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Most people would probably be surprised about the fact that I still believe in fairytales. As a kid, I was always amazed by princesses but I was more amazed on the idea that mermaids do exist.

I first saw these mermaids when my parents would let me watch Peter Pan. I thought they were really mean for trying to drown Wendy. According to my mum, there are mermaids who would lure pirates with their beauty and take their lives-- this totally freaked me out until my parents let me watch The Little Mermaid. Of course I agreed on watching it with them, I was more drawn to the idea of watching mermaids rather than what my mum had previously told me.

Of course, the famous princess Ariel.

The only Disney princess who was half human and half animal, the only princess who could possibly rule both the seas and the land, and the only princess who had an unusual hair color-- Yes, I was pretty much addicted to her that I wanted to be a mermaid too. This is probably where I got my fondness of colouring my hair and my love for swimming. As cliché as it may sound, I wanted to be "part of that world."  I once thought that maybe I could even switch lives with Ariel just so I could permanently have my own fins haha!

My family and I would attend the Disney on Ice shows held almost  every Christmas season. Here`s one of the videos I took from last year`s show where the cast performed Under the Sea, one of my favorite songs from the movie. [Yes, I was the one cheering "Yaaaaay, woooh!" towards the end of the video.]

Well, the peak of my mermaid fangirl-ing would probably the mermaid camp I attended for this year`s summer-- organized by Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy, I was able to live out my wildest dream. From wearing slippers to having my own mermaid tail... You could just imagine how I looked and felt as I wore that tail! Even their head coach who taught us how to move around the water in it was laughing her head off when I first tried my mermaid tail on, if only someone captured the moment haha!

Well, so much for being a mermaid. I`ll tell more stories real soon!

Sources:

[Untitled GIF of Walt Disney Pictures], Retrieved October 14, 2013, from: http://24.media.tumblr.com/6dd75f464defbb2ce49a6f67622b13f2/tumblr_molj0qHFNt1srk870o1_500.gif

[Untitled animation art of Peter Pan and the Mermaids], Retrieved October 14, 2013, from: http://www.animationsensations.com/disney-animation-art-limited-edition-cel-peter-pan-mermaids

The Little Mermaid [Photograph], (2013). Retrieved October 14, 2013, from: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/the-little-mermaid/images/34241756/title/ariel-photo

Magno. C. (2013, October 14). Disney on Ice 2012. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybry4EQvurg&feature=youtu.be

Magno, C. (2013). Feet to Mermaid Tail [Photograph]