30 minutes before final two

I have so much to do. But somehow, this Survivor episode feels like an unfinished business that's keeping me from moving on. I have been attempting to read Commercial Law Review's lesson for tomorrow, but I can't get past the first few sentence.

The New Civil Code provides that "'document of title to goods" includes any bill of lading, dock warrant, 'quedan,' or warehouse receipt or order for delivery of goods, or any other document used in the ordinary course of business in the sale or transfer of goods, as proof of possession or control of the goods, or authorizing or purporting to authorize the possessor of the document to transfer or receive either by indorsement or by delivery, goods represented by such document."

The?

So this is what I thought I'd do: Spend the 30-minutes-or-so thinking over the possible endings now that only Charisse, JC and Rob are left, and with Rob having the immunity necklace.

Tonight, Rob gets to choose who will join him in the final two. Here's my Sliding Doors take on where each choice may lead:

Rob could choose to honor his alliance with JC, just like JC has been true to him all this time. This is the most ethical and moral thing to do, I think, because if you ask me, everything that Rob is right now was because of JC. There were only two things that Rob did right throughout the game: 1) choose the best person to team up with; and, 2) stick to him. But if he does choose JC, what are the possibilities of Rob ending up as the first sole survivor? Here's how I think the jury will vote:

Jace: Rob (because JC duped him before and made him believe he was in his alliance right after the merge)

Kiko: JC (because he thinks Rob sucks)

Verns: Rob (because they have a thing)

Kaye: JC (because he took her with him to a reward)

Marlon: Rob (only because I think he had an affinity with Rob when he was still in the game, but I'm not really sure because he's crazy)

Zita: JC (maybe, because he took her with him to a reward, but I'm not sure because Nanay can be so gullible)

Cris: JC definitely (because he thinks Rob is not desrving)

Charisse: JC definitely (because she appreciates how he trusted her and kept his promise to her)

If you ask me, in a JC-against-Rob scenario, JC will have a bigger chance of snagging the P3M pot. So if Rob has been thinking, and decides to be evil at the last moment, he could choose Charisse, thinking that he would have a better chance of winning if he's pitted against her. In that case, here's how I think the votes will go:

Jace: Charisse (because they are both Jarakay)

Kiko: He might go for Charisse (because he hates Rob, to begin with, and he will hate him even more if he votes off JC)

Verns: Rob (see reason above)

Kaye: Charisse or Rob (I can't really say because it's impossible to guess what somebody is thinking when she's not really thinking)

Marlon: Charisse (because they are both Jarakay)

Zita: Rob (because they are both Naak)

Cris: Charisse (see reason above)

JC: Charisse (because if he gets voted off by Rob, he will realize that Rob never really deserved his trust and will try to "correct" his mistake)

Simply put, I think Rob doesn't stand a chance against Charisse either, if it's down to the two of them. So if I were Rob, I might as well keep JC, and keep my soul intact and my heart in the right place also.

But I overanalyze, and it's taking out the excitement in all the waiting and expecting. So I'll stop now and wait out the next 10 minutes by trying to make sense of what "documents of title to goods" means. 

A requiem for Kiko Rustia

Photo courtesy of http://www.survivorphilippines.tv

I am still in shock as I write this.

Jologs kung jologs but I like watching Survivor Philippines for reasons that I have not yet thought about. I have never been so affected by tribal council until tonight. I hope the castaways who betrayed Kiko are seeing how stupid they are now for being duped by Marlon, who is nothing but a big, fat, useless, good-for-nothing liar. Nothing could be more stupid than falling for such a trap crudely set up by an obviously incompetent pig who knows he can't win any challenge and so he has to resort to scheming.

Over the weekend, while counting down the days to revelation night (remember how Paolo cut off last Friday's episode right before the last ballot was supposed to be read?), BF and I had extensively discussed the permutations, combinations and consequences.

First off, the obvious fact then was that it was a fight against Marlon and Kiko.

If Kiko were to be voted off, it would have to take two Naak members conspiring with the three Jarakay members to muster the required number. If they are successful, all alliances will be broken, and each castaway will have to fend for themselves to make it through every tribal council.

If, on the other hand, the Naak members are sensible enough to stick to the plan, they are assured that they will not be voted off until the last of the Jarakay members is gone. After which, it will be every castaway's game, which is fair enough, I think. 

This means that the traitors would have had a better chance (one out of six as opposed to one out of eight) of becoming sole survivor had they stuck to the plan.

But they are stupid. And what can you expect of stupid people?

Anyways, the die is cast, and Kiko moves on from the camp to the jury, leaving only Nanay Zita and JC as the only morally upright and worth-watching castaways in the show. (The others, especially Kaye, Chris, and Marlon make me want to throw up.)

For Kiko, life probably has better things in store for you, as with Mommy Zita and JC (who, I read somewhere will eventually become sole survivor.)

For Marlon, Kaye and Chris, be careful when you go out tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the taongbayan are aching to get their hands on you. For Marlon, this wish is especially for you: I hope you have nothing but my wrath to eat for the rest of your life.

Para sa ating lahat, a lesson learned: Nothing is what it seems.