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  <title>Amanda T.</title>
  <subtitle>Amanda T.</subtitle>
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    <name>Amanda T.</name>
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    <title>Change of URL</title>
    <published>2003-12-23T11:11:26Z</published>
    <updated>2003-12-23T11:11:26Z</updated>
    <content type="html">i noe this iz rather l8...but aniwae, my current journal iz now found in :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://gurl-mandy.blogspot.com"&gt;http://gurl-mandy.blogspot.com&lt;/a&gt;</content>
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    <title>Half Full...:)</title>
    <published>2003-08-12T14:37:05Z</published>
    <updated>2003-08-12T14:37:05Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/glass/full.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Is the glass half full or half empty?&lt;/center&gt;</content>
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    <title>More quizzzzz</title>
    <published>2003-08-12T14:36:46Z</published>
    <updated>2003-08-12T14:36:46Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/nn/just.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are You Naughty or Nice?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/mood/happy.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's your usual [mood]?&lt;/center&gt;</content>
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    <title>Quizzing Away...</title>
    <published>2003-08-12T14:30:51Z</published>
    <updated>2003-08-12T14:30:51Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/smallville/lana.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Smallville] Characters are you?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/nemo/crush.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Finding Nemo] characters are you?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/movie/romance.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Movie Genres] are you?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/angel/alex.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Charlie's Angels] characters are you?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/bgr/no.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Do you need a boy/girl friend now?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/stress/notstress.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you easily stressed?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/dwarf/happy.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Seven Dwarfs] are you?&lt;/center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href="http://always.simplystunning.net/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://always.simplystunning.net/rainbow/violet.gif" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Which [Rainbow Colours] are you?&lt;/center&gt;</content>
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    <title>Read THIS!</title>
    <published>2003-08-12T14:10:43Z</published>
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    <content type="html">On a wing and a prayer in Westlifes tribute to Jade &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Top of the pops: Jade's sister, 6-year-old Mia Skain, with Kian, Nicky and Shane at the Sheffield Arena &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;On a wing and a prayer in Westlife's tribute to Jade&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ACCIDENT VICTIM Jade Skain has been sent special get well wishes from her pop idols Westlife. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 13-year-old, who was knocked down by a car almost four weeks ago, had planned to go and see the band perform in Sheffield, but is still very poorly in hospital. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although she was recently moved out of intensive care, Jade, of Southsea Road, Woodhouse, has not spoken since the accident and still has only limited movement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doctors are unsure what lasting effects Jade will suffer as a result of fracturing her skull after being hit by a car on a pedestrian crossing on Retford, Road, Handsworth. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Handsworth Grange pupil was on her way home from school when the accident happened on June 27, and over a dozen schoolmates watched the horror unfold. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since Jade was injured, her parents Jane, aged 31, and Dean , 34, have kept a vigil at her bedside in the Sheffield Children's Hospital and their youngest daughter Mia has moved in with Jane's mum Maureen Simmonite, and her partner Mac McClarence, of New Cross Walk, Woodhouse. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The family has already had to cancel a planned holiday, and they auctioned Jade's tickets to see Westlife to raise money for the Children's Hospital as they knew she would be unable to see her heroes perform. &lt;br /&gt;But when the Irish quintet read about Jade in The Star last week they wanted her to know they were thinking of her. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the caring lads invited Maureen and Mia to see them perform at the Hallam FM Arena last night. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite a hectic schedule on the penultimate performance of their three-and-a-half month Unbreakable tour, Bryan, Nicky, Shane, Kian and Mark all took the time to meet the pair before the show. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the lads posed for pictures they all sent Jade their love, and &lt;b&gt;when Nicky found out he was Jade's favourite band member he gave Mia a kiss to 'pass on' to her big sister! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then, during their performance, thoughtful Nicky dedicated the band's chart topping hit Flying Without Wings "to Jade in hospital". &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maureen said: "When Nicky dedicated the song to Jade, I cried. It was so nice of him, they are such lovely lads, so ordinary and caring. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I had originally felt guilty about going because I didn't want to be enjoying myself while Jade was in hospital but I decided to come for her, and for Mia as well. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Mia has been so good throughout this whole thing, so she deserved something too." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Maureen added: "Jade is improving a little at a time and we think she can understand what we are saying &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"What Westlife have done for her was such a nice thing and we are all very grateful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I am sure it will put a smile on Jade's face."</content>
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    <title>Loss of appetite</title>
    <published>2003-07-23T06:30:25Z</published>
    <updated>2003-07-23T06:30:25Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I can't belive it. I feel as if i can survive w/o food now...i am hungry...veri hungry..but i juz dun feel lyk eating. My stomach feels so empty but i can't eat...sickening feeling. @ least, Claud juz called me. Which iz a gr8 ting...cuz i'm kinda bored...veri bored. K, gtg..i dunno wad else 2 type...</content>
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    <title>Depressed</title>
    <published>2003-07-23T06:16:11Z</published>
    <updated>2003-07-23T06:16:11Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I'm sick..i mean, really sick. Kinda drowsy now cuz of da medication...n my head feels so heavy. I hate da feeling. I din't go 2 sch 2dae. So i haf time 4 da com 4 a while. Yeah, i dun need 2 take chem CA...dun haf 2 attend add. math remedial either. Dun haf 2 study 4 chem CA 2. But hey, i feel reali terrible. Da feeling iz juz horrible. Esp. when i hafta take 3 pills @ a time...i hate pills. Dey make me feel even more sick. Argh. N i'm so bored. i plan 2 study. I hope i get well by 2mr. i dun wanna feel sick. i hate dis feeling. I want my life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wunder how was da chem CA. N i hope da band played well 4 SYF. all da bez...esp 2 Melissa, rach n WL</content>
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    <title>The Most Depressing News....:(</title>
    <published>2003-07-23T06:12:46Z</published>
    <updated>2003-07-23T06:12:46Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;b&gt;WESTLIFE 'BLACKLISTED' IN AMERICA&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;09 Jul 2003 12:00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Irish pop heartthrobs WESTLIFE will never break the American charts - because they've been blacklisted by US radio stations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The COAST TO COAST crooners have made several attempts to crack America, but have failed to impress across the Atlantic, and now bandmember NICKY BYRNE claims they will never succeed in the US because radio bosses don't like their image.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The blond singer says, "We sent over a CD of WORLD OF OUR OWN (their second LP) with no name on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They didn't know it was Westlife and every single radio station in the States - all came back and said that this is an absolutely huge hit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"They said it was great for radio and people are gonna love it, especially as there's just a slight bit of rock guitar to it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"But as soon as we revealed it was Westlife, the radio pluggers all went, 'Whoa, not Westlife - it's a boyband.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;' And we cannot break that down, no matter what song we come out with.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The problem with America is that it's all radio and you've got to break into radio first.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And currently radio doesn't want to play boy bands or pop music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If BONO wrote a song with us tomorrow and it was the biggest hit in the world, if Westlife's name is put to it, it won't be a hit in America because radio will not play us."</content>
