Friday, February 27, 2009
i rmb celest once told me, 'relationships rarely last past army'
somehow, that phrase hit me and i have been thinking about it.
would the answer still be the same if i pose the question now?
Yixuan
01:34
had been feeling really down the past week due to many things being compounded onto one another. but i guess i am alright now! out of depression mode!
with much thanks to joel and yuyan. both whom lent me a ear during my lowest moment and provided a helping hand. thanks for the advice and encouraging words and most importantly, all the laughter!
also, little thanks to priscilla and zhenyang, who in someway or another, tried to cheer me up. you may not feel it but it's these little gestures which made my day.
unlike some people who throw rocks at me... i really wonder if i really belong to the family. haiz...
Yixuan
00:29
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
NUS and SMU having open house soon. i want to go see but no one accompanying me. so sian. i really want to go but not alone.
edit: found someone to go NUS le! now left SMU. 1 vacancy left. lol
Yixuan
21:22
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Previously on The Amazing Race, 9 teams of 2 set out from Fortaleza, Brazil and raced 1930km to the high altitudes of La Paz, Bolivia. Upon landing, all teams found hard to breathe as the air was thin. However, the breathing problems did not affect jack and wahngee as they battled from 7th place to check in first. (yixuan: jack and wahngee, you are team number 1!) felicia and seelek plotted their revenge on siying and zhiyan. and it came true when they were the first to arrive at the U-Turn. (seelek: it's revenge time!) On the other hard, yuyan and lisa faltered badly that their early lead slowly dissipated as they completed the roadblock last. (lisa: we are so dead!) But their worries were shortlived when their fellow alliance members, zhanwei and joel, misread a clue by taking a cab instead of walking. Arriving at the pitstop 3minutes before their penalty expires, the cousins effectively sealed zhanwei and joel's fate as they became the 3rd team eliminated from The Amazing Race. 8 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
jack and wahngee, who were the first to arrive at 12.33pm, will depart at 12.33am.
jack: *rips open clue* Fly to Auckland, New Zealand. Once there, drive to Gulf Harbour and successfully untie a Gordian knot to receive the next clue from inside.
wahngee: alright, let's go!
*confessionals*
wahngee: on the last leg, jack managed to impress me by performing so well in the roadblock that we overtook the fore running teams. that's how we came in 1st.
*at the airport*
jack: excuse me, we are looking for a flight to auckland, new zealand.
ticket-agent: our earliest flight is LAN airlines, arriving in auckland at 3.55am.
jack: how many seats are left?
ticket-agent: many.
wahngee: the other teams are going to catch up.
jack: we will have 2 tickets.
*all 8 teams are on the same flight to Auckland, New Zealand*
siaun: come on baby. the cars are there.
baowen: let's get through this quickly and get another first. wahahaha!
pohchoon: ok i will navigate and you will drive.
priscilla: are you sure we don't have to meet phelps?
pohchoon: yes yes. just step on it.
priscilla: alright *steps on the accelerator hard*
*car zooms ahead*
pohchoon: slow down slow down! we are not on a suicide drive!
Teams departed the airport in this order:
1. siaun and baowen
2. pohchoon and priscilla
3. jack and wahngee
4. yanzhi and hanwei
5. yuyan and lisa
6. siying and zhiyan
7. felicia and seelek
8. zhenyang and limin
limin: i tell you. that guy is so charming. like edward...
zhenyang: oh stop it. *slaps limin* we have to move on!
*on the road*
siaun: erm, do you know where we are going?
baowen: nope. i am still finding it on the map.
siaun: oh my gosh. then where did you get all those directions just now.
baowen: women's sixth sense.
siaun: you are going to get us killed. give me the map.
yuyan: ok i think i see another team ahead of us.
lisa: want to follow them?
yuyan: i think we should. we might get lost again later.
zhiyan: baby. you know where we are supposed to go?
siying: i think so. we have to go up this road.
zhiyan: but that way is back to the airport!
siying: is it?
zhiyan: oh my god. let's pull over and ask.
priscilla: why is that car stalking us? maybe they know i am phelps' wife and they are going to kidnap me for a ransom! AHHH! *steps on accelerator harder*
pohchoon: you are going to kill me before this legs ends!
*at Gulf Harbour*
*1st team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - pohchoon and priscilla*
*2nd team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - yuyan and lisa*
yuyan: see i told you following them is correct. i just don't know why they suddenly sped off.
lisa: booboo, don't care la. find the knot more important.
pohchoon: i think we are supposed to untie these knots.
priscilla: ok we pull out the ends first. then pull this. and push that through and then tug at this place.
pohchoon: wow! you seemed like a pro!
priscilla: i had to tie phelps' trunks before he swims what. his requires a more sophisticated knot.
pohchoon: and you still continue to daydream...
priscilla: done!
*1st team to untie knot - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: Drive yourselves to the summit of Mount Eden.
priscilla: see we are done before any other team showed up. let's go!
pohchoon: wait. there is a fast forward. should we go for it?
priscilla: obviously not. we are like so comfortably ahead.
yuyan: how did they untie so quickly?
lisa: booboo, we have to try harder!
*3rd team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - felicia and seelek*
felicia: okay... what is a Gordian knot?
seelek: i don't know. maybe we are supposed to untie the knot to let the boat into the water.
felicia: it's so dark that i cant see anything...
seelek: i stepped on something. what's this?
felicia: looks like a ball... i wonder why would people leave this lying around..
seelek: ok let's pick this ship and start untying.
*4th team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - yanzhi and hanwei*
hanwei: what are those girls doing?
yanzhi: don't they know they are supposed to untie the knots of the ball?
hanwei: let's ignore them and let them get eliminated.
*5th team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - jack and wahngee*
wahngee: knots are easily done. just find a head and it will come off easily!
jack: i would like to see you try.
*2nd team to untie knot - yuyan and lisa*
yuyan: ok! we are done!
lisa: YAY! let's go before the other teams catch up!
yuyan: wait. want to do the fast forward? we keep coming in close to last.
lisa: ok! let's try!
This is the 1st of only 2 Fast Forwards in the entire race. In this Fast Forward, that team will have to go directly to the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, the Auckland Skytower. Then, using the tower's maintenence ladder, they have to climb from the sky deck to the top and pick up a friend.
lisa: but i am afraid of heights!
yuyan: me too!
lisa: booboo, how?
yuyan: to stay in this, we have to overcome it. let's go!
*3rd team to untie knot - jack and wahngee*
*6th team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - zhenyang and limin*
*7th team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - siaun and baowen*
*8th team to arrive at Gulf Harbour - siying and zhiyan*
*1st team to arrive at Mount Eden - pohchoon and priscilla*
*at Mount Eden*
pohchoon: i see the cluebox there!
priscilla: oh my gosh! look at the beautiful sunrise!
*confessionals*
pohchoon: that experience was amazing. watching the sunrise at the summit of the hill. and most importantly, to watch it with the person i love the most in this world. that feeling is undescribable.
priscilla: at that moment, i really wished phelps was next to me watching the same thing as me.
pohchoon: roadblock!
A Roadblock is a task where only one member may perform. In this roadblock, that team member have to choose an image of a traditional tattoo seen on Maori warriors. Then, walking among the Maori, that team member will have to find a warrior with the tattoo that matched the one he/she had in hand. If the match was wrong, the warrior will take his/her image, forcing him/her to start again.
priscilla: i will do it! since i am so observant.
pohchoon: whatever you say.
*at Gulf Harbour*
felicia: i am seriously not sure if we are supposed to be doing this. how come we still don't see the other teams?
seelek: i don't know. should we double check?
felicia: oh my god! i see a team there! we are supposed to untie those balls!
seelek: AH! no wonder there are so many of them! quick we have to find one!
zhiyan: this knot is like so elementary.
*knot comes loose*
zhiyan: see.
*4th team to untie knot - siying and zhiyan*
siying: let's go for the fast forward. i don't want to be 7th again.
zhiyan: ok baby.
*5th team to untie knot - zhenyang and limin*
zhenyang: fast forward? nah...
limin: drive to mount eden. i wonder if we can get to see the nice scenery from up there.
*6th team to untie knot - yanzhi and hanwei*
yanzhi: oh my god. i must seriously learn how to get these knots done so i can tie up my enemies!
hanwei: i think we are too late to go for the fast forward. drive to mount eden.
yanzhi: let's go shorty!
*7th team to untie knot - siaun and baowen*
siaun: come on baby, we have to make up alot of lost time!
baowen: okayyyyyy.
*at Auckland Skytower*
lisa: oh my god. this is high!!!!!!
yuyan: booboo, don't be scared! just walk across slowly!
lisa: you take the friend hor!
yuyan: huh? me? i am scared too!!
*at Mount Eden*
*priscilla 1st attempt - failed*
priscilla: i thought for sure it's the same design la! cheat my feelings!
