbling experience. rewarding when you see your hard work pay off when you see the people happy and smiling. humbling is when you realise that the magic you've been practising for 300 years is over in like 2 minutes. yes i confess, i am that old.

zulfadli

Balloon Twisting at Borders

2009-11-03T10:52:00.001+08:00

Funky Freddie and Zul were part of Borders' Halloween and 12th Anniversary celebrations! We were at both stores on Saturday and Sunday to give away free balloon sculptures to the kids! Check out the pictures below to see Funky Freddie in action at the Wheelock Place branch. :)

Why hire our facepainters?

2009-11-02T09:29:00.001+08:00

It's always a great idea to have a facepainter for your child's event.

Why?

Firstly, kids generally love colourful stuffs. Having their faces and/or arms painted is definitely a great way to get these kids involved in the painting process. Secondly, the experience of getting themselves painted is certainly unique unlike what magicians or balloon sculptors provide your child. The soft brush moving against their skin often tickles a little, and this makes the process fun and memorable for them. Our facepainter will interact and joke with the individual kids to make sure that they feel comfortable during the whole process. Walking away with their favourite design on their skin certainly will make them feel special.

The painting can definitely last the entire day till they get themselves washed up. Balloon sculpture however may pop if the child did not take good care of it. Magical experience is probably the best at leaving a lasting impression to the kids. But as you probably already know, hiring a magician is pretty costly and might not necessarily be what you are looking for especially if the birthday child is less than four year old.

Rest assured that our facepainter use only one brand of paints ie. Snazaroo. It is probably the safest paint in the world, specially imported from UK and is FDA certified, meaning it's totally safe for use on the skin. You may google for it to find out greater detail about this product that we use. No doubt that this cost more on our part but your child's safety is our concern as kids entertainers.

Lastly, I believe that we boast the most talented pool of facepainters in the country. Just take a look at some of the painting samples below!

Yours magically,

Fifi the Wacky Magician

Wacky Magic, Funny Show!

2009-10-31T05:28:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone! We were at Bedok South Secondary School on friday evening for a family event. The teachers of the school came down with their families to enjoy lots of food, popcorn, cotton candy and more. There were also facepainting and balloon sculpting services provided for the children.

To close the event, Fifi (myself) was tasked to perform a 20mins magic show for everyone. As usual, the show was highly interactive, allowing for plenty of audience participation in the show. One lucky boy, Finigan even got a chance to pull off a rope trick with Fifi's help.

The magic show was jam packed with Fifi's style of humour. Kids were laughing almost non-stop till some of them suffered from cough! I had to go to the extent of controlling their laughter just in case they hurt their throat. For the first time, I even saw one of the kids ended up rolling on the floor! Being a comedy magic show, the show was no lacking of moments of astonishment either. Several times during the show, you could hear members of the audience gasping during moments like the appearance of our magical rabbit and when a table lifted off the ground, seemingly floating in mid air!

It was indeed a fun evening. One of the kids asked me, "Can we watch more magic next time?" It was probably her first ever magic show and 20mins was definitely not enough fun for her. So, I said, "Yes you can! Just tell mummy that you want to have Fifi for your birthday party!"

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

www.magic.com.sg or www.trillusionmagic.com

Our Online Gallery!

2009-10-27T19:57:00.001+08:00

Finally, we have our very own online gallery that showcase some of our work of art.

Do take a look as there's plenty of original and beautiful work of arts photographed and documented to showcase our talents, from balloon sculpting, facepainting as well as caricature!

http://gallery.wackyfunhouse.com

Yours Magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

We were at SPOTLIGHT !!!

2009-10-27T19:36:00.000+08:00

Yes! We were at spotlight last weekend! What spotlight am I talking about you say?

Well, we were actually involved in the grand opening sale at SPOTLIGHT @ Plaza Singapura.
We were there really early at 9.30am on Saturday but to our surprise, there were hundreds of people queuing up outside the store to receive the goodie bag which is only limited to the first 500 customers!

Saturday was really hectic for us all, especially me who was twisting balloons almost non-stop that day. Good thing I had Paul to take over me for lunch. Thanks Paul!!!

Farid and Zul were busy entertaining those waiting customers and they too had an extremely busy time. Eventually, even Farid had to help out with the queue for the balloon sculpture!

After a very tiring weekend, it's finally time for Fifi and Ms Neelie to take some time off!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Free Toasts!

2009-10-19T14:20:00.000+08:00

We've just successfully completed a 2 day promotional event for BreadTalk Pte. Ltd. I must say that it was a fun and exciting experience for us these two days helping out at United Square's new ToastBox outlet store launch.

We've been engaged for a two-day event to give away balloon sculptures over a period of 4 hrs each day. On top of that, we were also required to promote ToastBox's peanut butter toast. The first 50 child who got a balloon on each day received a voucher from ToastBox that will allow them to redeem a free toast valid only for that weekend.

Most of them who received the voucher did redeem the free toast and bought additional food and/or drinks to go with it. All in all, the event was pretty successful as it can be seen that the store is packed with customers almost the entire day.

