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You'd think working at BMG New Zealand would be the bomb-ass job. You know the kind of stuff you fantasise about...admit it you do...the dream of recieving free cd's, promotional stuff and ofcourse the ultimate hallucination....the chance to meet, greet and become friends with the talented and famous people of the world.
But No, not here. Here being the reception desk of BMG New Zealand in Auckland. Me? Well I'm Norie the 18 going on 19 year old bum girl a.k.a junior receptionist, I've been working here for 6 months and I STILL haven't met a famous person to date (as in the day not a going out date...not saying I wouldn't go out on a date though with a musician). As the youngest person for miles I am the one who takes all the morning coffee orders, I never did it until I offered one senior dude my coffee and then all of a sudden I became the coffee girl as well as the frontline receptionist. "Oh norie, did u get that chocolate croissant I ordered" gees these people are incredibly lazy, I mean the coffee machine in work certainly isn't broken and the kitchen isn't exactly a health hazard....

Working at BMG has its good and bad points, a major downer being the fact that so many people that walk through the doors with the hopes they become a signed musician doesn't eventuate. Another downer is working with Emma; she's the senior receptionist even if she's only 22 years old. Man this girl is whack, what do u mean by whach u ask? Well lets see, everyday she goes on a 2 hour lunch break with some new drop dead gorgeous musician trying to make it that walked into our building. Th eonly time she isn't painting her nails is when A- the boss comes in or B- a babe walks in. Okay Okay enough of the bad points...the good well u can see heaps of babes...lol no your surrounded by talented people and you get to hear allt he new songs overseas artists bring out way before other people do.

Anywayz one of my favourite BMG artists/groups is Westlife and if it weren't for me listening to their music constantly this 9 till 5 job would drive me insane. I'm always listening to their singles but nobody else at work but the cleaners like their music. Apparently to "all those that know" they are too boy-bandish, and if I had the guts I would come back with "yeah a boy band with 10 No.1 hits" BUT I want to keep my job until westlife come back to New Zealand. I'm a bit of a loner at work ie. I dont smoke so I don't get to much of the office gossip until it's gone the rounds 3 million times. So everyday I go to Myers Park and listen to my boy's westlife. It's a good thing no-ones there during my lunch break coz I would die if anyone ever heard me singing my lungs out to westlife's song. Hehe... actually that reminds me, must get some new headphones the old ones have outdone their 2 year dash.

Everybody at work treats me like a psycho just coz I know all their songs...well maybe I'm a die-hard but not psycho!!! It's always blah blah blah "Jesus you've got them on your screen saver". Well we all found out that Westlife was coming back to New Zealand and so would be coming into the office so I have been getting more crap from them than usual. All day I fantasise about them but unfortunately Emma's 2 hour lunch breaks force me to man the desk while she's out having her fun.
2 million years later....ahem I mean 2 hours later but it felt like it honetly!

Today was weird, mainly because Emma returned an hour early saying something about an important person coming....me not thinking I just assumed she meant that her boyfriend of the week was going to come in and take her home for the day (gees some people have the luck!) I went to the toilet again trying to delay the fact that I would have to come back and watch the front desk again for Emma. When I stopped and stared at this guy who looked oddly familiar to me somehow.

He came in...a gorgeous guy dressed in black with black glasses...generally the whole black on black theme. He took off his glasses and I knew it....it was Shane Filan from Westlife. "Holy Shit" but before I could say any more Emma had clasped my mouth shut..."Hi there, can I help you sir?" "Yes, I'm Shane Filan, I was told to come here" "And do you have an appointment sir?" Gawd I was thinking what the hell are thick! "Umm yeah I guess" gawd his accent...ok got to stop drooling...and staring "And your name sir" "Ah filan, Shane Filan"; "well I dont seem to see your name here on the list sir, so unfortunatley I can't let you in".....that was it, there was no way Emma was going to kick out Shane from my building.
"Hi, there sir. Is there someway I can help you?" "No don't worry norie this guy...uhhh Wayne" "it's Shane" "ooh yeah Shane doesn't have an appointment so he can't get in. sorry Shane its policy". "Oh Emma this is Shane Filan from westlife" Yeah score...one point for norie in the celebrity department.... "He doesn't need an appointment...sorry about it Shane, she's new here to Limp Bizkit...only" "Oh...your in that group that norie is obssessed about aren't you?" Great now she was trying to make sound like some kind of a psycho infront of Shane....damn cow.... "Oh no, I'm not obssessed I just really like your music. It's so happy...well most of it" "Oh tanks norie" "it's ok" I blushed...dman I'm sure my face is getting redder and redder by the second.

