Maria Margarita K. Manlapig (a.k.a.: Midge pre-2006 and Marga 2006 - present) was born on 24 September 1976.

She got her degree in Public Relations from The Philippine Women’s University in 1997 and is, at present, working as a technical writer for an information technology company in Quezon City. Prior to that, she made her living as a copywriter in the fields of film publicity and advertising, did a bit of events management, some voice acting, and taught scriptwriting for a few terms at the Mapua IT Center.

She has also written articles for Teen Magazine - Philippines, MEGA, Glitter, and The Philippine Daily Inquirer. In 2000, her essay Why I Hate Colegiala Party Girls was included in Youngblood 2.0. SybDive combines her passion for writing with her penchant for good food.

When she isn’t at work or updating the blog, she can be found shopping for aromatherapy supplies, books, and fresh ingredients, cooking, baking, translating stuff from Japanese to English, or listening to her now-extensive Japanese rock music collection.