In the October 20 episode of Survivor Philippines Palau, Mika, Jef and Justine were shown en route to meet Palau President Johnson Toribiong via a speedboat. The girls were seen rejoicing over their trip. Meanwhile, Amanda and Charles were on a different speedboat headed to their Milky Way Spa and jetski adventure. The two raised their arms and screamed while enjoying the rush of the wind.
The three girls arrived at the dock and rode a van towards the city. They were impressed by the cleanliness of the urban Palau. Mika was reminded of Hawaii, her second home, and offered to tour Justine and Jef if ever they would want to go there. Justine said that she already missed civilization.
The girls then suddenly felt self-conscious about how they would look like in meeting the president.
"Biglang na-realize namin, like, wait lang ang baho natin. Tapos iyong hininga namin doesn`t smell that good either, tapos President pa yung imi-meet namin. Parang biglang na-self-conscious kaming lahat na, 'Oh my God! Oh my God!'" Mika exclaimed.
Later, Amanda and Charles arrived at the Milky Way Beach, rejoicing over their ride in a speedboat.
Back at the Sonsorol Camp, Suzuki and Shaun kept themselves busy looking for the third clue.
After a short inspection at the beach, Suzuki found the bottle that contained the clue. They broke the bottle and Suzuki desperately tried to read the message. Shaun continued reading the clue which said "Higaan ang trosong nakita. Idilat nang mabuti ang mga mata. Batuhin, akyatin, sungkitin. Batuhin, akyatin, sungkutin. Nasa puno bagong buhay nakalambitin." The two guys then figured out that the clue could be hanging up on the tree.
THE PRESIDENT'S GUESTS. Jef, Justine and Mika arrived at the Palau's White House located at Melekeok. They were met by a staff of the Office of the President. Pres. Johnson Toribiong welcomed the castaways who brought a gift for him. After their greetings and introductions, the President invited the girls to take a seat beside him at the table filled with snacks: coffee and pastries.
President : Please take your seats beside me, I knew you`re coming to see me today, so I prepared some snacks for us, coffee..."
Girls : "Thank you so much!"
Justine : "We consider this the ultimate reward that we can get. We`re very pleased. This is a chance of a lifetime to meet a President."
Mika : "We feel very honored to meet you."
President: "I've been a President since January 15 of this year. And most of my guests are diplomats, high-ranking officials. But none of them are as beautiful as you are."
Girls: "Thank you very much! Thank you for the compliment!"
President: "It's a very special treat for me to welcome Survivor from the Philippines."
Jef: "You have a very beautiful country."
President: "Please, have some coffee and you can ask me questions that you may like."
Mika: "I have a question, how long has Palau been a sovereign country?"
President: "Palau is an ancient society. People have lived here thousands of years, then in 1994 we became an independent nation during the United Nations. So we're one of the smallest nations in the world but we are a member of the United Nations."
While in the middle of the conversation with the President, Mika couldn't take her eyes off the muffins.
"I don't mean to be disrespectful or anything. Tinatanong ko siya pero sa haba ng explanation n'ya napapatingin ako sa pagkain na parang... Hala! May blueberry muffins, biscotti, coffee and sobrang gutom kami, so pagkain na talaga ‘yung naiisip ko," Mika explained.
President: "If you decide to be a citizen, we can try to at least bring you as close to citizenship as possible...perhaps by marrying Palauan men, because Palauan relationship is restricted to bloodlines and we people who have Palauan parents. Enjoy your coffee."
Mika then passed the pastries to Jef and Justine.
"Bahala kayo, ayaw n'yong i-touch iyong pagkain, ako na lang yung kukuha. So kinuha ko na lang pinass ko and everything," Mika said.
Before leaving, the Filipina girls presented their gift to the President.
President: "What is this? Shall I open it?"
Mika : "Yes. We would love for you to open it."
President : "This is called Survivor Palau. And this summarizes the history of Palauan people. You will survive!"
Girls : "Thank you so much!"
Mika : "We're sorry we smell really bad, we haven't taken a shower in a month."
Girls : "Thank you for everything. It`s so nice meeting you. Paalam!"
"Proudest moment ko 'to. Ito ‘yung pinaka-proud moment ko na may nakausap kang President. Nakapag-coffee ka with him. Naka-spend time ka with him. Wala nang mas be-best pa sa reward na `yon," Jef said.
The three girls and the President had a photo op. The President gladly offered the pastries to the girls to take home with them. The girls took all the pastries they could get and carried them with their bare hands.
"Super funny moment na isipin mo, President iyong kaharap mo tapos naggaganyan ka lang ng muffins, na tara let's go na," Jef recalled.
Meanwhile, Amanda and Charles arrived at the Milky Way spa. Both of them scrubbed their bodies with white sand in the pool. After their body scrub, a speedboat arrived to take the two to their jetski adventure at the Sea Passion resort.