*on the road*
jack: um pa, i think we are going the wrong direction.
wahngee: i think so too. quick turn around!
yanzhi: i seriously don't know where we are going.
hanwei: i will pull over at the petrol kiosk and we ask the people there.
siaun: ok. we better make sure we are heading the right way. i don't want the same thing to happen again.
baowen: i think so too.
*at Mount Eden*
zhenyang: ok! we are here!
limin: yay kor you rock!
*2nd team to arrive at Mount Eden - zhenyang and limin*
zhenyang: roadblock. you shall do it.
limin: it's my turn anyway.
priscilla: crap! another team is here. i am so freaking stressed.
*priscilla 2nd attempt - passed*
*1st team to complete roadblock - pohchoon and priscilla*
priscilla: AH! YES! i think i work better under stress!
pohchoon: good job darling! *rips open clue* Drive to downtown Auckland and find the rooftop of the City Life Hotel.
priscilla: let's go!!
*at Auckland Skytower*
yuyan: booboo! jiayou! you are finishing soon!
lisa: booboo, you too!
siying: oh no! is that another team's car?
zhiyan: shit! this is very bad. we have to go now.
siying: i seriously hope that another team is stuck at the knot task.
*at Gulf Harbour*
seelek: i am done!
felicia: we are so dead. let's move out now!
*8th team to untie knot - felicia and seelek*
*at Mount Eden*
*3rd team to arrive at Mount Eden - yanzhi and hanwei*
yanzhi: i will do this roadblock.
*limin 1st attempt - failed*
limin: huh? i thought it was the same one! this is so irritating!
*4th team to arrive at Mount Eden - jack and wahngee*
wahngee: it's an observation task. i will do it
jack: like duh. how you expect me to observe well.
*at Auckland Skytower*
lisa: YAY WE ARE DONE!
yuyan: BOOBOO! WE ROCK!
lisa: okay, you took the gnome just now right?
YUYAN AND LISA WINS FAST FORWARD
yuyan: yup! *rips open clue* Travel by helicopter to the next pitstop, Summerhill. This endless field of grass, standing at one of the highest point of New Zealand, is the 4th Pit Stop in the race around the world. The last team to check in, may be eliminated.
Having successfully completed the Fast Forward task, yuyan and lisa may now skip all tasks and make their way to the Pit Stop, Summerhill.
*at City Life Hotel*
*1st team to arrive at City Life Hotel - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: i see the cluebox over there.
priscilla: my turn to read the clue! *rips open clue* Use the binoculars and spot Phelps bathing. AHHH!
pohchoon: give me that. Use the binoculars and scan the area around the hotel to find a Travelocity Roaming Gnome doing New Zealand 'wish list' activities. Once you spot a gnome, find and retrieve it along with your next clue.
priscilla: this is like finding a needle in a haystack. looking for phelps is definitely far easier.
*at Mount Eden*
*yanzhi 1st attempt - passed*
*2nd team to complete roadblock - yanzhi and hanwei*
*limin 2nd attempt - passed*
*3rd team to complete roadblock - zhenyang and limin*
*wahngee 1st attempt - passed*
*4th team to complete roadblock - jack and wahngee*
yanzhi: shorty, faster! they all completed the roadblock!
hanwei: okok. let's go.
zhenyang: let's try to overtake them to the hotel!
limin: oh gosh, you are not going to drive!
wahngee: let's get our directions first before going.
jack: excuse me sir, how do you get to the city life hotel from here?
*5th team to arrive at Mount Eden - siaun and baowen*
siaun: roadblock. you will do it.
baowen: ok!
*at Summerhill* (jen insists she is the pitstop greeter)
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: yuyan and lisa, you are team number 1!
yuyan: BOOBOO! WE ARE NOT 2ND LAST!
lisa: WOOHOO~
yixuan: as the winners of this leg of the race, you have won a trip for two to Rio de Janerio during Carnival, which you can enjoy after the race.
yuyan: NEAT!
lisa: COOL!
yixuan: how do you feel finally coming in at the top of the pack?
yuyan: i feel ecstatic and i am sure that we have the power to come in another strong finish the next leg.
lisa: i am so totally happy and delighted!
*confessionals*
yuyan: i think that coming in almost last for 3 legs, coming in first really made me feel that we still have a shot in this race.
lisa: and i am sure with our determination, we can outlast every other team here!
*at City Life Hotel*
priscilla: i found the gnome!
pohchoon: great job!
*1st team to find gnome - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: *rips open clue* Drive to the town of Te Puke and find the local landmark, Kiwi 360.
*2nd team to arrive at City Life Hotel - jack and wahngee*
jack: pa! i saw pohchoon and priscilla! we are going to catch up to them.
wahngee: find a gnome? this is going to be a very hard task.
*at Mount Eden*
*baowen 1st attempt - failed*
baowen: ahh! this is so hard!
*6th team to arrive at Mount Eden - felicia and seelek*
*7th team to arrive at Mount Eden - siying and zhiyan*
felicia: aiya you do la!
seelek: i do all the roadblocks! then you do what?
felicia: aiya seelek~ you know i cannot spot the difference de ma. lao hu lao shu, sha sha fen bu qing chu~
seelek: fine.
siying: i think i should do it.
zhiyan: yes. and beat those 2 *censored* who u-turned us.
*at City Life Hotel*
jack: this is really stupid... i totally cant find anything...
wahngee: just persevere on and we will succeed.
*3rd team to arrive at City Life Hotel - zhenyang and limin*
*4th team to arrive at City Life Hotel - yanzhi and hanwei*
*at Kiwi 360*
*1st team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: *rips open clue* Detour.
A Detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its pros and cons. In this detour, teams have to choose between two activities done by the locals commonly. The choice, Matter of Time or Matter of Skill.
In Matter of Time, teams have to drive to a kiwi orchard where, using their bare feet, they have to crush enough kiwi fruits to make 12 quart of juice. When they reach their goal, each team member have to drink a glass of the juice to receive their next clue.
In Matter of Skill, teams have to drive to Blokart Heaven, choose two kits and properly assemble a pair of blokarts. Then, teams have to sail the blokarts around the track three times to earn their next clue.
pohchoon: let's do the kiwi one. at least we get to drink kiwi juice.
priscilla: why isn't there a task which requires us to meet phelps.
pohchoon: stop dreaming about phelps. you won't get to see him.
priscilla: aww..
*at Mount Eden*
*baowen 2nd attempt - failed*
baowen: ahhh! this is stupid! i don't want to get eliminated because of this!
*seelek 1st attempt - failed*
seelek: ok... maybe i have to be more careful now...
*siying 1st attempt - failed*
siying: what is wrong here?
*at City Life Hotel*
zhenyang: eh take a look there. is that a gnome?
limin: oh my god yes! quick let's go!
*2nd team to find gnome - zhenyang and limin*
yanzhi: shorty, look over that building.
hanwei: i see it! it's on the roof right?
yanzhi: yes.
*3rd team to find gnome - yanzhi and hanwei*
jack: the teams who came later already found their gnome. who knows we might be last place right now?
wahngee: let's be optimistic okay...
*at Mount Eden*
*baowen 3rd attempt - failed*
baowen: i am totally hopeless now. praying for a miracle.
*siying 2nd attempt - passed*
*5th team to complete roadblock - siying and zhiyan*
zhiyan: yes baby! we passed them. now we have to not get lost on the way there.
*moments later*
*seelek 2nd attempt - passed*
*6th team to complete roadblock - felicia and seelek*
felicia: ok, we are still in this!
seelek: let's catch up to the rest!
*at Matter of Time detour*
pohchoon: ok let's start stomping.
priscilla: we should stop and check to make sure it doesn't clot.
pohchoon: good idea! you will do the checking.
priscilla: what kind of a gentleman are you? how could you make your future wife, who might be currently pregnant with a baby of yours, bend up and down to check a stupid plot? i shoudl have totally agreed to marry phelps rather than you!
pohchoon: ok fine! i will do the checks!
*at City Life Hotel*
wahngee: i think i see it!
jack: geez~ it's like so secluded. what a stupid task.
*4th team to find gnome - jack and wahngee*
*at Mount Eden*
*baowen 4th attempt - passed*
*7th team to complete roadblock - siaun and baowen*
baowen: i am sorry darling. i didn't know it would take so much time.
siaun: don't worry, i know you did your best. we are still in this!
*on the road*
siying: er i think we are heading the wrong way again.
zhiyan: let's just ask for directions.
*confessionals*
zhiyan: we can manage to finish tasks quickly but it is always the navigating part which kills us.
siying: i am really bad at maps and i can't drive confidently. it's like i'm a burden to the team.
zhiyan: don't say that baby. i will always love you.
*at Matter of Time detour*
pohchoon: i think we are almost done!
priscilla: just a few more drops of kiwi juice.
pohchoon: i think we have encountered a clot here. and i cant reach the think blocking the pipe.
priscilla: AHHH! NOT WHEN WE ARE SO CLOSE TO FINISHING FIRST!
pohchoon: i am trying... i am trying...
