In case you missed it, the casting calls have started for The Amazing Race Asia 3.. and don’t forget to check my TIPS ON BEING CHOSEN FOR TARA3 post. It’s choke full of precious information that will give you secrets as to what McKay is looking for.
Sorry for the late update. I’m working on the Europe shift this week, so I had to settle for the midnight rerun of the show. Teams started off in Prague and had to get on a train to Budapest, Hungary. The first four teams are all within an hour of each other, with Paula and Natasha trailing 4 hours behind. You would think there would be bunching again at the train station, but surprisingly enough, only one team took the risk on an earlier, non-direct route to Budapest. Luckily for Colin and Adrian, the risk paid off as they were the first ones to arrive.
Once in Budapest, they had to self drive on brand.new.Suzuki.Swifts (WHATTTT???? No CHEVROLETs????) to Magyar farm which is located 20km out of Budapest. Once there, teams are greeted with a Detour, between (1) Pitch - where they had to load a cart full of hay, or (2) Pull - where they had to milk a goat. All of the teams did the Pitch detour which seemed slightly easier than Pull. Ann and Diane did the Pull detour, but switched it after their goats would not cooperate. Pam and Vanessa were the only ones who completed the Pull detour (I was waiting for a similar “there’s nooooo millkkkk” Lorena-worthy meltdown, but was severely disappointed). Believe it or not, the placings at this point in time was (1) Adrian/Colin (2) Paula/Natasha (3) Ann/Diane (4) Marc/Rovilson (5) Pam/Vanessa
Next was a Roadblock, where they had to go through several fiying fox and the Fun Extreme Canopy thingy. A slight twist to this roadblock is, at each flying fox ’stop’ (there were several), they are shown a particular number, and they had to add all the numbers at the different stops, and tally up the sum at the end to receive their clue. I have to say, this is one of the more exciting and fun challenges in the past couple of episodes. There was an interesting shift in the team’s position at this point in time. Several teams had miscalculations and Ann and Diane were penalized (somewhat unfairly, I must say) for slightly delaying the other teams, so they lost their 2nd place lead. Boo!
They were next given a clue to find the Hercules Fountain which can be seen on the back of a Hungarian currency note. They needed to figure out that the Fountain was in a Palace somewhere. The next clue leads directs them to the pitstop at the Salamon Tower. Some drama here when teams did not get to the pitstop via the designated path/gate - which reminds me of the first ever episode of TARA1 (Zab and Joe Jer would’ve gotten first.. le sigh). In the order of their arrival at the pitstop :
- Adrian and Colin - Finally. Glad the boys got into first place for a change.
- Marc and Rovilson - I thought nothing would’ve topped off the lame pole dancing thingy. How fucking wrong was I? There are just no words for their ‘SURPRISE!’ skit at the pitstop. Lawak bangsat to the max. Anyone who classify that as ‘having a sense of humour’… well.. to each his own. But seriously.. lawak bangang + bangsat to the power of infinity gila babas.
- Pam and Vanessa - I heart them for using the words “titties” and “bitch” on national tv. Like I said over at Sucks, I laughed when Pam said “I don’t know why you’re crying like a craazy bitch” to Vanessa at the pitstop. And also the fact that they acknowledged that the jokes that they make (”I am hungary”) are lame.
- Ann and Diane - They really could’ve made it to second place, but alas, that was not to be. Seriously, if I was in Diane’s place.. I would be ultra pissed at my team mate the entire leg. Meh, at least they weren’t eliminated
- Paula and Natasha - These two ditzys (sp?) really remind me of the Beauty Queens. They seem to be having fun, but I have no clue as to how they fell from 3rd place to 5th. This is a non-elimination leg again (why do I feel like this show has been going on since forever?) and they need to get into 1st place next week, or incur a 30-minute penalty. Meh, I don’t care. I just don’t like about their little ‘alliance’ talk at the end
It was a decent episode.. but still wasn’t enough to save this season from becoming the worst.season.in.a.TAR.franchise.ever.
oh and ps. [channelling MrsG] Allan looked fucking hot in that body hugging T [/chanelling MrsG]. LOL
January 25th, 2008 at 2:38 am
LOL, I think Allan Wu looks kinda hot tonight too. Bravo!
I was cursing like mad on that lawak bangang. Gimme a break!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Marc and Rovilson must be on drugs if they thought for some reason the plant thing is funny. I like watching them squirm when they thought they might be eliminated, but wow, were they channeling their inner arrogant douchebags in this episode or what?
I’m so happy that Paula and Natasha weren’t eliminated. These ladies were so fun to watch because nothing fazed them and they just kept going and going.
I’m glad Adrian and Collin beat the unfunny losers for once but they were such a boring team that I couldn’t care less whether they or the unfunny losers come in first. Between annoying and boring, I’d choose… one of the FF teams, honestly.
Vanessa is crazy. If I were Pamela, there would be some serious bitchslaps flying all around because that woman is crazy. But for once, they had some serious driving good karma despite Vanessa’s hysterical breakdowns because they left last at the Roadblock and came in third.
Quite indifferent about the Moms at this point but I did laugh at poor Diane as she flew off the handle at Ann.
Oh, Allan Wu. He was really cheesy with his feel-good advice to all teams, but he’s so hot! I’d like to imagine that he’s smiling so much in these last few episodes because he couldn’t wait to call me up after the show and ask me to marry him.
I like this episode. I really do.
January 25th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Anyone know where i can find the screen cap of Allan in the singlet?
kakakaka….
January 25th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
as with the other eps this season, i missed it. but am considering to watch this one just to see two teams i don’t like (ugly pinoy idiots and giggling thai idiots) in trouble.
when’s the rerun?
January 25th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
hcfoo : I know, right? But some people actually find that pitstop skit, hilarious. I bet they also laugh when they listen to the morning dj crew and/or the Raja Lawak show.
MrsG : I am two seconds away to reporting your Allan obsession to your hubby. LOL But yeah, this episode was relatively exciting compared to the previous ones.
Syncial : ohmagad.. I didn’t realize there would be so many Allan lovers here. Hahaha
Freako : Just checked on the AXN site - Saturday 11pm. Sunday 11am and 8pm. I think there’s a marathon of episodes 1-4 on Saturday starting at 2pm
January 26th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
You know, someone should compile a book called “The Darndest Things folks on TARA say” and this episode would make a beautiful start:
Rovilson: “There’s a standard that Marc and I are used to racing and that’s balls to the wall…”
Malay subtitle: Ada satu standard yang Marc dan saya gunakan dalam perlumbaan. Kami akan lakukannya dengan pantas. (Eh, what happend to the telor thingy?)
Ann & Dianne: “After spending so many weeks together we’ve learnt to respect each other for the things that we have done…”
Which is another way of saying before those weeks together, we have zero respect for one another.
Ann at the goat farm: “Is this a male or female? This is a male.”
Babelicious Pam: “We picked one goat… oh yeah she looked like she’s got big, you know, titties… can I say that? Hahahaha”
Malay subtitle: Oh ya, is ada puting yang besar. Boleh saya sebutnya?
Marc while driving: “At the moment it looks like we’re in 3rd or 4th place which is a position we’re not very comfortable with.” (Yo Mr Director, are u listening?)
Rovilson 15 minutes later: “Alright Marc’s being nice. We don’t like this position. Stop being diplomatic. We don’t like it.” (Just another friendly reminder Mr Race Director)
Marc commenting on 2nd place @ the finish line: “It’s a feeling we don’t actually like that much…” (Last warning Mr Race Director. We get first place in the next episode or else.)
Collin & Adrian didn’t say anything I gagged over but I must say whenever Collin puts his sunglasses over his forehead, he looks like an Ah Sow (auntie).
Paula & Natasha, same thing, they said nothing memorable. Natasha should be casted for a role as Olive Oyl, Popeye’s skinny girlfriend.
That gag M-R did with the branch for a stealth finish - I got a feeling they were auditioning for one of Nickelodeon’s Saturday morning shows for 4-8 year olds. Those stunts stop being funny when you hit 9.
January 26th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Holy shit.. you hit the nail right there on the head. I was thinking NICKELODEON too!! Anyone who thinks that shit is funny, MUST be from the Nickelodeon group.. they MUST be. There’s no other explanation as to how that thing can be deemed funny by anyone over the age of 8, can it? LOL
LMAO at the PUTING subtitles.
January 26th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Just to add to deric’s list: When Marc described Rovilson as the mule of the team (becoz he single-handedly rowed their boat), IINM the Malay subtitle put it as “…kerana dia baghal kumpulan kami.” LOL. While “baghal” is indeed “mule” in Malay, it can also mean a stupid person, yes? Now, Rovilson is not a stupid man but sadly some of his antics made him look like one.
Ah, Mrs.G and the object of her desire… Must admit, though, that Allan’s brown top seems a wee tight. Now
that there’s a “Phil’s Sexy & Hawt Appreciation Thread”, am waiting with bated breath for *someone* to
start a similar one for Allan:)
January 27th, 2008 at 12:23 am
‘kay, just caught the rerun.
3 things:
1. i thought the flying fox roadblock was 1st come 1st serve, so why the fuck did they let the retards go in front of the mums???
2. the sisters should buy better sports bras & some prozac.
3. why oh why didn’t they let this an elimination leg. this season is just like some bullshit art house movie: annoying & neverending.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:19 am
2. the sisters should buy better sports bras & some prozac.
Dude where have your eyes been during the race lol!
I have screenshots of Allan in his brown singlet. Now where’s the appreciation thread??
January 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am
Deric I’m laughing too hard at your comment!!
