Xandria Ooi

Xandria Ooi
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Occupation(s)Writer, television presenter, radio announcer, motivational speaker
Years active2002–present
Xandria Ooi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃長娣
Simplified Chinese黄长娣
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Cháng Dì
JyutpingWong4 Coeng4 Tai5
Hokkien POJÛiⁿ Tióng-tē
Tâi-lôUînn Tióng-tē

Xandria Ooi (Chinese: 黃長娣; pinyin: Huáng Cháng Dì; Jyutping: Wong4 Coeng4 Tai5; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Tióng-tē) is a Malaysian writer, television and radio host, and motivational speaker.

Writing

Xandria's first book, Love, Work and Everything in Between was published in early 2009.[1] Xandria started writing for The Star Publications at the age of 16 under BRATs, a young journalistic program.[2] At the age of 19, Xandria contributed to the column 'The Tale of Two Cities' whilst studying in Melbourne.[3] Xandria wrote for the Metro section of The Star newspaper for 12 years, from the “Tale of Two Cities” to “Watchamacallit” which then became “Sights & Sounds.” [4]

Television

Xandria began her television hosting career with Astro's HITZ.TV Channel, after winning their UVJ Search contest in 2005. She then moved onto Ntv7's Life Session, which she hosted live every week. She started her own production company, 'XO Productions' and the first production was 'Xandria's Weekend Discovery', broadcast on NTV7.[5] She produced and hosted Discover Perak Season One in 2011 and Season Two in 2014, both aired on the Asian Food Channel.[6][7][8]

Fashion

In 2009, Xandria, together with fashion designer Sonny San for his label Eclipse, designed a capsule collection for their Fall-Winter 2009 campaign. The collection, called 'Xandria Ooi for Eclipse', consisted of outfits that were convertible so each item could be worn in various ways.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Xandria publishes her first book". The Star. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "BRATS: Xandria Ooi". The Star. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Celebrating the 10th year of writing a column". The Star. 21 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Therapy for the mind and soul". The Star. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ "National Pride". The Star. 12 April 2009.
  6. ^ "Asian Food Channel Host". Asian Food Channel.
  7. ^ "Xandria Ooi experiences Perak, Malaysia!". wn.com. 9 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Malaysia for us to explore". The Star. 9 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Xandria Ooi for Eclipse". MSN. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2010.