FYI, Ketua LEAF dan Ketua BIRD waktu kelas 1 dulu adalah partner ujian. Saya dan Ketua LEAF duduk depan belakang karena nomer NIS kami berurutan. PARTNER UJIAN. Yang berarti di nilai rapor kelas 1 saya ada campur tangan dia, dan begitupun sebaliknya. Tapi sekarang malah begini.

Wakil ketua LEAF dan Ketua BIRD adalah teman sebangku sejak kelas 1 semester genap sampai sekarang. Kami berfikir bersama, dan saling membantu. Ketua BIRD memumpuni di pelajaran Fisika dan English. Wakil Ketua LEAF peserta OSN Biologi, dan cerdas cermat Jepang. Kami saling membantu. Setidaknya ada keringat dia di nilai Biologi dan Jepang saya, begitu pun sebaliknya. Tapi sekarang jadi begini…

Sedangkan apa yang Donny, Iffan, dan Kukuh lakukan untuk BIRD pun tidak salah. Mereka benar – benar melindungi keberadaan saya.

Mereka selalu mendukung saya, “Jangan takut bu ketua, ada kami disini”.

Namun saya tidak bisa tegas, karena saya selalu terbayang akan Ketua dan Wakil Ketua LEAF.

“Udah lo lebih baik diem aja Jas, kami tau posisi lo, biar kami aja”.

Saya sadar saya gak boleh diem aja. Saya gak boleh biarkan mereka sendirian.

Raja bergerak belakangan.

Tapi kalo gini saya seperti seorang putri dilindungi.

FU*K, saya kesal dengan diri sendiri.

Sejalan dengan ini, pergolakan di dalam tubuh LEAF masih terus berlanjut. Mereka saling membuka aib di Facebook diikuti pertanyaan yang berdatangan dari kakak kelas dan adik kelas.

BIRD vs LEAF

BIRD vs LEAF

BIRD vs LEAF

29 November 2009. Saat saya check inbox facebook saya, ada message dari Teman sebangku saya, dia mengirim message ke saya, kukuh, iffan, dan donny.

Intinya dia bilang : “Kok gara-gara ada masalah ini kita jadi renggang ya?”

OMG OMG OMG,  enggak sadar juga dia, siapa juga yang bikin renggang. Grrwwrrr.

Pengen teriak rasanya.

Sampai sekarang diantara kukuh, Iffan, dan saya, tidak ada satupun yang membalas. Takut salah perkataan. Kita lagi nunggu Donny pulang gereja.

Hari selasa besok Rapat lagi. Tunggu saja apa yang akan terjadi nanti

26 November 2009. 2hari setelah rapat ricuh itu ada rapat lagi. Kali ini rapatnya bareng orang dari EO, yang bakal bantuin para panitia pensi.

Tau tidak yang hadir pada rapat kali itu hanya gustian as ketua panitia pensi, BIRD diwakili saya – kukuh – iffaan & Firda (Donny sedang rapat rokris), dan PI. LEAF gak dateng, dengan alas an mereka sedang remedial. Memang mereka pikir saya bodoh, dari segitu banyaknya pengurus LEAF gak ada satupun yang datang?

Rapat berlangsung, Ketua LEAF sempat masuk, namun pasif, tak bicara sedikitpun, lalu ditengah rapat tiba-tiba ia keluar.

Rapat kali itu sebenernya saya gak begitu ngerti, yang ngerti Yao sama PI, soalnya ngebahas dekor, dana, gueststar,dll. Pokoknya apa yang saya bisa bantu akan saya bantu, tinggal berikan saya komando maka saya akan langsung mengomando anak buah saya.

Saat penghujung rapat, Donny baru dateng, abis rapat Natal dia. Rapat pun selesai, dan orang EO pun pergi. Tinggal kami ngomongin apa apa yang harus dilakukan, dan kami minta gustian as panitia pensi untuk tegas, karena waktu rapat sebelumnya yang panas panas panas, gustian as ketua panitia seperti tidak dihargai oleh LEAF.

Tiba – tiba teman sebangku saya masuk ke ruang rapat. As we know, dia yang baru balik dari tugasnya langsung termakan omongan teman-temannya yang belum tentu benar.

Saat itu dia benar –benar bela organisasinya, dan jatuhin BIRD gitu aja. Saya ingin protes, saya ingin bicara, saya gak terima BIRD dibilang seperti itu. Tapi Donny bilang,  “Lo diem aja jas, biar gue yang ngomong”. Memang benar sih, Donny takut saya kenapa –kenapa soalnya saya masih duduk sebangku dengan wakil ketua LEAF SETENGAH TAHUN LAGI ! Oke saya diam.

Jadi teman sebangku saya berfikir seperti ini : Para pengurus LEAF terbentuk dengan adanya pelantikan, pelatihan, dsb. (Di sekolah saya pencarian bibit LEAF itu pake kekerasan, macam push up, guling2 di lapangan dll) Sedangkan BIRD terbentuk begitu saja, tanpa ada pelantikan dan pelatihan. Jadi hak –hak BIRD di sekolah saya berbeda dengan hak BIRD di sekolah lain, dan menurut teman sebangku saya, selama ini BIRD diajak kerja bareng aja udah lebih dari cukup. Istilahnya dikasih hati minta jantung.

Well, menurut saya as ketua BIRD : Memang mau kami seperti ini? Kami juga maunya BIRD ada pelantikan, pelatihan dll, dsn. Tapi itu kan sekolah yang ngatur. Kami bisa apa? Dan satu lagi, anggota BIRD adalah ketua kelas as perwakilan dari tiap – tiap kelas, so apa butuh pelatihan fisik macam LEAF? Ya enggak lah.

Sungguh saat itu hati saya sakit, karena selama ini menomor satukan sikap menghormati teman sebangku saya dari pada membela BIRD, tapi ternyata dia tidak menghargai saya, dia menomor  satukan organisasinya. Dan setelah itu, saya berubah haluan, saya akan terus bersama teman – teman BIRD, tanpa menghiraukan perasaan saya.

Karena tugas BIRD adalah mengontrol LEAF agar tidak bertindak sewenang – wenang, dan ini adalah salah satu cara mengontrol mereka. Cara mereka salah, terlalu superior. Bukannya menyatukan diri dengan BIRD dan PI, tapi mereka malah memisahkan diri, dan mau mereka BIRD dan pihak Indepen kerja dibawah komando mereka. Padahal itu salah. Yang berhak mengomando adalah gustian as ketua panitia pensi, bukan LEAF. Disitulah salahnya.

Setelah saat itu, status LEAF di facebook makin menjadi – jadi. Didalam tubuh LEAF sendiri pun ada konflik, konflik antar sesama LEAF. Dan dari status- status mereka sih sejauh ini, mereka nyalahin BIRD  atas perpecahan yang mereka alami.

Aib mereka umbar, komentar di status, note, dll.

Saya bilang ke seluruh BIRD, jangan ada yang komentar di status mereka.

Cara yang konyol menurut saya, seperti anak TK. Sangat konyol. Mereka saling membuka aib. Menjijikan guys.

Tapi ada salah satu komentar yang dibuat teman sebangku saya di status temen LEAFnya.

Dia bilang, “Cukup perdebatan kita sampai disini, karena ada yang tertawa diluar sana”.

Well, ngertikan maksudnya ?

Ngertikan siapa yang dia pikir tertawa?

Sakit hati saya readers.

Segitu buruknya kah prasangka buruk teman sebangku saya terhadap saya dan BIRD. Dia pikir saya tertawa ?

Boro – boro saya bisa tertawa, tiap saya memikirkan masalah ini, yang ada air mata saya yang jatuh. Saya menghormati teman – teman saya di LEAF, pure sebagai teman. Tapi begini balasannya…

25 November 2009. Hari itu hari Rabu. Setelah perayaan hari guru akan ada rapat pensi di lantai 3, ruang seni  budaya.

Pengurus LEAF, kami pengurus BIRD, dan pihak indepen berkumpul.  Ya, akan ada voting ulang tema. 2 Tema. Yaitu Tema dari LEAF, dan Tema dari PI.

Tapi ada yang aneh, sangat aneh. LEAF membawa seluruh pengurus kelas 10 untuk mengikuti voting. Padahal saat rapat I dan rapat II kelas 10 tidak kelihatan batang hidungnya sama sekali, tiba – tiba mereka ikut voting kali ini !

Apa bloggers bisa baca pikiran saya waktu itu?

Ya, LEAF membawa pasukan supaya tema mereka menang !

Liciknya…

Disitulah penyebab keributan. Kami BIRD, dan PI tidak setuju dengan kehadiran kelas 10 disitu. Adu mulut pun terjadi. Jelas BIRD dan PI mencekal tindakan LEAF tersebut.

Sumpah deh, kepala saya mau pecah saat itu. Saya tutup telinga, mereka saling teriak, saling bentak, saling sindir, panas panas panas.

Tiba – tiba sampai suatu ketika saya disuruh maju sama xxxxxdari LEAF. Dia membentak saya, menyuruh saya membeberkan semua yang yang terjadi saat 2 hari lalu. Saat saya di ruang LEAF sendirian, saat saya ditekan kala itu, saya disalahakan sendirian. 1 vs 7.

Saya takut, saya pusing, saya blank. Apa yang harus saya katakana. Saya lihat gustian as ketua pensi benar – benar tidak dihargai kala itu.Kalo begini terus gak akan selesai rapat ini.

