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2005-03-14
7:50 a.m.
The Voice and Totality of Goodness of Clay Aiken Day: UNICEF Ambassador Visits Indonesia
LBFCA joins with all of Clay Nation in wishing Clay well on his trip to Indonesia on behalf of UNICEF. Our hearts go out to the people of the tsunami ravaged area.
Yahoo news brought us our first glimpse of Clay in Indonesia, and I take the following text from the yahoonews.com links, copied below.
"Clay Aiken, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, talks with Acehnese children during his visit to the area struck by last December's tsunami in Aceh province, Indonesia. Monday, March 14, 2005."
"Acehnese refugees pray while waiting for a visit from Clay Aiken, U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Ambassador, to Lhoknga, about 20 km (12 miles) west of tsunami-hit Banda Aceh, March 14, 2005. The Indian Ocean earthquake on December 26 2004 and the tsunami it caused left more than 122,000 dead and nearly 114,000 missing in Aceh."
"Clay Aiken, U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Ambassador, talks with Acehnese refugees in Lhoknga, about 20 km (12 miles) west of tsunami-hit Banda Aceh, March 14, 2005."
"Clay Aiken, U.S. Fund for UNICEF National Ambassador, visits Acehnese refugees in Lhoknga."
UNICEF donations can be made through unicefusa.org
Later this Indonesian news site carried news of Clay's visit.
Translation of the TEMPO article (Tempo is like the local TIME magazine, courtesy of CAS' Caybaby):
American Idol Runner-up Entertain Aceh Refugees
Monday, 14 March 2005 | 7.19 pm WIB
TEMPO Interaktif, Banda Aceh: Clay Aiken UNICEF Ambassador who is also runner-up of American Idol, Monday (14/30) afternoon charmed the kids from Lampuuk Beach, Lhok Nga, Aceh Besar (bigger part of Aceh) refugees. About 100 children of elementary school age gathered around the shore to greet Clay.
The kids are from tsunami hit areas who now are sheltered at camps around Lhok Nga. The kids welcomed Clay with songs, he then had some chats with them. He also motivated the children to be happy.
Clay, accompanied by Ferry Salim (local celeb who's also a UNICEF ambassador), was also singing with the kids. Slowly his mouth began to get used to the song 'di Sini Senang, di Sana Senang' (literal translation: happiness everywhere; a common Indo kids nursery song ). Next, they went with drawing competition and calligraphy writing which was held by the committee, Child Center under the umbrella of UNICEF.
Clay was the American Idol 2003 runner up who is signed by RCA. He appeared on Rolling Stone cover and Entertainment Weekly Magazine. UNICEF appointed Clay as Ambassador for All Children of the year 2004.
Adi Warsidi-Tempo
A Clayboard poster reportedly provided the lyrics and description of the song:
This is the complete lyrics of the song "Di sini senang, di sana senang"
Di sini senang, di sana senang
Di sini senang, di sana senang,
Di mana-mana hatiku senang,
Di sini senang, di sana senang,
Di mana-mana hatiku senang,
Saudara, saudari,
La...la...la...la...la...la...la.....,
Saudara, saudari,
La...la...la...la...la...la...la....
...it's one of our girl scout songs, and you have to sing it to the tune of "we're happy today. we're happy today, we're happy to be with you today........."
Later still, another photo appeared, from mhs111 at the Clayboard, who reported it was from her local newspaper, accompanied by this caption:
"Clay and Aceh boy - AI second winner, CA (27), Monday (3/14) sing together with Aceh children at Lampuuk beach, Aceh.
As educational ambassador for UNICEF, Clay came to Aceh to visit children who are victims of tsunami wave on December 26 2004."
Nelle, proud to call myself a fan of this man
