"Up where they walk, up where they run, up where they
stay all day in the sun"
"The sea weed is always greener, in somebody else's
lake, you dream about going up there but that is a big mistake"
I watched the Little Mermaid again last night with the kids,
for the hundredth time since its release in 1989. And I woke up singing the
tunes to Kiss The Girl while getting ready for work this morning, from the
shower, to breakfast, to the ride to town. Yeah, why doesn't Disney make catchy
songs like those anymore? "Go on and kiss the girl, whoow whow...
Shalalala my oh, my, (forgot what goes here) nanananah nah why oh why, go on
and kiss the girl"
It's embarrassing for me to admit that while I was having
dinner at my godfather's house when I was only seven in Cagayan de Oro, I
grabbed the fork and combed my hair with it. My Mom had her eyes wide open, and
Papa was explaining that I was imitating what I saw at the movie. I was holding
the dinglehopper in my left hand and lowered it next to my plate. Where's
Sebastian? Oh yeah, one summer we went to the beach in Opol, and found a tiny
white crab. I insisted on bringing him home because he was Sebastian. We housed
him in a silver mixing bowl, to my mother's dismay and I put in sand and water
for him. He disappeared the next day. He must have sneaked out to the river
nearby and left a little princess wondering what happened to him. Either that
or Papa just hid the fact that he died. I would never know what happened to my
white Sebastian.
That time it was still in betamax. Later on, my parents
acquired a VHS player, but didn't have a rewinder yet, so it was my uncle whose
arms were beat from rewinding with a ballpen or pencil, a heavy VHS, my own
copy of The Little Mermaid.
Never mind my parents, adults had to go to work, and I had
my VHS of Little Mermaid to attend to. At least five times a day. Before and
after nap time in the morning, afternoon, and before bedtime.
And yesterday, it was Little Mermaid again with the kids,
for summer. "Under the sea, lalalala. Under the sea, darling it's better,
down here it's greener, take it from me, eeeee..."
Who in the world doesn't love The Little Mermaid? Ursula is
a better villain compared to Morgana, the sea witch who appears in the second
part of the story. Ariel already has a daughter in it.
I didn't enjoy the second part when it came out as much as I
did in my kindergarten years. I've honestly developed a sense of critiquing to
what I see on television since those dinglehopper days.
Oh I love the little mermaid :) Makes me walk down memory lane :)) Your experiences were indeed funny:))
ReplyDeleteAny fun memories with the Little Mermaid Kai? Guess it's one of those ideas children have that fantasy is a part of reality. =)
ReplyDeleteWahahahahahaha I loved old disney fairy tales too but wow, you were addicted!!! hahahaha I don't remember if I also bugged my parents to watch one show over and over again. I think I did that with Beauty and the Beast but not to the point that I think the candelabras in our house were lumiere. hahaha
ReplyDeleteBeauty and The Beast for you, great soundtrack talaga nun! Nakakamiss talaga yung old Disney fairy tales. sigh... =)
DeleteMy Ate was addicted to The Little Mermaid, too! And she memorized all the songs. Personally, I was addicted to Lion King (I guess it's 'cause I'm an animal lover lol). This made me miss the old Disney movies :')
ReplyDelete...Oh and I kinda sang the first line of your post as I read it hahaha
Sweet! Glad to hear that! You know what the comments in this section made me realize? That all 90s kids miss the old Disney movies! My brother also adored the Lion King! =)
DeleteThis is actually my number one favorite Disney song! :D I remember myself watching The Little Mermaid everyday when i was a kid, :) hihi. actually made a post about disney songs. i'll be glad if you check it out :D http://ladywithrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/05/top-5-disney-songs.html
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