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The Amazing Race International Versions => TAR Asia => Topic started by: georgiapeach on October 22, 2008, 08:31:03 PM
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This thread is for discussion of Episode 7.
I thought we might try something a little different and open the thread to speculation on the upcoming leg now. I have been swamped with work and couldn't play till now, but I will be here for the fun tomorrow! :hearts:
While most all of the leg is beautifully spoiled by y'all, there do seem to still be a couple of questions we could discuss?
Is there a task in HK before teams leave for Macau? If so, any ideas?
Is there a Yield or a U-Turn in this episode? If so, who uses it? On whom?
Is there an elim? If so, who goes? :'(
Please read the posting guidelines HERE (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,17429.0.html) BEFORE you post in this thread please.
Those who will have not seen the show yet will need to ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! There will be spoilers about who won, and who was eliminated for sure, and other details about the leg. You know by now, right? :lol:
And ongoing thank you's to ALL of you who continue to share your speculations and your spoilers and your maps and your timelines and your flight info and your fabulous analyses with us!! It is all of your caring and work that helps to make this such a fun and exciting place to visit! :ty
This week's especial thanks go to Anthonthyctf for the very first Macau spoiler and his ongoing help, and to Neobie for the screencaps and for finding the Pitstop, sun7kid for the Hydrofoil idea/location, and banzai for spotting the Roadblock and giving us really, the WHOLE flow of the leg! and lots of wonderful caps and ideas! :thankyou:
And special thanks to everyone helping us with live updates, screencaps, and uploads as you are keeping the rest of us sane! Another especial thanks here to Calvin for his wonderful recaps that he does ever so fast for all of us hungering for details! :ty3: :ty3:
Just a reminder:
Preview info for the NEXT leg should go in the general spoiler thread (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.0.html) and NOT be discussed here. :hugs: And remember that the eliminated team should ONLY be discussed in this pinned episode thread until Sunday 10AM Singapore time= Sat 10PM for those of us in the US (East Coast).
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While I had been given a tip that Macau would be on the race, it was Anthonyctf who brought us the spoiler (http://forum.realityfanforum.com/index.php/topic,15379.msg304978.html#msg304978) that teams had been spotted in the Macau Tower, only one week after the filming took place! :jumpy: :jumpy:
And with that information, we were off and running! TARA 3 seemed to be following a bit in the TAR AllStars footsteps, so there was lots of info and some maps available.
Thanks to Neobie for our first look at the screen caps (http://first look at the screen caps), and then to banzai for the previews!!
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k3oE63b6gxK73MO1rR&related=1
Michael McKay had this to say:
This week we return to being tough on the Teams and I'm afraid that's how it will stay until the end of the season. No more Mr. Nice Guy ;)
As you may have gathered from the promo Mother Nature will play a hand in this week's Leg of the Race and there is some genuine nastiness between at least a couple of the Teams. It's not all drama though with a very funny scene centering around a blackjack table. Enjoy.
And the AXN newsletter gave us this:
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/TARA3ep7axnnewsletter.jpg)
So teams would depart from Stanley Pier, and thanks to banzai's sharp eyes again, and a greeter's wristwatch :lol: we had a pretty good idea of when:
(courtesy of banzai)
Check out her watch. Sunrise is 5:39AM in Hong Kong (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=102&month=5&year=2008&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1).
(http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8991/samvincepitstopln6.th.jpg) (http://img521.imageshack.us/my.php?image=samvincepitstopln6.jpg)
Sam & Vince: checked in @ 5:50PM; release @ 5:50AM.
(http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5390/berniepitstop1nd7.th.jpg) (http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=berniepitstop1nd7.jpg)
Sunset is 7:02PM (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=102&month=5&year=2008&obj=sun&afl=-11&day=1).
Bernie & Henry: checked in @ 7:05PM; release @ 7:05AM.
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Geoff & Tisha: checked in @ 7:15PM; release @ 7:15AM.
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9697/fuzziepitstop735pmgd6.th.jpg) (http://img413.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fuzziepitstop735pmgd6.jpg)
A.D. & Fuzzie: checked in @ 7:35PM; release @ 7:35AM.
