Why princesses don't exist in Singapore

When I was just a little girl, my mother used to read Disney stories of princesses with beauty that could sink a thousand ships, and with gowns that were spun out of silk and gold. Even though they were lonely, all they had to do was to sing, and all the animals in the woods be summoned. Most of all they had a kind heart and they loved kids.

The little me would then go on to wonder why weren't there any princesses in Singapore...and I often wonder if I'll grow up to become one.

Well I did, at least last Sunday I did, and boy, I'd never want to be a princess again.



For starters, I was Belle from Beauty & The Beast. And apparently Cinderella is camera shy.
The princess gown that I was in is simply too bloody hot to be in. With it's billowing layers of long shiny fabric, it's more like a trigger for accident than anything else.

And lets face it, there's no such thing as "Natural Beauty".
The faerie god mother who is supposed to bless you with "Beauty" during your one month celebration in exchange for some red eggs and a lousy butter sponge cake, couldn't be bothered with making a grand entrance just for a couple of eggs.

And it might have worked if you sang your whole life. But in Singapore, we grew up doing assessment books and the only time we could sing, was during music class, and they only taught you how to sing songs about building the community and loving teachers.

So unfortunately for us, princesses in Singapore needs to rely on makeup to look princessy.

But in this kind of heat, all make up will be reduced to streaks, and all attempts to smile will be turned in to squints. (see above picture).

So no princess for us.

But before the princesses make their grand exits, they blow kisses to everyone, and here's some from them to you... Enjoy while it lasts.



oops...looks like Belle is even too stingy to be giving out her kisses.