Akhirnya dengan terbata – bata saya katakana 20% apa yang terjadi saat peristiwa 1 vs 7. Mengapa 20%? Karena saya sadar, jika saya beberkan semuanya, rapat ini tidak akan selesai, yang ada malah perang  perang dan perang.

Teman – teman BIRD saya sempat kecewa, mereka bilang “kenapa lo ga bilang semuanya aja sih mumpung di depan kelas 10, biar mereka tau jahatnya LEAF”.

Tapi akhirnya mereka mau mengerti setelah mendengar penjelasan saya. Adu mulut pun dilanjutkan.

Perlawanan dari BIRD diwakilkan oleh Donny dan Kukuh. Dari PI ada Yao dan Nana.

FYI Donny itu keren sekali kalo bicara, orang ngomong 3 kata, dia balas 10 kata sedangkan Kukuh jago ngeles. Lalu Iffan memanfaatkan keributan dengan mendatangi kelas 10 dan berkampanye kemudian anggota BIRD yang lain saya suruh mencatat setiap detil rapat yang terjadi dan juga pilih tema yang benar-benar bagus, paling tidak kalo LEAF bisa bawa anak kelas 10 belom tentu tema mereka menang.

Finally, Gustian as ketia pensi turun tangan. Diputuskan kelas 10 tetap ikut rapat, namun hanya perwakilannya saja, 5 orang. Oke kami setuju. Lalu PI diwakili Yao mulai mempresentasikan Tema mereka, dilanjutkan tema dari LEAF. Selanjutnya pemungutan suara.

Hasilnya, Tema dari PI menang telak 29 – 11 dari pada tema LEAF. Rapat diakhiri, saat itu air muka LEAF sangat tidak enak untuk dilihat.

Setelah kejadian tersebut, terjadi berbagai perpecahan di dalam tubuh LEAF, sebagian ada yang memihak keluar, sebagian ada yang tetap dengan prinsip superior mereka. Padahal yang namanya panitia pensi, mau dari Rohis, Rokris, LEAF, BIRD, atau dari luar semuanya setara, karena pada dasarnya Pensi itu adalah acara sekolah bukan acara LEAF. Tapi beberapa dari mereka masih mikir pensi itu LEAF yang ngatur.

Waktu itu, tiap saya buka homepage fb yang ada malah status – status para LEAF yang malah terkesan buka aib di fb.

Udah gitu, mau saya masalah ini diselesaikan secara internal aja gitu kek. Tapi ini malah engga, merek malah berkoar – koar sengaja mempublikasikan ke khalayak ramai.

Baru saja saya turun ke lantai satu, tiba – tiba ada orang nanya, “Jas, tadi rapat BIRD ama LEAF berantem ya?”

Oh Gosh, jelas saja gossip beredar begitu cepat. Jika adik kelas atau kakak kelas bertanya ke saya tentang BIRD vs LEAF , saya Cuma bisa jawab “Engga berantem kok, BIRD sama LEAF kerja sama, Cuma beda pendapat aja”. Tapi mereka, para LEAF malah bikin status terus terusan di fb.

2 hari setelah itu. Teman sebangku saya balik dari tugasnya, teman sebangku saya yang jadi wakil ketua LEAF. Teman sebangku saya mendengarkan semua perkataan teman – teman LEAF-nya, Teman sebangku saya termakan omongan teman-teman LEAF-nya, Teman sebangku saya tidak lagi ingat dengan saya, Teman sebangku saya tidak lagi menghomati perasaan saya. Padahal saya selalu menghormati perasaan dia. Dia sebagai sahabat saya, dia sebagai teman sebangku saya, bukan dia sebagai LEAF. Tapi inilah yang saya dapatkan, perakuan seperti ini yang saya dapatkan.

Sakit hati saya.

24 November 2009. Mau tidak mau saya ceritakan hal yang terjadi kemarin ke kukuh dan iffan. Benar firasat saya, mereka marah. Saya minta tolong untuk menyelesaikan masalah internal mereka dengan LEAF, karena ada salah satu LEAF yang gak suka dengan Iffan & Kukuh. Saya beri hak otonomi kepada mereka untuk mengurusnya, karena kalau masalah internal bergabung dengan masalah kelompok tentu akan menjadi rumit bukan? Juga saya mohon pada mereka untuk sabar.

Saya : “Udah biar gue aja yang nyelesain masalahnya sama mereka, gue ketua, ini tugas gue. Kalian ga usah ikut-ikutan, selesain masalah lo sama si xxxxx (anak LEAF yang punya masalah sama iffan dan kukuh.

Kukuh : “Tapi ga bisa gitu dong jas, Lo itu kemaren sendirian, wajar aja lo ga bisa perfikir. Lo wakilin nama BIRD kan? Tapi tanpa pesetujuan anggota, berarti itu pelanggaran.

Saya : “Pokoknya kita jangan bergerak dulu, diem aja dulu lah. Ikutin apa mau LEAF aja. Nanti gue yang urus”

Saya berbicara seperti itu padahal saya sendiri gak tau mau berbuat apa. Sampai suatu ketika saya memberi tahu hal tersebut ke Donny. FYI Donny juga BIRD, dan ternyata dia marah besar. Saat itu juga dia langsung ke ruang LEAF meminta penjelasan dan membuat perhitungan.

ASTAGA, KENAPA JADI GINI !!!

Kepala saya mau pecah, apa yang akan Donny lakukan disana. Saya takut oh tuhan, saya ga mau ada perselisiha. Kukuh dan Iffan mencegah Donny, tapi dia tetep maju.

Saya dilantai 2 saat itu. Saya juga mau ke ruang LEAF tapi dilarang sama Donny.

Karena Raja itu jalan belakangan.

Tuhan mendengarkan doaku kala itu, ternyata LEAF sedang sibuk dengan rapat Hari guru, sehingga upaya Donny pun gagal. Dan saya coba marahi Donny waktu itu.

Saya     : “Maksud lo apa sih, mikir ga sih apa yang lo lakuin tadi efeknya fatal. Pikir dulu sebelum bertindak!”

Donny : “Gue ga terima lo digituin Jas, mereka bertindak terlalu jauh”

Saya     : “Untuk masalah dengan LEAF biar gue yang selesaikan nanti. Lo ga usah bikin masalah tambah parah:

Donny : “Gue tau lu ketua, tapi BIRD bukan cuma lo doang! Kita lo anggap apa woy”

Dan jujur, apa yang dikatakan Donny emang benar, selama ini saya melakukan apa-apa sendirian, sehingga saya fikir kesalahan yang LEAF katakan waktu di ruang mereka adalah salah gue. Padahal gue punya temen-temen, I have birds beside me .( Birds adalah sebutan untuk pengurus BIRD).

Donny : “Jujur gue gak terima ketua gue diperlakukan seperti itu. Lo mewakili kita, tapi saat itu bahkan gue ga tau kalo gue diwakilin, bukan gitu caranya Jasmine. Bukan 1 lawan 7 orang”

Saya     : “Tapi gue Cuma ga mau ada kekisruhan…”

Donny : “Dimana –mana RAJA BERGERAK BELAKANGAN Jas, pasti anak buah yang mati duluan. Kalo gini caranya, mereka langsung nyerang elo. Kalo Raja mati duluan udah pasti kalah. Cara mereka salah”

Saya : “Tapi jangan langsung datengin ke Ruang LEAF gitu aja dong, fikir dulu matang-matang”

Donny : “Gue tau jas, masalah ini harus cepat diselesain, kalo kelamaan malah makin gak bener. Gue tau lo Ketua, tapi LO TETEP PEREMPUAN. Mana bisa 1 lawan 7 di kandang mereka pula. UDAH LO TENANG AJA BIAR GUE YANG URUS !”

Donny langsung pergi, waktu itu air mata saya langsung meluncur. Dikoridor lantai 2. Saya nangis. Perang dimulai kawan. Saya nangis ga berenti. Kukuh dan Iffan nemenin saya disitu.

Kukuh : “Jas, ga usah nangis. Biar kita selesain masalahnya.”

Saya     : “Tapi gak gini caranya, kalo begini jadinya pasti bakal perang, gue ga mau berantem sama LEAF”

Iffan     : “Iya tapi jangan nangis disini, mereka senang liat lu nangis ntar”

As you know Pria itu dasarnya cuek, tapi kalo mereka udah liat air mata cewe, jadi lain cerita. Saya ngerti banget posisi Donny saat itu, saya ngerti perasaan Iffan dan Kukuh waktu itu ketika melihat saya nangis. Mereka makin makin makin makin kesal.

Saya merasa bersalah nangis waktu itu, bukannya bikin masalah adem, malah bikin anak buah saya makin panas. Tapi coba bloggers di posisi saya, di otak saya sudah terbayang perselisihan macam – macam. Jadi gini, wakil ketua LEAF itu temen sebangku saya, saat itu dia gak ada ditempat karena ada urusan diluar sekolah. Dan jujur saya sangat sangat menghormati prasaan teman saya ini. Saya tidak mau buat teman sebangku saya kecewa. Tapi kalo saya lihat anak buah saya, masa saya mau melepas mereka semua? Mana tanggung jawab ketua kalo begitu?

Pikiran saya bergejolak, saya benar – benar bimbang. Saya sih tidak peduli mau diapain sama LEAF, mau 1 vs 7 kayak kemaren, mau dikeroyok kek, mau disuruh-suruh pun saya terima – terima aja. Tapi anggota BIRD yang lain tidak terima saya diperlakukan seperti itu. Ketua yang mereka sayangi diperlakukan dengan tidak dihargai.