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6043/idapitstop745pmnl9.th.jpg) (http://img412.imageshack.us/my.php?image=idapitstop745pmnl9.jpg)
Ida & Tania: checked in @ 7:46PM; release @ 7:46AM.
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But is there a task between Stanley and the trip to Macau? :duno: We don't know, but wouldn't I love it if they had to collect a clue on the Peak! :hearts: With teams leaving the Pitstop at the crack of dawn, and not being seen in Macau till mid-afternoon, there would seem to be plenty of time for another HK task.
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/TARA3StanleytoferriesMap.jpg)
Teams were next seen running in HK towards the Shun Tak Centre, site identified (http://www.flickr.com/photos/samsays/426584925/) thanks to sun7kid!
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/th_TARA3ep6preview1.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/?action=view¤t=TARA3ep6preview1.jpg)
Neobie further added:
It's the corner of Des Voeux Rd Central and Hiller St, facing North towards Shun Tak.
But why are they RUNNING there from a block away when taxis go straight towards Shun Tak? (Refer to TAR11.) From where they are they'd need to go down to the MTR tunnel or go up an overhead bridge to get to the ferry terminal, across from Connaught Rd W.
Are they coming from another "get a clue" task?? ???
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Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal :
There are two terminals in HongKong. The main sea terminal and heliport are located in Shun Tak Centre, on the waterfront West of Central District on Hong Kong Island. It stands over the Sheung Wan station of the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and adjoins a terminal for public buses and minibuses from many parts of Hong Kong, including the A2 Airbus from the airport.
Shun Tak terminal has passenger wharves and helipad, ticketing offices for current and advance sailings and flights, reservation offices of Macau Hotels and travel agents, the Macau Government Tourist Office representative office and information counter.
http://www.olamacauguide.com/macau-ferry.html
With the site identified as the Shun Tak Centre, we now knew that teams would be travelling to Macau by Hovercraft/Hydrofoil.
While there are several companies running, Turbojet (http://www.turbojet.com.hk/eng/home/index.asp) is a popular one as an example:
They leave Hong Kong from Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal, Sheung Wan as expected! Trip takes 55 minutes.
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/HKtoMacauTurbojet.jpg)
They dock at the Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal.
And are probably told to take a pedicab to the Macau Tower.
Pedicabs
A pedicab - a tricycle carriage with seating for two passengers, also known as a trishaw - is a slower but more romantic form of transport. Pedicabs are propelled by bicycles with several gears and are not at all the same as the rickshaw.
The Ferry Terminal and Hotel Lisboa are their two main pick up locations. It's good advice to settle on an agreed fare first. One should expect to pay about 10-30 patacas for a single journey, or about 100 patacas an hour for sightseeing, depending on where you go.
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/Macauferryterminalfrontentrance.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/Macaupedicab.jpg)
(http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/804/trishawfn3.th.jpg) (http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=trishawfn3.jpg)
And on to the Roadblock at the Macau Tower (http://www.macautower.com.mo/eng/adventure/adventure_activities.asp)! Banzai spotted the red clue:
(courtesy of banzai)
ROADBLOCK @ the Macau Tower.
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4255/roadblockcluepp2.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=roadblockcluepp2.jpg) Henry
You can see a red clue in the lower right corner.
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/2104/rbtishaxs8.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rbtishaxs8.jpg) Tisha
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3966/rbsamym8.th.jpg) (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rbsamym8.jpg) Sam
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/4916/rdadlc7.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rdadlc7.jpg) A.D.
It's Bernie, Geoff, Vince, and Fuzzie turn to do the Roadblock. Henry, Tisha, Sam, and A.D. are waiting for their teammates.
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There is a puzzling exchange in the video where Sam is laughing and Henry says "scum" and Tisha looks enigmatic.
This exchange has suggested that perhaps there is a YIELD (or even an U-Turn) here.
Do Sam/Vince yield Henry/Bernie? Has Geoff/Trisha yielded them?
All is speculation but my guess would go with Sam/Vince yielding Henry/Bernie, solely based on that one exchange.
