annamopp

2007-07-09T20:37:00.000+01:00

Now it's decided :P I'll stop writing in this blog and continue my other blog in english (since almost everyone seemed to think thats better)

so here's the link to it again:

http://metrobloggen.se/annamopp

Enjoy :P

My other blog

2007-07-03T21:58:00.000+01:00

At the moment I like my other blog alot more so basically you'd have to read that blog to find out whats going on in my life =P Occasionally (sp?) I'll write here aswell but yeh... I like the other one better. Although - I'm not sure who reads my blog and who doesn't so if you read this blog and don't understand swedish please complain! =P (my other blog is in swedish so yeh...)

And here's a link to it: http://metrobloggen.se/annamopp

I'm Back!

2007-07-02T11:19:00.000+01:00

Got my computer back earlier than I expected wohoo =P

Hmm... will write more next time... gonna eat lunch now

Justin Timberlake

2007-06-20T09:35:00.000+01:00

Well yesterday didn't even come close to what I expected. First of I didn't meet Natasha again, didn't really mind though since I already met her yesterday but ofcourse it would've been fun if I met her again. Then Fia ran late (I'm never ever going to take care of someone elses tickets again) so we missed half of Natashas set. Wild Horses was amazing though! Really did my night!!!

Then Justin. Well, what can I say? It's kinda cool that I've seen him live but it was probably the most boring concert ever! Defo the most boring when Timbaland (sp?) was up on stage *yawn*! So was defo not even near worth the money...

And now to something completely diffrent. My computer... won't get it back until july 18th. Me all alone in boring Skellefteå a whole month without my computer =( Hopefully I can use the ones in school sometimes but what if you need that cardthingy since it's summer?? *sigh*

Ah well, have nice summer everyone... I probably won't...

Justin Timberlake

2007-06-19T08:37:00.000+01:00

Justin concert tonight!! Can't wait =D But I'm looking forward to Natasha even more... Gonna be nice to meet Fia again aswell, too bad she's not feeling well =( hmm will write more tomorrow

NB

2007-06-18T17:05:00.000+01:00

Went into town to meet Natasha Bedingfield today. Stood outside the hotel for a while then a car came which looked empty apart from Grodan who drove it. So I thought I'd ask him as soon as he had stopped if he was going to driver Natasha. But there was no need for that cause Burt and some girl I've never seen jumped out of the car and went in to the hotel. Then just 2min later Natasha went out =D And for once I decided that I wanted an autograph instead of a photo so well... yeh... hmm... that's it! I asked her and got one =P even though I had the worst pen ever!! Talked to her for a while and her last "was very nice to meet you Anna" sounded so ehm real? sincere? like she really really ment it so that was very nice! Then afterwards I talked to a guy who I assume was someone who worked with her who had asked me while she was signing my CD if I was a fan =P He was very nice aswell so it was great day haha! Then a few (1?) hours later I met Malin and Emeile and then lilsis and walked around town and stuff. Bought a new pair of shoes...

Concert tomorrow night with Fia =) Gonna be nice... just have to find someone who can join me to meet Natasha tomorrow *hint hint*

I got the sofabed!!

2007-06-17T11:02:00.001+01:00

Wohoo!! I got the sofabed. Or well, I had to pay part of it myself but still... Will arrive in Skellefteå on monday the 25th =D

A whole day with my lil sister

2007-06-16T21:28:00.000+01:00

Me and Jossi went in to town today to go shopping! She didn't have that much money so it was mostly me shopping but it was nice!! Bought a few things ehm one of them was a think where you can put toiletpaper haha so now we have one Lisa... wohooo!! :S

Ah well going to bed soon so that's it for today =P Nighty

Sofabed

2007-06-15T14:17:00.000+01:00

Me and Anna went to IKEA today and I found myself a sofabed!!! Would be great to have instead of my not so nice bed I've got from Skebo! Just have to convince mum (and maybe dad aswell?) that it is a good idea. She owns me a bed so would be great if I could get that sofabed instead since I really really want a sofa and there is no way what so ever that one is going to fit in my room. but if I have agood sofabed and keep my ehm bäddmadrass from the skebo säng I think it will work out great. Especially since it says that it is a sofabed that is for people living in small apartments so it's supposed to be used every single night!! I even have a feeling it's a better bed than the one I have now... but still... gotta convince mum! Or wait until august when I have some more money... Ah well, here's a pic of it (although I want it in dark grey, not blue. But they only had a pic of the blue one)

There's a reason Nicky is holding the rose

2007-06-13T13:07:00.000+01:00

Feels like I've been talking abot this alot recently. Most recently with Moa and parts of it a while ago with Lisa and probably loads of other ppl. That and the fact that I'm really bored at the moment made me decide to write this. But first of I have to write this - It's a joke! *garderar mig mot ovälkommna dumma kommentarer*

There's a reason Nicky is holding the rose!

- Nicky is the cute/ sexy/ goodlooking/ gorgeous/ beautiful one
- Nicky is the one who actually look cool during the concerts (Kian and Shane just tries to look as cool but fails desperatly) and well, he is the only cool one of them all and what could be more cool than to hold a rose?
- Since Mark and Shane are singing almost everything, they have to let Nicky have an important part of the band aswell
- Nickys hand are all yummy so when holding the rose he gets to show of his gorgeous hands
- Everybody loves Nicky so therefore its only natural that he gets the essential task of holding the rose

Best band in the world...

2007-06-13T12:57:00.001+01:00

Go in here and vote for the best band in the world http://www.jabramusic.com/

you'll have to register but Westlife is now on place 32 and sooo deservs to be higher up on that list so vote!! =P

Just Another Day

2007-06-13T12:20:00.000+01:00

Don't really have anything to write...

Although I can't stop laughing at dad! He's forgetting everything this week. First of, last friday on Jossis graduation he forgot his phone so when he came back from systemet he had like 18 missed calls or something like that. Next day while playing golf mum calls me to ask if his phone is on fjöset (if you don't know what fjöset is well... then you're not part of this family - simple as that haha) cause he couldn't find it while playing. And ofcourse it is. Then yesterday he had promised me that I could use his sl-card since he was in Helsingborg anyways. But he forgot that aswell and brought it with him. Then about an hour ago he called me and asked (since he's still in Helsingborg) if I could go into town and to his work and pick up 2 books that he forgot there at the same time as he was looking for 8 (!!!!) boat tickets that he just lost and are supposed to use with some ppl from work or other tonight...

Oh and Denise, if you read this... I've lost the link to your blog *hides*

Tuesday

2007-06-12T19:23:00.000+01:00

Met Emelie today at her lunch. Ate Nacho de Luxe in Kungshallen *yummy*! Was very nice seeing her and she gave me a few tips on anything and everything which was very nice! Much appreciated! So if you read this - thanks!

I also bought Natasha Bedingfields new album today =) Really love the song "soulmate" (that's why I put part of the lyrics in my last post =P )+ she's supporting Justin on tuesday wohooo!! Can't wait...

Anyways... mum wants the comp better go...

Soulmate

2007-06-12T17:21:00.000+01:00

Incompatible
it don't matter though
'coz someone's bound to hear my cry
speak out if you do
you're not easy to find
is it impssoble, Mr. Loveable
is already in my life
right in front of me
or maybe you're in disguise

who doesn't long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you,
without being told
somebody tell me why I'm on my own
if there's a soulmate for everyone

England, Stockholm & Happy Feet

2007-06-11T13:20:00.000+01:00

I so wanna go to England on august 12th!! Westlife are playing an outdoorshow and it's standing!! But I'm not sure I have enough money, not sure I have any company and most importantly - I work until 3am that day... or ehm... I start the 11th sometime and finnish yeh 3am the 12th! Which ofcourse makes it impossible! I hope they'll do atleast one more show so that I can go... cause I can always find some money and force Lisa or someone else to go with me but I can't take more time of work!

Anyways, it's really nice to be back home in Stockholm. I just wish I could stay here the whole summer so next summer I'll try to get a job here instead!

Saw Happy Feet with Anna and Sara yesterday =) Soooo cute!! haha

What happened?

2007-06-09T13:26:00.000+01:00

When did you get so damn selfish?

Il Divo and Jossis Graduation

2007-06-09T12:02:00.000+01:00

"Publikfrieri", bowing and bad lightning. That's Il Divo at the Globe.

But first things first... met Moa (very nice to meet you!!!) and went to Il Divos hotel. Missed Seb by a few minutes (or even seconds maybe?). Then David (is that his name?) came out and everyone outside of the hotel rushed over to him. Urs came out about the same time and no-one seamed to nitice since they were trying to get to David. So I had a few seconds alone with Urs before people noticed him =P He was kinda nice and I got a piccie with him so I'm happy =) Carlos came a few minutes later...

Hmm... yeh, the concert! It was good actually!! I really enjoyed it but as I said... "Publikfrieri", bowing and bad lightning... hmm...

Had to get up early the day after since it was my lil sisters graduation day! Was very warm outside haha but it was a nice day. Might upload a few pics later...

Nostalgia

2007-06-06T14:56:00.000+01:00

I wanna go back in time...

Just a smile and the rain is gone
Can hardly believe it (yeah)
There's an angel standing next to me
Reaching for my heart

Just a smile and there's no way back
Can hardly believe it (yeah)
But there's an angel calling me
Reaching for my heart

I know, that I'll be ok now
This time it's real

I lay my love on you
It's all I wanna do
Every time I breathe
I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I was lost in a lonely place
Could hardly believe it (yeah)
Holding on to yesterday
Far, far too long

Now I believe it's ok cause
This time it's real

I lay my love on you
It's all I wanna do
Every time I breathe
I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I never knew that love could feel so good
Like a once in a lifetime
You change my world

I lay my love on you
You make me feel brand new
Show me your love and walk right through (oh, yeah)
As I lay my love on you

I lay my love on you
It's all I wanna do
Every time I breathe
I feel brand new
You open up my heart
Show me all your love, and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

I lay my love on you
You make me feel brand new
Show me all your love and walk right through
As I lay my love on you

As I lay my love on you

2007-06-06T09:59:00.000+01:00

För att fira nationaldagen så skriver jag idag på svenska :S eller så kan det vara för att jag inte orkar bry mig... hmm... tror på alternativ två...

för övrigt är det ju verkligen helt meningslöst att vara ledig idag! för det första är jag ändå ledig så det gör ju ingen som hellst skillnad. för den andra om man nte har sommarlov redan så är man ju ändå bara ledig en sketen dag och dessutom mitt i veckan, meningslöst! va det annandag pingst dom tog bort? då fick man ju iaf lite sammanhängande ledighet! menmen ska inte klaga...

nationaldagen kommer firas med storstädning av lägenhet, tvättning och en kort sväng förbi coop. men viktigast av allt är ju att det är landskamp ikväll!!! sverige - island (som om folk inte redan vet, går ju inte att undgå även om man inte gillar fotboll)! hade varit kul att vara där, framför allt eftersom jag känner folk som ska dit men tvn funkar väl bra det med... hejja sverige! =P

Can't be mad anymore

2007-06-05T13:11:00.000+01:00

Ofcourse there's still a few things at McDonald's that really annoys me but all the problems with my scedule is solved now! And it was alot easier than I thought it would be =) And my boss... we'll she's soooo nice so I can't be mad anymore...

Anyways, I got my time off and got to work alot during july and the first two weeks of august so I'm rally happy with that!

Gonna start packing as well as cleaning the apartment today. Guess it's a pretty good idea to make it look decent before we go home...

Summer

2007-06-04T20:40:00.000+01:00

Now it's really summer!! Not 100% sure this is right but apearantly Skellefteå airport was the warmest place in the whole Europe yesterday :O And it was warm today aswell and since school offically is over now me and Lisa decided to have a pick-nick! Was very nice =) until i burned myself in the sun =( haha hmm... don't know what to write but we had a nice day =)

Almost done

2007-06-03T14:04:00.000+01:00

I just finnished my studiesammanfattning and have now only the revidering left to do (nice "swenglish" there). Just need Lisa to come home =P Have changed a a few things in it but I can ofcourse not change them for defiante until she has OKed it. Obviously since it's her revidering aswell. But I'm happy with my studiesammanfatting so that's good!

Worked until nearly 4am last night so I'm kinda tired right now... hmm... Was probably the nicest people at McDonalds Skellefteå who worked yesterday so it was OK. Nearly fell asleep during my first hour though haha

Ah well... back to do a few more changes...

Denmark - Sweden

2007-06-02T21:42:00.000+01:00

This is definatley a game I will remember! Experienced quite a few diffrent emotions during that game!! I mean from 0-1, to 0-2 (loved that goal btw), to 0-3 (and we were ofcourse certain that we would win), to 1-3, to 2-3, to 3-3. Then a few very long minutes where Denmark in my opoinion (ofcourse since I'm Swedish)had way to many chances to score. Then with only a few minutes left a dannish player gets a red card and sweden gets a penalty - happy again. but ofcourse that didn't last long since we never took the penalty. A stupid dannish suporter enters the pitch and hits (??) the refree!! The refree ends the game since it's not safe to continue. Then a few very confusing minutes until they've decided that sweden won with 0-3! And as I said to Anette. I think it's a good rule but it should never ever have to be used! I'm ofcourse glad that we won but it shouldnt have been in that way.

