I used to have paragraphs of information about me here but I think not everyone enjoys reading about a person that way so I’ve decided to do an “about me” FAQ. So here goes:
The Simple Stuff
What’s your full name? Illya Borisovich Lapko
When were you born? November 17, 1990
What’s your nationality? Ukrainian
Where do you currently live? Hong Kong, China
Where have you lived before? Tampa, Florida, USA and Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Getting Personal
Do you have pets? I have a 6 year-old male cat called “Ah Mao” which literally means “the cat” in Cantonese (Hong Kong dialect).
Do you read? Yes. AP Literature sorta forces me to, but I read a book of my own choice once in a while.
What kind of music do you like? Rock. The only hip hop/rap bands I like are Eminem, Beastie Boys, and Run DMC. I’m also a big fan of 70s and 80s rock but there are some good British and American rock bands nowadays. Here’s a list (in no particular order):
Hard-Fi, Muse, Arctic Monkeys, Stealers Wheel, The Who, The Kinks, R.E.M., Madness, Coldplay, The Verve, Rooney, Athlete, Queen, Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, The Killers, Keane, The Kooks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beatles, Bee Gees, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Snow Patrol, Manic Street Preachers, The Rolling Stones, Travis, The Clash, The Fratellis, Green Day, Mumm-ra, The Jam, Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, U2, Michelle Branch, Bob Marley, Dido, Boney M., Modern Talking, Sting, Gipsy Kings, and so much more.
Favorite movies? The Godfather trilogy was just awesome, I especially liked the third movie. Movies based on John Grisham novels are usually good too. But most movies make me happy.
What do you like doing? I love the internet and I enjoy creating websites and finding new things to do on the internet, like watching live streaming channels from the US. I also have an interest for cars and like my tastes in music I like older cars more, especially those from the 60’s and 70’s. Favorite car: 1968 Ford Mustang. Traveling is something that I greatly enjoy and believe it or not I actually like long flights more than short ones because usually it means I’m going to someplace totally different from the place I left.
Anything special about you? I think I might have a very mild case of “Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder”. You see when I have a stack of CD’s I like to line them up exactly with each other at right angles and try to make them have the same height when stacked. I also always have this knack to push books to the end of their shelves and I remember doing this a lot when I was younger and went to a library. This goes for videos and CD’s too. Don’t worry, I’m not a total freak and this may not even be OCPD but it’s the closest thing I’ve found.
What’s your religious status? I am an atheist through and through. Don’t even start trying to convert me.
Political standpoint? I believe that no government is perfect but right now I’m leaning towards Democracy (not Democrats though). Dare I say, Ron Paul 2008?
So what are you actually good at? I guess design would be the best answer here. I love designing all sorts of things. I also love making money and I’m getting quite good at that. I’m also good at web design. I know HTML, CSS and an insignificant bit of PHP. I’m good at computers and have helped many people with their computers. Why do I have a feeling that some part of my future career will deal with computers…?
About ilapko.com, The Blog
ilapko.com is my blog and personal website. Here I talk about whatever interests me, things I see around me and my opinions on all kinds of topics. I try to update this site quite often. As you can see I write about a wide range of topics on my blog. I not only like to write, but I also like to take pictures, and you can see some of my pictures at flickr.
This website is powered by WordPress, a powerful CMS/Blogging software that I can access anywhere that has a computer and an internet connection. The greatest thing about it, besides the great themes and plugins and helpful support, is that it is free (woot! for open source) and takes minutes to download and install on your server. All you need is a host with PHP and MySQL and you’re all set to run WordPress to write whatever you want.
I recommend Domainsite for buying and managing domains (only because I don’t know any better and it’s the only one I ever used).