When we promised [Tammy and Victor and Jaime and Cara] to U-Turn Amanda and Kris, we stuck to our word.fascinating.
I find Margie's statementIf I recall Tammy & Victor arrived slightly after Margie & Luke.QuoteWhen we promised [Tammy and Victor and Jaime and Cara] to U-Turn Amanda and Kris, we stuck to our word.fascinating.
Tammy/Victor reached the U-turn ahead of Margie/Luke. Why would it be done for Tammy/Victor if they elected not to use their own U-Turn opportunity to accomplish what they wanted (elimination of Amanda/Kris if this is accurate)?
yeah, remember Victor jumping and singing "not our fault! not our fault!"I find Margie's statementIf I recall Tammy & Victor arrived slightly after Margie & Luke.QuoteWhen we promised [Tammy and Victor and Jaime and Cara] to U-Turn Amanda and Kris, we stuck to our word.fascinating.
Tammy/Victor reached the U-turn ahead of Margie/Luke. Why would it be done for Tammy/Victor if they elected not to use their own U-Turn opportunity to accomplish what they wanted (elimination of Amanda/Kris if this is accurate)?
ap, we went over this. I told you this. It's in my recap.I find Margie's statementIf I recall Tammy & Victor arrived slightly after Margie & Luke.QuoteWhen we promised [Tammy and Victor and Jaime and Cara] to U-Turn Amanda and Kris, we stuck to our word.fascinating.
Tammy/Victor reached the U-turn ahead of Margie/Luke. Why would it be done for Tammy/Victor if they elected not to use their own U-Turn opportunity to accomplish what they wanted (elimination of Amanda/Kris if this is accurate)?
Hi RFF,Hello Luke! :jumpy: :jumpy:
This is Luke! I just want to drop in to say hello to y'all! I have been enjoying the posts during the season airs! It was so funny to watch you guys trying to figure it out! Jen H. and I got a bick kick out of it when y'all assumed that she is deaf!
:-)
-Luke
Puddin! I've heard so much about you. Have I met you at TARCon?Sorry, no Luke I was not at Tarcon but its certainly nice of you to sign up to say hello to us and thanks for the praise that you gave us on the RFFRadio show, Rob sure had fun interviewing you all. :thankyou: :hithere:
Hi RFF,Luke!
This is Luke! I just want to drop in to say hello to y'all! I have been enjoying the posts during the season airs! It was so funny to watch you guys trying to figure it out! Jen H. and I got a bick kick out of it when y'all assumed that she is deaf!
:-)
-Luke
I have to admit it that this site is my favorite place to visit on web. I have been lurking around on this site for past two years. Now here I am!
I have to admit it that this site is my favorite place to visit on web. I have been lurking around on this site for past two years. Now here I am!What took you so long to delurk? Well, asides from being in TAR14... :lol:
I have to admit it that this site is my favorite place to visit on web. I have been lurking around on this site for past two years. Now here I am!
The Reality TV World interview seems to suggest that Margie & Luke would have been able to use the U-Turn in China.
What is the definitive answer regarding this?
Luke! :waves:
A little awkward for us knowing you've been reading all this while, you know? :lol: What with us trying to figure out whether your shoes are male/female in the Phuket picture and all! Kind of like us pissing off Dan and Andrew by going all stalker on their college photos...
Hoping life is good for you! Now you can help us spoil the next race! :yess: :lol:
I hope some of you guys don't feel awkward that I read the posts during the season so I know who doesn't like me or who loves me. :lol: I find it pretty amusing, haha.And what did you think about the caricatures made about the situation on the mat in China?
I have to admit it that this site is my favorite place to visit on web. I have been lurking around on this site for past two years. Now here I am!What took you so long to delurk? Well, asides from being in TAR14... :lol:
I just want to confirm it that we did have to look for the statue after the surfboard challenge. It wasn't too far away from the roadblock. Maybe 10 minutes away from surfboard fence shop then other 20-25 minutes to the golf course. I can't remember the name of statue, tho.
I hope some of you guys don't feel awkward that I read the posts during the season so I know who doesn't like me or who loves me. :lol: I find it pretty amusing, haha.And what did you think about the caricatures made about the situation on the mat in China?
Welcome, Luke. I have a couple or so questions for you.
Do you recall where in Bejing the confessionals in the following link were filmed?
http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,18689.msg392923.html#msg392923
The program showed the final 3 teams in the Beijing airport on the way to Hawaii. However, one of the spoiler threads here suggest that Tammy and Victor were on an earlier flight to Tokyo. Were they? If so, did that concern you and your Mom, or did you know that all of you were on the same connecting flight from Tokyo to Hawaii?