Need some time off to think

2007-06-02T14:16:00.000+01:00

I seriously need some time off right now!! I'm tired of school and I'm tired of McDonalds!! Not even sure that studying is "my thing" anymore... I admit I was a bit lazy last year and therefore didn't pass three of my exams. But I started a new life after christmas and have been studying alot. Does that help though? No, ofcourse not! The music has been good, that's why I'm here, but MRS is... I don't know. Can't find the right words. But if I don't pass this course I don't know. I don't wanna do it all over again! I've really fought (sp?) and struggled and tried to do my very best!! What do I do if it's not enough? Just wanna hand in the assignment and get my points! If I don't and I don't pass my exams in august I won't even get any CSN. Shit, I'm terrible at this! I so need the points! And ofcourse I'm going to study like hell this summer so I pass the two exams in august but I can never be sure, can I? And then McDonalds. Why can't it be like at Akalla? I actually feel bad everytime I need to go to work. And as I've said before, I can deal with that over summer but when school starts? How can I possibly deal with both McDonalds and school at the same time? Going home to Stockholm on thursday - then I'm going to think really hard about this. About school. About work. About life? What do I really want to make of my life?

I'm just confused.

Nothing

2007-06-02T13:55:00.000+01:00

Took this from Hanna =P

1. Ta närmaste bok och slå upp sidan 18, rad 4 - vad står där?
"köp eller låna litteratur i ämnet, förutom roande läsning kan det ge ytterligar uppslag och ideer"
2. Sträck ut din vänstra arm så långt du kan, vad rör du vid?
borskanten?
3. Vad var det senaste du såg på TV?
gilmore girls
4. Utan att se efter, gissa vad klockan är:
14.53? (den va för övrigt 14.57)
5. Bortsett från datorn, vad hör du just nu?
lisas musik... ehm... daniel bedingfield - never gonna leave your side
6. När var du senast utomhus och vad gjorde du då?
när jag o lisa va på coop igårkväll
7. Vad tittade du på innan du började svara på den här undersökningen?
www.thecommitted.net
8. Vad har du på dig?
myskläder
9. Drömde du något i natt? I så fall - vad?
ingen aning
10. När skrattade du senast?
nyss
11. Vad finns på väggarna i rummet där du är nu?
en tavla med en ful ko, två cd-ställ, en anslagstavla, en sänglampa, en tavla med westlife och en tavla med ronan keating
12. Har du sett något konstigt på sistone?
det mesta i skellefteå är konstigt :P
13. Vad tycker du om den här utmaningen?
utmaning?
14. Vilken var den senaste film du såg?
the mexican tror jag
15. Om du blev multimiljonär, vad skulle du köpa?
konsertbiljetter och en diskmaskin :P
16. Berätta något om dig själv som folk inte känner till.
hmm... vet inte
17. Tycker du om att dansa?
nja
18. George Bush?
no comment
19. Vad skulle dina barn heta, pojke resp. flicka?
william och... hmm... vet inte
20. Skulle du nånsin överväga att bo utomlands?
definitivt! men inte för alltid... stockholm ftw!
21. Vad vill du att Gud ska säga när du kommer till pärleporten?
med tanke på att jag inte tror på gud... hmm... äsch! du få lista ut resten själv...

Michael Bublé & Mika

2007-06-01T21:14:00.000+01:00

Just gotta see if this workes...

wohoo it did work! so here's another concert to watch! =D

Il Divo & Party pics

2007-05-30T15:27:00.000+01:00

First off - bought tickets to Il Divos concert at the Globe arena next thursday =) And Moa has sent me a few songs aswell so that I can actually learn a few before the concert haha. I really love "feelings" and the other songs are good aswell so I think it will be a great night! And ofcoruse that concert me and Anna saw on TV around xmas... well it was funny so yeh, gonna be great!!

Have to upload a few pics from mums party aswell so here goes:

Motivated

2007-05-30T14:12:00.000+01:00

Just got back home from a musiclesson. A guy named Patrik Larsson was there talking and it was great! He was by far the best lecturer we've had and I feel really motivated right now. He talked alot about how to distribute your own music and how to promote it. If you should do it this way or that way. And even though I'm not an artist (never will be and doesn't want to) I learned alot and it was really... hmm... rewarding? Right now I just wanna find a band that deals witht these kind of issues and try to help them out in one way or another so that I can learn more... or something!

Rocco & Jay

2007-05-30T10:32:00.000+01:00

Was a few days ago now but since I just realized that I haven't mentioned it in my blog, well, it's time to do so.

Those two really cute boys (ok 3 really cute boys) is ofcourse Rocco & Jay. Nicky and Georginas one month old twins. Nicky and Georgina looks so happy =) Hmm... don't know what to say so I'll just let the pics speak for themselves!

Really pissed off!!

2007-05-29T18:03:00.000+01:00

I'm so not in a good mood right now! Every single time I come to McDonald's there's something that isn't working as it should (and I don't mean the machines, I mean the routines and things like that). Or maybe I shouldn't say 'should'. Maybe I should say 'did in Akalla'. Maybe that's it. Maybe I'm once again spoiled. Akalla was great and now I'm in Skellefteå and it's not even compareable (is that a word?) to the standard of things at Akalla. Don't even know if I have the right to be annoyed but I am...

What really made me pissed today though was the scedule (sp?). If I remember correctly you have a right to get your scedule atleast two weeks before it starts. Did that happen? No way!! It's now 2½ days (see days not weeks!!) til the new scedule starts and I still haven't got a proper one. I had to write it of another paper and it wasn't even the full month. Only until the 17th! Which for me is a huge problem since I'm going home to Stockholm the 7th and can't check that scedule until the 21st. But I might actually work 18th-21st... *sigh* But ofcourse that's not it! I told my boss during my interview in march that if I get the job I can't work 7th-9th, no matter what! She said that was OK, she hired me... and she put me up to work the 9th.

This I'm not sure about but I think there is also a rule that you should have your 'lönespec' a week before payday, which is the 25th. So that means that the 'lönespec' should arrive the 18th at the latest. It's now the 29th and I still haven't got it!!!

I'm not sure I'm able to cope with all this crap! Fine, during the summer I guess it's OK cause I really need a job and I have nothing much else to do. But what about when school starts? I won't have time for this!

So now I'm going to hope that Sofie (or someone else) can work for me the 9th. Otherwise I have to call my boss and I'm not sure I can tell her "the right things". I really need to get some perspective on this. But if today was the day I for definate had to choose weather or not to continue my job when school starts - I'd leave without a doubt. It is acually that bad. I wouldn't concider continueing working there with all the crap that's going on even though it would lower my studentloans by a couple (probably quite many) thousands. But as I said, I need to get some perspective on things and then we'll see. Will defo continue until nolle p but I am really not that sure if I'd be able to cope with more.

I so hope the 'real' boss is better than this one. Or actually, she is only a part of it... there's a few other ppl there who makes my days even harder. But them I can deal with if the other boss is good!!

Rambling over...

Birthday Party

2007-05-27T13:01:00.000+01:00

So mum had her b-day party yesterday. Was about 45ppl here =)

Anyways, the day started of with alot of helping out wherever I was needed. Moved some tables and stuff. Then me and mum went to Täby C to her makeup thingy that I gave her. I think she really enjoyed it so that was great!! Then back home to continue getting things done for the party. Then ppl started coming. Was great to see the cousins again. Like Johan said, it was probably 100years since we had seen eachother. Was a great party and everyone seamed to enjoy it! And the band Treo who play was actually really good so that was nice!

But the absolut best thing is that it's summer down here in Stockholm =) Haha

Might put up some pics later... (when I get back to Skellefteå on tuesday)

Y-buss for the win!

2007-05-23T16:09:00.000+01:00

So I found out for sure this moring that SAS will strike (or whatever it's called) so first things first - I called them up and changed my flight to june 7th since I have to go home to my sis graduation. Talked to a really nice girl who was very helpful and understanding so that was much appreciated! But I still had to get home this weekend so I called up SJ to book a train with my voucher-thingy from last summer but that was waaay to expensive and the girl I talked to there wasn't even close to as nice as the girl from SAS so I just told her I had to think about it.

Then I came to think of Y-buss, but I didn't think they travelled all the way up to Skellefteå - but it was worth a try! And ofcourse I was right =P But they did go to Umeå and it would only cost me 285kr so I booked that and will just take a random buss down to Umeå. So now instead of about an hour long flight I'll sit on a bus from 5.30pm-6.00am. Hopefully I can get some sleep haha!

Gonna be nice to go home for a while! I miss home... Fine, this is home now aswell. But Stockholm will always be home. Guess this is kinda a home away from home... or something!

Gotta continue packing

What's going on?

2007-05-22T21:05:00.000+01:00

So the news on TV just said a few things about the SAS strike on friday... but I didn't understand one single thing of it!! Can't wait until tomorrow so I know if they're actually going to have a strike or not *sigh* Fine, I don't care anyome if I have to take the bus to Stockholm but I wanna know so I can actually book the bus!! I'm so tired of this!! But hopefully I'm lucky and there will be no strike. I'm not going to get my hopes up though...

Happy Bday!!

2007-05-20T21:33:00.000+01:00

Happy Bday mum!! You're getting old =P
Happy Bday dad!! (yeh, I know it was yesterday... but better late (even though I said iton the phone yesterday))

Anyways, was a few days since i wrote anything. Not that I have anything to write since the only thing I've been doing this weekend is to work. Had a few weird customers there today though, which was fun, but other than that it's been a pretty boring weekend.

Ah well...

21

2007-05-17T16:13:00.000+01:00

So now I'm 21 (ok, I know it's really about an hour left), can't say it's much diffrent haha! Been a nice day (mostly) and Pia, Carro and Daniel was here and helped me and Lisa to eat the birthdaycake =P

Have also got a few pressies. Thank you!!! One of my oooh so nice presents was a pair of sunglasses that I got from Lisa. Gonna have them inside at Traversen at nolle p. Oh yeh... it's the glasses that Lisa is wearing in the pic hahaha

The one thing that wasn't nice about today was ofcourse finding out about the ehm strejk (heter på engelska?) the 25th which means I can't come home. Or well, in one way or another I will but I'm not sure I'll get the money back for my tickets so that's not so fun, even though it was dad who payed for them. Might have to go with Skyways in their very very tiny planes =O Ah well, that's life I guess...

All or nothing? maybe...

2007-05-16T14:52:00.000+01:00

This time I'll write parts of the blog in Swedish (for the simple reason that the text can't be translated into english without sounding like total crap)

Jag och Lisa har i eftermiddag haft högläsning (jag läste, Lisa lyssnade) ur Thulen. Vilket gav många skratt =P Pricken över i var den korta men ooh så roliga texten om när man ska ta en sup (se nedanför):

Sup må endast tagas till fisk.
Såsom fisk räknas allt utom pankaka och ölsupa.
Finnes icke fisk å bordet, tages sup till grannens fisk.
Finnes fisk ej heller å detta bord, tages sup äfwen till pannkaka.
Hwad som här sagts om pankaka gäller äfwen ölsupa.

Now to the english part =P

Have loads to do at school at the moment. Or actually, not at school cause we can do everything at home but it's still alot!! And ofcourse, when we have this much to do I get sick... I'm not too bad but if I didn't have to get up in the morning I certainly wouldn't!

Tomorrow's my 21st birthday... getting older (obviously). A few friends are coming over to eat cake (if I don't feel even worse tomorrow that is) =) Hmm, well, I don't have much to say really... should get back to either studying or washing up (can't decide what is more fun)!

A Weekend with my bestest friends!

2007-05-13T17:34:00.000+01:00

I'm so happy right now! Just had a great weekend with my two bestest friends!! And I'm also very happy that they finally came to visit me cause I know it's far away so I didn't expect anyone at all to come and visit. And now both of them and my lovley little sister has been here =D

Anyways... Woke up early on Friday to go and get Anna and Sara at the busstop =) Then we just went home and did nothing for a while ( = talked, opened birthday pressies, ate lunch and just hung out really). After that we went to coop to buy dinenr adn things so that we could make a birthday cake (see the lovley pic of Anna haha - been replaced with a pic of only the cake =P )!!

In the evening we went to Traversen, ofcourse I had to show them where all of us students party in Skellefteå =P Had a great time even though a certain someone was well... can't find a good word for it in english.

On saturday we went into town to go shopping. Didn't take long since it's not very big here...

Watched Eurovision Song Contest in the eveneing. And as usuall the wrong song won!! BUT rather that one than the "kallestropp-rymdvarsle-gubbe"

And then today they left... =( But we had a great time so Im very happy!!

Another more or less boring day...

2007-05-09T14:57:00.000+01:00

Been writing about people who's comeing to Trästock... Got an email on monday saying that we were going to have another pressrelease and it was going to be on wednessday (today) so it was a lil panicy there for a while but we managed to get it done so now I'm well proud of myself (ok, not really)! But I'm very happy that it's over and done!

Anna and Sara are coming this weekend =) Can't wait!! Been so long since I saw them. Yeh, I know, that is what happens when you move 800km away from home (or well, don't remember how far away it is but I think it's something like that) but I miss them. And everyone else at home! Think I'm gonna give my lovely granny a call...

Oh, and I have a new fave singer!! Paolo Nutini. He's sooo good!! I really love his song "last request"

And finally, I think this is a great idea - post your best pics from the Love Tour. Here's a link to where to post the pics and also the rules =P

http://www.thecommitted.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi?action=forum&board=tours&op=display&num=9604&start=0#0

So if you went to the tour this year, join the competition!! ;) *looking with puppy eyes at Lisa so that she will remember to post her pic where Nicky is "holding" a spotlight*

Why swedish?

