Presidential Inaugration

I am so excited and happy to see Mr. Obama swearing in.

I don't think any inaugurations of other American Presidents had ever been awaited like Barak Obama's was by the world.

Personally, I have been waiting for this day since the Election Day in November. I hope things will gradually improve under the new President.

The speech was appealing. Am I the only one who thought that a part of his speech resonated with the speech of JFK?: "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country!"

I became even more hopeful hearing him speak.

I wish I could find the script so that I could directly quote what he actually said, but it is not yet available on-line as it's only an hour after his remarkable speech. Anyway, what made me more hopeful was that he said that he would leave the unilateral approach of the former administration and resume working with the world. I have a high expectation to this man. I hope President Obama will steer the U.S. to the direction that it is expected by many people and nations of the world.

As there are tons of problems lying ahead, and the problems were not created only yesterday, change may come slow.

By the way, majority of the people gathered in the National Mall was black. First, I thought, "Brrr... how could they stand the cold? Wouldn't it be better to stay home and watch it on TV in a heated room?" Then I realized. If I were an African American, I would have had to be there to witness a historic event to unfold before my own eyes.