Chapter 9
May 4, 2000
Three entries in 1 day?! This is crazy! I must be really in love with this girl to keep on writing about her. Okay, I missed her this afternoon. She just left, and I found out through Linda that they asked her to join the band. She said yes, so she went home to get her things and tell her parents about it. At least she's touring with us, so that would be terrific. All I need to do is find the courage to tell her I love her, without seeming as if I was insane. I'll just take my time then. I used to think the song "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden was a crazy song, but now I totally believe it. This sounds so stupid and corny but I have to say, I now truly believe in love at first sight. I thought that only happened in fairy tales...
Jenny's diary
May 5, 2000
Dear Diary,
It's now 7:15 a.m., I'm tired, but I have a lot ahead of me today. In exactly 45 minutes we're about to leave the hotel to do some radio stuff and as well as tv appearances I think. We will be "announcing" my joining of the band, so that's pretty cool. Everything is so... weird for me. How can I ever get used to this? Yesterday I was just someone who was looking for a chance to meet Westlife... just an average college-student-to-be and now... I'm in a girl group touring with Westlife! This is way cool! I kept praying last night that when I go to sleep, that when I wake up, this isn't a dream. This is the beginning, I mean, of the tour that is. I missed Hong Kong, but I really don't mind coz I've been there before. I can't wait to see the other countries. It's so cool, coz the girls and I really don't have much to do yet. Unlike Westlife, who will be working all throughout the day. We're just their support act, so that's basically what we'll be doing for the whole tour. We're going to do 4 songs for approximately 20 minutes, just like what Westlife did when they were on the Boyzone tour. After that, we could go out or celebrate or whatever. And in the mornings, we'll do some publicity stuff then we can have the rest of the afternoon. I'll use that time to go around do a little sightseeing. Today, after we do the appearances, I'll be taking Tammy and Linda around the vicinity. I told them there wasn't much to see, coz all of the beautiful sites are in islands and provinces, so I suggested they could do shopping instead. Well, they liked that idea better! Last night was absolutely brilliant! The three of us spent the night talking, just to get to know each other better. They also told me a lot of stuff that I should be prepared for. You know, getting homesick, having no privacy, needing a lot of patience, having some sleepless nights, getting up early in the morning and going back to rest at a very late hour. I think I can handle that. I just have to. I asked them what they hated most about it aside from the things I just mentioned, and they said it was the name calling by the girls. As you know, Linda is going out with Shane and Tammy is going out with Kian. They even kidded me, asking if I was going to go out with either Mark or Bryan. I just laughed. Not that they're not my type (believe me, they're both my faves), but I really don't want to go with either of them. Yes, I'm thinking, "Are you crazy"? Millions or thousands of girls would love to be their girlfriends, and I don't want to? Well, it’s not that I don't want to... it's because I don't want us to be branded as Westlife's girlfriends you know! Instead of being called "Charmed", they might call us as "The Westlife Girls". Another thing is, let's face it. I’m a fan of theirs. I really don't know if I like them coz of who they are or coz of which band they're from. Wait a minute...why am I getting into this little "speech"? I don't even think either one of them likes me or anything! Oh well... I got to go... manager's calling...
Mark's journal
May 5, 2000 – Manila, Philippines
Is she gorgeous or what? Well, the lads and I were having dinner earlier and the other 3 arrived (the girls, who else?) in the dining hall, so we asked them to join us. Jenny sat beside me, next to her was Bryan. I could've sworn something was wrong with Bryan coz he kept squirming in his seat. Maybe an insect got into his trousers! Ha ha! She was absolutely breathtaking... hey! I'm talking about Jenny okay? I ain't talking about Bryan! Anyway, I started talking to her, asking her how she's coping so far. She said she still couldn't quite grasp the truth yet, but she thinks everything's going fine. We were having a great conversation when her phone rang. It was her mother. She excused herself, and I saw Bryan staring at me. Boy, he sure looked angry. I asked why, but he just got up and left. Weird.