2007-05-07T17:38:00.000+01:00

I really don't like swedish at the moment! I'm trying to write a short text about a girl who's playing at Trästock this summer but everything sounds so much better in english!! I mean, how do you translate "illusions of passion" into swedish without making it sound like total crap?? And ofcourse I can't think of any other way to explain her music apart from what's written on her homepage since I - first of, haven't heard of her before and secondly, don't like that type of music at all! *sigh*

Anyways, Lisa will be home soon... hopefully she can help me =P

Fantastic weekend

2007-05-06T21:12:00.000+01:00

This weekend has been just amazing... not! I've dropped an icecream with chocolade-sause on my shirt, I've burned my hand on coffiee, I've droped a whole bag of popcorn on the floor and to make it even worse I've destroyed my fryingpan *sigh*

Can't wait till tomorrow...

Why is it so hardto say what you want?

2007-05-05T15:02:00.000+01:00

Been working at McDonalds Skellefteå for about 2 weeks now. And I'm already tired of most people who come to eat. I mean, if they want a cheeseburger, why say that you want a hamburger with cheese on?? or if they want a coke, why say that they want something to drink? And then when I ask them what they want to drink they get pissed of cause they think I should've known that it was a coke even though they didn't say it. Same thing with icecream. They just say that they want an icecream, not which one they want. But what annoys me most is when they want a hotdog... since when does McDonalds have hotdogs?? *sigh*

Yesterdays post

2007-05-02T18:30:00.000+01:00

Just to be clear, my last post didn't say that you can't ask me about when I've met Westlife and what happened etc. Was just trying to make a point that I won't say how. Cause I do enjoy talking about my memories (cause they're a few of my best memories) when meeting them. So if you wanna ask, then ask. Just please don't ask me how!

How to meet Westlife

2007-05-01T18:54:00.000+01:00

Have had a long discussion with Denise about meeting Westlife, which as always lead to the question how to meet Westlife. Which was fun, cause (I think) Denise knows that there's no way to say how to do it. She also knows that (as mean as I am) I won't say anything about what, when and where she can meet them. Been doing this for so long now and the best way really is to let no-one know at what hotel they're staying at or anything like that. But, I'm starting to get a bit annoyed at everyone else who's asking. Just because I've met them more times than I ever have hoped for doesn't mean I know how to (honestly!!). So before anyone ask me again...

- I don't care at all if you think I'm mean or whatever. If I have to be mean to be able to meet Westlife and actually get something out if it, I will!

- only thing I will tell you is: be at the right place at the right time (cause that is what it really is about)

and just to piss everyone off a little bit more... nice pic of me and Shane, right? =P

Working all night long

2007-04-29T13:57:00.000+01:00

Worked from 6pm - 3am yesterday. Was fun cause I had to do so many diffrent things but that last hour, OMG! Don't think we never had so many ppl eating at Akalla. Or well, we did, I'm sure we did. But then we were about 10ppl working instead of 5 like we were yesterday. The good thing though is that time goes fast when you have alot to do =P But I still don't like to work at night so I'm happy that I quit at the latest 7.30pm in may =D

Anyways, don't really know what to write... Might watch a movie with aerie later but I have a headache and have to go to coop and stuff before so we'll see...

Georgina heads home...

2007-04-27T17:50:00.000+01:00

Emotions high as Georgina heads home without tots
Friday April 27th 2007

Nicky Byrne and wife Georgina Ahern leave Holles Street Hospital yesterday after the birth of their twin sons Rocco and Jay

Office staff watch as Nicky Byrne and wife Georgina Ahern leave hospital yesterday

A GLOWING Georgina Ahern yesterday stepped out in public for the first time since having twins Rocco and Jay a week ago. The new mum shyly posed for photographs, with husband Westlifer Nicky Byrne, on the steps of the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street yesterday afternoon. It was an emotional day for the new parents as they made their first trip home to Malahide, Co Dublin together, but had to leave their six-week premature boys behind.

And Nicky revealed who had been chosen as godparents. Georgina's younger sister and bestselling author Cecelia Ahern and Nicky's brother Adam will be godparents to Rocco, while Nicky's sister and her husband, Gillian and Mark Gallagher, will do the honours for Jay.

Looking remarkably fresh after undergoing a Caesarean section just last Friday, Georgina spent a few minutes at the hospital door before going back inside.

Speaking for the couple, Nicky said they were both still on a high after becoming parents for the first time. "We're absolutely chuffed. It's an emotional day. We're going home but the lads are still here. "Georgina is keeping well but she's not 100pc."

He said the babies, who were receiving special care due to their tiny size, were already showing different personalities. "They're very healthy and are progressing nicely. We still have no idea when they can come home."

The singer has had a hectic schedule for the past week, rushing between the hospital and the Point, where Westlife is on a 12-night run of shows.

So far, only close family and friends have caught a glimpse of the twins.

Breda Heffernan

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Mum Georgina Goes Home

PROUD new mum Georgina Byrne left hospital yesterday with her Westlife husband Nicky. But sadly, the parents had to leave their six-week premature twins Jay and Rocco at Dublin's National Maternity Hospital Holles Street. Doting mum Georgina, 27, daughter of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, looked gorgeous in jeans and grey top with pink cardigan as she prepared to head home. Nicky, 28, said yesterday: "It is quite emotional going home without Rocco and Jay. "We don't know when we will be able to take our boys home but they are healthy and that is the main thing. "Even though we are leaving now all we are really looking forward to is coming back into the hospital to see Rocco and Jay. "And we can't wait to take them home." Georgina was rushed to hospital when she went into labour minutes after Nicky's gig at the Point last Thursday. The twins were delivered by Caesarean section on Friday morning and could remain in the hospital for several weeks.

Trästock

2007-04-26T20:11:00.000+01:00

Have been putting up posters all over city centre tonight. And tomorrow morning we're going to a few schools aswell! haha! Trästock ftw =P http://www.trastockfestivalen.se/2007/index.php

Brynes a daddy

2007-04-25T12:06:00.000+01:00

Nicky Becomes A Father Congratulations to Nicky, who became a proud father to twin boys on Friday morning. Rocco, Jay and Georgina are all doing very well.

Nicky and Georgina would like to pass on their thanks to the Westlife fans for their wonderful messages.

from westlife.com

Everything Changes

2007-04-24T21:46:00.000+01:00

Just got a call from Denise who's at the Point watching Westlife so I got to hear Everything Changes and When Will I Be Famous over the phone :D Was great to hear it again so thanks alot Denise!!! Was obviously not as goos as actually being there but close enough haha! Can't wait for next years tour... =P

McDonald's and Idol 2007

2007-04-22T19:14:00.000+01:00

Begun my new job yesterday at McDonald's Skellefteå. Everyne who worked seemed nice and the job was, well, the same as Akalla! =) So I don't really know what to write...

Worked at Idol 2007 today. Was guarding (??) one of the doors to the jury haha! Not the funniest thing to do but someone had to do it and I'm glad I did cause now I know alot more how Idol workes =)

Just realized...

2007-04-20T21:25:00.000+01:00

I never ever in my entire life thought I'd be saying this but I just realized that I really don't mind if Westlife come to Sweden on their next tour or not. I'm now so used to go to UK/Ireland every year that it doesn't matter anymore. I already know more or less where I'm going next year. Ofcourse, somewhere inside I hope they will come to Sweden but I won't bother or even be a bit dissapointed if they don't...

Rocco & Jay

2007-04-20T16:44:00.000+01:00

Nicky and Georgina welcome twins Westlife star Nicky Byrne and his wife Georgina have announced the birth of their twin sons. According to a statement released on behalf of the couple, the boys, who will be named Rocco and Jay, were born at 9.55am today. The statement said: "Nicky and Georgina Byrne welcomed with great joy the safe arrival of their twin sons Rocco and Jay born at 9.55am this morning in the National Maternity Hospital Holles Street, Dublin 2." "The couple would like to thank Professor Mc Auliffe and all the wonderful staff at NMH Holles Street."
RTE

Aww! Congrats to Nicky and Georgina!! Have to say those names are really cute! Or well, Jay defo si a cute name... Rocco is... well if they like it ;)

Bertie becomes a grandpa - twice Irish

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern became a grandfather twice over today when his daughter Georgina gave birth to twins.
By:Press Association
A couple of months premature, the boys named Rocco and Jay were born this morning in Dublin to the 27-year-old and her husband, Westlife singer Nicky Byrne.
She had been due to give birth in June or July. The double celebration comes weeks before Mr Ahern sets about trying to secure a record third term in power.
The birth was announced by the couple`s publicist, who said: "Nicky and Georgina Byrne welcomed with great joy the safe arrival of their twin sons Rocco and Jay, born at 9.55am this morning in the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street.
"The couple would like to thank Professor Fionnuala McAuliffe and all the wonderful staff at NMH Holles St."
The Taoiseach spent today touring key constituencies of Meath East and West and Kildare North.
Childhood sweethearts Mr and Mrs Byrne have been married since August 2003 when their wedding in France sparked controversy because they sold the pictures of their marriage to Hello! magazine.
Mr Ahern separated from Georgina`s mother Miriam in 1992.
A spokesman for the Mr Ahern said today: "The Taoiseach is delighted at the news and also happy that the mother and babies are doing well.
"He also thanked the medical team at the National Maternity Hospital for their care and skill they have shown."
Source UTV

BYRNE'S A DAD TO TWINS WESTLIFE star NICKY BYRNE and his wife GEORGINA are celebrating after becoming parents to twin boys earlier today (20Apr07). The pair, named Rocco and Jay, were born in Dublin, Ireland, at 9.55am this morning. The tots are the fourth and fifth Westlife babies - Shane Filan and his wife Gillian celebrated their daughter Nicole's first birthday in July, and former bandmember Brian MCFadden has two daughters, Molly and Lilly-Sue, with ex-wife Kerry Katona.
Contactmusic.com

I wonder if I had something to do with this haha! http://www.expressen.se/noje/1.647483 I e-mail them and told them about Nicky and gave them a link to an article and about two hours later I read this (the exact same article, but in swedish) =P

Have you ever...

2007-04-19T12:30:00.000+01:00

Well, I guess it's time. I've updated my "have you ever..." - list so yeh, time to post it haha. But since this year was a complete failure *cough*... well, there's not much new things on the list. Ah well, here goes... (Oh btw, if you have any good ideas how to translate the one's I haven't already translated please let me know!! Or if you have a better idea how to translate to already translated ones, let me know that aswell =P )

2001
Gjort klappramsor med Mark? Done hi 5 with Mark?
Fått ett av Brians asgarv tillägnat dig? Had one of Brians laughters dedicated to you?
Försökt tyda taiwanesiska tecken med Nicky och Kian? Tried to read Taiwanese signs with Nicky and Kian?

2002
Blivit filmad av Nicky? Been filmed by Nicky?

2003
Lånat ut en flagga till Nicky? Lended a flag to Nicky?
Fått en VIP spelning? Been to a VIP show?

2004
Väckt westlife med allsång? Woken Westlife up by a sing-a-long?
Varit på bio med Westlife? Been to the movies with Westlife?

2005
Fått Kian att le? Made Kian smile?
Nachat med Shane och Mark? Had nachos with Shane and Mark?
Fått en slängkyss av Kian? Had a kiss blown at you from Kian?
Fjantat med Paul? Been silly with Paul?
Blivit bjuden på middag av diverse skivbolags-killar? Been invited for dinner with some recordcompany guys?
Fått Kian att säga att han älskar oss? Made Kian say he loves us?
Sett Nicky överfalla Dave? Seen Nicky attack Dave?
Sett Shane tvinga Kian att ta kort med oss? Seen Shane make Kian take a picture with us?
Blivit äggad av Brian? Had Brian throwing eggs at you?
Underhållit Nicky så mycket att han kommit av sig i sången? Entertained Nicky so much he forgot to sing?
Kollat på Nalle Puh med Shane? Watched Winnie the Pooh with Shane?
Haft en mindre dansuppvisning för Nicky? Had a small dance-show infront of Nicky?
Fått Kian att tro att han är Nicky? Made Kian think he is Nicky?
Agerat välkomstkommitté åt Andrew?
Hjälpt till att bygga scenen? Helpt to build the stage?

2006
Ägt ett AAA pass? Owned a AAA-pass?
Sett Dave knyta om skon, bara för att knyta om den fyra gånger till? Seen Dave tie his shoe, just to tie it another four times?
Upplyst Nicky om var hans fruga höll hus när han hade tappat bort henne? Informed Nicky where his wife was when he had lost her?
Sett Kian stanna mitt i en vägkorsning bara för att packa om i bilen? Seen Kian stop in an intersection just to re-pack his car?
Varit på trängingspass med Nicky och Georgina? Exercised with Nicky and Georgina?Mätt hur långt Nickys pekfinger är? Measured Nickys index finger?
Sett Kian dumpa sin hund? Seen Kian dump his dog?
Sett Nicky krypa genom ett litet hål? Seen Nicky crawl through a small hole?
Imponerat på Nicky? Impressed Nicky?¨
Gett Nicky ett par vantar i alldeles lagom storlek? Given Nicky a pair of gloves in the exact right size?
I samma veva gett honom ett friskt morgonskratt? At the same time given him a great laugh?
Speglat dig i Shanes solbrillor? Used Shanes sunglasses as a mirror?
Dessutom speglat dig i Marks solbrillor? Aswell as used Marks sunglasses as a mirror?
Sett Mark lägga huvudet på sne för dig? Seen Mark lean his head to one side for you?
Följt med Dave i bilen? Gone with Dave in car?
Diskuterat Boyzones framtid med Louis Walsh? Discussed the future of Boyzone with Louis Walsh?
Jagat Dave runt en pelare? Chased Dave around a pole?
Sett Nicky på luffen? Seen Nicky run away from home?
Fått Brian att känna sig bortglömd och samtidigt snott hans flickvän? Made Brian feel forgotten and at the same time taken his girlfriend?
Nästan släppt förbi en Shane i förklädnad? Almost let a disguised Shane walk past you?