TYIA
From now on, we'll call that "The Final Task That Never Aired". Kind of like that big Japanese Drum that puddin never found. :lol:
*running*
I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
Just glue it back together!I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
Okay. Admit it Luke. Did any other racers have pee problems in China? I mean, Jaime looked really pissed. (pun intended :lol:)
So Luke, who of the teams do you stay in touch with the most? :lol:
They said it's the first time that a gnome broke into several piece on the race :groan:
Neobie, I loved the icon you made with a bird attacking me. I would love to have that icon!
I got a favorite part that never made it on the show was I had a bike accident where my little gnome broke into several pieces and I had to pee outside somewhere in Beijing during racing because I couldn't hold it much longer as well!So, is there a penalty for breaking the gnome? :lol:
Okay. Admit it Luke. Did any other racers have pee problems in China? I mean, Jaime looked really pissed. (pun intended :lol:)
Haha, I had no idea about others. When I had to pee outside, my cameraman was right into my face and filmed me while I was peeing! I was like, get out of my way! I know one racer had to pee outside during a leg in Germany but I am not going to say who otherwise that person will kill me if i say that person's name!
So Luke, who of the teams do you stay in touch with the most? :lol:
My redhead girlfriends ;D I'm going to see them this summer so I'm excited!
Neobie, I loved the icon you made with a bird attacking me. I would love to have that icon!
So, DeafRacer, did every leg have unaired locations/clueboxes?
I really want to know because to me it seems like the last few seasons have had legs that were too short compared to older seasons.
Oh, and another random question: Did you get to keep your clues as "mementos" after the Race?
Here you go Luke! :lol:
Are you allowed to tell us about the Beijing confessional hotel? I've been going nuts trying to find it!
Luke,
Jaime told me that in the last legs, the racers were kept away from each other and the producers tried to stir things up amongst you. What would they say and did you and your mom take the bait?
Hi Luke! :waves: Congratulations!
I have a question: During the Final Roadblock, I wondered why you chose the Skull for one of three legs in China (If I'm not mistaken, Leg 11?), where in the episode, we clearly couldn't see one... was there some other place that you have visited or was it the call of panic and stress? And were you expecting a Superleg in Beijing at that time? ;D Thanks a lot and Kudos to a Fantastic (one of my best) season!
Luke, thank you so much for posting here. You seem to have a great sense of humor. I hope you'll be around for next season for your input on the new teams.
Hi Luke! :waves: Congratulations!
I have a question: During the Final Roadblock, I wondered why you chose the Skull for one of three legs in China (If I'm not mistaken, Leg 11?), where in the episode, we clearly couldn't see one... was there some other place that you have visited or was it the call of panic and stress? And were you expecting a Superleg in Beijing at that time? ;D Thanks a lot and Kudos to a Fantastic (one of my best) season!
I didn't know what I was thinking about pulling that skull one up! When I got down to last two surfboards, my mind was utterly exhausted. I was racking through my mind like 100 mph trying to remember everything what we did on the race.
I had NO idea that there were going to be TBC leg! I thought there would be only 11 legs on my season. TBC has totally threw me off the track. If it wasn't for TBC, we would have won the race.
wouldn't they ever give you the Tiger picture, even if the race is already over? That was so cool!
Actually we lost that tiger picture :'(
Soon as Mom fainted on the mat, the producers forced me to drink lot of water much as I could right away - they were afraid that I might have a heat stroke as well then I puked out all over on ground. After that, I got really dizzy and was forced to go back to cab so I could pay the fare and get our bags. I forgot to take that tiger picture out - it was on the backseat. :-(
I guess I have to find that cab driver and ask him to mail that tiger picture to us, haha.
Actually we lost that tiger picture :'(That's too bad you lost the pic. What was your reaction when you sat next to Esso?
Soon as Mom fainted on the mat, the producers forced me to drink lot of water much as I could right away - they were afraid that I might have a heat stroke as well then I puked out all over on ground. After that, I got really dizzy and was forced to go back to cab so I could pay the fare and get our bags. I forgot to take that tiger picture out - it was on the backseat. :-(
I guess I have to find that cab driver and ask him to mail that tiger picture to us, haha.
Actually we lost that tiger picture :'(
Soon as Mom fainted on the mat, the producers forced me to drink lot of water much as I could right away - they were afraid that I might have a heat stroke as well then I puked out all over on ground. After that, I got really dizzy and was forced to go back to cab so I could pay the fare and get our bags. I forgot to take that tiger picture out - it was on the backseat. :-(
I guess I have to find that cab driver and ask him to mail that tiger picture to us, haha.
Or you can go back to Thailand for another visit with your mom! :tup:
Luke you are cracking me up because you fit right in here with all us crazy addicts and we are thrilled that you are here with us in the looney bin :yess: :wohoo:
Tiger picture now where is that tiger picture ..............let me look around and see what quality I could grab for you :hearts:
Haha, Im not sure if I should post on here or not since some people weren't happy with me about the fight between Jen + me and the blind u-turn. Since I u-turned Kris right before the underwear roadblock, I talked to Kris about underwear roadblock - he said Amanda would have done that roadblock just to even the numbers of roadblock performance between Kris and Amanda. So y'all won't get to see Kris in his underwear so you guys can't hold that against me for u-turn Kris! :neener:
But, I'm glad that I'm posting with you guys!