I shall now look forward to next week's event for Spotlight at Plaza Singapura!
See you guys around!

Yours Magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

WE love Fridays!

2009-10-16T18:53:00.000+08:00

YES, we at TrillusionMagic absolutely love Fridays!

WHY?

Well, that's simply because we can all finally escape from our weekday jobs to do what all of us love, to entertain people. Many people find it surprising that we all don't do this full time because for some reason many people have been more than pleased with the quality of our shows. Just check out our website to read up on some of the things that people have said about us!

For me, I personally love performing for kids. And I rather let it continue as my weekend job. It's such a challenge at times that I find it absolutely thrilling to perform for them everytime.
I just love the entire experience, from packing my suitcase to prepare for the show, reaching the venue, greeting the kids, doing the magic, producing the rabbit, playing with the kids...

Every show I do, I get to meet different group of kids of varying ages. Sometimes, I get to perform at an all boy party while at other times, it might be the direct opposite. I always have to expect the unexpected. In kids show, I can definitely expect all kinds of unexpected things to happen before, during and after my show.

I find it a great joy being able to put smiles on the children faces. People sometimes tell me that I am gifted. But to me, it's really not me that make the show fun. The most important people in my show are really the kids. They are the star, not me!

This is the reason why I ensure that my show is highly interactive, and jam packed with comedy and magic. Definitely, I can't possibly let every kid take part in the show, but rest assured I always do my best to make sure that every kid feel part of the show. They shout the magic words together, they do the magical gesture together, they laugh together, they scream together, and they all get to bring home a little something from us at the end of the show!

I am personally not a fan of show and tell. I don't like to brag and showoff to people that yes, I can do this and this and this. Why not let the kids do the magic? That's exactly what the kids get to do in my show. The birthday kid in particular, will get to perform the most amazing tricks in the show which includes helping me transform a white balloon into a real live white rabbit!!!

Tomorrow, I'll be down for a party 2nd time the same year. We did a party for Macky earlier this August, and tomorrow will be her sister, Tevy's turn. It's Tevy's birthday and we are absolutely excited to be back. So, I'll see you kids!!!

After the party, we'll have to rush down for an event for BreadTalk at United Square shopping mall. So, if you wanna catch us do some balloon twisting and takeaway one for yourself, please do drop by!

For the rest of you, if you wish to find out more about us, please do check out our website at
www.magic.com.sg !!!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Busy Sunday!

2009-10-12T08:48:00.001+08:00

It's yet another busy day for us this weekend. But we certainly enjoyed ourselves alot. On Sunday, we were performing for the residents of Woodlands Ring Road to celebrate Children's Day. There were all kinds of activities planned out for them including colouring competition, best dressed contest and all kinds of other fun games! Not to be missed was the lucky draw wherby there were so many attractive prizes to be won.

As usual, Fifi was there to perform his unique brand of highly fun and interactive stage magic for the children. The client requested for a 45mins stage show this time round. It was a quite a challenge as usually our shows are 30mins long. To me, the main challenge was how to keep the kids excited throughout the entire show. 45mins is in fact extremely long considering they usually spend their time seated down and this might get them uncomfortable after a while.

What Fifi did was to put the rabbit appearance halfway through the show instead of the usual finale so as to get the kids on their toes. Saving the best for last, Fifi did a mini illusion of the floating table. This got everyone including the guest of honour mesmerized with their jaws wide open!

We had to rush down to Hougang after that for a private birthday party. This time round, the highlight was the amazing facepainting by Ms Neelie. The birthday boy was so pleased with the first painting that he got, he couldn't resist getting another one immediately after that. He had a scorpion and a huge spider drawn on the both sides of his face. It was all smiles for him for the rest of that evening. Ms Neelie did her best to make sure that all the other kids walk away with a painting each. Several girls wanted to go for a second one, but due to the lack of time, we had to limit it to just one painting per child.

The host, Ms Nimisha was so pleased with our job that she kept thanking us time and time again before he made our move.

Thanks everyone for making our day yet another amazing one!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician (Shufi)

Don't forget to visit our website at
www.magic.com.sg !!!

Danielle's 7th Birthday!

2009-10-10T22:17:00.000+08:00

Today, we are pleased to be invited to Danielle's 7th Birthday.
All the kids were so thrilled and excited to see us at the door, especially Danielle and her little brother, Xavier. Xavier is indeed one energetic boy who just can't stop talking and shouting! Haha. I had lots of fun talking to Xavier the entire time I was there.

We spent our first hour doing facepainting for the kids. Almost everyone wanted to have a go at it, and Ms Neelie did really well to manage the queue and ensure that everyone have something nice painted on their faces. Xavier didn't want to have his face painted probably because he felt it was abit "girlish".

Then came the magic show! Given the tight space, I had some difficulty at first managing a couple of the kids as they kept coming so close to me. But overall, everyone enjoyed the show, especially when Donut our magical rabbit made it's appearance. Xavier wanted the rabbit so badly, he didn't want to return it to us. It took me quite some time before I manage to convince him that there's no need for him to keep a rabbit since he already had a pet dog. Fifi gave him a magic wand instead to keep him happy and smiling for the rest of the day!

