Survivor Philippines

I am a Survivor fan.

Though I have not watched every single episode since Season 1, I have watched most of it anyway and I kept myself updated.

For the last 3 years, I have been watching Survivor episodes on Friday afternoons just before going to class. Yes, I do watch even though we have a recitation later .. hehe. If for some other reason I am not able to watch it, I thank God for replays .. hehe

Anyhow, I got excited when I heard about Survivor Philippines. Though I am a certified Kapamilya, I am also a certified Survivor fan.

I had a preview of the contestants before the first episode. Hindi masyado ako impressed because medyo mataas ang expectation ko after I heard about the auditions that were conducted. Siguro, medyo mataas ang expectation ko kasi masyado akong nasanay sa mga foreigners na Survivor contestants .. hehe. Pero to give credit, medyo diverse naman ang mga background ng mga tao, which is quite ok.

I watched the first episode a while ago. Production is indeed Survivor-like. Franchise nga eh. I don't have any bitter feelings even if Paolo wears the same design in clothes as worn by Jeff Probst. Survivor nga eh.

The first task – that 1 kilometer swim was very Survivor. I was thinking that kaya ko siguro iyon i-swim pero mga after 48 hours pa ako matapos .. haha .. The reward challenge was ok as well. If may reason ako to participate in Survivor, its because of those challenges. Kasi I will be able to assess if kaya ko mga ganun. And wala namang naga-prepare na ganun na obstacle course or props or whatever … kaya ok din if you get to experience it.

In fairness, Survivor Philippines did make some deviations. Iyong mga statement ni Paolo na this person is already strategizing or this person is having difficulty .. hehe. Wala atang ganun sa Survivor, I think.

But I do have one great peeve. Why did they make it an everyday thing? Ah, yes .. the rating thing .. tsk, tsk ...

I was so used to watching everything in a single episode. I think mas thrilling din pag ganun. And the breaks are more logical. Hindi iyong in the middle of the challenge eh commercial break. Tapos I get to miss one single episode, parang mahirapan ako makaconnect ... hehe

Anyhow, I think I'll be watching Survivor Philippines in the coming days. Tapos na rin kasi ang PDA (kung saan ayaw ko si Laarni ang manalo .. pero di naman ako bumoto .. hehe .. so, patagalan na lang sa kanila sa industriya .. haha)

Anyhow, these are my 5 reasons why I am not qualified for Survivor:

1. May scoliosis ako

2. I am visually impaired (and probable legally blind kasi 5.50 and 5.25 na grade ng salamin ko)

3. Hindi ko pa kaya mag two-piece .. haha!

PS: Picture of Jeff Probst is in reply to my request for an autographed picture when I wrote to him. Sabi ko nga .. Survivor fan ako :)