The Amazing Race Asia 2
Posted on October 7, 2007 at 16:22 Down the Drain
On your mark, jet set, go! »»|
Four continents. Over 50,000 kilometers. 20 feisty contenders. With two Pinoy teams in the running, ‘The Amazing Race Asia 2’ promises to be a no-holds-barred scramble to the finish line. We reveal the racers, and the controversial tandem that will get everyone talking
LOST IN TRANSIT Paolo R. Reyes
THERE WE WERE, 35,000 feet above the air, aboard a bumpy flight bound for Singapore, when the throaty cockpit voice of Captain Culan-culan came crackling through the speakers: “Passengers … please fasten your seatbelts … we are about to make our final descent.”
As we returned our seats to the upright position, while dolled-up attendants wheeled away Duty Free carts containing tins of tobacco (or “tow-bay-ko,” as the P.A. system so eloquently announced) and handsome boxes of hard liquor, it was easy to imagine how the very novelty of travel – the unfamiliar scent of foreign soil, the labyrinth of alien streets, the indecipherable accents of strangers – can be easily lost on those preoccupied with way more important things.
Like a fiercely competitive race around the world. Or earning a ticket to early retirement-ville by way of a brag-worthy cash prize.
Be it for $100,000 (or P5 million, more or less) or simply for the glory of being crowned as the winners of “The Amazing Race Asia,” no amount of anxiety-abating downers will ever dampen the adrenaline of those taking part in the riveting, Emmy Award-winning reality TV series.
Last week, during a star-spangled bash at the Indochine Forbidden City in Clark Quay, action-adventure channel AXN finally unveiled the spanking new lineup of teams that will be slugging it out in the “The Amazing Race Asia 2.”
With a television-friendly roster that includes a hearing-impaired Singaporean gym-junkie, estranged siblings from Japan, desperate housewives (and ex-dancers) from Malaysia, hot young starlets from Hong Kong, and two Pinoy teams (including the brawny pair of Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez), the second season promises to be an intense, no-holds-barred scramble to the finish line.
Along the way, of course, expect your weekly dose of bratty tantrums, testosterone-induced clashes, and some serious flirting between the contestants.
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Only Time Optimization
Posted on at 12:49 Down the Drain
Yesterday I woke up from a very weird but magnificent dream. I was in a shopping mall (most probably it was SM) where you get killed by the salespersons or by any other reason! Really, it was very scary. More surprisingly, it had two ‘installments’. The first one was concluded when two guys of my company finally got reunited with their friend’s ghost, the one responsible for the haunting. As I remember, I was watching them on the top floor as they held hands and raised them together. The music then was “Love Erin Shore” by The Corrs. That scene appeared so sweet to me due to the fact that I like that music too. When I awoke, I was totally amazed that I tried to think all about it again and eventually fell asleep. As I said, some sort of continuation of it materialized in my mind then. More murders came. {x_x} The last scene that I could remember was a family and group of salesmen were exchanging javelin throws aimed at each other. Then there were those fellow teens playing darts that didn’t seem to notice that killings around the mall are already happening.
Such a great dream. When I finally got up I watched Power Rangers SPD. It was an episode where they were rescued by an unknown Ranger which turns out to be from the future (he was still in today’s episode and rescued them again from the monster that uses infinite rays of light through a mirror to trap objects). His outfit was cool – white and blue. In the end they knew that he was the boy they once knew and saved from being captured by their adversaries. He was Sam. {sigh} I really love stories like this – traversing the time dimension in order to change history. Lovely.
Whoa! Today’s the big day for Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera’s rematch. Neh, I am not really looking forward to it though. Hehe. Woke up today just in time for Power Rangers (again, hehe) and Inu-Yasha. Again, I’m glad that somehow, there’s still a kid inside me that looks forward to such shows. Growing up, sometimes, is a mess you know. The Inu-Yasha episode was the one in which Inu-Yasha came after Kagome in her world and ended up destroying her new bicycle. Also, Kagome’s classmates comes to their house to see the “half-diablo” for the first time and unexpectedly didn’t notice that he is one (since Inu-Yasha had a bandanna to hide his ears). KKK (Kasal. Kasali. Kasalo.) is on ABS-CBN to supposedly ‘match’ the boxing games in GMA. Many of my dormmates prefer it, while others are strong-willed enough to watch the Pacquiao-Barrera match. In the end, the two TV’s in the dorm was utilized for the two channels. Just the right thing. I pity those who’re watching KKK. {evil laugh} They should’ve watched in it in the cinema, like what I did during the fest..
This weekend is a productive one. I think somehow I have finally learned how to convince myself that having a lot of things to do is simply a matter of optimizing your time.