Thank you everyone for making my day so special!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Busy period on its way

2009-10-04T23:13:00.000+08:00

It's been a hectic weekend for us from TrillusionMagic. On Friday, we were at a corporate annual function for PricewaterhouseCoopers at the Marina Barrage. We had some difficulty making our way there thanks to the congested traffic. But nevertheless, the team were all there on time. We sent two closeup magicians and two facepainters for the event. Surprisingly, our facepainters had an amazingly busy two hours there. The queue at the facepainting booth appeared to be almost never ending!

The two closeup magicians were none other than Farid and myself. We had lots of fun roaming around the entire complex from one group to another entertaining them with our blend of unique closeup magic with cards, coins, ropes, rubberbands and more.

On Saturday, Farid and Zul were engaged to perform for Clubilya. Everyone was very pleased with the magic and balloon sculpting services. The magic performance especially got so many kids go wild! On the other hand, I was at Tampines central for a block party to celebrate mid autumn festival. Everyone enjoyed the magic show and the kids went especially crazy when Donut our magical rabbit made its appearance!

On Sunday, Ms Neelie was at a private birthday party! It was overall a fun day for Ms Neelie. ALL the kids wanted their face painted! None of them was shy to get their face painted and this is absolutely surprising as usually, about half the kids will ask for only their arms to be painted on, but today was an exception!

At the same time, I was at Ayer Rajah CC for a 2 in 1 celebration. The CC was celebrating both the mid autumn festival and Hari Raya at the same time. I was engaged to perform once again my unique brand of stage magic for children. As usual, both the kids and the adults enjoyed the show. Donut, the magical rabbit made it's appearance at the end of the show and that got many people singing praises for Fifi as he put up yet another successful show.

Thank you everyone for being such a great audience!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

p.s. to find out more about us and what we do, visit our website at www.trillusionmagic.com !!!

Affordable Magic Workshops on your way!

2009-10-01T11:24:00.000+08:00

We just had a 2 day workshop at Kolam Ayer CC during the september school holidays.I must say that it was a very successful workshop as most of the students feedback to us to say that they've learnt to successfully perform more tricks here in this course, compared to other courses they've attended elsewhere.

Despite this being a short 2 day workshop, the course has been carefully structured to allow children to pick up the necessary skills of magic and performing. There's a good balance of simple tricks and the more technically demanding sleight of hand magic. If you've missed the earlier courses, don't fret as we will be working with 11 other CCs all around Singapore this coming end of year school holiday.

Take note that the workshop is open only to children/teens of age 8-18years old.

You'll also be required to bring a deck of playing cards (preferably poker cards).

All the other equipments will be provided.

Hope to see you all there!!

Rivervale CC
23rd and 26th Nov '09
3-4.30pm

Toa Payoh South CC
23rd and 25th Nov '09
7.30-9pm

Hwi Yoh CC
24th and 25th Nov '09
2.30-4pm

Bukit Batok East CC
28th Nov and 5th Dec '09
6.30-8pm

Admiral Garden CC
30th Nov and 1st Dec '09
2.30-4pm

Cairnhill CC
2nd and 3rd Dec '09
2.30-4pm

Nanyang CC
3rd and 4th Dec '09
10.30am-12pm

Toa Payoh West CC
4th and 5th Dec '09
4-5.30pm

Lam Soon CC
7th and 9th Dec '09
1-2.30pm

Taman Jurong CC
8th and 15th Dec '09
2-3.30pm

Yio Chu Kang CC
10th and 17th Dec '09
7.30-9pm

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Busy Times Ahead!

2009-10-01T00:21:00.000+08:00

TrillusionMagic is all set for the end of year peak period! We've already been booked in advance for a number of shows, all the way to next year January!

October seems to be the start of the hectic season, so if you intend to book us, do so NOW.

We'll try to update this blog as much as we can.. In the meantime, stay tuned for updates!

Magically Yours,
Farid
www.magic.com.sg

Back from ICT

2009-08-22T15:10:00.001+08:00

Woah... I spent the last two weeks serving the country. Needless to say, there were countless performing opportunities in camp. Thanks to all my fellow unit mates who are always supportive of my magic.

Plus, I had the opportunity to perform for the whole unit during the last day of ICT. Is that cool or what? I performed three routines - the vanishing bottle, the Indian rope trick and my favourite stage trick of all time, Cardiographic. The army guys loved it, just like my regular audiences. I might just get promoted because of this.. as soon as I pass my IPPT! Lol.

In case you're wondering, you can watch all these routines at www.youtube.com/user/TrillusionMagic !

Till the next time,
Farid
www.magic.com.sg

Why organise a party?? and a little bit about what we do...

2009-07-23T01:55:00.000+08:00

Your child's first birthday, or 8th birthday? Your 21st birthday? Whatever the occasion, we can do it all. Even if it's a wedding, we can do it too!

