Previously on the Amazing Race, 7 teams of 2 set out from Dubai and raced across the older segment of the town. Pohchoon and Sam got stuck at the roadblock and found themselves falling behind many teams. Good work between Yuyan & Lisa propelled them ahead of the pack until they are faced with the dreadful Leap of Faith. Dating couples Waisin & Kahhwee used their fear to their advantage and started thrash-talking them. In the end, their strategy worked and they came in first for the second time. Meanwhile, Zhenyang & Pohchoon faced more trouble deciding which detour to complete. Sam's calculative mind saved their team as they sped through the mathematical detour and claiming third place. Siying's inability to complete the leap caused many teams to overtake them, resulting in Timothy flaring up. As teams checked in, it came down to a footrace between the buddies and the fairygodmother and child to the pitstop. In the end, Priscilla & Jenyun managed to edge out Zhenyang & Pohchoon, sealing their fate as the sixth team eliminated from The Amazing Race, 6 teams remain, who will be eliminated next?Leg 7 - Try, for a million dollars (Siying)Waisin & Kahhwee, who were the first to arrive, will depart at 1.13pm.Kahhwee: *rips open clue* Fly to Amsterdam!Yixuan (voice-over): Teams must now fly to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Once there, teams have to drive themselves to Afsluitdijk, a 19-mile causeway that connects North Holland and Friesland, and find the Lely Monument for their next clue.Waisin: Yeah baby, let's go!*confessionals*
Kahhwee: Coming in first against cemented the fact that Waisin and I are indeed the best performers amongst the remaining teams.Waisin: And we are going to keep it that way. No one will beat us!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Yuyan: *rips open clue* Fly to Amsterdam!Lisa: Ooh! It's gonna be cold!Yuyan: Let's go to the airport!*at airport*Waisin: Hello, we would like 2 tickets to Amsterdam!ticket-agent: The earliest flight departs at 12.05am.
Kahhwee: That means all of us will be tied again.Waisin: Crap. We'll take it.Yixuan (voice-over): All 6 teams are now on the same flight headed towards Amsterdam.*at Amsterdam*Timothy: Siying, quick! The cars are over there!Siying: I know la.*confessionals*Siying: At the end of the last leg, Timothy showed me a side of him I never knew. Somehow, it has triggered me to reconsider if he is actually the one for me.Waisin: I see the cars! We are driving Mercedes. Oh my god!Kahhwee: Great! I can drive one of those!Rachel: Ah bao! We have to find the cars!Baowen: Let's work together with Priscilla & Jenyun there!Priscilla: We should work together with the all female teams. That way, we can bring the female teams to the end!Jenyun: I like the idea!Sam: Bro! It's this way!Jack: Oh right. Let's run!Yuyan: Why are we last again?Lisa: BOOBOO! I DON'T KNOW!*at the cars*
*all 5 cars drove off*Yuyan: HOW DO I START THE CAR?LISA: BOOBOO! I DON'T KNOW!*on the highway*
Jenyun: I see Rachel & Baowen ahead. Let's overtake them!Priscilla: Okay! But I'm driving at an absolutely safe speed.Timothy: Have you found where we are headed towards?Siying: I am trying. This is so confusing!Jack: I sure hope we dont get out this leg. Navigating is so not our forte.Sam: Let's just pray for the best.*at Lely Monument**2 cars pulled into the parking lot**1st team to reach Lely Monument - Waisin & Kahhwee**2nd team to reach Lely Monument - Priscilla & Jenyun*Waisin: *rips open clue* Drive to the city of Groningen...Jenyun: *rips open clue* and find Martinitoren...Yixuan (voice-over): Teams must now drive themselves to the city of Groningen and find Martinitoren, the highest building in the city.*3rd team to reach Lely Monument - Rachel & Baowen*Baowen: Groningen? What a stupid name for a city!Rachel: Let's just get out of here.*4th team to reach Lely Monument - Timothy & Siying*Timothy: We are finally here.Siying: Drive to Groningen. I saw that on the map!Timothy: Good job! Let's go!*confessionals*
Timothy: I realised I have been a jerk towards Siying at the Leap of Faith and I can feel that her attitude towards me have changed a little. I just hope I can make things up to her in this leg.*5th team to reach Lely Monument - Jack & Sam**last team to reach Lely Monument - Yuyan & Lisa*Jack: Let's get out of here!Sam: I hope it's a mathematical task ahead again. That way we can surge ahead!Yuyan: It's the last clue!Lisa: Booboo! We can still catch up to Jack & Sam!*at Martinitoren**1st team to arrive at Martinitoren - Waisin & Kahhwee*Waisin: *rips open clue* Roadblock.Yixuan (voice-over): A roadblock is a task where only one person may perform and no member can perform more than 6 roadblocks in the entire race. In this roadblock, one team member have to navigate up the narrow, winding staircases and through the maze of doors inside the tower's two floor while counting the bells that make up the city's famed carillon. Once they came up with the correct number, 62, the carillon player would hand them their next clue.Kahhwee: I think I will do this one.*2nd team to arrive at Martinitoren - Priscilla & Jenyun*Jenyun: Counting bells? I will go crazy with all the noise!