I was neutral on the Jen & Kisha thing Luke, I said when all is said and done you are all still friends in the end. If anything you all gave the Race some drama that we have never witnessed before so I thank you for the entertainment! And who cares what the other posters write? At least were not cruel and hurt peoples feelings like the sucksters, to name one board, do.
Haha, Im not sure if I should post on here or not since some people weren't happy with me about the fight between Jen + me and the blind u-turn. Since I u-turned Kris right before the underwear roadblock, I talked to Kris about underwear roadblock - he said Amanda would have done that roadblock just to even the numbers of roadblock performance between Kris and Amanda. So y'all won't get to see Kris in his underwear so you guys can't hold that against me for u-turn Kris! :neener:
But, I'm glad that I'm posting with you guys!
Haha, Im not sure if I should post on here or not since some people weren't happy with me about the fight between Jen + me and the blind u-turn. Since I u-turned Kris right before the underwear roadblock, I talked to Kris about underwear roadblock - he said Amanda would have done that roadblock just to even the numbers of roadblock performance between Kris and Amanda. So y'all won't get to see Kris in his underwear so you guys can't hold that against me for u-turn Kris! :neener:
But, I'm glad that I'm posting with you guys!
YAY for puddin and Michael!!! :jumpy: Great pictures!!
The blind U-turn was a surprise, and I find it SO interesting that y'all could have used it again! That would have shocked us all :lol:
Haha, Im not sure if I should post on here or not since some people weren't happy with me about the fight between Jen + me and the blind u-turn. Since I u-turned Kris right before the underwear roadblock, I talked to Kris about underwear roadblock - he said Amanda would have done that roadblock just to even the numbers of roadblock performance between Kris and Amanda. So y'all won't get to see Kris in his underwear so you guys can't hold that against me for u-turn Kris! :neener:I'll admit I wasn't happy over the blind U-Turn, but it's part of the game and you did what you had to do to stay. It's a race, not a lovefest. Plus, you went farther than 8 other teams so no one can take that away from you.
But, I'm glad that I'm posting with you guys!
I do have a question. In Russia when you were trying to spell "Chekhov", there's a conspiracy theory running on another board (not here) that you got help to spell it out. Can you dispel this once and for all that you did it on your own?
Hi Luke, I have a question regarding "That cluebox incident"
Does this picture (albeit in bad quality) look anything like the sign for "bitch"
Jen seems to be making a pretty clear hand gesture, and I wanted to know if it meant anything.
I do have a question. In Russia when you were trying to spell "Chekhov", there's a conspiracy theory running on another board (not here) that you got help to spell it out. Can you dispel this once and for all that you did it on your own?
Funny. I've never heard of this conspiracy theory. :lol: But seriously, this just can't be true.
I haven't read anything like that on the Internet about me getting help with spelling Chekhov. But, no, I didn't get any help for spelling Chekhov. I did it all on my own. Writing down on paper helped me out a lot so that way I know which words was wrong so I can re-arrange it around without repeat same words again. I never had any special treatment on the entire race. I am really proud of myself that I did really well on the race as being a first deaf person to appear on the American version of the Amazing Race. It was kind of funny that my team was never been in danger of being eliminated till the finale episode, we fell down to the last place.
Haha, yeah, she tried to sign "bitch" but she was doing it wrong. It's kind of funny was that my team and other four teams were lounging around in Phuket airport, waiting for the ticket counter to open, Jen asked me to see what is sign for "bitch". I showed her how to sign for "bitch". No idea why she wanted to know.
I haven't read anything like that on the Internet about me getting help with spelling Chekhov. But, no, I didn't get any help for spelling Chekhov. I did it all on my own. Writing down on paper helped me out a lot so that way I know which words was wrong so I can re-arrange it around without repeat same words again. I never had any special treatment on the entire race. I am really proud of myself that I did really well on the race as being a first deaf person to appear on the American version of the Amazing Race. It was kind of funny that my team was never been in danger of being eliminated till the finale episode, we fell down to the last place.
Just helping you out there.
Raymond,
Your terminology needs revision. Any team in the final three is never eliminated. Team that don't win just place 2nd or 3rd even if they do not reach the finish line. To claim that "the second Asian edition also featured a deaf team & a team that was not in danger of elimination until the finale" is incorrect. I assume you are talking about Marc/Rovilson who finished 3rd but were not eliminated because they couldn't be. Luke's statement that he and Margie were not in danger of beling eliminated until the final episode is similarly incorrect.
I never had any special treatment on the entire race. I am really proud of myself that I did really well on the race as being a first deaf person to appear on the Amazing Race. It was kind of funny that my team was never been in danger of being eliminated till the finale episode, we fell down to the last place.
