survivor philippines: cast off john lopez to star in daisy siete's new season

survivor philippines' resident mechanic is the second castoff to have a drama show. after jace's inclusion in luna mystika, john lopez will be starring in daisy siete's 21st season. titled tarzariray, amazonang kikay, john will be the love in=terest of the show's lead and sexbomb group leader rochelle pangilinan.

here is an excerpt from the seen scene column of pilipino star ngayon last 11-jan-09:

Scene : Tarzariray, Amasonang Kikay ang pamagat ng Season 21 ng Daisy Siete. Bida si Rochelle Pangilinan at leading man niya si John Lopez, ang cast-away ng Survivor Philippines.

john was the 6th person voted out of survivor philippines and was a jarakay member. he was pulled out in day 8 of the show due to low level of potassium. he never recovered from that incidence and this led to his ouster in day 15.

link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?ArticleId=430811&publicationSubCategoryId=96

survivor philippines: cast offs guests in tok! tok! tok! isang milyon pasok

six cast offs from survivor philippines played in the latest episode of tok! tok! tok! isang milyon pasok! which is also hosted by survivor philippines host paolo bediones. the blue team is composed of jury members jace & vern, yellow team was made up of cast offs kiko & patani and the red team is composed of john & nikki. they are also playing for their respective charities.

kiko answered the first 3 questions and patani successfully executed the first two challenges, the snapping turtle challenge and the cobra challenge. they challenged john and nikki in the third task, which is to lift a sumo player 6 feet above the ground. nikki & john failed to complete the task.

john answered the next question correctly and all teams bid on how fast they can finish a meal composed of rats and frogs. vern & jace won the bidding, they need to finish the meal at 1minute and 45 seconds. they were able to finish it just in time. kiko then answered the next question and they eventually reached the finish line and advanced to the jackpot round.

jace & vern won 10 thousand pesos for their charities while john & nikki failed to win anything.

kiko & patani played in the jackpot round and chose the door marked with a star. they were able to double their initial money of 40 thousand pesos. their charity won 80 thousand pesos and a computer set.

in another show, cast offs nina and chev guested in all star k, the 1 million pesos videoke challenge. in a episode where the contestants are look a likes, nina is paired with sexbomb mia and chev was paired with sexbomb izzy. both failed to win the contest. chev was eliminated in round 2 and nina was eliminated on the next round.

survivor philippines: live chat with nikki and john transcript

here is the live chat transcript of the live chat with cast offs john and nikki:

chat with john

ranfhei13: hey buddy..nice game..
JOHNLOPEZ: thanks bro
survivor_ako_07: john, mahirap ba sa island? at ano feelin na mas nakikilala ka ng mga tao ngayon?
JOHNLOPEZ: super hirap talaga bro. at totoo ;ahat yung mga nangyari. masarp ang feeling and thankful at na experience ko maging castway. :)
chris_chat: hi john hows your health now?
JOHNLOPEZ: ok nman. back to normal na.
jmakisig: halu John! Sino sa mga castaways na kasama mo ang sa tingin mo eh most attractive?
JOHNLOPEZ: nikki jarakay tribe. vhev and kaye naak tribe :)

chat with nikki

macandcheese: HI NIKKI ? ANONG UNANG UNA MO GINAWA PAGUWI MO DITO PINAS?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! cguro first thing i did when i came id kumain ng kumain..nkakamiss ang food eh....heheheheh
obetz_69: sino gusto mo si JC or John!?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! nice question nman...hehehhe si john....kc ktribmate ko
macandcheese: tingin mo anong nngyari sa jarakay tribe bakit humina?
NIKKIDACULLO: hello! lack of disciplne
beersheba: hi nikki! =) how's life after survivor?
NIKKIDACULLO: happy! how are you po?
survivor_ako_07: hi nikki.. kumista ang feeling na mas nakilala ka dahil sa survivor?
NIKKIDACULLO: masaya po dahhl isa ako sa mga napili sa survivor phil
jeff_080203: hi nikki!!! nkabalik kpb sa work mu being colcenter agent???
NIKKIDACULLO: wala na po... ihad to resign po eeh dahil tagal tagal din ang SP
airatotzkie: sabi ni john isa ka sa pinakamganda sa jarakay..anong masasabi mo dun??may kilig factor ba?? hehe
NIKKIDACULLO: happy...its nice to know that john appreciates me
shimmer23: hi nikki! gusto mo rin bang umarte sa tv, doing some dramas sa GMA?
NIKKIDACULLO: yes...that would be so nice

chat with nikki and john (but i think only john answered the questions):