Priscilla: I will do it then.Jenyun: JIAYOU JIAYOU!*3rd team to arrive at Martinitoren - Rachel & Baowen*Baowen: I will do it. I won't be affected by the bells too much if i take out my hearing aid.Rachel: Are you sure you want to do this?Baowen: Yes.*at roadblock*Kahhwee: I think it should be 49. *goes to carillon player* Is it 49?carillon player: *shakes head*Kahhwee: aww shucks.*at Martinitoren**4th team to arrive at Martinitoren - Timothy & Siying*Siying: I will do it ba. His concentration is as good as a crocodile's.Timothy: Hey what do you mean!*at roadblock*Priscilla: I counted 59, but it seems weird.Baowen: Priscilla, want to work together? Please use sign languages as I can't hear properly.Priscilla: *nods head and shows 59 using fingers**Priscilla & Baowen goes to carillon player*Priscilla: Is it 59?carillon player: *shakes head*-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Siying: So there are 13 here, add 16, and 23 here. And 10 more in this small hole. That makes 62. Right? *goes to carillon player* Is it 62?carillon player: *nods head* You are correct! *hands out next clue*Siying: Thank you!*1st team to complete roadblock - Timothy & Siying*Siying: I'm done!Timothy: Good job baby!Siying: *rips open clue* Drive to the town of WHAT?Yixuan (voice-over): Teams must now drive themselves to the town of Vierhuizen de Marne and find the large windmill. Once there, teams will find their next clue.*5th team to arrive at Martinitoren - Jack & Sam**last team to arrive at Martinitoren - Yuyan & Lisa*Sam: It's counting, which has to do with maths, I will do it!Jack: Don't screw it up.Lisa: It's just counting right?Yuyan: Yup.Lisa: I can do this!*at roadblock*Kahhwee: I think it's 62. I didn't count this area just now. *goes to carillon player* Is it 62?carillon player: *nods head* That is correct! *hands out next clue*Kahhwee: That's great!*2nd team to complete roadblock - Waisin & Kahhwee*Priscilla: *points 62 to baowen*
Baowen: I got 62 too!*3rd team to complete roadblock - Priscilla & Jenyun**4th team to complete roadblock - Rachel & Baowen**at windmill**1st team to arrive at windmill - Timothy & Siying*Timothy: *rips open clue* Detour. Farmer's Game or Farmer's Dance.A Detour is a choice between two tasks. Each with its own pros and cons. In both Detour choices, teams have to wear traditional Dutch costumes, one male and one female, and ride bicycles to the start of the detour. In this detour, teams are faced with two traditional leisure activities done by the villagers. The choice, Farmer's Fame or Farmer's Dance.In Farmer's Game, teams have to find a creek, strip down to their farmer's underwear, and swim across. Then, they have to use a unique set of golf clubs shaped like wooden holds to play three holes of golf. Taking turns, they have to finish each hole within eight strokes or less to receive the next clue.In Farmer's Dance, teams have to learn a Dutch folk dance and perform the moves correctly in front of a crowd. After the performance, teams would receive a reward of salted herring with onions from their instructor. Once they finished the herring, they will receive the next clue.(Note: The Farmer's Dance detour has been slightly modified, the high striker has been removed to make it more favourable to the female teams.)Siying: I can't play golf.Timothy: Let's do the dance then!*at roadblock*
Lisa: What's 29 + 23? Er, *fiddles with finger* 52?Sam: 51, 52, 53, *DONG* 5... Where was I? Argh!*at windmill**2nd team to arrive at windmill - Waisin & Kahhwee*