However, this short post seeks to convince all parents, why you should consider organising a party for your beloved child! Your child won't be young forever. As parents, we all should try and make their childhood days as memorable and meaningful as possible. There are times that they need to study hard, and there are also times when they should take a break and play hard. Organising a good party for your child's birthday could be one way to achieve that.

Fifi specialises in children entertainment, but Fifi and his team (Wacky FunHouse) do more than just that. Our services range from magic, balloon sculpting, face or arm painting, caricature and more!

With that said, Wacky FunHouse is best known for its "wacky" approach in its kids magic shows. We have at hand repertoires that can make up to 3 different kind of shows altogether. With that as an advantage, Fifi our magician will put together a show that will cater to the client's unique needs.

We are not a believer of one show fits all. We do all we can to make the show fit your needs. Different audience will appreciate different kind of entertainment.

What we do for 5 year olds will never be the same with a show we do for 8 year olds. We know the kids best!

With that said, you don't have to worry too much when organising your party.
Just post out your invitation cards and prepare the food.
Leave the entertainment part to us. We can keep the kids entertained for an hour, 2 hours, 3 hours (though that's abit too much)... it's your call!

Fifi is also proud to be amongst the few magicians in Singapore who include live animals in his shows. In his children party shows, Fifi includes a live rabbit appearance as the show's grand finale. This effect is bound to amaze everyone of all ages!

More importantly, Fifi will also make your birthday child the star of the show. The birthday child will get to help out the magician twice in the course of the show and he'll even get to perform a trick on his own with absolutely zero advance training!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Tips when organising a party!

2009-07-23T01:29:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Let me share with you on how you can make your child's party a successful and memorable one for him/her.

1. Get to know your child's likes and dislikes!
Eg. find out his/her favourite cartoon! If he likes Ben 10, you might want to consider a themed party that evolves around Ben 10! Don't know what is Ben 10? Google for it, it's not that difficult really. If she likes Dora the Explorer, then you can also consider doing the same. Find out every little detail you can about the cartoon. Does your child likes Dora, or the monkey Boots? Haha.

With all these details, you can then try and engage an entertainer who can accomodate to the requested theme. Get a balloonist who can do a special sculpture for your child, it can be his favourite cartoon character or anything for that matter. If he likes cars, get the balloonist to do exactly that! Do make sure that you inform the balloonist in advance with regards to any special request!

You might also want to consider buying paper utensils that have the cartoon designs on them!
You can also arrange for a simple decor to help strengthen the theme for the party. And yes, get all your guests to know the theme for the party. Mention it clearly on the invitation cards!

2. Don't tell your child that a magician is coming for his party!!
Keep it a secret till the magician come knocking on your door! That's what you really want for a birthday surprise! If the magician brings a rabbit for his show, don't be a spoiler! Please please please keep mum about it! =P

3. Do not over invite!
You don't have to invite the whole class to be present for your child's party. Invite those people that matter to him/her! A smaller crowd allows for a more intimate magical experience!

4. You don't have to overspend on food or entertainment!
Alot of times food get wasted at parties. They end up in the rubbish dump. You don't have to prepare too much food. Kids don't eat that much. If you invite more adults, then maybe you can prepare a little bit more. Don't forget that some of the kids might be vegetarian or have some other food concerns. So, do find that out in advance.

Don't get several entertainers from different companies. This usually will result in unnecessary additional cost. This can also sometimes mean poorer entertainment quality especially when you try to get so many out of a certain budget.
Keep your budget in mind, just get what's necessary and sufficient for the number of guests you've invited.

Try and get a good comprehensive entertainment package from one service provider.
If you are really running tight on your budget, then just choose one entertainment service.
A magic show always tend to be more exciting than just balloon sculptor who spends an hour giving out balloons to your guests. However, if you are really inclined to have a balloon sculptor, then get a really good one who don't just do balloon dogs and swords. Check with the balloonist what exactly he can do!

I hope these tips will help you in one way or another, especially if it's your first time organising a party for your precious child. Feel free to drop me an email if you need help.

Contact me (Shufi) at shufi@magic.com.sg or you may call me at 98567643!

Don't forget to visit our website at http://www.magic.com.sg/ !!!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Close-up Magic!

2009-07-21T06:54:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, I had an opportunity once again to perform my favourite brand of magic - close-up magic!

An army friend recommended me to perform for his boss' birthday party. I performed about 30 minutes of parlour magic for the adults (as well as a couple of very active and smart kids), before moving on to perform close-up magic for the guests.

It was a great experience for me - I even got a chance to perform a few pieces of highly advanced card magic for 7 guests towards the end of the gig. I was seated at the table, with a napkin spread out in front of me, and of course, I had a deck of cards. Boy, did I have fun with that set!

Oh, one more thing: a six-year-old boy actually 'launched' his kid brother into me when I was performing parlour magic! That was the first time, a 'live' missile was used against me. Oh well, experiences abound in the magical world...

Till next time,
Farid a.k.a. Funky Freddie

www.magic.com.sg

Annanya's 5th Birthday!

2009-07-20T07:23:00.000+08:00

It's a long day!!!!

