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What's my Name? Michelle Matthews |
| When/where was I born? 20 July 1974 in Worthing, West Sussex, UK. That makes me a Cancer so i'm a real softie at heart :) |
| Where's home? Perth, Western Australia. |
| Any interesting quirks? Yep! I'm [Left-handed] |
| Any family? Dad (Mel), Mum (Rose), 1 younger sister (Karen) - see left |
| Do I have any pets? 1 rabbit - Ollie (see left) |
| Married? Yes, I live with my wonderful husband Paul whom I married on 27/3/09. |
What schools did I go to? I lived in the UK until I was 16, attending John Selden First School and John Selden Middle School (now The Orchards), then moved to
Ferring Village
after starting at
Davison C of E High School for Girls.
The family then emigrated to Perth
WA,
in 1990 & I finished Years 11 & 12 at
St Marks Anglican Community School in Hillarys. |
| Did I go to College or Uni? I did an Associate Diploma in Computing at
TAFE,
then a Computer Science degree at
Edith Cowan University (ECU). Just recently I completed a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) also at Edith Cowan University (ECU). |
| Occupation: Business Analyst / Project Manager. |
| Am I into any sports? [Trampolining]. |
Any other hobbies or interests? Sure! Apart from trampolining (see above) I am into
- Singing - I have recorded my own songs,
- Photo Scrapbooking/Journalling - with Creative Memories,
- Wabbits - I own a toilet-trained male house rabbit,
- SCUBA diving - I did my Advanced Open Water Diver course in 2004, and have dived off Perth, Barrier Reef, and Tahiti
- Snowboarding - went to Mt Hutt in NZ in 05 and Falls Creek in 06 and loved it!
- Travelling - UK (England Ireland Scotland), France, Germany, Ibiza, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Estonia, Los Angeles, San Diego, Mexico, Hawaii, Vancouver, Thailand, Fiji, Tahiti (Bora Bora), NZ, and of course Australia.
- Medieval Weaponary & Furniture - I just love medieval stuff!
- Lunar Real Estate - I allegedly own an acre of land on the Earth's Moon, located at 32°N 21°W.
- Also, learning about the history of the internet.
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| What music do I like? I love Coldplay, Evanescence, Ben Folds, Powderfinger, Killing Heidi, Love Outside Andromeda, Keane, A-ha, Pink Floyd, Delta Goodrem, The Killers... well most music I guess, although I'm not overly fond of death metal! My radio is usually tuned to Triple J. |
| What movies do I like? I love Hot Fuzz, Office Space, Amelie, Finding Nemo, LOTR, Star Wars, HHGTTG, and anything with Drew Barrymore (she is soooo cool) or Dexter Fletcher or Michael Vartan or Matthew McFadyen! Anything by Kevin Smith. I am not so good with really scary movies or ones with blood and guts and stuff, I much prefer a romantic comedy, or an arty/foreign film :) Le Libertin was also an amusing one! |
| What are my pet hates? hmmm i'd have to say cigarettes, arrogance, and the misuse of apostrophes! |
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