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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 639 (01/05/09 10:38 AM) |
First off, congrats, Susie! You did a great job. I love to see the underdogs pull through. I had Kenny and you selected as my favorites episode one
If you are allowed to say, what was our luxury item? What did others bring...or do they not even allow that anymore? Thanks!
Dreaming big since Valentine's Day of '79
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Pygmy Chatterbox
Posts: 228 (01/05/09 10:32 PM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
The bath, all I can say is editing!! The products, I didn't look to see what exactly they were, just enjoyed them. The new clean clothes were soft, warm,
and smelled of sweet detergent!! I kept it as clean for as long as I could.
I have not met Coby or Chet. Sugar is a sweety! I like her much and I continue to enjoy a kind friendship with her. She's a kind heart. Paloma as I said before I didn;t really get to know her at all, but what little I did speak with her on the plane home, she was chatty and nice. I can't waste my good energy and time fretting about what Corinne said about migrant workers. I don't know what it is like to be Corinne in her life, and probably never will know. She has made many comments that my guess one day she will regret and if she doesn't, well I can't help her. It is true my family come from a long line of migrant workers and I am sorry that she'll never understand just what hard-working peaceful beautiful people they are. I don't hold any personal hate feelings towards Corinne, I came from loving respectful people, it's not my fault that Corinne doesn't understand my kind of upbringing. I believe I did well at the card building, because as a kid at home, we didn't have many toys at all. My dad gave us decks of cards and we would spend the day, usually on a Saturday or Sunday and play in the living room and actually build tall houses out of decks of cards. My sisters and brothers well we entertained each other pretty easily. Good thing we had each other to play and build! LOL Susa1
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 710 (01/05/09 11:41 PM) yada yada yada
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I remember those days Susie, in WV we had our cousins to play with. Jes kiddin', I'm from the northern mountains of WV somewhere in PA up near the NY
state line. I do have a couple of fine cousins though. And we did play with things like you said, just not each other.
< This is really
my sister's kid, but she definately has my chin.
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 689 (01/06/09 02:25 AM) Pygmy Pal |
Have you met Bobby Jon and Bruce?
What about Brook? Jed? Thanks, Susie! :-) Alexis Jones will forever have a special place in my heart! <3 I'm glad that you like her, too! |
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Pygmy Pal
Posts: 46 (01/07/09 01:08 AM) A Real Pig!
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Congrats on your battles getting on Survivor and while being on Survivor. You done good.
I only have one question. You're a rather legendary figure around here for once withdrawing from the application process on your own after making it to a certain point pretty far into the process. So what's the deal here? Was all of that just a story you told to make people think you were permanently out of the running while in fact you were in a holding pattern to possibly be considered by SEG for a future season? Or did you contact them again at a later date letting them know you made a toopid choice and hoped to be reconsidered for the show (to drive home the never give up and always keep trying theme of yours)? Or did SEG call you out of the blue desperately needing you to fill a slot because there was no other person on the planet that could fill your shoes? Ok, maybe that's more than 1 question but it really is just one question. What the heck happened? |
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Pygmy Prophet
Posts: 461 (01/09/09 11:01 AM) |
^^great question
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 789 (01/11/09 07:21 PM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
I'd like to see an answer to El Kabong's question too.
"I learned never to give up on a God-given dream no matter
how impossible it seems." - Leslie Nease
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Pygmy Chief
Posts: 2322 (01/12/09 11:39 AM) The Pygmy Island Architect |
You know, I didn't really have much interaction with Susie at PI like some of the others did, and what surprises me most is this: a lot of you had some
negative things to say about her, that she was pretty mean or aggressive in chats and posts, etc. But the Susie I see here has a HUMONGOUS heart, and a lot of
grace and goodwill to others, even those who have treated her harshly.
I'm either missing something completely, or maybe Susie was underestimated? Either way it doesn't matter - Susie, you have a beautiful soul! In the end, it's not about winning or losing or how much stuff you had, it's how people remember you and the positive effects you have on their lives. Ok, gushiness over. Now answer Kabong's question! lol |
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susa1 |
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Pygmy Chatterbox
Posts: 228 (01/17/09 02:55 AM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
Ok here I go again.
