From Alley to NKOTBlock & BSBoys (NKOTBSB) - by PotterMom

Struggles Getting a NKOTBSB Concert Ticket - by PotterMom

November 2011

A group of handsome and talented boys flashed my screen, and I got wild...remained wild.  My heart plummeted and there it was again, the squeal of happiness threatening to break free.      

Backstreetboys old rare stuff

   “OMG, my forever favourite band since I was 11 years old, the Backstreetboys!”  I shouted with the top of my lungs.

   I checked the Web address to see www.backstreetboys.com.  “Is it really possible for the BSB to go back again after their 2010 concert here in the Philippines?”  I asked while I browsed all the tour schedules.  “I believe a NKOTBSB concert is possible, Hooray!”  I yelled as if I won in a lottery.   

   But a notification popped "The page you are trying to access requires membership."  I got devastated because I do not have a credit card and I could not access my own PayPal account.  I almost died...

A Few Months Later

I busied myself being an admin to a few Harry Potter Pages.  There I met a bunch of Backstreetboys Fanatic like me.  I really envy them because they live in London and Australia.  I have seen a lot of advertisements that NKOTBSB will be rocking these countries.  I was wondering if they would be back in my country after two years.

   I sat on my bed, checking my email if there was any newsletter (that I subscribed) from the BSB Official Web.  Sadly, there was none.  I groaned and got hold of my daily planner and wrote something to look forward to “Always check my email and login to BSB Web site everyday for awesome news.”  As I was writing, I suddenly remembered reading a horoscope for the Cancer People and that says:

      Cancer (born from June 22 – July 22) – In the middle of the year, you will be given this opportunity.  Grab this, don’t even think twice.”...

   “Golly!’ What does this mean?” I always asked myself.  I was hardly thinking for weeks if the horoscope was really meant for me.   A few weeks ago, I was offered a work in the British Embassy.  I thought to myself “Maybe this is what the horoscope meant.” Or probably, “The NKOTBSB would be rocking the Philippines in June!” I instantly laughed at myself. 

April

The thought of the Backstreetboys was making me really upset.  It is as if my hope of being an official BSB Community Member would suddenly be blown away.  I could not get any awesome email from the BSB Web.  When I logged into the site and even on their Facebook pages, the tour schedules I observed were all for foreign countries.  There was no glimpse of Asia concerts.     

  I woke up very early with a smile up to my ears.  I have dreamed of the Backstreetboys!  In my dream, I attended a once in a lifetime concert in the Philippines.  After the concert, all of them went to me, and I was able to talk and shake hands with them.

   It took me an hour to ponder on my dream “A dream or a dream to come true?”  I hurriedly grabbed my journal and wrote my whole dream happening in the present, as what I have learned from the author of The Secret, Rhonda Byrne.  I have learned that when a person wants something, he must first ask and command the Universe-- I have written my dream with all my might to the Universe so that it would know what I want and respond to me.  I followed what the Book asked me to do since I wanted to be with the Backstreetboys. 

       

   Like, like, and like...I hit the like button several times on the handsome photos of Howie Dorough.  I was still fixated with my dream a few days ago.  As I was daydreaming, I spun my head to the bottom right of the screen; as if someone whispered at the back of my head “Your chance, grab it!” 

   I was astounded...really astounded.  In front of my big brown eyes was an advertisement:    

            New Kids on The Block – Backstreetboys are back! LIVE IN MANILA

I hysterically clicked the ad but there was no additional information. I had typed the www.backstreetboys.com URL but it said that my login was not successful.  I got more frustrated.  But after a few days, I was happy to see that my login was successful.  I have browsed the Tour page and I already saw Manila, Philippines on June 3 at Mall of Asia Arena.  I could not entirely absorb this fact “Oh my golly, they are really back after two years. Unbelievable but true!”   

I have read an article and link to the pre-sale tickets.  I got energized when I saw the NKOTBSB seat plan, thousand video shares, and hot fan reviews. Wow, after so many years, they still rock the hearts of the Filipinos.  

May

Securing a ticket at the front seat was giving me a lot of panic! Waiting and trying to access took me a month.  To my despair, I even borrowed my sister’s PayPal card but unluckily, she forgot her own password.  We have been to the bank several times just to fix her card.  We managed to remember the password but cannot link directly to the site.  I also contacted my friends in Facebook and my co-worker Leigh Ram.

   “May I borrow your credit card please Leigh? I will die if I don’t get to watch the NKOTBSB concert or if I don’t win a VIP upgrade!” I asked her but she told me “Oh sorry, my card is maxed out.”

   I also joined a photo contest given by the Ovation Production in Facebook.  I submitted a few of my stuff from 1997-2000 that still looks brand-new.  Too bad, I did not win the two patron tickets (supposedly for my sweet sisters) if I win.

The Last Resort

The last but not the least resort was to ask someone from Manila to purchase a ticket for me.  I asked my sister’s boyfriend Mackie.  It took him two days just to get the money I sent.  It gave me a real stress because the merchant blocked the card and asked him for two identification cards.  Alas, after the long wait I got the VIP ticket.

   I have just finished drinking my white-flat.  It was already 12 before midnight on May 27. I logged-in to the PayPal account of my sister Claren (with her permission); I have tried to purchase the BSB membership for one more time and the last time before I surrender.  I have clicked check-out, verified my addresses, click next and a few more buttons; and that was it I already received a confirmation in my email. 

   I could not explain the happiness of being an official BSB Community member.  I was able to upload my profile picture, link twitter to it, comment on chats, read blogs, and many more that only a member can access.  I was also expecting to win the contest I joined.  I crazily wanted to see BSB backstage and have photos with them.  Unluckily, my time never came.  A woman named Cherrylyn won the contest for the Philippines.  I envy her in a positive way.  As a fan, I am so happy for her.

Travel for the once in a lifetime concert

An hour before I hit the road to Manila, I spent 30 minutes online, saying goodbye to my friends.  They all greeted me “Enjoy and you are so lucky!”  I wanted to kiss my sisters Claren and Rendl for understanding me that I spent a lot for the ticket and the BSBCommunity Membership.  They all understood my obsession (except for my Parents, I haven’t told them.)

Thank you very much NKOTBSB for choosing Philippines as part of your concert: One Night – One Stage, Once in a Lifetime Concert.  I just cannot express the great happiness I feel for the concert – The concert that I just daydream, frustrations (in months) I felt in buying a ticket, but the best part I had been waiting for, the real concert on June 3.