"So Shane how are you liking New Zealand so far? Hope the flight here wasn't too much" "Oh I've been here before but it's nice to back oh and the flight well it wasn't too much except for getting up early especially after last nights party hehehehehehe" Wow, I thought to myself he laughed.... "are you ok norie?" "Oh yeah just thinking" "so who is he?" "No one...so Shane where are rest of the guys?" "Oh you wan to avoid the topic aey? Well ok then....ummm their all wasted on their beds back in the hotel" "gees was the beer that good in auzzie?"
"Yeah...heee heee " "So Shane, have ya eaten yet?" "No", "good coz I'm offering unless you have somewhere else you got to go to?" "Uh no I just go to tell anto in case he freaks when he wakes up" "oh cool how does maccas sound?" "Maccas?" "You know McDonalds?"
"Oh hahahahah ok yeah....anto!...its Shane...where am I?, I'm at BMG and I'm going to lunch at maccas with norie here. Who is she?....she works for BMG don't worry I'll be back by 2 o'clock...right yah ok I'll bring you some...bye......Right that's settled, shall we go norie" "Oh yeah I'll just let Emma know that I'm going out for lunch, c'mon Shane were off...to Mickey Dee's!"; "Mickey Dee's?" "Yeah you know McDonalds" "Oh ok, must remember that one". And as I walked towards the front desk I popped in my phone and my tape recorder into my bag, there was no way I would miss the chance to tape Shane's voice...see then my friends couldn't say I was dreaming about meeting westlife again.....Then with the biggest smile on my face I turned to Emma and said "Hey Emma can you do me a favour and watch the desk while I go out to lunch with Shane, I'll be back by 2 at the latest...ok see ya" hahhahahaha before she could answer I was shuffling Shane out the door and into the streets.

We walked down and I couldn't help having the biggest grin on my face ever, I got a couple of odd looks from people like as if I was some crazy let loose on the streets of Auckland. Well I was feeling a bit doozy but that was coz I was taking Shane Filan to McDonalds, something I had fantasised about was actually happening to me....I was taking a westlifer out to lunch....YEAH! I th ink Shane must have noticed the people staring coz he said "hey norie, do you think these people are staring at me coz I'm in westlife or is something wrong with me that I dont know about?" "No, No, No....it's probably just me" "You....do you know all these people or something?" "No I've just got hte biggest grin on my face and people probably just think I'm some kind of a psycho...but don't be scared it's only coz I've just me a member of one of my favourite bands of all time" "Really?...gees thanks" "No problem dude"

We walked into Macca's and strangely enough "Uptown Girl" was playing. I thought it was really funny coz Shane was here and nobody clicked that he was one of the dudes who sung that song...hehehehehehe.
We ordered and went upstairs and sat down. We sat and talked and suprisingly Shane asked me more questions than I did him. Maybe it was coz I was trying to tape him or maybe coz I was staring at him so hard. God I was so happy...then I remembered "Hey Shane....bro ummm do you think you could do me a favour...it's a really small one"; "Sure! what's the favour?" "Well.... I was wondering if you could just call up my mates house and ask for Maz or Nora" "Maz and Nora...who are they?... you know you have to tell me I mean I don't want to be yelled at or threatened by their parents or anything" "Oh no....Maz's dad loves your band...and besides Nora's my twin...I just want to shove it in their faces that one of my many dreams just came true" "A twin!...WOW your a twin..gee that must be really cool to have a twin" "Uhhh yeah I guess...well I don't really think of it that much coz it's just always been that way you know" "Oh yeah...true" "So...you'll do it...please, please, please....I'm begging you" "Well, when you put it like that how can I refuse; hehehehe....ok where's your phone?" "Ohh right here"

