Surviving Caramoan

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September 16, 2012 is the day of the event in Mall Of Asia entitled "Surviving Caramoan" of Jack TV. It's like a Survivor kind of event, that would hype up the audience to the upcoming Survivor series that will happen in one of the islands here in the country :)

What is this Surviving Caramoan?

>> Well, It's quite similar to Survivor Series. However, this event would only last for one whole day ( as far as I know). The contestants would be filmed within the duration of the event. 

After 5 tasks of simple yet tiring + not so fun eating challenge. I was very happy to succeed in this Elimination. I'm just sad, my brother wasn't able to pass through the 4th challenge ( well, it's really hard) :(

So i'll share you my experience :)

My Story....

Ok, I really love joining amazing races and reality type of contests :) So when I was in Bacolod, I saw this Ad in Jack TV and started to research about it. When we were back here in Manila, I started filling out the registration forms and waivers then BOOM! without realizing.... It's already September 16!

We arrived in MOA at around 3pm. GAAHhhhh! The traffic because of the rain + 3 Day Mega-Gigantic-Galactica Sale of MOA + Cosplay Convention + Last day of International Book Fair + UAAP! Wow, I knoowww, the traffic drove us crazy. :)

So there, We submitted our application and waited for our turn. Oh boy! the line is not that long but you have to wait for the person to finish the first task before the next person can do the task. So there are basically 5 tasks : Puzzle, Carrying Crates, Ten-Wheeler-Truck Tire Lifting, 3 ball Balancing and Fear Factor ish type of eating challenge.

1. Puzzle

>> All we have to do here is finish the puzzle. I finished this task at around 3 mins and 30 + secs. yeah.... I'm quite slow because I'm a bit pressured.. People are watching from above... hehe

Maximum Time before being cut: 5 mins.

Oh it's blurry ;) haha but the Puzzle is just on top that table.

2. Carrying Crate

>> Well this one is interesting.. :) I really thought that each crate wouldn't be that heavy. Other people carry two crates at a time. Well, I'm not really the weight lifting type of person so I preferred to carry one at a time. While waiting in our line, I computed for the maximum time for a crate to travel from Point A to Point B and return to Point A. It should be around 6 seconds. 

Nerd? No, I'm just bored and anxious not to pass that task.Woohooo! Ended up finishing the task in 51 secs :D Oh boy! that's 10 crates :>

Maximum Time: 1 min

3. Ten-wheeler-truck Tire Lifting

>> According to the Bouncer, he said, "Mga 20 Kgs lang yan." So when it's My turn to lift this stuff. Well, It's a bit heavy lifting it from the ground, but then you grab it already, it would be easier. We have to carry this tire for about 30 secs. :) Yehey Good thing the task is like this, not the one that has the longest time. :)

4. Balancing Ball

>> This one is the hardest task, I believed! You have to balance all 3 balls in a 12-15 inches circular wood for about 1 min. The facilitator instructed me to put those 3 balls all at once, then the time started ticking. Every second feels like a year. The facilitator is counting down, so I'm quite annoyed. Sorry I have this pressure in my heart, that the closest I'm to my goal I started to panic or feel uneasy. So when my time is close to 30 secs, I'm like telling the girl to shhh.... and then BOOOM! The ball starts to move, and one ball is half an inch away from falling... Huhuhuhu. ( More focuss!!! ) and yeah! I succeed that thing!

Oh by the way, this is the task that my brother failed. :( His hand is shaking letting the ball fall. 

5. Fear Factor Eating Challenge.

>> I really hate this part. I was actually hoping that the foods being served are random and I can pick the not so yucky type of food. OK! I was wrong! when the facilitator here open the cover, Here are my food to eat: 2 Pork brains, 2 Pork eyes and 3 Worms. 

Wohooo! In my life, I do not eat Balut, Isaw, or even lengua. But this one...... :((((((((( I have to force myself to eat such thing! :(((( Anyway. The time limit is 1 min. When the time starts, I ate the worms first, since i think that's the easiest one to eat. OH goodness! I cant swallow it......... i have to force myself to swallow it. The next food i eat, was the Pork Brain... It's so slimy, so cold, so...... yeah I ate it. it tastes like rotten egg...  I could compare the texture of this to a tofu? HAHAHA! Ok. the last one would be the Pork eyes. I still have 20 secs here. so i tried to chew. then try to swallow but it's really hard..... It's like chicken but in my mind. it's PORK EYES!!!!! so in the last 10 secs. NO CHOICE! i have to push it. i used my fingers pushed the food into my throat then BOOM! :D I'm done! HAHAHAH

The adventures that my brother and I had today was memorable. This would add to our list of races and adventures together. Prior to that, We were like joking around! We'll have a great shot in this contest you know! :D They'll have a sibling rivalry type of scenes :) Well, Maybe next time.   

I really hope to be part of the Top 10 contenders that will compete in Caramoan! #fingerscrossed!