Kahhwee: It's a detour. No golf!Waisin: But I'm good at it!Kahhwee: It says taking turns. We will just get stuck there!Waisin: Fine. Dance then.*at Farmer's Dance detour*Timothy: This outfit looks outrageous!Siying: Let's just learn the dance quickly.*at roadblock*
Sam: Is it 64?carillon player: *shakes head*Lisa: Is it 59?carillon player *shakes head**at windmill**3rd team to arrive at windmill - Priscilla & Jenyun**4th team to arrive at windmill - Rachel & Baowen*Jenyun: Let's do golf! I never played before!Priscilla: Me too! Let's try it!Rachel: We are going to dance.Baowen: Yup! I love dancing! Like ballet, hip-hop, chacha.Rachel: Let's just get going.*at Farmer's Dance detour*
Siying: Shit another team is here.Timothy: This is very hard to learn.Siying: Try, for a million dollars.Waisin: Ah! Timothy & Siying are here!Kahhwee: Let's do this!*at Farmer's Game detour*
Jenyun: I wish I have super strength and precise accuracy!Priscilla: *waves wand* Tada!Jenyun: *whacks golf ball**golf ball enters hole*Jenyun: Yay!*Priscilla & Jenyun - 1/3 holes completed**at roadblock*Sam: 61?Lisa: 63?Sam: 67?Lisa: 62?carillon player: *nods head* That is correct! *hands out next clue*Lisa: FINALLY!*5th team to complete roadblock - Yuyan & Lisa*Sam: She's done? Oh no! The bells are driving me crazy!!!*at Farmer's Game detour*Jenyun: Ready, GO! *whacks ball**ball enter hole*Jenyun: ANOTHER HOLE IN ONE!Priscilla: We are done!*1st team to complete detour - Priscilla & Jenyun*Jenyun: Please say pitstop.Priscilla: *rips open clue* Travel to the next pitstop.Yixuan (voice-over): Teams must now travel by bicycle to the next pitstop, Zoutkamp Harbour. This harbour has been the trading hub in the little humble city, and is now the 7th pitstop in the race around the world. The last team to check in may be eliminated.Jenyun: Yay!*at Farmer's Dance detour*Rachel: There are still 2 teams here!Baowen: Let's do a quick one.Timothy: Let's try performing in front of a crowd!Siying: Okay.*Timothy & Siying dancing*instructor: That was very good. Now eat this herring.Siying: Smells gross.Timothy: Oh no, this is bad.
Kahhwee: We have to learn it quick!
Waisin: But it's so hard!
*at roadblock*
Sam: Is it 65?
carillon player: *shakes head*
Sam: This can't be! *walks down Martinitoren to Jack* I can't do this. I have been counting for like 10 times already.
Jack: Yuyan & Lisa only left 20 minutes ago. You want to continue trying?
Sam: No point. The bells are so noisy, I can't concentrate. And the bells are all over the place.
Jack: So you wanna take the penalty?
Sam: Yes, I will just take the 4 hour penalty.
*Jack & Sam penalty - 4 hours**at windmill**5th team to arrive at windmill - Yuyan & Lisa*
Yuyan: Just dance~Lisa: Oh yea BOOBOO!*at Zoutkamp Harbour*
*9.33 am*pitstop greeter: Welcome to Groningen, The Netherlands.Jenyun: Thank you.Priscilla: Tell me we are first.Yixuan: Priscilla & Jenyun, you are team number 1!Jenyun: Woohoo!Priscilla: What do we win? What do we win?Yixuan: As the winners of this leg of the race, you have each won a sand buggy!Priscilla: Oh, another item to sell.*confessionals*Jenyun: We came in first again thanks to my fairygodmother's wand!Priscilla: I can make wonders!*at roadblock*
Sam: I'm sorry. I know it's a selfish decision but I really can't take it.Jack: It's not your fault. Let's just wish another team screws up really badly.*Jack & Sam penalty - 3hr 50 min**at Farmer's Dance detour*
Kahhwee: You are taking forever to learn this.