Shane called up and Maz's dad answered "Hello?" "Hi is Maz or Nora there please?" "Who may I ask is speaking?" "Oh it's Shane, I'm with Norie" "Norie...well good luck to ya mate, you'll need it hahahahaha" "MAZ!! NORA!! PHONE!!!!"; "WHO IS IT???" Yelled back Maz and Nora "Some guy called Shane says he's with Norie" "WHAT? Norie's with a guy...and his name is Shane...man that girl is OBSESSED!" "Ok you can hang up now dad!" "No way and miss out on listening to Norie's new boyfriend...not in a lifetime" Meanwhile at McDonald's "Uhh Norie, they seem to think I'm your boyfriend" "Shit why is that? Bloody idiots" "Oh Maz's dad said it and your pals sound pretty suspicious" "Oh those two they ARE suspicious BUT then that's why their my mates hehehehehehe"

"HELLO....who is this?" both girls asked. "Uhhh hi girls this is Shane" Hey he's got an irish accent...gawd she's a real psycho! "Oh shane aye.....let me guess your in westlife?....Right and you just happen to know Norie" "Yeah I am how did you know, yeah I did just meet norie...WOW how did you know?" "Look man if you just let Norie con you into doing this for her .... GET A LIFE" "HEY!....I can't believe that...Norie your mates just hung up on me.... I don't know why they didn't believe me...man you've got weird mates". "Ok....Ummm just ring up again and give me the phone". So we called up again and Maz's dad answered again "Hey Wayne...can you get Maz or Nora on the phone... It's norie I'm sitting in McDee's right next to Shane...and I'm telling the truth...tell them I'm not paying this guy and yeah it's really Shane from Westlife" "Ok...prove it then!" All three said in unison. "Shit I didn't know all of you were listening...hang on....hey Shane...bro ummmm do you think you can sing them a song or something? Just to shut them up please" "Ok...but only coz you bought me lunch"
Ahem..... "how can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace. When I stand here taking every breath with you Ohh" "HOLY SHIT!!!!" "See I told you retards that I am with Shane, man... I can't believe that you dorks didn't believe him..." "Well HELLO norie you are obssesed with them and you would do a trick like that on us" "Oh shut up I'm going now...but I'll call you later with all the details and I'll try and score us some free tickets if I'm lucky....ok bye guys...yeah see ya later"

"Did they believe ya...coz I don't think i'll sing another song otherwise people might stare" "Nah they probably just think your somebody's gorgeous boyfriend declaring his love or something" "Oh...ok" "Hey don't look at me like that I aint a psycho man it's just the truth"
We walked around town and took photos at those Asian photo sticker machines. I couldn't believe that I had stickers of him and me together in the same photograph...he said he wanted to keep a copy so I gave it to him. You know suprisingly nobody noticed who he was even when we went to the Sounds Mega-Store and their video clip of "When your looking like that" was on; actually while we were there I bought their new single and some kiwi artits music for Shane to keep once he left New Zealand, I mean who knows when they would ever come back. "Oh thanks...you didn't have to....who are these guys anyway" "Oh...thats Aaria they rock...their a r'n'b band and that's Che Fu he's just like so awesome umm he used to be in a rock band" "Oh ok well thanks anyway... you didn't have to.....gee um I'm just trying to think of how I could pay you back fo rthis great afternoon we just had together....man it's been a long time since I've had so much fun... I totally forgot what it's like to be anonymous" "Yeah New Zealand does that to you...we'll stare, ask for an autograph but then we just run away to blab to our mates the famous we just met, gawd I love this country"

