Good Morning Singapore

Originally posted on 27 August 2006.

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I wish I could burst out into 'Good Morning Singapore' today, just like Tracy doing 'Good Morning Baltimore' in Hairspray, but I don't think I can. Today is looking bleak. It's overcast. I have a full day: cook (and cook slow and right and safe) right about after I finish this, eat, take a shower and get dressed, go to school, download and print out a number of articles from an online journal, download and print out recipes, scan some documents, email said documents, pass by The Deck for take-away, and on my way home, drop by the supermarket to get cheese, tuna, broccoli, sage, potatoes, and pork chops. When I get home, I have to read the articles, read an essay I was supposed to have read yesterday, and go back to my transcription. With this kind of day, it's kind of difficult to start belting out some tunes. Sigh.

Then again, Hairspray is still stuck in my head, and I just can't help but smile. I haven't had this much fun watching a movie in a long time. Well, I liked Bourne Ultimatum and enjoyed watching it, but Hairspray? It was just fun. Fun and happy and gay and inspiring and something I could and would watch over and over again. The moment Tracy started singing 'Good Morning Baltimore' and sashaying around, I knew the movie would rock and I would totally love it. There were many other delightful surprises in the movie for me (e.g., the black and white versions of 'New Girl in Town,' Christopher Walken's and a transformed John Travolta's 'You're Timeless to Me,' that Cyclops and Amanda Bynes could sing, Queen Latifah's poignant 'I Know Where I've Been,' and the 'You Can't Stop the Beat' finale), but this is not a review. This is just to share my Hairspray joy. So, here you go (this one's especially for those in the Philippines who start work today after a long weekend):



I love, love, love this whole sequence, but my favoritest part is at around 1:05 when she gets left by the bus because she's strutting her stuff until around 0:45 when she gets on top of a truck and belts 'I love you Baltimore.' I suppose I'd be belting out some tunes this morning after all. :)

Good morning Singapore
Every day's like an open door
Every night is a fantasy
Every sound's like a symphony

Have a good day, y'all!