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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1200 on: October 27, 2008, 06:39:41 PM »
99% of me believe that Sam and Vince won this year (the other 1% is still hoping it was Geoff and Tish) because of the Sony Cybershot commercial the two did. The same thing happened last year with Collin and Adrian despite earlier denials from AXN when the ad came out.

Sony is a major sponsor of the race, with their cameras in use throughout. They also provided some of the prizes for the winners of several legs. Having said all that, why would they pick a non-winning tandem to endorse their product?

If indeed this speculation is turns out to be true, it's okay with me. At least it was not the sister act of Henrietta and Bernie!!!

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yah i've also noticed that hehe..

but is it a tradition?? coz zabrina and joejer didnt do the commercial i think.. hehe..
but i have 80% feeling that sam and vince will win..

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1201 on: October 27, 2008, 07:45:06 PM »
Okay here is some info on the Macau Tower bungy from someone we know who did it recently: :ty3:

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You could be up, suited, jumped and on your way in 30-45 minutes easily,
provided no lines, etc.

Changing room is big, but only one jump at a time. Getting hooked up, jumping,
and unhooked takes most of that time.

From the front door, you have to go downstairs, cross a decent sized tunnel, an
catch the elevator up. From hitting the front door, moving quickly, and knowing
exactly where to go an assuming elevator was waiting for you, you could be up
top ready to change in 15 minutes I say. Rest of time to suit up, jump, get
unhooked and not dawdle.

Time in between jumps needed?

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Once down, getting unhooked and off the mat, plus reeling the line back up, 5-8
minutes?



ALSO: Paying extra few bucks for premium seating on hydrofoil critical. They let
premium berth FULLY disembark before standard.
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1202 on: October 27, 2008, 07:58:18 PM »
gud morning so peach did u mean that every jump will take 30-45 mins or 15 mins only??

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1203 on: October 27, 2008, 09:48:01 PM »
So after the Macau tower skyjump, G/T rush to ferry terminal and take an earlier ferry than the other teams. Then, they ALSO take an earlier flight which is probably HK to India via S'pore?

Then since they're on an earlier flight, when they stop at s'pore they say they have 2hr lead? Bingo???
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1204 on: October 27, 2008, 10:01:10 PM »
ryaniiez, you are essentially correct except that it is more like 3 hours earlier arrival in Singapore for Geoff/Tisha. If you want the details, please see my posts #1183 and 1189 on this thread.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1205 on: October 27, 2008, 10:17:37 PM »
And we don't yet how G&T get to HK, they may take a helicopter here. And It will be Turbojet for the other racers, which is a hydrofoil not a ferry....
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1206 on: October 27, 2008, 11:58:35 PM »
I emailed the Macau Tourist Borad to be absolutely sure that we were not missing a public way for G&T to get directly to the airport, and this is their reply:

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Thank you for your email enquiry.

 

The helicopter just flies from Macau to the Hong Kong Shun Tak Centre.  You may choose to take the helicopter or by ferry from Macau to Hong Kong and then by airport express to the Hong Kong airport.  Please visit the following link for your information:

http://www.macautourism.gov.mo/en/info/get2macau.php >> By Air / By Sea

 

Best Regards,

Public Relations Division

Macau Government Tourist Office

So having ruled that out, I think the Boingo's match to the Casino helicopter tells us that the helicopter was in fact the way that G&T managed to get to the airport in a timely way.

Did the teams PitStop at the Casino? How did they manage this? A lucky contact? A fan? It will be so much fun to see.  :jumpy:
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1207 on: October 28, 2008, 02:14:54 AM »
This is why I love this forum. Sure, it's a little short on snark, but your pursuit of clues unfurls like an episode of CSI/NCIS/Numbers and all those other detective TV series. :ascared

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1208 on: October 28, 2008, 08:03:38 AM »
And we don't yet how G&T get to HK, they may take a helicopter here. And It will be Turbojet for the other racers, which is a hydrofoil not a ferry....

