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Entertainment => Film & TV Talk => Television => Topic started by: AshKetchum on Nov 02, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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The racers of The Amazing Race Asia 2 were introduced last night on AXN. Most of the teams were composed of dudes/dudettes, and well, most of them look the same. :P
Two teams are from the Philippines--2 TV hosts, Rovilson whatshisname from Game Plan, and the annoying Marc Nelson of that similar sports show from ABS-CBN (thank God the even more annoying Diane Castillejo didn't join). The other "Pinoy" team is a husband and wife team, Henry & Trinidad Reed. I was expecting more full Pinoys to join up--not these people who probably aren't even Filipino citizens. :P
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So no one's watching this anymore because TAR is also on? ;D I actually forgot that this premiered last week. I thought the first episode was pretty tight, specially if it's compared to last season. It was just a shame that they had to go to Manila on such a miserable rainy day. Hope they don't leave the country immediately after the pit stop.
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I'm DVR-ing it to watch as a marathon after the current season of The REAL Amazing Race, so I'll be avoiding this thread to avoid spoilers. ;D
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I admire your resolve, Hankey! :)
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si Terri nakakatawa, parang lukaret...
di ko gusto sina Marc at whatshisname, mga camera muggers, nakalimutan ata nila na nasa race sila at hindi sa isang hosting job, ANG KORNI NILA!
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si Terri nakakatawa, parang lukaret...
di ko gusto sina Marc at whatshisname, mga camera muggers, nakalimutan ata nila na nasa race sila at hindi sa isang hosting job, ANG KORNI NILA!
he's name is rovilson, and he's the editor in chief of maxim philippines ;D
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This edition of Amazing Race Asia is definitely better than the first one.
Whereas there are a lot of whimps in the first one, in this edition participants cry because of frustrations rather than being afraid of the challenge.
In the last episode, the participants gamely did the challenge in new zealand and they seem to enjoy it.
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Agree. The contestants have more personality this time around. They are really entertaining. The two HK girls who can't stop fighting are one of my favorites. I thought I was going to get irritated with Rovilson and Marc but, surprisingly, I am starting to appreciate their presence in the show. Being hosts themselves, they know that you have to engage the audience, which they do. It makes for a more interesting, and watchable show.
Now, Terri... wow, what can I say. She may be entertaining but I also have to say that she may put Filipinas in a bad light. But then, who really takes contestants in reality shows seriously? :)
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Agree. The contestants have more personality this time around. They are really entertaining. The two HK girls who can't stop fighting are one of my favorites. I thought I was going to get irritated with Rovilson and Marc but, surprisingly, I am starting to appreciate their presence in the show. Being hosts themselves, they know that you have to engage the audience, which they do. It makes for a more interesting, and watchable show.
Now, Terri... wow, what can I say. She may be entertaining but I also have to say that she may put Filipinas in a bad light. But then, who really takes contestants in reality shows seriously? :)
I am following this. I laughed when Terri made her husband cry........I have to recommend an award to Henry for enduring 13 years with Terri. She's one huge loudmouth....and always pins blame to her hubby for any wrong choices they both made. ;D ;D
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Grabe yun. I really have to admire the guy for putting up with that kind of s hit. That kind of behavior won't fly with me.
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Marc and Rovilwhatshisname still bother me. Not bad racers by any means but their hosting posturing irks me to no end especially Whatshisname.
like come on beyotch, cut that "trying to be funny" crap coz you're failing MISERABLY!
Now, Terri... wow, what can I say. She may be entertaining but I also have to say that she may put Filipinas in a bad light. But then, who really takes contestants in reality shows seriously? :)
she's definitely entertaining and to answer your question, I guess most Filipinos who think she puts Filipinas into bad light are taking reality shows "too" seriously...
if you look at the comments of international (non-Asian) viewers from other forums, they don't really see her as Filipina, just a screeching loudmouth... the same way these viewers look at Marc and whatshisname as ANNOYING Mactors who seem to be auditioning for a hosting job for TAR...
