Inauguration Day

Ｉ celebrated Inauguration Day by watching it on CBC at the clinic and stuffing myself with as much chocolate as I possibly can. The really cool thing about working at the doctor's clinic is that during Christmas, we receive TONS of chocolates from patients (I'm talking around 40 boxes of different types and brands of chocolates) and there's bound to be something for everyone.

Going against my political science major instincts, I did not wake up to watch the inaugural address live on television this morning. I joked with 鄭少 last night that the only presidential inauguration that I would wake up for is if the president in question is me or him. 對我來說， 我覺得十一月的 Election Day when Obama's victory was confirmed 的意義遠遠比今天還要重要， 因爲十一月四號就是美國人決定了讓一位美國黑人當總統。 Today is but the follow through and result of that historical decision. 不過今天在 clinic 看電視不同的畫面，看到很多的 festivities and celebrations 都感到開心。感到很 honoured to be able to witness this during my lifetime. 還記得讀 History 12 IB 的時候，Ms. Herzog (the best 歷史老師 i had, she further convinced me that I love history haha）　讓我們聼 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" 的時候，我眼睛裏都有淚水　(of course I was so scared that someone would see...its SO geeky to be teary over a historical speech). Dr. King's speech 令我覺得只要有信念，什麽都有可能的．That it is important to stand up for what is right despite the odds and the norms of the times. Today's events ratified this belief and further realized Dr. King's dreams. America has shown itself to be a nation where people are "not judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character." And even though time might prove Obama to be a not so ideal president and expose his shortcomings, the very fact that a black man became president during our own lifetimes shows us the importance of activism. Even though it might be a tough uphill fight, over time, change does happen. For the African Americans, it was 144 years after the 13th Ammendment to the Constitution, and 45 years after MLK Jr's famous speech.

Now listening: Wall.E OST (超正！)