Filipina Soul

Are you enjoying Survivor Philippines? I am hooked! I love that the original flavor of the hit reality show was retained, yet this Pinoy version is so unique. For one, they’re speaking Tagalog!

We’re now at Episode 8 in our recaps of what’s happened so far. This episode aired on GMA7 on September 24, 2008.

Patani and Nina started the episode, with glimpses of their bonding as they gather food for the tribe.

Food, Glorious Food!

The Jarakay tribe enjoyed their first cooked meal in days. For many, it was probably the best meal they’ve ever had. Gigit said it, “This is life!”.

Over at the Naak Camp, they were still struggling with their efforts to make fire. Their “strike-anywhere” matches didn’t seem to be working. Zita persevered with the task and was finally successful! She said, “Mapaiyak ako sa apoy.” (“I could cry because of the fire.”). The entire tribe finally enjoyed their own meal of cooked rice, with boiled vegetables and crabs that they found nearby. At this point, the camp even seemed to be a picnic.

The ‘Guys Plus One’ Alliance

At the Jarakay Camp, Jace is shown as the initiator of an male-dominated alliance among him, Marlon, John and Gigit with Veronica as the sole girl. Vern didn’t seem to be too thrilled but went along (what else could she do, right?).

The tribe had a meeting, where some of the guys seemed to dislike that Nina had initiated fixing their leaking roof without discussing it with the entire tribe.

Happy Birthdays

Jace brought up the possibility of letting their tribe lose the next immunity challenge so they could vote Nina out.

Kiko and Vehv found out that it was both their birthday (September 1). The entire tribe was in high spirits, teasing and bantering with one another. For Zita, there were really no serious love angles going on. On the surface, everyone seemed to be friends with one another.

Survivor Philippines Fan Question: How valuable do you think Nanay Zita is to the Naak Tribe?

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