About

Please be aware: The content on this website isn't supposed to offend anyone. If you find any entries offensive to you, please forgive me. It's unintentional. Like everyone else, I sometimes get annoyed at the world. It's a stressful place!

About Me:
I dropped out of university after only two years, I figured I can manage on my own. I have since been working freelance in the field of graphic design, occasionally dabbling in creative work with the odd bit of photography.

More recently found myself touch base with videography and trying my hand at music production.hough in all honesty, I'm not very good but I'm more than happy to try!!! 

Last year I relocated to beautiful Japan and now I'm struggling to learning the local lingo, between work and play (it doesn't help when all your friends speak Kansai-ben or they prefer to practice their English). Unlike most people I'm also trying to learn a little of the local customs.. they're so different from what I'm used to. I think on the whole it's a lot to handle, especially for one person who's trying to re-start a career in a new country. All in all, it's really good fun but very challenging!! Absolutely recommended if you're still looking for an adventure!

Religion: Usually I leave this one blank.. cause I've always been somewhat passive about things but recently I've I found myself learning a little about the traditional Japanese religion, known as Shinto! It's truly interesting stuff! I find knowing a little, goes along way toward understand about their culture, social beliefs and their way of society.


Favourite Snacks:
ラーメン (chinese noodles), 軟骨 (fried chicken cartilage), ユッケ (raw fresh beef with egg yoke and sesame dressing), 納豆 (fermented beans), たこわさ (raw fresh octopus with wasabi and dressing), 刺し身 (raw fresh fish) and 馬刺し (raw horse meat)


Books:
As far as reading materials go, I don't really like science fiction novels, I prefer technical books, computing related magazines, product & packaging design journals and anything creative. I also love reading up on the criminal mind,  and psychology books. Also enjoy learning new skills and professional skills. I think for most people, they're pretty boring stuff. Then there are other topics, those include food and nutrition, art, design, animation including Japanese manga, especially art!..


Music:
In general I don't have specific preferences but I do like those artists...
Dir en Grey, ColdPlay, Nakashima Mika, Hikaru Utada, Ito Yuna, Koda Kumi, Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, Garbage ...plus many more! Now, trying to get into Metal.. ^O^




Favourite Artists:
Neville Brody、David Carson、Eric Spiekermann、Ian Swift、Giambattista Bodoni、W.N.A、Tomato、奥村昭夫さん、原研哉さん、卓佐藤さん、形香さん、宮崎駿さん


Movies:
I like horror movies, psychological chillers, thought provoking, emotionally heart stopping mysteries. The odd controversial, outrageously violent with or without blood. I especially love Japanese and Korean horror movies but Thailand makes the best horror movies!  　


Television:
Ugh... Television back in my home town seems to be full of shite! I can't sit there for any length of time. However, occasionally there are some really good shows out there! Namely "24", "CSI", "Lost", "Friends", "Missing" and maybe "Without a Trace" (^O^)v


My online aliases are: UltraNEO* or just MacAkira
(Be aware, there's many many clones, not all are me.)





NB: Japanese version won't correspond completely to the English version.


日本語：
ヘーロー☆！( ' - ' *)オハツ♪　

初めまして、俺はあきらや。俺はイングランドのマンチェスター出身です。日本語が少し解ります~(>_<。)＼でも、俺は友好的で忠義心のある素晴らしい性格の持ち主ですよ〜Ｗ　

数ヶ国語を話します。それはイギリス英語、客家語、広東語、少し中国語。今、大阪弁と日本語の勉強してるので、友達が少し大阪弁を話しても分かります☆⌒(＞。≪)　大阪弁はめっちゃおもろいね〜！めっちゃおもろいね〜！めっちゃおもろいね〜！！（笑）

　　▶▷■ご免、俺は先生ではありません。■◁◀

○好きな関心と趣味
グラフィック・デザイナン、パソー、プロＭＡＣ、テクノロジー、食品化学の研究、特に食と栄養に関して。（＾ー＾）

〇大好きな日本と朝鮮の商品（笑）
好きなチャイナ・フリー食品。全く嫌いな物は中国商品、お金の無駄。（。。）

○好きな芸術家とデザイナー
Neville Brody（フォント）、David Carson、Ian Swift、Eric Spiekermann（フォント,活版）、奥村昭夫さん、原研哉さん、卓佐藤さん、形香さん、宮崎駿さん

○好きな食物
マカロン・クッキーが好きだが、特にチョコー、それともストローベリー味が好きだ。イチゴとクリーム、グルメコーヒー、インスタントラーメンと刺身。

○好きな趣味
邦画鑑賞、音楽鑑賞、日本文化、語学としての関西弁と標準語を学ぶ、料理、お酒、旅行、アート、読書、グラフィック・デザイン、パッケージング・ デザイン、３Dアニメーション、フラッシュ、テクノロジー、コンピューティング、MAC ユーザーです、ニンテンドDS、インターネットよ！ヽ （´ー｀）┌ フフフ

〇好きな音楽
ディル・アン・グレイが一番好きです。でも、好きをあゆちゃんと中島美香ちゃん、またとてもめっちゃかわいい（笑）(‘O‘) p♪♪

Dir en Grey、Gackt、X、Hide、Malice Mizer、メガマソ、彩冷える、12012、Phantasmagoria、中島美嘉、浜崎あゆみ、倖田來未、伊藤由奈、あいこ、ゆず、神楽、THE 5.6.7.8`s、hide、ガゼット、メガマソ、彩冷える、Malice Mizer、BoA、Alanis Morissette, Garbage、Plastic Tree、Kagerou、Placebo、Muse、Radiohead、Coldplay、Oasis、U2、Depeche Mode、New Order、David Bowie、the Verve、EMF、Elastica、Linkin Park、Green Day、Inxs、Limp Bizkit、Simple Minds、Sting、Texas、Bon Jovi、Def Lepard、the Police、Portishead、the Corrs、the Cranberries、the Cure、the Clash、Foreigner、Nightwish、the Sex Pistols、Siouxsie & The Banshees、Blondie、the Buzzcocks、Shampoo、Prodigy、Metallica、Red Hot Chilli Pepers、the Beastie Boys、t.A.T.u、The Sister of Mercy、The The、CombiChrist、Kelly Osbourne、PetShop Boys、Tracy Chapman、Foo Fighters、the Killers、Kraftwerk、LMF、Enigma、Fat Boy Slim、Billy Idol、Boston、Bryan Adams、Transvision Vamp、Rammstein、tatu、Belinda Carlisle、Kylie、The Beatles、Enigma、NIN、Slipknot、DevilDriver、Arch Enemy、Emma Shapplin、Mozart、Bach、陳慧琳、王菲、鄭秀文、周杰倫、安全感…

○好きな邦画／ムービー／テレビ
女番長ゲリラ、殺し屋ー、バトル・ロワイアル、下妻物語、ナナ、デス・ノート、パッチギ！！ (^O^)W、２４、CSI、プリズンブレイク