If it wasn't already clear from previous posts, like a big majority around the world, I am a fan and believer of the hopeful change that the 44th US president will bring about from this day onwards.
Many things have been said about the man in the past year leading towards the inauguration, but in particular I like what NY Times had to say describing his character:
Many things have been said about the man in the past year leading towards the inauguration, but in particular I like what NY Times had to say describing his character:
"It’s not willpower or self-discipline he shows as much as an organized unconscious. Through some deep, bottom-up process, he has developed strategies for equanimity, and now he’s become a homeostasis machine.
...At every challenging moment, his instinct was to self-remove and establish an observer’s perspective.
...He doesn’t seem to need the audience’s love. But they need his. The audiences hunger for his affection, while he is calm, appreciative and didactic.
...And it is easy to sketch out a scenario in which he could be a great president. He would be untroubled by self-destructive demons or indiscipline. With that cool manner, he would see reality unfiltered. He could gather — already has gathered — some of the smartest minds in public policy, and, untroubled by intellectual insecurity, he could give them free rein. Though he is young, it is easy to imagine him at the cabinet table, leading a subtle discussion of some long-term problem."
Wouldn't it be nice, if the only negative that the article had to say about Obama - "Far from a celebrity fad, he is self-contained, self-controlled and maybe even a little dull." - stays as the only true negiative remark eight years from now as well, when the 45th commander-in-chief is sworn in.
Wouldn't it be nice, if the only negative that the article had to say about Obama - "Far from a celebrity fad, he is self-contained, self-controlled and maybe even a little dull." - stays as the only true negiative remark eight years from now as well, when the 45th commander-in-chief is sworn in.
To the tune of the presently predominant theme, let's
hope...!
Ps:
And the man is a baller :)
Worth reading is the Time's Person of the Year interview, and the list of 50 facts, where you can also find the interview with his wife, Michelle.
10 comments:
Thanks for the video.
Maybe also he'll do something about improving health in the USA. He's a good role model for that, too.
how you doin?
phone num comin soooon !!
why no updates ? been 2 weeks at least!!
so how ?
whatcha been upto.
just saw the album of our melaka trip ( am going to open it and relive the good times!)
come on down if you have some time-
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so how ?
whatcha been upto.
just saw the album of our melaka trip ( am going to open it and relive the good times!)
come on down if you have some time-
d
so how ?
nice valentine message thanks- back in sg eh ?
good.
updates when possible la.
d
so how?
updated facebook- that i saw !
whats hapening here ?
how is school?
penniless- hapens.you have health.
and spirit. thats a whole lotta good.
d
nice chat yesterday- been a long time coming.
should do the skype thingy but i prefer to call your arse- old fashioned but what the hell- it eorks anyway.
have a good time in melb. it misses you as much.
go get some p.
hahaha ? is melb. chinaing you i.e sort of what like it did to me.blockall writing. anyway i sorted that thing out. you know where to check it out. shall post asap !!
so how ?
skype thingy is shanewrong.
i have to get permanent access yet at home though !
how's school ?
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