Waisin: Give me abit more time! I can do this.
Rachel: Want to try performing?
Baowen: Okay.
*Rachel & Baowen dancing*
instructor: Not bad. Now eat the fish.
Baowen: Bleah.
Siying: Ewww the fish is gross!Timothy: But we managed to swallow it! Great job baby!Siying: And lost alot of precious time.*2nd team to complete detour - Timothy & Siying*------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Waisin: Let's try to perform.Kahhwee: We had better. Yuyan & Lisa just turned up!*Waisin & Kahhwee dancing*instructor: Good. Now eat the fish.Yuyan: We caught up!Lisa: BOOBOO! WE ROCK!Baowen: Ughhhh.
Rachel: Stupid disgusting fish.*3rd team to complete detour - Rachel & Baowen*Kahhwee: Just swallow in one gulp.Waisin: I know, don't have to tell me.*4th team to complete detour - Waisin & Kahhwee*Kahhwee: It's the pitstop. Let's go.*at Zoutkamp Harbour**9.46 am*Yixuan: Timothy & Siying, you are team number 2!Siying: Yea!Timothy: I'm glad we perform so well and I hope that this can cover up for what I've done to Siying previously.Siying: Fat hope.*at roadblock*Sam: This is torturous.Jack: Be optimistic. We are still in this.*Jack & Sam penalty - 3hr 25min**at Farmer's Dance detour**Yuyan & Lisa dancing*instructor: Perfect! Now eat the fish!Lisa: Yuck! How do I eat this?Yuyan: Please don't do the Leap of Faith moment again. For what we know, Jack & Sam might be completing the golf anytime now.Lisa: Harrrrr...*at Zoutkamp Harbour**10.22 am**footrace between 2 teams*pitstop greeter: Welcome to Groningen, The Netherlands.Yixuan: Rachel & Baowen, Waisin & Kahhwee, you are teams number 3 and 4 respectively.Baowen: Hi 5! Best placing!
Rachel: Good job twin!Kahhwee: Our worst performance so far. This tells us not to be too complacent on the upcoming legs.Waisin: We will not give up! Yea!*awkward silence**Jack & Sam penalty - 3hr 10min**at Farmer's Dance detour**5th team to complete detour - Yuyan & Lisa**at Zoutkamp Harbour**10.53 am*
pitstop greeter: Welcome to Groningen, The Netherlands.Yuyan & Lisa: Thank you.Yixuan: Yuyan & Lisa...Lisa: We worked so hard.
Yuyan: Yea, please not be last.Yixuan: You are team number 5!Yuyan: Oh my god. What a relief!Lisa: We did it again! Hanging in there!Yuyan: We were so afraid that Jack & Sam would overtake us on the other detour.Lisa: The fish sucks.*at Martinitoren**Jack & Sam penalty - 50 min*Jack: Less than an hour to go.Sam: Oh no, look isn't that Yixuan?Yixuan: Jack & Sam, I'm sorry to tell you that the previous team has checked in more than 2 hours ago.Jack: Damn.Sam: Gone.Yixuan: You have been eliminated from the race.Jack: Sam has changed alot since the start of the race. He is no longer that proud brat I once know. He learnt how to work with others and I'm sure he will continue to improve on that.Sam: Jack has shown me many great qualities as an elder brother. I will continue to respect him and definitely build up our sibling bonding.Jack: I will always love my younger brother.Leg 7 Placing:1st - Priscilla & Jenyun (Priscilla - 62, Jenyun - 111)2nd - Timothy & Siying (Timothy - 83, Siying - 87)3rd - Rachel & Baowen (Rachel - 61, Baowen - 69)4th - Waisin & Kahhwee (Waisin - 65 , Kahhwee - 49)5th - Yuyan & Lisa (Yuyan - 59, Lisa - 35)eliminated - Jack & Sam (Jack - 0, Sam - 0)
The Amazing Race 3 Leg 8The next game you guys are playing is BEJEWELED BLITZ from FACEBOOK! Same rules apply. Send in 2 scores for each team.
http://apps.facebook.com/bejeweledblitz/?lpt=bookmarkYour deadline is Thursday, 17th December 2009. Good luck!
Yixuan
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