Been very busy today, so I am going to do selective blogging from now onwards.I apologise if I am not writing my experiences from some of your parties, but I think blogging is taking up quite abit of my precious time. With that said, I'll try my best to keep blogging and share with you all some of the more interesting experiences I had!

NOISY!
WACKY!
FUN!

Well, that's three words how I can describe Annanya's 5th Birthday Party!!! Hahaha.

It is the biggest crowd I had for a long long time. And the children who were present were truly noisy!Kids being kids... Haha. But what's a party without noise right?I enjoyed the noise actually especially when the kids applaud and cheered continuously as Fifi did his balloon swallowing act which never fail to impress. As usual, Fifi ended the show with the appearance of Donut the magical Rabbit. This one never fail to impress both the kids and adults!Many adults came to me, telling me how shocked they were when they saw the rabbit appear from nowhere!

The client, Mr Vishwanath was very kind to us, always making sure we had enough to eat and drink after the show. In fact, the whole family was so nice!!!! Mr Vishwanath's dad and mom also couldn't stop thanking us and they ended up packing for us a whole lot of home made sweets! YUMMY!

Thank you so much everyone. Fifi sure did had a whole lot of fun!!!

I am taking a week break now as I have some studying and exercising to do! =P
I'll tell you all why next time. Hehe.

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Alazne's 2nd Birthday!

2009-07-19T07:17:00.000+08:00

It was Alazne's 2nd Birthday on Saturday and the Wacky FunHouse team has been engaged to run almost the entire party programme for our client.We kicked off the party with our Wacky Birthday Magic Show. Though Alazne was obviously too young to fully understand the show, Fifi did his very best to put up a good show so that everyone will have a great time.

The show was then followed by a lucky draw session where kids are given a chance to answer 10 simple questions and then go for a lucky dip to win some really cool prizes! First question was "What is my name?" Haha. Practically all the kids knew the answer. The hardest question was probably... "What is my age??" Haha. I had answers from 1 to 100!!!! The other questions were much simpler like... "What is the name of Spongebob's squarepants friend, the starfish? What is the name of the monkey in Dora the Explorer?" Really simple huh? Hahah. I bet some of you adults don't know!

We went on with the cake cutting session and after which we did an hour of balloon sculpting for all the kids. As usual, we made sure that all the kids walk away with at least a balloon each, but in fact most of the kids ended up with 2 or more! That's kids for you. One is never enough, but we entirely enjoyed it!We had fun. We had lots of fun! And I'm pretty sure everyone did too!

Sorry to Jessica though. For a while she got scared when I showed her my magic toy gun! Didn't know my POP gun can be that intimidating. My first time encountering such a problem. I'm very very sorry.But in the end, she had fun too as she kept coming asking for balloons from Fifi.

The client was singing praises for us saying that she received lots of compliments from the other parents. Thank you so much for choosing us for your entertainment needs!Thank you Grace for recommending us to your friend too! Haha.

Grace thought I was a malay when she saw my profile from the website. But when she saw me in person, she got all confused. She was convinced that I am a chinese then. Haha. She was sooo shocked when I explained that I am actually a malay!

Another great day for me, hope it's an equally great day for all of you too!

If you are curious to find out more about what we do, check out our website:

www.magic.com.sg

or

www.wackyfunhouse.com !!!!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Thank you Nick and Mal!

2009-07-18T07:20:00.000+08:00

It was a great day for the Wacky FunHouse team!For once, the birthday kid wasn't aware that we are going to be there at his party. This is really the ideal way when organising a party surprise for your kid! Don't tell them "Later there'll be a rabbit in the magic show!" Don't spoil it for your kids! Take note of it ok?

His mum kept it a secret till we appeared at the door.We were greeted by approximately 15kids and they were all soooo adorable!!! Haha.

It was really fun performing for them all. Everyone was soooo keen to step up and help Fifi on "stage". Haha.We kicked off the show with the never ending paper from mouth trick which got all the kids go bonkers and crazy! Don't try it at home kids! Haha. We then got the birthday boy to do a magical rope trick which got everyone soooo amazed. Within a day, he managed to train himself to be such an amazing magician!

*Applause!!!*

For the finale, Donut our magical rabbit made its appearance and got all the kids sooo excited. Everyone kept asking Fifi to make a rabbit for them after that, but too bad, they had to settle with a balloon rabbit instead. Haha.

Neelie too had fun painting on the kids faces and arms while Fifi continued with some amazing balloon sculptures never seen before elsewhere! I had so much fun today!

Thank you so much everyone! I must say the host, Nick and Mal were soooo nice to us. They kept ensuring that we had sufficient drink and food throughout that amazing 2hrs.

Once again, thank you soooo much!

Yours magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Games Galore

2009-07-15T10:36:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

Wanted to mention that I did a gig last Sunday at a condominium in the North Side of Singapore. I had a great time performing magic for the kids, but the best part of the day was conducting games for the children.

That's right, TrillusionMagic can also conduct games for children's parties! We conduct about 4 -5 games if you hire us for an hour, and about 3 games if you hire us for half an hour. Usually, we will divide the children into groups and get them to play team games!

