Photographed by Tom Hayton

Joyce Wong started this blog six years ago because she had too many things to say, pictures to share and experiences that, if she didn’t write down, she would forget. She blames her atrocious memory on copious amounts of alcohol intake in her early years. She has since, toned down, with testimony from friends available if needed.

(This is weird, writing as a third person. Let’s drop that shall we.)

I’ve been in media full-time for the past five years with the exception of spending a year in between working in the marketing dpt. for a tobacco company. During my earlier years in media, i wrote primarily on lifestyle issues ranging from reviewing bars, clubs and restaurants; feature interviews; fashion; events; travel and sex.

Publications i have contributed to are:
- Malay Mail
- New Man
- Faces
- KLue
- Junk
- Tattle
- Vida!
- Expatriate Lifestyle

It’s kinda funny where this blog has brought me. Because of it (as an outlet for me to express myself), i have been fortunate to:

- be interviewed by the Star, Malay Mail, News Straits Times, Surf!, Men’s Health, KLue, Health & Living, New Man, Torque, Emmagem and others i can’t remember :p
- be featured by Kenny Sia, and Karen Cheng.
- judge an Animax Fashion Design competition (07) and the Cleo Beauty Awards (09)
- have KinkyBlueFairy cocktails named after me  at Somo (Mont Kiara) and Attic (Bangsar)
- be asked to be in a Levi’s campaign (08)
- be shot by director Peter Bannan for an Intel ad for MTV ft. creative individuals from Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia (08)
- be given the opportunity to give talks on New Media at Sedaya college (08); and the youth convention at PWTC (09)
- be an ambassador for Western Digital alongside F1 racer Alex Yoong and TV host Jojo Struys
- take part in the Heineken Green Room State Of Mind project (08)
- be a Digital Ambassador for Power Over Cervical Cancer campaign (10) Article on The Star here.
- emcee the official launch of new Blackberry Smartphones in 2010
- generate income by writing advertorials for clients such as Chanel, Olympus, Digi, Celcom, Rimmel, Guinness, Heineken, Hennessy, adidas, LG, Levi’s and more.

On the side, I throw a random party night called Cat Got Your Tongue with Rudy. Previous parties took place in Heritage Mansion, Palate Palette, and Barsonic, Zouk. You can join our Facebook group here.

Once in a while, i spin (or rather, select songs) with Sarah Chan under the pseudo DJ name SalahWrong. The name is a merge of ours Sarah Chan + Joyce Wong = Salah Chan + Joyce Wrong = SalahWrong. Our past gigs have included Cloth & Clef, Palate Palette, Barsonic, Lava Lava (Johor) and MNEP for a Heineken event. We’ve also been featured by Juice <3

Sometimes when i take a step back and look at the bigger picture, i can see myself living on an island, opening a scuba dive centre where only diver chicks would teach. Yeah. That’d make a lot of money.

Or in the mountains like Pai, sipping tea, writing made up stories about talking to plants and meeting travelers who make their way up there.

But i reckon those are things i’ll do when i don’t have the energy to run around anymore.

In February 2008, i joined Freeform Sdn. Bhd. to start a regional fashion blog called Tongue In Chic. Throughout my full-time job as Managing Editor, it was fantastic to see the fashion community grow closer with contributions from fashion bloggers in KL, Singapore, Philippines, HK and Indonesia. Am also appreciative of being interviewed by BFM 89.9 and Unseen.TV (watch vidoe here).

In October 2009, i decided to leave my full-time position to focus on other aspects of Life that i feel have been calling out to me.

For advertising enquiries on KinkyBlueFairy, you may contact:

Nicholas Chay
Nicholas.Chay@nomnom-media.com

Alternatively (or to send press releases/event invites), you can email me at joycethefairy@gmail.com.