Like any post tribal council, some left satisfied. Some felt they needed to explain. Others were dumbfounded. Gino, the latest casualty in a series of blindsides, looked like a bride left on the altar by her groom because of something bad that happened in the past. Or did I just describe the premise of a new teleserye?

You had to hand it to Gino. Even in the jury house, he was still playing the game. Well you can't totally blame the guy since John looked like he was in "Hulk" mode. For Gino to admit the whole truth would be like a kiss of death for him.

It seems everytime a blindside happens, someone has to apologize for their decision. Betong did approach KC and Stef for not revealing their move to oust Gino. But wait, didn't Gino and KC agreed to an earlier plan that Maey would be the casualty if Arnold ever used his immunity bracelet? It looked like Maey and Betong have no plans yet of revealing that they have the immunity bracelet in their possession.

Arnold and Mara are becoming the masters of blindsides. But I can't say that they are in that Rob and Amber level of play. By the way, this is the first time I realized that Arnold also goes by the name of "Hon". Maybe its a local term in New Zealand or something.

Tree mail has been more of visual clues rather than the riddles that we are used to. I hope nothing bad has happened to their riddle "ghost writer". Or are the pictures much easier to understand rather than translating the Filipino written riddles to english for some castaways?

The reward challenge is huge and really worth playing for. Competing for 250 k to be given to someone back home can really get you motivated. I wonder if there were a lot less people quitting this season if some of the winnings were given to the charity of their choice?

Sadly, the puzzle crates spell out "APOLAKI" another Filipino word that starts with A. I guess we already have an idea who are gonna struggle in this challenge.

Betong looks to play with a lot of heart as he wants to win this one for somebody. Would he succeed? Abangan.