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    <title>Nicky's Life Story...footballer to singer...:)</title>
    <published>2003-05-23T16:06:35Z</published>
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    <content type="html">Fri 09 Feb 2001 - By Michael Carwood &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nicky Byrne today is the idol of millions, a household name in the world of pop music as a member of the record-breaking boyband Westlife. But it could have so much different if he had been one or two more inches in height. Then it is almost certain he would have been a professional footballer, playing at the highest level. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although he now spends most of his time between recording studios, television studios and travelling around the world with his Westlife colleagues, Nicky still retains his love and interest in football. It’s understandable when you realise that he spent almost ten years playing schoolboy soccer in Dublin, first with Home Farm for nine seasons and later with St Kevin’s. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I contacted him about this interview I was both surprised and delighted to hear he knew all about a2zsoccer.com. He had heard about it on the Gareth O'Callaghan radio show on 2FM. "It’s a great idea" he suggested, adding "I wish you the very best of luck with it." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He was also surprised to learn that his girlfriend Georgina Ahern’s father, An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, had launched a2zsoccer.com in October. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was the summer of ’95 when Nicky, then a 16 year old, left home to join Leeds United. He was one of a quintet of young Irish footballers who joined the Elland Road staff that summer. Among the others were Alan Maybury and Stephen McPhail. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alan Maybury Stephen McPhail Gary Kelly &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although it was almost six years ago, Nicky remembers it as if it was last year and it’s obvious, despite being released by the club, that he enjoyed his time at Elland Road. "There were two Irish players in the Leeds’ first team, Gary Kelly and David O’Leary who was coming to the end of his playing career. For a while I was selected to clean the boots of Gary Kelly and Lee Sharpe" he recalled. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the time Leeds was going through managerial change. "When I joined, Howard Wilkinson was the manager. But shortly afterwards George Graham replaced him and appointed Dave O’Leary as his assistant." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sadly Nicky was released after two years with the club. I joked that maybe it was because they found out he was a fan of their bitter rivals, Manchester United. "Not at all" he laughed. "Yes they couldn’t believe that I admitted I was a Man Utd fan during a television interview, but it was my lack of height that was the problem" he added. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Top class goalkeepers really need to be over six foot, ideally six foot two or more. I was regarded as a 'great little 'keeper'. But the key word was 'little'. I was 5.8 or 5.9 when I joined at 16. The hope was I would add those inches with age, but sadly it didn’t happen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Eddie Gray, the coach, said he would take a chance if I grew to 5.11 or 6.0. But I only made 5.10. So I was released and went on to enter the music world", he explained. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he hasn’t lost contact with his friends at Leeds, especially Alan Maybury who was his team-mate at Home Farm for nine years. "Georgina and I stayed with Alan and his girlfriend in their house when I went back to Elland Road recently" he told me. &lt;br /&gt;"It brought back some great memories. Apart from Alan, I met most of the players. The likes of Harry Kewell and Jonathan Woodgate were in the youth side when I was with the club. The coaching staff are much the same too, only this time they paid more attention to me" he joked. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"David O’Leary was so nice. He brought his young daughter to meet me, as she is a big Westlife fan." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although the demands of the music business restrict his freedom to attend as many matches as he would like, he did get to one special game late last year. "Most of my friends were travelling to Amsterdam for the match against Holland. They all wanted me to go, but I had to attend a photo shoot in London. All day I was thinking of the lads having the craic in Amsterdam, so when the photo shoot ended at six o’clock, I headed straight for Heathrow to see if there were any flights available to Amsterdam. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It’s only a 45 minute flight from London, so I was lucky. I got a flight and met my friends just before the game. They had a ticket for me, so everything was sorted. I spent the night with about six thousand other Irish supporters roaring our heads off. It couldn’t have been good for the voice, but what the heck, it was a night to remember. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"At one stage Ireland were two goals up on Holland. Even now it’s hard to believe. Although they hit back to draw level in the second half, it was still a special occasion that I will never forget. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It was my first opportunity in a long time to be back with my friends watching Ireland and I made the most of it. I think we drank ‘til four or five. What’s seldom is wonderful. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I still get the odd opportunity to see the big games if I’m at home, but now it’s usually with Georgina and her dad. Not that I’m complaining. Because of Westlife’s commitments I know my free time is limited. I’m just glad to get to then odd match whether it’s Leeds, Man Utd or Ireland." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*i'm somehow glad he's in Westlife..instead of leeds.</content>
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    <title>humourous side of the lads...quite crappy too</title>
    <published>2003-05-10T13:28:43Z</published>
    <updated>2003-05-10T13:28:43Z</updated>
    <content type="html">"My mum always says I've got nice hands and i always think: Ok, but &lt;br /&gt;what about the rest of me? Is the rest of me rank?"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane Filan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When i first met Kerry i thought: Oh God, theres that stupid blonde &lt;br /&gt;gal of Atomic Kitten!" -Bryan- (He adds: She will kill me for saying &lt;br /&gt;this!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first thing I do when i wake up, is closing my eyes again and &lt;br /&gt;continue sleeping! -Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You know what you need for a double vibrator?&lt;br /&gt;A double adaptor of course!!!" -Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When we were at the record of the year party last year, Mark &lt;br /&gt;goes: "Please let me crack your ear. Please?"And i was like: "What do &lt;br /&gt;you mean?" Then he got hold of MY ear and pulled it really really &lt;br /&gt;hard until it cracked. then he goes "Now do it to me, do it to me!!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian about how funny mark is!-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"You looked like a giant banana!"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan about Nicky yellow patchwork trousers!- Thanks Bry!&lt;br /&gt;He also says: "Nicky got the worst collection of trousers in the &lt;br /&gt;world!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I have always wanted to have sex on 100 km height! I've done IT &lt;br /&gt;everywhere, except in a plane!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I used to believe that Snowy, my grandma's dead cat would come back &lt;br /&gt;to live again. But im still waiting!" &lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When i die i wouldnt mind to come back to life as a horse. As long &lt;br /&gt;as i'm not going to be a horse in Shanes stables cos he always tells &lt;br /&gt;weird stories to those poor animals" &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I wouldn't say no to a threesome!!! haha"&lt;br /&gt;-shane &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kerry is the best thing that has ever happened to me. In every way!&lt;br /&gt;And if you take a look at our beautiful children, then you'll &lt;br /&gt;understand that the sex between us is amazing!! haha" &lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The biggest disadvantage of girls?? the snivelling!!!&lt;br /&gt;Even when you shout BOO!!! the tears start to flow!!"&lt;br /&gt;- Kian -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Nicky is cute, goofy, football player. Shane is skinny, slow, &lt;br /&gt;potatoehead. Kian is grumpy, rough, mean. And Mark is a lazy &lt;br /&gt;wretch!!" &lt;br /&gt;-Bryan describing his bandmates!- THANKS BRY!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Until i was twelve i had never seen a naked woman before. Boobs yeah &lt;br /&gt;but not eh.... the whole thing!" &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When theres a chemistry between two persons you're not going to &lt;br /&gt;wait, to wait are ya?"