One of the games that we conduct is called 'SCAVENGER!'. This is usually done at the end of the games session, where we get the kids to go wild and look for items all over the place. This is a classic game that many kids don't even know about... Ahh.. the good old days.

Till next time,
Farid

www.magic.com.sg

bird park & peranakan experience

2009-07-13T23:10:00.000+08:00

hey it's zul writing this entry now.

it's awesome how magic can totally bring the child out in everybody. time and time again i see it happening to people (even adults) and i think it's a beautiful thing.

society has us thinking that we have to act a certain way, to sit down and keep quiet in class and basically to be just a face in a crowd.

when i do magic to people, it is like i'm giving them permission to be free and they almost always happily oblige and so everybody wins.

so i'd like to thank jurong bird park and the peranakan museum for giving me an opportunity to have my magic reach out to more people and to be able to share with them the feeling of being child-like again.

zulfadli is my name.

magic.com.sg

Slack weekend!

2009-07-13T01:21:00.000+08:00

Hey people! It's Fifi (Shufi) here, your favourite wacky magician! It's been a great weekend for me. For once, there's no work to think about! =P
Pushed one gig to farid, and I'll be pushing more to him in time to come. Hehe. The art of Taichi!

Well, I am taking some time off magic now that commencement 2009 is tomorrow!!! Haha. Yes, I am finally officially getting my cert! 4 years of archi-torture! Well, in case you didn't know, I studied architecture for 4 (miserable) years in NUS, and NOW, I am finally out! Haha.
Can't wait to throw my graduation mortar board ie. "the graduation cap thingy"!

Friday was fantastic as Zul and me were having lots of fun at the Peranakan Museum. Here's what the client said on email:

"Hi Shufi & Zul,

It was great having you guys entertaining the crowd with your unique Magic Tricks. The additional touch of integrating the Museum and the Peranakan's culture to your performance is an added value to our event and we thank you both for an entertaining night. We hope you had as much fun as we did! "

Well, it will be back to work next week. And my weekly appearance at Swissotel The Stamford will officially begin on the 19th July!!! Take note of that people!
See you around!

And please..., don't forget to check our website:
http://www.magic.com.sg !!!

Till next time,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Balloons Balloons Balloons

2009-07-12T00:15:00.000+08:00

Today I was at a private wedding function from 1.30pm to 7.30pm. I was engaged to twist balloons for children at the wedding. As you can guess, 6 hours of balloon-twisting can be killer!

I did have a lot of fun today though - the kids came in small groups, so the queue was usually never more than 15 people at a time. But I went non-stop for about 3 hours, took a break for 15 minutes, went at it again for another 2 hours, rested for 15 minutes, then finished up the remaining 1 hour.

There's always something new to learn from every event. From this one, I learnt that by telling adults who ask for balloons that 'I prioritise giving balloons to the children' prevents adults from hogging the queue. In most cases, the adults are understanding and patient about it. :)

Well, it's time to turn in. Been an awfully tiring day. And there's another gig tomorrow.

Farid

TriSilver 2.0

2009-07-08T00:23:00.000+08:00

Hi everyone!

Farid here, with a bit of magic to share. A few years back, I came up with a coin magic routine. It consisted of three parts: the appearance of three coins, a coins-across sequence and the vanish of all three coins. That routine was called TriSilver. I put a video of that up on YouTube. Recently I came up with an improved method of doing the routine...

Till the next time,
Farid

Visit our website at magic.com.sg

The Jurong Bird Park Experience

2009-07-05T16:08:00.000+08:00

Hello all.

I am not much of a blogger, but since the beginning of this new financial year, we at TrillusionMagic have decided to blog more actively in order to keep the public informed about what we're doing.

And, it also adds up to our marketing efforts! Haha.

Anyway, we have just finished a whole MONTH of magic at the Jurong Bird Park! It was indeed a tiring June for us. We were hired to do close-up magic, stage magic and magic workshops every weekend during the June school holidays. All three of us were there from 9am to 4pm every Saturday and Sunday, bringing magical entertainment to the crowd.

This chalked up to over 500 close-up performances, 40 stage performances and 16 magic workshops! -gasp- Nobody can ever say we're not experienced in this industry!

We'll keep on writing more about the Jurong Bird Park Experience, as we have learnt a lot from performing there..

Till then, have a magical week ahead!

Farid

TrillusionMagic NEW LOOK! NEW WEBBIE!

2009-07-03T23:50:00.000+08:00

YES! TrillusionMagic is now back with a brand new look! New outfit! New magic! New webbie!

Do check out our revamped website at http://www.magic.com.sg/ !
Yes! That's http://www.magic.com.sg/ !!! You'll never forget this address ever again!

Or if you like, you can type in http://www.trillusionmagic.com/ , it works the same!

Night at The Museum!!!

2009-07-03T23:47:00.001+08:00

I am not talking about the movie, Night at the Museum. But rather, 10th July is a special night for a couple of museums in the City Hall district.