*at Kiwi 360*
*2nd team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - zhenyang and limin*
*3rd team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - yanzhi and hanwei*
zhenyang: let's do the kiwi. i don't think we can fix those blok-whatever.
limin: i agree.
yanzhi: let's try the kiwi one.
hanwei: alright.
*at City Life Hotel*
*5th team to arrive at City Life Hotel - felicia and seelek*
*moments later*
*6th team to arrive at City Life Hotel - siying and zhiyan*
*7th team to arrive at City Life Hotel - siaun and baowen*
*5th team to find gnome - felicia and seelek*
*at Kiwi 360*
*4th team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - jack and wahngee*
jack: let's do the blokarts one. i can fix those within seconds.
wahngee: at least you didn't join robotics for nothing.
*at Matter of Time detour*
pohchoon: cheers!
priscilla: cheers!
*drinks kiwi juice*
*1st team to complete detour - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: *rips open clue* Drive yourselves to the next pitstop, Summerhill. This endless field of grass, standing at one of the highest point of New Zealand, is the 4th Pit Stop in the race around the world. The last team to check in, may be eliminated.
priscilla: let's go! the other teams are coming in!
zhenyang: pohchoon and priscilla just left! we are in the top now!
limin: remember to check for blockages or clogging.
hanwei: let's just stomp wildly. we will definitely win them in terms of physical strength.
yanzhi: this is going to be so fun!
*at City Life Hotel*
*6th team to find gnome - siying and zhiyan*
*7th team to find gnome - siaun and baowen*
*at Kiwi 360*
*5th team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - felicia and seelek*
felicia: let's do the kiwi fruit!
seelek: i hope it's therapeutic for our feet.
*at Summerhill*
*one car pulls into the parking space*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: pohchoon and priscilla, you are team number 2!
priscilla: what?!?! not first?!?!
yixuan: another team too the fast forward.
priscilla: grrrr! it's the 4th time already!
pohchoon: relax dear...
priscilla: i will ask my husband to sue your company!
pohchoon: sorry, i think she is daydreaming again.
yixuan: no worries there. do you need help?
pohchoon: not really. *punches priscilla and knocks her out* there, done.
yixuan: *raises eyebrow*
*at Matter of Skill detour*
jack: ok see, i fixed it up within 5 minutes. now let's ride the course!
wahngee: that was impressive.
*at Matter of Time detour*
yanzhi: why isn't our container filling up?
hanwei: i don't know.
yanzhi: i think we should just switch detours.
hanwei: quick before more teams show up.
limin: yanzhi and hanwei left. i wonder why.
zhenyang: maybe theirs got clogged.
limin: ok.. we are doing a good job so far.
felicia: okay. yanzhi and hanwei switched detours. should we switch too and not waste our time here?
seelek: but zhenyang and limin are here.
felicia: let's just try this first.
*at Kiwi 360*
*6th team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - siying and zhiyan*
*7th team to arrive at Kiwi 360 - siaun and baowen*
siying: what is a blokart?
zhiyan: no idea. i think we should just the kiwis.
siaun: hmm, time is what we dont have. so we should do matter of skill.
baowen: okayyyyy!
*at Matter of Skill detour*
*jack completes 3 rounds*
yanzhi: jack and wahngee are already almost done.
hanwei: we have to hurry!
*wahngee completes 3 round*
*2nd team to complete detour - jack and wahngee*
jack: it's the pitstop!
wahngee: at least there is one more team left here.
jack: we wont be last! let's go!
*at Matter of Time detour*
limin: ok we have enough juice.
zhenyang: time to drink up.
*drinks kiwi juice*
*3rd team to complete detour - zhenyang and limin*
zhenyang: the last team to check in may be eliminated.
limin: let's go quickly!
siying: the siblings are just leaving...
zhiyan: and the 2 girls are still here! let's beat them!
*at Matter of Skill detour*
hanwei: the blokarts are done!
yanzhi: time to speed through the course!
hanwei: another team is here! let's do this quickly!
siaun: i see another team!
baowen: i don't want to go home! let's beat them!
*at Summerhill*
*1 car pulling in*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: jack and wahngee, you are team number 3!
jack: what? 3!!
wahngee: we thought we were like at least 6 or 7!
jack: good work pa!
*confessionals*
wahngee: once again, jack has really proved himself at the detour by applying what he has learnt into good use.
jack: i think my father has guided our team very well such that our performance is not that lousy.
*moments later*
*another car coming in*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: zhenyang and limin, you are team number 4!
zhenyang: not bad!
limin: we'll take it!
*at Matter of Skill detour*
*hanwei completes 3 rounds*
*yanzhi completes 3 rounds*
*4th team to complete detour - yanzhi and hanwei*
siaun: okay baby, the blokarts are up!
baowen: the boys are done! faster!!!
*at Matter of Time detour*
siying: why is our container filling up so slowly?
zhiyan: something might be clogging the pipe, let me check. *digs around kiwi* yup!
siying: nice one baby! now the juice is flowing out nicely!
felicia: when is this going to be done? my legs are aching like mad!
seelek: mine too! but we cannot stop. i don't want to get eliminated.
felicia: me too.
*at Summerhill*
*a car parks nicely in the parking lot*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: yanzhi and hanwei, you are team number 5!
hanwei: not bad, judging how tough this leg is.
yanzhi: i seriously think hanwei and i make a very good team and we will definitely go into the final 3 if we continue to work so well together.
*at Matter of Skill detour*
*siaun completes 3 rounds*
*baowen completes 3 rounds*
*5th team to complete detour - siaun and baowen*
*at Matter of Time detour*
*felicia and seelek drinks kiwi juice*
*6th team to complete detour - felicia and seelek*
*siying and zhiyan drinks kiwi juice*
*7th team to complete detour - siying and zhiyan*
*on the road*
siaun: this is very crucial. we must not make anymore navigational errors.
baowen: we have come too far to be eliminated.
felicia: i just hope we can maintain our lead over siying and zhiyan until the pitstop.
seelek: i will be so angry if we lost to them.
siying: this time i know where we are going. no more wrong turns!
zhiyan: it's going to come down to a footrace. be prepared.
*at Summerhill*
*one car drives in and parks*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: siaun and baowen, you are team number...
baowen: please not be last. please not be last.
yixuan: 6!
siaun: YES!
baowen: AHH! WE DID IT HONEY!
*kisses*
*moments later*
*2 cars enter parking area*
*footrace between 2 teams*
*zhiyan reached 1st, seelek reached 2nd......*
jen: welcome to Te Puke, New Zealand.
yixuan: siying and zhiyan, you are team number...
felicia: please let it be 6...
yixuan: 7!
siying: AHHH! WE MADE IT!
zhiyan: nice one baby!!
seelek: oh crap.
felicia: shit.
yixuan: felicia and seelek, that makes you the last team to arrive.
felicia: we know.
seelek: are you going to surprise us with a non-elimination?
yixuan: i am sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race.
felicia: my legs are too sore from stomping the kiwi.
seelek: i had a great run. at least we get to use the u-turn!
felicia: i think it's just karma biting us back.
seelek: i wouldn't have done this with another person.
felicia: me too. seelek is my bestest pal on earth and no one can replace her.
Leg 4 Placings:
1st - yuyan and lisa (Fast Forward)
2nd - pohchoon and priscilla
3rd - jack and wahngee
4th - zhenyang and limin
5th - yanzhi and hanwei
6th - siaun and baowen
7th - siying and zhiyan
eliminated - felicia and seelek
Yixuan
15:43
luck hasn't been on my side. damn. screw everything.
and especially when the a level results are so close.
thanx for your company last night joel. i really appreciated it.
Yixuan
09:59
Sunday, February 22, 2009
A: eh yx, you very free hor.
ME: why leh?
A: your amazing race and survivor rubbish la! tell me how much time you took per post.
ME: erm abt 2 hrs lo.
A: see! you can totally work and earn a few bucks.
ME: i usually do when i get sick of maple or dota ma.
A: haiya. grow up la. you think people will read meh?
ME: erm i dunno...
A: go do something more productive la. like working or learn a skill.
ME: see got lobang or not lo...
this conversation left me very sad...