I never had any special treatment on the entire race. I am really proud of myself that I did really well on the race as being a first deaf person to appear on the Amazing Race. It was kind of funny that my team was never been in danger of being eliminated till the finale episode, we fell down to the last place.It was on another message board. People think they know, but they don't know and I'm glad you wrote this. They assume things and they feel they have the answer for everything.
About the special treatment, we saw that at the paragliding roadblock, hte racer had to be able to hear in order to take part in it, so my question is: where there any other Roadblocks you were (indirectly) told you could not do?
I'm back!!!
That's a good question. Originally, my Mom and I agreed that I would do paragliding roadblock since she isn't a fan of heights. Soon as we read more information, it mentioned that it required that person who perform the roadblock to be able to hear his/her instructor for the instruction of how to landing - just for the safety reason. We were left with no option so Mom had to do that roadblock. Probably a good thing that she did it since she's an excellent runner and she rocked the run down the mountain! That was only one time happened on the whole race that concerned the safety of being able to hear.
Since we're on that topic, if we were given a special treatment then there wouldn't be any musical/dancing tasks on the race and I would be able to sit front in car to communicate with my Mom while driving instead of me sitting behind her. But, it didn't happened. We were treated like as other racers. I thought it's kind of funny that my Mom and I had to drive ourselves in Siberia's Leg 5 and we still managed to win that leg. The driving part wasn't easy for both of us but we overcame it. At the start line where we had to drive ourselves to LAX, I told my Mom that we should follow Tammy and Victor to the airport since I thought Victor might be from LA and it paid off for us since we had no idea how to get to LAX! I wish they showed the driving part from the start line to LAX - it would be fun for viewers. A lot of funny stuff happened.
Now, I have a question for y'all. I think I read someone's post that there was a direct flight from Novosibirsk to Jaiuper or New Delhi once a week? That would have been much easier than going through Moscow!
Now, I have a question for y'all. I think I read someone's post that there was a direct flight from Novosibirsk to Jaiuper or New Delhi once a week? That would have been much easier than going through Moscow!
Now, I have a question for y'all. I think I read someone's post that there was a direct flight from Novosibirsk to Jaiuper or New Delhi once a week? That would have been much easier than going through Moscow!
Heh, short answer? No. :lol: Wikipedia (and we all know how reliable it is) said there was a plane to Delhi, but checking the schedules the flight certainly didn't apply to the week of racing.
If it was TAR1-style no-rules get-there-as-fast-as-you-can racing though, you could have probably made:
Depart Pit Stop at 12.18am
S7863 to Beijing: 0150-0750
CZ3162 to Guangzhou: 1015-1310
CZ359 to Delhi: 1730-2055
Judging by the timings, it'd probably have put the top three teams the previous leg way ahead of the others. And who were they?
...
You guys, Tammy/Victor, and Jaime/Cara.
We know the producers forced you guys through Moscow though!
Hello, Luke.
On the twop Tarcon 14 recap, it says that your Mom said that the show was "the worst thing ever" the first time that she watched it.
Which episode was her first? What changed her mind about the show?
Thanks.
Hello, Luke.
On the twop Tarcon 14 recap, it says that your Mom said that the show was "the worst thing ever" the first time that she watched it.
Which episode was her first? What changed her mind about the show?
Thanks.
Haha, that's a good question. I don't know which was the first episode that she saw though. Probably the one from Season 1 or Season 2 when I tried to get her to watch the show with me when I was in high school. She probably thinks it was "the worst thing ever" because I couldn't stop talking about Amazing Race when I was in high school and I would just hogged t.v. in living room when Amazing Race was on that got her mad, haha. I remember one day that my Mom emailed me and said that she was really amazed and blew away when Joyce had her hair shaved off in India on Season 7 - maybe that's when it changed her mind about the show. Now, she's a big fan of the show! :-)
From what I heard, it was so stressful for other teams to get into Moscow. I think Tammy + Victor and Mike + Mel took a subway while other teams took a cab. They all almost didn't made it on the first flight out to India - it was a close call for them but it would have been good for Cara + Jaime and my Mom and me to have some lead!Hi Luke,
AR 14 def. kicked AR 13's butt for sure!!
Sorry AR 13 racers!!
AR 14 def. kicked AR 13's butt for sure!!
Sorry AR 13 racers!!
Hi Luke! Belated Happy Birthday! TAR14 beats TAR13 is a fact. :lol: Although I liked the Final 5 of S13 more than the F5 of S14, Your season is SO much thrilling, I'm rewatching it again and again every week until the next season comes... :lol:
AR 14 def. kicked AR 13's butt for sure!!
Sorry AR 13 racers!!