The Peranakan Museum at Armenian Street for instance is opening late at night till 2am that night! Indeed it's a special one night only celebration, definitely going to be one of a kind museum experience for all who come. I am involved as one of the several entertainers at the museum, performing my brand of magic with a peranakan twist!

Other than magicians, there will also be a couple of cartoonists who will be stationed there to do a quick cartoon sketch of you! There's also a live Jazz band who will be performing thrice that same evening!

So, do check us out!

If you are free, do come down and check out the exciting exhibits as well as the magic we have at the museum!

New Show Launched !!!

2008-12-06T02:44:00.001+08:00

Hi everyone,

TrillusionMagic is proud to present you a brand new themed show just for you! This brand new show is the only one of its kind in Singapore, or maybe the world! Brought to you by Shufi, this unique show aims to bring the audience to experience magical moments in different parts of the world in just 30minutes.

This show has been designed for general or adult audience in mind. Who says magic is just for kids? The magical effects in this show are not big scale illusions. The effects evolves around the use of common objects that can be found in shops, restaurants, home, offices, etc. Every effect is unique as it allows the audience to imagine themselves in different settings, in fact, in different countries of the world.

Below are some of the highlights of the show:

Chinese Fantastic Four!
First stop: China! Shufi brings the audience to China, a place not lacking of a whole wide range of delicacies. In full view of the audience, Shufi shows a gift certificate that will cover part of the cost for the meal of the day; the amount covered not shown yet. Inviting four members of the audience up on stage, Shufi introduces four menus from four different restaurants. Each member of the audience selects randomly one dish from a menu of their choice. The total cost incurred surprisingly matches the amount covered in the gift certificate, meaning that there's zero additional cost incurred! How accurate?! Have to be seen to believe this one!

Makibishi, the deadly Ninja weapon
Next stop: Japan! Shufi puts his life at danger. A deadly weapon used by the ninjas in the olden days is hidden under one cup amongst 3 others by a spectator. This effect is filled with moments of drama and suspense. Can Shufi escape without any harm? So far, he's still alive after doing this so many times!

Postcards
Next stop: unknown. Shufi brings the audience to a short cut! A stack of 50 over postcards are introduced, each different and unique. They are well mixed by the spectators. 2 member of the audience are chosen, and made to select randomly a postcard of their choice. Without looking, Shufi attempts to read people's mind and try to read the images in the spectator's minds to extreme details and accuracy!

Puzzling Puzzle
Next stop: Italy! Shufi tells a story about his experience many years ago in Italy. A visit to a museum there got Shufi interested in the painting of Monalisa by the famous, Leonardo Da Vinci. Shufi can't help it, but bought home a puzzle of Monalisa. He spent many days in an attempt to complete the puzzle only to find out that the puzzle was missing of one piece! After emailing the museum, Shufi finally got a reply from them after months of waiting. But instead of receiving one piece of puzzle, Shufi got a brand new box!!! Now, Shufi have to find that missing piece amongst 500 others! With the help of a spectator, can Shufi now complete the puzzle? or will he have to sit for a few more weeks to complete it?

Money Money Money
Coming back to Singapore, Shufi realised that there's not any interesting place here. So instead, Shufi decides to do some magic with something closer to everyone's hearts, or rather, everyone's pockets! That's right, a magic effect with money. Wondering how magicians make money? Let Shufi amaze you with some of the best and most visual magic ever! You'll see Shufi change paper to money, and make more money appear from the thin air!

Shufi tries a little experiment with a dollar note that belongs to a member of the audience. Instead of increasing the value of the note, Shufi accidentally make it disappear, only to reappear somewhere else!

Want to know wat happen next? BOOK US NOW!!!
email: shufi@trillusionmagic.com
or call: 98567643 (shufi)

ONE GEORGE STREET: WongPartnership LLP

2008-12-06T01:12:00.000+08:00

It's an early christmas party for the staffs and families at WongPartnership LLP! Their office was located at One George Street building, and we came early to set up the place and made sure that everything was in order.

Today's show features our star magician, Farid!!! Well, it's a kids show, so Farid had to transform himself to Funky Freddie! Farid started off the show introducing himself as Funky Freddie, and then taught the kids the magic words... which was "FUNKY LUNKY MUNKY!!!" The kids loved it.

The show began with Funky Freddie trademark vanishing bottle trick. The audience was left speechless when the bottle vanished, and in its place was a glass filled with water! The spectator can't help it but took two big gulps of water!

Funky Freddie went on with a highly unique trick with sponge balls. After vanishing a red ball, Funky Freddie made a box full of coloured balls appear from nowhere! The crowd went wild with this killer trick!

Overall, the show was filled with hilarious and magical moments. And the Miser's Dream finale was exceptionally entertaining. Funky Freddie continuously produced coins from everywhere; armpit, belly, ears, thin air...

After the show, we made enough balloons to go around and we made sure everyone had a balloon each at least. Trust me, it was a real long queue, but as usual, we gave extra time to them at no extra cost. As long as everyone's happy, we'll be happy too!

Wishing everyone Merry Christmas in advance!

Yours Magically,
Fifi the Wacky Magician

Who are we?

