Joey Boy ventures outside, gets a 'Tan'

At the grand old age of 41, Joey Boy has signed on as chief creative director of Tan Thailand, the country’s first magazine devoted to “outdoor culture”. It’s been a going concern since December, but waited for its third issue to stage an official launch, a star-studded affair held on Tuesday at CentralWorld.
“Tan is a fashion-and-travel magazine with a fresh format for working people who enjoy a hedonistic lifestyle,” Joey Boy said. The hedonism part no doubt explains his involvement.
“It not only offers guidelines about beautiful tourist attractions and extravagant journeys but also inspires travellers to find meaning in their journeys – whatever that may be. Tan will be the bible everyone will grab when they’re on their way somewhere.
“Thailand is one of the world’s top travel destinations, so it’s a great opportunity to promote tourism among Thais as well,” he rattled on. “And there’s an English-language edition available about interesting excursions in Thailand.”
So why is it called Tan? “The word ‘tan’ by my definition doesn’t refer to tanned skin, but rather inspires people to enjoy outdoor activities together.”
That explains nothing, but then Joey did say readers should expect “the unpredictable” in the magazine, because “it’s not just another lifestyle magazine”.
“Life isn’t about being rich or earning money,” he said, setting off on another tangential voyage. “It’s also about living your own way. If you’re young at heart you’ll stay young and be able to embrace the unpredictable in life.”
Easy for him to say – he raps for a living.

Por’s fame carries on

It looks like Tridsadee “Por” Sahawong’s daughter Nong Mali, who won the public’s attention while reporters were waiting out her dad’s long stay in hospital, is likely to step into the limelight and become a star in her own right.
She’s all of two years old, but she’s already made a couple of “public appearances” (beyond the hospital coverage), raising concerns about whether she’s too young to handle stardom.
Vanda “Bow” Muttasuwan, widow of the popular actor who died last month after a long battle with complications arising from dengue, reckons the family has everything under control. She tells Thai Rath that Mali has the perfect manager – Por’s uncle Sornmontra “Nam Oy” Pichaisornphlaeng, who’d handled Por’s show-business career.
“I don’t want to rush Mali into showbiz,” Bow says. “She’s still very young and there are more important things to think about, like growing up and getting an education. I just want it to progress naturally so that Mali can adjust, and we’ll see if she’s really up for it.”
Mali was among the celebrity guests at a press conference last week promoting the upcoming environmental-art show “1600 Pandas World Tour”, and Nam Oy assured reporters he’s being cautious.
“I carefully select the events where Mali appears, and most of them involve children, education or animals. Her father was into these same causes and I’d like Mali to continue that.”
In fact Mali has been approached to star in several TV series, though nothing’s been finalised. “Mali’s starting school in a few months,” Nam Oy says, “so we’ll have to work around her school schedule.”