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Introduction
to Our Committee Members 2007/2008!
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President,
JOHN TEO has been
a member of IBM since
1981. He was
conferred the Order of
Merlin having been in the organization for at least 25 continuous
years. John
is presently a free-lance trainer and consultant. He performs all types
of
magic, from children shows to gospel magic to trade and corporate shows. He enjoys applying the
principles of magic to
all types of events and circumstances. His favourite category of magic
is
mentalism.
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ENRICO VARELLA is our Vice-President; he
held the post of Secretary previously. A
recipient of the IBM Wizard Award, he has been published in The Linking Ring, and has edited two
Ring Parades for IBM 115. He is the creator of Tiepit,
the jacket-less topit featured in Bob
Fitch’s Topit Workshop DVDs. Enrico is the
editor-in-chief and
founder of The Quantum Ring, Ring
115’s in-house newsletter. He was the only local magician to
perform on AXN
Channel’s Mondo Magic Singapore.
This
corporate trainer is the author of Leadership
Lessons from Triathlons and is a 3-time Ironman triathlon
finisher.
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Secretary, NIQUE
TAN is a full-time professional magician and has been an
active member of
the International Brotherhood of Magicians Singapore Ring 115 since the
early-nineties. Highly proficient in sleight of hand magic as well as
mentalism, he is also an accomplished singer/songwriter. He is a 2-time
winner
of IBM 115 magic competitions; firstly in 1997, and then in 2003. He
recently
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SHERMAN MALACHI became a member in 1991.
He started to perform for ring 115 events and turned
semi-pro in the mid 90's. He performed regularly at dining arenas and
corporate
events and knew no other part time or full-time job since his school
days. He
also received Ring 115's only Best Sleight of Hand Award in 1996.
Today, he
still sticks to the close-up magic he so loves. He is now a
professional magic
coach to seekers, who desire to learn or increase in the art. He is
particularly enamored of cards and coins. He also continues to perform
for
CEO's, dignitaries, socialites and celebrities, in his capacity as one
the
country's foremost sleight-of-hand performer. He desires to
continuously
contribute to the world of magic, in his capacity as a committee member.
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KENNETH CHIA
is our tireless member who manages our memberships (including
defaulting
members), qualifying tests, charity events, and driving our lecturers
around Singapore
if
need be. He is Properties Supervisor in SIA (managing development
works). His
pastimes include his Part-Time Study (no choice) and spending time with
family
over weekend. He also performs children magic, whenever possible.
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Vic's interest is in creating new ideas through magic and collaboration learning.
His favourite catagory of magic is mentalism, and some of his
favourite routines include the magic square, instant Kubick, Tic Tac
Toe, and some ropes routines. He is currently the Honorary
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TAN JUI KUAN
is a polytechnic lecturer. He joined IBM Ring115 about 2 years ago. He
uses
magic to illustrate engineering concepts during his lecture. He enjoys
science
magic and performs magic for children's parties and old-folks' homes.
He is
very clever at utilizing magical principles and metaphors effectively
in his
teaching. His favorite routines include Newater production and the straw-through-potato.
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BERNARD SIM
is a valuable member in our committee, because of his talent and
experience for
managing backstage and front of stage work. He helped us conduct our
annual
dinner show and Parlour Magic Competition with clockwork ease and
fluidity. He
is a Financial Futures Trader and his pastimes include reading many
novels,
doing coin magic, and dice stacking. His coin effects have been
published in The Linking Ring and
he is the creator
of the bestselling rubber band effect, Really
Linked!
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JOSHUA LEE is
in the IT industry, working in a semiconductor
manufacturing firm. He has always liked magic since young, but only
become more
active in magic in recent years; he started attending IBM Singapore
Ring 115's
meeting since August 2006. He enjoys all branches of magic,
and hopes
that he can develop his skills in close up magic, as well as mentalism.
He is
currently our web-master, managing our website.
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BETSY TEO/TAN is
presently an Associate Director in the real estate industry.
Being married to a magician, she is not only a sought-after
magician’s assistant, she is also a performing magician in her
own right. Betsy enjoys performing stage magic with colourful
props such as with silks and flowers. Not satisfied with merely
understanding the workings of magical props, she often improves upon
their working and handling. In her spare time, Betsy does balloon
sculpturing and collects stirrers and plastic cards.
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