Now, what exactly is the Roadblock?
Popular adventures there include the Skywalk (circling the Tower on a platform outside, dressed in orange.), Bungy jumping (dressed in a blue jumpsuit), and the SkyJump on a controlled descent wire thing, :lol: Also available is the Mast Climb (dressed in orange +helmet).
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/MacauTowerMastClimbwithhelmet.jpg)
Conquer Macau's highest summit, at 338 meters, and stand at the top of the world's 10th tallest free-standing tower by climbing 100 meters up the mast's vertical ladders. The ascent and descent takes approximately 2 hours and is not for the unfit or faint-hearted. Maximum height exposure and best views of Macau guaranteed.
Macau Tower is the One and Only free-standing tower in the world that takes people of the public to its very top. Advanced booking for this experience of a lifetime is highly recommended.
We see Fuzzie looking up dressed in orange and with a helmet on:
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Teams are clearly waiting just outside the entrance to the Bungy and SkyJump, although I believe the mast climb also starts here:
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/th_TARA3ep6preview5.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/?action=view¤t=TARA3ep6preview5.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/th_TARA3ep6preview6.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/?action=view¤t=TARA3ep6preview6.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/MacauTowerentrancetoBungyandJump.jpg)
Now of ALL of those choices, ONLY the Mast Climb requires a helmet. Do I think they are going to do a 2 hour climb? No. But a modified/partial climb of some sort? Yes. Another reason for thinking this besides the helmet is that the team partners are waiting on that level, not down at the ground where either the SkyJump or the Bungy would end up. So the task would seem to be perhaps the SkyWalk, and/or some partial Mast Climb, both of which would return the teammate to their partner on the 58th floor where they are waiting.
Does the thunderstorm delay AD/Fuzzy? My guess is yes. But remember that at this point, we do not know if Ida/Tania are behind them or not. But whichever team(s) are delayed by the storm are at a huge disadvantage already.
Detours!
We see AD/Fuzzy and Ida/Tania dressing fit to kill and playing Blackjack in a Casino. The Axn newsletter also shows Sam/Vince in dinner jackets, so we can assume that they do this task as well.
(courtesy of banzai)
DETOUR 1 Play blackjack in a casino.
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5763/casinofuzzieth6.th.jpg) (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=casinofuzzieth6.jpg)
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8644/casinoida1bo3.th.jpg) (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=casinoida1bo3.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/th_TARA3ep6preview4.jpg) (http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/?action=view¤t=TARA3ep6preview4.jpg)
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A.D. & Fuzzie and Ida & Tania chose this task.
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We then see Geoff and I guess Tisha under there? :funny: doing a Lion Dance at the Macau Maritime Museum.
DETOUR 2 Lion Dance @ the Maritime Museum.
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Geoff & Tisha chose this task.
So we don't know what Henry and Bernie will choose.
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/TARA3Macaulocations.jpg)
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But we do know, thanks to Neobie :hearts: that the PITSTOP is at the A-Ma Cultural Village, on Coloane.
A-Ma Cultural Village
Close to the world's tallest statue of the goddess A-Ma (also known as Tian Hou), which stands on a 170-metre high peak on a mountaintop on Macau's Coloane Island, a 7,000-square meter cultural complex celebrates the beloved deity's legend.
The development of the A-Ma Cultural Village was started during the Chung Yeung festival in 2001 shortly after the A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival of Macau. Today, construction of the Qing Dynasty-style complex is nearly finished. Surely the village, which comprises a bell tower, drum tower, carved marble altar in the Tian-Hou Palace, a dressing hall, museum and shops will attract many A-Ma devotees and interested tourists, especially those from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Fujian Province, where the goddess A-Ma is believed to have been born more than 1,000 years ago. Visitors approach the village by six rows of stairs carved with auspicious Chinese patterns like of the roaring tiger, the double lion, the five cranes and double phoenix that lead to the Tian Hou Palace. Plans for the future include a vegetarian restaurant and more Macanese and Taiwanese snack stalls, folk handicrafts and souvenir shops and other tourist facilities.
