Jessica Zafra was born and raised in Manila. She attended St. Theresa's College QC, where she never ate fishballs because her parents told her they were crawling with germs. Then she went to the Philippine Science High School, where she was editor-in-chief of the school paper for two years and participated in a science experiment which resulted in a massacre of chickens. At the University of the Philippines she majored in Comparative Literature. ate fishballs, and did not get infected. Jessica has written five books, including <>, and two previous "Twisted" compilations. She has won Palanca Awards, managed a rock band, and recorded a spoken-word album. Her column "Twisted" appears twice weekly in Today, and she hosts a chat show on 103.5 K-Lite, 3-6 p.m. Sundays. Her hobbies are watching movies and decapitating her enemies with her broadsword. Crawl on your bellies, for universal domination is nigh.

Jessica Zafra writes a column in TODAY, hosts a Sunday afternoon talk show on 103.5 K-Lite, and is one of the hosts of Points of View on Studio 23. She can write longhand backwards, terrify humans without even trying, and remember things you forgot that you told her years ago. She can not cook, swim, or ride a bicycle. For more information on Jessica Zafra than you can possibly have use for go to www.twisted.com.ph.

Generation X icon Zafra continues her quest for world domination as she rants, complains, reminisces, and comments on anything and everything under the sun with her usual acerbic humor.

Exactly what one would expect from a Jessica Zafra collection: essays pertaining to cats, books, film, travel, tennis, and personal diaries, plus 3 Bonus Tracks of unpublished short stories. It is our contribution to the campaign to reduce the amount of stupidity in the world

Jessica Zafra lives in Manila with her three cats. Her column appears in the Philippine Star. For more information than you need, visit JessicaRulesTheUniverse.com.