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Previously on the Amazing Race, 5 teams of 2 set out from Florence, Italy and travelled 6500km to Mumbai, India. Celest and Felicia fell to the back of the pack after completing their Speed Bump. However, they managed to edge out Poh Choon and Yan Zhi at the detour and U-Turned them. Dating couples Zhen Yang and Jezabel worked together and surpassed the other teams, checking in first at the Pit Stop. Poh Choon and Yan Zhi, who were unable to catch up from their U-Turn, came in last, resulting in them being the 7th team eliminated from the race. 4 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
Leg 9
Departing the Pit Stop first at 1.25am, Zhen Yang and Jezabel opened their clue.
jezabel: Fly 6500km to Osaka, Japan. When you landed, travel by taxi to Kishiwada Castle and search the grounds for your next clue. zhenyang: Let's check the Internet.
*at some random hotel cybercafe*
zhenyang: We should fly to New Delhi where there is more flight choices. jezabel: The earliest to New Delhi departs at 6.55am. zhenyang: Let's go and book our tickets.
*at airport*
zhenyang: Can we have 2 tickets to New Delhi departing at 6.55am? ticket-lady: Here you go! jezabel: Let's hide from the other teams! zhenyang: Unless there's something not on the Internet, I think we're doing alright. *meanwhile*
celest: Fly to Osaka. JAPAN! YAY! felicia: I WANNA EAT SUSHI! celest: That's if we are ahead of the other teams and have spare money. felicia: You are bullying me again.
*at airport*
celest: I wonder where are Zhen Yang and Jezabel. *walks to ticket counter* Can i have 2 tickets to Osaka, Japan? ticket-lady: I have a flight departing at 8.25am arriving at 2.30pm. felicia: Give us that.
*meanwhile*
hanwei: Let's go to a ticketing agency. kelvin: Ok.
timothy: Let's follow them. valerie: I think we should go to another ticketing agency.
*at ticketing agency A*
hanwei: What time does the earliest flight arrive at Osaka? ticket-lady: 2.30pm, departing at 8.30am. kelvin: We will have that!
*at ticketing agency B*
valerie: Can i have 2 tickets to Osaka please? ticket-lady: Mumbai-Osaka, 8.25am departure, 2.30pm arrival timothy: That's great! Any other flights? ticket-lady: 8.30am departure, 2.30pm arrival but it's full. And Mumbai-New Delhi, New Delhi-Osaka, 6.55am departure, 5.37pm arrival.
*meanwhile*
zhenyang: Let's board the flight to New Delhi. jezabel: Alright.
*at New Delhi*
zhenyang: Let's check the Internet. jezabel: Alright. zhenyang: Let's see New Delhi to Osaka, arriving at 5.37pm. jezabel: OMG! Mumbai-Osaka 2.30pm arrival. zhenyang: We are super screwed.
*at Mumbai*
timothy: I wonder where is Zhen Yang and Jezabel? valerie: They might be doing something stupid now.
celest: Let's board the flight. felicia: SUSHI HERE I COME!
hanwei: LET'S GET IN THE CAB! kelvin: We must be first!
*at Kishiwada Castle*
hanwei: We are FIRST! Now where is the clue? kelvin: FIND IT! THEY GIRLS ARE HERE!
felicia: OMG THIS PLACE IS SO BIG!! HOW I WISH I LIVED HERE! celest: Stop daydreaming and find the clue.
*moments later*
timothy: This place is huge, I wonder where is the clue. valerie: Let's go left.
*8 minutes later*
hanwei: Found it! Travel by taxi to the subway station known as JR Kanjosan Noda Station, where the Amazing Race cleaning man wwill hand you your next clue. kelvin: Let's creep out of here so that the other teams cant find us.
celest: Why are the boys walking so sneakingly? felicia: THE CLUE IS THERE!
valerie: *heres felicia's shout* Let's follow the voice! timothy: It's coming from over there!
*all 3 teams found the clue*
*at JR Kanjosan Noda Station*
hanwei: ROADBLOCK! In this Roadblock, one team member have to put on a hat and gloves as local cabbies do and transport a Japanese couple five miles through a maze of confusing, often one way streets to a specified address. You cannot invite a local to lead them or join them in the car and the couple cannot help you. Upon arrival at the correct address, the couple will hand you your next clue. However, the driver will also have to make their way back to your teammate before you read what is inside.
kelvin: A driving task? I will do it. hanwei: Fine with me, I am horrible with directions.
felicia: Roadblock. This seems interesting. celest: I have always wanted to be a taxi driver since young!
timothy: Let me drive! valerie: Then, your roadblock will max out. Good.
*at the roadblock*
kelvin: These roads are very complicated.
celest: Yes! I found the place. couple: Here is your clue.
timothy: Gosh I am lost.
*after some moments*
kelvin: Its just here?!?! couple: Here is your clue.
celest: I can't find my way back. Crap.
timothy: Er? Where am i going?
*after alot of moments*
*at JR Kanjosan Noda Station* kelvin: I AM BACK! hanwei: Travel by taxi to Kita-mido Temple, a 16th Century Buddhist temple.
celest: This is horrible. I am finally back. felicia: Let's go to the temple.
