Chapter 7
May 4, 2000
Dear Diary,
I'm at the hotel... waiting for them. I'm chatting with two of my friends here as I'm writing this down. Yeah, I know diaries should be left at home, locked up in your drawer. Well, I bring mine everywhere I go, so I could write every single moment that I find umm... interesting to write. I'm just so excited yet anxious to meet them. I mean, what if I say something stupid? Or what if something's stuck on my face... or what if I faint? Wait a second! I'm beginning to sound so stupid here! What is wrong with me? Get a grip! They're just 5 lads from Ireland that's all. Yeah... 5 lads who've turned my whole world upside down and inside out ever since they released their first single "Swear It Again". It's already 1:30 p.m. and in just 30 more minutes, their flight will arrive. I simply refused to go to the airport, I don't know why. The others went off, but these two here decided to stay with me. Well, I better end it here, coz I really don't have anything interesting to write about. I'm just killing time until Westlife get here.
Bryan's journal
Thursday, May 4, 2000
Okay, I really don't do this, two entries in a day, but I just had to write this. We're given 30 minutes rest. I'm in my hotel room at the moment. We've finally arrived in Manila, Philippines. It's so hot here, not that I'm complaining! The sun is shining brightly, people were everywhere when we arrived... it's great! Well, there were fans at the airport, but they didn't go wild at all. Sure they were screaming, and reaching out to touch us. Fortunately there was no bag stealing and no hair pulling! We tried to sign a few autographs and stuff and posed for a few pictures. Well, we were whisked off to the hotel after we got out bags. We got there, some of the fans followed us around as usual. So we were checking in and I heard someone singing our song, "On The Wings Of Love". Quite loudly I might add. She had a great voice, so I pulled Mark and Tammy to go check it out. She had her back turned towards us, and two of her friends were laughing coz everyone in the lobby was looking at her. They suddenly stopped laughing, shocked when they saw us. She continued singing a bit and she stopped and asked her friends what was wrong. She turned around to see the 3 of us standing there and she blushed. When she turned around, I couldn't describe it. It was as if time stood still. As if the earth stopped revolving and there were no other people around but just her and me. I couldn't believe it. My heart was racing like mad and I could hardly breathe. It was pure ecstasy as I looked at her hazel eyes. She had long dark brown hair that looked as if it was a satin curtain flowing around her shoulders. I couldn't speak. I guess that’s how fans feel when they meet us or something. She was like someone who was taken out of the cover of a magazine and brought to life. I didn't care if she was a fan. Mark told her she had a beautiful voice, and I totally agreed with what he said. I just couldn't voice out my opinion though. Tammy looked so excited over something. And I... I felt like the world was fading away and the heavens have opened up and this beautiful angel appeared in front of me. She blushed and thanked Mark for the compliment. She asked me if I could sign the cd sleeve she had of our album. It felt like a dream when she was talking to me. Mark nudged me, and so I took this as a chance to know her name as I snapped out of my reverie. She said her name was Jenny. I wrote down, "Jenny, I love you. Bryan" and she thanked me as she proceeded to ask Mark for his autograph. I wanted to write more, but I couldn't think of anything else to say. How stupid of me! I forgot to tell her I meant every single word that I wrote. It's crazy I know, to be in love with someone you don’t know. It feels so different. And now that I found her, I don't want to let her go. As soon as I get the chance to, I'll tell her. I don't know when or how but it'll have to be soon. As her friend took a picture of us earlier, I felt shivers run up and down my spine as she stepped near me. I put an arm around her, and she placed her hand on my waist. It was so... amazing. I've never felt this way before. It was so hard to keep my cool when inside my heart was going crazy with joy. I wanted to spend more time with her, but there were other fans for me to attend to. After a few minutes I looked around for her, and I saw her talking with Tammy, Linda and their manager. All of them looked pretty excited especially Jenny. I was dying to know what it was but I had to get up stairs with the rest of the lads. Well, I guess I'll go down now to go and talk to her. She had a lovely English accent and I'm dying to know what she's doing here all the way in Asia.