P.S. I LOVE WATCHING AURELIA and her ditzy-ness although if I were in the race with her, I would have taped her mouth shut...
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I don't know. Cocky as Marovilson are, they are the most entertaining team on the show. You can argue that Henry & Terri got them beat in the entertainment department. Then I'd conclude that we have very different ideas about what entertainment should be.
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Funny thing is that the host is so obviously insecure when he's in front of Marc and Rovilson. I think he's afraid that those two could jeopardize his tenure on the show.
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too bad, my Aurelia is gone...
Marc and whatshisname still bug big time... and Terri has just reached new heights of stubborness and screechiness
and yeah, the host (whose name I won't try to bother knowing) SUCKS, can't they find someone who's more spontaneous and look less retarded? and please not Marc and blahblahblah... ;D
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Teri is really fukcin annoyin!!!
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just got to watch the first 5 episodes today.
teri is just irritating!! i sure hope she gets eliminated soon. ako din sobrang bilib kay henry!! how can he withstand an attitude like that for 13 years?? love is really blind i guess??
although marc and rovilson are pa-cute, i'm still rooting for them since they represent the philippines.
and my fav team, team Japanese!! although not much character, they do get along well and they are really nice! :)
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ako gusto ko si marc and whatshisname! being pa-cute notwithstanding, they have carried themselves well. ang tanong ko lang, filipino ba si marc nelson?
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marc & rowilson are whopping ass!
paula is just to die for. :)
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True, and the best thing is that they are doing it without really looking like they'll kill anyone just to win a leg. They are obviously having fun.
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hoho man... if only all of you can hear what the non-Asian TAR fans have to say about them...
let's just say that these two have a hate shrine in two forums... that's how much they're despised by a lot of the true-blue fans of The Amazing Race... fans who hate stunt casting and Mactors, fans who prefer to watch real people go through the race for the experience and not for actors trying to audition and pimp themselves on TV...
Marc and especially Roviltwat just so d**n annoying, disgustingly scripted, camera-wh*res...
they can have fun without having to "ACT" and spout lame one-liners and jokes... is this too hard for them to do?
For now, I'd rather take Terri's whiny b!tchin over those two twats... at least her whiny childish drama is for real...
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Never really cared what other people think. I'm not a lemming.
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ako gusto ko si marc and whatshisname! being pa-cute notwithstanding, they have carried themselves well. ang tanong ko lang, filipino ba si marc nelson?
I am also rooting for those Marc & Rovilson although nakakainis mga stunts nila minsan... nope Marc Nelson is Australian/Malaysian I believe - Australian by citizenship yata ???
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Terri reminds me of that German character in Austin Powers - Frau Farbissina - always shouting when she's talking to poor Henry ;D
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wow! am hooked on this show! marc and rovilson seem unbeatable. they netter win kungdi nakakahiya! leading all the way tapos baka ma-upset! naawa ako kay henry. verbally abused husband? but 2 consecutive non-elim episodes? c'mon? ayaw lang nila matanggal sina terri and henry coz they know it's ratings gold!
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watching this for the hot sisters(Pamela and Vanessa) and hot friends (Natasha and Paula).
yum! ;D
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Best exchange between teams this episode was Rovilson telling the Singapore guys, "See you in Russia!" To which one of the Singaporeans replied, "I thought it's Spain?". Of course, the teams were going to Germany. :)
What I don't know is why the Desperate Housewives are considered the "bitches" this season. All of the teams hate them. The only team that hasn't said anything bad about the moms are Marc and Rovilson.
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LOL, yeah, that was another memorable quote.
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finally terri and henry are out. i just hate the non-stop shouting she is doing...
the sisters should have waited for natasha and paula!! mas exciting kung yung moms were paired with terri/henry!! haha
marc and rovilson hasn't said anything bad about the moms but i believe they don't like the moms either!!! how many times were they 1st? 7 or 8 times out of 9?? they need to win this race if not nakakahiya talaga. they may be over and super pa-cute but they are racing wisely!! galing!!