When I made finals a few years ago I was completely not wanting to do it because I did not have the full support at home from the very people who say they love you. I did only want to teach my son what TRYING meant and that it's important to try no matter what anyone tells you, even if it's the closest person, someone you love telling you "You can't, they'll never pick you, quit wasting your time, your idea is dumb" I had to prove that I was worth it and I could show my son what it meant to try. Then after being back home a couple years later I was sure of what I wanted and needed to do, I had no choice but to explain to them why I wasn't ready the first time I went out. I simply called again and made sure that they knew I wanted to try again even though I blew my first shot. To me it didn't matter, what mattered was that I had to try again and follow through and then I actually had to follow through. I re-applied and went through all the proper channels and I got the call. You're in, you have another chance. Here is the crazy thing even then with my indecisiveness, I was still not sure, just not sure if it was right, but I had only myself to answer that question for myself. I asked myself "OK Susie, you are here, this is yours if you want it, so do you want it or not?" I knew I had to follow through, I had to play, I had to be selfish, I had to teach my son a lesson, so I said "I will play". I was scared, but that was ok, I needed to be scared. I had been scared before in my life for other reasons that were not happy. I knew after I said YES, that it as right no mattered what was going to happen to me. I hope that made sense
Susa1 Be good
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Pygmy Prophet
Posts: 461 (01/17/09 11:57 PM) |
kewl beans ^^
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 556 (01/18/09 11:29 AM) Pygmy Poster |
great answer susie. i hope that your son wasn't the only one who learned a valuable life lesson from your decision to go. when you were in gabone you were
completely on your own. "the very people who say they love you" weren't there, you finished in second place on your own merit. we are never too
old to learn and grow, i hope that you now know that you can do anything you set your mind to. i hope that the person who told you that you couldn't do
this knows that about you as well.
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 689 (01/20/09 10:26 AM) Pygmy Pal |
I'm glad that you made it.
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Pygmy Prophet
Posts: 461 (01/21/09 02:31 PM) |
I know there are a few people who say I can't make it.. I say FUCKEMMMM!!!
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Pygmy Chatterbox
Posts: 228 (01/22/09 12:58 AM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
Exactly and ditto to that!!
Susa1:) |
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Pygmy Prophet
Posts: 461 (01/22/09 11:54 AM) |
LMAO^^thanks!
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Pygmy Poster
Posts: 80 (01/22/09 07:16 PM) Pygmy Poster |
Susie,
I'd like to ask a few more questions ... Now that you've done 39 days what would you have done differently to prepare for the Survivor experience? Would you starve yourself? Sleep in the back yard for a month? Practice lying to random strangers? Dig a latrine? As a viewer it seemed like Gabon was easier on the contestants than other seasons. (Editing perhaps?) It seemed like you had shelter given to you and there always seemed to be food. (Fish, turtles, rice etc...) Did you think you had it tough? Aside from missing your loved ones at home what was the hardest part of the game? Do you think Randy will ever come back to pygmy island and answer any questions? Thanks for sharing. The Svengali |
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 654 (01/22/09 10:20 PM) my own peculiar way |
It looked like it did not rain much in Gabon. The tropical island seasons looked like it rained much more. Do you think less rain makes it eaiser on the
Survivors?
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Pygmy Chatterbox
Posts: 228 (01/24/09 01:55 AM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
I don't know if Randy will come here or not. I understand it is important to you and maybe he will for you guys. I can't help you there.
I did prepare the best I knew how. I read books on survival. I actually went swimming 3 times a week for 4 months. I walked 4 miles a day and jogged a couple times a week. It has always come easy to me to talk and interact with stangers, so that was not hard knowing I would sleep by them. We were lucky it only had some humidity the first couple days in Gabon, otherwise there was no rain. We were also lucky that Kota won the net which was great fro catching fish and turtles, but that was not adaily occurance. One or two fish are not enough to feed 5 to 8 people, and the rice, beans, and corn was not a lot, but for me I felt full most times. The hardest fro me were days 3-6. After that it was really never hard for me. I know some of the players complained, but that may be that person's charactor. I am not a complainer and really never have been. I have always made the best out of the worse situations throughout my life, so I did not find it hard to living in jungle edge and savanna. I never felt bored either. Being older, my body did not have the shape of a model or even come close to being an athlete, although I am strong when it comes to working like a horse. No problem out lasting anyone when it came to working around camp! CG I didn't get to know him very well, but from what I understand his life was hard and the game took a toll on him both pyhsically and emotionally. It was wearing on him not having food. I felt badly for him. The hardest part was personal hygiene. I didn't care for smelling like crap! Yuk! Susa1
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Pygmy Post-Whore
Posts: 527 (01/24/09 08:53 PM) I can't BELIEVE it's not butter! |
I actually went swimming 3 times a week for 4 months. You knew that far ahead that you were going?
***Change how you see, not how you look.***
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Pygmy Chatterbox
Posts: 228 (01/24/09 09:41 PM) Pygmy Chatterbox |
No, but I had a gut instinct and went with it. I knew it.
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