Every fan likes to think they're a die hard fan and I am no exception.. except for one thing how the heck did I nearly miss this concert? Westlife was in Malaysia last week and I discovered it just in time to see them. Oh dear was that you Stace that I hear groaning??? Yes eat that ...they've been around that long and still going strong ; ) Ok I hope I didnt jinx it by saying that hahah , anyway, the big appeal of Westlife to me, apart from their great voices and cute looks , is that they are just nice, family-oriented boys, always talking about their parents, brothers and sisters and how much they appreciate their mum and dad...all the time and what they have done to help their parents now and went on to have kids of their own. I was so into Westlife when they started in the late 90s, that I read up anything and everything about them, and always loved their music and how they sang together! Anyway to cut a long story short, this would be my 3rd time going to their concert. The most memorable would have to be when I scored 3rd row seats for their concert in London back in 2002! I was 5 months pregnant with Matthew and I remember telling hubby, guess what... we have to go to London , I've got really good seats for Westlife! Even he can't say no to travelling to London, because after that we proceeded to visit friends in New York, , had a whole apartment to ourselves for a week, right in front of Wall Street - how cool is that!! I also have to add that this friend is very special as he was the one who introduced hubby and I together as they use to work together in the same law firm. He was working in NY at that time and his office was in the Twin Towers, lucky for him on Sept 11, he turned up to work late and for that we are grateful to still have him around! Anyway, It was a great trip ..worth every cent!
Anyway, the concert 'was held in Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil , Kuala Lumpur. It was held on a Friday evening and I was reminded by my friend to get there early as traffic in KL on a friday can be horrendous , which I did as I was there 3 hours before, and I needed to pick up the tickets 2 hours before the concert started. As I arrived, there were, as expected, a lot of Westlife fans, which I am very happy and excited about..its like going to a knitting convention where you share the same interest! Haha nerd speak alert! This is how it looked like outside.
I even met fans from New Zealand who flew in all the way for this concert. Now these two ladies are in their 60s , retirees and proud grandmothers. How they spend their time now is plotting out the next holiday destination.. what a life!! Last year they flew to Ireland to watch Westlife in concert at Croke Park - I'm jealous!! Hmm I've never been to Ireland and have always wanted to go there and Etihad has really cheap airfares and fly from KL- Abudhabi - Dublin...Even bigger HMMMM Maybe I will wait till their next concert next year or the year after or the year after haha!
This photo shows us lining in front of the Premier entrance, I don't look like a die hard fan do I! In fact even worse, I look like a Zebra with that top!!!
The man with the voice!!
Shane Filan singing, he's the lead vocalist in Westlife and despite the fame and successes, he went on to marry his childhood sweetheart- now he has a good heart!
I had a lovely time during the concert, it was so good! The only complaint I have is the the public toilets! What is going on there?? A huge venue but very limited toilets and so dirty..haha this is how I rate public places , by their toilets...anyway we still have a looong way to go in terms of cleanliness! With that, I'm signing out.. till the next update!
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