But there is a lot more for tourists to see when they visit the Coloane site. The village is surrounded by a park, and is reached by the Estrada do Alto de Coloane which begins just south of Seac Pai Van Park. The road leads first to the parking area for the newly-developed Recreational Fishing Zone, the Arboretum (which features more than 100 species of local and exotic trees), and the main access to the Coloane Hiking Trail. It continues on to the top of the Peak where there is another car park, the new Alto de Coloane picnic area, and the statue of the Goddess A-Ma. Visible from far out in the South China Sea, the statue crowns Coloane Peak. A-Ma is venerated by fishermen and sailors and therefore has always had a special significance in Macau.
The goddess A-Ma has long been revered in Macau as the protector of people who make their living on the sea. A well-known local legend tells of the goddess saving the occupants of a ship during a fierce storm, and ascending afterward into heaven near the site of the historic A-Ma temple, a local landmark believed to have been built during the Ming Dynasty.
There are an estimated 200 million devotees of the goddess worldwide, concentrated in places like South East Asia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong but found even as far away as Europe and the Americas, making them followers of one of the world's most widespread religions.
Opening hours of Tian Hou Palace: 08:00 to 18:00 daily.
There is shuttle bus service between the Façade at Estrada de Seac Pai Van and Tian Hau Palace in every 30 minutes:
Source: Macau Travel Talk (Feb 2004)
For thse of you who can read Chinese, here is the website (http://www.a-ma.org.mo/) of the A-Ma Cultural Village.
One problem?? The shuttle buses stop running UP to the Temple at 5 and Down from the Temple at 6.... Will some teams be shut out till morning? :duno:
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/A-MaCulturalVillageHybridview.jpg)
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb140/ga--peach/TARA%203/mapmacauGEColoane4updatedlandfilled.jpg)
(courtesy of banzai)
PITSTOP: A-Ma temple, Macau, China
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Geoff & Tisha checked in at sunset. He still wears the Lion Dance outfit.
So who is ahead?
Well we know (spoiler bars) from a team sighting in Singapore airport that Geoff and Tisha have a 2 hour lead on the next team on the way to Cochin, India. We also know that Sam/Vince still have a cat task and a swimming task to do.
It would appear that even if Henry/Bernie are Yielded here, that the Elim may come down to I/T vs AD/Fuzzy. :'( (my two favorite teams...)
So what will we see? Will we be close in our speculation? Stay tuned!! :jumpy: :jumpy: :jumpy:
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Here is a nice Flickr set on the Mast Climb (http://flickr.com/search/?q=macau+Tower+mast+climb)!
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The Newlsleeter told us that S/V chhose the Casino Detour :angel:
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I know! :lol: I thought that maybe I was the only one who noticed! :funny:
Detours!
We see AD/Fuzzy and Ida/Tania dressing fit to kill and playing Blackjack in a Casino. The Axn newsletter also shows Sam/Vince in dinner jackets, so we can assume that they do this task as well.
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The newsletter also said " don't miss this week's episode to find out who comes in first and who gets sent home...." :angel: :angel:
But I don't want any of the ladies to go! :'( :'( :'(
I'm excited!! Hope someone can help us with the highlights!! :hearts:
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I'm going to try to help out here thanks to all the wonderful folks updating at AXN!! :hearts:
Off directly to Macau! (no times yet)
Wait there is a task in HK! Deliver some fish?
S/V first
G/T second
G/T got ahead of H/B and A/F to Macau by taking the ferry 5 mins earlier. Exchanged tickets with another passenger.
There is a Yield!!
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Tower in Macau!
Roadblock!
Vince does it..
G&T YIELD H&B!! ( heee...I'm so glad it wasn't Sam?Vince who yielded them!)
Henry draws horns on Geoff's pic! :lol:
Dragon Boats!! Oh we may get Dragon Boats!! :happy:
s/v proceed to dragon boat pier..
g&t not far behind
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Aww, gratuitous shots of the dollar bills with Standard Chartered Bank printed on it... :groan:
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Row a dragon boat
To the detours:
Dance or Cards
g&T dance
S&V cards
SV switched assigned evening clothes for Henry and Bernie.. Lolz.. Bernie gets the tuxedo, and Henry gets the gown! That is if they choose casino.