&lt;br /&gt;-Mark about having sex on the first date-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The first night Bryan and i talked, he asked me out for about five &lt;br /&gt;times and gave me the password to his bedroom, but i thought im not &lt;br /&gt;goin to be another notch on his bedpost!!!" - Kerry- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In America you can go out on the street in your pyjamas and nobody &lt;br /&gt;even cares!! Thats so great!!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If i had to choose between sex on the grass or sex on the beach, it &lt;br /&gt;would be sex on the grass, bacause on the beach you'll get so dirty!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"at school i was known as grape-ape, cos i had really long arms."&lt;br /&gt;-bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;" Swear it again was our first single, my mum bought it but the &lt;br /&gt;recordcompany sent us boxes. I was so naïve. I didnt buy a copy &lt;br /&gt;because i thought id get in trouble for chartfixing!"&lt;br /&gt;- Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If i had to choose between never ever to football again of never &lt;br /&gt;ever to have sex again, i would choose never ever football &lt;br /&gt;again, 'cos else Georgina would kill me!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I never really had detentions but I'd say I was in the semi-trouble &lt;br /&gt;gang at school. Me and Mark used to throw bananasandwiches across the &lt;br /&gt;room in maths. Mark just pretends to be quiet!" &lt;br /&gt;-Kian-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Great way to hide pimples Just hang your hair in front of it so &lt;br /&gt;nobody can see them!! Do you get now why i myself always have my hair &lt;br /&gt;hanging in front of my face??"&lt;br /&gt;- Liz Kitten-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Guys have nipples because the want to look like women!" &lt;br /&gt;-Shane- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When people come up to me and say:hey arent you bryan westlife? i &lt;br /&gt;say: funny loads of people say i look like him... but I'm not!! Would &lt;br /&gt;I be here if I was??"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I'm the kind of person that can't use any toilet, although i can go &lt;br /&gt;outside... as long it's just a number one! haha"&lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Out of all of us, I'm the jester. The best gag is when you lift the &lt;br /&gt;toilet seat and put cling film on it!I did it all the time to the &lt;br /&gt;lads of Leeds Utd, when i was there!" &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Im so busy that sometimes i dont even have time to scratch my &lt;br /&gt;balls!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian- ROFL &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Fans throw weird things at us, like bra's and panties!!What do i &lt;br /&gt;have to do with those things? It's a bit difficult for me to wear &lt;br /&gt;them!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Sure I'd pose naked for a 1 million pound. All the things u can do &lt;br /&gt;with that money! The only thing you have to do is show ur arse!! And &lt;br /&gt;everyone has one!!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Jenny Kitten-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I worked as a securityguard at McDonalds. Pretty boring job! &lt;br /&gt;Who da hell wants to steal a Big Mac?"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I don't have sex with fans anymore. Im sick of all that [censored]! &lt;br /&gt;It's pretty pathetic if i have to say: Hi, im Mark, fancy a shag?"&lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"If i was president of Ireland, I'd make sure that all make-up of the &lt;br /&gt;world would be totally for free and when a girl asks a boy out, he'd &lt;br /&gt;definitly say yes!!!"&lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Kian's mullet:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark: I think it was a good look.&lt;br /&gt;Nicky: you know we thought it was a bad look. You looked you were 75 &lt;br /&gt;and you were from Finland.&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: Mark is the only one who looked it, but then again he's just &lt;br /&gt;had laser surgery on his eyes. He couldn't see properly before then.&lt;br /&gt;Shane: You'll probably win worst haircut at the Poll Winners Party &lt;br /&gt;this year!&lt;br /&gt;Kian: No, i won't!!&lt;br /&gt;Shane: But who can compete with the mullet?&lt;br /&gt;Kian: I'm only talking to mark now, the rest of you can shut up!!&lt;br /&gt;-the lads-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"In highschool i had detention, because i farted really loud. The &lt;br /&gt;priest told me to write for a 100 times: I'm not allowed to fart in &lt;br /&gt;class! Not long after that i left that school. Tss, if im not even &lt;br /&gt;allowed to fart...."&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I sleep with two pillows. One i put in my neck and the other one &lt;br /&gt;between my legs. I do need some space down there, if ya know what i &lt;br /&gt;mean"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When i'm in a relationship with someone after 6 months it always &lt;br /&gt;ends up going the wrong way! The girl changes, and then they become &lt;br /&gt;really annoying!"&lt;br /&gt;-Mark- (it's always the girls fault, isnt it mark? )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I f i was an unknown guy, i'd definitly have a beard and a fat &lt;br /&gt;paunch!" &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;About Kian:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nicky: You're a scrooge- it's just the way you are!&lt;br /&gt;Kian: Im just sensible&lt;br /&gt;Nicky: You booked economy flights for your parents when they came to &lt;br /&gt;see you!&lt;br /&gt;Kian: that was one time and it was for an hour long journey!&lt;br /&gt;Nicky: and he wonders why we rib him!&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: he puts the "con" in economy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Shane and I share a room when we are on tour and you can imagine &lt;br /&gt;what it looks like... something like Beiroet!" &lt;br /&gt;-Bryan- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I once burped in a girls mouth. I just had a huge beaker of coke. We &lt;br /&gt;started making out and suddenly i felt a lil' burp come up, and i &lt;br /&gt;couldnt get it away on time. It was so embarrassing!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When we go out, i know when to call it a day, but it never reaches &lt;br /&gt;that day, haha!"&lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When i was at primary school, circus came in town. I thought it was &lt;br /&gt;so cool. Everyone from our class got a free ticket. But i wanted one &lt;br /&gt;extra ticket, so i could bring someone with me. By accident i saw my &lt;br /&gt;best friend putting his ticket in his pencilcase. I still feel &lt;br /&gt;ashamed as i think back of it but ehm i stole the ticket from him..." &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We were in Indonesia and there was a field full of people bending &lt;br /&gt;down, picking up corn or whatever they pick up. We drove past and &lt;br /&gt;somebody said: what's going on there? And Nicky goes: somebody IT WAS &lt;br /&gt;ME!!! a tenner! It was the funniest moment. We all cracked up, I'd &lt;br /&gt;say it was the funniest westlife moment ever!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When i was younger i had a toycat which name was Kitty. It wasn't a &lt;br /&gt;pink cat but also not a black cat, if you know what i mean. It was &lt;br /&gt;something what a girl definetely could have had. I used to hide it &lt;br /&gt;under my bed when my friends came over!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I once put on my sister's bra. How could i've known she was standing &lt;br /&gt;there with the camera! By the way, that wasn't the only time i did &lt;br /&gt;that! Sometimes i put on dresses and women's underwear when I've got &lt;br /&gt;a crazy mood!"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I definitly threw my share of tantrums when i was younger, crying at &lt;br /&gt;the top of my voice till i got what i wanted. i remember screaming my &lt;br /&gt;head off in the supermarket once. i look back on it now and feel so &lt;br /&gt;embarrassed - my poor mum!!" &lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We're Irish, not a leprechaun!"&lt;br /&gt;-Nicky- &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I'd pose naked for a 100 million! Definitly, straight away, pants &lt;br /&gt;off, shoot two pics, and i'm gone! After that i'll go to the Canarian &lt;br /&gt;Islands for 6 months but that's a whole other story!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Every time when we've been to foreign countries and come back in &lt;br /&gt;Ireland, the first thing I want is: an Irish breakfast. So as soon &lt;br /&gt;i'm off the airport I ring my mum and ask if she wants to cook it for &lt;br /&gt;me. When I get home i disappear in the kitchen immediatly and crush &lt;br /&gt;into the eggs, bacon, sausages and pudding. Delicious!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I know i'm famous when i have 5 ferrari's, 7 houses, Cameron Diaz on &lt;br /&gt;my arm and a guy walking behind us with a huge bag of money!"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When I was at the scouts we did a play and i had to dress up as a &lt;br /&gt;woman. I wore a scarf, my mothers hihg heels, earrings, a skirt and a &lt;br /&gt;twenty year old coat! The whole neighbourhood saw me standing there! &lt;br /&gt;Can you imagine how embarrassing it was??&lt;br /&gt;-Mark-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"The lads say girls are going for my bum but i think girls are more &lt;br /&gt;into my blue sparkling eyes!" &lt;br /&gt;-Nicky-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"When I broke up with my first serious girlfriend, i was devastated. &lt;br /&gt;One night I was in a club and of course my ex-girlfriend was there &lt;br /&gt;too. After a few drinks I started to get emotional and eventually I &lt;br /&gt;was sitting somewhere in a corner crying my heart out!"&lt;br /&gt;-Kian- (poor lad )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"One time I went away for a rugbytournament of 3 days and I forgot &lt;br /&gt;all of my boxershorts. We were somewhere in the middle of nowhere and &lt;br /&gt;i had to wear the same boxer every day during the tournament. After a &lt;br /&gt;while you could even smell it!"&lt;br /&gt;-Shane-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"About the Queen of my heart cover: look at it, it's crap! It looks &lt;br /&gt;like the Westham United Team Song!"&lt;br /&gt;-Bryan-</content>