Peach, technically there are differences between hydoroils and Tubo-Jets. However, sometimes ferry builders incorporate parts of both. Such as in Hong Kong/Macau, where the "turbo-jets" going from Macau to Hong Kong airport look like this:

Hong Kong Area Turbo-Jet fleet

To me, that looks a lot like a hydrofoil even though it technically isn't.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1209 on: October 28, 2008, 08:45:32 AM »
bikermama i totally agree with you..

btw im wondering y they didn't go to the philippines this season hehe..

i hope next season they will go here...

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1210 on: October 28, 2008, 08:50:56 AM »
And we don't yet how G&T get to HK, they may take a helicopter here. And It will be Turbojet for the other racers, which is a hydrofoil not a ferry....



Peach, technically there are differences between hydoroils and Tubo-Jets. However, sometimes ferry builders incorporate parts of both. Such as in Hong Kong/Macau, where the "turbo-jets" going from Macau to Hong Kong airport look like this:

Hong Kong Area Turbo-Jet fleet

To me, that looks a lot like a hydrofoil even though it technically isn't.

And we are all right! :funny:

On their vessel page they call them "Catamaran ferries" and "Hydrofoil ferries" and for me that's almost TMI...

http://www.turbojetseaexpress.com.hk/eng/vessel/vessel_design.html
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1211 on: October 28, 2008, 09:02:38 AM »
so peach.. i now understand that maybe G and T will take helicopter and the other team will take the boat or whatever turbooil is it??

im really lovein this forum.. all of you are really kind!!

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1212 on: October 29, 2008, 01:45:43 PM »
Newsletter is out!  :jumpy:



oh no, Ida and Tania don't look so happy...   :'(

And the ride of their life?  G&T on the helicopter--just hype or does that really make the difference?  Or something else entirely? A 16 minute ride to the airport doesn't classify as the "ride of their life"--or does it??

The lead they desire? Odd phrasing if it is G&T, as they are already in the lead... ???
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1213 on: October 29, 2008, 06:23:52 PM »
The lead they desire? Odd phrasing if it is G&T, as they are already in the lead... ???
"Lead they desire" to me suggests Ida and Tania who need a win to avoid their penalty. It could refer to AD and Fuzzie who haven't won yet, but they don't seem too fazed, as long as they aren't last they are happy...

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1214 on: October 29, 2008, 06:41:22 PM »
I know! A ride of their life on my elephants!! :hearts:
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1215 on: October 29, 2008, 07:42:00 PM »
By request and thanks to the newsletter, the pitstop could be Bolghatty Palace

Bolghatty Palace:

The Bolghatty palace is a quintessential Dutch palace located on the picturesque island of Bolghatty. This island can be reached by a short boat ride from the mainland. Today, this magnificent palace has been converted to a heritage hotel and is managed by the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation. The island is conspicuous by a miniature golf course and offers breathtaking views of Cochin harbour. There is round the clock boat service linking the island with the mainland.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1216 on: October 29, 2008, 08:03:55 PM »
So now word is some other site, which ever I have no idea, already found the pitstop, honestly i couldn't give a rats ass, I haven't even watched the last 3 episodes of TARA3 nor do I care to. The cast sucks imo so :carryon: I'm out of here.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1217 on: October 29, 2008, 08:42:24 PM »
The lead they desire? Odd phrasing if it is G&T, as they are already in the lead... ???
"Lead they desire" to me suggests Ida and Tania who need a win to avoid their penalty. It could refer to AD and Fuzzie who haven't won yet, but they don't seem too fazed, as long as they aren't last they are happy...

Ida/Tania do need a win, but since that is a low probabilty because they can't control how the top teams do they should be aiming to beat at least one team, such as AD/Fuzzie, by at least 30 minutes. This means making up 30 minutes on AD/Fuzzie. They will get the courtesy of an even start from the airport bunching that applies until they exit Cochin airport. Amazing Race Asia legs vary widely in times if there is a large luck-based component. Their best chance at making up time will come if there is a serious luck-based task.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1218 on: October 29, 2008, 08:57:05 PM »
Thank you SO much for finding that puddin! Heee...she found it in about 30 minutes of looking after I asked for some help. :funny:

And thanks too to Chateau and Boingo for all the GE help today! :kuss:

But yes, I just saw in a Google alert for TARA 3  that the pitstop was found by JonLover apparently earlier today, so credit to him for the first find.

here is a closeup of the wall and the lights from the newsletter--


and here is a little different angle, but I still don't see that wall.
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1219 on: October 29, 2008, 09:00:45 PM »
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1220 on: October 29, 2008, 10:28:21 PM »
On another front guys I think we have actually had the location of one of the next 2 legs staring us in the face ever since the Intro caps came out! :groan:

Puddin and I were just talking about the next leg, and we mentioned the bathing huts, but couldn't remember if they were for sure old.

In the flurry of the Intro cap frenzy, we all commented on the bathing huts,


which we quickly ID'd in Cape Town.

The colored bathing huts are in Cape Town, aren't they? And TARA went to Cape Town--did we ever see those?

http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Colorful-Bathing-Huts-Cape-Town-South-Africa-Posters_i1688217_.htm ???

The water buffalo could be from last season's task couldn't it?

I assumed both of those were old.

The bathing huts are Cape Town: a suburb called Muizenberg.

Knowing that TARA 2 went to Cape Town I know I for one discounted those as being from there (since I missed that episode).

But here are the season 1 Introcaps:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.msg350785.html#msg350785

and here are season 2 Introcaps:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.msg350788.html#msg350788

And I just looked through the AXN photos from TARA2 , and in all of that our huts are nowhere to be seen.

And I just saw that banzai also was questioning this earlier as well:ascared

SO given that,  and our lovely Cape Buffalo,
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We also have what Slowhatch identified as Cape Buffalo:

Are we sure they're water buffalo and not Cape buffalo?


These three Intro caps could just as well be in South Africa as East Africa:






I think we are perhaps safe in saying that one of the next two legs will be in CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA and not in East Africa as I proposed earlier.

And given that we know also from the Intro caps that teams are going to MUSCAT, OMAN   I think we may have our next 2 legs!  :yess:

We know thanks to puddin's and Boingo's work on the Intro screencaps that they are going to Muscat, Oman.  :hearts:
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.msg350220.html#msg350220

:jumpy:  This is the Barr Al Jissah Resort - Muscat, Oman


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1221 on: October 29, 2008, 11:45:24 PM »
wow thats fun.. tara 3 is going to cape town again.. just like tara 2 hehe..

im so excited about later  :fun .. its my father's bday today.. so i think im really free to use the pc later..



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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1222 on: October 30, 2008, 12:35:13 AM »
with the preview ive just watch.. i think(im not sure)..

its a skyjump.. if u will watch the bungy jump during the tara 2 its somewhat different with this jump in tara 3..

its just my opinion im not that sure...

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1223 on: October 30, 2008, 03:37:22 AM »
But we have not yet seen that Sony AXN commercial anywhere, so if you have a way to share it with us, please do!

Hi!  :waves:  You asked for the commercial? Here it is. It's 1:29 minutes long and commercials are normally under a minute right? So maybe they did win?

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/o65eTtUqUjM&amp;hl" target="_blank" class="new_win">http://www.youtube.com/v/o65eTtUqUjM&amp;hl</a>

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 3 Spoilers/Speculation (spoiler summary page 1)
« Reply #1224 on: October 30, 2008, 05:14:00 AM »
yah.. and i think this season they are the only one with the commercial hehe.. coz last season..

pamela and rovilson also have a sony ad hehhee...

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