"Hey Shane I know what you could do to pay me back" "Uh I don't think I could take you back to the hotel, I don't think Anto would allow it...well maybe" "Oh no that would be asking for too much and I might faint...bro I just wanted to ask if you could me and my mates some free tickets to your show, I know it might be a stretch but htat would be the best...please" "Oh no that's easy besides I want my new mate to come and watch me sing...besides you gotta take me out after the concert" "I do..." "Yeah and the lads....we'll be wanting to see what Auckland has to offer bar wise and clubs...and well since your from Auckland and your mates are....you can come with us and help us enjoy the night" "Shit..." "Oh...can't you come..." "No, I'm just trying to think of how many bars and clubs in Auckland that my brother or one of his mates doesn't work at so I don't get sprung" "Oh I'm sure we can disguise you and besides you'll be in different clothes and not little sister clothes" "Oh yeah Shane...love the English bro...little sister clothes. geez you make it sound like there's a brand out there somewhere" "well of course.... its called the big family range hehehehe" 'bro you crack me up" " I do, do I?..well then you have to come with me and the boys afterwards....don't worry I'll get you VIP passes and introduce you and your mates to the guys before the concert....in fact come over tommorrow and I'll introduce you then..ok?" 'ok... man you don't have to do that...but I'm not going to refuse an offer like that coz I KNOW that maz and Nora will kill me to pass an opportunity like this" "right then! shall we get back to work then?" " oh yeah..work...my job..can't forget that Emma's probably waiting for me, so she can go"

While we walked up back to the BMG building we started discussing what it was like for Shane to get to travel to all those places and to sing with Mariah and stuff... man I thought gee he was pretty honest about it, then I started blabbing about how I thought Mark was such a babe but he had a girlfriend and he wouldn't look at me anyway. Shane said that Mark and Lauren had a casual relationship mainly coz they were both busy as with the rest of the guys except for Georgina and Kerry who both Nicky and Bryan were serious about. Gees the both of us were blabbing like there was no tommorrow and of course I had to think of ways to make my life seem more interesting but Shane just seemed interested in finding out more and more about me and my interesting life.

We arrived at the building and Shane exchanged mobile numbers with me " call me tonight norie...or else i'll call you and tell Mark right there how you are soooooo in love with him" "don't you dare..i'll bloody kill you.... not to mention tell the tabloids all this shit about you" all of a sudden he looked sad " I was joking! of course I wouldn't tell them what you told me. Your my mate...bro what kind of idiot do you think I am?...well maybe a blubbering idiot for telling you that I like Mark but not any other idiot" " really? i'm your mate... sweet as sis" " shot bro...now you getting the lingo" " you know Norie... I can't believe I just met you, it feels as though I've known you forever!" "And ever and ever...ouch! you didn't need to hit me....I thought I was ya sis!!!" " Yeah I did and your like my little sis, so i'll do that everytime you get smart, smarty pants!" " YEAH yeah yeah...anywazzzzz shouldn't you be getting back to your hotel, I'm sure that the guys are wondering who you spent your whole day with... I bet their probably gossiping about who your with...probably think your with a model or something..." " Yeah that sounds like the guys......hehehehe...look norie call me tonight all right, and I should have your tickets by then... right got to go" " see ya later bro...don't forget the tickets". Shane kissed me on the cheek and hugged me before he left, gawd I was trying to memorise his scent hmmmmm Hugo Boss, yes very nice.

Meanwhile inside BMG New Zealand, Emma (the other receptionist) had already started up the gossip mill. " And she goes to me...Oh Emma I'm just going to lunch with Shane, I'll be back by 2 o'clock....I can't believe she did that to me....". Normally this would be fine but the boss was one of those that happened to be suckered in by Emma's elaborate story of how I took off all lunch and she hadn't mentioned that Shane was a part of Westlife, nope she had told them that he was my boyfriend. I entered the building and everybody was staring at me like something was up. Next thing I know I'm being called in by my boss, not suspecting a thing. I walked in and sat down all smiling after my wonderful lunch with Shane of Westlife.

"Ah Norie...sit down I want to talk to you about someting...about your lunch...was it good?. " Yeah it was great, Shane was so nice and so funny, why?" " Well from what I've heard it seems this is a common occurance fro you, to take off for 2 hours for an impromptu lunch with you boyfriend Shane" “Shane…Shane’s not my boyfriend… I bet Emma told you this” “the matter of who told me this information is not relevant…but what is, is that I’ve had numerous complaints about you leaving before” “leaving before??”;
Gawd I was really losing it, the dream job I had was disappearing fast and all coz of that bloody lazy piece of crap Emma, I had to think of a way to save my bacon before I got deep fried by the boss. “Ah sir, today I had lunch with Shane Filan of westlife, I do not have a boyfriend called Shane and speaking of previous acts I supposedly have committed…. I have never left the desk since I came here 6 months ago.