so for the first time i watched the us presidential elections results come out live, and with friends to boot, so that's pretty exciting. haha. i suppose it was enlightening as we discussed how the entire electoral system works, and it was to say the very least, rather interesting though somewhat complicating. well i wasnt surprised by the results though, but am quite surprised at the way the public just believes in projections by a news network, albeit a rather reliable one. still, it would have made more sense for an official announcement to be made by officials before all the celebrations and conceding. i suppose though that's the difference between us asians and westernerns - had anyone celebrated based on projections in singapore, it would have been considered presumptous and haolian.

so yes obama won, but i do think he has a really difficult job ahead of him - as if the cleaning up of the iraq and afghanistan wars wasnt bad enough, america and the rest of the world slipped into global recession - and as time noted, he is the first president to be elected since ww2 without peace or prosperity in the country. i dont think he is going to be governing a polarised america though, if the results are of any indication, after all it was much worse in the primaries. but he is going to be governing people who are living in bad times. people who are going to be impatient and wants to see the man they vote in produce results fast. if anything, he ran a good campaign, has charisma, speaks well and memorises well, as seen in the excellent eye contact in his speeches, haha, so one can only hope he doesnt end up as a man who is all talk and no action, or a herbert hoover and is able to live up to his promises. ah promises, the easiest to be made but hardest to keep. well for a start he has consistently been able to surround himself with really brilliant people to make up for his somewhat lack of experience, so i suppose we should just wait and see. it will be fairly clear i think after a year or so, to see what kind of president he is.

it's interesting though, how he has received support from people all over the world. for a long time i havent seen anyone like that, able to garner the support of billions around the world through charisma and speech. is it the perceived ability? and do people around the world even know his ideologies and policies? has race even been a factor in this elections?

oh well, human nature - the way people act, the way people believe in others, and the way people think is always going to be a mystery to us.

so yes i ord in 6 days time. it is exciting, and i never thought that this day would come. i would have loved staying in camp to soak in the nostalgia and have fun with my bunkmates; unfortunately the stupid coc and its rehearsals just ruined all the potential fun we could have in my final days in 39. there's nothing i can do about it, except for the usual rather apt adage of "ll suck thum". haha

6 days. before i officially become unemployed.

junyi! posted at 6:23 pm.