FINDERS KEEPERS. The two guys back at the Sonsorol Camp continued looking for the hidden immunity up the trees. Shaun eventually spotted the right log; hanging on the tree branches on top of it was the immunity object. Shaun called Suzuki and they threw stones at it but it didn't fall. Shaun asked Suzuki to get a bamboo pole. They used the bamboo to nudge the hidden object until it fell to the ground. The two guys rejoiced after finding the immunity bracelet.
FEAST WITH A CHIEF. Mika, Jef and Justine arrived at a Bai, a house reserved for meetings of Palauan chieftains. The girls were met by a chief and a lavish feast of fruits, pork dishes, salad, taro, rice and walnut pie.
"Welcome to Melekeok...This is a pleasure and an honor meeting you. This place is called a Bai and this building is the meeting house for traditional chiefs and this place is only for men," said Reklan, the Paramount High Chief.
The girls enjoyed their feast as the chieftain told them stories of the history and culture of Palau.
"Marami kaming natutunan sa kanya, na until now pina-practice pa rin pala nila iyong chief na `yun. Mayroon pa rin palang tribo-tribo dito kahit modern na," Jef said.
Before leaving, Jef asked the chief if they could take some bananas back to the island. Justine used a bolo and got some bananas straight from the tree.
"Naisip ko sina Zuki and Shaun kaya nga nakapagdesisyon kami na iyong mga puwedeng iuwi sa camp ibigay na lang namin as gift sa kanila. Most especially si Zuki kasi siya iyong walang na take home tapos s'ya pa iyong pinakamabait parang awang-awa kami kay Zuki kaya naisipan namin s'yang pasalubungan," Jef said.
SPEED! Charles and Amanda wore their life vests. They rode the jetski like pros and chased one another.
"Exciting! Kasi I love speed, saka free ka, saka medyo nakalimutan ko na nasa Survivor ako. Nakalimutan ko na lahat ng hirap, lahat ng gutom, lahat ng everything parang ang feeling ko totoong tao na naman ako," Amanda recalled.
After the adventure, the two enjoyed their snack of clubhouse sandwich, fries and strawberry shake. Charles even talked to a Pinay who served at their table.
BURNED! Back at the Sonsorol Camp, Shaun and Suzuki decided to burn all the evidence that they had already found the immunity bracelet. Shaun said that it wouldn't matter if they didn't get any big reward as long as they would stay longer in the game because of the immunity they found.
Shaun : "Anong gugustuhin mo, kumain kasama iyong Presidente at may limpak-limpak na pagkain o tumagal ka sa isla at umabot tayo sa final two?"
Suzuki: "Tumatagal-tagal sa isla."
While preparing their food, Suzuki accidentally got his foot scorched with hot water. He screamed and submerged his feet in the water.
Amanda and Charles arrived back in their camp. Amanda promised Suzuki that she would give him and his girlfriend a treat once they go back to Manila.
"Para medyo maalis ‘yung guilt ko, kasi nga parang sumobra naman iyong reward namin, tapos s'ya wala. Ano kaya gagawin ko kay Zuki para you know, to make myself feel better and at the same time, para mai-share ko ‘yung nangyari, sabi ko sa sarili ko," Amanda promised.
Later, Amanda asked the guys if they got a tree mail about the hidden immunity. Shaun and Suzuki denied it.
Amanda: "Nag-check kayo ng tree mail? May dumating bang mail tungkol sa ano, immunity bracelet?"
Shaun : "Wala. Wala."
Amanda: "Wala rin."
Suzuki : "Ewan ko kung saan dito."
Charles: "Kahit na naman mabigay ng–"
Suzuki : "Nakakapagod."
Amanda: "Sino bang hindi napagod? Susuyurin ko kaya ‘yang ano na 'yan, hanap talaga ako nang hanap."
But Amanda didn't believe Shaun.
"Tapos tinanong ko na lang si Shaun, like may nakuha ba kayong tree mail? Like may binigay ba sa inyong clue tungkol sa immunity bracelet? Wala naman daw so okay, wala. Di ako naniwalang 100 percent. E, siyempre talo ka na nga wala ka pang anything na consolation? So, di ako naniwala sa kanya, pero gusto ko lang marinig mula sa bibig niya na hindi," Amanda said.
It was already dark when Mika, Justine and Jef returned to their camp and their tribemates were already sleeping. The three woke them up and asked them to cover their eyes first before getting their surprise.
The three girls then handed out the muffins to their tribemates. Suzuki got two blueberry muffins. Suzuki was surprised and happy to receive them. The castaways thanked them for the pasalubong. Justine then presented the next surprise: a bunch of bananas.
The tribe mates talked about their day before it ended.
"Sobrang masaya iyong atmosphere at hindi naman namin na feel na galit si Shaun or galit si Suzuki sa amin. Parang eager din sila na marinig iyong mga istorya namin," Mika said.
For most of the castaways, it was a
perfect day.
Survivor Philippines Palau airs weeknights on GMA-7 right after Rosalinda.