I braved the biting cold late January with my good friends Kyle and Gigi to witness Obama’s inauguration.
Coming from politically apathetic Singapore and never having had the opportunity to vote because it’s always a walk-over in my constituency (kinda like if you’re the lone democrat in a red state or vice versa), I’ve never paid much attention to politics. That is, until I moved to D.C. Not being in touch with politics here is like not knowing about celebrities or music and movies when you live in L.A.
Even though I didn’t get to vote here either, for some reason, I didn’t feel like an outsider at the historic event. I was as excited as the throngs of people gathered on the National Mall to welcome America’s new president, and as nervous when he and Michelle got out of the car during the parade. I only hope I can be as engaged in my country’s politics some day.
P.S: I also got to see U2 and James Taylor perform live for free at the pre-inauguration concert!
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