Hati saya galau saat itu. Saya mau berdiri dipihak mana?

-          Saya terus melakukan sikap menghormati teman sebangku saya as wakil ketua LEAF, atau

-          Saya menghadapi ini semua bersama BIRD

Ternyata setelah saya pulang sekolah hari itu, Donny masuk ke ruang LEAF sendirian. Semacam membuat perhitungan dengan mereka.

Disitu saya merasa, saya bukan Raja yang mengatur strategi, tapi saya seperti seorang putri yang dilindungi.

Esok harinya ada rapat pensi, dan itulah klimaksnya. Kami bertengkar, adu mulut dihadapan anak kelas 1. Saling menekan dan menjatuhkan. Dan sekali lagi saya merasa, saya bukan Raja yang mengatur strategi, tapi saya seperti seorang putri yang dilindungi.

Masalah semakin larut, konflik sana sini.

Oke, saya ceritakan kejadian yang menurut saya ada peranan saya disitu.

20 November 2009. Waktu itu rapat kepanitian pensi pertemuan kedua. FYI, rapat kepanitian pensi itu dihadiri oleh 3 kubu, yaitu: LEAF, BIRD, dan Pihak Independen (PI) dari perwakilan tiap kelas.

Rapat kali itu membahas tema, Voting tema gitu.  Ada 4 tema:

1. Tema dari gustian as ketua panitia pensi dengan perolehan 3 suara
2. Tema dari LEAF (Richard) dengan perolehan 11 suara
3. Tema dari BIRD (Arnold) dengan perolehan 1 suara
4. Tema dari PI (Yao) dengan perolehan 13 suara

Otomatis tema yang terpilih adalah tema dari PI dong. Waktu itu gustian as ketua panitia bilang, “hasil pemungutan suara valid, tidak dapat diganggu gugat oleh siapapun”. Oke saya dan teman – teman pun setuju dan bertekad untuk bekerja sama membuat pensi sesukses mungkin.

Tiba-tiba hari Senin, 23 November 2009. Yao dari PI menarik saya ke aula,

Yao : “Jas, kata LEAF pemungutan suara kemaren gak valid, mereka mau ngadain pemungutan suara ulang”

Saya: “Loh kenapa? Kan kata gustian as ketua panitia udah valid, ga bias diubah dong”

Yao : “ ga tau tuh, katanya ada suara yang gak sah, perwakilan kelas dari ipa 2 melebihi kuota (kuota: max. 5 orang perkelas) bantuin kita jas, voting nanti Cuma ada 2 tema, tema kita sama tema dari LEAF. Kita mesti ngapain?”

Saya : “Ya udah yao, lu siapin tema kemaren sebaik mungkin, jangan seperti kemarin yang dadakan”

Yao : “ BIRD bantu kita kan? Gue sama temen-temen gue ini perwakilan kelas jas”

Saya pun mengiyakan. Dari sini terlihat kalo LEAF mengambil peran oposisi terhadap panitia pensi lain. Padahal yang namanya panitia pensi itu mau asalnya dari LEAF, BIRD, rohis, rokris semua sama, tujuannya membuat pensi yang sempurna bersama-sama, bukan saling memerintah.

Waktu itu saya mendengarkan diskusi mereka tentang tema mereka, saya akui Yao professional sekali dalam mengurusi hal-hal seperti ini. Sallut. Yang hadir kala itu ada beberapa orang dari PI kelas, dan 3 orang wakil BIRD. Saya, Iffan, dan Kukuh.

Tiba-tiba salah seorang LEAF berteriak dari lapangan, “JAS, DIPANGGIL KE RUANG LEAF”.

Seketika saya gemetar. Firasat saya gak enak.

Saya minta iffan dan kukuh menemani saya waktu itu, tapi ternyata mereka diusir oleh para LEAF.  Di ruangan itu ada 7 orang LEAF, dan saya disitu mewakili BIRD dan PI SENDIRIAN.

Dan ternyata firasat saya benar terjadi. Awalnya mereka nagih proker BIRD ke saya (otomatis disitu peran saya wakilin BIRD), mereka menumpahkan semua ke saya, dari mulai teman – teman saya yang gak sopan sama mereka, sampe mulai masalah tema pensi itu. Waktu itu gak ada gustian as ketua panitia pensi. Tapi mereka numpahin semua ke saya.

Saya ngerti keadaan mereka, mereka berharap banyak pada saya. Saya sebagai mediator antara LEAF dan PI. Saya sebagai mediator antara LEAF dan anggota saya. Tapi saya bingung.

Jika kalian bloggers, melihat wajah saya waktu itu. Pucat, speechless, dan kebingungan. Saya bingung bagaimana mengucapkan semua pesan – pesan yang mereka katakana segitu banyaknya ke anggota BIRD nanti, saya bingung bagaimana mengatakan kepada mereka dengan sebaik mungkin. Karena kalau saya sampaikan semuanya anggota BIRD pasti marah besar !

Oke, lama – lama saya gak tahan sendiri disitu, saya tertekan men. 1 lawan 7 orang bisa apa saya? Akhirnya saya minta agar Yao masuk untuk mewakili PI. Dan saat itu pun saya merasa tertolong, sangat tertolong.

Kukuh, iffan, dan Teman-teman dari kubu independen menuggu kami di luar ruangan LEAF.

Saya bingung, bagaimana menyampaikannya. Saya sungguh bingung. Karena kalau saya ceritakan detil semuanya akan ada perang besar. Perang yang akhirnya saat ini benar terjadi.

CHAPTER 1 : Kacang Garuda

12 November 2009. Awal cerita, BIRD sedang mencari logo yang bagus untuk pembuatan Lencana. Dari 3 pra-logo, ada salah satu logo yang bergambar burung garuda.

Donny  : “Gimana kalo di kaki garuda ditaro gambar kacang?”

Saya : “Lu pikir ini Kacang garuda”

Iffan :  (ngakak)

Donny : “Gimana kalo di kaki garuda di kasih tulisan LEAF?”

Saya : “eh parah, lo kira LEAF itu kacang”

Iffan  : “Kacang ko lawan Garuda” (peseta Cicak ko lawan Buaya)

Sontak semua yang disitu (Donny, Iffan, dan saya) ngakak. WAKAKAKA.

Ada – ada aja lagian. Nah teman sebangku saya itu wakil ketua LEAF. Awalnya dia gak ngerti, tapi tiba – tiba dia ngambil tasnya, dan merapihkan benda – bendanya, lalu pergi meninggalkan saya.

Jelas kami bercanda saat itu. Tapi teman sebangku saya menganggapnya lain.

Dan bukannya kesalahpahaman ini diselesaikan, dia malah pergi. Berkali – kali Donny dan Iffan minta maaf, tapi dia cuekin. Yang ada malah dia mengancam, “Lo mau gue laporin LEAF?, makanya diem aja deh!”.

Hari itu hari ulang tahun saya, saya kira “ngambeknya Temen Saya” itu bohongan biar bikin saya panik. Tapi ternyata teman saya marah beneran.

Tapi keesokan harinya dia malah sok  – sok nyapa, dan sok enjoy. Saya bingung, saya merasa dipermainkan. Kemarin dia nyuekin saya, kenapa sekarang gini?

Padahal masalah Kacang garuda kemaren belom clear.

Saya, Iffan, dan Donny pun jadi bingung, kalo bahas masalah kemaren takutnya Teman sebangku saya ini melakukan ancamannya, yaitu bilang ke LEAF. Tapi kalo gak dibahas ya jadi gini, gak jelas.

Sejak saat itu kami jadi lebih sadar diri, kalo lagi ngomongin BIRD lebih baik jangan di depan LEAF.

Sejak saat itu pula, saya jadi agak ngeri sama teman sebangku saya. Dari pada saya salah ngomong lebih baik saya diam bukan?

Namun ternyata, teman sebangku saya ini bilang soal logo garuda itu ke teman – teman LEAFnya. Alhasil perang dingin pun terjadi.

Saya jadi jarang ngobrol dengan teman sebangku saya, saya malas, nanti yang ada malah dia jadi ngambek.

Dan menurut saya inilah cikal bakal perselisihan BIRD vs LEAF.

Good going for Donny Osmond… we had our fingers crossed thinking he wasn’t going to make it… but whoa… he won! Congratulations Donny!

It’s Tuesday…and before we get to our final DWTS poll, let’s discuss some other newsy odds & ends. As in, buh-bye Jon & Kate plus 8 …how do you feel about the final episode of TLC’s hit show that drew zillions of fans, prompting everything from obsession and adoration to rage and ridicule from most of them? Both Jon and Kate spoke separately and used words like “bittersweet”,  blaming “youth” for the mishaps. They say the kids too are “already missing” the show. (If you ask me, glad they quit when they did as  those kids need all the time they can get to invest — and invest wisely  — because something’s going to have to cover what I’m betting will be whopping therapy bills). Moving on, you know that Taylor Swift cleaned up at the AMA’s…and that Rihanna and Lady GaGa  sparkled as well. But there was someone else who may have done a little too much em, “R-rated” sparkling , and I am of course referring to bad boy Adam Lambert whose showstopping performance is being called “too raunchy” and “sexually risque”. Did you see it? Do you agree? It does look a little racy, although I don’t think we’ve seen the last of this boy’s tricks. And with a very popular brand new album in stores now, he’s seems almost unstoppable. Speaking of unstoppable, the big question today — it is Tuesday, after all — is just who will be stopped on tonight’s DWTS finale? Who will take that mirror ball home to rest for 2009? Voice your choice in today’s featured poll!