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    <title>I'm Totally DEAD!</title>
    <published>2003-04-23T10:36:36Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-23T10:36:36Z</updated>
    <content type="html">Sheesh..2dae's emath CA sucked big time. I noe howta do da questions!! but guess wad? I cudn't tink properly..i panicked too much. I swear tht i'll b able 2 do all da questions if i din't panick. But my brain juz cudn't work in tht 30 minutes!!! i dunno wad's wrong wif me during MATH cas....i alwaes seem 2 panick n i can't tink properly!!! All da practices all go down 2 da drain. Sometimes i wish i juz wun practice, in tht way, i'll not panick n juz do.. sigh..but i can't do tht either... sigh sigh sigh. I bet i'll fail badly. i wun b suprised if i get ZERO 4 it aniwae. Sigh....</content>
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    <title>Millionaire Wants to BUY Westlife Star!!</title>
    <published>2003-04-23T10:29:02Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-23T10:29:02Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;b&gt;Millionaire Wants to BUY Westlife Star!! &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A man has offered GBP50 million ($75 million), five luxury cars and two mansions to KIAN EGAN - if the WESTLIFE star agrees to marry him. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A middle-aged millionaire, known as "SIR JACK" has offered the FLYING WITHOUT WINGS star enormous wealth for a simple ceremony. &lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately Kian doesn't seem too keen. He says, "I'm not going to accept this offer. Besides I'm well on my way to earning that much myself anyway!" (JH/H/KTW)</content>
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    <title>Shane on G</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T14:34:40Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-14T08:38:31Z</updated>
    <content type="html">&lt;i&gt;Despite an on-off relationship with Atomic Kitten Liz, Blue's Lee says boybands should keep their girlfriends tucked away. Does he have a point? If so, was Westlife's Shane right to hide Gillian from his fans for so long? It's not a good idea to be seen out with a girlfriend, because that's going to lose you fans," says the outspoken Lee Ryan from Blue. "I mean, your female fans all want to be your girlfriend."&lt;br /&gt;He should know he's had a rocky ride during his relationship with Atomic Kitten Liz McLarnon. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- SECRETS &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The couple, who got it together while working in New York last September, went to great lengths to keep their snag shenanigans secret, but finally, at Bryan McFadden and Kerry Katona's wedding, they admitted all. Lee had another reason for keeping their relationship quiet. "I don't want the fans to start being horrible to her like they were with Billie when she went out with Ritchie from Five. That'd kill me." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- SHOCKING&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But should pop stars keep their fans in the dark to protect their love lives? When Westlife's Shane Filan admitted last year he was dating bandmate Kian Egan's cousin, Gillian Walsh, fans were shocked. Not just because Shane became 'unavailable', but also because their idol had covered up the fact he was in a serious relationship. Shane, from Sligo, admits he's known Gillian, a business studies student, for over ten years. He also suggests they've been dating since early 2001, but some fans say it's longer than that, claiming he could have even been seeing her since 1999!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- BETRAYAL&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;So why, when Westlife's Nicky Byrne has always been open about his fiancee, Georgina Aherne, has Shane been so secretive? And was that decision a betrayal of his fans?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- UNDER WRAPS&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Shane says Gillian insisted on keeping their relationship under wraps for so long. He claims: "The reason I didn't say anything is that I didn't want her to have a different kind of life. She just wanted to be Gillian from Sligo when she was at college - not Shane from Westlife's girlfriend." He insists Gillian's "very shy" and adds: "She didn't want to be judged by other students."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- CAMERA SHY&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;When the press and TV cameras are out Gillian and Shane are careful not to be seen together. Their reclusive lifestyle has certainly helped: "Going to parties and PR events is not our thing. We prefer to sit in a pub in Sligo and have a laugh with our mates, says Shane. And on the rare occasions they have attended showbiz bashes, such as the World Of Our Own album launch party, the pair have been careful to arrive and leave separately. Cunning!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- MIXED UP&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;The Irish tabloids had been trying to uncover the truth about Shane's love life for months. And they've often reached the wrong conclusions - once publishing a photo of Shane and his sister, saying she was in fact Gillian! Shane relished the fact that they've kept one step ahead of the press. "The papers thought Gillian was dating Kian because she used to come to our concerts," he says. "But they didn't know she's his cousin and we're the ones who've been dating. Ha ha!" Last October when Shane confessed he'd been seeing Gillian, he said they'd been dating for "a year" and admitted that he had known her since he was 12.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;- FURIOUS FANS&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;"I've been out with a couple of girls for a month or six weeks - never anything too serious," he said. It's possible Gillian was one of these girls because some reports suggest the pair dated for a couple of weeks when they were in their teens. However, according to several Westlife fans, Gillian and Shane have been loved-up for a long time. "I've heard that Shane has been going out with her on and off since he was about 17, and also that he was going out with her well before Westlife got really successful," says one fan. "I don't believe this ‘I've been with her for just over a year' thing. I've been following Westlife since the beginning of '99 and I'm sure he was going out with her then." Could this be true or simply a reaction from an angry fan? Pick up any recent magazine and you may find a quote from Shane suggesting he's still single. But he's always avoided outright deception. A year ago, referring to the possibility of settling down with a girl, he said: "If I meet a girl, 75% of the time she's only interested because of the band." It's not a lie, but it's hardly the real story, either. And if the truth was bound to come out, would Shane have been better off coming clean in the first place? Or should his loyalty be to his girlfriend? • &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SNEAK SAYS OK, so Shane told a few porkie pies to cover up his romance with Gillian, and Lee and Liz attempted to keep their love hush-hush at the start. But - although it's unfair to deceive fans - both couples felt the need for privacy in the early days to give their relationships a real chance. "If they're true fans they'll be happy for us," says Lee. "And we're not going to start shoving our lives down people’s throats like Posh and Becks." Let's hope their hectic schedules don't ruin their romance. As for Shane's girl, well, she gets a big thumbs-up from Sneak - and he gets the go-ahead from Kian, who jokes: "I totally trust him with my cousin - he wouldn't be with her if I didn't!" And do we hear wedding bells? Shane says: "I can't see myself ever being happy without her. I call her the perfect package." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;article © Sneak magazine 2002</content>
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    <title>Westlife Greatest Hits</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T14:27:56Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-13T14:27:56Z</updated>
    <content type="html">GREATEST HITS TOUR 2003 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;01. When You're Looking Like That &lt;br /&gt;02. If I Let You Go &lt;br /&gt;03. Tonight &lt;br /&gt;04. Flying Without Wings &lt;br /&gt;05. My Love &lt;br /&gt;06. Bop Bop Baby &lt;br /&gt;07. Queen Of My Heart &lt;br /&gt;08. Be With You - Mr Big &lt;br /&gt;09. Medley Section &lt;br /&gt;10. Fool Again &lt;br /&gt;11. Swear It Again &lt;br /&gt;12. Seasons In The Sun &lt;br /&gt;13. Unbreakable &lt;br /&gt;14. Encore section &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;from mBuzz</content>
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    <title>Oh well...blogger can't b used..so..i'll juz hafta post dis here</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T14:17:41Z</published>
