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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #100 on: July 18, 2016, 05:14:13 AM »
Aww, it's too bad that me and my race-audition partner aren't really video-savvy. But there's always hope. And even if we don't get in, it'll be cool to watch TARA again after so long anyway!

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #101 on: July 18, 2016, 07:50:59 AM »
:hiya, Rheine! :bigwelcome to the R.F.F.!
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #102 on: July 21, 2016, 02:30:42 AM »
Thank you for the warm welcome!

I wonder when the callbacks are...I try not to hope too much though, haha.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #103 on: July 22, 2016, 10:37:56 PM »
http://lifestyle.okezone.com/read/2016/07/18/406/1440652/hebat-5-destinasi-indonesia-bakal-muncul-di-amazing-race-asia

This one is in Indonesian, but you can translate in Google Translate, but basically The Amazing Race Asia will feature 10 destinations (10 legs?), with 5 of them being in Indonesia, according to Indonesian Minister of Tourism, Arief Yahya.

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HALF of the Race in Indonesia seems a little too much on paper.  Four may be okay and it's understandable since they're the show's biggest sponsor. But I hope the other 5 Legs will be in 5 different countries then, if so.

At the same time, as long as the tasks and casting are great, then it won't matter.  But I hope the Indonesian Legs will be fresh and different from what we've already seen recently.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #104 on: July 22, 2016, 11:56:07 PM »
Tbh this move by Indo ministry of tourism is great one to promote tourism in Indo. It's also win-win solution for the producers too since they don't need to think about the budget much.

Has tar been sponsored by a government before?
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #105 on: July 23, 2016, 01:07:24 AM »
Does anyone know when they are going to start filming? Surely soon, if the show is going to air in Ocotber? :spy:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #106 on: July 23, 2016, 10:14:59 PM »
ngl i wouldn't mind it if they did it like TARCAN and started in indonesia, flew to other countries, returned to indonesia, etc.

It would be very tiring if they did it Indonesia continuously.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #107 on: July 24, 2016, 08:36:22 AM »
Tbh this move by Indo ministry of tourism is great one to promote tourism in Indo. It's also win-win solution for the producers too since they don't need to think about the budget much.

Has tar been sponsored by a government before?
As fair as I am aware, government tourism boards (both national and regional) do sponsor a few legs in their country and cities but none have sponsored a whole season in the same way as what I am lead to belive wth this information.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #108 on: July 24, 2016, 01:25:03 PM »
Does anyone know when they are going to start filming? Surely soon, if the show is going to air in Ocotber? :spy:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #109 on: July 24, 2016, 02:30:48 PM »
Allan is definitely staying busy then! Lots of traveling for him lately hehe


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #110 on: July 24, 2016, 04:09:13 PM »
I actually like the idea of 5 legs in Indonesia! Hoping we see different places.

I think 1 leg in Bandung
1 in Bali
1 in Medan
1 in Raja Ampat
1 in Flores & Komodo

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #111 on: July 24, 2016, 05:31:19 PM »
I think the 5 Indonesian legs can work if they go to at least 4 different islands

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #112 on: July 24, 2016, 06:06:20 PM »
I think the 5 Indonesian legs can work if they go to at least 4 different islands

Yeah 2 legs in Java would be okay but no more!

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #113 on: July 24, 2016, 06:21:32 PM »
Does anyone know when they are going to start filming? Surely soon, if the show is going to air in Ocotber? :spy:

August :tup:

So, a few days you reckon?

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« Reply #114 on: July 24, 2016, 06:33:08 PM »
I wouldn't mind one of those legs being Jakarta :) A little surprised that with how much the US version seems to love Indonesia, they've never raced in its capital.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #115 on: July 24, 2016, 07:23:28 PM »
I wouldn't mind one of those legs being Jakarta :) A little surprised that with how much the US version seems to love Indonesia, they've never raced in its capital.

I think they should Start the race in Jakarta, race around it for 1 leg and then fly to Bali for the final leg. Check out my Wishlist in Wishlist thread

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #116 on: July 25, 2016, 05:52:47 AM »
Does anyone know when they are going to start filming? Surely soon, if the show is going to air in Ocotber? :spy:

August :tup:

Editing's going to be so crap. Interesting concept though, Singapore & Malaysian teams racing through Indonesia.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #117 on: July 27, 2016, 12:58:38 AM »
In this new TARA5 promo where they show a few celeb team hopefuls (SHOCKING no celeb team featured from the Philippines lol :grins:), it shows that Grab (Asian Uber/Lyft) is a sponsor for the season.

Interesting possibilities.  First, may teams ONLY use Grab cars during the Race?

And if that's so, then could that mean TARA5 will only Race through countries where Grab is available?  At the very least, some, if not all of these countries may get a visit.  :)

Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and the previously announced Indonesia.
5 Countries +  Indonesia x5!  :snicker:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #118 on: July 27, 2016, 01:17:11 AM »
Please let there be 1 LEG IN Indonesia not 5! That would be the worst. I'm not watching the series, if there is 5 legs in Indonesia! :gaah:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #119 on: July 27, 2016, 01:22:21 AM »
lol chill if you can survive 5 legs in canada you can survive 5 in indonesia  :conf:


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #120 on: July 27, 2016, 01:32:55 AM »
lol chill if you can survive 5 legs in canada you can survive 5 in indonesia  :conf:

Haha, true  :grins:

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« Reply #121 on: July 27, 2016, 01:45:39 AM »
One good thing about TARA will be that they'd be more willing to go "deeper" into Indonesia and other Asian countries than TARUS.  That is, not only big cities or tourist attractions, but maybe locations off the beaten path, for example.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #122 on: July 27, 2016, 01:51:10 AM »
Lincoln from the recent TAR Vietnam auditioned? AND HE JUST WON AND AUDITIONED AND AXN FEATURED IT?  :groan:

If he gets on (and I'm right about it being the same one), he will be the first ever international threepeater.  :groan: :res:

Also that Singaporean 'social media' team. Y I K E S. I have never cringed harder in my life watching a TAR audition video.
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #123 on: July 27, 2016, 02:12:06 AM »
Where would they visit in Indonesia? Denpasar and Jakarta, of course, but where else? Bandung? Surabaya? Semarang? Where else?

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« Reply #124 on: July 27, 2016, 02:22:12 AM »
Lincoln from the recent TAR Vietnam auditioned? AND HE JUST WON AND AUDITIONED AND AXN FEATURED IT?  :groan:

If he gets on (and I'm right about it being the same one), he will be the first ever international threepeater.  :groan: :res:

Yes, it's the same Lincoln. Trang is also from TARV4 (last year) I think. He'd also be the first Racer to have 3 different teammates lol