January 27th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Thanks to M/R for the pitstop skit, that’s the first time I’ve physically thrown my shoe at the computer.
Seriously, DIE already. Noone gives a shit about your nature killing ways.
January 27th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
For a show this big, I think that Nokia was being TOO STINGY for giving that lousy N95 and N73 as the first prize, no?
Those el-cheapos are worth what - less than RM1000 today? Even when the episode was being shot a few months ago, those phones were already so outdated. Malulah NOKIA!
January 27th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
And you know what? the nokia cell phones were won by the only hearing impaired person on the show. It surely can’t get any more ironic than this.
and ummm.. okayyyy I didn’t realize that many people were focusing on Allan’s tight tee. LOL
AND I just found out how PAULA AND NATASHA fell from 3rd place to fifth. Apparently, Natasha posted on her facebook that they were actually the THIRD team to arrive at the pistop, but had to wait two hours “because they were released (from the previous leg) early”. Nice work, producers, bending the rules for certain teams. Paula and Natasha probably would’ve missed the train from the 1st pitstop (since they were 5 hours behind the other teams) - but they were released two hours early. It’s good to see that the producers are joining the ranks of Alison Grodner in rigging the show for some folks. YAY! I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT’S NEXT IN STORE FOR TARA. TARA FOR THE WIN!! !AZN PRIDE!!!111!SATU!1!
January 27th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
“and ummm.. okayyyy I didn’t realize that many people were focusing on Allan’s tight tee. LOL”
We have eyes! We know what we like, and Allan Wu is shaping up (literally, in this case) to be the best thing about TARA2.
Hmm, interesting about Paula and Natasha. To an extent, there will always be some degree of producer interference since Survivor Borneo, but I’m more interested as to whether Natasha will get into trouble for revealing that. Such details usually fall under confidentiality causes, no?
January 28th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Lol at the comments..never really realized how much a television show could make people so bitchy and whiny. Yes, M&R are very unfunny and YES, I do sometimes secretly wish that Allan Wu would smack the shit out of them every time they do something stupid at the pit stop (as you can tell, I feel the same way you guys do..to some extent)..But lol, I haven’t really encountered such site that provoked so much hate and childish drama since..well, since highschool started (which was quite a while ago). It’s sad and funny at the same time since the complaining and bitching is about what..oh, a television show! Shit, just stop whining..yeah, TARA sure has been ruined, but move on and stop bitching like little children..do something more productive, go out and enjoy the weather or do some other shit aside from whining and complaining. You can also stop watching (which I’ve done)..but I guess TARA2 provides you guys with the fuel to do what you guys do and enjoy the most..which is quite lame..
Haha, I agree with you guys on how the show has been ruined, but I completely disagree about how you guys go about it. So much haaate..just be happy! Stop being so immature and start being rational..doubt you guys will listen..but oh well, worth a shot spreading the word.
January 28th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
MrsG : I know.. but they’re not going to be 5 million dollars poorer though. I’m just surprised, because as for the racers in the US, I think everyone has signed up contracts not to talk about the show, at least until the show is over. *shrug*
yeahimabitch : Mmmmmm in case you missed the memo.. I bitch about almost EVERYTHING (not just TARA2). Come on, it’s fun to bitch, what! LOL But good on you that you’ve actually stopped watching the show. I wish had as much strength as you, though. Watching a trainwreck is such a guilty pleasure of mine… it’s like a giant beacon calling for me… every.single.time. HELP!
ps. In all seriousness though, personally, bitching and whining makes the experience of watching a reality show more fun. Hehe.. That’s why I don’t do feel-good dramas (read : Grey’s Anatomy and the likes.. haha! Sorry Grey’s fans). But I guess to each his own
Some people call it ‘passionate’.. I just call it ‘bitching for no good reason’ and I’m not ashamed to admit it. And as one racer mentioned, once the show is over, the hatred will move on to newer reality show contestants.. it’s a never ending vicious, but deliciously good, cycle. Appreciate your comment though (I’m not being sarcastic).
January 29th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
i thought the producers asked sohie to take down her notes on the show from RFF?
so shouldn’t olive oyl’s skinny wrist got slapped as well?
January 30th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Mrs Giggles, I’m not sure if you know this but if you’re a fan of Allan Wu, you should check out his blog:
http://www.alivenotdead.com/allanwu/blog.html
There are some HOT shots of him. Very hot indeed.
Info freak: Natasha has deleted that group off facebook.
January 30th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Mojo, ooh, thanks for that link. The silly boy, however, just has to mention his acting career and remind me why I can’t stand him when he first showed up on Singaporean TV.
January 31st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Freako : Wow! That is news to me. I haven’t been to RFF in a while now.. perhaps I should drop by there again soon.
Mojo : Someone from AXN must’ve said something to Natasha. LOL
MrsG : You must be on Cloud Wu now.