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    <content type="html">13'th april 2003&lt;br /&gt;STUNNING model Jodie Marsh last night told all about her sizzling fling with Westlife star Kian Egan - and revealed she's never had a lover like him. &lt;br /&gt;The blonde Page Three pin-up - dubbed The human form of Viagra - even rated the millionaire singer as her best-ever partner between the sheets. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Breaking her silence on the torrid two-month affair with one of pop's sexiest men, Jodie told The People: "Kian was really satisfying and accommodating - always eager to please. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bodies &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"He was a very good boy, the best lover I've ever had. Like Westlife's songs, he was a complete smash hit!" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But 24-year-old Jodie, who split with Kian last week, has no regrets that she is single again. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She insisted: "I'm not heartbroken at the way things turned out. I wasn't in love with him and he wasn't in love with me. It was two consenting adults who were not looking for a relationship and but enjoying each other's company - and bodies." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Former lapdancer Jodie, who shot to fame in ITV1 documentary series Essex Wives, added: "I really couldn't say whether my performance deserved to be called Human Viagra, but I think I did all right! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kian found my nickname hilarious. I don't know if he would agree with it, but we had a lot of fun." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jodie earned her reputation as a saucy sexpot after The People told how she seduced a 17-year-old schoolboy - and later thrilled another lover with "gymnastic" sex. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Irishman Kian, 22, found out for himself after splitting from Atomic Kitten babe Liz McLarnon. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jodie and Kian would party the night away with pals in swanky West End nightclub Click before going off to his luxury pad in Chelsea, South West London. They had become friends after meeting at a pop party about a year ago...but she didn't know who he was. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She said: "I knew that Westlife were an Irish band, but that's all. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I didn't follow them, I didn't have any of their albums and I had never seen any of their concerts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It was nice for Kian because I wasn't some fan just jumping on the bandwagon. There was a mutual respect there between us. I wasn't a groupie at all." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kian ignored the lusty attentions of busty model Jordan to be with Jodie - who has been tipped to take part in the new series of I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mobbed &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She said: "We were getting closer and closer every time we saw each other... until one day we ended up kissing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We never tried to keep the relationship quiet from anyone. We came out of clubs holding hands and didn't care if people saw us. We were openly kissing and cuddling in public and in Click nightclub." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jodie would have liked to have invited Kian - whose hits include Tonight and Uptown Girl - to Brentwood, Essex, where her dad is a millionaire scaffolding contractor. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But she said: "Kian would have been totally mobbed by fans there." As it was, she said the couple's work commitments tore them apart. Jodie said: "I didn't dump him and he didn't dump me. Our split was by mutual agreement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We never discussed any future plans because he was going off on tour and I have TV work to concentrate on. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Besides, I am not looking for a long-term relationship and neither is Kian." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Taken from:-[www.thepeople.com]</content>
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    <title>Myself</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T13:44:34Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-14T08:35:13Z</updated>
    <content type="html">abt me... &lt;br /&gt;1.Full name: amanda tay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Nicknames: a lot lar...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Eyes: black&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Height: 160 (mebe now a bit taller..hehe..hopefully!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Hair: black n a bit of brown&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;6. Siblings: 2 younger bros&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;7. Do u like to sing in the shower? yup..i alwaes do! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;8. Do u like to sing in the toilet? nah...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;9. Birthday: 9th April&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;10. Sign: aries&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;11. Address: ... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12. Sex: female &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13. Righty or lefty: righty &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;14. What do you want in a relationship most? love (love is patient n kind...blahblahblah) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;15. What do you do when you are bored? go online..rite/type journal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;16. Martial status: single &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;17. Do you have a car? no &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;18. What kinda car do you have/want? Ferrari&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FAVORITE QUESTIONS: &lt;br /&gt;19. Movie: a walk to remember, SW ep 1 &amp; 2&lt;br /&gt;20. Song: cry me a river(justin timberlake), help me (nick carter), here in my heart (plus 1) &lt;br /&gt;22. TV Show: heartlanders, lightyears, smallville(da bez!)&lt;br /&gt;23. Actor: Brad Pitt, Leo Dicaprio, Ewan McGreggor&lt;br /&gt;24. Actress: J Lo&lt;br /&gt;25. Food: fast food, steak, Mcdonalds' fries&lt;br /&gt;26. Number: 2 n 7&lt;br /&gt;27. Cartoon: Pokemon? Tom n Jerry...hehe...&lt;br /&gt;28. Disney Character: none...mebe nala..cuz i took a quiz n dey said tht my character matches hers da most =)&lt;br /&gt;29. Color : pink, black, blue, white, silver &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LOVE LIFE ETC: &lt;br /&gt;30. Do you plan on having children: probably..no &lt;br /&gt;31. Do you want to get married: i dunno...dependx..God's plan.&lt;br /&gt;32. How old do u wanna be when you have your first child: I nv even thot of dis b4&lt;br /&gt;33. How old do u wanna be when your married: 25? i dunno...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;34. Would you have kids before marriage: nah..&lt;br /&gt;35. Where would you want to go for your honeymoon: Ireland!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;37. Do you have a crush: i dunno...mebe...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EITHER-OR (PICK WHICH ONE YOU PREFER) &lt;br /&gt;38. Music/TV: music &lt;br /&gt;39. Math/ Science : science&lt;br /&gt;40. Green/Blue: blue &lt;br /&gt;41. Pink/Purple: pink &lt;br /&gt;42. Summer/Winter: can i haf both?&lt;br /&gt;43. Night/Day: nite!&lt;br /&gt;44. Hangin Out/Chillin: hanging out. &lt;br /&gt;45. Dopey/Funny: funny. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;OTHERS &lt;br /&gt;46. weird saying I have: mad pig or crazie&lt;br /&gt;47. what skool do u go to? tkgs &lt;br /&gt;48. have you ever taken drugs? medicine... &lt;br /&gt;49. What's a major turn on for you? nth&lt;br /&gt;50. How far would you go on a first date? it depends.&lt;br /&gt;51. The PERSON you know who is the... &lt;br /&gt;Best Person: Jesus&lt;br /&gt;Nicest: dunno..prob Jesus too. &lt;br /&gt;TALLest: i nv take note of dis&lt;br /&gt;52.What song are you listening to now? nothing. ppl talking on TV&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;53. What was the last meal you ate? dinner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;54. is it right to flirt if you have a bf/gf? i dun tink dere iz an answer 4 dis..it depends on da person. I wud stay neutral...but i dun tink i wud do it aniwae.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;55. what was the last thing you cried over or got teary about? i hardly cry nowadaex. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;56. Where was the last place u visited today? my grandma's house&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;57 are you happy? quite...i'm mostly happy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;58.  What instruments can you play? Piano, viola&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;59. relationships/ one night stands? relationships &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;60. Love or lust: love..obviously &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;61. Silver or gold: silver &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;62. Diamond or pearl: diamond&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;63.Sunset or sunrise: sunrise&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;64 have you gone skinny-dipping: no. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;65. Do you sleep with stuffed animals: uh huh &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;66. Do you have any piercings? ear. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;67. What color is the shirt you are wearing now? pink&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;68. Are you missing anybody now? yeah...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;69. What are the last four digits of your phone number? 