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They finished second in only two legs -- the first one in Manila and then the one in Japan, which Dai-ichi and Sawaka won.
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;D Even with their numerous victories and loot bags (Sony HD Handycam, US$5,000, etc.,), how come I don't feel so totally proud of these guys representing the Philippines? Marc can consider himself a Filipino by association only but his blood lineage is totally not Filipino and Rovilson is half-Filipino. And they don't look Pinoys too IMHO. Whatever, I wish them Bring it Boyz!
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Doesn't Rovilson have Filipino parents, only that he grew up in the US?
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Doesn't Rovilson have Filipino parents, only that he grew up in the US?
Regardless bro. He's still American citizen. So that makes him half-Filipino but does he speak our language?
I really have trouble with these so-called half-breeds who come to the country (because they couldn't land a job in the US) and try not to learn the dialect like Troy Montero. They should learn from pure American Mormon evangelists who roam the provinces of late. Oh my! They speak better Tagalog that I do..Another excellent example is Michelle Van Eimeren who speaks perfect Tagalog and cooks kiss-ass adobo and kare-kare.
Anyways, since they carry the flag, I hope they win the competition.
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After Paula and Natasha convinced the cab driver to take them to the pit stop, Henry saw them getting a ride and was aghast after that same cabbie refused them.
Henry: "Oh crap...they must have charmed him, like showing him their t*ts or something."
;D ;D ;D
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Yeah, I was surprised by Henry's reaction especially since he can always ask his wife to show her own boobs to the drivers, haha! ;D
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I highly doubt it that it would get the same reaction from the driver if Terri did it. ;D
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Its good Marc and Rovilson finished 2nd this time. Overconfidence is a bad thing. Allan Wu surely shows his joy not seeing the "RP" team finish first. He was terribly glad to see the Singapore boys take first place. Marc and Rovilson's antics surely annoys the host. ;D ;D
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Not really annoyed as much as threatened. :) If you'll notice, his hosting skills vastly improved over the course of this season alone. He knows that if he doesn't shape up, he'll most likely see himself replaced with a more gregarious and interesting host.
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Its good Marc and Rovilson finished 2nd this time. Overconfidence is a bad thing. Allan Wu surely shows his joy not seeing the "RP" team finish first. He was terribly glad to see the Singapore boys take first place. Marc and Rovilson's antics surely annoys the host. ;D ;D
The nice thing about about these two is their demeanor. Even when they were running 4th in the race, they never lost their composure. In contrast, for example, to the 2 sisters who invariably get rattled in tense situations and end up shouting at each other or breaking down.
I have a horrible temper and I would probably be going nuts about bad breaks in the race to the detriment of my team. Hahaha!
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at least naiba ang standing ngayon. korni lang yung antics nina marc & rovilson na may camouflage/stealth branches silang dala. but they are cool under pressure. kung ako yun at friend ko, nagpapatayan na kami ;D
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Regardless bro. He's still American citizen. So that makes him half-Filipino but does he speak our language?
I really have trouble with these so-called half-breeds who come to the country (because they couldn't land a job in the US) and try not to learn the dialect like Troy Montero. They should learn from pure American Mormon evangelists who roam the provinces of late. Oh my! They speak better Tagalog that I do..Another excellent example is Michelle Van Eimeren who speaks perfect Tagalog and cooks kiss-ass adobo and kare-kare.
Anyways, since they carry the flag, I hope they win the competition.
Yeah, it's our loss that Michell'e Filipino hubby dumped him for someone else... :-(
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Saw Rovilson and Vanessa (she's the older sister right?) together at Powerplant this afternoon. She's quite pretty.
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Saw Rovilson and Vanessa (she's the older sister right?) together at Powerplant this afternoon. She's quite pretty.
are the two of them an item already? yihee! :-* :-* :-*
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They weren't really being sweet to each other so just by looking I wouldn't think that they were but the fact that she's here with him, I suppose that they are. :)
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are the two of them an item already? yihee! :-* :-* :-*
Yes, they are--if you watch the Sony Handycam TV commercial with Vanessa, Rovilson is also there (he's uncredited though), and they look like a couple watching TV in some scenes.