Yixuan
22:53
Friday, February 20, 2009
Previously on The Amazing Race, 10 teams of 2 set out from Salvador, Brazil and travelled 280km to Fortaleza, Brazil whereby they had to race across the beautiful beaches of Brazil on dune buggys. While some teams enjoyed the magnificent view, limin was screaming for her life (limin: i never want to ride another buggy with my brother driving anymore.) Tension arised between felicia and seelek and siying and zhiyan when zhiyan caused the girls' buggy to fall over. (seelek: i will get my revenge on them.) At the detour, teams who opted for the physically strenous detour surged ahead, while yuyan and lisa got stuck in the shipyard. (lisa: alot of numbers leh. how to find.) The language roadblock proved to be challenging for some teams. (siying: this is stupid.) However, it was rachel and wanjing, who got a lousy cab driver, whom reached the mat last, and became the 2nd team eliminated from The Amazing Race. 9 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
siaun and baowen, who were the first to arrive at 12.51pm, will depart at 12.51am.
siaun: Fly to La Paz, Bolivia. Once you land, make your way to the statue of Simon Bolivar in time for the morning newspaper and scour the classified ads for your next clue.
baowen: bolivia? i heard you can get breathless easily up there.
siaun: don't worry baby, we will overcome it.
*confessionals*
siaun: our success last leg was mainly due to baowen's efforts. i am sure if we can keep this up, we will definitely be one of the final teams racing.
baowen: yay!!
priscilla: Fly to the United States and find Phelps. OMG!! LET'S GO!!
pohchoon: give me that...
*confessionals*
pohchoon: we have been performing consistently now. i just hope we have the chance to grab first place.
priscilla: and meet phelps.
pohchoon: if she would stop fooling around.
zhenyang: bolivia? where's that?
limin: shame on you geog student...
zhenyang: i know! it's in africa.
limin: your head!
*at the airport*
siaun: excuse me, which is the fastest flight to reach la paz, bolivia?
ticket-agent: we have a flight which arrives at 4am in bolivia.
baowen: is it abit too late?
siaun: i think it's alright. we just have to make it for the morning papers which i think is at 6am.
Teams are now on different flights to Bolivia.
pohchoon and priscilla, zhenyang and limin, jack and wahngee, are on the first flight which arrives in Bolivia at 2.58am.
siaun and baowen, yanzhi and hanwei, siying and zhiyan, are on the second flight which arrives in Bolivia at 4.03am.
felicia and seelek, zhanwei and joel, yuyan and lisa, are on the last flight which arrives in Bolivia at 5.27am.
*at the Statue of Simon Bolivar*
jack: looks like we are first teams here.
wahngee: yup.
Teams arrived at the statue in this order:
1. jack and wahngee (3.26am)
2. pohchoon and priscilla (3.31am)
3. zhenyang and limin (3.33am)
4. siying and zhiyan (4.46am)
5. siaun and baowen (4.50am)
6. yanzhi and hanwei (4.52am)
*at 6am*
*newspaper truck arrives*
*teams snatching newspaper*
7. zhanwei and joel (6.01am)
8. felicia and seelek (6.02am)
zhiyan: baby, it's the classified ads we are searching. don't find the entertainment section!
siying: huh? orh.
limin: i think because of the altitude, i cannot breathe properly. this is going to be a tough leg.
zhenyang: stop yakking and start finding!
9. yuyan and lisa (6.05am)
yuyan: we are in an alliance with zhanwei and joel and we hope this time, we won't be close to last again.
yanzhi: oh my god! this is so hard... *whispers to hanwei* i found it!
*1st team to complete newspaper task - yanzhi and hanwei*
hanwei: Travel to Narvaez Hat Shop near Plaza Murillo and buy a traditional cholita hat.
yanzhi: alright, let's take a cab.
jack: we have to hurry. one team is done already.
wahngee: the more you panic, the easier you will miss details.
seelek: does this look like the clue?
felicia: yes it is!!
seelek: hat shop? what kind of race is this? a shopping race?
*2nd team to complete newspaper task - felicia and seelek*
seelek: should we walk or take a cab?
felicia: excuse me miss, is this place very far?
bolivian: no. walking is faster. now heavy traffic.
seelek: ok. walk.
joel: i think i got it.
zhanwei: girls, he found it.
*3rd team to complete newspaper task - zhanwei and joel*
*4th team to complete newspaper task - yuyan and lisa*
zhanwei: let's share a cab.
lisa: ok!
*meanwhile on the road*
hanwei: the traffic is horrible.
yanzhi: what a *censored*
*at statue of Simon Bolivar*
pohchoon: i found it!
*5th team to complete newspaper task - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: let's go.
priscilla: *no reply*
pohchoon: *glance over at priscilla's newspaper* WHAT?!?! I AM BUSY FINDING THE CLUE AND YOU ARE OGLING OVER PHELPS?!?!
priscilla: er...
pohchoon: let's just go. i don't want to be last.
*6th team to complete newspaper task - zhenyang and limin*
*7th team to complete newspaper task - jack and wahngee*
*at Narvaez Hat Shop*
felicia: ok, look's like we are here.
*1st team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - felicia and seelek*
seelek: thank you. Detour. Musical March or Bumpy Ride.
A detour is a choice between two tasks, each with its pro and cons. In this detour, teams have to choose between 2 ways to navigate the busy bolivian streets. The choice, Muscial March and Bumpy Ride.
In Musical March, teams have to make their way on foot to two plazas several blocks away to collect musicians and form a band. Then they have to make their way to Plaza Abaroa and exchange the band members for their next clue.
In Bumpy Ride, teams have to make their way on foot to Mercade de las Brujas where they have to ride a locally crafted bicycle in a harrowing bone-rattling trip down the cobblestone streets to Plaza Abaroa.
Caution: U-Turn ahead.
seelek: GOOD! IT'S THE U-TURN! IT'S REVENGE TIME!
felicia: we should do the bicycle. who knows how long those slow musicians need.
seelek: let's go!
*2nd team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - yanzhi and hanwei*
hanwei: let's do the ride.
yanzhi: gosh it's a u-turn! i don't want to get u-turned.
hanwei: let's get back to our taxis.
yanzhi: no wait. the clue says by foot!
*8th team to complete newspaper task - siaun and baowen*
*9th team to complete newspaper task - siying and zhiyan*
*3rd team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - pohchoon and priscilla*
*4th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - zhenyang and limin*
pohchoon: let's do the bumpy ride.
priscilla: well, there is no swimming option.
zhenyang: bumpy ride?
limin: do you have to drive me?
zhenyang: obviously not.
limin: ok. then it's safe.
*5th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - zhanwei and joel*
*6th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - yuyan and lisa*
zhanwei: ok i love music! musical march!
joel: what about you girls?
yuyan: we will go the bumpy ride.
joel: you wanna take the cab?
lisa: er ok!
yuyan: never mind. you guys help us out at the newspaper. you take the cab. we will find another one.
zhanwei: ok. let's go.
*after zhanwei and joel left*
lisa: booboo! why don't take the taxi?
yuyan: booboo! the clue say by foot!
lisa: booboo, really arh??
yuyan: booboo! read the clue!
zhanwei: why did you ask them if they want the cab?
joel: i was being nice.
zhanwei: lucky they did not want the cab.
*at Bumpy Ride detour*
felicia: how the hell do we ride this?
seelek: oh gosh. this is horrendous.
*felicia falls down*
seelek: ahh! did you get a scar?
felicia: i'm alright. these are deadly...
hanwei: i see the 2 girls in front! let's catch up!
*1 second later*
*CRASH!*
hanwei: ouch. let's take this slow and easy.
yanzhi: lol.
*at Narvaez Hat Shop*
*7th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - jack and wahngee*
wahngee: we are at the back now. let's do the speedy detour.
jack: don't blame me if you crashed and break you neck.
wahngee: *mumbling to himself* and to think that he is supposed to be grown up*
*at Bumpy Ride Detour*
zhenyang: oh my god. how do we control these things?
limin: i don't know. is there a brake somewhere?
pohchoon: i think we should go down slowly. as long we are ahead of those 2 *looking over to zhenyang and limin*
priscilla: i am too young to die. phelps, don't forget me!
pohchoon: WHAT?!?! *gives priscilla a push*
priscilla: AHHH!! THIS IS FUN!! I SEE THE 2 GUYS WHO FINISHED THE NEWSPAPER TASK FIRST!
lisa: booboo, i scared to die leh.
yuyan: just go down slowly. like them.
lisa: i scared ltr i roll down the hill how?
yuyan: you won't. *shows zzz face*
felicia: ok i am done.
seelek: finally. that was tormenting. now is REVENGE TIME!
This is the first of 2 U-Turns in the entire race. At this specific spot, one team can u-turn, that is to force another team to go back and do the other side of the detour they had not done previously. However, teams can only exercise their U-Turn power once in the whole race, hence teams will have to decide when it's the most strategic to use it.
FELICIA AND SEELEK U-TURNED SIYING AND ZHIYAN
*1st team to complete detour - felicia and seelek*
felicia: Travel by taxi to Los Titanes del Ring.
seelek: have fun doing 2 detours!
*at Narvaez Hat Shop*
*8th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - siying and zhiyan*
*9th team to arrive at Narvaez Hat Shop - siaun and baowen*
zhiyan: baby, let's do the bumpy ride! looks fun!
siying: er anything lo.
zhiyan: come on baby! sound excited!
siying: yay... anything lo...
siaun: i hope we aren't the last.
baowen: no we are not! think optimistically!
siaun: detour. *reading detour clue*
baowen: let's do the riding!