2007
Stött på Dave och samtidigt utbytt diverse blickar?
Haft en mindre dansuppvising för Shane? Had a small dance-show infront of Shane?
Skämt ut dig totalt inför Nicky? Totally embarassed yourself infront of Nicky?
Fått Mark och Nicky att uppskatta dig samtidigt? Had Mark and Nicky appreciate you at the same time?
Sett Dave äta en låda? Seen Dave eat a box?

The truth is ofcourse a bit... ehm... twisted... *cough*

Tuesday

2007-04-17T21:11:00.000+01:00

Was a while since I wrote anything...

I'm starting my new job at McDonalds on saturday... gonna be fun =) I've actually missed workeing at McDonalds. I just hope it's as good as Akalla was. My new boss seam to be alot nicer though so that's a good thing I guess. Then right after my shift it's time for idol. I think they're only going to tell us a bit about what's going to happen but then on sunday it's time to work! Not completely sure what I'll do there but it's an experience so it's gonna be great!!

I miss the Westlife-tour! Wish I was going to Dublin aswell but that's life. I mean, I did see the concert seven times so I'm very happy about that. But at the same time it feels kinda empty. No Westlife-concert to look forward to right now. Ok, I guess there will be a tour next year but no-one knows for sure and since this tour isn't finished yet - ofcourse there's no tickets for next years!

And school ofcourse... was ages since I was there (haven't had any lessons). Still alot to do at home. Two projects at the same time, one very very boring and one funny =) Or actually, the boring one that we have in MRS could've been fun... I think! If only we had another teatcher! I really can't stand him! He even has to show off when he's not around *sigh* ah well...

Anyways, American Idol on TV soon... BUT before I go I just have to write: ANBELANGA! =S

The Love Tour - Glasgow & Aberdeen

2007-04-13T18:33:00.000+01:00

Ok so here's the longer version =)

Glasgow
April 5th:
Flew to Glasgow... Or actually, we flew to Stockholm, then London, changed airport and then flew to Glasgow so we were at 5 diffrent airports in one day. When we got to Glasgow it was around 11pm so we went to our hotel to get some sleep. The hotel receptionist could barley keep himself from laughing when he realized why we were there. At first he thought we were there for some dancing competition but well yeh, Westlife is a much better reason! Anways, was very nice to get some sleep =)

April 6th:
Walked around town to see if we could find the hotel where Westlife were staying. Instead we found McFly, random. They were in a hurry so we didn't get any pics or anything. After a while we realized where Westlifes hotel were and that it wasn't worth paying for a taxi to get there so instead we went to the arena so that we knew what it looked like. Was very dissapointed! We thought that it'd be the cool thing that lookes like the opera house in Sidney but it wasn't. It was the building right next to it, which looked like a garage or something like that. It also looked like it was built just for that concert and that they were going to demolish it afterwards. Later at night when it was time to go in, well, can't say the arena looked better inside! First support act was the unconventionals *no comment* and after them it was time for the MacDonald Bros. They were sooo funny =) The concert was just as good as at Wembley and our 3rd row seats didnt make it worse haha! Gillian, Nicole and Kevin were out looking at the concert sometimes. Nicole is so cute =)

April 7th:
Walked around town windowshopping all day. Had 2nd row tickets at the concert this night. Wasn't as good seats as the night before but still amazing =) Saw Dave walking around in the crowd haha! Anyways, Shane and Mark missed a few lines which was very funny and just before Mandy Nicky said it was time for Brians all time fave song... yeh right! Haha!!

April 8th:
Walked around town again, was getting a bit boring now. So instead we decided to stand outside the VIP entrance at SECC. Had so much fun waiting (even though it was cold)!! Met the MacDonald Bros and told them to come to Sweden some time. Then Nicky came... I felt sooo ashamed! Everyone was screaming like... well I don't know actually but I havn't heard anything like it since 2002. I was so angry at myself for being right in the middle of all those screaming people and even more since Nicky noticed us so me and Lisa decided to go in instead of waiting for the others. Wouldn't want to go through that again! The concert was once again amazing! Mark fell in the stairs once (mwahahaha) and Kian told us that he only had a kinder egg but he was still happy. A little while later Shane started talking to a fan and Kian didn't really like that since there was alot of other people at the concert so he started burping haha =)

April 9th:
No Westlife concert this night so instead we saw Sugababes. Wasn't really fair on them to see the concert right in the middle of a Westlife tour. Their show was good but we were so used to seeing Westlife so I think Sugababes would have been better to see some other time.

Aberdeen
April 10th:
Took the bus to Aberdeen. Which took about 3½h... a bit too long! At first Aberdeen was as bad as Sheffield was last year. We couldn't find a thing. Walked around about an hour trying to find our hotel, only problem was the we were looking in the wrong side of town. But since we're so proud we didn't have a map, I mean, we wouldn't want to look like tourists. But since we really couldn't find our hotel we went to the tourist information and asked. After that it was very easy to find =) And all of a sudden it wasn't at all like Sheffield. We also asked how to get to the arena... and we had to take the bus :( It really was too far away to walk. Anyways, we went to our hotel and when we checked in the receptionist told us that the MacDonald Bros was staying at the same hotel. Was very surprised that she told us! A little while later when we were walking around town I told Lisa how funny it would be if MacDonald Bros had a signing at HMV. About 2sec later we saw a few people walking out from HMV with autographs. So we walked in and ofcourse the MacDonald Bros had a signing, random! Didn't find Westlifes hotel in Aberdeen either (suckiness!) so we went to the arena instead. Saw when Kian arrived but can't say that it was very exciting. The arena was just as bad (or maybe even worse) as SECC. Some of the seats was outside of the actuall room where the concert was... if that's possible... anyway it was weird! And we were supposed to have front row but instead we had 2nd since we had all dissabled people infront of us. I really didn't mind but I still think the ticket should've said 2nd row and not 1st! This concert was the best ever, but I don't think the boys were too happy about it. Both Shane and Mark had some problems with their microphones. I couldn't really hear it but they talked to Grubby a few times so I guess there must have been something. But the funn parts was that Kian fell in the medley, Shane forgot the lyrics in You Raise Me Up. Not to mention the intro to World Of Our Own. It was a total mess! I'm not really sure what happened but Nicky didn't do the same dance as the others and the band didn't play what the lads thought they were playing when they started danceing. All 4 of them saw our flag and Shane laughed at us in Picture of you, very funny =) But the best thing was that the absolute last thing that happned was that both Nicky and Mark put their thumbs up for us =)

April 11th:
Last concert. For once I bought some merch. Was going to buy the Nicky T-shirt but they only had it in L and XL so I bought the 4 colour T-shirt instead. 5th row right in the middle which I think was our best seats this tour =) Got some really good pics haha

Have to write this aswell (including London) since I did it last year...

Best arena: Wembley
Best concert: April 10th (Aberdeen)
Best crowd: Glasgow
Best Westlife hotel: failure... *cough* failure!
Best VIP entrance: Aberdeen
Funniest city: London

Conclusion: Manchester next tour...

all pics are (still) here: http://www.pixbox.se/alb337872

The Love Tour - Glasgow & Aberdeen

2007-04-13T17:22:00.000+01:00

I'm not really in the mood for this but I'll write a bit...

- Great concerts

- Didn't like the arenas at all

- The crowds were mad haha

- Didn't meet the boys at all *failure*

- Scotland was nice but will never see Westlife there again

- Was very funny when Shane laughed at us in picture of you

- Had a great time when we met the MacDonald Bros

- Love the dance in World Of Our Own

- If you wanna see some pics go to: http://www.pixbox.se/alb337872

Conclusion: Manchester next tour!

(Sorry for the pic Denise but I had to)

if you wanna read more about I think that Lisa have written alot ;)

http://dublin-baby.blogspot.com

+ I will write more tonight or tomorrow

Scotland

2007-04-04T20:10:00.000+01:00

Tomorow morning we'll leave for Glasgow and Aberdeen and a few more Westlife concerts! Gonna be great to see it again!

Ah well, back in about a week...

The Love Tour - London

2007-04-02T20:10:00.000+01:00

Since Denise and probably a few others still don't wanna know anything about the concert this blog will be in two parts haha! So here's the non spoiler one:

Our trip begun friday night when we took the flight to Stockholm from Skellefteå. Then we went home and slept for a while... ehm... about three hours. Then we had to get up and get to Skavsta where we took the flight to London Baby!!! During the day (both saturday and sunday) we walked around town shopping and basically just doing nothing. At the evening it was time for the concerts =D which was amazing! Or should I say more than just amazing?!? Each and every year I think that this must be the one year when the tour isn't quite as good as it usually is but once again I was wrong! It was their best ever! The intro was fab, the setlist (minus one song) was great aswell and the medley... the medley, I can't even begin to explain that! They couldn't have done it any better and I really can't wait to see it again in Glasgow and Aberdeen!! We also met a few Westlife fans there =D Hanna, Carro, Karen, Karens mum, Trudie, Gemma, Charlie, Charlies friend, Mirjam and Mirjams friend. Was realy nice to meet everyone!! Oh yeh... we saw Dave aswell hahaha! You just have to love that man!

Ah well... over the more spoiling part of the blog =P

As I said the intro was amazing! For once it wasn't that very long which ofcourse made it better but it was also kinda unexpected. Atleast I didn't think the intro would be anything like that even though I did know that Total Eclipse was first. Before I saw the show I didn't think I'd like Mandy that much since it's such a boring song but Nicky really did it for me! He just gets better and better every single year! Have to say that You Are So Beautiful was really boring and I'm happy it's a quite short song... still can't believe that only Shane and Mark is on stage during the song. Anyways, What Makes A Man. Always good! And after that it was time for Love Takes Two. The first night I didn't really like that version of the song but second night I thought it was amazing! And that little dance routine was absolutley perfect! Then My Love which was one of the best songs during the show! Everyone loved it and waved their hands in the air and singing along. And as I said, Nicky's vocals has really improved which you noticed even more in My Love! =D Then it was time for the absolute best part of the whole show which also was the best they've ever done, The Medley! It started with a black screen that said The Medley. It then changed to something like This is our tribute to the best boybands of all times... Followed by pics of Backstreet Boys, New Kids On The Block, Boyzone and Take That. Then the medley really kicked off! First song was Backstreets Back and what chocked me the most was that for the first time Mark was actually dancing! He wasn't just moving to the music trying to get it right. He really knew what he was doing this time and he enjoyed it! Then The Right Stuff. The dance routine to the chorus was so funny! I didn't know it before but since the other medley dances was the original ones I suppose this one was aswell. Then the best song of them all, Picture Of You! Was increadible!! Everything Changes was the next one and was amazing aswell! But the coolest thing about the medley was that they included one of their own songs in it! Wow!! Hmm... getting a bit tired of writeing now so I'll just write about the best parts =P Fool Again and You Raise Me Up. Fool Again was (apart from the medley) the most enjoyable song. I rally loved it! And You Raise Me Up, well... it was simple and just amazing!

Had a great time and now I really can't wait! 3 days until we leave for Glasgow and Aberdeen...

And if anyone wants to see, here's a few pics (will add more after Glasgow and Aberdeen): http://www.pixbox.se/alb337872

And we're off...

2007-03-30T14:30:00.000+01:00

London here we come! Less than four hours until our flight for Stockholm leaves. Jossi and Pelle will come and get us at the airport and drive us home for a few hours sleep. Then we have to get up at 2.40am for the bus in to town. After that another bus to the airport and at 6.40 tomorrow morning our flight to London leaves from Skavsta.

Can't believe it's really happening now, I mean, I remember just after christmas when it was soooo close haha and now it's only hours!

And I'm sure it's going to be fab concert once again! Those boys really know how to put on a live show! + I've been good this year, I only looked at the setlist so I'm going to be surprised the whole way through. Actually I'm proud of myself cause I really didn't think I could keep myself from the spoilers but I did =D

Will write again when I get back on monday... or maybe I'll save the wring until tuesday... hmm

No Tour DVD

2007-03-28T20:35:00.000+01:00

If this is true... then I don't know anymore. What on earth were they thinking?? There are thousands of Westlife-fans who don't get to see them live on tour. Their joy every year is the tour DVDs. As for us who actually get to see them every year, we all want the DVD so we can remember what a great tour it was and what a great night we had. And I honestly believe that no Westlife fan at all would want a Greatest Hits Vol2 DVD instead of a live DVD. So what on earth are BMG thinking? If we are to believe in what Steve said it was supposed to be recorded in Belfast but BMG scrapped it. That means that their intention was in fact to record a live DVD so why change their minds? I really can't believe it. Fine, it's not the hardcore fans that makes the money but even if you're not a hardcore fan, wouldn't it be alot funnier to see a live DVD instead of a long boring interview and a collection of musicvideos that was made with as little money as possible that everyone already have seen a million times before? Sorry for all the rambling but I just had to get this out of me. And I'm right, right?

