Inauguration Ceremony of President Obama
Jan 20th, 2009 by shihjern
Today, I watched – on large screen TVs at my office – the Inauguration Ceremony of Barack Obama. Before millions of viewers, he took the oath of office, albeit a little jumbled up by the nervousness of himself and Chief Justice John Roberts. It was a historic day, and I felt moved, despite me not being a U.S. citizen. It is truly amazing that from the days of slavery over a hundred years ago, through the civil rights movement a few decades ago, America has progressed so much in such a short time to see an African American enter the White House.
At my office, it was a dignified moment – with partners, associates and other staff all staring at the TV screens. Annoyingly enough, the historic moment was punctuated by the buzzing of a blackberry, and the blackberry owner’s immediate response of checking it.
It was me. Sigh.
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Hi dopey :p