Episode 25: Bye John! "I will miss you pare"

• John: I will miss you pare?
• Jace: Huh? (As in huh? napalunok!)
• John: I will miss you...
• Jace: (Ah, eh, ahmm.. eh) Us too...

That dialog is a premonition of John's departure.

All of us thought Nikki will leave tonight, after their revelations to Paolo. What happened to the JJV alliance? Does 'concern' weighed much than strategy? Before the tribal council, the Jarakay were sorting who to cast off.

John imparts that their alliance will stick to their 'first plan' which is to vote Nikki off.

Vern on Nikki says, "Oo sanay siya sa ibang pamumuhay, pero dapat matuto sya makihalubilo... Nasa island ka, wala syang yaya dito, walang katulong. Andito lang ata sya just to comb her hair..." (Yihaa!)

On John...
Marlon said something in line with, "puso namin nagdurugo pag nakikita ka namin naghihirap..."

Jace had a heart-to-heart talk with John, telling him the possiblity of voting him off... and the amishu mishutu lines came after...

Charisse opened up with John that she was the only one who voted him off the last time "out of concern."

At the Tribal Council, Paolo asked them the reason for their consecutive losses, their condition in the camp, the unity advantage of Naak and the threat for them from Naak.

Marlon reiterates his wrong decision for their loss. Adding, "gutom, kulang sa food and nawala ang spirit ng tribe" (Nasa Naak na ang spirit, nakita ni Kaye).

Jace justifies the fact that Naak has got more guys and more swimmers than them.

Vern feels "grandma," Nanay Zita is the threat. The adorable granny can do almost everything for Naak. Marlon remains threatened by Kiko.

John, asked if he still can live the life in the island, says, "Kinakaya ko pa..."

On their one-on-one with Paolo...

First, John
Paolo: Totoo bang natatakot ka na..?
John: Oo totoo. Everytime matutulog, laging may nararamdaman ako... Nanginginig.

Asked, what's his opinion on Nikki, John said, "Para siyang baby sister ni Marlon. Spoiled. Walang ginagawa. Hindi siya deserving to be here. In fact siya ang nakaline-up naming i-vote out..."

Jace
Paolo: Deserving ba si Nikki na makasama dito sa Survivor?
Jace: Hindi... Siya ang weakest link. She contributes the least.

Pao then asked about his opinion on John and his condition... Jace shared, "...naninigas ang kamay (hinawakan mo ba?), hinahabol ang hininga..." "Naaawa ako... But still I think he does deserve to be here and fight for the win..."  "But I'm here to win..."

Nikki, next, was asked if she's satisfied with her contribution to her tribe. I didn't get her words but, she ended her response with, "I want them to vote me off..." What's running of her mind? She feels "nagkakanya-kanya na kami sa tribe." "I'm feeling homesick..."

Vern, said she will vote Nikki off, "prinsesang nakaupo sa tasa." Marlon can't come up with any good word to describe Nikki's asset to Jarakay. He just said, "...lumalaban naman yung tao..."

Fun at Naak continues (kelan ba hindi fun dito?)

While strengthening their alliance, JC, Rob and Kiko talks about Jarakay's Tribal Council. Kiko feels that they won't see Nikki on their next encounter. They also discuss Jarakay's performance in the last challenges. JC says, "overconfident yung kabilang tribe." Kiko and Rob both say "kailangan nila si Gigit sana..."

Naak has always got visitors. This time the monkeys.  Cris, with Kaye, saw the monkeys while looking for materials for their shelter. Teasing  the monkeys, he yelled at Kaye, "Mag-two-piece ka Kaye lalapit yan. Mga lalaki e. Magtupis ka!" (Gusto mo lang yatang umiskor na naman pards e!)

Readers, malalim na ang gabi, balik na sa camp...