Whether (spelling?) you're a Westlife fan or not please sign these petitions! No-one knows if it will help but if it does help there will be thousands of very happy Westlife-fans. And it will certainly make my day! And if you actually are a Westlife-fan I hope you give a damn and do it cause it won't take more than 2min. Would be great if everyone could tell everyone they know about it aswell since it obviously will have a much bigger effect if alot of people sign them!

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/lovetourdvd/

http://www.westlife.com/ubbthreads/showflat....

http://www.westlife.com/ubbthreads/showflat....

Again, sorry for the rambling but for me as a Westlife-fan it is important. We all know what happned with the tour 2002 and it cannot happen again!

New Brian Interview - Very Long and Very Intresting!

2007-03-25T23:04:00.000+01:00

YOU might be forgiven for believing that Brian McFadden is what he himself calls "a real prick". He did, after all, ditch his wife Kerry Katona during a phone call, slept with at least four well-known female pop stars then publicly humiliated Kerry not long after their relationship ended by recording the Almost Here duet with his 'New Love' Delta Goodrem, right? Wrong. In fact, none of these stories is true. At least that's what Brian told me during this interview, which he promised would be "totally honest". Partly, apparently, because he's still grateful I gave him his first serious interview when he was "just a kid starting out with Westlife!"! But more than that, McFadden is angry about - andanxious to undo - the negative image of himself thathas been perpetuated over the past two years, "by themedia in general and tabloids in particular". And which has left him feeling "Ireland isn't my home or a place to come to feel safe, but a place I feared coming back to" and his mum devastated. "To see my reputation destroyed in Ireland and read people slagging me and calling me this and that destroyed my mother," he says, with a passion that defines ourconversation in the Merrion Hotel during Brian's one-day visit to Dublin from London, where he now lives. "Every day she seemed to be onthe f**king Joe Duffy show defending me, denying some story." Maybe, but the "incredibly positive response" Brian got after his recent appearance on Tubridy Tonight makes him believe "the tide is turning" and the same, he hopes, will be true after this interview. But Brian and I did agree in advance not to "just go over the same old story" about how he was born and raised in Dublin, has one sister, got his gig in Westlife etc. He and I already told that tale in this newspaper six years ago. We also, three years later, did an interview with himself and Kerry which very much concentrated on her story. So, this time round, let's just bring up to date the life of this particular Brian, who now is 27, left Westlife in 2004 and a year later parted from Katona. But first, in that last interview,did I mislead readers by depicting himself and Kerry as a loving couple? Was all the handholding and kissing that day in a hotel in Portmarnock just a pose? "Let me answer that question this way. I was very young when I met her and no one ever loved me before," he responds, before adding, "of course" when asked if by this he means outside his family. "Of course, but that was the first time I was ever loved by a girl and I'd ever been in love, and it all overwhelmed me. And I just got lost." Maybe. But such an assertion really does need to be seen in the context of Brian telling me in 2001 that as a young teenager in school he was called "Fat Faggot McFadden" because he went to Billie Barry's stage school and "had no girlfriends". So is he now suggesting he always felt unworthy of love? "Definitely, and those feelings were still there when I was 19 and joined Westlife," he responds. "In fact, before joining Westlife I'd only ever kissed one girl! And even when we were touring at the start I'd get even more lonely looking at the other lads in the group with their long-time girlfriends - and I'm sure Mark had a boyfriend - whereas I had no one. So when Kerry came along and wanted me, that gap was filled and I felt good simply because I had someone to share everything with. Then she got pregnant, and everything went into even more of a mad whirl." In what sense? "It was such a shallow showbiz life being in Westlife," says Brian, that his relationship with Kerry, instead of making him feel "grounded", became "even more and more" part of that shallow fantasy. "I understand now why my private life became as artificial as my life in Westlife but at the time I didn't see it happening," he elaborates. "For example, I never stopped to think, 'You really should get to know this person before you have kids, think of marrying or settle down.' I never took the time to work that outuntil it had all run away with me. So then, when we had the first baby, bought a house, spent time together and Westlife became the same thing over and over, I woke up one morning and realised, 'This is not what I want to do with my life, I don't see myself being with this woman in 20 years, she's not who I'm meant to be with, we don't have anything in common.' "But, at the start, I didn't think of that. It was just, 'She loves me - who cares?' Another problem was that we became a 'showbiz couple', everyone was talking about us, paparazzi photographers were everywhere and that, too, swept me off my feet." Brian, tellingly, then pauses but only long enough to sip his Diet Coke. "But y'know what I hated hated, hated?" he asks rhetorically: "Hello! doing our wedding album. She loved it, I detested all the 'arms around each other', or 'sitting at piano' [photos], and I remember one day in Spain the guy gave us two water pistols and said 'Can you run around shooting each other?' and I said, 'I'm not doing this, you can keep your money, I'm f**king done with it.' "We'd a massive falling-out over this, me and Kerry, and I said it was the last time I'd do anything like that, and we never got the money from Hello! because we didn't give them what they wanted, even if they did use the photos. But even the wedding was a circus, with 400 people! We didn't know half of them, and most we'd met only once or twice! That's not a f**king wedding! Two people fall in love and celebrate it by getting married with their closest family and friends but we had f**king VIP passes for our wedding and special rooms in the castle where VIP guests could stay so they wouldn't have to mix with our families! It was ridiculous. "Then we got our wedding album with a picture of me and Ronan, me and Westlife, me and Louis Walsh! That's not a f**king wedding album. But then it wasn't a real wedding. We weren't getting married to tell everyone we were going to spend our lives together. We were getting married to have a big party and gets loads of money for it and to be showbiz. "We didn't even see each other on our wedding night! We got married, went back to the castle, I was with my mates, she was with hers, we went to bed at separate times and never had anything! Then the next morning Joanne [Byrne, Brian's PR woman] woke me to OK the wedding pictures for the press! So, I don't see my first marriage as a real marriage. It was a showbiz marriage, a fantasy." Perhaps. But also present at that wedding was Brian and Kerry's first child, Molly, who was six months old. So hadn't her birth - as the birth of a first child can for many a man and woman - snapped McFadden awake to reality? "No, because, again, I was too young to understand what it meant and though this is a terrible thing to say, I was so immature that having a child was like getting a dog," he responds, honouring his promise to be totally honest. "It was more like, 'Cool, having a kid will be fun,' never considering what was involved in being a father or thinking, 'I've got a job that keeps me occupied 365 days a year.' "And I do think if Molly hadn't come along in the first place, we never would have married. We were engaged and called it off, but two weeks later came the pregnancy and it was back on. I definitely feel if we didn't have kids, the marriage wouldn't have lasted as long as it did. In fact, when Kerry got pregnant with our second child, Lilly, our relationship was over but we couldn't even consider breaking up so we had another goat it." Back in 2003, therefore, when I interviewed Brian and Kerry they weren't faking affection, they were having "another go at" the marriage. "That is true, but to everyone else looking at us, it seemed like we were two, young happy people always in love," Brian responds. "Yet, deep down, I wasn't. And, obviously, that stag night story started our marriage off badly and if I'm to be completely honest, the day my marriage ended was that stag night,before I even got married. That was the time I felt, 'This is not supposed to be.' That was the first crack and everyone saw it." Hardly. In fact, last time round, Brian asked me not to mention what he now describes as "the blow job Igot from a lap dancer" andI didn't! "Well, at first I denied it ever happened but then I was taken to court for defamation of character for calling her a liar and that [case] went on for three years," he says. "And I asked you not to mention it not just because of my marriage but because I was still in Westlife and we had 12-year-olds buying our records, reading interviews, I had to be responsible over that." Fair enough. But speaking of Westlife, Brian seems just as eager to put on the record the "real reasons" he left the group - which is, let's face it, fundamentally, as with U2, a multimillioneuro-making music machine. Yet, that, as it transpires, is precisely why McFadden finally had to leave. And the breaking point was Westlife recording Mandy. "We'd worked our arses off doing the Turnaround album, which was mostly original songs . . . brilliant," he says. "But then we put out the single Hey Whatever but it only went to number three - as far as I'm concerned, it just didn't get the record company support it deserved. "Then Simon Cowell says, 'I told you what happens when you want to make your own albums. You're going to be dropped, but I have the record that will save your career,' and he played Barry Manilow's Mandy. Then, to me, he basically tarnished a great album by kicking it off with Mandy and I decided, 'I can't do this music any more.' I couldn't stomach the idea of doing the rounds singing Mandy but the other lads were happy to do that. Yet, they didn't write songs, they have no need to be creative at that level, they want to be successful, so if singing Mandy will make them millions that's what they'll do. Whereas I'd rather be number three with a song we wrote." The "final straw" for Brian came when Paul Higgins, head of security and his best friend in the group, took time out from working with them and then it was decided that the band didn't want him back. But Brian's split didn't come until "after a press conference at the Meteor Awards" when "nine out of the 10 questions asked by the press" were about Brian's private life, and the other members of Westlife later "lashed into" him, saying "that was a f**king disgrace", and he left. McFadden also reveals that even if, on that night's RTE news reports of Westlife's break-up, his four fellow-members of the group were "highly emotional" it wasn't because of him leaving. 'NO, it was because they thought this was the end of Westlife, the end of their careers," he says. "But they had asked me to reconsider and I did. I said I'd finish the tour because I wanted a final payoff! Yet, they were going to split upbut then Louis Walsh - who is my friend now but wasn'tthen - talked them out of that and they came back to me and said 'We don't want you to do the tour.' "They didn't want me making any more money if I wasn't to be involved after that. But I love the lads and they are there if I need them. Yet I've never regretted leaving Westlife and wouldn't go back. Sometimes I think, 'I could have had millions if I stayed!' but I don't make music for money any more. It's not that I'm rich. After my divorce, I hit rock bottom. But I've made money from my solo career because the royalties are coming in for songs like Real to Me. Besides, if I'd stayed in Westlife I'd never have had my first solo records or met Delta, and these are the things that matter to me now, apart from my kids." Indeed. And given that Brian loves his children very much and says they haven't been damaged by the marriage break-up because "they get so much love from all sides", he feels duty-bound to reject a story that appeared in this newspaper. It suggested that he is worried about his children in relation to Kerry's current husband Mark Croft and her mother's recent claim that she is "an out-of-control coke head". Brian insists, "No, the guy she's with is a good man and the kids have a great nanny, so they're safe." He claims he did once warn Kerry "she'd have to go to a clinic for her coke problem" or he'd "take the kids", and says "she's not doing coke any more". But does McFadden even talk to his former wife these days? "No." Not even for the sake of the children? "If I had to speak to her, I would, for the kids." But why, as is obvious, is Brian so angry at Kerry? "Because she screwed me, she screwed my career by lying and she knew it was destroying my career and let it happen," he responds, before returning to the story that he's supposed to have ditched Katona during a phone call. "What actually happened is that I was in New York, she'd taken the kids and was living with her mum. She phoned me and asked, 'Do you love me any more?' I said, 'No, not like I did at the start.' She said, 'Neither do I, we have to end it.' I said, 'You're right,' left it at that, then got another call, saying, 'I've spoken to Max [Clifford, the famous publicist], I'm having a press conference to say we're separating, I want to move on with my life,' and to tell you the truth I felt relieved, though I felt sad for the children. "But after that press conference she phoned again and said, 'I'm having nothing to do with this, you're the one leaving me, I'm not agreeing we're breaking up, I don't want to break up.' I said, 'So are we getting back together?' She said, 'No.' But those first press stories said it was a mutual decision. Yet then the Star knocked on her front door, gave her flowers, said, 'We're sorry to hear about your marriage break-up,' and in front of all the paparazzi and journalists she said, 'Don't forget, he left me, I didn't leave him,' and the line they used was, 'I didn't want to break up.' "I didn't mind at first. Yet then it spiralled into what it did. All of a sudden it's, 'He done me over the phone, rang from New York, said he didn't love me any more, wanted to break up.' Then came the stories I was with other women." Was Brian? "I was, like f**k!" Didn't he even have sex with one of those four female pop stars who were, potentially libellously, named inthe tabloids? "None of them! Then another story said I was gay,going out with some person. But I didn't sleep with oneperson after I broke up with Kerry, didn't kiss one girl, didn't even go out and talkto a girl. I was just thinking, 'I have the kids to sort out. The last thing I need is another girl I have problems with.' So I withdrew." So how did Delta enter the story? Actually, at first Brian "didn't know about her history on Neighbours or that she'd sold a million albums in England." He just needed "the right voice" for Almost Here, a song he'd written, heard her sing Lost without You, realised hers was that voice, sent her a recording with the song and she agreed to do the duet. "But Delta and I were rumoured to be together even though we met only that once to do the duet and didn't see each other for three months!" he says. "And Kerry was at that recording session. She met Delta, saw she was a nice girl. And actually at the time, she had no hair because she was going through chemo. [Delta was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 2003] But I too just thought, 'She is a nice girl.'" Yet while they were recording Almost Here didn't Brian get any kind of romantic buzz, any sense that he was attracted to Delta? "No" he says, categorically. "I was going through the end of a marriage and, even at that stage - just before Kerry and I broke up, though our marriage had been gone for six months - I wouldn't even humour the thought of another woman. Besides, Delta was dating [the tennis player] Mark Philippoussis. But I've written a song for my next album and it came out of something she said when we were recording Almost Here. Her mother had said to me, 'Mark wants to marry her. She's only 19, tell her not to get married.' So I did tell Delta, 'Don't marry the guy just because he asked you. You're too young and obviously you're not happy.' But she'd noticed I wasn't either, and said,'What about you? You're not happy.' Then I said, 'But my life is set in stone,' and you know what Delta said? 'Nothing is set in stone.' "That's what the song is about. But she wasn't being romantic. She was being defensive, thinking, 'Who is this guy? How dare he talk to me like that?' Yet that is when I began to think, 'Maybe I don't have to stay in this. OK, we're seen as this golden couple, it's not supposed to end because of the kids, but I am f**king unhappy, drinking every day, she doesn't love me any more, we don't have a sex life, I can get out of this.' And Kerry felt the same way." Not long afterwards, Brian got that phone call in New York. However, "things didn't get romantic" for himself and Delta until Ireland on Sunday ran a story that annoyed him at the time but later led to the couple becoming lovers. "They had a headline, 'Is Delta the reason for Brian and Kerry's split-up?' and after that Delta called me to say even journalists in Australia were ringing her to ask about the story and we just laughed at the whole idea, but that's how our friendship began!" he says. "I didn't meet her again until we shot the video and then the world's paparazzi were trying to get even one shot of us to increase the story. But we didn't get together until later, when we were promoting the single. At one point, our friendship became so close we just looked at each other and realised, 'This is it!' "Then, after we sang together on the royal performance and had a few drinks, we kissed for the first time. That's when everything fell into place for me. And it's not just that Delta loves me. Or I love her. Our love for music is the same and we are so creative as a couple. Our sitting room has a TV, grand piano, guitars and that's it! Everything is about making music. We wake up in the morning, start singing, or write a song. I've actually written 150 songs in the past two years, one will be my new single, and then I'll choose 12 for my second album. So life is great!"! Meaning, maybe, that Brian McFadden is happier now than he's ever been? "Absolutely, on all levels," he says. "And I think everything is going to get better. I hit the low then ended up higher than ever before. And even though people say success is about how many albums you sell, how many number ones you have, to me it's about someone saying, 'I love that song you wrote'and about being creative. That's what I am, now, whereas in Westlife there was no room to be creative, nothing to create for." Speaking of creativity, I had better end by asking Brian one shamelessly obvious question. Earlier he described his marriage to Kerry as his "first" so is he secretly married to Delta and, eh, creating their own kids! "No! But what the f**k is it about Ireland that as soon as two people get together they're asked, 'When are you getting married?" he responds, laughing. "You are the fourth Irish journalist in a row to ask, 'So, wedding bells?' But if we're getting married, Joe, we'll let you know!" © Joe Jackson Brian McFadden's single 'Only a Woman' is out next month Joe Jackson *taken from Brians Myspace page

