It is definitely a historic event for americans. It was estimated to have 2 million people attended the inauguration of President Barrack Obama today. The most number of people attended. I saw the whole thing on TV but it felt like I was there. The feeling of unity and hope was overwhelming. You can see it on all faces.

President Obama's speech uplifted americans's hope again that change is coming and America will be successful again.

It was not the greatest speech Obama delivered compared to all the speeches I heard him delivered but it was enough to bring people together and deliver the message.

We'll see how this goes. Tomorrow's his first day of office.

Wow 5 presidents alive in my lifetime. I am witnessing history in the making.

In the picture are US President George W. Bush (C) stands with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd L), former President George H.W. Bush (L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd R) and former President Jimmy Carter (R) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 7, 2009.

Bush, acting on a suggestion by Obama, invited the former Presidents and President-elect for lunch, the first time since 1981 that all living presidents have been together at the White House.

Epiphany is a Christian feast day which celebrates the revelation of God in human form in the person of Jesus Christ. Epiphany falls on January 6.

In the Philippines, Epiphany day is called "Feast of the Three Kings", i.e., the day when a group of Kings or Magi, as related in the second chapter of the gospel of Matthew, arrived to worship and bring three gifts to the baby Jesus after following a star in the heavens.
This day is sometimes known as the (Tres Reyes or Tatlong Hari) or The day of the Three Royal Magi. In Spanish tradition, on the day of January 6, three of the Kings: Melchor, Gaspar, and Balthazar, representing Europe, Arabia, and Africa, arrived on horse, camel and elephant, bringing respectively gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus.

In the Philippines Christmas officially ends on the Feast of the Three Kings (Tres Reyes or Tatlong Hari in Tagalog), also known as the Feast of the Epiphany. Filipino children leave their shoes out, so that the Three Kings would leave behind gifts like candy or money inside.

My wife and I and some of our friends went to Chicago Navy Pier to celebrate New Years Eve 2009. Temperature was very cold and talking about Chicago it is the windy city state, it felt like below zero that night with the wind chill at lake shore. Our leather gloves, winter boots, head cover, scarf and layers of sweater and jackets did not help a lot standing outside waiting for the fireworks.

While waiting in the cold we decided to drink some booze to warm ourselves. One glass of long island ice tea still no fireworks and then drunk the second one but we still have 15 minutes till countdown and then the third but before I could finish it we had to be outside for the countdown and the fireworks.

It was a spectacular sight, it was fun and loud and overwhelming with hope and happiness. Happy new year.

We decided to get back in to the bar still holding my third glass of long island. I remembered I havent eaten anything that day cause I was kinda hungry. But it was late. Next thing I know I was already drunk.

I stopped drinking for the rest of the evening but those three glasses got me.

It was worth it.