1029&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;70. What was the last present you got for someone? can't rmb...haha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;71. Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with? someone i wud wanna spend da rest of my life wif! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;72. Who's birthday is coming up next? Valerie's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;74. favourite singer/band? Westlife, RK, BS, AC, JT &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;75. What's the next cd/s you're gonna get/buy? westlife vcd..greatest hits. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;76. Do u wear contacts or glasses? none..hehe...da bez sia!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;77. What's your fave quote? "never think you're betta den anyone n never think anyone is betta den you"-nicky byrne&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;78. Have you won any awards? none that i can remember... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;79. What will you be doing later? slp&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;80. Worst sickness u ever had? fever when i was young..veri high fever tht i had 2 stay in hospital n suffer all those jabs evrydae! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;81. Do you like Funny or scary movies better? Funny. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;82. On the phone or in person? in person&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;83. Hugs or Kisses? both lar...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;84. What song seems to reflect you the most?  dunno.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;85. What's your msn nick now? Yukiko{13th April~ Westlife greatest hits tour begins!}&lt;br /&gt;86. Do u have any enemies? love your enemies...but now, if i luv my enemies, i wun haf any. But frankly, i generally lyk evryone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;87. What is your greatest fear? pigeons! &lt;br /&gt;88. Would you rather be rich or famous? famous&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;89. What time is it in Albania now? huh? weird qn..&lt;br /&gt;90. Have you ever been in love? dun tink so...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;91. Have you met santa? no&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;92. If E.T. knocked on your door holding up a peace sign asking to use your phone? hehe..i wud welcome him in...it'll prob b in my dreams onli...&lt;br /&gt;93. Last time you talked to the person that you like: a few daex ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;94. Do u have any pets? used 2...dey all died. muahahaha&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;95.Whats your email address? i_love_westlife88@hotmail.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;97. Are you an alcoholic? if my parents din't refrain me frm drinking, ii wud haf been one by now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;98. Who sent this to you? chyi lyn&lt;br /&gt;99. What do you think of this person: nice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;100. Do u want your friends to write back? nope</content>
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    <title>amanda_gurl @ 2003-04-13T21:08:00</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T13:07:55Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-13T13:07:55Z</updated>
    <lj:music>none..tv noises</lj:music>
    <content type="html">I'm gg back 2 sch!! wadeva. I'm not exactly excited abt it..neither am i upset abt it. I'm juz neutral. CCAs n CAs will b cancelled 4 da 1st wk! Yeah man. N guess wad? I'm watching &lt;b&gt;'Oliver'&lt;/b&gt;!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!! u dunno how happy i am man. Singapore iz their last venue n dey're gonna disband after tht. I'm reali reali reali glad. =)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sistic.com.sg/tkevents/oliver.htm"&gt;http://www.sistic.com.sg/tkevents/oliver.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hehe..i'm now on dis webbie wif da link above. I'm so happy. we'll prob get da best seats...da family package...yay!!!!!! hehe. Des iz going..but her mom hasn't decided yet.hopefully it'll b a yes. GE will prob b ok wif it...n mom more or less reluctantly agreed. haha. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sigh..2dae will prob b da last dae i can go online evrydae. Sigh~ No time..by da time sch starts...surely no time. N aniwae, i haven't even finished my hw yet....2nite i can't watch 'the beach'. Leo dicaprio iz acting dere. SO handsome!! haha. I haven't pinned up my Justin Timberlake poster yet. GOnna do it soon. i can't wait. I'm gonna take down my RK poster cuz dere iz no more space on my wall. haha...i juz put up dis F4 poster n i drew all over it wif black marker...on their faces.! hehe. I noe i shud've given it 2 Xin Xian or sumone but den...hehe...cudn't resist da temptation of drawing on da 4 sissies.! :P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my mom almost read dis entry...phew..luckily i covered it on time. I can't wait 2 go 4 da &lt;b&gt;Oliver&lt;/b&gt; I can't wait. Da kids r so  cute..esp. Oliver..quite handsome..though he iz still half a kid...</content>
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    <title>Rush</title>
    <published>2003-04-13T09:34:00Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-13T09:34:00Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Graduation (student interviews)- Vit C</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Sigh...math tution juz finished. Practically did math hw during da whole lesson. Guess wad? i haven't finished math hw yet! So much A math hw...argh..tht miss lui. Sigh. n dere r so many questions!!!!!!!!! N it's all on da same topic. Sheesh. I'm so sick of completing squares rite now. Fortunately, we dun need 2 pass up when sch reopens. PHEW! Can die man..if we need 2 pass up 2mr. So i dun intend 2 finish it until da deadline. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hehe...2dae iz Eunice's bdae. Happy Birfdae!!! N 2dae iz da start of da Westlife Greatest Hits tour. All da bez 2 da lads. Hopefully, da fans will enjoy their performance. How i wish dey cud cum here... i wud go c dem no matter wad it takes. Sigh.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2dae, Eunice gave me Justin Timberlake's poster! =) so happy!!!!! he's so handsome dere..was looking @ it 4 quite a while. :P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I need 2 go 2 my grandma's house alreadi. I din't noe we were going until a few minutes ago. Sigh. Dun feel lyk going. But oh well...juz go lar...i dun wanna c my math hw...cuz it's undone n i will feel bad not doing it. :P</content>
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    <title>Sobx....</title>
    <published>2003-04-12T13:36:25Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-12T13:37:36Z</updated>
    <lj:music>Graduation (student interviews)- Vit C</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Sigh..i juz picked up my viola..haven't been playing it 4 ages... guess wad? i cudn't even play da fast parts of tchaikovsky's waltzer properly. I feel lyk crying now. I can't belive i'm so hopeless. Sigh...my fingers r so damn painful now. Stretch lyk crazie...my fingers were reali veri stiff.. I'm so so sad....sigh....i now realize how impt my viola iz 2 me....I will practice frm now on....cuz i noe how it feels lyk if i'm not able 2 play it properly.</content>
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    <title>Happy Birfdae Bry!!!!</title>
    <published>2003-04-12T04:49:07Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-12T04:49:07Z</updated>
    <content type="html">I juz wanted 2 wish Bryan McFadden &lt;b&gt;Happy 23rd Birthday.&lt;/b&gt; Best wishes.</content>
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    <title>The stuff on Westlife</title>
    <published>2003-04-12T04:47:37Z</published>
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    <content type="html">&lt;b&gt;Zoiks! Looks like it's gonna be the best WESTLIFE tour ever!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Sorry we're late!" grins five cheery Irish boys as they arrive at their top secret tour rehearsals...a little behind schedule! "We had a bit of a clothing crisis this morning," explains Mark. But it's all sorted now!" Oh dear. This is all sounding a bit worrying. With their tour manager (and some might say, sixth member) Anto gone, there's no one getting the lads up in the morning. &lt;b&gt;And are they fighting about everything now - even clothes?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Nonsense!" Bryan roars when we ask. "There's so much rubbish about us in the papers at the moment. Please don't believe it!" More of that later. First, it's time to get on with the business of the day - rehearsing for the Westlife Unbreakable Tour 2003.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And what an extravaganza it promises to be! "It's only our second day of proper rehearsals, but it's gonna be absolutely amazing," smiles Shane - despite the fact that he's suffering some serious toothache. But will he tell us all about it? Will he heck! "Aw, do I have to tell ya about it? I want it to be a surprise!" he grumbles. But don't worry, the tvhits! spies are out in full force for ya - and we eventually get the goss outta him. &lt;b&gt;"We'll dance, but not in a Justin kinda way. we haven't got proper dance routines - we're crap at dancing! But don't worry, it'll still be energetic!" he reveals.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today's the first time the lads have seen their costumes - and they're pretty cool, let us tell ya! The set and the styling have both been designed by super stylist William Baker. Hanging on the rails are lotsa black clothes - trousers with loadsa military style zips, soft-as-butter leather jackets and &lt;b&gt;v-e-r-y fishnet tops.