It was nothing short of magical. i want to
keep remembering because i am in fear of the memory fading away.
He
finally got to manila. He had a show in Saguijo. Erlend from KOC was there to help him out a bit (KOC had a show
the night after).
Prior to actually meeting him... during the show, i
stood in close proximity, just a handshake away in fact. it was rather
hot and he was sweating a bit. i took out some tissue and handed it to
him. and he stopped and looked me in the eye and said thank you. with
so much sincerity that you would think i did so much more for him. i
was really stunned then. i couldnt shake that feeling off my head… and
heart.then the show continued. he sang alot of songs. made
really funny remarks before some songs, he was a total charmer.After
the show, we made to sure to wait so we can have our picture disc
signed. i also wanted to give him the gift that i carefully packed.
it
was my friend melanie’s turn at first. jens was graciously speaking
with her about the picture disc saying there were only 500 of them
released and he wondered where they all went. so happy for melanie at
that time, because she is just as big a fan as i am. then it was my
turn, i was carefully removing the picture disc from the plastic
sleeves, and then he remembered me as tissue girl, again he looked me in
the eye and thanked me for the “napkin” and then i was so nervous and
ecstatic that i mumbled my name when i first said that i am Liarns
(background, i’ve been emailing him since 2005, and most of the time he
would answer back!). I had to repeat it because i think i choked my
name out instead of saying it right. so i said “I’m liarns” while
extending my hand offering a handshake and he said “Oh your Liarns! to
good to meet you!” (or something like that) then i gave him my gift and
he asked if he should open it already, and i said it’s up to him but i
whispered that there is a gift for his mum there as well as for annika.
he said thank you and he said he will just open it later. and then he
asked so how are you and he remembers it;s been quite a long time we’ve
been emailing each other. and then at some point i think i was so
nervous i was already about to cry that i burried my head (somewhat) on
the side of his arms. and then i kept foolishly saying sorry again for
being such a dork at loss for words. and he just said “it’s okay” and
then everything felt so right. While he was signing the record, he said
he should remember my name, and he spelled it out loud to me just to be
sure… and you know what… it was correct (and so many people get that
wrong!!) Then he asked if i was going to the koc show where he is
opening, I said no. then he said “awwww, you should go” then he said
he will put me on the guest list and i said “really? thank you”, then he
said yes, and then wrote my name on his arms “Liarns +1” so i can take
somebody with me. then we hugged…and i was in heaven.oh
my god Jens.. you’ve made me such a happier person. You know after that
night, i felt like i can do anything i want. no more waiting like what
his Golden Key song says. I even felt like , fuck it i dont wanna work
anymore hahaha (of course, but I Need to work, but i digress..). I’m a
very emotional person, but i didn’t know one such musician can have so
much impact like that. he is nothing short of amazing. i think i
finally believe in the word called “magic.” i knew all along he had
that, but it was overwhelming to experience it first hand. I don’t want
to be cheesy about it. but just recounting it, would seem so cheesy to
everyone, but that’s what happened. and that’s what i’ve felt.I
think i love him, even more so. oh  i love you so much jens lekman. i'm gonna get myself a loud speaker, I'm gonna stand out in the street and sing to him, i'm gonna tell him exactly how much i love him. and you know it's not even just the kind of love where one wants to marry someone.  it seems almost... beyond that.he truly made me experience true happiness that i've not experience in so many years. After meeting Jens, i suddenly realised he really is the personification of all his words to his songs.  you just know that he is very sincere about ever single word.