Tempo got to sit down and ask the very unique Maha Mi about her likes, dislikes and passions.
Name: Maha Mi
Age: 28
Profession: Programmer/ Comic Artist
Nationality: Somali
Motto: Imagination will take you anywhere you want to be
1. Your most valued possession
Les Paul Vermillion Gibson Guitar Signed by Slash
2. Where we can find you most?
Comic conventions and live concerts
3. One thing you cannot live without?
Drawing
4. Who inspire you the most?
My parents
5. Five things you need for survival?
My mobile, iPod, my drawing tablet, and money
6. Car you would like to own?
BMW
7. Your idea of peace?
Listening to music while drawing
8. Your goal in life?
To inspire people and be happy
9. Items you keep on buying even though you have plenty of them?
Manga and action figures
10. Craziest thing you have ever done?
Joined the circle pit of August Burns Red Concert at Dubai Desert Rock Festival – I am so glad I survived.
11. An early memory?
When I was 15 years old, I used to skip school trips just to play video games.
12. If your life were a book, what would it be called…?
Perfectly Flawed
13. If you could wake up tomorrow in someone else’s body, it would be…?
Lizzy Hale of Halestorm
14. Music you would want played at your funeral?
Dir en Grey – The Final
15. Current Last SONG syndrome (LSS)?
Green day – Holiday. I’ve listened to this song so many times while trying to cover it with my band, and we had a great time when we finally played it live and TWICE at a charity event… one of my greatest memories.
16. Favourite hangout?
Mugg and Bean
17. If today were your last day- where would you rush to go?
Nowhere, I would stay at home with my family
18. Idea of a perfect weekend?
Participating in a Cosplay Competition, jamming with my band, and drawing comics.
19. Recent place you travelled to…
Went to Singapore last year to join the biggest international Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Cosplay- it was amazing.
20. If you were on death row, what would your last meal be?
Spaghetti
21. And dessert?
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Photography by: Angeli Castillo
