about 1/4 or 1/8 chinese blood perhaps? what i mean is that, if BO is rumored to be a girl, then it wouldn't fit to his stories right? im not saying that he's a liar, in fact i do admire his works, having read it for n times. what im trying to point out is that if she's a girl, then why would he tell in his stories about those hardships that he had encountered (Stainless Longganisa - past books explanation part) it indicates a masculine side and none would have thought of the author being a girl. and from what i remember way back my foruming years at bobongbooks.com forum boards, BO's a man.