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And Rovilson visited Vanessa in Malaysia a month ago.
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bye bye Paula and Natasha....
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well, TARA 2 already used up 4 non elimination rounds.....they couldnt fit in one more to make Paula and Natasha stay ;D
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I just thought it was rather stupid to have a leg with no bunching to come after a non-elimination leg that carried a 30 minute penalty. Where were Paula and Natasha supposed to make up that time? They should have just eliminated them in the previous leg then. What was the point really?
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Its good Marc and Rovilson finished 2nd this time. Overconfidence is a bad thing. Allan Wu surely shows his joy not seeing the "RP" team finish first. He was terribly glad to see the Singapore boys take first place. Marc and Rovilson's antics surely annoys the host. ;D ;D
It's because Allan Wu is Singaporean... 2 more episodes to go... hope Marc & Rovilson win... ;D
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Dancin Mums are out. Marc and Rovilson secure first place again. Hoping they go all the way!!
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If what I've been told is true, M&R fans have reason to be happy next week.
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to those who were wondering about vanessa and rovilson... click the link below and see for yourselves...
http://amazing-race-asia.axn-asia.com/season2/forum/71322/topic/211019/page/11/index.html#comments
FYI: some pics of the reunion of the TARA 2 racers..
GO MARC AND ROVILSON!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Go Marc and Rovilson! They're antics dont seem so irritating now than it was during the first few legs of the races - or maybe i just got used to it :)
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Daig ng Chong sisters yung mga guys, kinamay yung elephant Siyet!!! ;D ;D
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Go Marc and Rovilson! They're antics dont seem so irritating now than it was during the first few legs of the races - or maybe i just got used to it :)
Really? I, on the other hand, thought they were at their most irritating in yesterday's episode what with all of their comments to the other contestants.
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hmmm.. ???..maybe its because i dont actually watch them with full attention, i just turn up the tv out loud and just do something else (like check my emails and stuff) :) i mostly wanted to check who wins and who gets eliminated ;D
you have got to admit though, this season the producers made an effort to make it a bit exciting - the places they went to and not necessarily the tasks - because the tasks are still....blah! but at least, they get to visit non-asian countries......
anybody auditioning for season 3? ;)
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LOL, you'll likely to really miss it then, their disparaging comments where not really emphasized.
I'm curious too if anyone here would audition.
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:P sayang marc and rovilson
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as TAR finale episodes go, this was really exciting. Unfortunately, it was also quite frustrating.
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who won?
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adrian and colin
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only caught the last part.
i knew adrian and colin won - they already have a commercial with sony ;D
anyways, it was a better season than the first one ;)
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Double D. Depressing and Dissapointing for me and my wife. hehehe.
considering may mga "malas" sina adrian. eg. hindi pinaiwan taxi and they had to flag for one after getting the clue, bumaliktad yung quadbike and muntik ma injure, stuck wheels ng quadbike.
I wanted Mark and Rovillson to win cause I enjoy seeing the grimacing host whenever they do. :D ;D
Inis na inis siya everytime first sa isang leg yung 2. So this time ang saya niya.
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Dumb *ss Rovilson, he blew it.
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oo nga. It takes the award for "stupid move of the season". I don't know why the two decided that Rovilson do it. They should've taken a cue from the final task of the last few seasons of TAR. Marc is obviously the brains between the two so he really should've taken that challenge.
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i watched the finale with my friends. it was such a letdown after ;D marc must be having nightmares about letting rovilson do the detour. the thing is, those two always seemed the most prepared - for example, they had gloves and nose clips when they had to shovel s***. couldn't believe they didn't think of noting down the flags of the countries they went to. i've seen at least one amazing race season with that as one of the final tasks.
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nakarma yata sila dahil sa deception nila sa sand dune. :P anyway, oks lang, nakapanalo naman si rovilson ng pretty babe! adrian and colin have zero personality
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couldn't believe they didn't think of noting down the flags of the countries they went to.