Hi Luke! Belated Happy Birthday! TAR14 beats TAR13 is a fact. :lol: Although I liked the Final 5 of S13 more than the F5 of S14, Your season is SO much thrilling, I'm rewatching it again and again every week until the next season comes... :lol:
My thoughts kinda wavered :lol:
TAR 13 cast >>>>>>>> TAR 14 cast
TAR 14 Final 7 >>>>>>>> TAR 13 Final 7
TAR 13 Final 6 = TAR 14 Final 6
TAR 13 Final 5 >>>>>>>> TAR 14 Final 5
TAR 14 Final 4 >>>>>>>> TAR 13 Final 4
TAR 13 Final 3 = TAR 14 Final 3
Hi,Luke
I was wondering
What did u and ur mom think about the fastfoward in Phuket?
Happy Belated Birthday, Luke! :jumpy:
I miss people's birthdays a lot. :res:
AR 14 def. kicked AR 13's butt for sure!!
Sorry AR 13 racers!!
Hi Luke! Belated Happy Birthday! TAR14 beats TAR13 is a fact. :lol: Although I liked the Final 5 of S13 more than the F5 of S14, Your season is SO much thrilling, I'm rewatching it again and again every week until the next season comes... :lol:
My thoughts kinda wavered :lol:
TAR 13 cast >>>>>>>> TAR 14 cast
TAR 14 Final 7 >>>>>>>> TAR 13 Final 7
TAR 13 Final 6 = TAR 14 Final 6
TAR 13 Final 5 >>>>>>>> TAR 14 Final 5
TAR 14 Final 4 >>>>>>>> TAR 13 Final 4
TAR 13 Final 3 = TAR 14 Final 3
I have to disagree with you. Season 13 was kind of boring with Nick & Starr dominated pretty much entire season. My season was much epic! We had lots of firsts! First time in the history that three all-female teams got 1st place on my season! Isn't that what every one want to see that to happen? Also, no one had balls to use U-Turn on Season 13 so give my season some credit!! No pun intended to them but I met few racers from Season 13 - they're really great and I adore them.
Here's an advice to future racers (that could be lurking around RFF before the race like I did!): form an alliance with a team that you trust the most. It'll carry you pretty far into the race like it helped Cara + Jaime and my mom + me a lot.
I have to disagree with you. Season 13 was kind of boring with Nick & Starr dominated pretty much entire season. My season was much epic! We had lots of firsts! First time in the history that three all-female teams got 1st place on my season! Isn't that what every one want to see that to happen? Also, no one had balls to use U-Turn on Season 13 so give my season some credit!! No pun intended to them but I met few racers from Season 13 - they're really great and I adore them.
Here's an advice to future racers (that could be lurking around RFF before the race like I did!): form an alliance with a team that you trust the most. It'll carry you pretty far into the race like it helped Cara + Jaime and my mom + me a lot.
Do you mean Jaime and Cara's first place finish is legitimate and is totally opposite of what is shown on television, with their famed and priceless reactions of it being TBC?? :hearts: :jumpy: :hearts:
I believe that this was also the first season which had a complete three way alliance (or sorta alliance) into the final 3 right? :lol: You're season really had a lot of firsts then!
Here's an advice to future racers (that could be lurking around RFF before the race like I did!): form an alliance with a team that you trust the most. It'll carry you pretty far into the race like it helped Cara + Jaime and my mom + me a lot.Happy Belated Birthday, Luke! :jumpy:
I miss people's birthdays a lot. :res:
Aw, thanks, Hooky! ;D
Must be nice to be the only Amazing Race team featured in CBS's fall promo Luke :hearts:
It's true, but I think this season wouldn't be as entertaining without it!Must be nice to be the only Amazing Race team featured in CBS's fall promo Luke :hearts:
Not a big surprise considering the strong editing emphasis.
OMG LUKE IS HERE!?
HAHA HI LUKE! I'm soo happy to be in the same chat room as you!
You always were a great racer. Your last words at the Finishline got me chocked up :'D
And I always watch you and your moms Bangkok Detour Choice over and over again. xD
Here's an advice to future racers (that could be lurking around RFF before the race like I did!): form an alliance with a team that you trust the most. It'll carry you pretty far into the race like it helped Cara + Jaime and my mom + me a lot.Happy Belated Birthday, Luke! :jumpy:
I miss people's birthdays a lot. :res:
Aw, thanks, Hooky! ;D
You're welcome! :waves:
I have to disagree with you on the alliance thing, though, because there was a similar alliance in your season between Preston & Jennifer, Mel & Mike, and Amanda & Kris, and it didn't go very far. Unfortunately, it wasn't shown, either. (:;)
There was also the "Six-Pack/Backpack" alliance in TAR 10 that didn't make it to the F3 together, so I don't think alliances are a qualifying factor that makes a team/teams more able to get to the Final 3.
It's true, but I think this season wouldn't be as entertaining without it!Must be nice to be the only Amazing Race team featured in CBS's fall promo Luke :hearts:
Not a big surprise considering the strong editing emphasis.