Back at the RB raining, Fuzzie having trouble It is the MAST CLIMB!! :yess:
I&T catch up
Tania will do it
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Yay for Neobie!! :hearts:
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From AXN: GT almost at the pitstop, but they need to complete first the chinese zodiac. :duno:
G&T #1!!
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woohooo!!! I'm proud of G & T. this was one exciting leg with all the rain and lightning going around. i'll try to finish the recap quickly.
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Arrange the chinese zodiac in order to be able to open the door to the Pitstop
S/V #2!!
(I'll bet the greeter is a monk, lol)
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Calvin--could you please tell us about the PREVIEW first of all?? :please:
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H&B do cards
A/F changing to their gowns
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G&T win a LCD Bravia TV & Playstation
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OMG!! It is a NEL!!!
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2nd s/v
3rd ad/f
4th b/h
5th i/t
Oh look at AD/F in 3rd! :hearts:
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I'm so happy! I really didn't want to lose anyone yet!! :jumpy:
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ok just finished. another NEL. Woohoo for Ida and Tania.
i was waiting for the preview but they didn't show it. dunno why. they only showed some thoughts from the eliminated racers on who they think would win. hmmm.
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Please remember to discuss the next leg in spoilers, okay?
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Great leg!
Everyone's true colors are showing at last. And the final three are becoming clearer, too.
Sad to say, Ida and Tania and AD and Fuzzie are showing signs of killer fatigue. Unless the other three teams run into major FUBARs, these women will drop out soon.
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So which casino did they go to? Was it one of Stanley Ho's many casinos (i.e. Lisboa)? I'm pretty sure it wasn't the Wynn Macau. :angel:
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You too Boingo? I was up at 3 touring casino bedrooms! :lol3:
I thought the grand Macau looked possible but couldn't get a real match so :duno:
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My opinion of this leg
Congrats for the 1st place for G/T
The Dance detour helps them a lot
S/V do a great job but I am surprise that
they don't know the animals in the Chinese zodiac
AD / Fuzzie are quite lucky to find a taxi after the Chance Detour
Help them to the 3rd Place
H/B was unlucky that have been yieided
But I am pretty sure that if ther are 1st at Detour.......The will yield someone
Lucky I/T NEL Again
I am quite happy with it becoz the are very intersting to see
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Did you catch the name of the casino Anthony?
And I just love the wonderful way I&T are running this race. They are a joy to watch.
Did teams share some $$ with them, or did they have to beg?
and if anyone wants to talk about next week, we are over in spoilers! :waves:
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Did you catch the name of the casino Anthony?
And I just love the wonderful way I&T are running this race. They are a joy to watch.
Did teams share some $$ with them, or did they have to beg?
and if anyone wants to talk about next week, we are over in spoilers! :waves:
It is Royal Hotel
http://www.hotelroyal.com.mo/
3 Teams gave $100 1 Team (G/T) gave $70
They also beg at Stanley
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recap's up. sorry it took a while. i had plenty of things to say. hehehe.
http://www.calvinshub.com/2008/10/24/the-amazing-race-asia-3-episode-7/
good leg i must say.
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:sucks Thanks for the casino ID, Anthonyctf. Finally got to match the carpet design. Our long search is over, peach. :funny:
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:thankyou: again Calvin!! Can't wait to read it!
Hey Anthony!! Was this deliver a fish first task in HK by any chance your Goldfish Task from last week?? ???
WheW! Thanks Boingo--I'd much rather be with the elephants than in a casino any day! :lol:
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:jumpy:
I'm so glad the girls made it!
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We then see Geoff and I guess Tisha under there? :funny: doing a Lion Dance at the Macau Maritime Museum.
DETOUR 2 Lion Dance @ the Maritime Museum.
That's Jonlover's spoiler. Thanks to Jonlover. I have to give him the credit. :jam:
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I was up at 3 touring casino bedrooms! :lol3:
at Hotel Royal.
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I was up at 3 touring casino bedrooms! :lol3:
at Hotel Royal.
