Season 2!!

Wow... in a blink of an eye, a new season begins..

(and obviously, since I'm still writing here, that I didn't get picked to enter!)

So now we have a sneak peak into the 10 contestants for this year. At first glance, they all seem to be a pretty looking bunch - but over the next few weeks, will they all have pretty personalities?? We shall see..

Lets see if there's the stereotypical teams....

The athletic one: its a tie, gym buddies Adrian & Colin and buddies Marc & Rovilson

The old couple: Henry & Terri (although they don't look THAT old)

The good buddies: Oh.. too many here but Paula & Natasha wins, cos they've been best buds longest

The on again -off again dating couple: Edwin & Monica

The "potential" gay team: looks like the gym buddies Adrian & Colin has that potential, but we'll see what happens next week

The model team: Well, obviously from a good looking bunch of contestants there would be many of these teams! - model cum actor cum singer cum vj cum dancer.. well, you know, in the entertainment industry

The one no one expects to win: housewives Ann & Diane. Face it, no one ever expects housewives to win

The one with most drama: OOhhh... we shall find out more in the next week! (isn't that what attacts us to the show?)

One thing nice about this season, is that they put someone with disability in it, i.e. a deaf Adrian. I guess that does make it up in someway for being shallow (don't tell me you didn't know all the contestants are good looking?).

Now wait for it... 22nd Nov... and then log back into this blog for the commentaries!

Leg 1 = Kuala Lumpur

The starting point of TARA1 journey is from Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This historical site is where the Malaysian flag was hoisted for the first time on 31st August 1957. At the southern end of the field is one of the tallest flagpoles in the world, standing at 95m in height.

Other nearby places of interest: Sultan Abdul Samad Building probably one of the most photographed buildings in Malaysia,

Royal Selangor Club,

National History Museum,

Kuala Lumpur Memorial Lubrary,

St. Mary's Anglican Cathedral

Next stop is the Berjaya Times Square, where the contestants had to rappel down from the 8th floor of the complex. Times Square is one of the largest shopping mall in Malaysia (though not really that popular). It also has a hotel, indoor theme park and IMAX theatre.

Next, they proceeded to the Komplex Budaya Kraf (Cultural Craft Complex) in Kuala Lumpur. This place offers the many variety of Malaysian handicrafts such as batik, silk, pottery, pewterware, etc. This was where the contestants had a detour, either to make a batik painting or do pottery. Next up was a carting ride at City Carting Enterprise in the Shah Alam Stadium. And lastly, a check in at the KL Tower or Menara KL. This 421m tower is situated on Bukit Nanas. Next to it is the Bukit Nanas forest reserve, that the contestants had to go through to reach the tower (or they cannot check in - poor Andrew/Syeon). This is the 4th tallest telecommunications tower in the world, and the tallest in South East Asia. If anyone wants to go up, they have to pay RM8 (USD $3) to reach the observation deck. Alternatively, you can dine in at one of the few revolving restaurants in the tower.

Revisiting TARA1

Yellow dot = start of TARA 1

Green line = final journey

The entire journey at one glance

TARA 1 ReVisited

In anticipation for the coming Season 2, we shall re-visit the routes taken by the teams in The Amazing Race Asia Season 1 soon.

Stay tuned!

Rejected...

No recalls from TARA... I guess that means I'll only be watching it from home :( Don't worry... you'll all still get updates and my comments in this blog. Keep an eye out for this blog!

Amazing Race All-Stars

The Amazing Race All Stars have just ended... and the winners are...

ERIC AND DANIELLE!!

Congratulations... All their hard work has paid off. They have even managed to overcome the yield... twice! Truly deserving. Equally deserving are the other two teams that came in just after them, Dustin and Kandace, and Charla and Mirna. A very good race, I must say.

And.. our Asian team, JoeJer and Zabrina, are still the ONLY all-girl team to win any amazing race. Amazing! :D

The Waiting Game

The Amazing Race Asia 2 has just closed its application on 13th April 2007 (after an extended period due to "popular demand"). I just wonder if its due to popular demand (from WHO??) or is it because its due to UNpopulare demand? Haha.. perhaps they didn't get as many applications as they thought they would.

Anyway, the deadline is way past... so...

Anyone got called for the next step???