Only one week left

2007-03-24T16:18:00.000+01:00

Only one week left to London, and only 6 days until we take the flight to Stockholm. Gonna be so much fun! I really can't wait!

Don't really know what else to write...

Congrats to Miki Ando who won the figureskating earlier today!!

Berntsson Was More Than Just Amazing!!

2007-03-22T14:20:00.000+01:00

What a fantastic Freeprogram he did!! I've never ever seen him skate as good before! Almost everything was perfect. He did his jumps and the tripple axel- trippel toelop was amazing!! And what a personal best he got!! When people normal skate a new personal best it's usually just a few points or just half a point but his was 20, 42 points better!! AMAZING! I'm so happy for him and also for Adrian (or who ever it might be) that because of this can skate in the next worldchampionships in Gothenburg! I'm soooo going to be there!!

Bragdguld nästa??

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Berntsson nia i VM
- efter rekord och personbästa

Tokyo.
Till discotoner och med glittrig skjorta glänste konståkaren Kristoffer Berntsson vid VM i Tokyo. I ett stort sett felfritt fritt program slog han personbästa med över 20 poäng och slutade på nionde plats. – Det här var mitt bästa åk i karriären, det kändes jättebra i kroppen, säger Berntsson till TT.
Berntsson inledde sitt fria program med att sätta den inledande hoppkombinationen trippel Axel-trippel toeloop. Sedan flöt allt på. Berntsson tvekade aldrig, han utförde de tekniska momenten strålande och spelade ut det konstnärliga registret fullt ut i discodanserna. Enda lilla missen var en tvåfotslandning på trippel flip. – Alla 13 momenten gick bra. När jag var 14:e på VM i Moskva åkte jag bra. Men det här var otroligt mycket bättre. Jag har lyft mig till en högre nivå. – Det var en otrolig upplevelse och en otrolig publik som gav mig stående ovationer.

Personbästa

Domarna belönade honom väl och den 24-årige göteborgaren fick 140,20 poäng för sitt program – vilket innebar personbästa med 20,42 poäng. Totalt fick Berntsson 206,29 poäng, 21,59 poäng bättre än sitt tidigare personbästaresultat. – När man sätter alla hoppen och alla andra moment, då får man poäng. Den här poängen hade räckt till brons i EM senast.

TT: Hur förklarar du personbästa med över 20 poäng?

– Jag vet inte hur jag ska förklara det. Det har gått kanon på träning och jag är i form. Det handlar sedan om att gå ut och lita på det. Berntsson låg på 15:e plats inför det fria programmet, men åkare efter åkare fick se sig slagna av Berntsson, som till slut fick se sig slagen av åtta åkare.

Franskt guld

Det blev inget tredje VM-guld i följd för schweizaren Stephane Lambiel. Han misslyckades i det korta programmet och låg bara sexa inför fria programmet. Även om han gjorde det näst bästa friprogrammet av alla så räckte det bara till brons. Ledaren inför det långa programmet, den regerande Europamästaren Brian Joubert från Frankrike, vann före hemmaåkaren Daisuke Takahashi, som hade det bästa fria programmet. Målet för Berntsson var en topp tio-placering, eftersom det skulle innebära att Sverige får starta med två manliga åkare i VM i Göteborg nästa år. – Det här var en härlig kick med tanke på VM hemma i Göteborg. Nu ska jag njuta av det här, titta lite på kollegorna och semestra lite i Tokyo innan vi åker hem på måndag.

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Got a job!!

2007-03-21T17:59:00.000+01:00

Woohoooo!! McDonald's just called to say that I got the job! Hmm... don't really know what to write... nice to know what to do during the summer though haha =P Woohoooo!!!!!

Brian to collaborate with Mark

2007-03-21T13:19:00.000+01:00

Press Release for the New Single (from Bryan's myspace)

April 20th marks the release of the new single from Ireland’s most controversial pop star, Brian McFadden.

Having spent much of the past year in the dark of the studio, but never far from the limelight, Brian’s self-penned song is the first track from his second solo album.

“Like Only A Woman Can” is an open and frank love-song to someone who has helped the writer find redemption. ‘It is a song about Delta’, explains Brian, ‘but equally it’s me admitting the mistakes of my past, while looking forward to the future’.

In recent months Brian has collaborated with numerous luminaries including Paul Barry (Enrique Inglesias/Cher) and Phil Thornalley (Natalie Imruglia/The Cure). The net result is a more mature artist than we have previously known. Brian claims that he has never been happier and more focussed. “Right now is the best place I’ve been in my life. I’m really enjoying writing and recording the album and personally things have never been better!”

Apart from his success as a recording artist McFadden can feel justifiably proud of his achievements as a songwriter. With solo records reaching Number 1 in UK, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Holland Belgium and Australia, he has also been critically recognised with his song ‘Demons’ being featured in the U.S. TV series ‘Lost’. In addition, Brian has also written songs for artists as diverse as Il Divo and Girls Aloud, as well as the theme for the Theme for the Commonwealth Games.

Future projects include further writing with Delta Goodrem, a collaboration with Westlife’s Mark Feehily as well as the completion of the new solo album and the development of the BMF label internationally. “I admire artists like George Michael who had the guts to establish their own identity in the business and that’s what I aspire to do”.

Although McFadden’s name appears on over 50 million CDs throughout the world, he stresses that this release means most to him. “I am proud of my past, but I’m really excited about my future”.

Not much but...

2007-03-21T12:39:00.000+01:00

...atleast he got mentioned in swedish press!

Kristoffer Berntsson kom på 15:e plats i kvalet i det korta fria programmet. Göterborgaren fick 66.09 poäng och det gav en finalplats i konståknings-VM i Tokyo.
Berntsson körde ett bra program satte sina hopp. Han klarade en trippel-dubbel kombination och en trippel axel. Europamästaren Brian Joubert från Frankrike leder efter kvalet. 24 åkare får vara med i finalen.

He did all his things, the jumps wasn't great (apart from the trippel axel which was really good!) but he did them! And the choreography is amazing!! I like it better and better every time! Definatley worth watching!

My absolute fave skater, Stephane Lambiel, didn't skate as good as he usually does but he's in 6th place so if he does a good freeprogram he could win... hopefully! But on the other hand, Brian Joubert skated amazingly good!! So I actually think he will win tomorrow but we'll see...

Niklas Hogner and Angelika Pylkina skated their freeprogram a few hours ago and will probably end in 17th place! Well done ;)

Should Be Sleeping

2007-03-20T08:34:00.000+01:00

I really should be sleeping right now. I only woke up early to watch Niklas Hogner and Angelika Pylkina skating in the figureskating world championships but when I looked up what times they were going to skate I looked at eurosport.com instead of eurosport.se så all the times was one hour wrong. But that's not it. Eurosport had dissapeared from my TV and been replaced with channel 9 so I had to search for it and then I couldn't find it since it was TV-shop on it. But what makes it even worse is that now I don't have channel 2! Guess that has dissapeared aswell... hmm...

So right now I'm pissed off at my TV while whatching marathon :S

Anyways, good luck Niklas and Angelika!!!

Mr Cowell or whatever his name is...

2007-03-18T22:13:00.000+01:00

This is entierly (spelling?) for my lovley Lisa haha

50 things you need to know about Simon Cowell

http://radaronline.com/features/2007/03/simon_cowell_facts_1.php

Don't know what happened..

2007-03-16T12:22:00.000+01:00

I really haven't got a clue what happened yesterday but for the first time in 4 years I made a lutz that looked good but that's not all... I also dared to fall on the ice while jumping which led to that I almost did an axel which hasn't happened in over 5 years. And then the most chocking thing of all... I was about 3cm (don't know what it's called in english sooo...) från att gå ända ner i spagat!! I mean... what is happening? Why now? I'm gong to do that axel perfectly on tuesday, last practise of this season..

anyways... gotta go to school now and do that increadibly boring group-thingy

15 days left

New Setlist!

2007-03-13T22:07:00.000+01:00

Westlife changed the setlist again! And now it's way better than I could ever have hoped for! I really can't wait now!! And they droped the one song I really can't stand (no Lisa, not the one you think of) and replaced it with a song that, well, they "have to sing" and dropped another song and replaced it with a song I would never ever would have thought they'd sing! And also added an extra song that is one of my absolute fave westlife songs ever! Feels like this is going to be the best tour ever!! I know I said that I hated the setlist but after these changes... OMG!!

Lövånger

2007-03-11T16:25:00.000+01:00

Just got back from Lövånger where we were on "Phösar-utbildning" all weekend. Was soooo funny! The first thing we did was to get to know eachother. But ofcourse we couldn't just stand up and tell the others, we had to paint it! So we got a paper and some crayons each and strated painting so that we later on could show eachother our sooo nice pictures while we talked about ourselves and a few other things.

hmm... I really can't remember all things we did...

Anyways, next day! a few ppl were there to talk about alcohol and teambuilding thinggys. After the alcohol thinggy we tried what it feels like to be drunk haha! We had to wear some weird glasses that made the world around you look like... ehm... you're drunk (see pic, very sexy outfit I have to say haha). That was probably the funniest thing we did =P Was sooo not easy to walk on a line, carry a chair, walk in stairs and write something on a nollebricka.

After dinner it was time to do our spex infront of the others. The words my group got was ehm... weird!

- plaskirurg

- tämligen

- "flyg buss"

- fostervatten

- konspirationsteori

was so much fun to see all the other groups! Tuss, Kokos, Flufen and Em was defo the funniest!!

Did some more things but I'm bored of writeing now so...

My sweeties are coming!!

2007-03-07T21:06:00.000+01:00

Anna and Sara have booked their flight to Skellefteå now!! Yaaaay! Or well, Sara booked it since Annas mind wasn't really there *hugs* I know there's about 9 weeks until they actually get here (11th-13th may) but atleast they're coming =D So now I'm very happy!! can't wait!

Getting closer

2007-03-07T19:50:00.000+01:00

- 29 days left to Glasgow
- 24 days left to London
- 8 days to MRS exam
- 7 days left to my jobinterview
- 5days left to my other exam
- 2 days left to Lövånger
- 4 min left to OC hahaha

Been a while...

2007-03-05T22:26:00.000+01:00

It's been a while since I wrote anything here... not that I have a clue what to write though. Went figureskating today but the ice was... well it broke while I was skating so that's no good at all haha! Other than that I've studied most of the day, very boring but very necessary! Exams next week and we're going on phösarutbildning in Lövånger all weekend so won't have any time to study then.