Nope, :lol: have to say I missed that one entirely! Where were you guys last night when I needed you? :funny:
We then see Geoff and I guess Tisha under there? :funny: doing a Lion Dance at the Macau Maritime Museum.
DETOUR 2 Lion Dance @ the Maritime Museum.
That's Jonlover's spoiler. Thanks to Jonlover. I have to give him the credit. :jam:
Thanks for telling us banzai! :hugs: I thought you found it or I should have said so myself...credit is a good thing! So big thanks to you for all of YOUR help too! :yess:
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http://www.alivenotdead.com/allanwu
But even though this has been one tough race, it was great to see how much Tania and Ida showed how much they still wanted to stay in the race at the pit stop. When you've made it this far, you might as well go as far as you can go. And believe me...there's still quite a ways too!
So it means, "there's a way for them to catch up". Hmm. It's the hours of operation. :tup:
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I thought it just meant there is "still quite a ways to go, too" --as in still a long way to travel.... but :duno:
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I messed up on this spoiler. I saw a logo on the window. But I heard there are so many casino in Macau so I didn't bring up the subject. :groan:
http://www.hotelroyal.com.mo/
You can see their logo on the front page.
(http://www.hotelroyal.com.mo/images/home/toplogo2.gif)
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Well gosh banzai, I don't know if we can ever forgive you? :lol3: :lol3:
You see everything and if that is the only thing you ever don't mention you will still be a miracle worker! So no worries! :kuss:
Cause I sure didn't see it at all! :-[
I just could have stayed out of the casino bedrooms looking at the curtains is all! :lol:
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Thank you to all those who provided as-viewed-or-just-after reports of this episode. I want to add a few things that I haven't seen in print yet:
Pitstop release times were:
Sam/Vince 547am
Bernie/Henry 653am
Geoff/Tisha 712am
AD/Fuzzie 724am
Ida/Tania 957am
Now, when teams were sent to deliver the purchased fish, what we are seeing is a bunching point designed to almost get Ida/Tania into the game. Sam and Vince reached there soon after 6am. They stated "it will be 8 hours until this (hours of operation)" starts. Their arithmetic obviously wasn't working well with no calculator provided because those hours were 11am to 7pm. The next 3 other teams would get there between about 710am and 740am. Ida/Tania should have been able to get there well before 11am, but they did not. Why? Does anybody know?
Vince/Sam on hearing of the yielding of Bernie/Henry talked about a team that was their big "competitor". It seems to me in that context that they were referring to Bernie/Henry, but there is a slight chance they meant Geoff/Tisha. Bernie came down from the Macau Tower calling herself Lara Croft Tower Raider; I thought that was cute. The task there was to climb up protected inside from the 61st to 77th floor, then be outside the rest of the way up. Something in the background mentioned 150 steps. Neither Fuzzie nor Tania had to do the outside part because of the deterioration of the weather and lightning. They just got their clues and missed having to do some significant climbing.
The DETOUR was titled CHANCE or DANCE. If it were me, unless I was a poor dancer I would have taken the DANCE option because you have complete control over your own fate. CHANCE is the random luck-based option. Besides changing to costumes that took longer than changing to the Lion Dance costume, the Blackjack-playing teams would on average take 18 hands to reach 9 wins. At maybe one minute per hand, plus a 2 minute offset for the costume difference, playing Blackjack takes 20 minutes. The Lion Dance was significantly quicker for Geoff and Tisha.
Based on the darkness, all the pitstop times are going to come in after 6pm and I think Ida/Tania will be in the neighborhood of 7pm. They made up a lot of time due to the hours of operation.
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Now, when teams were sent to deliver the purchased fish, what we are seeing is a bunching point designed to almost get Ida/Tania into the game. Sam and Vince reached there soon after 6am. They stated "it will be 8 hours until this (hours of operation)" starts. Their arithmetic obviously wasn't working well with no calculator provided because those hours were 11am to 7pm. The next 3 other teams would get there between about 710am and 740am. Ida/Tania should have been able to get there well before 11am, but they did not. Why? Does anybody know?
that's why i put on my recap that the sam and vince left before dusk which is roughly 3 AM-ish. +8hrs would be 11AM.