&lt;/b&gt; The lads approve - but then, they've had lots of input into it. "They look cool," grins Mark. "But this is only one outfit. There's gonna be loads more! &lt;b&gt;We all sat down and literally designed what we wanted ourselves - like drawing out the shapes of trousers."&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clothes approved, and the boys take time out to pose for our pics. Shane's clearly the man in charge, telling everyone to shut up and listen to the photographer. The others are a bit distracted - Kian's massaging Mark's shoulders, while Bryan sneakily tries to continue a conversation on his mobile between snaps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It might be a day for a tour rehearsals, but the boys have got loads of other bits to fit in. There's an interview for a football TV show - which they love cos it gives them a chance to go outside for a kick about! Then they do a couple of quick snaps for The Wrong Trousers charity. "It's a cool charity to help kids - we try and do as much of that as we can," reveals Bryan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The soundtrack of the day is Uptown Girl - all day long! The band is rehearsing in the room next door, getting the song down to perfection. The lads wander through to say hello, and have a quick jam. "Picking the band was easy - we've had the same guys for ages," says Mark.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The main business of today is filming some videos which will be played on the big screens by the stage on tour. Each of the lads takes it in turns to sit on a stool, which slowly rotates while they film close up to their face. Sounds simple? It takes a-g-e-s! Nicky's first, but he's not sure about the outfit he's wearing. &lt;b&gt;"I look like a plonker with the jumpsuit all done up! Can't I just tie it round my waist?" he begs the stylist. They agree - hurrah! Especially cos it means exposing loadsa Nicky chest flesh in his fishnet top!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To keep themselves entertained, Kian plays Mark some CDs he's recently burned. Are these demos of the new Westlife album? They're all up tempo in a Bop, Bop Baby style-ee, with a bit of Appleton attitude chucked in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, all five boys have been filmed and it's time to head next door to rehearse with the band. "See y'all on stage!" they grin as they leave the building. Ya sure will!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tour secrets!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Bryan - It's quite minimal. You can change the atmosphere with the lighting - it can be a bright funky disco set one minute and then change to an intimate lil' room vibe. It's so cool!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Kian - There won't be lots of dancers distracting you from us! You can't really dance to our music anyway! But every step we take on stage will be choreographed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Mark - You never know, you might get to see us all naked on this tour! The only thing that I can tell you is that we'll be getting close to absolutely everyone at some point in the show!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Shane - There'll be pyrotechnics, velvety backdrops, huge staircases and big screens. We're not doing proper dance routines though cos we're crap at dancing!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Nicky - There'll be a medley too, but we haven't decided on it yet. It's gonna be from a particular era though! &lt;b&gt;People always bet me to run across the stage in my boxers - I've done it before!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Loife crisis 1:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Will They Split Up?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: We've all gone through stages of being fed up - but we work through it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shane: The papers are full of rubbish. We've signed a new five album deal, so we're not going anywhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kian: To be honest, it's just funny to us to read about all this, cos we know that it's so not true. We're very much together!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark: I think some journalists just want to be the first with the story, so they'll make it up if it's not true. The only thing that'll stop us is if the fans don't want us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Nicky: It's so frustrating! How many times do we have to say it's not true before people will believe us?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: It's all rubbish. I don't understand where it's come from - but it's so not true! We're working on the new album which we'll start recording while we're on tour!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;'Loife crisis 2:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Did they sack Anto?&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kian: &lt;b&gt;Anyone who thinks that the tour manager leaving means the end of a band is a fool!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: Not being arrogant or anything, but there's only five of us. He wasn't up there singing the songs with us! I'll miss him though - he's my Formula One buddy!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shane: Basically, we just grew apart from him. We needed someone new and fresh, ahd so did he.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark: I still think of him as a really good friend. We all talk to him loads on the phone, and we'll be going to his wedding later this year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;'Loife crisis 3:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Rubbish records!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shane: &lt;b&gt;I told a DJ that I was annoyed about Bop Bop Baby. Both Bryan and I were mad cos we wrote it and the single sounded so different to the original. And I said we'd never release a rubbish song like Miss You Nights. I don't think Unbreakable is good either.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kian: &lt;b&gt;I don't think Miss You Nights and Queen Of My Heart are good songs. They're not the best we've done. We can do better.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bryan: &lt;b&gt;The whole Greatest Hits album was a rush job. There's no way we'll sing Miss You Nights on the tour - it's a rubbish song. I hated it from the first moment I heard Cliff Richard singing it.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;'Loife crisis 4:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Falling out!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kian: All these stories are just funny to us!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shane:Yeah, all this stuff about Mark and Kian hating each is a load of old you-know-what! They're always the last two in the bar!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mark: It's funny, sometimes it's not till someone accuses you of hating someone else that you realise just how much you like them - and how close you really are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nicky: If anything, all these rumours have made us realise how well we all do get on and just how far we are from splitting up!</content>
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    <title>Westlife!!!</title>
    <published>2003-04-11T02:07:06Z</published>
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    <content type="html">&lt;b&gt;Billy's act is medicine say experts&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Steven Ventura&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And academics at Glasgow Caledonian University claim listening to Connolly increased people's tolerance to pain by up to three times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Men fared best when Dr MacDonald put on some vintage Connolly. He said: "We used some of his older stand- up sessions during the study.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Men reacted to his rough brand of humour best and their pain tolerance zones were increased three-fold."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The team also found that listening to your favourite music can have a similar affect.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One participant was able to keep his hands in the freezing water for two-and-a-half minutes while the Prodigy's Firestarter was played. Other music chosen by subjects included U2, Tracy Chapman, &lt;b&gt;Westlife&lt;/b&gt; and Britney Spears.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Doing mental arithmetic had the least effect on subjects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr MacDonald he added: "We believe that by listening to the likes of Billy Connolly people recovering from minor operations could benefit."</content>
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    <title>Shane Interview ...nice one</title>
    <published>2003-04-10T14:43:07Z</published>
    <updated>2003-04-10T14:43:07Z</updated>