deeply: john how did you feel ng ikaw ang nvote out??
JOHNLOPEZ: i feel bad but ok lang :) friends parin kami nila nikki, vern and others :)
airatotzkie: mas naging better person ka ba after survivor???
JOHNLOPEZ: oo nman. napakarami kong natutuan
cox20: galing mo pre... wow!
JOHNLOPEZ: thanks pre.
airatotzkie: saan ba located ang shop mo??
JOHNLOPEZ: its along pasay road
yagami_kiko: john pre anjan k p?
JOHNLOPEZ: nadto pa ko.
mysteriousgirl: Here in the USA Survivor is the # 1 lots of people watching it.. hehehe... How do you feel right now na na voted off ka sa tribe?
JOHNLOPEZ: well i feel bad of course pero lets face it. ganun talaga its a game.
jozhua27: ano masasabi sa ugali ni marlon??
JOHNLOPEZ: well kung sa tv ganun lang yung pinakita nya. pero in real life mabait talaga sya. at down to earth . talaga naka focus lang sya sa game kaya gunu ang pinakita nyang character:)
justine_crasher005: naging crush mo ba si NIKKI? have YOU ever thought of courting her after SP wen you were still in SP?
JOHNLOPEZ: well well and well. :)
justine_crasher005: naging crush mo ba si NIKKI? have YOU ever thought of courting her after SP wen you were still in SP?
JOHNLOPEZ: well well and well. :)

the chat was quite short and john answered only a few questions. they did not answer any of my questions. looking forward for the next live chat.

survivor philippines: why john lost

john lopez was tagged as "ang mekaniko" in survivor philippines. as a mechanic and a part time model, he has a great body that would definitely make him last long in the island. he helped his tribe in winning challenges. he has the charms to win everybody's heart. he has an alliance and has been a main player on saying who they would vote off. but surprisingly, he was the 7th person eliminated from the island and did not even made it to the merge.

so why did john lost?

first, his health condition is a big factor in the tribe decision. he has been pulled out of the game in day 8 because his potassium level went down. he was rushed to the hospital and was given 24 hours to be able to come back and continue the game. luckily, ha was able to come back after staying overnight in the hospital. his condition has been in question since then and he also expressed concern about his health over the last few days before the tribal council.

second, he is a big physical threat. obviously, he is strong. he has the body to show and the challenges to prove this. when it comes to the merge, he would definitely be a force to reckon with if the immunity and reward challenges would be physical challenges. this would be a perfect time to eliminate him since it would be easier for him to accept it because there is still an issue regarding his health.

third, he is also a strategic threat. he was one of the first jarakay members to make a strategic move and form an alliance. he first got jace and formed the muscle tribe, which includes jace, vern, gigit and marlon. since then, he was the one orchestratrating their strategy and has been voicing out his opinions on who should go next. a strategic player is a big threat in survivor, and that is what john is.

fourth, he formed a failed alliance and still stick with it. on the first tribal council, it was one of the muscle alliance members who was voted off, gigit. this is only a proof that their alliance is not that strong. and they still don't have the numbers. he did not see clearly how marlon is playing the game. this is mainly due to the double elimination that evened out the alliances in jarakay. but having one of your alliances voted out on the first tribal council should have been a wake up call for him that someone is playing them and their alliance should be stronger.

fifth, he knew he was going but he did not fight for his place enough to make him stay. his tribe already expressed their plan to vote him off. he knew it. charisse was even saying sorry for voting him during their last tribal council. these are clear signs that you are going home. but he did not negotiate hard for the tribe to vote for nikki instead. he waited for them to realize that he is worth more than nikki, and it did not materialized. i don't know if it was not shown but based on the episode last friday, that is my impression.

if i would have to choose the main reason for his loss, it would definitely be health reason and his failed alliance. he is definitely an asset to the tribe but he was not able to adapt to the conditions of the game, both physically and strategically.

survivor philippines: john lopez voted off the island

after the first back to back loss of jarakay tribe, the tribe decided to vote out one of its stronger players. john lopez, an automechanic and a model was the 7th person voted out of survivor philippines. john is the 4th person eliminated from the jarakay tribe, after gigit, patani, and nina, who was eliminated dur to injury.

john, who hails from bicol is part of the muscle alliance in jarakay, together with vern, jace and marlon. gigit was also part of the alliance before he was voted off. john was previously pulled out of the game and was rushed to the hospital in day 8 of the game due to the low potassium level in his body. he later returned to the game with in the 24 hour limit. john lasted 15 days in the island.

what's interesting to see is how jarakay would adapt now that they would be outnumbered by naak for the first time in the game. also interesting to see s would their move to sacrifice one of their stronger players pay off for them to win challenges? one more week before the anticipated merge, winning this week would definitely be an advantage.