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Ally:
What is your online nickname?
Gingerpig: Gingerpig
Ally: What is your role on The Fellowship of the Fog? i.e.
Mod Squad/Chat Host
Gingerpig: Mod Squad, Chat Host, Chat Co-ordinator
Ally: How many candles appeared on your last birthday cake?
Gingerpig: 33
Ally: On what date do you regularly blow them out?
Gingerpig: 22nd May 1971
Ally: Location?
Gingerpig: Planet Guinea Pig! (A minor satellite somewhere
in the solar system, composed entirely of hay)
Ally: Statistics :
Gingerpig: Vital, hopefully
Ally: Marital Status?
Gingerpig: Engaged
Ally: How long have you had ME/CFS?
Gingerpig: About 6 years, but I think I’ve always
had the tendency as always been v tired, and allergic to
everything lol.
Ally: What valuable lessons have you learnt from your illness
and what gifts has it brought to you?
Gingerpig:
1) If I'm angry, face it, sort it and let go of it.
2) limit worry time
3) not to panic when I feel ill, but just to pace
4) to do what I need to do rather than what I want to
5) feel the fear and do it anyway lololololol
6) ultimate and unending compassion for suffering - my own
and everyone else’s. In a very real way there’s
no distinction between the 2.
7) understanding I will mistakes, but its necessary to pick
myself up and start again
8) No worries about coping/ not coping. Try not coping,
and seeing what happens lol
9) Pacing!
10) Ultimately I can only control my responses and no one
else’s, so why worry about other peoples responses,
why not just be me, and do what I can, and not stretch myself
to do more which is probably impossible anyhow
11) Feel the inadequacy and do what I can anyway lololololol.
12) Say “B***er it to a lot more things”
13) Lots and lots of laughter!
14) Chew my food properly, savour every minute!
15) Allowing myself to be happy, remembering its what I’m
here for. I don’t have to cling to sadness, although
because of my background its much easier lolololol. Being
happy is far more frightening, but much better :D
As a
result of all the above I feel much happier and more peaceful,
and I do honestly think ME is the only way I could have
begun to appreciate any of these things. There is a wonderful
quote that says something along the lines of “Illness
is the only teacher we listen to”. Obviously I would
not want to suggest that we should learn any particular
thing from ME, but this is my own, very personal path as
to what has helped me. I also know that it will continue
to be a very important and much needed kicking “Rachel
up the behind” experience lololololol.
Ally: What do you regret most about your illness ?
Gingerpig: Nowt
Ally: How many piercings do you have and where?
Gingerpig: 8, all in my ears. 6 in my left, 2 in my right,
but don’t wear ear rings in them now. Ooo forgot about
the hole in my schnozzle as well lol, also not wearing a
ring in there.
Ally: What is the best gift that you’ve ever received?
Gingerpig: Any of the guinea pigs.
Ally: Galaxy or dairy milk?
Gingerpig: Neither, Green and Blacks Dark Chocolate with
cherries for me :D (and lots please)
Ally: What is your favourite word or phrase?
Gingerpig: Guinea Pig.
Ally: Whats your favourite food to chomp on?
Gingerpig: Popcorn
Ally: What is your favourite movie/s?
Gingerpig: Schindlers List/ The Pianist.
Ally: What is your most prized possession?
Gingerpig: My glasses probably, couldn’t see much
without em lol. And all me anti eczema, and asthma, and
gen. allergy type drugs.
Ally: What is your favourite drink to drink?
Gingerpig: Hot chocolate, but I mainly drink water
Ally: What makes you tick ?
Gingerpig: Buddhism.
Ally: What is the first thing you do when you wake up in
the morning?
Gingerpig: Fart usually!
Ally: Have you ever been in luuurve?
Gingerpig: Yup
Ally: Have you ever loved somebody so much it made you cry?
Gingerpig: Nope, only when we spilt up, and that’s
cause I was feeling sorry for myself, so not much to do
with them lol.
Ally: What do you do with your toe nail clippings?
Gingerpig: Bin them.
Ally: Who is your personal hero?
Gingerpig: My spiritual teacher.
Ally: Coke or Pepsi?
Gingerpig: Pepsi.
Ally: If you could live in any other part of the world than
you currently do, where would that removal truck be heading
to?
Gingerpig: Somewhere with more hills, clearer air, and a
good health food shop lol.
Ally: Who would be your favourite Sesame Street character?
Gingerpig: No idea!
Ally: What famous person (dead/alive) would you most like
to meet and share a glass of wine/water with?
Gingerpig: Dalai Lama
Ally: What things do you love the most in the world?
Gingerpig: South American Fauna, Ancient Egyptian things,
Ancient British things and beautiful music. Oh and hills
scenery, green things 
Ally: What does you heeeed in the most?
Gingerpig: Ummmm, me lolololol. Find it so hard to make
that choice to be, rather than be angry lolol.
Ally: If you could do it all over again, what would you
do different?
Gingerpig: Nowt.
Ally: What was your most irrational act?
Gingerpig: ummmmmmm, ooooooo well the most fun was throwing
an alarm clock out the window when it hadn’t woken
me up one morning. It was sooo satisfying seeing it get
squished on the road, but of course I wouldn’t do
anything like that now 
ahem *coughing fit*
Ally: What was your most humbling experience?
Gingerpig: Well I don’t actually understand this,
but we went to a display recently of the Buddha’s
relics, and I felt the most incredible desire to sort out
everyone’s bad stuff. I came out in a very weird,
but nice place, feeling totally blessed, and very small.
So I guess that was humbling, but I cant say why. I think
for me, the best thing was just knowing there was so much
good in the world to be grateful for, regardless of religion,
creed, colour etc, that was humbling. And it made me cry.
Ally: What 5 words best describe you?
Gingerpig: Bright, happy, warm, caring, confident
and finally … but without doubt most importantly ….
Ally: What is your favourite flavour of Pringles?
Gingerpig: hmmmmm well I like Sour Cream and Chive, but
plain like me best lolololol
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