I think Ida and Tania spent some time begging for money so they didn't make it before 11 AM.
The DETOUR was titled CHANCE or DANCE. If it were me, unless I was a poor dancer I would have taken the DANCE option because you have complete control over your own fate. CHANCE is the random luck-based option. Besides changing to costumes that took longer than changing to the Lion Dance costume, the Blackjack-playing teams would on average take 18 hands to reach 9 wins. At maybe one minute per hand, plus a 2 minute offset for the costume difference, playing Blackjack takes 20 minutes. The Lion Dance was significantly quicker for Geoff and Tisha.
not to mention that dealer has to shuffle the cards a number of times during a game. dance is the right move here. the steps are not that complicated and people can be forgiving in such tasks.
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And I just love the wonderful way I&T are running this race. They are a joy to watch.
Did teams share some $$ with them, or did they have to beg?
At the pitstop, H&B, A&D and S&V pooled their money together and gave HK$300. Ida and Tania were a little snitty when they said that only 3 teams gave them money. But when they got to the first cluebox, they found that G&T had left even more money for them. (Methinks that G&T weren't invited to join the Ida/Tania fund.)
If I'm not mistaken, they received HK$500 from the teams and more than HK$300 from passersby in Hong Kong.
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Thank you to all those who provided as-viewed-or-just-after reports of this episode. I want to add a few things that I haven't seen in print yet:
Pitstop release times were:
Sam/Vince 547am
Bernie/Henry 653am
Geoff/Tisha 712am
AD/Fuzzie 724am
Ida/Tania 957am
Now, when teams were sent to deliver the purchased fish, what we are seeing is a bunching point designed to almost get Ida/Tania into the game. Sam and Vince reached there soon after 6am. They stated "it will be 8 hours until this (hours of operation)" starts. Their arithmetic obviously wasn't working well with no calculator provided because those hours were 11am to 7pm. The next 3 other teams would get there between about 710am and 740am. Ida/Tania should have been able to get there well before 11am, but they did not. Why? Does anybody know?
Vince/Sam on hearing of the yielding of Bernie/Henry talked about a team that was their big "competitor". It seems to me in that context that they were referring to Bernie/Henry, but there is a slight chance they meant Geoff/Tisha. Bernie came down from the Macau Tower calling herself Lara Croft Tower Raider; I thought that was cute. The task there was to climb up protected inside from the 61st to 77th floor, then be outside the rest of the way up. Something in the background mentioned 150 steps. Neither Fuzzie nor Tania had to do the outside part because of the deterioration of the weather and lightning. They just got their clues and missed having to do some significant climbing.
The DETOUR was titled CHANCE or DANCE. If it were me, unless I was a poor dancer I would have taken the DANCE option because you have complete control over your own fate. CHANCE is the random luck-based option. Besides changing to costumes that took longer than changing to the Lion Dance costume, the Blackjack-playing teams would on average take 18 hands to reach 9 wins. At maybe one minute per hand, plus a 2 minute offset for the costume difference, playing Blackjack takes 20 minutes. The Lion Dance was significantly quicker for Geoff and Tisha.
Based on the darkness, all the pitstop times are going to come in after 6pm and I think Ida/Tania will be in the neighborhood of 7pm. They made up a lot of time due to the hours of operation.
do u know also what time all of the teams arrive at the pit stop??
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We guess--but we don't know for sure until we see what time they leave this week...
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ah ok.. so whats your guess??
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tarafanatic. you have already seen my estimate of the epsiode 7 pitstop times because it was in my post that you referenced above. "Based on the darkness, all the pitstop times are going to come in after 6pm and I think Ida/Tania will be in the neighborhood of 7pm."
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tarafanatic. you have already seen my estimate of the epsiode 7 pitstop times because it was in my post that you referenced above. "Based on the darkness, all the pitstop times are going to come in after 6pm and I think Ida/Tania will be in the neighborhood of 7pm."
oh im so sorry.. coz.. i didnt read the last part actually.. i thought you'll gonna post it specifically..