Author Archives: DarkMirage

So Raven

Posted on June 16, 2013 by DarkMirage

Hey everybody! It’s been a while. I decided to start a new blog at SoRaven.com. I will be writing on issues pertaining to technology. (How vague can I get?) It’s been a busy year. So much has happened. Summer break … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged | 12 Comments

A Read-Only Future

Posted on March 17, 2013 by DarkMirage

A friend and I made a video for our final project! It’s about digital copyright enforcement and augmented reality interfaces.

Posted in Tech | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Past; Beliefs

Posted on December 31, 2012 by DarkMirage

My freshman dorm room The concept of rebirth is common to many religions. From the ashes of his past, the man is given a chance to live again and redeem himself. In some ways, I feel reborn as I write … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | 22 Comments

Flying Off

Posted on September 14, 2011 by DarkMirage

The day has finally come. I can hardly believe it. In a few short hours, I will be on a flight to…Incheon, South Korea, followed by a long transit before finally arriving at SFO. I will spend the next four … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , | 19 Comments

Trip Report: Scandinavia

Posted on September 5, 2011 by DarkMirage

Scandinavia is not the most exciting place in the world but it has some beautiful sights. I spent ten nights last month in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland with my trusty Canon 400D and these are the results.

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Spice and Magic

Posted on August 31, 2011 by DarkMirage

After disappearing off the face of this Earth for the past two weeks or so, I return from the mythical land known as “Northern Europe” to find a package left at my door step. Beware, for mere mortals cannot possibly … Continue reading →

Posted in Otaku | Tagged , , , , , | 9 Comments

Maaya Sakamoto got married!

Posted on August 13, 2011 by DarkMirage

She was 19… In yet another breaking development that casts a blinding spotlight on the unrelenting passage of time and my lost teens, Maaya Sakamoto, my favourite singer in all dimensions of space and time, got married at the ripe … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Music, Otaku | Tagged , , , , , | 21 Comments

Moving House

Posted on August 2, 2011 by DarkMirage

So I am moving soon and I have been spending the past week stacking things (mostly books) into boxes. Sifting through all the stuff I have accumulated in the past ten years really takes me back.

Posted in Blog, Otaku | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

English Undergrad Programmes in Japan

Posted on July 26, 2011 by DarkMirage

Toudai’s Akamon, circa 2008 Once in a while, people tell me that they want to study in Japan. Most of the time, they speak no Japanese. Fortunately for these people, the Japanese government has been actively pushing a programme that … Continue reading →

Posted in World | Tagged , , , , , , | 14 Comments

The West Wing

Posted on July 19, 2011 by DarkMirage

It seems like I am forever playing catchup with my sources of entertainment. Half a decade after The West Wing finished airing, I finally took the time to finish all 156 episodes. Seeing as each episode is 42 minutes long, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Magic: The Gathering Online

Posted on July 11, 2011 by DarkMirage

Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Magic: The Gathering, the most successful trading card game ever, and I have an on-again-off-again relationship spanning more than a decade since the time of 4th Edition and Ice Age. Recently, I have been reintroduced to … Continue reading →

Posted in Games | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Trip Report: Kagoshima

Posted on July 4, 2011 by DarkMirage

This is the post about my visit to Kagoshima in southern Japan. I am really pushing out these articles at the breakneck speed of a limping three-legged turtle, considering that I was in Japan in early April and so far … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments