Election Ennui

What a week this has been!

In the Northern Hemisphere, we see democratic ideals being celebrated like never before, in the midst of tough economic times.
There was McCain playing catchup...
and who would forget Palin...

and her lipstick.
Change can come, but will it?

And in the distant Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand has also voted for a change of government. Helen Clark will be stepping down as leader of Labour Party too as she conceded defeat to John Key of National Party.
Changes of government seem to sweeping throughout but I wonder when will it ever occur in Singapore. As Catherine Lim, Singaporean fiction writer inks:

Suppose that after half a century of PAP leadership, fatigue sets in and Singaporeans yearn for that magical thing called change. Among the restive young, the prospect of liberties never experienced before must be exhilarating.

The idealist in me refuses to resign to fate.

O Obama

This is it.
After a long protracted Democratic Party presidential primaries between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, the most watched presidential election in the world is at hand.

While I would have preferred an Obama/Clinton ticket, Biden has proven not to a bad choice. At least when compared to Palin. LOL.

Interestingly, this is the first US presidential election that has manage to keep me enthralled for months (possibly distracting me from my school work). Maybe it's the daunting tasks that await for the next president after 8 years of Bush administration...

While I expect neither Obama and McCain to hold the key to all the woes of US and the world, but it is still change I believe in.