*at Bumpy Ride detour*
jack: ok, let's speed through this!
wahngee: er. that wasn't my initial idea.
priscilla: AHHHH!!!! *has been screaming since the start* so fast reach le!
pohchoon: that's due to my push ok..
*almost immediately*
yanzhi: how did those 2 overtake us?
hanwei: *falls down again* i don't care. i am just glad we are finally done with this.
priscilla: oh someone is u-turned!
pohchoon: there's going to be drama later...
*2nd team to complete detour - pohchoon and priscilla*yanzhi: faster la shorty! we better find a cab before them.
hanwei: i am coming already la!
*3rd team to complete detour - yanzhi and hanwei*
felicia: there is no freaking cabs! we have been here for like 10 minutes already!
seelek: this is frustrating...
*at Musical March detour*
zhanwei: the traffic is horrible. i am glad we are finally here.
joel: ok. so we are supposed to lead this group of people holding big fat items to the end?
zhanwei: yup!
joel: ask them to run please.
*at Bumpy Ride detour*
yuyan: oh my god.. we are moving so slow that the father and son are overtaking us.
lisa: booboo! safety first! i don't want to die!
jack: good job pa! we overtook 1 team.
wahngee: i think i saw another one in front.
jack: let's catch up to them!
siaun: ok. this is easy! it's like cycing, only difference is that it's on wooden wheels.
baowen: *bicycle jerked* AHHH! ok.. i am scared...
siaun: we are last! we mustn't let those 2 girls catch up!
baowen: i will try.
siying: this is scary.
zhiyan: just get through this quickly. i am afraid we are u-turned.
siying: let's just try our best ba.
*at Los Titanes del Ring*
*1st team to arrive at Los Titanes del Ring - yanzhi and hanwei*
yanzhi: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9! great we are first!
hanwei: Roadblock.
A roadblock is a task that only one member may perform. In this roadblock, that team member have to hand the hat the bought to a woman known as a fighting cholita and don a colourful fighting costume. In a private ring outside the arena, their cholita will teach them a wrestling routine made up of six moves. When they felt that they are ready to perform the routine, they would return to the main arena with their cholita for the performance. If they messed up, they will have to train again until they got it right.
hanwei: um i did that previous one.
yanzhi: ok my turn. i hope i dont mess this up.
*at Bumpy Ride detour*
zhenyang: i see jack and his dad right behind us!
limin: quick i think that's the end in front!
jack: pa! quick overtake them!
wahngee: i am not as young as you. stop making me do daredevil stunts.
jack: ok.. we can't u-turn anyway.
zhenyang: oh my god! what an exciting u-turn!
limin: let's just carry on.
*4th team to complete detour - jack and wahngee*
*5th team to complete detour - zhenyang and limin*
yuyan: booboo, are we going super slow?
lisa: not really, why?
yuyan: because siaun and baowen just zipped past us. and i see siying and zhiyan behind.
lisa: AHHH! MOVE FASTER!
*at Musical March detour*
zhanwei: this is retarded. why are they moving so slowly?
joel: it's your choice. we would have finished the other task by now.
zhanwei: i think we just have to walk down this path to finish the detour.
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
*2nd team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - pohchoon and priscilla*
*3rd team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - felicia and seelek*
pohchoon: it's wrestling.
priscilla: not swimming? sian!
pohchoon: ok... i will do it.
felicia: ROADBLOCK! ok you do.
seelek: we haven't even read the clue.
felicia: you are the faster one. just finish it quickly.
*at Bumpy Ride detour*
*3 teams raced to the finish*
siaun: oh dear. someone is u-turned!
*walks closer*
baowen: and it isn't us! YAY!
zhiyan: what the hell?
siying: oh no.
zhiyan: we are close to last and we got u-turned?
siying: die liao la.
yuyan: booboo, the other team got u-turned!
lisa: really? YAY!
*6th team to complete detour - siaun and baowen*
*7th team to complete detour - yuyan and lisa*
*at Muscial March detour*
siying: why do we have to do this like again???
zhiyan: argh! if that's how they want to play, then the heat is on!
joel: i think that is the man.
zhanwei: YES!! WE ARE FINALLY DONE!! THEY WALKED TOTALLY SLOW LIKE SNAILS!
joel: relax, someone is u-turned. we can buy some time!
zhanwei: unless that team already done both detours.
*8th team to complete detour - zhanwei and joel*
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
*4th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - jack and wahngee*
*5th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - zhenyang and limin*
jack: i think i will do the wrestling.
zhenyang: i will do it. crap. there is only 4 private rings.
yanzhi: i will try it now.
*yanzhi 1st attempt - failed*
yanzhi: now i have to wait for them...
*few minutes later*
pohchoon: i think i can try the performance.
*pohchoon 1st attempt - failed*
pohchoon: i can't remember what comes after the toss.
seelek: i feel stressed that everyone else are guys. but i shall give it a shot.
*seelek 1st attempt - failed*
seelek: i sure hope i don't finish this last.
*at Musical March detour*
zhiyan: let's look happy and maybe the musicians will be happy and walk faster.
siying: it's worth a try.
*zhiyan and siying act very high*
zhiyan: it's working!
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
jack: i think i will try it.
*jack 1st attempt - passed*
*1st team to complete roadblock - jack and wahngee*
jack: YES! FIRST PLACE HERE WE COME!
wahngee: good job!
jack: Travel by taxi to the next pitstop, el Mirador del Monticulo. This hillside park, overlooking the entire city, is the 3rd Pit Stop in the race around the world. The last team to check in may be eliminated.
wahngee: let's go!
zhenyang: he is done. i shall try it.
*zhenyang 1st attempt - failed*
zhenyang: i wonder what went wrong.
*6th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - siaun and baowen*
*7th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - zhanwei and joel*
*8th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - yuyan and lisa*
baowen: wrestling? you do la!
siaun: ok.
zhanwei: i did the last roadblock. so you shall do this one.
joel: anything.
yuyan: wrestling leh!
lisa: i want to try!
yuyan: okay!
*at Musical March detour*
siying: we are done!
zhiyan: good job baby! now to catch up with them!
*9th team to complete detour - siying and zhiyan*
*at el Mirador del Monticulo* (Pit Stop Greeter: jen)
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
jack & wahngee: thank you.
yixuan: jack and wahngee, you are team number 1!
jack: yes!
wahngee: good job!
yixuan: as the winners of this leg of the race, you have won a trip for 2 by travelocity. you will be going to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, which you can enjoy after the race.
*confessionals*
wahngee: i think coming onto this race made me understand jack a whole lot better and it definitely solidified our relationship.
jack: i think my father has done a great job so far and i am proud of him.
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
seelek: ok i know le! i want to try!
pohchoon: ok i will give it another go.
*seelek 2nd attempt - passed*
*2nd team to complete roadblock - felicia and seelek*
*pohchoon 2nd attempt - passed*
*3rd team to complete roadblock - pohchoon and priscilla*
yanzhi: i think i should give it abit more practice in case i messed up again.
zhenyang: i am ready to try again!
siaun: ok i am good for the performance.
*zhenyang 2nd attempt - passed*
*4th team to complete roadblock - zhenyang and limin*
*siaun 1st attempt - passed*
*5th team to complete roadblock - siaun and baowen*
*9th team to arrive at Los Tatines del Ring - siying and zhiyan*
zhiyan: baby, there are four other teams! let me do this roadblock!
siying: alright! jiayou!
*kisses*
joel: i am ready to go.
yanzhi: ok i am sure i won't screw up again.
*joel 1st attempt - passed*
*6th team to complete roadblock - zhanwei and joel*
*yanzhi 2nd attempt - passed*
*7th team to complete roadblock - yanzhi and hanwei*
lisa: oh my god this is tiring. i must not lose to her!
zhiyan: i have to win that girl! i must not get eliminated!
*on the road*
pohchoon: oh my god. the jam has gotten worse.
priscilla: please open up a road for us.
zhenyang: i really hope we don't get eliminated because of heavy traffic.
limin: just hope for the best.
felicia: wah! i cannot stand it man!
seelek: we were doing so well this leg and this sort of rubbish happens!
siaun: *frustrated* stupid traffic. bolivia seriously need to improve their roads!
baowen: yes. and have less negative externalities!
siaun: *looks at baowen* huh?
baowen: sorry sorry.
zhanwei: i can't believe it. i really hope this jam won't kill us.
joel: the 2 girls still haven done their roadblock. we will be save.
yanzhi: apparently, our taxi driver decided to drive along the small roads.
hanwei: i am seriously praying he don't kill us.
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
zhiyan: i am ready!
lisa: eh! i am ready first
zhiyan: don't force me to push you down that hill ok.
lisa: you are being so evil! hope you fail the performance!