:lol:
although I have read it not everyone has a Facebook so please post it here Luke! :jumpy:
Episode 4 (Krasnoyarsk, Siberia): Tammy+Victor, Jaime+Cara, Mom+I flew to Muchen, Germany to catch a flight to Moscow. We had a LONG layover when we were in Muchen so we decided to have a lunch together. We found this dog stand so we all got hot dog and french fries. It was REALLY amazing. I mean, that hot dog tasted REALLY good! And, french fries was just SO amazing!!! It was like really delicious lunch ever I had in my whole life! I know Mom and others will agree with me! When we missed the first flight out to Krasnoyarsk so we were stranded in Moscow and we thought Cara+Jaime, Tammy+Victor, my Mom and I were the last three teams that are going to Krasnoyarsk fighting to avoid from being eliminated but eventually Amanda + Kris and Mike + Mel showed up so three of us made an agreement that whoever (one of us) gets to U-Turn mat first will use U-Turn on either A+K or M+M. That was why my Mom and I went ahead and used U-Turn to stick with the agreement we made with our alliance. Oh yeah, other thing to add. There was a LONG fake-crying scene between that ticket counter lady versus Jaime + Cara and my Mom + me at Moscow Airport as in attempting to try to get on first flight to Krasnoyarsk but man, that lady was SO super bitch and wouldn't let all of us board on that first flight even it was right there front of us and it was like fifteen minutes before it departed!!
Episode 6 (India): That red telephone clue!!! That could have screwed Mom and me a BIG time! Mom never really got to hear what the clue was on telephone. All teams were shouting at each other as Mom tried to hear what the clue was from Jaime + Cara. But, Mom couldn't understand what they were trying to say. Our cab driver said he know where to go but he don't really speak a lot of English so we weren't sure if he actually knew where to go or not. We tried to get him to follow a team to next location but we got stuck in traffic and lost them so we thought we were totally done since we had no clue with us. Somehow, our cab driver drove us to Amber Fort and we saw other teams there so we were really relieved. We were thankful that our cab driver knew where to go. I still had no idea how he knew about it! It was kind of funny because before we got to Jaipur, I told Mom that I want to see Amber Fort since the teams from Season One visited Amber Fort so I got to see it!
Episode 10 (Beijing): Our original cab driver was so awful. He took us to three wrong hotels to find the massage palor!! That was why we were in last when we got to massage roadblock. After the swim challenge, I kept read the clue regarding the pit stop then realized that that leg was "To Be Continued Leg" or "Super Size Leg". I kept telling Mom that it wasn't the pit stop, it was a twist that we have to keep racing. Mom wouldn't believe me! That was why I wasn't shocked when Phil told us that we have to keep racing.
Episode 11 (Beijing): Mom and I actually looked for U-Turn location for 2 and half hours! The catch is that Mom and I were able to use U-Turn again so that would be an awesome twist if we were able to get to U-Turn mat before Victor+Tammy then we would be only one team that would get to use U-Turn twice! Also, I was really baffeled with the pit stop's location. It was right next to Olympics Stadium with ton of people swarming around! I was surprised to see that there was NO pictures of Final Four teams surfaced on the Internet!
*Episode 3 (Romania): There was an intense cab race between Amanda + Kris and Mom + me in Romania on the way to the gym. It was just so intense. Our cab driver drove on subway track!! Couple times there was a train coming up so our cab driver would just got off the track right before the train could hit us! Our cab driver was trying to beat Kris and Amanda's cab, haha. But at same time, we were scared to death. The roads were so disorgainzed, people were driving like nuts!:umn:
We all were sitting in McDonald's at like 5am in the morning waiting to board on train at like 6am. One of our camera crew shouted that Obama won the election. Entire people in McDonald's just cheered and clapped. It was a cool moment.*
Ah, so you were in Romania when Obama won the election, Luke! That must have been a cool moment for all of you!
Belle Book
P.S. I voted for Obama in the election, so I was thrilled when he won!
*Episode 3 (Romania): There was an intense cab race between Amanda + Kris and Mom + me in Romania on the way to the gym. It was just so intense. Our cab driver drove on subway track!! Couple times there was a train coming up so our cab driver would just got off the track right before the train could hit us! Our cab driver was trying to beat Kris and Amanda's cab, haha. But at same time, we were scared to death. The roads were so disorgainzed, people were driving like nuts!:umn:
We all were sitting in McDonald's at like 5am in the morning waiting to board on train at like 6am. One of our camera crew shouted that Obama won the election. Entire people in McDonald's just cheered and clapped. It was a cool moment.*
Ah, so you were in Romania when Obama won the election, Luke! That must have been a cool moment for all of you!
Belle Book
P.S. I voted for Obama in the election, so I was thrilled when he won!
I will not talk political here!
