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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #125 on: July 27, 2016, 04:39:37 AM »
It's also interesting to note that Great Eastern Life looks to be a sponsor via the banner on the TARA YouTube channel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Eastern_Life.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #126 on: July 27, 2016, 05:56:43 AM »
hopefully there's a roadblock where they become Grab driver in Jakarta <33

it will be gloriously hellish <333
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #127 on: July 27, 2016, 06:22:28 AM »
Where would they visit in Indonesia? Denpasar and Jakarta, of course, but where else? Bandung? Surabaya? Semarang? Where else?

Jogjakarta?

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #128 on: July 27, 2016, 12:45:48 PM »
hopefully there's a roadblock where they become Grab driver in Jakarta <33

it will be gloriously hellish <333
Ooo! That would be a great task!  Kind of like TAR12's Japan driving RB and other "take passengers" tasks, but this time, the show actually gets some money for it  :trampb:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #129 on: July 27, 2016, 02:47:27 PM »
I have always loved TARA. But if they put on a season of 3 and 4 time semi-celebrity repeaters, I'll be done before it starts. :groan:

AXN used to have a very active and fun TARA community forum, even a spoiler thread. I was a member way back when and then it disappeared. Any idea if there is a new one or is it all going to be FB and Twitter?
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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #130 on: July 27, 2016, 06:19:58 PM »
I have always loved TARA. But if they put on a season of 3 and 4 time semi-celebrity repeaters, I'll be done before it starts. :groan:

It's no worse than blind date teams  :snicker: And as long as the repeaters aren't annoying, horrible, unlikeable people like many of TARUS' returning and even 3-peat teams.  :grins:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #131 on: July 27, 2016, 06:31:04 PM »
If there's 5 Indo legs then SURELY the Bali leg will feature a Switchback to the surfboard task right?  :sab

(that being said a leg in the jungles of Borneo would be fun, no?)

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #132 on: July 27, 2016, 07:56:28 PM »
Allan posted this an hour ago:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIYl1XSA3Tk/

TARA5 launch event today in Jakarta?

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #133 on: July 27, 2016, 10:43:37 PM »
some of interesting places in Indonesia :

- Flores
- Bali (no wonder LOL)
- Papua for Raja Ampat (makes me wondering, when will this place visited)

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #134 on: July 27, 2016, 11:01:33 PM »
It's now eleven teams per the TARA site!



Also interesting to note "around the globe" and not just Asia.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #135 on: July 27, 2016, 11:26:18 PM »
Ooo! That's great to hear 11 teams.

If not the TAR Canada back and forth-style of route, I hope at least the Indonesian Legs are not 5 consecutive Legs.  Maybe 3 at the beginning and 2 at the end or something?

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #136 on: July 28, 2016, 12:56:24 AM »
Ooo! That's great to hear 11 teams.

If not the TAR Canada back and forth-style of route, I hope at least the Indonesian Legs are not 5 consecutive Legs.  Maybe 3 at the beginning and 2 at the end or something?

That's interesting, because I read last night that there going to be 10 teams! They must of updated the page :tantrum

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #137 on: July 28, 2016, 01:48:11 AM »
The new sponsorships of Grab, Garuda Indonesia and Great Eastern must have allowed them to add another Leg, thus one more team. Hehe.

Or they just got so many great auditions, they had to add one more. 

Or! They needed another slot for a celebrity team. lol

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #138 on: July 28, 2016, 01:51:55 AM »
The press conference has started and is ongoing right now.

AND THEY ARE ANNOUNCING THE TEAMS!

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #139 on: July 28, 2016, 02:03:37 AM »
A peek at the TARA5 title card from their live "flagging off"
https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/1072549876115675/

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #140 on: July 28, 2016, 02:16:05 AM »
Stupid question I know, but IS ANYONE AT THAT PRESS CONFERNCE?

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #141 on: July 28, 2016, 02:29:24 AM »
A peek at the TARA5 title card from their live "flagging off"
https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/1072549876115675/

just pay attention to a beautiful girl who standin next to Allan Wu...  :hearts:  :hearts:  :hearts:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #142 on: July 28, 2016, 02:44:46 AM »
TOURJabar ‏@tourjabar
Tara Basro will be the co-host along with Alan Wu to host the Indonesia episodes of The Amazing Race Asia.

https://twitter.com/tourjabar/status/758556373957414912

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #143 on: July 28, 2016, 03:02:23 AM »
So, there IS going to be 5 legs in Indonesia????  :(

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #144 on: July 28, 2016, 03:05:27 AM »
So, there IS going to be 5 legs in Indonesia????  :(
Yes. Indonesia tourism is the major sponsor for the season.


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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #145 on: July 28, 2016, 03:06:52 AM »
So, there IS going to be 5 legs in Indonesia????  :(
Yes. Indonesia tourism is the major sponsor for the season.

Damn! That's half the race! Sorry, Indonesian fans :ascared

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #146 on: July 28, 2016, 03:11:57 AM »
Hopefully they'll feature fresh Indonesian locations. Since they want to promote tourism in the country, they should feature different and exotic locations not usually featured.  At least, I hope.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #147 on: July 28, 2016, 03:14:35 AM »
That's a pretty good spread of courtiers represented. I think they might of had 1 to many Malyasian teams and could of added an Indian team or something. :cheer:
India wasn't eligible this time I think because AXN no longer airs in the country? And they only opened applications to countries that carry AXN.

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #148 on: July 28, 2016, 03:16:15 AM »
That's a pretty good spread of courtiers represented. I think they might of had 1 to many Malyasian teams and could of added an Indian team or something. :cheer:
India wasn't eligible this time I think because AXN no longer airs in the country? And they only opened applications to countries that carry AXN.

Oh, I see. Is Japan still eligible, cause I also would of like to see a team from there. :hoot:

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Re: The Amazing Race Asia 5: PRE-Race Speculation & News**SPOILERS**
« Reply #149 on: July 28, 2016, 03:24:13 AM »
Yes! Japan was eligible. I just found the list of eligible countries:
Brunei, Cambodia, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Palau, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam