About Me

Facts Sheet

Name } Leanne Chow

Online Nickname } MangaGal

Birthday } 27 Oct 1981

Residence } Canberra, Australia

Place of Birth } Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Language } English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Japanese

Education } Bachelor of Graphic Design, Diploma in International Business and Diploma in Languages (Japanese)* (discontinued because of work commitment)

Favourite Colour } Red

Favourite Novel } Granny Dan by Danielle Steel

Favourite Car } BMW Mini Cooper (finally own one since April 2007, yeehaa!)

Sports } Tennis and volleyball (stopped volleyball after a series of injuries)

Hobbies } Reading manga (Japanese comics), watching anime and blogging (I actually have more hobbies than these, I’m just too slack to list them all )

Music } Alternative, dance, pop, rock, JPOP and Chinese Pop.

Singers } Alanis Morissette, Robbie Williams, Green Day, Leehom Wang, Jay Chou, James Blunt, Emil Chow, Pink, Simple Plan, My Chemical Romance, Rip Slyme (Japanese funk/dance/rap group)

Special Interest } Drums and gaming (PS2/Xbox)

Other facts about me…

I grew up in Malaysia but I don’t speak Malay.

I started admiring Japanese culture at the age of 12.

My ambition was to become a professional athlete. It didn’t happen so change of plan.