*zhiyan 1st attempt - passed*
*8th team to complete roadblock - siying and zhiyan*
*lisa 1st attempt - failed*
lisa: NOOOO!! we are so dead!!
*at el Mirador del Monticulo*
*taxis streaming in one by one*
*footrace between 2 teams*
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
yixuan: yanzhi and hanwei, you are team number 2!
yanzhi: good job!
hanwei: LOVE YOU TAXI DRIVER!
yanzhi: this is like the 3rd footrace we had in 3 legs.
hanwei: and we won all of them yeah!
yixuan: pohchoon and priscilla, that makes you team number 3!
pohchoon: don't worry we will take that.
priscilla: i seriously hate the traffic here.
*moments later*
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
yixuan: felicia and seelek, you are team number 4!
seelek: not bad la.
felicia: we were expecting a better result actually.
*moments later*
*3 teams dashing to the mat*
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
yixuan: zhanwei and joel, you are the fifth team to arrive.
zhanwei: nice one!
joel: sexy la.
yixuan: however, you chose to take a cab to your detour choice when the clue said 'by foot'. hence, you have been incurred a 30 minute time penalty. please step off the mat and wait for the time to run out.
joel: what?!?!
zhanwei: no wonder the girls gave us the cab!
yixuan: siaun and baowen, zhenyang and limin, you are teams number 5 and 6 respectively.
baowen: yay! we are not out!
siaun: good job darling.
*kisses*
zhenyang: this is seriously insane. from the bicycle to the wrestling.
limin: i am glad we made it through.
*time left on zhanwei and joel's penalty - 25min*
*at Los Tatines del Ring*
lisa: i think we are dead. but i am not giving up!
*lisa 2nd attempt - passed*
*9th team to complete roadblock - yuyan and lisa*
lisa: YES! at last!
yuyan: booboo! we won't get eliminated!
*on the road*
zhiyan: if this traffic kills us, i am going to be so pissed.
siying: cool down baby.
yuyan: oh my god. this traffic is horrible!
lisa: let's hope the other 2 girls are having a worse time.
*time left on zhanwei and joel's penalty - 20min*
*at el Mirador del Monticulo*
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
yixuan: siying and zhiyan, you are the eighth team to arrive.
siying: thank god!
zhiyan: nice one baby! *squeezes siying's butt*
however, zhanwei and joel has not followed the rules and got a penalty. therefore, you are team number 7!
siying: 7 again?
zhiyan: lucky 7 i guess!
*time left on zhanwei and joel's penalty - 15min*
*on the road*
lisa: uncle, HORN YOUR WAY THROUGH!
yuyan: hahaha! booboo, remember the guys who took the cab?
lisa: ya?
yuyan: i hope they get a penalty and their penalty haven't end yet.
lisa: booboo, i remember!
*time left on zhanwei and joel's penalty - 10min*
*at el Mirador del Monticulo*
zhanwei: this is like my worst moment in the race.
joel: ni jiu hao lo. don't have to wrestle that fatso.
*time left on zhanwei and joel's penalty - 5min*
*taxi pulling in*
*2 girls running crazily to the mat*
jen: welcome to la paz, bolivia.
yixuan: yuyan and lisa, you are the last team to arrive.
yuyan: what?
lisa: oh no. i don't want to be eliminated.
yixuan: however, i have some good news for u.
yuyan: a non-elimination?
yixuan: zhanwei and joel still have 3minutes left on their penalty for taking a cab.
lisa: no way...
yuyan: this is totally unbelievable...
yixuan: therefore, yuyan and lisa, you are team number 8!
yuyan: YAY!
lisa: BOOBOO, WE SURVIVED!
*sad music playing*
yixuan: zhanwei and joel, all the teams have checked in before your penalty expires. i am sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race.
zhanwei: it's alright.
joel: argh. it's quite frustrating that it's carelessness which cost us the race.
zhanwei: yes. and we played right into the girl's trap.
joel: but the race has made me understand what different people are facing in different countries and have made me understand life more.
zhanwei: yup, running it with joel was a fun experience. i am sure i will appreciate what i have even more.
Leg 3 Placings:
1st - jack and wahngee
2nd - yanzhi and hanwei
3rd - pohchoon and priscilla
4th - felicia and seelek (U-Turn)
5th - siaun and baowen
6th - zhenyang and limin
7th - siying and zhiyan (U-Turned)
8th - yuyan and lisa
eliminated - zhanwei and joel
Yixuan
08:38
Sunday, February 15, 2009
well.. sometimes i realised that i might have put in too much concentration on one aspect that i have neglected another aspect of my life (which i view highly important as). am i really a bad friend?
it was nice spending my 19th lonely valentines day with 2 other lonely people without dates. hah! sad poor us. the pool was nice.. the dinner was nice.. the tau huey was nice.. the riverside chat + drinking was nice..
i guess maple doesn't appeal to me much after all..
don't be silly yixuan. maple is fun!
oh how hypocritical one can get.
haha i know it's random.. maybe i am drunk!
note: this post isn't written at this time. i merely scheduled it -.-
Yixuan
09:00
Saturday, February 14, 2009
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO COUPLES
AND
HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY TO SINGLES
:)
Yixuan
00:02
Friday, February 13, 2009
Previously on the Amazing Race, 11 teams of 2 set out from Los Angeles Coliseum, United States and travelled 7600km to Salvador, Brazil. Along the way, alliance are formed to help teams strategically (siaun: ok, so we get a cab big enough for the 4 of us? we can save money like that). At one of the tasks, baowen was easily startled by the items dropping off the vending cart (baowen: AHH! AHHH!!!) At the detour, felicia and seelek made a disasterous mistake which threw them to the back of the pack (felicia: oh my goodness. seelek: NO!!! I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN!!!). however, their misfortune is shortlived when married couple timothy and valerie was slowed down badly due to timothy's age. In the end, they were the last to arrive at the pitstop and were eliminated. 10 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?
zhanwei and joel, who were the first to arrive at 4.07pm, will depart at 4.07am.
zhanwei: *rips open clue* Fly 1030km to the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Then, travel by taxi to the tiny village of Cumbuco and find the plaza known as Plaza do Cumbuco.
joel: i want to sleep... zzZZ
zhanwei: *drags joel* taxi!!!
*confessionals*
zhanwei: coming in first last leg has a good feeling. it sort of sets the benchmark for the other teams that we are a force to be reckoned with.
jack: *rips open clue* Fortaleza! alright let's go!
wahngee: we are just a few minutes behind the guys.
*confessionals*
wahngee: the previous leg made me realise that jack has grown up alot and have been making a few good decisions by himself. maybe i should slack abit and let him run the show.
priscilla: are we flying to united states to see phelps???
pohchoon: *rips open clue* obviously not. see, brazil again *points to clue*
*zhanwei and joel arrives at airport*
zhanwei: let's ask around for the first flight.
joel: alright. good luck while i sleep here.
zhanwei: er... NO! we are supposed to do this together.
joel: zzz.
siaun: *rips open clue* Fly to Fortaleza. brazil again?? why are we even flying there. waste time.
baowen: ya lo. make us lose our lead.
*jack and wahngee arrives at airport*
jack: ok. it says here that the first flight departs at 11.30am.
wahngee: let's ask the guys if they found a better flight.
jack: the earliest flight we found was 11.30am.
zhanwei: same here.
joel: i think there should be an earlier flight. we should try asking the counter.
wahngee: good idea.
rachel: *rips open clue* we are flying to another brazilian country.
wanjing: let's go quickly.
*pohchoon and priscilla arrives at the airport*
priscilla: they are all there. let's join them in the queue.
pohchoon: hi guys. what is the earliest flight you found.
jack: they have a 6.45am one. but there is only 1 seat left.
priscilla: excuse me miss. we are very busy people and we have to be on that flight
ticket-agent: i'm sorry but...
priscilla: you are sorry? you are sorry? you being sorry is insufficient to compensate what we will lose out if we missed the flight.
ticket-agent: it's beyond my control that...
priscilla: but it's not beyond your control to request for them to change to a larger plane. am i right? you tell me. don't give me all that nonsense about what no space and everything. i tell you what, the customer is always right.
ticket-agent: erm, let me check...
priscilla: check what check. you know who i am? i am mrs micheal phelps ok. you better change it or i will ask my husband to sue you till your company folds.
manager: excuse me ma'am, we have changed to a larger plane. it can now accomodate all of you.
priscilla: that's much better.
*meanwhile, at the back*
pohchoon: *fuming* PHELPS AGAIN! WHEN WILL SHE EVER STOP DREAMING?
*all 10 teams are on the 6.45am flight to Fortaleza*
*at Fortaleza*
siaun: baowen, quick. we are the first ones out.
baowen: the taxi! don't let it go! AHHH!!
siaun: stop shouting! the taxi stopped already.
baowen: *gets in cab* excuse me sir, plaza do Cumbuco please.
Teams left the airport in this order:
1. siaun and baowen
2. pohchoon and priscilla
3. felicia and seelek
4. zhenyang and limin
5. jack and wahngee
6. zhanwei and joel
7. rachel and wanjing
8. yanzhi and hanwei
9. siying and zhiyan
yuyan: booboo! why we always cannot get taxi one!
lisa: booboo! i don't know.
yuyan: there's a taxi! quick use your body to stop it!
10. yuyan and lisa
pohchoon: sir, please drive faster.
priscilla: yes! my beloved phelps can swim so fast and you drive so slowly?
pohchoon: sir, please drive 1212897398081593827x faster than phelps swim. thank you.
*pohchoon and priscilla's cab surged ahead*
taxi-driver: here we are. i hate phelps too.
pohchoon: really? thanks! here's the cluebox.
*1st team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: Choose a dune buggy and travel along the beach to the Barraca D Manuel where a vendor will hand you your next clue.
*2nd team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - siaun and baowen*
*3rd team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - zhenyang and limin*
limin: i have never ridden a dune buggy before. what's it like?
zhenyang: don't worry... you will in for a ride...
*moments later*
limin: *screaming* AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
*4th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - zhanwei and joel*
*meanwhile on the road*
felicia: i thought i just saw that building?
seelek: i remember passing that fountain.
felicia: excuse me sir, are you sure you know where you are going?
*5th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - jack and wahngee*
*6th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - yanzhi and hanwei*
yanzhi: oh my god! dune buggy! i want to drive!
hanwei: i want to drive!
yanzhi: ok let's play scissors paper stone to decide.
*yanzhi play stone, hanwei plays paper*
yanzhi: you *censored*.
hanwei: let's go!
*1st team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - zhenyang and limin*
limin: i never want to ride another buggy with my brother driving anymore.
zhenyang: heehee. *rips open clue* Detour. Beach It or Dock It.
A Detour is a choice between 2 tasks, each with its pros and cons. In this detour, teams have to choose between 2 seaside jobs, Beach It or Dock It.
In Beach It, teams have to travel by dune buggy to a nearby beach whereby they have to choose a two-man crew and a traditional Brazilian boat. Using local methods, teams need to maneuver heavy rolling logs to drag the 440-pound vessel 100 yards across the sand and into an inlet.
In Dock It, teams have to travel by dune buggy to a nearby port and search for a container hidden in a shipyard. At the port, they needed to use a computer to scour a database until they find the same unique serial number listed in their clue. After finding the number, teams have to use the corresponding four-letter code to locate the section of the shipyard in which their container was located. Once they located their container in the section, they would find their clue inside.
limin: the shipyard one looks so complicated.
zhenyang: let's do the physical task.
*2nd team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - siaun and baowen*
siaun: let's do the physical task.
baowen: no problem! look at this sets of muscles *posing her imaginery muscles*
siaun: let's just start.
*7th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - felicia and seelek*
*8th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - siying and zhiyan*
siying: we are at the back again!
zhiyan: don't worry baby. we will catch up again. let's overtake those 2 girls.
*zhiyan and siying zoom past felicia and seelek*
*sand was 'splashed' onto felicia and seelek's buggy, causing them to topple and fall*
felicia: AHHH!
seelek: i will get my revenge on them.
*3rd team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - pohchoon and priscilla*
pohchoon: let's do the ship one?
priscilla: like of course. which idiot will go and find a needle in that super big haystack?
*at Beach It Detour*
zhenyang: holy shit. the logs are damn heavy.
limin: kor, i help you to carry la.
zhenyang: don't worry. i can do it.... *crack* ouch..
limin: come i help you carry one side
zhenyang: ok.
siaun: come on darling, we are making very good progress.
baowen: jiayou! we are overtaking them!!
*9th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - rachel and wanjing*
*10th team to arrive at Plaza do Cumbuco - yuyan and lisa*
lisa: ARE WE GOING TO DEAL WITH BUGS??
yuyan: no la!
lisa: BUT THE CLUE SAYS BUGGY!
yuyan: it's a vehicle la! aiyo booboo!
lisa: REALLY ARH! LOL BOOBOO!
*4th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - zhanwei and joel*
*5th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - jack and wahngee*
*6th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - yanzhi and hanwei*
zhanwei: we shall do the physical task.
joel: yup!
jack: let's do the ship moving.
wahngee: let's pray my bones will still be here after we complete.
hanwei: Beach It?
yanzhi *censored* It.
*at Beach It detour*
siaun: just one more time.
baowen: DONE!
*1st team to complete detour - siaun and baowen*
siaun: *rips open clue* Locate nearby taxis and take one to Parque de Vaquejada. Note: DO NOT let your taxi leave.
baowen: let's go we are in first!
*at Beach It detour*
zhenyang: this is totally a wrong choice.
limin: we are more than halfway there already. don't tell me you want to change detour.
zhanwei: come on, we have the ability to overtake all of them!
joel: this is going to be a breeze.
pohchoon: ok. one last push..
priscilla: AND WE ARE DONE! *receives clue* please let us see phelps.
pohchoon: i will read it.
*2nd team to complete detour - pohchoon and priscilla*
jack: so we have to move the logs one by one? that is like so slow.
wahngee: unless you have a better plan?
jack: let's try this. *puts his plan into action*
*7th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - siying and zhiyan*
*8th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - felicia and seelek*
zhiyan: let's do the ship.
siying: but i got no strength one.
zhiyan: don't worry baby. there is me.
felicia: we can't possibly move that big fat elephant which is as heavy as my ex-husband (13/07 ppl should know who)
seelek: let's do the shipyard one.
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
siaun: sir please stay here and wait for us.
taxi-driver: si.
baowen: *rips open clue* Roadblock.
A roadblock is a task that only one person may perform. In this roadblock, that team member have to locate the name of their next destination, Cicade Da Crianca, somewhere along a 600-foot wall. To accomplish this quickly, racers have to embrace the laidback local culture and resist the urge to overthink the numerous Portuguese ads surrounding it.
baowen: i think i will do it. your temper is so short that you might burn the wall down.
siaun: good point. all the best sweetie.
*at Beach It detour*
jack: it is working! we are pulling ahead of the rest!
wahngee: ok one more push *pushes hard*
*3rd team to complete detour - jack and wahngee*
zhanwei: how did those 2 overtake us again?!?!
joel: never mind la. we finishing soon also.
*4th team to complete detour - zhanwei and joel*
zhenyang: oh my. we are so dead if this continues.
limin: we are almost there! jiayou kor!
yanzhi: shorty help me push la!
hanwei: coming coming!
*5th team to complete detour - yanzhi and hanwei*
*somewhere on the beach...*
lisa: booboo, you know where you are driving towards anot?
yuyan: i think so. we need to drive along the beach right?
lisa: i saw the other team!! AHHH I SAW THE FLAG!! BOOBOO FASTER!!
*9th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - rachel and wanjing*
*10th team to arrive at Barraca D Manuel - yuyan and lisa*
rachel: detour. you think those 2 girls will go for the physical task?
wanjing: i think no and it should be faster.
rachel: ok beach it.
yuyan: booboo, got strength to push ships or not?
lisa: you siao arh! we do the non-tiring de can?
yuyan: ok dock it!
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
pohchoon: roadblock.
priscilla: i will do it. i know 39 languages and this is finally my chance to use it.
pohchoon: oh whatever.
*baowen 1st attempt - failed*
baowen: argh. there are so many words. which one is correct?
*at Dock It detour*
felicia: so we found the serial number in the database.
seelek: yeah man.
felicia: and the 4-letter code is SUDU
seelek: yeah man.
felicia: so now we have to go to that section and find the container!
seelek: yeah man.
lisa: booboo! alot of numbers leh! how to find!
yuyan: find one by one la. go slowly la.
lisa: we are last le! cannot slowly liao!
yuyan: don't push me leh. later i miss then... FOUND IT! 4-letter code XAVR
lisa: wa booboo we rock!
*at Beach It detour*
zhiyan: baby jiayou! got another team behind us. don't worry!
zhenyang: ARGH!
limin: PUSH!!
zhenyang: you make it sound like giving birth.
limin: WHAT? *sudden surge of energy and ship enters water*
zhenyang: yay we did it!
*6th team to complete detour - zhenyang and limin*
rachel: this is not very heavy wanjing.
wanjing: ya. the logs we drag in survivor outweighs this by far many times.
rachel: let's catch up!
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
jack: looks like there is only 2 other teams.
wahngee: this looks like a language task. i will go it.
*baowen 2nd attempt - passed*
*1st team to complete roadblock - siaun and baowen*
siaun: good job!
baowen: yay we are first!
siaun: *rips open clue* Travel by taxi to the pitstop, Cicade Da Crianda. This well known park, once built as an oasis for the city's children, is the 2nd Pit Stop in the race around the world. The last team to check in here, may be eliminated.
baowen: AHH I DONT WANT TO BE ELIMINATED! LET'S GO!