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Amazing racers!By INA R. HERNANDOJune 22, 2009, 9:52amHow does a mother support her handicapped son’s lifelong dream?
By running a race all over the world with him!
Margie Adams always believed that her hearing-impaired son could go on The Amazing Race (TAR), the world’s most popular reality show. It was just a matter of time – and it came during the recent TAR Season 14 where Margie and Luke finished third in the mad dash across nine countries and three continents.
“He is really a big fan of The Amazing Race since Season 1 and he always wanted to go on the show ever since he was a teenager,” the 50-year old mother tells Manila Bulletin in an exclusive interview.
Luke’s condition was not at all a factor and Marge knew very well what her son is capable of doing – and that is a lot!
“The only thing that we had to figure out was the communication when we were driving the car,” she shares.
For Luke, the original goal was make it to the Final Three. Margie would have been contented in not being the first team to get the boot.
Margie may seem fragile but she admits that she could be “controlling and competitive” at times. But these very qualities are probably some of the reasons why she was able to overcome the difficulties of having a child with a disability. After the race, Margie is now back to her old job as a clinical research associate.
Luke, on the other hand, just got a job in upstate New York where he will get to work with college students. His main goal in joining the race was to be a role-model for deaf people everywhere while proving that the “deaf can do just about anything and to never think otherwise.”
The Amazing Race season 14 was aired on Studio 23, which will also air the next season. On this exclusive feature on Students and Campuses Bulletin (SCB), the mother and son tandem from Denver, Colorado share their passion as advocates for deaf people, their experiences in coping with a disability, and how The Amazing Race has changed their lives forever.
LEARNING WITH HER CHILD
SCB: What exactly was the doctor’s diagnosis on Luke? What was the cause of his hearing impairment?
Margie: Luke was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss on his first birthday. He was born with a bilateral ear infection. He also had surgery to put tubes in his ears to help them drain. He did pretty well with the hearing aids and started attending a pre-school for hearing- impaired children but when he was 2 1/2 years old, he had meningitis and lost the little residual hearing he had, He was then diagnosed with profound/total hearing loss.
SCB: How did you feel when you heard about this?
Margie: I knew Luke could not hear from birth. He never looked around when there was a loud noise or looked for me when he heard my voice. Luke has an older sister and so I knew his reaction to sound was different from her reaction to sound as a baby. I went for almost a year telling Luke’s doctor that I thought he could not hear so when we finally had a diagnosis and could take some action I was actually relieved.
SCB: What difficulties did you go through as a mom?
Margie: The hardest thing was to hear other people make fun of him and call him stupid because of how he sounded. I really tried to educate people that just because Luke does not sound or communicate the same way hearing people do, he was stupid because he is not.
SCB: What’s the biggest adjustment that you had to go through?
Margie: Learning sign language and be more patient. When I communicate with sign I have to stop what ever I am doing to sign, I did not have to do that when communicating with my daughter.
SCB: How did you learn sign language?
Margie: I started Luke in a pre-school program when he was just a little older than I and I learned sign right along with him. I also took classes but I learned Signing Exact English (SEE) and later found out that the majority of deaf people communicate with American Sign Language (ASL) so I had to then learn ASL. I actually sign a mix of ASL and SEE with Luke.
SCB: Did Luke try hearing aids or other treatment options so he could hear?
Margie: Luke had hearing aids from one to five years old and then he got a Cochlear implant that allowed him to hear environmental sounds but not really speech. He went to speech therapy at least two days a week until he was 14.
SCB: Did you encounter difficulties in looking for a school for him? How was the set up like?
Margie: Luke’s father was in the army so we moved around a lot when Luke was growing up. Mainstream was always difficult. Luke did well academically but there were always so few deaf kids at his school that he sometimes felt isolated. He went to deaf school in Hawaii when he was eight and did 2 1/2 years there and did great. Then back to mainstream for two years and in 7th grade, he went to Colorado School For the Deaf and Blind and finished High School there.
SCB: What’s the best thing about having a deaf child that many people do not realize?
Margie: Having a deaf child exposed me to a whole new culture and gave me the opportunity to meet some fantastic deaf people that I would have probably not met.
SCB: What advice can you can give to parents who have kids with disabilities?
Margie: Talk to other parents with children that have similar disabilities, see what resources are out there, advocate for you child to get them the best help/education that is available. Allow your child to have language as early as possible, whether it is signing or oral communication, it is so important to communicate with your child.
SCB: What was the reaction of the other teams when they learned that Luke was deaf?
Margie: It was a mixed of reactions. Some teams were excited to have a deaf person on the race. Some teams initially thought that we would be a weak team and eliminated early because of Luke’s deafness. Some teams felt awkward to be around Luke because they were not sure how to communicate with him.”
GLAD TO BE DEAF
SCB: How hard was it growing up knowing that you were different?
