Topic: TARA5: Brandon Ho & Alphaeus Tan (Best Friends) (Malaysia)

[gamerfan09]

BRANDON & ALPHAEUS 
#TARABrandonAlph

Name: Brandon Ho
Age: 23
Occupation: TV Host, Radio DJ

List 3 adjectives that best describes you:
Funny, spontaneous and sociable

Which famous person reminds you of yourself?
Ryan Seacrest

What excites you most about travelling?
The airline food.

Why do you want to be on The Amazing Race Asia?
It's a childhood dream. It's something I've always wanted to do since I was young. I've genuinely imagined myself in the race when I was young and doing the challenges the participants were doing and telling myself "If I was there, I would've done this...done that.."

Name: Alphaeus Tan
Age: 23
Occupation: Corporate Finance Executive

List 3 adjectives that best describes you:
Crazy, spontaneous and visionary

Which famous person reminds you of yourself?
President Barack Obama

What excites you most about travelling?
Each time I visit a new city, seeing its unique architecture breathes new life and gratitude into me.

Why do you want to be on The Amazing Race Asia?
Each travel experience has been of my own initiative and at my own pace. As I still crave for many travels to come, The Amazing Race Asia presents the kind of intensive travel that I have never really experienced. I want to grow out of my comfort zone and this is the best chance yet!

[gamerfan09]

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/b_Zyd_rOma0" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/b_Zyd_rOma0</a>

Best friends for more than half of their lives, Brandon and Alphaeus are ready to take on the world!

✓ Alphaeus has ever traveled to 13 countries in 21 days
✓ Alphaeus is so efficient and organised, it stresses Brandon out
✓ They view themselves as the underdogs on the race

[gamerfan09]

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/M4z9-ImaSCg" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/M4z9-ImaSCg</a>

Tongue-twister with a twist, can Brandon and Alphaeus pull it off?

Check them out at http://bit.ly/brandonalph before they make their run for US$100,000!

[gamerfan09]

Alternate Cast Pics:

[Platrium]

I wish I could see more from this team.

[georgiapeach]

AXN has some mat chat videos up!

https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/

[gamerfan09]

They were boring and only popped up to blandly do tasks well. So happy they are out <3

[Prama]

their elimination was shocking for me. these two are the biggest threat if they survive for another leg, imo

On The Mat With Brandon & Alphaeus

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/PmJqiKbdA2g" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/PmJqiKbdA2g</a>

Racers' Throwback: Brandon & Alphaeus

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/Rbe15CEhHyg" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/Rbe15CEhHyg</a>

Racers' Reflect: Brandon & Alphaeus

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/xUTGbZ_4Fm8" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/xUTGbZ_4Fm8</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/QrCuGg5KcIE" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/QrCuGg5KcIE</a>

[georgiapeach]

I really liked this team. They grabbed me when they unexpectedly did the muscle power Detour on leg 1, and I really liked how they worked together .I think if not for the getting lost that they could have gone very far.

Thanks for the links prama!

[Alphaeus]

From first to last place, with no other teams in sight over the hilly green fields of Bandung, Brandon shouted; "DON'T GIVE UP!". I panted; "NEVER, WE NEVER WILL!".

I am proud that Brandon and I never gave up at any point during the race and truly did our best till the very end. Sadly, it just wasn't our leg;

1. The time reset had wiped our first place lead
2. The added pressure of a team following us
3. The locals who gave us multiple wrong directions

The only real regret that I have is to our friends, families and fans. In everything that we did, we did it for them and we are truly sorry to have disappointed everyone.

To the Malaysian fans, I have high hopes for our teams. They represent the best qualities of any Malaysian and I hope you will get to see that in later episodes.

Brandon and I would have loved to carry further the message of "Youths Can Change The World", but that is not so important now.

Because, Chloé and Yvonne are carrying a more important message for all women. Tough and beautiful both inside and out, they are no typical beauty queens.

Sorry,
#TARABrandonAlph.



FB Live After Elimination: https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/1139092996128029/?pnref=story

[fossil-racer]

From first to last place, with no other teams in sight over the hilly green fields of Bandung, Brandon shouted; "DON'T GIVE UP!". I panted; "NEVER, WE NEVER WILL!".

I am proud that Brandon and I never gave up at any point during the race and truly did our best till the very end. Sadly, it just wasn't our leg;

1. The time reset had wiped our first place lead
2. The added pressure of a team following us
3. The locals who gave us multiple wrong directions

The only real regret that I have is to our friends, families and fans. In everything that we did, we did it for them and we are truly sorry to have disappointed everyone.

To the Malaysian fans, I have high hopes for our teams. They represent the best qualities of any Malaysian and I hope you will get to see that in later episodes.

Brandon and I would have loved to carry further the message of "Youths Can Change The World", but that is not so important now.

Because, Chloé and Yvonne are carrying a more important message for all women. Tough and beautiful both inside and out, they are no typical beauty queens.

Sorry,
#TARABrandonAlph.



FB Live After Elimination: https://www.facebook.com/theamazingraceasia/videos/1139092996128029/?pnref=story

Welcome to RFF

[georgiapeach]

We are so pleased to have you here Alphaeus!!  to RFF!

You did not let down anyone. You got bad directions. We just got a way to watch today, but you both fought hard until the end. I was very proud of how you both raced. Loved that you wrapped the eggs in leaves, that was a great idea.

I was also impressed with your choosing the more difficult physical detour in Leg 1. What made you choose that one?

I was sure you both would go further, and am so s d for you and for us that it did not happen. You can be very proud of how you raced. Loved seeing your friendship.

And do feel free to update on your Youth campaign, would love to hear more.

Thank you for joining us here!!

[Alphaeus]

We are so pleased to have you here Alphaeus!!  to RFF!

You did not let down anyone. You got bad directions. We just got a way to watch today, but you both fought hard until the end. I was very proud of how you both raced. Loved that you wrapped the eggs in leaves, that was a great idea.

I was also impressed with your choosing the more difficult physical detour in Leg 1. What made you choose that one?

I was sure you both would go further, and am so s d for you and for us that it did not happen. You can be very proud of how you raced. Loved seeing your friendship.

And do feel free to update on your Youth campaign, would love to hear more.

Thank you for joining us here!!

Hi GeorgiaPeach, hey everyone,

Brandon's and my approach in tackling a detour is picking one that has a definite end game. In Leg 1, "Fix" required fixing and decorating a bicycle to the "satisfaction of a judge". However, "Freight" required moving sand to a hull, and nobody could have stopped us from completing that. Hence, we chose "Freight".

Thank you for supporting Brandon and me on the show. We will keep our spirits high, always. Come join everyone from TARA5 for meet and greets (details will be shared soon). Unfortunately, I am not free to comment so much on the show but, it's great to see such an active forum here. Enjoy the later episodes, much love for RFF! Bye! <3

[georgiapeach]

We will def be following you and look forward to more!

And reminder to all our posters:  Current racers CANNOT and WILL NOT discuss any future episodes, so please don't ask.


for joining in our fun Alphaeus!

[georgiapeach]

Brandon and my approach in tackling a detour is picking one that has a definite end game. In Leg 1, "Fix" required fixing and decorating a bicycle to the "satisfaction of a judge". However, "Freight" required moving sand to a hull, and nobody could have stopped us from completing that. Hence, we chose "Freight".

Excellent strategy. We know from TAR that ANY judging can be subjective. You did great at that task anyway!

[Platrium]

Even though it's just 1 episode, I already miss this team. They may be boring to some, but I like their competitiveness and strategic mindset all throughout their race, and that's what made me root for them from the beginning.