1) Donny

2) Mya

3) Kelly

1. Ghetto – Hathaway, Donny
2. Inner City Blues – Washington, Grover Jr.
3. Woman Of The Ghetto – Shaw, Marlena
4. Pusherman – Mayfield, Curtis
5. Home Is Where The Hatred Is – Phillips, ‘Little’ Esther
6. Stone To The Bone – Brown, James
7. Expansions – Smith, Lonnie Liston
8. Also Sprach Zarathustra – Deodato
9. Stratus – Cobham, Billy
10. Shaft – Hayes, Isaac
11. He’s A Superstar – Ayers, Roy
12. Superfly – Mayfield, Curtis
13. Summer In The City – Jones, Quincy
14. For What It’s Worth – Mendes, Sergio
15. Steppin’ Stones – Harris, Johnny
16. Nubian Lady – Lateef, Yusef
17. I’d Rather Be With You – Collins, Bootsy
18. Straussmania – Salinas, Daniel
19. Children Of The Ghetto – Pine, Courtney
20. Other Side Of Town – Joseph, Julian
21. By All Means – Mouzon, Alphonse
22. Look Of Love – Hayes, Isaac
23. If You Want Me To Stay – Stone, Sly
24. Why Can’t We Live Together – Thomas, Timmy

Anoop Desai perform For All We Know in Chapel Hill, NC on November 8. Video via Kary’s YouTube Channel.

Are you in the mood to reminisce a bit? Check out the “Best of AI Tour Videos and MP3’s” thread at the Anoop Desai Street Team Forum!

• Question 1…Why is Tamiflu making me feel worse than I did before?

• I just ached and sneezed before….now I feel sick all the time….whats that all about….I was up at 3 this morning for a snack…grabbing the moments between feeling sick….thank god for time differences….Patty was online to keep me company while I munched!!
• I think I will have a film fest today….so many to catch up on…Grey Garden looks good…and 50 first dates….I will let you know

• MY god…Swine Flue…Tamiflu……and just as life can’t get any worse I woke up on the sofa and there was a Donny and Marie Cheesefest blaring out…..I woke up to paper roses…I thought I had actually died and gone to hell!!!!…The sight of Donny Osmond singing Crazy Horses thinking he was Jon Bon Jovi made me chuckle though…and everyone telling Marie how wonderful she looked for 50 yrs old was nauseating…you can see the surgery marks…get real. They both spent the entire show saying how good looking they were…and the Z list audience were lapping it up…Gary Rhodes (Now relegated to butter Ads)…Tony Blackburn (Now relegated to ermmm…Nothing) Ian Beales Mum…(bet she wishes she had died in Africa.)….it was totally cringy….at certain parts of the show I think Jedward  would have outshone them..I think I may sell my TV.

• The only bonus with swine flu is that I had a video lunch with the lovely Patricia via Skype….The 5 hr time difference meant I was eating dinner whilst she had lunch…so we ate together and chatted…it was just like a lunch date…excellent….she did keep putting me in my place regarding healthcare though…..I quite liked it really…lol….maybe I should go and visit her…no bug would live in that temperature…instant cure.

• Im not sure which is worse..The swine flu or the Tamiflu…I have taken them and feel really sick. I may send someone to Boots and find some Oinksips
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I have had lots of tips on how to combat my man flu….thank you for all the advice.The best one seems to be devouring lots of spicy food…I love Curries and Chillies anyway so this would be great….maybe I should eat a raw Dorset Naga…that would do the trick !!!

THE world’s hottest chilli pepper does not come from a tropical hot spot where the locals are impervious to its fiery heat but a smallholding in deepest Dorset. Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment. The pepper, almost twice as hot as the previous record- holder, was grown by Joy and Michael Michaud in a poly- tunnel at their market garden. The couple run a business called Peppers by Post and spent four years developing the Dorset Naga. They knew the 2cm-long specimens were hot because they had to wear gloves and remove the seeds outdoors when preparing them for drying, but had no idea they had grown a record-breaker. Some customers complained the peppers were so fiery that even half a small one would make a curry too hot to eat. Others loved them and the Michauds sold a quarter of a million Dorset Nagas last year. At the end of last season Mrs Michaud sent a sample to a laboratory in America out of curiosity. The owner had never tested anything like it.

According to Mrs Michaud, the hottest habañero peppers popular in chilli-eating competitions in the US generally measure about 100,000 units on the standard Scoville scale, named after its inventor, Wilbur Scoville, who developed it in 1912. At first the scale was a subjective taste test but it later developed into the measure of capsaicinoids present. The hottest chilli pepper in The Guinness Book of Records is a Red Savina habañero with a rating of 570,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Mrs Michaud was stunned when the Dorset Naga gave a reading of nearly 900,000SHU. A fresh sample was sent to a lab in New York used by the American Spice Trade Association and recorded a mouth-numbing 923,000SHUs. Mrs Michaud said: “The man in the first lab was so excited — he’d never had one even half as hot as that. The second lab took a long time because they were checking it carefully as it was so outrageously high.” The Dorset Naga was grown from a plant that originated in Bangladesh. The Michauds bought their original plant in an oriental store in Bournemouth. Mrs Michaud said: “We weren’t even selecting the peppers for hotness but for shape and flavour. There is an element of machismo in peppers that we aren’t really interested in. When the results of the heat tests came back I was gobsmacked.” The couple are now seeking Plant Variety Protection from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which will mean that no one else can sell the seeds.

Mrs Michaud, 48, has run the company with her husband at West Bexington, near Dorchester, for ten years. Mr Michaud, 56, has been a regular on the television chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage series, advising on vegetable growing. Anyone wanting to try the Dorset Naga will have to be patient as chillis are harvested only from July on. In Bangladesh the chillies grow in temperatures of well over 100F (38C) but in Dorset they thrive in polytunnels. Aktar Miha, from the Indus Bangladeshi restaurant in Bournemouth, said that even in its home country the naga chilli was treated with respect. “It is used in some cooking, mainly with fish curries, but most people don’t cook with it. They hold it by the stalk and just touch their food with it,” he said. “It has a refreshing smell and a very good taste but you don’t want too much of it. It is a killer chilli and you have to be careful and wash your hands and the cutting board. If you don’t know what you are doing it could blow your head off.”

FROM HOT TO NOT

Scoville Heat Units

Pure capsaicin: 15m to 16m

US Police-grade pepper spray: 5m

Dorset Naga: 923,000

Red Savina habanero: 577,000

Scotch bonnet: 100,000-325,000

Jamaican hot pepper: 100,000-200,000

Cayenne pepper: 30,000-50,000

Jalapeno pepper: 2,500-8,000

Tabasco sauce: 2,500

Pimento: 100 to 500

Bell pepper: 0

Bizzarre Story Of The Day

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his “wife”, after he was caught having sex with the animal.

The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.”We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together,” Mr Alifi said. Mr Alifi, of Hai Malakal in Upper Nile State, told the Juba Post newspaper that he heard a loud noise around midnight on 13 February and immediately rushed outside to find Mr Tombe with his goat. “When I asked him: ‘What are you doing there?’, he fell off the back of the goat, so I captured and tied him up.” Mr Alifi then called elders to decide how to deal with the case. “They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife,” Mr Alifi told the newspaper.

What Makes Katie Price Worth More Than The Others ???

After her first time on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! she married Peter Andre following their romance in the jungle. Now Katie Price is to return to the reality television camp in a desperate attempt to gapeter andrin the upper hand in the bitter public relations battle over their split. And the model will get paid five times more than the other contestants, commanding a £350,000 fee to become the first ever celebrity to go into the jungle twice.

Time apart: Katie, pictured at Heathrow airport, plans to head to the Australian bush in an attempt to resurrect her ailing reputation in I’m A Celebrity…She will also arrive a week late to the show while the other celebrities, who will be paid around £65,000 each, will have to endure three tough weeks in camp. Katie, 31, left Britain yesterday to fly to Los Angeles for work commitments on the first leg of her journey to Australia. She is planning to appear on an American chat show and a pay a visit to the hairdressers to have her £500 extensions replaced before making her way Down Under. A friend of one of the contestants, who asked not to be named, told The Sun newspaper: ‘This really is taking the Mick. We were pushing for more cash but we were told things were tight this year. Now we know why. ‘If ITV are looking for trouble in the jungle, they will certainly get it once she turns up.’

Price will be up against another ex-Page 3 model on the show, former 1980s Page 3 star Sam Fox, who is rumoured to be netting around £60,000 for the show. Ex-footballer Colin Hendry, snooker player Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White, Mis-Teeq pop star Sabrina Washington and TV presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are also taking part. Former Strictly Come Dancing dancer Camilla Dallerup, former Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones, ex-WAG Lizzie Cundy and former EastEnder Robert Kazinsky – who played Stacey’s brother Sean in the soap – are also tipped to appear. Interior design TV presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are renowned for their frequent bickering, fussiness and tantrums on screen and are expected to liven up the show. The pair have also been a couple for 22 years and married in a civil partnership last year in London. They are reportedly being paid £65,000 each to appear in the three-week show. Last night, former EastEnder Lucy Benjamin, whose greatest claim to fame is shooting Phil Mitchell on EastEnders, and Kim Woodburn, from How Clean Is Your House?, were also both seen at the airport and are also believed to be flying out to Australia for the series.

