Tonight’s Survivor will be without the Hein and Dyke twosome who got booted out of Malaysia last week when Hein lost the showdown challenge to Lorette and Dyke got targeted and voted out for being a physical threat.
After events unfolded last Wednesday I went to Jozi to hook up with them at a special M-Net double whammy press conference and followed up by doing an interview with each of them - which is when I took
Hein’s pony pic.
The pair aren’t allowed to talk to each other until after the show so each of them arrived and left the press conference separately and weren’t allowed to chat between themselves when they were interviewed.
I chatted to Hein first and then Dyke and snooped out questions both about the show and about what went down in the press conference. Dyke's interview's here and you can find Hein's here:
Hein Vosloo.
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Tashi: I don’t like saying this but I’m not that pleased you’re gone because now there’s no-one to be so annoyed at and slap anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t want you to win - we just needed you there - so we could call you Dick (laughs). You went through a process, came out a victor at points and now wham you’re gone.
Dyke: It’s very frustrating but you can’t hold grudges - you just need to get up and try again. It was great fun - I think what was lacking was about 40kg’s of good muscle that Mandla had and I didn’t have so good on him, he really kicked me.
Tashi: The beginning fiasco with Elsie - talk about that. Are you racist as Elsie said?
Dyke: No I’m not racist as Elsie said. It wasn’t Elsie who said that, it was Rijesh. What Elsie said was very clever and intelligent - what she actually said straightforward is, “I don’t know the guy well enough to call him racist,” and it’s very clever of her to say that because I’m not. I speak Zulu fluently, I spend a lot of time in rural areas and not once ever have I had a situation with race.
Tashi: So how did it happen?
Dyke: I’m to blame here because it was a comment, it was a comment of humour and that’s how I put it across, I commented on it humorously and she never took it like that. Granted it was a situation where I should have given her more time to get to know me and be in an alliance with me or had time together where we sitting under a coconut tree having a good laugh. In that kind of situation with a bond between us that kind of comment would have been apt because inevtibaly we would have chatted abut where we’re from and she would have known where I was from.
Tashi: But would it have been apt? Don’t you think South African’s are tired of saying “The black guy” or “the white guy”. Isn’t everyone tired of being boxed and being told “you’re this colour” or “you’re that colour”.
Dyke: No I think we have to face reality that there are white people, black people, coloured people, malay people - our societies built on mixed races and cultures. The way I see it is that as soon as every culture in our country learns to laugh at themselves it’s fine. So long as it’s not directed vicsiously and maliciously and vindictively I see nothing wrong with it.
Tashi: But why is it necessary? Why can’t we just like ignore it, just be?
Dyke: What did you say? Ignore it. You said ignore it. You can’t ignore something like that.
Tashi: Not ignore, - not be aware of it. Why must everyone always be boxed? What happens if you don’t do that and then you can’t operate in a society that does.
Dyke: That’s why I’m saying you must learn to laugh at yourself. It’s not a negative thing - it’s nothing to be ashamed of. I’m not ashamed of being white - nobody should be ashamed of being whatever race you are. I see nothing wrong with it - I see myself as being a youngster of 28 years old and I don’t see anything wrong with it. I don’t see that you can’t say this or can’t say that. Why? Because a person is white and a person is black. You can easily give humour along those lines and it can be accepted along the line it’s intended.
Tashi: I get what you’re saying about humour etc but I don’t see why it’s necessary to say “that white guy over there” or “that black guy over there”. It’s ridiculous isn’t it? Why are we doing that? Why aren’t we just saying “that guy over there?”
Dyke: You see you’re very - you’re asking me a question and then you add onto a question - so what did you initially say there?
Tashi: I’m asking, linguistically, when we talk about people, even when we’re joking, is it necessary?
Dyke: I see nothing wrong in saying ‘that white person over there because there are a whole lot of coloured people around them.” If you’re pointing out, “That lady over there?” ‘Which one?” and you say” That white lady over there or that black lady over," there’s nothing wrong with that.
Tashi: It's an interesting debate. Did you have the hots for Angie? You did you did you did - then she turned on you and were like “Oh I’ll never get her so bye.”
Dyke: No not at all. If I have emotions or a direction that I want to take in life, I’ll take that direction and it’ll be clear and very visible to any onviewer where I want to go. Angie’s a nice person, I had a few laughs with her and that’s it.
