Episode 48: Smarty JC Wins Reward and IC!

Zita and Marlon got first to the treemail which read:

"oras na para magbalik tanaw
sa mga hamon, ano ba sayo ang nangingibabaw.
sa puso mo ba ay may nakapukaw
o ang mga kasama mo, lahat ay pawang buakaw."

Buakaw, as explained by Marlon, was like a "Buwaya" (As for my understanding - it came from "Buwa ka" ng Ina mo, which means "Anak ka" ng Ina mo - which eventually had a bad connotation. Buwa is anak, like a buwa from a coconut (yung nasa loob ng niyog na parang baby coconut na masarap kainin! - sa pagkakaintindi ko lang ha!, i'm no linguist - mcadmin)

Rob, meanwhile, couldn't care less if he reads the treemail first or not. (isyu ba 'to?)

Before the reward and immunity challenge combo, Kaye is becoming more and more paranoid about JC's alliance.

She and Cris noticed that JC has been talking to Cha, even at the wee hours of the morning.

"Nakita ko si JC, isip siya ng isip, parang naguguluhan siya", says Kaye.

Marlon, tells both of them that, "Napakalakas ng politika kay JC, baka ilaglag din kayo nyan," and that they should get rid first of their obstacles if they want to become the sole survivor. "Tanggalin mo muna ang mga tinik sa daan nyo..."

Marlon knows that JC is one of the strongest and leading amongst them, and Kaye is outnumbered by the Zita, Rob and JC trio. He says that one from the original Naak should be voted out.

Cris gives Marlon assurance that he could count on him and Charisse if he feels threatened.

But JC is of course, is far from unguarded and unaware of the possibilities. He admits that he could not completely trust Cris and Kaye, after what they did to Kiko.

"Parang hindi na nawala sa akin ang pag-isipan sila ng masama. Lalo na ngayon, iniisip nila ako ang pinakamalakas dun.. pwedeng tanggalin nila ako anytime."

The Individual Immunity Challenge this time has a reward for the winner. They would get to see 30 seconder video message of their loved one back home. But before the challenge proceeds, each of them gets a taste of the message - 10 seconds, which brought tears to all the castaways.

Charisse' mother and brother gave her a message of support; It's Kaye's mom for her; Zita's bestfriend gave a shout out; Lonipot, I mean, Marlon's girlfriend sent the message; for Cris, it's his mom; it's Rob's bro for him while JC's babe did the sweet talk.

For the challenge, the castaways must recall their past challenges, get the right key, walk on a thin rope, cartwheel three buckets of rocks and gets to raise the flag first.

The first three to get the first flag up are the only ones to move on to the second round. And they are Marlon, Kaye and JC. Kaye and JC are head to head the entire challenge, but it is JC who managed to move the buckets/pales better. Kaye's rocks keep falling off.

Eventually, JC wins and gets to view the complete message of his perky girl who is off to Korea. (sosyal!) And not only that, JC even gets to talk to her. Tearful JC repeatedly says "I love you and I miss you." (aaaw...)

As fate would have it, JC had to pick two other castaways to view their video message. He picks Cris and Marlon. Zita was convinced that "totoo ang iyak ni Marlon." And Marlon was pleased.