*at the roadblock*
timothy: I finally found the bloody post office. couple: Here is your clue. timothy: Now to find my way back.
*at Kita-mido Temple*
hanwei: DETOUR! Sense of Touch or Sense of Smell In Sense of Touch, make your way on foot to the Shimojima Building. Once there, use miniature robots which are controlled by cell phones to play a game of soccer against two robotic defenders. Once each team member has scored a goal the referee would give you your next clue. In Sense of Smell, make your way to the Saera Flower Shop, where only artificial flowers are sold. Once there, use your noses, and only your noses, to identify one real flower hidden among thousands of artificial ones in the two story flower shop. When you find a real flower, the shop owner will give you your next clue.
hanwei: Let's do the robots! kelvin: I dont think we can identify what real flowers smell like.
celest: Let's do flowers. felicia: I WANT SUSHI!
*at the roadblock*
timothy: I am totally lost.
*at JR Kanjosan Noda Station*
valerie: We are so last now. Let's just hope Zhen Yang and Jezabel are behind us.
*at Sense of Smell detour*
celest: This is insanity! felicia: Let's start smelling!
*at Sense of Touch detour*
kelvin: This is ridiculously hard. hanwei: Wanna change detour? kelvin: Nah.
*at JR Kanjosan Noda Station*
valerie: OMG TIMOTHY YOU ARE FINALLY BACK! timothy: We have to hurry! valerie: TAXI!!
*at Sense of Touch detour*
kelvin: YES! I GOT 1 IN! hanwei: My turn!
*at Sense of Smell detour*
felicia: This smells like it! *shouting across shop* EH YOU! IS THIS THE FLOWER? shop-owner: That is incorrect. celest: Relax girl.
*at Kita-mido Temple*
timothy: Let's do robots since we are not flower people. valerie: And i think we can handle the robots quite well.
*at Sense of Smell detour*
celest: I AM SURE THIS IS IT! shop-owner: That is correct. Here is your clue. celest: Take a taxi to the next Pit Stop, Tempozan Park. This park named after the lowest mountain in Japan, Mount Tempo, is the 9th Pit Stop in the race around the world. The last team to arrive may be eliminated. felicia: LET'S HURRY! celest: We might beat the boys.
*at Sense of Touch detour*
timothy: The boys are still here! I try first? valerie: Good luck hubby.
hanwei: This is totally impossible. kelvin: Come on! You can do it!! NEVER GIVE UP!!!
*at Tempozan Park*
Yi Xuan: Celest and Felicia, you are team number 1! celest: FINALLY OUR LONG AWAITED FIRST PLACE! felicia: What do we win?? Yi Xuan: As the winners of this leg of the race, you have won an electric vehicle that seats four, is environmentally safe and is perfect for getting around town. felicia: o.o What's that anyway? celest: I am really happy because we managed not to argue so much this leg and worked well together. felicia: Big deal.
*at Sense of Touch detour*
timothy: GOAL!! valerie: My turn! We must beat the boys!
kelvin: Come on Han Wei! You can do it! I don't want to be eliminated! hanwei: This is so tough that I am going to pull my hair out!
*few moments later*
hanwei: YES! I DID IT! referee: Well done, here is your clue. kelvin: OMG! PIT STOP! RUN!
timothy: It's the pitstop baby! You can do it! valerie: YES! IT WENT IN! referee: Good job. Here is your next clue. timothy: We will beat them to the Pit Stop!
*1 cab went in wrong direction*
*at Tempozan Park*
*1 cab coming in, another coming in after a few seconds*
timothy: RUN BABY! valerie: THE BOYS ARE HERE!
hanwei: OMG WE MUST OVERTAKE THEM! kelvin: PLEASE DONT ELIMINATE US!
Yi Xuan: Timothy and Valerie, Han Wei and Kelvin, you are teams number 2 and 3 respectively. timothy: Huh? kelvin: WE AREN'T LAST! hanwei: This is great! valerie: My wish came true! Zhen Yang and Jezabel are indeed behind us!
*at airport*
zhenyang: Let's finish this race with pride dear. jezabel: Alright darling *kisses*
*at JR Kanjosan Noda Station*
jezabel: LET ME DRIVE! zhenyang: Alright!
*after Jezabel left*
zhenyang: I definitely didn't join the race to have a miserable time at any point so I'm not going to allow myself to freak out about anything.
*hours later*
*at Tempozan Park*
*Zhen Yang and Jezabel walked onto the mat holding hands*
Yi Xuan: Zhen Yang and Jezabel, you are the last team to arrive. zhenyang: We figured. jezabel: *starts crying* I really don't want to go home after coming this far. It's really a waste. zhenyang: Don't cry dear. At least we did our best. *kisses* Yi Xuan: However, the good news is that this is the 2nd of 2 non-elimination legs. jezabel: WHAT?!?! zhenyang: THIS IS WONDERFUL DEAR! Yi Xuan: But there is bad news. jezabel: Ya, the Speed Bump. zhenyang: We will work 110% harder next leg to overcome the Speed Bump!
Leaderboard: 1st - Celest and Felicia 2nd - Timothy and Valerie 3rd - Han Wei and Kelvin 4th - Zhen Yang and Jezabel (non-elimination)