Thursday, October 9, 2008

The Amazing Race Asia 3 : Episode 5

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We're almost halfway... only 6 legs to go before the winner is revealed! I'm having butterflies in my stomach :D

I remember Allan mentioned in the 1st episode there are 11 legs altogether and 7 of the Pit Stops are elimination points. We've had 4 back to back eliminations which means there will be 3 more eliminations to go. Hope my math is correct :)

6 strong teams remain, and the competition will be much harder... we've seen in the previous episode (ep. 4) where Oliver and Mai chose not to tell the others when they found the clue in the Miniature Museum. While I have no issues with that (after all it is a race where USD100K is at stake) but in the end they lost their way and lost their lead to Ida and Tania... karma is a bitch ya. Sometimes luck plays a role too.

Here's a recap.

5th leg - City Hall Square, Taipei - New Sogo Departmental Store, Taipei

Drive to Sony Style Store and search through 1000 Blu-ray Discs to get the next clue

Vince & Sam managed to get the first clue and opted to take the Fast Forward.

A Fast Forward is the 1st and only in the race and whoever gets the task done can skip all tasks in the leg and head directly to the Pit Stop.

They each have to get a tattoo (at Kevin's Tattoo shop) to receive the Fast Forward.

Tasks for the other teams:

Drive to new Pingshi Coal Mine in Shih-Fen to get the next clue

Roadblock (only one person may perform task) ~ Can You Dig It?
  • Dig for a souvenir under a mound of coal inside a coal wagon

Detour

Pick ~ Drive to Wan Nian building in central Taipei and pick 3 objects (soft toys) from a Wawachi machine
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Pail ~ Drive to Grand Tong Temple and collect a bucketful of water to top of a hill and deliver to a monk.

Pit Stop : Taipei Astronomical Museum, Taipei city
  1. Vince & Sam (Hong Kong) ~ win a 3D 2N stay at Santaburi Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand with USD3000 cash plus free golf lessons
  2. Bernie & Henry (Malaysia)
  3. A.D. & Fuzzie (Singapore)
  4. Geoff & Tisha (Philippines)
  5. Ida & Tania (Malaysia)
  6. Mai & Oliver (Thailand) ~ Eliminated!
Related post:
TARA 3 : Episode 6
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19 comments:

  1. i was so nervous watching last nite's episode.afraid our team, Ida & Tania will got eliminated. Thank God they are still in the race. Mo tingu lg ni ulangan dia... hehe

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  2. Nessa! I tak sempat nak follow la this year! It's good to know teams from Malaysia masih maintain!

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  3. The race is getting more exciting as the weeks go by. I thought searching through 1,000 CD's was a little bit ridiculous but at least our Malaysian teams made it :D Can't wait for next weeks installment ... hehehe ...

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  4. Mama Mia ~ Sia pun nerves juga, suda la sibuk mo tulis repot lagi! Haha

    Taim cari clue pakai disc tu yang bikin takut cos it's all about luck. I'm so happy both Malaysian teams are still in the race :)

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  5. Emila ~ Well, if you can, try and have a look. Ida is pretty good, I haven't heard her complain much even though she's an actress.

    Yeah, both teams rock!! Yeah :D

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  6. Mat Dingo ~ I'm glad both teams made it to the next round, you need lady luck too in this race.

    I think Mai & Oliver shouldn't have chosen to sleep. All they needed to do is find some policemen like the other teams did. Can't wait for next week too!

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  7. yay! sia finally dapat tingu TARA3 live. Sia kasi set alarm lagi di henfon sia. hehe

    sia mmg pok2 antara si mai+oliver atau tish+geoff yg keluar this week. well, betul ckp ko...tulah durang jahat in previous episode. hehe

    henry can speak chinese!!!
    great!!

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  8. I want AD and Fuzzie to go next. I actually kinda like Geoff and Tish. Good entertainment! Hehehe

    But, I think this year Malaysia angkat lah. Both teams I like.

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  9. i dont like geoff and tisha..or whatever their name is. Gaduh saja pengsan oh!

    I hope Mal team will be teh winner this time around. :D

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  10. Carol ~ Siok ba kan tingu TARA3 'live' :D Yang repeats macam kureng thrill suda sikit... hehe

    Dis time smua yang kana eliminated memang patut kluar... sia nerves mo tingu next week punya episode, hope both Malaysian teams go thru. *fingers' crossed*

    This race pun like a reflection of how we go about our daily life. Kalau kita buat jahat nah, pandai balik oh... just like the phrase, 'What goes around comes around' kan :)

    Si Henry btul2 brother yang baik. Itulah kebaikan buli cakap Cina lagi!

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  11. Rozella ~ I like AD & Fuzzie. They complement each other and rarely fight.

    Geoff sia inda suka, I pity Tisha ... she gets bullied most of the time. Ya, memang drama they both :)

    The HK boys pun ok oso, they play a clean game and so do both Malaysian teams. May the best team wins! Yay!!

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  12. Emelda ~ Ditto! Tish is ok, but Geoff... ish, ego btul. Perasan ensem mangkali dia tu... hehe

    Well, I hope so too! :D

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  13. Great show but I don't follow anymore.
    I don't have a TV at home not that I can't afford one.
    I don't fancy watching TV instead I love reading.
    Sorry, all sentences start with "I"....
    Am I a little bit self centred!!!

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  14. wow..so rajin u update nessa..if i ter miss..i will check your blog trus nie..i like this part 3..it's tough la.i like mai and oliver.

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  15. Last week bah Nessa yang si Tish said after this race we are so over to...so the drama! Sekali tenguk berkissing pula at the end! Hahaha Can't wait to see what happens next!

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  16. Yoon See ~ It's my fav. show and I can't afford to miss the episodes... hehe!

    I love reading too, if the book is good I can finish it in 2 days! :D

    It's OK, don say sorry, it's your style, I don judge ppl from the way they write :)

    Take care now!

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  17. Deana ~ Inda juga ba rajin, sia pun tia tau knapa sia 'torture' myself doing report and watching d show at the same time! LOL!

    Ya, sila2 check sia punya updates... ringkas seja ba. Oh, but Mai & Oliver suda kluar kan. They look sweet :)

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  18. Rozella ~ Itu la, suspen btul kan. Buli tahan editing diorang tu. I also thot they're splitting up... hehe. Drama = good show! :D

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