Too bad Rovilson didn't play Carmen Sandiego when he was younger.
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I don't know why the two decided that Rovilson do it.
I think they decided before the race to do road blocks alternatively so as not to waste time arguing about who should do it. I just wish they ignored this rule for this leg of the race. But I'm pretty sure that Rovilson is now an expert in flags.
nakarma yata sila dahil sa deception nila sa sand dune.
Then what would you have done if you found out that the team behind you was only following your tracks?
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>:( I saw the dismal ending of this show. It would have been a lovely sight seeing Marc and Rovilson arriving first with the Philippine flag in tow. I guess that's how the cookie crumbles.
BUT if you add up the value of the entire prizes the two got everytime they finish 1st, which includes a US$5,000 visa credit each, a Sony HD vidcam, an all expense paid trip/accomodation to Capetown, South Africa and I forgot the rest, their finishing 3rd doesn't look bad at all. WAGI PA RIN!! ;D ;D ;D
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>:( I saw the dismal ending of this show. It would have been a lovely sight seeing Marc and Rovilson arriving first with the Philippine flag in tow. I guess that's how the cookie crumbles.
BUT if you add up the value of the entire prizes the two got everytime they finish 1st, which includes a US$5,000 visa credit each, a Sony HD vidcam, an all expense paid trip/accomodation to Capetown, South Africa and I forgot the rest, their finishing 3rd doesn't look bad at all. WAGI PA RIN!! ;D ;D ;D
Plus 1 year free fuel from caltex ;D yeah being first is just an icing on the cake sana :D Good thing about them is they are so cool under pressure ;)
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Sayang talaga! Nagkamali sila ng decision for Rovilson to play the flag game.
Well, atleast they still had the composure to run with the Philippine flag in their hands. So patriotic! :D
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this is a freakin' disappointment when i watched it. >:( they had the momentum but rovilson blew it!
but this is a great episode to end the season, we've expected they're too good to finish first but in the end they were last ;D i had to give it to adrian and colin because if there's a more deserving team that would be them.
did you hear what pamela and vanessa said when they went second? they did better than the PH boys even if they didn't get 1st! mwehehe
somebody please give rovilson a poster of different flags like the ones in national bookstore or quiapo!!! :P
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and the frustrating thing was marc majored in geography
... makes me wonder what made them decide for rovilson to do the task. ???
somebody please give rovilson a poster of different flags like the ones in national bookstore or quiapo!!! :P
during the finale party of TARA2 at singapore... flags jokes were thrown to rovilson. and the bday cake given to marc were decorated with ..... what else flags... ;D
allan wu keep saying that they were "good sport"
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Just goes to show........ brain > brawn ;D
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Well most of the tasks were so much easy compared to getting there. At least I have to give credit to Marc and Rovilson for being so good in moving from place to place using whatever help and resources they can find along the way (and their charm I guess). That's not mere brawn IMO. That's the problem with the other Philippine team. I remember the husband mentioning in an interview that they tried doing things on their own instead of seeking assistance from others.
Anyway, just tough luck in the end though for M&R.
Haven't watched the original Amazing Race yet but are there really that much bunching up? It would have been more interesting if the producers can find ways to give the contestants many options of getting from one point to another. The struggle to find the earliest flight from Singapore to Frankfurt was a good example. Contestants could have been given the choice to drive from Frankfurt to Prague instead of waiting hours for the overnight train.
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;D What's this I hear that for the next Amazing Race Asia, the Philippines will have as reps:
NENE TAMAYO and RICO BARRERA?
I have no doubts on Nene's power to conquer. Rico? I don't know..
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Really? Maybe they just applied. The application period for TARA 3 has been extended so I don't think teams have been shortlisted yet. Many "celebrities" are applying for the show though. Just last season, I saw the audition video of Joaquin Valdes.
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The way things are going in TAR Asia, it seems the next race will have to start and end in the Philippines for a Philippine team to win. ::)