*priscilla 1st attempt - failed*
pohchoon: hurry up! they finish already!
priscilla: i'm trying my best! there are so many words you know!
pohchoon *mumbling to himself* we missed first again.
*yanzhi and hanwei's taxi arrived*
pohchoon: quick there is another team!
yanzhi: roadblock. ok.. you do it.
hanwei: anything.
*meanwhile on the road*
zhanwei: um.. i think we are going round in circles.
joel: are you sure you know where you are going sir?
taxi-driver: si. it's just there.
zhanwei: i think we should double check our directions.
*at gas station*
person: you have gone the wrong direction by almost 40 minutes.
joel: what?!?!
zhanwei: oh my god. please don't eliminate us.
joel: let's change taxi like right now!
zhanwei: like duh. i am seriously wishing someone else to screw up worse than us.
joel: i can't imagine. from 1st to last.
*at Dock It detour*
felicia: I FOUND THE CONTAINER!
seelek: yeah man!
felicia: can you say something else than 'yeah man'?
seelek: yes, woohoo~
felicia: ok let's go!
*7th to complete detour - felicia and seelek*
yuyan: i cannot find the 4-letter code.
lisa: let's try over there.
*at Beach It detour*
zhiyan: with one last push..
siying: and we are done!
zhiyan: good job baby *pinches siying's butt*
siying: AHH! I GOT BITTEN BY A CRAB!
zhiyan: er baby.. it's just me..
*8th team to complete detour - siying and zhiyan*
rachel: we are also finishing soon!
wanjing: don't slow down!
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
wahngee: this list of 16 phrases looks suspicious.
priscilla: i think so too. we write down all and try?
wahngee: great!
priscilla: ok done!
hanwei: does the two of you have any idea what am i supposed to find?
priscilla: nope.
wahngee: we are equally confused.
*wahngee 1st attempt - passed*
*2nd team to complete roadblock - jack and wahngee*
*priscilla 2nd attempt - passed*
*3rd team to complete roadblock - pohchoon and priscilla*
jack: great! let's maintain our second position.
pohchoon: we have to beat them to not get third!
zhenyang: roadblock.
limin: i will do it ba.
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: siaun and baowen, you are team number 1!
baowen: oh my god! *jumps on siaun*
siaun: good job!
yixuan: as the winners of this leg of the race, you have won a pair of off-road vehicles which you can enjoy after the race.
baowen: wow! i love it!
siaun: i think our performance this leg is due to the great coordination between the two of us. if we keep it up, we will be unstoppable.
*meanwhile, on the road...*
jack: the couple's taxi took a different turn.
wahngee: don't worry. we have a comfortable lead ahead of the rest even if we are wrong.
pohchoon: our driver turned the different way as jack and wahngee. i hop we are right.
zhanwei: this is stupid. we completed the detour so quickly and got lost on the roads.
joel: this is bad luck.
*at Beach It detour*
rachel: come on wanjing! one more push!
wanjing: this is so heavy.
*9th team to complete detour - rachel and wanjing*
*at Dock It detour*
lisa: THERE XAVR!
yuyan: good job booboo! and now the serial number is... right here?!?! we found it!
*10th team to complete detour - yuyan and lisa*
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
hanwei: oh my god i have absolutely no clue which words i need to take down.
limin: hmm. i think the words should be clumped together. something like that!
*hanwei 1st attempt - failed*
*limin 1st attempt - passed*
*4th team to complete roadblock - zhenyang and limin*
yanzhi: what is that fat pig doing?? every team has passed us.
*felicia and seelek and siying and zhiyan's cab arrived*
felicia: oh my god. those 2 idiots!
seelek: don't worry! we will beat them at the roadblock.
felicia: go seelek! all the best!
zhiyan: eee i hate words!
siying: i think i will do it ba.
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
*a taxi arrives*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: pohchoon and priscilla, you are team number 2!
priscilla: oh my god! better than last leg!
pohchoon: you see a pattern forming? next leg, we will be first!
*meanwhile on the road...*
jack: oh great.. our driver is turning back...
wahngee: don't worry. we aren't in very bad shape.
zhenyang: we are finally going to the pitstop. this has been a totally tiring leg.
zhanwei: i still dont see the bloody flag!
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
hanwei: oh i need to get one of this 16 phrases!
*hanwei 2nd attempt - passed*
*5th team to complete roadblock - yanzhi and hanwei*
seelek: hanwei took down those words there and never came back. i shall try it!
siying: is it me or i can't seem to find any logical words?
*seelek 1st attempt - passed*
*6th team to complete roadblock - felicia and seelek*
*siying 1st attempt - failed*
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
*one taxi arrives slightly ahead of the other*
*footrace to the mat*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: zhenyang and limin, you are team number 3!
zhenyang: what!! third!!
limin: good job kor!
yixuan: come on in. jack and wahngee, you are team number 4!
jack: ahh it's all that taxi driver's fault.
yixuan: isn't 4th good?
wahngee: we felt that it's quite wasted.
*confessionals*
limin: my brother really worked very hard back in the detour. he really deserved a rest.
wahngee: this leg showed me that jack is capable of doing alot and do not need me as a naggy parent.
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
*siying 2nd attempt - failed*
siying: this is stupid.
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
*two taxis arriving*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: yanzhi and hanwei, felicia and seelek, you are teams number 5 and 6 respectively.
yanzhi: why are we always involved in footraces.
hanwei: but the good thing is that we won both footraces!
felicia: sixth! much better than before!
seelek: yeah man!
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
siying: oh! i know le!
*siying 3rd attempt - passed*
*7th team to complete roadblock - siying and zhiyan*
zhiyan: baby i think we are last le.
siying: i'm sorry.
zhiyan: never mind ba. at least we had fun!
*few minutes later*
rachel: roadblock. i think i will do it.
wanjing: okay.
yuyan: booboo! roadblock leh!
lisa: can do together?
yuyan: cannot la! only 1 person can do.
lisa: then you do ba!
*after awhile*
zhanwei: we are finally here!
joel: crap. last envelope.
zhanwei: what?!?!
joel: roadblock. some words thingy
zhanwei: ok i will do it.
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
*taxi arrives*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: siying and zhiyan...
zhiyan: yes?
siying: please don't let us be last.
yixuan: you are team number 7!
siying: huh!
zhiyan: lucky 7 again!
*confessionals*
siying: i really thought we were dead. luckily other teams did worse than us.
*at Parque de Vaquejada*
joel: come on! you can beat the 2 girls!
wanjing: show them what the survivor finalists are made of!
lisa: BOOBOO! BOOBOO BOOBOO!
*zhanwei 1st attempt - passed*
*8th team to complete roadblock - zhanwei and joel*
*rachel 1st attempt - passed*
*9th team to complete roadblock - rachel and wanjing*
*yuyan 1st attempt - passed*
*10th team to complete roadblock - yuyan and lisa*
zhanwei: OMG! it's the pitstop! we musn't lose!
joel: let's get out of here!
rachel: it's going to be down to a footrace.
wanjing: unless the taxi goes the wrong way.
yuyan: booboo! i don't want to be eliminated.
lisa: booboo! the booboo gods will bless us.
*one taxi took a different route*
*at Cicade Da Crianda*
*two taxis arrived*
*footrace between both teams*
lisa: hey! how can we outrun 2 males!
yuyan: ya lo! PLAY CHEAT!
greeter: welcome to fortelza, brazil.
yixuan: zhanwei and joel, you are team number 8!
zhanwei: thank goodness!
lisa: AHHH WE ARE NOT LAST!!
yixuan: yuyan and lisa, that makes you team number 9!
yuyan: we have put in alot of effort to stay in this race. i really hope we dont get out at all.
*moments later*
*sad music playing...*
greeter: welcome to fortaleza, brazil.
yixuan: rachel and wanjing, you are the last team to arrive.
rachel: can we blame the taxi?
yixuan: i am sorry to tell you that you have been eliminated from the race.
wanjing: it figures. can't have a non-elimination leg so early anyway.
rachel: it has been a nice run though.
yixuan: from survivor to amazing race. how much do you think you have learnt from all this?
rachel: well, both game requires teamwork and coordination. be it between individuals or between teams.
wanjing: yeah and interpersonal skills is important.
rachel: it's sad that we can't go further in the game because i'm sure we will learn more.
wanjing: goodbye world.
Leg 2 Placing:
1st - siaun and baowen
2nd - pohchoon and priscilla
3rd - zhenyang and limin
4th - jack and wahngee
5th - yanzhi and hanwei
6th - felicia and seelek
7th - siying and zhiyan
8th - zhanwei and joel
9th - yuyan and lisa
eliminated - rachel and wanjing
Yixuan
23:54