Luke: It wasn’t really that hard. I actually like the idea of being different. I love being deaf. Sign language is just so such beautiful and I love every aspect of deaf culture. I’m glad that I’m deaf!
SCB: What were the problems that you encountered especially when you were in school?
Luke: The kids sometime would just bully me because I am just different from them. Just need to teach kids how to treat me like I am normal, not different from others.
SCB: What made you decide to go to college? What was your course and why did you choose to take it?
Luke: I wanted to get a college degree like everyone else. I studied in Criminal Justice, I want to fight for the rights for deaf people. You will be so surprised with how many limited rights there are for deaf people.
SCB: What was your very first ambition?
Luke: To be a honor roll student in school when I was a little kid and I did it!
SCB: What’s the hardest part of being deaf aside from not being to hear?
Luke: A lot of limited job opportunities which a lot of jobs required to be able to hear, so it’s a little hard to overcome that obstacle in job field.
SCB: Any advice to people, especially to kids, who have disabilities?
Luke: Don’t let anybody stop you just only because of your disability. Push yourself forward. Achieve your goals no matter what people say.
SCB: How do you think your participation in TAR changed the public’s perception on people with disabilities in general?
Luke: We hope that people understand deaf culture much better. There is a big misconception that almost every deaf person could talk and read lips really well. But, in our case, that isn’t true. There are actually a lot of deaf people who could not read lips or talk well, like Luke does.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/207671/amazing-racers
I don't think I ever thought Luke couldn't do anything because he was deaf. I saw Heather Whitestone become Miss America despite being profoundly deaf, so I knew that deaf people could do a lot. I'm glad Margie & Luke made it to the Final 3.
So Luke couldn't hear from birth due to an infection? That's unfortunate. I'm glad that he's done so well with his life now.
Belle Book
Just want to drop a line in to say hello to everybody!
Hello Luke and hope you have a fabulous weekend and 4th of July :hearts:
I'd like you to meet RealityFreakWill or "Will" he is not a fan of The Amazing Race but thanks to you he did watch your season because you have things in common such as he is deaf as well and also a heck of a guy :kuss:
nothing to see here :carryon:Hello Luke and hope you have a fabulous weekend and 4th of July :hearts:
I'd like you to meet RealityFreakWill or "Will" he is not a fan of The Amazing Race but thanks to you he did watch your season because you have things in common such as he is deaf as well and also a heck of a guy :kuss:
Puddin, he already knows. I sent him a PM a month ago I think or a few weeks ago introducing myself to him and he responded with a very nice message back to me. He told me he is a fan of BB and may pop in here on the BB threads.
they're such good racers and are not bottom feeders.
they're such good racers and are not bottom feeders.
Thank you!!! :-)
Will and I have spoken to each other couple times. It's nice to see there's a deaf poster on RFF! I just want to write a quick hi as my mom and I are getting ready for Cara's big night!! Jaime, Mike, and Victor are here as well (Tammy, you are dearly missed!) They're doing really great!
I have just started watching this season ( I am from Sydney, Australia, so we are a bit behind) and I love Luke and Margie. They are the best team to date. I am so happy you guys made it so far!!It is indeed Luke! We love the Luke!!! :jumpy: :jumpy:
ps. omg, is this really Luke on the forum? If it is, I'll give a shout out. "Luke, you are super cute!" :-[
Welcome to the forum wazza! :jumpy:
Hey guys!! Hope all are well with you guys! I see that you guys are having fun trying to spoil new race!
I just saw Neobie's question: Luke, I'm interested too in what happened after the faux-Pit Stop in Beijing! You guys disappeared for six, seven hours there? What're you up to nowadays? Back to school?
Good catch! We didn't search for a gnome right away. We had to stay in some little restaurant place to sleep for few hours. We were told that we had to get up before the dawn breaks so we only slept for like 4 hours? It was SO cold inside! There were no windows at all! Way to suffer! One thing that I was little pissed that we all (teams) were released at same time to look for gnomes. No order at all. That's why Jaime + Cara, Tammy + Victor, and my mom + I were all fired up about Jen and Kisha caught a big break that the leg was TBC and didn't get eliminated for being in last place after swim challenge. We all agreed that whoever gets to U-Turn will u-turn Jen and Kisha right away in order to eliminate them. That's the reason that I was so intense while doing make-up detour task is that I knew there was U-Turn coming up and I knew that Jen and Kisha were going to u-turn my mom and me if nobody else gets there before them - I tried to hurry up and screwed up so bad on the makeup application, haha. I was so relieved when we found U-Turn. We wandered around for two hours then it took Jaime + Cara and Jen + Kisha four hours to find it. I loved how Jaime and Cara went like, "Margie and Luke went down that street and they never came back. I wonder what happened to them." That was hilarious of how we disappeared mysteriously.
Anyway, Im just enjoying the ride and traveling around for a little bit then hopefully going on one of trips that my mom and I won on the show this fall!!