But last night the war of words between Miss Price and Mr Andre’s rival camps had already begun, with claims she was ignoring her three young children by flying to Australia for the show. The trip comes as her severely disabled son Harvey is recovering from suspected swine flu. Harvey was taken to hospital last week and will be cared for Katie’s mother Amy Price, who will also help to look after the children Miss Price had with Mr Andre, Junior, four, and two-year-old Princess Tiáamii. Explaining her decision, Miss Price, 31, told a friend: ‘It will help me communicate with the public directly and not through third parties. ‘Harvey is fine now, he had a temperature and we took him to hospital as a precaution, which you have to do with any disabled child. ‘I love my children with all my heart and for anyone to say anything different is unfair.’

But a source close to Mr Andre, 36, said: ‘Peter is furious, he turned down the programme a few weeks ago and they were offering hundreds of thousands of pounds. He knew it was not right. ‘But this time, Katie has gone too far – Peter feels that she has not adequately organised childcare. ‘Her mother Amy will look after the children and Peter will help, but he feels that it was entirely inappropriate, especially as Harvey and Junior have been unwell. ‘And what will happen if she falls for someone in the jungle again – why should her children be made to watch that?’ Miss Price will be the first contestant to re-enter the jungle, where she will be expected to camp without home comforts and take part in a series of challenges which usually involve swimming through infested rivers and eating horrible bugs.

Up against Katie: Colin McAllister (l) and Justin Ryan are also set to appear in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

The glamour factor: Sam Fox (left) and former Mis-Teeq singer Sabrina Washington have also confirmed they’ll be in the show The £350,000 Miss Price is to receive represents a record amount for any contestant. ITV is formally announcing the full line-up for this year’s series today. Ratings for the show are vital to its commercial future after being hit badly by a dramatic downturn in advertising. A television source revealed: ‘[Katie] is ratings dynamite. She has always been hugely popular on ITV and she’s seriously outspoken. And with the break-up of her marriage being so high profile, her appearance – and her comments – are sure to be explosive.’ Her last appearance on the show in 2004 proved compelling viewing as the nation watched her and Andre’s growing friendship. She paraded around the jungle in a white bikini, a fairly transparent tactic usually adopted by the curviest contestants.

Dancing with the WAGs:  Camilla Dallerup (l) and Lizzie Cundy are also tipped to appear in the jungle show

Likely jungle contenders: How Clean Is Your House? co-host Kim Woodburn and ex-EastEnders actor Robert Kazinsky, who played Stacey Slater’s brother Sean

She was voted out and arch-rival Kerry Katona went on to win that year. After the show finished, she and Andre embarked on a real-life romance and married in 2005. Their first child, Junior, was born the same year. Their second child, Princess, was born in 2007. Having caught the bug for reality television, the pair began to live their lives on screen and their fly-on-the-wall series, which followed their lives both in the UK and the U.S., became one of ITV2’s most watched programmes. This year, though, the couple announced they were splitting after almost four years of marriage, leading to a bitter public break-up.  It is not known whether she had to secure Andre’s agreement to go back on the show or whether she plans to leave her three children with her cagefighter boyfriend Alex Reid.

• Question 1…Why is Tamiflu making me feel worse than I did before?

• I just ached and sneezed before….now I feel sick all the time….whats that all about….I was up at 3 this morning for a snack…grabbing the moments between feeling sick….thank god for time differences….Patty was online to keep me company while I munched!!
• I think I will have a film fest today….so many to catch up on…Grey Garden looks good…and 50 first dates….I will let you know

• MY god…Swine Flue…Tamiflu……and just as life can’t get any worse I woke up on the sofa and there was a Donny and Marie Cheesefest blaring out…..I woke up to paper roses…I thought I had actually died and gone to hell!!!!…The sight of Donny Osmond singing Crazy Horses thinking he was Jon Bon Jovi made me chuckle though…and everyone telling Marie how wonderful she looked for 50 yrs old was nauseating…you can see the surgery marks…get real. They both spent the entire show saying how good looking they were…and the Z list audience were lapping it up…Gary Rhodes (Now relegated to butter Ads)…Tony Blackburn (Now relegated to ermmm…Nothing) Ian Beales Mum…(bet she wishes she had died in Africa.)….it was totally cringy….at certain parts of the show I think Jedward  would have outshone them..I think I may sell my TV.

• The only bonus with swine flu is that I had a video lunch with the lovely Patricia via Skype….The 5 hr time difference meant I was eating dinner whilst she had lunch…so we ate together and chatted…it was just like a lunch date…excellent….she did keep putting me in my place regarding healthcare though…..I quite liked it really…lol….maybe I should go and visit her…no bug would live in that temperature…instant cure.

• Im not sure which is worse..The swine flu or the Tamiflu…I have taken them and feel really sick. I may send someone to Boots and find some Oinksips
• New Page added  The origins of some popular sayings Click

Todays Tunes

I have had lots of tips on how to combat my man flu….thank you for all the advice.The best one seems to be devouring lots of spicy food…I love Curries and Chillies anyway so this would be great….maybe I should eat a raw Dorset Naga…that would do the trick !!!

THE world’s hottest chilli pepper does not come from a tropical hot spot where the locals are impervious to its fiery heat but a smallholding in deepest Dorset. Some chillis are fierce enough to make your eyes water. Anyone foolhardy enough to eat a whole Dorset Naga would almost certainly require hospital treatment. The pepper, almost twice as hot as the previous record- holder, was grown by Joy and Michael Michaud in a poly- tunnel at their market garden. The couple run a business called Peppers by Post and spent four years developing the Dorset Naga. They knew the 2cm-long specimens were hot because they had to wear gloves and remove the seeds outdoors when preparing them for drying, but had no idea they had grown a record-breaker. Some customers complained the peppers were so fiery that even half a small one would make a curry too hot to eat. Others loved them and the Michauds sold a quarter of a million Dorset Nagas last year. At the end of last season Mrs Michaud sent a sample to a laboratory in America out of curiosity. The owner had never tested anything like it.

According to Mrs Michaud, the hottest habañero peppers popular in chilli-eating competitions in the US generally measure about 100,000 units on the standard Scoville scale, named after its inventor, Wilbur Scoville, who developed it in 1912. At first the scale was a subjective taste test but it later developed into the measure of capsaicinoids present. The hottest chilli pepper in The Guinness Book of Records is a Red Savina habañero with a rating of 570,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Mrs Michaud was stunned when the Dorset Naga gave a reading of nearly 900,000SHU. A fresh sample was sent to a lab in New York used by the American Spice Trade Association and recorded a mouth-numbing 923,000SHUs. Mrs Michaud said: “The man in the first lab was so excited — he’d never had one even half as hot as that. The second lab took a long time because they were checking it carefully as it was so outrageously high.” The Dorset Naga was grown from a plant that originated in Bangladesh. The Michauds bought their original plant in an oriental store in Bournemouth. Mrs Michaud said: “We weren’t even selecting the peppers for hotness but for shape and flavour. There is an element of machismo in peppers that we aren’t really interested in. When the results of the heat tests came back I was gobsmacked.” The couple are now seeking Plant Variety Protection from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which will mean that no one else can sell the seeds.

Mrs Michaud, 48, has run the company with her husband at West Bexington, near Dorchester, for ten years. Mr Michaud, 56, has been a regular on the television chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage series, advising on vegetable growing. Anyone wanting to try the Dorset Naga will have to be patient as chillis are harvested only from July on. In Bangladesh the chillies grow in temperatures of well over 100F (38C) but in Dorset they thrive in polytunnels. Aktar Miha, from the Indus Bangladeshi restaurant in Bournemouth, said that even in its home country the naga chilli was treated with respect. “It is used in some cooking, mainly with fish curries, but most people don’t cook with it. They hold it by the stalk and just touch their food with it,” he said. “It has a refreshing smell and a very good taste but you don’t want too much of it. It is a killer chilli and you have to be careful and wash your hands and the cutting board. If you don’t know what you are doing it could blow your head off.”

FROM HOT TO NOT

Scoville Heat Units

Pure capsaicin: 15m to 16m

US Police-grade pepper spray: 5m

Dorset Naga: 923,000

Red Savina habanero: 577,000

Scotch bonnet: 100,000-325,000

Jamaican hot pepper: 100,000-200,000

Cayenne pepper: 30,000-50,000

Jalapeno pepper: 2,500-8,000

Tabasco sauce: 2,500

Pimento: 100 to 500

Bell pepper: 0

Bizzarre Story Of The Day

A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his “wife”, after he was caught having sex with the animal.

The goat’s owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and took him to a council of elders.They ordered the man, Mr Tombe, to pay a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($50) to Mr Alifi.”We have given him the goat, and as far as we know they are still together,” Mr Alifi said. Mr Alifi, of Hai Malakal in Upper Nile State, told the Juba Post newspaper that he heard a loud noise around midnight on 13 February and immediately rushed outside to find Mr Tombe with his goat. “When I asked him: ‘What are you doing there?’, he fell off the back of the goat, so I captured and tied him up.” Mr Alifi then called elders to decide how to deal with the case. “They said I should not take him to the police, but rather let him pay a dowry for my goat because he used it as his wife,” Mr Alifi told the newspaper.

What Makes Katie Price Worth More Than The Others ???

After her first time on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! she married Peter Andre following their romance in the jungle. Now Katie Price is to return to the reality television camp in a desperate attempt to gapeter andrin the upper hand in the bitter public relations battle over their split. And the model will get paid five times more than the other contestants, commanding a £350,000 fee to become the first ever celebrity to go into the jungle twice.