Bored

2007-03-02T16:57:00.000+01:00

I was sooo bored a few hours ago. The only thing I could think of doing was washing up which ehm well... isn't very funny. So instead I created a Westlife forum =D It's all in swedish so if you don't understand swedish well, you get the point, don't join haha

Anyways here's the addy http://z6.invisionfree.com/WestlifeSweden/ *waiting for you all*

Mark interview

2007-03-01T13:12:00.000+01:00

WESTLIFE STAR MARK FEEHILY CAME OUT TO THE WORLD TWO YEARS AGO.

SUNNY BURNS How are you finding Australia?

MARK FEEHILY Australia has been great so far. We went to Perth and had a few days off in the sun, but we have been skipping from place to place for the last few gigs.

SB You came out two years ago. Was it a big step?

MF It was enormous at the time. I’m lucky that I had the support of all my family, band members and fans. Since then it has all died down, which to be honest is what I want. I wanted to say it and then for it to go away. The less deal made about it the better. I want the message to be that it’s no big deal being gay.

SB So what made you come out?

MF It was an issue that I needed to sort out and I didn’t want to hide it any more. My entire life wasn’t a depression or anything like that. There were some elements that were really hard and at times I didn’t have time to think about it because I was so busy in the band. When the band slowed down, I realised that some part of my life was missing.

SB Did your family and band know beforehand?

MF My family and friends already knew. I also told the band a long time before I came out to the public. They are fine with it.

SB Do you have a boyfriend?

MF I met my boyfriend Kevin McDavid two years ago. He was also in a boy band called V.

SB Was he also a reason for you to come out?

MF Yes, I didn’t want to be going to the cinema or restaurants with hats on and worrying about people seeing me. That’s not me at all. So, I nipped it in the bud and started a relationship and came out. It has worked really well.

SB How did you meet Kevin?

MF We met at a charity gig in Dublin. Neither of us was publicly gay at the time and we didn’t know that each other was gay. It was really funny. We just connected and have excellent chemistry.

SB How is the relationship going?

MF It’s going fantastic. We just had a two-year anniversary at the end of January. We went to the charity concert where we first met and partied all that night. The next day I hired out a penthouse and got a dog as well. We just spent the entire day lounging around watching TV and getting room service. It was really nice. We also have a place in London together. He is just a missing piece of me that I haven’t had for so long and something I always longed to have and now I have it. It’s better than I thought it would be.

SB Are you doing anything for Mardi Gras?

MF No, because we have gigs in Melbourne and Brisbane. I was here last year, practically for the whole event. I saw the parade. It was one of the best nights of my entire life. This time we are just missing it by the skin of our teeth. I was really disappointed. I’m jealous that you all get to go to Mardi Gras.

Westlife’s latest CD The Love Album is out now.

Just have to say...

2007-02-28T18:57:00.000+01:00

That after reading a few spoilers I shouldn't have read (bad me, bad bad me!!) I just have to say: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

That's it for now...

Spoiler review of the Love Tour

2007-02-28T18:48:00.000+01:00

Boy bands are not what they used to be. Or maybe they are what they used to be. Exhibit A: the Irish boy group Westlife, former home of Brian McFadden, who is now Mr Delta Goodrem. At their Sydney concert on Tuesday the boys repeatedly covered the songs of their former competitors. They opened what they called their "tribute to the past" by singing the 1997 Backstreet Boys hit, Everybody, then covered other songs from the prepubescent New Kids on the Block, Take That and the British group BoyZone. "I did not think it was good that, out of the first four songs they sang, three were covers," said one boy band fanatic, Alexandra Kirby. And in a bizarre twist for the audience - of mostly teenage girls - Westlife then dedicated their song You Raise Me Up to none other than the radio shock jock Alan Jones. It looks like McFadden got out just in time. Pop is well and truly eating itself. http://blogs.smh.com.au/sit/archives/2007/03/in_town_the_past_is_their_prim.html

Bad job?

2007-02-28T15:26:00.001+01:00

MY JOB . . .. . . ..
If you don't laugh out loud after you read this you are in a coma! This is even funnier when you realize it's real! Next time you have a bad day at work think of this guy.

Rob is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers in Louisiana . He performs underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs.

Below is an E-mail he sent to his sister. She then sent it to radio station 103.2 on FM dial in Ft. Wayne , Indiana , who was sponsoring a worst job experience contest. Needless to say, she won.

Hi Sue, Just another note from your bottom-dwelling brother.

Last week I had a bad day at the office. I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share my dilemma with you to make you realize it's not so bad after all ..

Before I can tell you what happened to me, I first must bore you with a few technicalities of my job.

As you know, my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It's a wet suit. This time of year the water is quite cool. So what we do to keep warm is this: We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of equipment sucks the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature.

It then pumps it down to the diver through a garden hose, which is taped to the air hose. Now this sounds like a darn good plan, and I've used it several times with no complaints.

What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is take the hose and stuff it down the back of my wet suit. This floods my whole suit with warm water. It's like working in a Jacuzzi.

Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my butt started to itch.

So, of course, I scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my butt started to burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I realized what had happened.

The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and pumped it into my suit. Now, since I don't have any hair on my back, the jellyfish couldn't stick to it However, the crack of my butt was not as fortunate.

When I scratched what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into the crack of my butt.

I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His instructions were unclear due to the fact that he, along with five other divers, were all laughing hysterically.

Needless to say I aborted the dive. I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirty-five minutes before I could reach the surface to begin my chamber dry decompression. When I arrived at the surface, I was wearing nothing but my brass helmet.

As I climbed out of the water, the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed me a tube of cream and told me to rub it on my butt as soon as I got in the chamber.

The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't poop for two days because my butt was swollen shut.

So, next time you're having a bad day at work, think about how much worse it would be if you had a jellyfish shoved up your butt.

Now repeat to yourself, "I love my job, I love my job, I love my job." Now whenever you have a bad day, ask yourself, is this a jellyfish bad day? May you NEVER have a jellyfish bad day!!!!!

Jobinterview and Aberdeen tickets

2007-02-28T13:38:00.000+01:00

Got a call from McDonald's this morning =D So the 14th I'm going on a jobinterview yaaay!!

We also (finally!!) sold our Aberdeen tickets today so this far it's been a great day =D

Nicky Interview

2007-02-27T23:06:00.000+01:00

Access All Areas.net.au:

Congratulations on yet another successful album with the ‘Love Album’!

Westlife - Nicky: Yeah it’s going really well which is great! 2006 was a special year for Westlife in Australia and to now have the Love Album following it’s great!

Access All Areas.net.au: Your new album ‘The Love Album’ was released in Australia late last year, when you went in to record that album, what did you want to do differently from ‘Face To Face’

Westlife - Nicky: Face to Face was the studio album where we obviously worked with lot of different producers, there’s lots of Swedish guys on there and Steve Mac and a lot of original songs and when we were working on this album to be honest with ourselves with the Love Album we wanted to get more original material for the album and because we don’t get the luxury of writing songs, we’re at the helm of song writers and when you’re in that position you’re hoping and banking on producers and songwriters to come up with the goods and that didn’t happen this year so we sat down and asked ourselves “do we wait?” so we sat down with our manager Louis Walsh and Simon Cowell, our AnR Manager and both suggested doing a love album and we pick twelve of the greatest love songs or twelve of our favourite love songs and that was how the idea was born.

Access All Areas.net.au: On the album you’ve recorded a track with Delta Goodrem who Australian’s hold close to their hearts, what was it like working with her and how did that collaboration come about?

Westlife - Nicky: The way it came about was our Manager, Louis, suggest it. He managed us for nine years and he suggested about doing a duet with Delta and to be honest, we were talking about approaching Delta three years ago when she had broken the Australian scene and a mega superstar in Australia and we thought it would be good and that was the plan and it never materialised for what ever reason I’m not sure and then Brian left Westlife soon after and started dating Delta and at this point we’d met Delta and then we just wanted to make sure Brian didn’t feel uncomfortable with the idea so we called him ourselves and we called Delta’s manager and they were all up for it and then we got in to the studio for it and the four of us can’t speak highly enough of Delta. Professionally, she is an amazing singer and on a personal level she is a really lovely girl.

Access All Areas.net.au: Are there any plans to release ‘All Out Of Love’?

Westlife - Nicky: I mean it’s been spoken about lots of times and personally I would love to release it because it would be a huge hit, it’s been a huge hit for different people who’ve released it over the years but there’s lots of politics involved. It’s the music industry and it’s not the easiest thing in the world, and for us to even get it recorded was very positive. I’ll never say never but I would say it’s not likely.

Access All Areas.net.au: Your latest single ‘The Rose’ rocketed up to the top of the UK charts again… your 14th single to hit the top spot earning you yet another Guinness World Record for most singles to debut at number 1. What’s it like to break another record and what were your thoughts when you heard about it?

Westlife - Nicky: It was eight or nine years ago that we started and to this day we still get flabbergasted and excited by that. We’ve had fourteen number ones in the UK, twelve or thirteen Irish number ones and in Europe twelve or something amazing. When we were starting to take off we were successful from the start and then Brian left the band to take a break which meant we lost a member and at the time of our career then we were at an unsteady time. Four or five years in to a boy band they usually call it a day and that was always bouncing around the media and we were not sure where we were going and You Raise Me Up was like a lifeline for us. Our manager had said try this song and we did as a pop song. We turned a song that wasn’t meant to be pop in to a mainstream pop song and it went well around the world and it opned doors for us in Australia and New Zealand and then The Rose that became our fourteenth number one to be honest it’s getting bigger and bigger and bigger and at this stage after eight or nine years you still have to pinch yourself!

Access All Areas.net.au: You came to Australia twice last year for promotional commitments and were to tour in September but unfortunately had to postpone to later this month, are you excited about coming back to Australia to finally tour your material?

Westlife - Nicky: Absolutely! We are well known on this side of the world for our live shows and with our tours we put a lot of time and effort into them, and it’s different to just sitting down and singing songs, we like to make sections in our shows like there’s an energetic part and we have a big back catalogue I mean we’ve got Flying Without Wings, World Of Our Own, Swear It Again, If I Let You Go… songs that have all been hits, maybe not so much in Australia but different parts of the world and touring is a big part of us. We kick off on the 21st of February Perth and it’s nice and it’s amazing that this long in to it that Australia has opened up to us. Access All Areas.net.au: Is there anything that you’re really excited about doing or seeing in Australia in any down time you have?

Westlife - Nicky: Obviously it’s summer down there so the small time of we do have we’ll try and get a sun tan and visit the beach. Kian is a big sufer so he might catch some waves if he can but we’ll chill. We don’t have a lot of time, it’s mainly gig then fly, gig then fly, gig then fly but again it’s nice to be down there and really promoting Westlife and showing off what we do. Access All Areas.net.au: You’ve sold millions of albums around the world; raked up countless number one singles, won dozens of music awards, what do you think has been an attribute to the success of Westlife?

Westlife - Nicky: You can’t put your finger on one thing it’s lots of different things. We’re four of the luckiest guys in the world, I mean anyone would give anything to sample or experience what we do and we’re lucky in that respect, we don’t take things for granted and we’re high working and we don’t lay off. When touring we’ve got the foot on the gas and we don’t let up. We’ve also had a lot of great guys around us, our Manager has been a great inspiration to the band, SonyBMG have been exceptional especially in the international departments, we’re lucky enough to work with Simon Cowell from day one and when it boils down to it generally we get on as people. We have our arguments just like anyone else and we’ll sit down and talk it through. Access All Areas.net.au: What lies for the year ahead for Westlife?

Westlife - Nicky: We’ve got the tour that kicks off in Perth and goes to all the cities: Adelaide, Melbourne, then Sydney and finishes in Brisbane and then on to South Africa and do a heap of cities there and then back to the UK until the middle of April and then back to our home country Ireland and finsh there on May 4. Personally for me, my wife is expecting a baby, we’re expecting twins actually and they’re due in the second week of June.

New phone

2007-02-27T17:02:00.000+01:00

Yes! I've finally gt my new phone! (which means a new phonenumber so ask if you want it). Hopefully I'll have better luck with this one... last one broke after 3 weeks, ofcourse I didn't have to pay for it to be fixed but when I got it back it only took a few days before it was broken again!

Other than that it hasn't happened alot today... Me and Lisa went in to town for about half an hour. Bought Eriks new album =)

Playing In The Snow

2007-02-25T21:08:00.000+01:00

Feels like it was ages ago I wrote something here but it was only about two days or something like that haha

Anyways, me and Lisa have been out playing in the snow today =D very funny!!

I don't really have much to say...

trying my best to avoid the spoilers. It's getting easier everyday though but it's getting harder and harder not to tell Lisa the few things I already know...

Ah well, hopefully I'll write something a bit more exciting next time =P

Hating Ryanair

2007-02-23T16:50:00.000+01:00

Words can not describe how much I hate ryanair at the moment!! They've changed out flight to London so much that if we take that flight we will miss the concert and then on the way home we might miss our flight to Skellefteå! This sucks!!! Hopefully we'll get our money back so we can fly to and from Skavsta instead of Västerås. But either way it'll cost us more money since the flight back to Skavsta is way more expensive than when we booked the Västerås one.

Last time when this happened I said I was never ever going to get a conecting flight with Ryanair but there wasn't much we could do since we didn't have the money to fly with SAS or Brittish Airways but this is so going to be the last time! With or without a conecting flight this is the last time ever that I'm going to fly with Ryanair!!

Broken door

2007-02-22T21:47:00.000+01:00

Funniest ever!! Lisas door locked itself when she closed it and she had her keyes inside so she couldn't get in her room!!! Eventually Bella kicked the door in like they do in movies hahaha! So well... her door is kinda broken now...

lovley pic =P

The Love Tour Setlist

2007-02-21T15:12:00.000+01:00

Ok, I know certain people that are reading my blog don't wanna know the setlist so I won't write it. BUT I have to say that I really really don't like it!

- There's not as many songs as it usually is
- There's too many Love Album songs
- No real surprises
- Weird choise of medley songs (although I think it's going to be great anyways)

Some songs are in for obvious reasons so I can't say much about them but theres around five songs that I can't understand why they've included them! Would actually have to say that the opening song should be... well... ehm... intresting. But other than that it's only ONE SINGLE SONG that I'm looking forward to...

I knew I shouldn't have looked at the setlist beforehand...

For the millionth (is there a word like that?) time in 3 years: Westlife please prove me wrong and impress the hell out of me!

Tour Spoilers

2007-02-20T16:48:00.000+01:00

Westlife the Love Tour kicks of in Australia tomorrow, which means alot of spoilers! Have looked at the spoilers the last couple of years but this year I'm not! I think... I'm not so sure I can keep myself from looking at them though. I'm definatly not going to look at any videos and hopefully no pics but the setlist... I think I'll have to haha! Especially the medley songs, gotta learn them before Wembley =P But really I don't want to, I want it all to be a complete surprise for once but I know I can't. Too many days between Perth and London, too many people seeing the concert that can talk about it, show pictures etc. But I'll try...

No Total Eclipse Of The Heart

2007-02-19T23:21:00.000+01:00

Westlife will no longer be releasing ‘Total Eclipse Of The Heart’ as a single. Although the band love the song, their touring commitments mean that they wouldn’t be able to give the single release the full attention it deserves. Thanks to everyone who has given the song such positive feedback – the boys are very much looking forward to performing it at their live shows.

* From The Official Westlife Forum

Can't say I really mind. Ofcourse I would've wanted to see the video but hopefully that'll be possible in one way or another later on. So I don't know, it doesn't really matter...

Three Boggers and Nicky

2007-02-19T14:22:00.000+01:00

Haha I so wanna see the Westlife interview from Childline! Three Boggers and Nicky! Haha!! Saw their performance from Childline a few hours ago =) Total Eclipse Of The Heart was more than just amazing live (sorry)!! Shane, well he sounded like he always does. Very good but still a bit boring. Mark on the other hand, OMG!! Me loves!!!! The Rose was ok I suppose. Would have hoped for them to sing another song than You Raise Me Up but I mean, it's still a good song. I'm just a lil tired of it at the moment. I'm not going to listen to either that one or The Rose even once more before the tour. Cause they'll obviously sing both songs and I don't want to get bored during the concert! Anyways, next song on Childline was Flying Without Wings which ofcourse was the best one! But before that Mark made a wonderful speech (or whatever). Saying that kids can call Childline if they feel the don't have anyone to talk to etc... aww! Last one was World Of Our Own, again... looked and sounded the exact same as last year with everyone coming on stage at the end of the song and everything! Was fun to see Mark, Brian and the ehm... dog(??) though! Just wish I would've been there, maybe next year! Atleast we're going to see Westlife at Wembley so...

Stockholm

2007-02-14T10:15:00.000+01:00

Back home in Stockholm at the moment. Haven't done much yet but I'm going to meet up with Anna later today =) Hmm... Dunno what to write...

"Have to" do something more or less impossible aswell today... Lisa! Help? (Check your Lunar)

Party

2007-02-11T21:01:00.000+01:00

Party yesterday!! Went to Tuss and Flufen around 7... Guess we were around 15 ppl there =) Then around 11 we went to Traversen. Didn't happen alot but we had fun! A certain song wasn't played even though we requested it *wonder why* Or actually... a few weird things happened like when Emm and Flufen were wrestling haha. Best comment though was Flufens: who are we??!!

2007-02-11T20:51:00.000+01:00

10 on test http://observer.guardian.co.uk/cash/story/0,,2010423,00.html

The best way to your Valentine's heart is a box of luxury chocolates, says Nicky Byrne of boy band Westlife: 'I love it when the two of us have something that we can share' ... And of course roses are red, but posies can be pink and provocative. Liz McLarnon of girl band Atomic Kitten picks the kind of Valentine's Day bouquet that could really make her feel whole again

Interview by Huma Qureshi Sunday February 11, 2007 The Observer

If you don't get any Valentine cards this year, just pretend you did. Nicky Byrne of boy band Westlife says: 'At school everyone would act really cool about how many cards they got, and you knew everyone exaggerated. I'd always say I got seven.'

For the past 14 years, Nicky has had one special Valentine, his wife Georgina, daughter of Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. They have been together since school and married in 2003. Georgina is now expecting twins. 'We were very young when we started going out,' he says. 'We've had more than 10 Valentine's Days together, so every year it's getting harder to buy something different.' At least Mrs Byrne will know what to get Nicky - he loved Thornton's 'I Love You' Cups, which he tried for the test. 'I like something we can share, and these are great!' Article continues

If you're single, Nicky says go for it: 'If you fancy someone, use Valentine's as an excuse to ask them out. Why not?'

Westlife's next single, 'Total Eclipse of the Heart', will be out on 12 March. The Love tour starts in the UK on the same day.

1. I Love You Cups, Thorntons, www.thorntons.co.uk, £2.50

Revert back to school days when love letters were 'in', and spell it out with the 'I Love You Cups', a series of five milk chocolate cups [the word love is represented by a heart] filled with a delicious chocobeurre centre, that spell out the immortal words.

Nicky says My favourite: I love these, they are so cute. If you find it a bit awkward to give romantic gifts, this is perfect because they're so small and say 'I love you' in a really sweet way. They taste really nice - not too heavy, not too sickly. The nicest part is that they say they're for 'childhood sweethearts' and that's perfect for my wife and me, so it won us over straight away. As they're so cheap, it would be lovely to give them as a side gift along with something else.

2. Heart gift box, Marks and Spencer, £9.99

An assortment of milk, white and dark chocolates including nut, truffle and caramel centres.

Nicky says Lovely - the truffles have champagne in them too, and you can't go wrong with these. You could just keep popping them in your mouth all day; they are delicious. It's not too big a box either, so you can eat them without it being too much. Good price, and great presentation.

3. Continental Valentine's Day Satin Heart, Thorntons, £25

The perfect way to say 'I Love You' and to keep the love alive. Our striking red Continental Satin Heart contains 56 of our most popular chocolate collection.

Nicky says This was my second favourite. Really lovely box. Everything's beautifully wrapped inside, it's luscious. There's a great selection of chocolates. If you bought these for a girl, it would look like you'd spent money.

4. Velvet Heart Belgian chocolate selection, Marks and Spencer, £30

A selection of milk, dark and white Belgian chocolates. Includes treats such as Buchette, an indulgent mix of smooth white chocolate and crunchy croquant praline.

Nicky says I can see how a girl might love these - the box and the ribbon are pretty. It's absolutely huge too, so it's something you could get for your girlfriend and you'd know she'd love it. Great if you like luxurious chocolates.

5. Hand-decorated truffles, Marks and Spencer, £5.99

This sumptuous and sexy truffle selection combines smooth milk chocolate made with cocoa beans from Ecuador, dark chocolate from Santo Domingo beans and white Belgian chocolate.

Nicky says I really like the white chocolate ones in this box. It's quite an unusual box - black - so could be quite discreet to send. I loved the presentation.

The Committed is back!

2007-02-10T16:24:00.000+01:00

Yaaaay!! The Committed (AKA my second home) is back! Have missed it...
Hopefully everything will work this time!

Other than that nothing has really happned today. Figureskating-practise is moved to tomorrow so I haven't got a clue what to do today. Might go to Traversen tonight, we'll see...

Take That to Sweden??

2007-02-09T22:07:00.000+01:00

Anette just told me that Take That are coming to Denmark in November. I sooo hope that they will come to Sweden aswell. Would really love to see them!! Saw them at fotbollsgalan last october/november but I mean, that was promotion... Would be fantastic to actually see them do a whole concert!! *fingers crossed*

Mastering Swedish

2007-02-09T19:58:00.000+01:00

Been listening to Mastering Swedish from some radio show or whatever it's from. Soooo funny!! Haven't laughed that much in ages!!

Far, får får får? nej, får får lamm :P

New phone

2007-02-08T20:11:00.000+01:00

Have finally bought a new phone!! The one I have now isn't really working so it's about time + I got a really great offer :) *Happy*

- I get the phone I actually want

- I send 5000 free texts every month

- I call all Telia mobiles for free

Over and Done!

2007-02-08T14:53:00.000+01:00

Does anyone remember the books and tapes where you were supposed to "listen and learn"? Where you listened to a story on a tape while trying to read the story in a book. And every time you where supposed to turn the page it said something like "pling! time to turn the page". However, I was described as that after my speach today... And unfortunatly it's probably true cause it really felt like that! It's not like the teatcher is going to fail me but it really wasn't a good speach! People seamed to like the begining though and I saw a few of them laughing when I told them about Madonna and Shane or Keith or whoever it was. The last part of the ending though, disaster! But atleast I've done it and I don't need to think about it anymore

(and yes, I know it's a CD and not a tape in the pic but I couldn't find any better...)

So tired of this!

2007-02-08T08:45:00.000+01:00

Had to re-list my Aberdeen tickets again!! This time cause whoever bid for the tickets never payed them. I'm so ******* tired of this! What's the point in bidding if you don't even want them?

Ah well, if anyone's intrested here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330086498621

Have you ever...

2007-02-07T21:39:00.000+01:00

Ok so I'm bored! Last post was a few of my oh so funny failures... here's the other, slightly better, slightly exaggerated list.

Have you ever...

... Made Kian smile?

... Owned a AAA-pass?

... Had nachos with Shane and Mark?

... Woken Westlife up by a sing-a-long?

... Seen Dave tie his shoe, just to tie it another four times?

... Informed Nicky where his wife was when he had lost her?

... Had a kiss blown at you from Kian?

... Seen Kian stop in an intersection just to re-pack his car?

... Exercised with Nicky and Georgina?

... Measured Nickys index finger?

... Been silly with Paul?

... Been invited for dinner with some recordcompany guys?

... Made Kian say he loves us?

... Done hi 5 with Mark?

... Been filmed by Nicky?

... Seen Nicky attack Dave?

... Seen Shane make Kian take a picture with us?

... Lended a flag to Nicky?

... Seen Kian dump his dog?

... Seen Nicky crawl through a small hole?

... Impressed Nicky?

... Had Brian throwing eggs at you?

... Given Nicky a pair of gloves in the exact right size?

... At the same time given him a great laugh?

... Used Shanes sunglasses as a mirror?

... Aswell as used Marks sunglasses as a mirror?

... Had one of Brians laughters dedicated to you?

... Seen Mark lean his head to one side for you?

... Gone with Dave in car?

... Been to the movies with Westlife?

... Been to a VIP show?

... Discussed the future of Boyzone with Louis Walsh?

... Chased Dave around a pole?

... Seen Nicky run away from home?

... Tried to read Taiwanese signs with Nicky and Kian?

... Entertained Nicky so much he forgot to sing?

... Watched Winnie the Pooh with Shane?

... Had a small dance-show infront of Nicky?

... Made Brian feel forgotten and at the same time taken his girlfriend?

... Almost let a disguised Shane walk past you?

... Made Kian think he is Nicky?

Have you ever...

2007-02-07T21:23:00.000+01:00

Ok so I'm bored so I'm going to make a new "have you ever..." Might translate the old one into english later aswell... if I'm really bored that is! Anyways, here goes...

Have you ever (Westlife)...

... waited for Nicky just to have Shane standing 2cm infront of you? (ok not really a failure)

... waited for Shane when he already left town?

... gone home to bed after waiting hours and hours at the airport just to find out they came with that last flight?

... been at Subway across the road just to see Shane leave the hotel?

... waited a whole night at an airport just to realize they took the bus?

... waited outside a hotel just to find out they wasn't staying at any hotel at all?

... taken the wrong bus and therefore been too late?

... slept another night at an airport just to realize Nicky wasn't flying until the day after?

I have...

Please, just once

2007-02-07T19:07:00.000+01:00

"Westlife har haft tolv förstaplaceringar på singellistan i Storbritannien mellan åren 1999 och 2005. Den fjärde största succén i singellistans historia efter Elvis Presley, The Beatles och Cliff Richard. Westlife är också den enda gruppen i singellistans historia som har haft straight at number one med sina första sju singlar. Westlife är den enda gruppen som vunnit Record Of The Year i Storbritannien fyra gånger. Gruppen har sålt omkring 40 miljoner album världen över och har sju multi-platina album." - enjoy.se

When will someone actually write something that's correct? Fine, I admit! It's great that Westlife do get mentioned in Sweden but please! Just for once, get it right! They've had 13 no1s 1999-2005 (14 now after the Rose became no1 in 2006), not 12!!

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