2008-12-05T01:06:00.000+08:00

Farid aka Funky Freddie

Born to make paying audiences happy, Farid began life as an exuberant young child with normal everyday interests in ice-cream and The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was his love for reading that eventually opened the doors to what he terms as his ‘number one passion’ – Magic.
Stumbling upon some magical tomes in the libraries of Singapore, his quest for magical powers (which at that time included the ability to make coins disappear) ensured his weekends was spent hunting for magic books. Farid would certainly agree that it was all not a waste of time, seeing that audiences now pay him big bucks to perform magic for them.

Farid’s strong interest in coin magic has marked him as one of Singapore’s few coin magicians. He has created a number of original coin magic routines, and is currently writing a manuscript on these routines. Farid insists that the manuscript will be ready by the end of the year (even though that’s what he said last year).

In 2007, Farid joined the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM), and simultaneously won 1st place in the Parlour Magic Competition organised by the society. Not too bad for a first-timer. Not surprisingly, Farid entered the competition armed only with a coin magic routine.
In that same year, Farid came in as 2nd Runner-up for the Singapore Magic Circle (SMC) Legerdemain 2007. If you asked him, he will probably say that it’s not too bad, since all he performed with were three coins and a red handkerchief. And if you must know, Farid was the champion for SMC’s first ever close-up competition, back in 2004.

Farid’s personal preference for close-up magic means that he is most comfortable performing for small groups of people in an intimate setting. Farid likes to get up close and personal with card tricks, rope tricks and of course, coin tricks. Audiences have enjoyed his off-beat humour and his wacky sense of magic at his performances. That said, Farid is also capable of performing on stage, blending comedy and illusion in a seamless show of amazement and amusement.
Farid is sure to bring memorable magic and laughter to your event, and he assures you that none of your guests will ever forget that birthday party, dinner-and-dance or private function that you organised!

Fifi the Wacky Magician (SHUFI)

Born in the Garden City of Singapore many years back, little did Shufi know that he will grow up to be a magician.
It all started with his uncle magically ‘plucking coins’ from his ears. After that, Shufi scoured the hobby section of local libraries in search of books teaching magic tricks and illusions.

His interest grew with time, and he soon realised that he enjoyed performing magic. Magic empowered Shufi to interact with people and delight them with his magical abilities. In junior college, he set aside time each weekend to do charity work at children’s homes and elderly homes, performing magic for the young and old.

In 2003, Shufi became a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM). This turned out to be a crucial point in Shufi’s magical interests. He started to put in more time and practice into the pursuit of stage magic, and took part in several magic competitions.
In 2007, Shufi became a member of the Singapore Association of Magicians (SAM). That same year, Shufi won two awards in two competitions. Performing his unique ‘Coca-cola’ themed stage act, Shufi came in as 1st runner-up in a Parlour Magic competition organised by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Soon after, Shufi won his second award, coming in as the 1st runner-up in a close-up magic competition, ‘Legerdemain 2007’, organised by the Singapore Magic Circle (SMC). In the SMC competition, Shufi was the 1st runner-up for the People’s Choice Award.

Shufi specialises in his favourite genre of magic, Stage Magic. In addition, Shufi is adept at close-up magic, balloon sculpting and children’s magic. Shufi’s wide range of magical repertoires enables him to perform to audiences of all ages and sizes – from table-hopping magic in restaurants to a 500-strong audience at a convention, and for kids and adults.

Shufi prioritises entertainment value on top of everything else when performing magic. He also believes in hands-on magic, allowing for maximum audience interaction and participation in his performances. Shufi is sure to make a difference in your event, and he guarantees you maximum value for your money!

TrillusionMagic has its own BLOG!!!

2008-12-02T00:57:00.000+08:00

ARE YOU READY TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ?

Welcome to TrillusionMagic's very own BLOG, Singapore’s team of dynamic magical entertainers.
Thank you for stopping by. We know your time is valuable – we’ll get straight to the point. If you’re organising an event and you’re looking for some Magic to spice things up, you’ve come to the right place!

With TrillusionMagic, you’ll discover how Magic will make your event more memorable for your guests. Whether it’s your child’s birthday party, your company’s annual dinner-and-dance or a get-together with your close friends, TrillusionMagic will provide the best Magical entertainment services you need.

Shufi and Farid, the founders of TrillusionMagic, have been performing Magic professionally for more than six years. We have performed at more than 430 events, ranging from private birthday parties to outdoor carnivals. We have entertained our clients with Stage Magic, Close-up Magic, Children’s Magic, Balloon Twisting, Face painting and more!

All our shows are customised to our clients’ needs, because we know that everyone experiences our Magic differently. TrillusionMagic offers our clients different packages at affordable rates, to cater to unique event needs. TrillusionMagic tailors each show according to our clients’ requests, so there is definitely something that TrillusionMagic can offer you!
We look forward to bringing Magic to your event!

Magically yours,

The TrillusionMagic Team

Don't wait!

Book us now!!!

email: info@trillusionmagic.com

tel: 98567643 (Shufi) / 92218582 (Farid)

Have a nice day everyone!!!