Time apart: Katie, pictured at Heathrow airport, plans to head to the Australian bush in an attempt to resurrect her ailing reputation in I’m A Celebrity…She will also arrive a week late to the show while the other celebrities, who will be paid around £65,000 each, will have to endure three tough weeks in camp. Katie, 31, left Britain yesterday to fly to Los Angeles for work commitments on the first leg of her journey to Australia. She is planning to appear on an American chat show and a pay a visit to the hairdressers to have her £500 extensions replaced before making her way Down Under. A friend of one of the contestants, who asked not to be named, told The Sun newspaper: ‘This really is taking the Mick. We were pushing for more cash but we were told things were tight this year. Now we know why. ‘If ITV are looking for trouble in the jungle, they will certainly get it once she turns up.’

Price will be up against another ex-Page 3 model on the show, former 1980s Page 3 star Sam Fox, who is rumoured to be netting around £60,000 for the show. Ex-footballer Colin Hendry, snooker player Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White, Mis-Teeq pop star Sabrina Washington and TV presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are also taking part. Former Strictly Come Dancing dancer Camilla Dallerup, former Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones, ex-WAG Lizzie Cundy and former EastEnder Robert Kazinsky – who played Stacey’s brother Sean in the soap – are also tipped to appear. Interior design TV presenters Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan are renowned for their frequent bickering, fussiness and tantrums on screen and are expected to liven up the show. The pair have also been a couple for 22 years and married in a civil partnership last year in London. They are reportedly being paid £65,000 each to appear in the three-week show. Last night, former EastEnder Lucy Benjamin, whose greatest claim to fame is shooting Phil Mitchell on EastEnders, and Kim Woodburn, from How Clean Is Your House?, were also both seen at the airport and are also believed to be flying out to Australia for the series.

But last night the war of words between Miss Price and Mr Andre’s rival camps had already begun, with claims she was ignoring her three young children by flying to Australia for the show. The trip comes as her severely disabled son Harvey is recovering from suspected swine flu. Harvey was taken to hospital last week and will be cared for Katie’s mother Amy Price, who will also help to look after the children Miss Price had with Mr Andre, Junior, four, and two-year-old Princess Tiáamii. Explaining her decision, Miss Price, 31, told a friend: ‘It will help me communicate with the public directly and not through third parties. ‘Harvey is fine now, he had a temperature and we took him to hospital as a precaution, which you have to do with any disabled child. ‘I love my children with all my heart and for anyone to say anything different is unfair.’

But a source close to Mr Andre, 36, said: ‘Peter is furious, he turned down the programme a few weeks ago and they were offering hundreds of thousands of pounds. He knew it was not right. ‘But this time, Katie has gone too far – Peter feels that she has not adequately organised childcare. ‘Her mother Amy will look after the children and Peter will help, but he feels that it was entirely inappropriate, especially as Harvey and Junior have been unwell. ‘And what will happen if she falls for someone in the jungle again – why should her children be made to watch that?’ Miss Price will be the first contestant to re-enter the jungle, where she will be expected to camp without home comforts and take part in a series of challenges which usually involve swimming through infested rivers and eating horrible bugs.

Up against Katie: Colin McAllister (l) and Justin Ryan are also set to appear in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

The glamour factor: Sam Fox (left) and former Mis-Teeq singer Sabrina Washington have also confirmed they’ll be in the show The £350,000 Miss Price is to receive represents a record amount for any contestant. ITV is formally announcing the full line-up for this year’s series today. Ratings for the show are vital to its commercial future after being hit badly by a dramatic downturn in advertising. A television source revealed: ‘[Katie] is ratings dynamite. She has always been hugely popular on ITV and she’s seriously outspoken. And with the break-up of her marriage being so high profile, her appearance – and her comments – are sure to be explosive.’ Her last appearance on the show in 2004 proved compelling viewing as the nation watched her and Andre’s growing friendship. She paraded around the jungle in a white bikini, a fairly transparent tactic usually adopted by the curviest contestants.

Dancing with the WAGs:  Camilla Dallerup (l) and Lizzie Cundy are also tipped to appear in the jungle show

Likely jungle contenders: How Clean Is Your House? co-host Kim Woodburn and ex-EastEnders actor Robert Kazinsky, who played Stacey Slater’s brother Sean

She was voted out and arch-rival Kerry Katona went on to win that year. After the show finished, she and Andre embarked on a real-life romance and married in 2005. Their first child, Junior, was born the same year. Their second child, Princess, was born in 2007. Having caught the bug for reality television, the pair began to live their lives on screen and their fly-on-the-wall series, which followed their lives both in the UK and the U.S., became one of ITV2’s most watched programmes. This year, though, the couple announced they were splitting after almost four years of marriage, leading to a bitter public break-up.  It is not known whether she had to secure Andre’s agreement to go back on the show or whether she plans to leave her three children with her cagefighter boyfriend Alex Reid.

FREAK033
A: DONNY & CURRENT VALUE – DRILL
AA: DONNY & DJ E – DARK THOUGHTS

The man like DONNY debuts on Freak alongside the legendary CURRENT VALUE and long time friend of Dylan’s DJ E.The A side ” Drill” has been killing and killing for some time now, nasty ass half stepper that switches, a true collaboration! the AA is and offbeat stomper with plenty of layers and drums, both have been huge on the dancefloors! ESSENTIAL!!!

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KITECH
A: START AGAIN
AA: THE DESTROYER

Rising Freak Star KITECH debuts on Obscene with 2 killers! “Start Again” is a militant big snared roller with gnarly bass and plenty going on to keep the track interesting “The Destroyer” is a full on nasty amen destroyer , the name fits ;-] big bass stabs and plenty of cool edits…this one kills! look out for lots more from Kitech in the future, he has recently made a few tracks with Dylan which is turning into a nasty project in itself! look out…….

Also…….2 BRAND NEW T Shirts will be available at the merchandise store http://www.therapyfreak.bigcartel.com THIS WEEKEND! We have a Therapy Sessions Pirates Mutiny Shirt & a very special Current Value “2012″ Tech Freak LP Shirt!! as usual we have only made a limited run of 35 of each!! so keep your eyes open for those…they rock! oh and lots more merchandise to come!! ;-]

Happy Tuesday. So you all had LOTS to say about movie remakes (we’re going to talk horror remakes later as we get ready for Halloween) plus you had lots to say about comeback actors. Feel the same way about comeback actresses? We’ll see. But in newsy nuptials, Ivanka Trump (spawn of The Donald) wed Jared Kushner, newspaper exec over the weekend in what everyone is calling an extraordinarily lavish ceremony. That’s so odd for the Trumps. Then, Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss tied the knot with SNL star Fred Armisen over the weekend in what everyone is calling an extraordinarily private and low key ceremony.  Bravo all around. Ricky Gervais has been tapped to host the Golden Globes, which should make them funnier and possibly drink-ier (if you can believe it). But now let’s talk about what everyone wants to talk about on Tuesdays: Dancing Wih The Stars. And I have two words for you: DOUBLE ELIMINATION. That’s right. There are nine dancers left and TWO of them will go home tonight. just to recap, Mya scored 24 yesterday, Melissa Joan Hart had 20, Mark Decascos and Joanna had 26, Aaron Carter had 25, Michael Irvin and Kelly O each had 20 points, Donny had 24 and  Louie Vito had 21.  No matter how it all transpires tonite, there will be not one but two limousines ferrying home also-rans who just didn’t have the juice. So who’s going home? I’m listing four here so you have an even greater chance of getting at least one right! Voice your choice in today’s featured poll and let us know which of these hoofers is going to take a seat next.

Will it be:

1) Michael Irvin

2) Aaron Carter

3) Louie Vito

4) Kelly Osbourne

By Michael MacLeod

FORMER Hibs frontman Dean Shiels has lost his driving licence after running a red light in his convertible Mercedes.

The 24-year-old ignored a red light in the capital’s London Road in July 2008, before his move to Doncaster Rovers during the January transfer window.

He initially denied passing the red light as he thought his blonde girlfriend might have been driving the car.

But the Northern-Ireland striker travelled back to Edinburgh yesterday (Wed) to admit the charge at Edinburgh Justice of the Peace Court.

He was fined £160, with his defence agent saying he “certainly has earnings” to pay it.

Shiels claimed he had “no particular recollection” of passing the traffic light on London Road, close to Hibs’ Easter Road stadium.

But he apologised for his error and got a lift back to Doncaster with his dad and girlfriend, who were by his side at court.

Fiscal Depute Lisa Welsh said: “The charge speaks for itself.

“Mr Shiels was issued with a fixed penalty and it was returned as unpaid on September 19, 2008.”

Apology

His defence agent David Taylor said: “Mr Shiels is now resident in Doncaster.

“The situation is at the time he was working in Edinburgh as a footballer.

“He was offered a fixed penalty and I understand there was some debate as to whether he was the driver or his girlfriend.

“There was some investigation and Mr Shiels has come to accept it was him.

“He has no particular recollection of the incident.

“It was simply an error on his part for which he apologises.

“He is now playing for Doncaster Rovers and certainly has earnings with which he could pay a fine.

“Unfortunately he will lose his licence as a new driver and will have to resit his test, so again that is further punishment and a reminder that he must take greater care in future.”

Justice Chris Paterson told him: “As your solicitor has already explained, you are going to lose your licence, which is most unfortunate.”

Shiels made 145 appearances and scored 31 goals for the Easter Road club before his move to the English Championship outfit.

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Saw Dwayne around 12:30 pm, but let’s not get into that {^_^}.

So on September 18th (2009, obviously) I had applied at a temp agency but they couldn’t interview me till the following Monday (9/21).  Unfortunately, by then I had ran out of my xanax and was too nervous to make the 9:00 am interview {>_<;}.  Now that I have a permanent script I’ll be able to try it again.  I just called them back and explained the situation (told them I had a fire at my house and forgot to cancel the interview, lol — admitting to anxiety is embarassing) and now I have an interview Monday morning at 9:00 am — same as the one I blew off two weeks ago.  And, as my luck would have it, they throw out all information that applicants fill out after one week.  Time just is not in my favor.  So now I have to take the test over again and with my luck I’ll probably do worse.  It involves math, and stupid (as in really easy, like questions for retards) english related questions.  Ugh, I think I did fairly well last time, let’s hope I do so again.

Now I’m about to embark on a job hunt / driving practivce with gramps; should keep me busy for the day.  Later on I’m supposed to meet up with Sargent — at 5:00 pm – to get my $15 from him.  I’d be loaded if I’d saved all the money I get.  Oh well, at least I enjoy myself.  We’re going to visit Dolly for him.  Whether we’re going to chill, I don’t know.  But we’ll see how things go.

And ultimately, the highlight of my night should be going to a party at Amie P and Lauren’s tonight to which Donny invited me after I called him looking for psilocybin shrooms for Franco.  I doubt he’ll get him any, but fuck Franco if i get to go to a kickass party.

So now journal, or readers, or whatever I’m off to go application submitting, driving, and practicing parallel parking with my grandpa.  I’m kind of excited {^_^}.  Peace foo’s.

A1 Donny, Current Value – Drill

B1 Donny, DJ E – Dark thoughts

promo is already out

Link on triple vision

Im here to terminate and to reveal the darkest secret of each and every one of you. And im not gonna make this long. Lets start this with the Office, Mga putang ina nyo puro kayo mga PLASTIC. Unahin natin Si LODz, Gago, ubod ka ng plastic, mang gagamit ka at higit sa lahat, TrayDor, Silent Trigger Ka, Wala kang utang na Loob, KUnwari ka pa na Love Mo si BOss, pero ang Totoo, Ubod ka ng Plastic, You are getting ANnoyed With LEE, everytime Lee Tell you to Do Things about the OperationS. PArehas Lang naman kayo Ni DOnny mga Inutil kayo ng ACL, WALA NAMAN TALAGA KAYONG GINAGAWA.  Puro lang kayo Utos, Pero yung mga inuutusan nyo ang liliit ng sweldo, Pero kayo mga Inutil kayo ang LALAki ng Sweldo nyo! Wala kayong ginagwa kungdi mag utos at maupo lang at mag Friendster sa Laptop nyo. Ikaw yung tinutukoy ko DOnny F. At balik sayo Lodz, Tigilan mo na yang ka plastikan mo, Mahinahon ka kunwari mag salita pero demonyo ka naman pag talikod sayo ng tao. Parehas kayo ng TUTA mong bakla na si LHITO, Ikaw nag mamalinis ka pa lHito, pero isa ka pa na naiinis kay LEE, you are mad at Lee because she put you in the field remember you are pissed off with LEE because of the email that she recieved. ANd by that LEE sent you in the Field and you are so fucking mad to her but you can’t do nothing because he is your BoSS. Kaya wag ka ng mag malinis parepareho kayong mga Linta ng company kayo ng mga KApWA mo Jutanders, LALO na SI GINA. HOy, wla kang kwenta mag english, paano ka naging sales manager? kasi magaling kang sumipsip. kasi sip sip ka kay AMY, nabilog mo ang ulo ni amy kaya ka nanjan sa posisyon mo, pero sa totoo lang plastic ka din, Arent you MAd with LEE as well thats why you Sticked With AMy, and you are not considering LEE as your boss coz you think AMY is much powerful than LEE, and you only follow instruction If AMY told YOu so, BUt if LEE told you that you need to ask AMY first Before you OBey COz your BOSS is AMY and NOT LEE. Nagmamataas ka napaka yabang mo, sasadsad ka ding pabalik sa lupa, Gahaman ka pa sa pera,KAKAhiya ka, Gahaman ka talaga. GREED KA GREED! And Back to you LHITO, ang galing mo din kumapit Si LODZ ang kinapitan mo MAgsama kayo, parehas kayong plastic at mga manggagamit. Speaking of mang gagamit, kawawa naman yung mga ginamit na staffs jan, yung mga Staffs na tapat noon na ginamit lang ng management na isng pag kakamali lang tinanggal kagad nila samantalang yung malalakas kumapit kahit mag kamali ng libong beses, walang parusa kasi mga KAKAMPI! SIno sino ba ang mga nagamit jan, let see, una, si Ian, kawawa ka naman, ginagawa kang taguan ng syota ng boss mo, pero ok lang yun sayo kasi pabor ka naman kasi di kotse ka, kahit hindi sayo feeling mo sayo, pero sa totoo lang parehas naman kayo ni LHITO na walang alam sa pag sesale diba? kaya nga nag tataka ako sa inyo paano kayo napunta sa posisyon na yan, eh kayo nga mismo di kayo makasales tapos kayo pa nag tuturo sa mga agent kung anong gagwin nila para makabenta? GAGO MO! Lokohin mo sarili mo! Unggas. Si Christian R. Ano san ka sa monumento? ano ginagwa mo diyan? feeling mo kaya mong tulungan yan para mapataas ang sales?eh mas di hamak na magagaling yang mga mag sale kesa sayo. kaya lumayas ka dyan props ka lang dyan, Sino pa Ba? Si Lhito? Wala kang kewnta nag sasawa nako na banggitin pangalan mo sobra kana sa publicity.

Sino pa ba ang mga nagamit ng ACL. Ahh SI Anngas Jericho, Hoy ano asan kanang Lupalop ng mundo itinapon ng minahal mong ACL. Ano wala ka na kasing pakinabang kay LEE at wala ka na ring Silbe sa ACL kaya pianbayaan ka na, hahahaha, pag tapos mong mag tour sa tarlac at angeles ano may napala kaba? GAGO Inuuto ka lang ng BOss Mo! Ginamit ka lang Ng BOSs Mo! Ano wala kang napatunayan sa Tarlac diba?Kaya ano ginawa sayo? Ibinasura ka! at ano? Wala ka ng Kapangyarihan ngayon, Kasi Nga Wala ka ng pakinabang sa BOss Mo kaya nga balewala ka na rin sa Boss MO! HAhahaha kawawa ka naman! Nakanino na ngayon ang Pabor? Na kay Robert L. Kais sya ngayon ang nasa Tarlac, kaya nga TAE ka na sa paningin ng sinasamba mong bOss diba? Ano may kina hinatnan ba yung Loyalty mo sa ACL? ASan ka ngayon? PALAboy kana? gago Ang tanga Tanga mo kasi Jericho, SAyang Yang Tapang Mo! Hanga pa naman ako sa Ka astigan mo kasi Palaban ka, kaya lang wala ka palang Utak, puro tapang ka lang pero BOBO ka kasi napakadali mong lokohin, napaka dali mong utuin. Wala ka ng SIlbi sa ACL kaya binasura at tinalikuran ka na ng lahat ng mga kasama mo. PAti ng dini diyos mong BOss NA si LEE. Alam mo isa pa kaya ka bumagsak? Kasi pinag kaisahan ka nila Lhito, LOdz at Gina, Siniraan ka nila kay AMY at LEE, Hindi ka ba nag tataka kung bakit naging mainit ang ACL sayo? kaya ka nga SINIBAK sa pwesto mo diba bilang bisor? TANGA MO! yung mga tao mismo sa paligid mo hindi mo alam yun pa mga nanira sayo. Manhid kaba? kawawa ka naman! At Ikaw naman LEE, wala kang kwentang Boss, ni hindi mo man lang napag tanggol ang pinaka mamahal mong staff na si jericho? lagi mo sinasabi noon na everybody loves this guy, well you are wrong, Everybody hates him becauase they are all eNvy to boastful jericho thats why they distroy jericho to you. I know everything Lee coz i am one of them too. I envy with jericho thats why i am also against him. Too bad for you jericho, kawawa kanaman. hahahaha! iinit na ulo mo? mag wawala ka na? come and get me! catch me if you caN! hahahaha! Lets Go naman sa nagamit pang iba, hmmmm. Si joy, bading kawawa ka naman, ikaw kasi binagga mo si LHITO ayan tuloy, nasayang lang yung pinag paguran mo sa ACL, di ka nila kinampihan kasi mas malakas humada sayo si Lhito, tag team nya pa si Gina, Hay kagay din Jayson, nag ba bye na rin kasi bumangga kay Lhito at gina, di ba kayo nag tataka, pag nakaka away ng mga taong yan, nawawala sa ACL kasi malakas sa nasa taas eh, Kay AMY! noong mga matitino pa anjan, lalo na yung si marvin B, nako hindi uubra yang mga ganyan nila, kaso diba nakaaway din ni GIna yan si marvin bato, kaya ayun, na tanggal din. Ito pa, Si abel, kaaway din ni Lhito yan, ano nangyari isang pag kakamali lang ayun tigbak si ABel, pinag initan ng mga malalakas sumipsip, si Gina at Lhito ayun diretso kay AMy kaya sibak si abel. kaya nga si STAN na Bading  hindi kinakalaban si gina at lhito Kahit na harap harapan na nilang binabastos at niyuyurakan ang pag katao ni stan, takot kasing mawalan ng trabaho ang stan kaya go with the flow sya sa mga kontra bida ng ACL. HOY WAG KAYONG BULAG, totoo itong sinasabi ko lahat halos ng ayaw nila gina at lhito natatangal kasi nga sinisiraan nila ang taong ayaw nila tapos diretso kay AMY kaya ayun tanngal. napaka unfair nyo. mga wala kayong silbi.. hoy AMY kumilos ka, wag kang mag paka tanga, ginagawa ka lang tau tauhan ng mga alagad mo, kasi ikaw ang panalag nila kaya sila matapang at malakas kasi malakas sila sayo. Parang si FRAD na wala naman alam kungdi mag sumbong sayo AMy, gumising ka bago ka bangungutin baka mamatay ka pa!