Tashi: The walks on the beach at night - Rijesh told me you and Angie went for walks on the beach at night.
Dyke: Rijesh - he looks into things very indepth. You know what it’s actually quite funny because it makes you think - does he want more media coverage? Does he make the comments for me to react to them. Yes I gave her a flower, I’m looking at this flower and Angie walked past and said: “That’s pretty,” and I said, “There you go, have it.” and she took it and put it in her hair. If it had been Amanda walking next to me and said it I would have given it to her.
Tashi: So who did you have the hots for?
Dyke: (laughs) I didn’t have the hots for anyone. I had a girlfriend before I left and I still have her.
Tashi: What did she think of the experience? Did she think you were ill behaved?
Dyke: No she knows who I am and loves me - we’ve been together for years. Rijesh’s comments were totally out of context - the way he implied the whole situation was ridiculous.
Tashi: What's it been like watching the show?
Dyke: The whole Survivor experience has been an amazing amount of fun for me. It’s been a soul searching event where I’ve realized faults that I do have and it’s made me a better person. I think they’ve done an amazing job of editing and putting together stories.
Tashi: How much did you want to win the money?
Dyke: When I got onto the show it was very on my mind that I’m here for the million but then I as got into catching fish and having a good time -I’m an outdoors kind guy – it was kind of there but not there. Now and again I thought I’d love to have the money to open Dyke’s landscaping and have the money to buy a car but it wasn’t my driving force. If it was I would have been malisicous and backstabbing but I never allowed money to get in the way of it.
Tashi: What was the most positive aspect of everything?
Dyke: Everyone had their differences - their positive and negative sides - but when we pulled together was great. The emotion of winning or emotion of losing was so real and relevant and was very positive for me.
Tashi: Was even the losing positive?
Dyke: It’s a difficult one - it was for the long run because it motivates you – but losing’s never positive but it was great when we pulled together.
Tashi: Before you merged your strategy was obviously providing etc - what was your post-merge strategy?
Dyke: When we landed at our new Iban tribe - Irshaad went fishing with Rijesh and left , you say us girls (laughs) round the camp fire - and I just wanted to get Rijesh off because I coulnd’t trust him anymore.
Tashi: You obviously needed some kind of change when it became clear that your providing was a threat instead of an advantage.
Dyke: I felt very comfortable on Iban - the pure fact that I had a strong alliance with Angie - stronger than with Amanda.
Tashi: But then when you merged that came crashing down very suddenly.
Dyke: I knew it would happen - I’ve watched other Survivors and I understand the working of the whole merge and what benefits and what doesn’t and even Mark was giving clues before the merge so I knew what I was walking into. I was just very thankful there was 4/4 alliance to give us a little bit of a chance.
Tashi: What happened with Angie - you were thick as thieves one moment the next she’d turned on you.
Dyke: It’s difficult for me that she was on their side now but in the same breathe it was a very difficult position for her to be and for me. I had my three and she had her three and I just regret not spending more time with her – talking strategically about every single indivicual on her team and my time. I could have spent much more time sitting under a tree talking about strategy.
Tashi: You could have given her more flowers.
Dyke: (laughs) Definitely not.
Tashi: In the press conference Hein said he’s opening a Survival school and mentioned that you’re looking at going into it with him?
Dyke: Yes we’ve got to wait until after the show because we’re contracted that we aren’t allowed to talk to each other yet. It sounds very exciting but we’ll have to wait and see once the show’s over.
Tashi: What sort of survival skills would you look at doing based on your Survivor experience?
Dyke: It would be based more on my and Hein’s experience in ife, general survivor techniques incorporating from flora to fauna – I don’t want to ruin what there is to be offered.
Tashi: You’ve said you watch Survivor - who’s your fave of all time?
Dyke: Terry hey - when I was in the situation I was in needing to win immunity or die - I thought about I’m needing to win the Immunity necklace over and again and he performed, better than I did. He was a good bloke hey.
Tashi: If you were me what final question would you ask you?
Dyke: (laughs) You’re sneaky - what would the question be? “Would you like to come out to dinner and get to know me better?”
Tashi: Okay - would you like to come out to dinner and get to know me better?
Dyke: That would be fantastic seeings as I’m the story and you’re the journalist and we could have a good laugh.
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