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TARAsia Fan:
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet. This is the check presentation to Adrian and Collin after the finale was shown on AXN. Notice Pamela/Vanessa and Mutt/Revolting there as well.

TARAsia Fan:
Oh and from that same party shown above, here's a video of scenes that weren't aired on the show including Revolting's nekkid butt at the strip club (it's a quick glimpse, but if you want to be on the safe side, don't click on it at work). It's a pretty good vid, but my problem is the use of KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See" which is used everywhere.

chealsea:
nice video. haven't watched this yet. thanks for posting!

georgiapeach:
New Zealand Tourism is jumping in on the TARA 2 bandwagon!

http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/features/the-amazing-race-asia-2007/the-amazing-race-asia---season-2.cfm


--- Quote ---Ten teams, ten adventures and 48 hours to complete them. AXN’s The Amazing Race Asia returned to New Zealand in its second series for more adrenalin-packed adventures around the country’s largest city, Auckland, and culture capital Rotorua.
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Season 2 Activities

georgiapeach:
Interview with Collin and Adrian:

Not since the start of the reality TV trend has a show so captured the Singapore audience. The Amazing Race Asia found Singaporeans Adrian Yap and Collin Low chasing the sun in pursuit of a USD100,000 prize (SGD136,208/AUD104,088), competing against groups from various countries in the region. The duo moved up the ranks week after week, frustrated at the start by the Philippine team (Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez) who constantly managed to stay just ahead of the pack. However, they eventually managed to overcome the odds and take the prize money.

Since the end of the show, Adrian and Collin have returned to the regular routine of city life, although both tell us that they have gained much from the reality show. While Collin is now a participant in the Men’s Health Singapore’s “Are You Men’s Health Enough” competition, Adrian is spending time as a model spokesperson for handicapped associations, seeking to inspire the disabled to live life as fully as he has.

“I was the only handicapped participant in the competition,” says Adrian, who is hearing impaired. “The fact that we won the race gave my peers a morale boost.

“I’ve been invited to give talks at several handicapped schools, to speak about my experience and how being disabled doesn’t necessarily mean that one can’t take part in competitions or compete against others in any situation. That’s something I’m really proud to be involved in, and eager to continue.”

The series brought out the competitive nature of the two, who have been friends for some time now and are also travelling buddies.

“We both enjoy the outdoors and we go on backpacking trips all the time. We’ve been gym buddies and sports buddies for a long time now, so we thought we’d take a long shot and join the game,” says Colin. “It combined our favourite activities into one great adventure.”

Adrian adds, “The incentive to win was there; we’d both taken long leaves of absence from our work, and if we returned empty-handed, it would have been rather disappointing. But even if we hadn’t won the race, the experience itself was well worth the time and energy we invested in it.”

The show took them to 10 countries over four continents, several of which the duo had never visited before. Over the short period of a few weeks, they overcame many challenges and language barriers to win the Race.

Manila was a particularly memorable city the partners had to race in. In the Philippine capital, one of their challenges was to lead a carabao (water buffalo) and plough a field with it, something the two were totally unfamiliar with.

“It was a new experience,” recalls Collin. “I’ve been to Manila many times before for work, but this time, we had to travel on our own, on the ground. It was very different. We had to go to the Star-Mart and deliver packages to an orphanage. Getting around was a bit of a challenge, but the locals were very friendly and helpful.”

Both agreed that the easiest part of the competition was the self-drive section of the show.

Travel Happy
With a large cheque now sitting in the bank, the two are keen to travel some more. Collin is eager to go to Alice Springs and Darwin, as he is an avid outdoor adventurer and both locations offer mountains and countryside. Adrian is enthusiastic about traipsing through India.

“I’ve heard so much about Bangalore’s beauty, and I’ve never been to India before,” says Adrian. “I like the outdoors very much as well, but India is rich in its cultural and architectural beauty, and that’s something I would like to experience.”

The guys are also eager to venture into China. “Shanghai and Hong Kong are the places everyone goes to when you talk about China, but there’s so much more to the country than just these two cities,” says Collin. “I’d like to visit Guangzhou or Xiamen, where I’ll get to see more of the suburban culture and their way of life.”

He and Adrian both agree that, “Having been to so many places on the Race, we’re eager to keep up our travels and venture to more unique destinations. Travel offers us an insight into the lives of people all around the world.”

More here:

http://tigertales.sg/2008/07/01/taking-the-lead/

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