    <content type="html">60 SECONDS EXTRA! For some reason, Westlife's Shane Filan had the &lt;br /&gt;nickname Shorty at school but he's since blossomed into a recording &lt;br /&gt;giant following more No.1s with the Irish ballad bashers than you can &lt;br /&gt;shake a stick at. The band's main singer was also voted best-looking &lt;br /&gt;man in pop by Smash Hits readers not too long ago.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Best looking man in pop' - who's your biggest rival?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That was a couple of years ago now. It's a bit embarrassing, a bit &lt;br /&gt;weird but quite exciting and flattering at the same time. It's not &lt;br /&gt;something I worry about keeping as a title. I think it's a bit 'who's &lt;br /&gt;flavour of the month' with the kids, to be honest. Last year, Gareth &lt;br /&gt;[Gates] won it - I imagine it'll be Justin Timberlake this year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eight No.1s. You must have been gutted when Tell Me What Makes A Man &lt;br /&gt;lost out to Bob The Builder. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's actually 11 now. I was well annoyed with that - What Makes A Man &lt;br /&gt;is one of my top three Westlife tracks. But you had to laugh at it &lt;br /&gt;being Bob The Builder who beat us. How can you compare with a novelty &lt;br /&gt;record? So, thanks to all the kids who bought that one. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who did the best version of Evergreen - you guys, Will Young or &lt;br /&gt;Gareth Gates? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Us. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You would say that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No I wouldn't. It's not one of my favourite songs - it was never &lt;br /&gt;going to be a single for us. I was surprised Will did it - that was &lt;br /&gt;down to Simon Cowell. I don't think it suits Will - and I don't think &lt;br /&gt;he liked it either. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;How much of a git is Simon?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's just like he is on TV. He puts on a bit of a show now he's got &lt;br /&gt;the Mr Nasty tag - he has to for TV. He's been very straight up with &lt;br /&gt;us. If you're crap, he tells you. He's very honest and there's no &lt;br /&gt;bullshit at all. &lt;/b&gt;I was in America the other week doing a documentary &lt;br /&gt;and watching telly and he was all over it. Then the other night, I &lt;br /&gt;was watching MTV Cribs [where stars let cameras in there home] and &lt;br /&gt;they had Simon as one of the subjects. I was like: 'My God. What's &lt;br /&gt;happening?' &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You spend all this time trying to break America, then your A&amp;R man &lt;br /&gt;does it before you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gutting, isn't it? But TV shows are much easier to be accepted in the &lt;br /&gt;US. The record industry is without a doubt the hardest market to &lt;br /&gt;break. Personally, I don't think we'll ever do it as we won't try to &lt;br /&gt;do it again. It takes too much time. We're happy with Europe, so why &lt;br /&gt;bother?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you get fed up with love songs?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's something we do. Westlife are a band who are known for ballads &lt;br /&gt;and we've become very successful at it. If you like the lyrics and &lt;br /&gt;the melody of a tune, you don't get fed up or say: 'I'm not doing &lt;br /&gt;another ballad.' As the band have gone on, we've written more stuff &lt;br /&gt;ourselves. On the last album, there were six or seven of ours. Some &lt;br /&gt;about love, some about life. Obviously, if you write it, you feel &lt;br /&gt;more passion towards it. Our market place is ballads - both the kids &lt;br /&gt;and the older women like them, so why change it? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On stage, can you hear yourself think for the screaming girls?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You wear ear monitors so you can hear the singing and that tones down &lt;br /&gt;most of the screams - it's like wearing two ear plugs. With all the &lt;br /&gt;ballads, you get to sit down a lot to sing and, as they're slow, you &lt;br /&gt;get plenty of time to chill out and think. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's the maddest thing you've been given by a fan?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I've had nothing that bad - just the usual. Underwear thrown on stage &lt;br /&gt;with letters pinned to them. Mark got a turnip sent in a bag once and &lt;br /&gt;one of us got a set of weighing scales, bizarrely. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you pass the underwear on to the girlfriend? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No. I leave it at the venue. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you get embarrassed if you walk in somewhere and they're playing a &lt;br /&gt;Westlife track?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was in the pub last week having a few quiet beers with some mates. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;One of our videos came on the telly and I was literally standing &lt;br /&gt;under it. &lt;/b&gt;I was singing on the TV and standing with a pint under it. &lt;br /&gt;I could feel everyone looking over and was thinking: 'Oh, my God.' &lt;br /&gt;You want the floor to open up and swallow you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXTRA QUESTION: Your biggest idol was Michael Jackson - what do you &lt;br /&gt;think of him now?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He got a fair old kicking and I think the documentaries were a little &lt;br /&gt;unfair. What people don't understand is that he's in a different &lt;br /&gt;world. His life is so different from the rest of us. Take the stuff &lt;br /&gt;with the masks on his kids' faces. He obviously doesn't want them &lt;br /&gt;growing up as Michael Jackson's son and daughter and to have their &lt;br /&gt;heads wrecked by a tabloid lens in their face at every move. I can &lt;br /&gt;kind of understand that. As for the abuse charges, I think if they &lt;br /&gt;were really true, he'd be in jail by now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXTRA QUESTION: Can you equate your fame and his?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No way. He's stratospheric on a different level to us. He's probably &lt;br /&gt;bigger than Elvis. Possibly the biggest star the planet has ever &lt;br /&gt;seen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXTRA QUESTION: Did you try to copy the moonwalk?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Totally - I wasn't too bad, actually. I used to practise it all the &lt;br /&gt;time. I used to copy the song Man In The Mirror and that's what got &lt;br /&gt;me into music. My mum and dad would listen and say: 'You've got a &lt;br /&gt;half decent voice there.' &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;EXTRA QUESTION: What do you listen to?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the moment, Eminem and Coldplay. You end up listening to very &lt;br /&gt;different music from that you play. When you sing Westlife all day, &lt;br /&gt;you don't put them on your CD player. You want to get away from what &lt;br /&gt;you do for a living - like any job.</content>
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    <title>Day 14</title>
    <published>2003-04-10T13:33:48Z</published>
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    <lj:music>the name of the Lord --tommy coomes praise band</lj:music>
    <content type="html">Ok..my birfdae was da bez one i eva had all these years. Wundafool. I went out wif Claud, Des n Lish 2 watch "Just Married". It was reali farnie n nice. LYked it a lot. I got Jt's album alreadi. Not bad. But i still lyk "cry me a river" "like i love you" n "rock your body" da bez outa all his songs. Cuz da other songs were not as gd as those 3. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American idol was ok. Ricky Smith FINALLY got out! Yeah. I can't stand his voice. Phew..now i'm quite satisfied wif da top 7...i onli dun lyk Carmen. Yuck. She sang da worst eva 2nite...n 2 tink she wasn't even in da bottom 3. Goodness. I thot she wud. Josh sang well as usual. Reuben was reali reali gd. I was reali overwhelmed by his voice...it was betta den Josh's...well, juz dis time i agree. I want Clay Iken, Kimberly Locke n Caldwell 2 b out...can't stand dem. Esp. Clay. Wad's so gr8 abt him????? His voice iz powerful but not nice @ all. He lacks all da emotions needed. So fake. He's juz trying 2 make da tune sound nice...but fails 2 do so. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh yes...Josh(penpal) sent me 3 text msgs n 1 pic msg n called me on my hp on my bdae. I'm reali happy. =) n Claud gave me dis flower ting she made. It was reali reali reali nice. I reali appreciate it. Handmade. Wow. I received alota msgs too...so many...my inbox was flooded. hehe. Aniwae..my bdae was reali gr8. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hm...now...let me c...wad r da upcoming bdaez??? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;13th April : Eunice &lt;br /&gt;20th April: Val...n Fernn's izit? &lt;br /&gt;1st May: Fatin &lt;br /&gt;6th May: Josh &lt;br /&gt;23rd May: Rach n Weilin &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fortunately, i got a lota money 4 my bdae..@ least a hundred bucks frm ppl. So...i can afford da other bdae prezzies..hehe....i haven't got Eunice's yet...argh...n it's on Sunday so i'm gonna c her dis Sun..i gotta get it by den...hopefully. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can't believe i'm listening to christian songs now. Amazing. I can't believe myself. I gotta b familar wif it b4 da next practice....hmm...ok, da songs r quite nice. But it's still quite a miracle 2 b able 2 listen 2 dem...i nv listen 2 dem @ hm...but oh well, i dun mind...dey're actuali not bad....2 tell ya da truth.</content>
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    <title>DO i reali haf bad taste?</title>
    <published>2003-04-08T14:10:44Z</published>
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    <content type="html">I jus realized tht i lyk , &lt;b&gt;Justin Timberlake&lt;/b&gt;...n i realized tht no one here lykx him @ all. N &lt;b&gt;westlife&lt;/b&gt; izn't popular here either. I lyk &lt;b&gt;S Club Juniors&lt;/b&gt;..but i tink no one here has heard their songs. I went 2 Music Junction...dey din't even sell their album! Gosh... N &lt;b&gt;britney&lt;/b&gt; iz my fave..but evryone seems 2 hate her. No one reali lykx &lt;b&gt;Ronan Keating&lt;/b&gt; either. Ugh. Do i reali haf bad taste????????</content>
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