Sino paba ang nagamit,Si Albert Balagtas, sayang effort mo nho? pinagtripan ka kasi ni lhito eh, ikaw naman kasi absent ka ng absent sick leave ka pa, tapos yun pala nag puerto ka lang pala, ayan di sila tumatanggap ng paliwanag, wala ka karapatan kaya ayan tanggal ka, si Grace GOtos, hahahah! englesera ka kasi, magaling ka pa kay gina ikaw nalang sana naging sales manager, kaso mahina ka sumipsip kaya hanggang dyan ka lang, okey lang yun, kahit plastic ka atleast wala kana sa ACL bago mo nilabas ang tunay mong anyo, isa ka rin naman sa mang gagamit eh kaya quits lang na ginamit ka.Si Lacel, sayang ka,mas magaling ka pa kay gina mag english din dapat mataas pusisyon mo kasi magaling ka, kaso bobo ka sa pag sip sip, pero ayos lang wala ka na rin naman sa ACL eh, buti nalng nakahalata ka. Si Rachel, ano wasted na rin kayo ni Ryan, pina bayaan na kayo ng acl kasi wala na kayo parehong pakinabang sa ACL kaya ayan nasayang ang branch nyo. Si kalbong Benidick? bagay sayo pangalan mo mukha kang DICK. Puro hangin lang laman ng utak mo palibhasa lalake ka ni lhito. diba? kahit palpak ka, hindi ka matanggal kasi jutanders ka, kakampi ka ni lhito kaya ganun, SEE are you getting my point? KAMPIHAN AT PULITIKA DITO SA ACL. MGA WALA KAYONG KWENTA. kagaya naalng ni gerald Palo oh diba sino nag tanggal sayo? diba si GINA? ano sabi sayo? di ka daw capable, kasi nga hindi ka gusto ni gina kaya ayun na PALO ka. Parang nagyari kay charmaine, kawawa naman kasi pinag initan din, kaya kahit almost perfect attendance at bihira ma late, ayun sinibak pa din kasi sino ba ang nag survey sa kanya at nag decide? sabi ni Gina si AMy daw, pero ang totoo si Gina mismo, kasi nga naka link kay jericho si charmaine eh may galit si gina kay jericho kasi ubod ng yabang itong jericho na ito kaya naiinis si gina kaya ayun sinira nya at ginamitan ng kanyang kapangyarihan kaya para pasakitan si jericho ayun sinibak si charmaine, eh nag react naman si jericho at ayun nag paka warla ang lolo nyo, ayun nakarating kay AMy at lodz at maging sa boss ayun lalong uminit ang papel ni jericho kaya ayun sa katangahan nya sinibak din sya. mga wasted life. Kawawa naman sila na mga nag sticked at naging loyal sa ACL walang kinahinatnan ang pagiging LOYAL, mabuti pa itong si Eric G. ano na popc? magaling ka din ginamit mo utak mo, ayan oh diba mayaman ka na ngayon, kasi lumipat kana sa kalaban. di uso sayo yung loyalty, kasi mas takot ka sa poverty.parehas kayo ni Marvin Banares na pareho ng mayaman, ano sabi mo? nag titinda ka sa palengke at tinalikuran mo na ang ang ibang sites? pero astig ha, may kotse kana ngayon parehas kayo ng drama ni marvin, Hardware naman daw, mag paka totoo nga kayo, LOL.at ikaw naman  Danny Padilla, tigilan mo yang pag bebenta mo ng ibang site sa office mo, kunwari kapa, pero Ikaw mismo nag sesale ka sa competitor. bakit di mo alamin sa bayaw mo, wag ka na mag malinis, sumisingaw na baho mo, kunwari kapa. MAHIYA KA NAMAN, MAG PAKA LOYAL KA NAMAN, At yung I.T nasi Fernan, galingan mo pa ang PAGSIPSIP KAY LODZ AT KAY LEE, may future ka! At para sa mga iba pang hindi ko nabanggit at natuligsa, sa part 2 nalang kayo kasi inaantok ako sa mga kabulakan ninyo, kaya dun sa mga hindi ko nabanggit katulad ni rhyme na may malaking sama ng lob kay lhito at sa buong ACL, kay MArc bocaya na isa pang pasaway na sinibak sa ACL, at sa inyong lahat dyan na bagong Lipat sa ACL, abangan nyo ang mga name nyo sa part 2 ng email ko.

Sa mga nabanggit kong pangalan, wala akong pakialam sa inyo kung nabanggit ko ang mga BAHO nyo at mga kabulukan nyo, ilibing nyo na kasi ang mga kalansay nyo sa aparador. Ang Baho na kasi eh.! At sa mga matatas kay Lee at AMy, HOy mga babae kayo, gumawa kayo ng aksyon sa mga nasasakupan nyo, wag kayo puro pasasa, hoy lee kung di mo maintindihan yung tagalog ko, ipa translate mo para malaman mo pangyayari sa kumpanya mo. LAHAT KAYO MGA INUTIL. Yung mga hindi ko pa nabangit hindi pa kayo ligtas. Kaya humanda kayo sa Part 2. Gusto nyo mag react? Feel Free To do so! Open Email ko para sa inyo.

my email:  plastic_terminator@yahoo.com

Lucio De Rimanez – Yoji (Barcode Recordings)
Current Value – Evac (Barcode Recordings)
Donny – The Resistance (Algorythm Recordings)
Katharsys – Mostly VIP (Freak Recordings)
The Outside Agency & Counterstrike – My Friends (Genosha One Seven Five)
Current Value – Military Guy (Tech Freak)
Tech Itch, Gein & Jakes – Kill Sound (Bad Chemistry)
Donny – Wonder for Reason (Prspct Recordings)
Katharsys – Walking Device (Barcode Recordings)
Masheen – Frozen Nature (Habit)
Tech Itch & Dylan – Fountain of Youth (Tech Freak)
The Panacea & Limewax – omgKlonk! (Position Chrome)
Current Value – Intastella (Tech Freak)
Donny feat. DJE – Dark Thoughts (Freak Recordings)
Gein – Bad Chemistry (Bad Chemistry)
Donny & The Panacea – Rage (Position Chrome)
Donny & Current Value – Discovered (Barcode Recordings)
Donny – Sabotage (Prspct Recordings)
Kemal – Hostile (LOD VIP)
Gein, Mayhem, Audio & The Sect – Untitled
Lucio De Rimanez – Crash Bang Wallop (Future Sickness)
Donny – Ten Tonne Hammer (Guerilla Recordings)
Current Value – Munitions Plant (Tech Freak)

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There is a bit of a blow-up in Christian retailing regarding the pending release of Marie Osmond’s inspirational CD. Announced at the recent show in Colorado, some stores are open to carrying it while others view it as another sign of the end.

For those of you who did not know, Osmond is a Mormon. Mormonism is not Christianity.

I think some people are a bit confused because Osmond said: ”it doesn’t matter what denomination (you are),” but she wants to bring people to “my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

That sounds good, but Osmond needs to define what she means by that statement. There are essential differences between the Jesus of Christianity and the “Jesus” of Mormonism. Without going into an elaborate discussion, Mormonism proclaims Jesus as the spirit brother of lucifer. It also states we can all become gods, the Mormon church is the only true church and on and on…

If Osmond is a member of the Mormon church, that would presumably mean she subscribes to the beliefs of that church.

So, the debate goes on: Can Christian stores carry something that is not written, performed, etc… by a Christian?

That is a decision that each individual store must make. Shortly after 9/11, we had a number of pastors and leaders request the Koran. We ordered them so they could have them for study. BUT, LRM’s Resource Center didn’t keep it as a stock item.

I think it all comes down to two things: accountability and discernment.

Accountability: As an owner, manager, clerk, are you able to honestly promote a product that may not be Christian in content to someone who is looking for Christian material? I think that must be a matter of conscience after prayer and searching the Word. (See Romans 2:12-16 for example.)

Discernment: If I walked into a Christian store and saw an “inspirational” CD, I would believe that it is Christian in content. If it was performed by someone who was not a professing Christian, I would wonder why the Christian store is carrying that product (and why the person did it in the first place). I would also wonder if I could trust ALL of the content. (I’ve seen lots of CDs with Amazing Grace, but that doesn’t make the entire CD Christian in content.) 

Any thoughts?

Yours in Christ,

Marty

soon to come

Label Barcode recordings

Artist: Current Value & Donny

tracklist:

A1 Current Value & Donny – Discovered

B1 Current Value – Warship

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