About me

Hi! My name is Alexandra Wong and you may have seen some of my articles :)

I'm a full-time writer. I wasn't always one, though I've always had a serious case of word lust (Blame Enid Blyton's mouthwatering picnic basket descriptions).

After graduating with a degree in English Literature, I fell into a Fortune 500 Company by accident. The money was certainly good, and I did well enough to win a couple of sales awards along the way, but it was not the same as doing something after your own heart, know what I mean?

Then another accident (I am QUITE the drama queen, aren't I?) made me take a long, hard second look at life. Hell, I wasn't blind, and neither am I (that) stupid, so I reckoned God was trying to tell me to wake up and smell the roses.

So I hung up my court shoes, had a ball backpacking for six months, and when it was time to refill the coffers, I thought I'd take a poke at doing what I loved best for a living - writing.

Guess what. I'm still happily scribbling about life, love and the universe :)

The Wongs watch Sivaji

The Navel Gazer, Weekender, Scratching Post
Click here to read the full article
Reader's feedback

Against the odds

The Navel Gazer, Weekender, Scratching Post
Click here to read the full article

Writing about ourselves

The Star, Starmag, Readsmonthly
Click here to read the full article

Why Female Bloggers are creaming their Male Counterparts

Gadget3, Features
Click here to read the full article

Astrology - the supreme science?

The Star, Weekender, Trivial Pursuit, 27 October 2007

Click here to read the full article

Penang I-Land

Surf, Oct-Nov 2007 Issue # 7

Quaint little hamlet

The Star, Weekender, Travel & Adventure, 29 Sept 2007
Click here to read the full article
Reader's Feedback

You go, girl!

The Star, Weekender, Nightlines, 25 August 2007
Click here to read the full article

Me and my bikini

The Star, Weekender, Scratching Post, 21 July 2007
Click here to read the full article

Dynamite dough

The Star, Weekender, Food, 21 July 2007
Click here to read the full article
Reader feedback

Bodhi good food

The Star, Weekender, Food, 14 July 2007
Click here to read the full article

Smiles and borak-borak

The Star, Starmag, Heart & Soul, 24 June 2007
Click here to read full article

What boys want

The Star, Weekender, Cupid Connection, 23 June 2007
Click here to read the full article

It's Chow time

The Star, Weekender, Movies, 26 May 2007
Click here to read the full article

The other article on behind-the-scenes action is here

The Road to SP

The Star, Weekender, Out & About, 5 May 2007
Click here to read the full article

Gunung Mulu National Park

Virtual Malaysia, March/April 2007
Click here to read excerpt from article

Life is simpler now

The Star, Weekend, Trivial Pursuit, 17 March 2007
Click here to read article
Reader's feedback

Dumpling girl

The Star, Weekend, Cupid Connection, 3 March 2007
Click here to read article

She does know best, darn it

The Star, Starmag, The Gap, 18 Feb 2007
Click here to read article

My Marilyn makeover

The Star, Weekend, Trivial Pursuit, 13 Jan 2007
Click here to read article

Second chance

The Star, Weekend, Food, 6 Jan 2007
Click here to read article

This is the sequel to Cold Shock, originally published on 9 Dec 2006