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Wanna watch Episode 1 of The Amazing Race Asia, Season 4?

Posted by Norman on September 16, 2010
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The AXN Channel is introducing a new concept for The Amazing Race Asia, Season 4. You have the option of watching the weekly episodes online in their website or catch the regular programming on cable TV every Thursday night starting September 23. But if you’re a fanatic who just can’t wait for next Thursday or simply too busy to schedule your tasks around the schedule, you can start watching Episode 1 today, September 16. You can either click HERE or on the image below to get your fill of Season 4’s first installment.

Allan Wu, host of The Amazing Race Asia, starts it off today (online) or next Thursday (on the AXN Channel). Take your pick!

If you’d like to get into engaging discussions with other TARA fanatics, do visit this forum and join in the fun! You can also click on the forum’s image below.

Meanwhile, I’m off to Taiwan this morning for a 4-day trip to Taipei. It’s my first official visit to the island republic and hopefully, I can still blog from there. I was told that my hotel room at QStay will have a personal computer with free wi-fi. One less (heavy) laptop bag to carry around. Yay! 😉

The Amazing Race Asia Season 4: Racers Revealed!

Posted by Norman on September 2, 2010
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Here are the ten (10) teams participating in The Amazing Race Asia Season 4 (TARA4):

Sunaina Gulia, 31, Actress | Dimple Inamdar, 32, Actress Travel Buddies, India

Sahil Banga, 25, Aspiring Actor | Manas Katyal, 23, Reality Show Bachelor Cousins, India

Natasha Sutadisastra, 24, Legal Admin | Hussein Baron S., 53, Educator Father and Daughter, Indonesia

Nadine Zamira Sjarief, 26, Beauty Queen | Hilyani Hidranto (Yani), 28, TV Presenter Best Friends, Indonesia

Ivan Evetovics, 33, University Lecturer | Tengku Hilda, 38, Researcher Husband and Wife, Malaysia

Lim Kok Hon (Ethan), 26, Social Worker Mohd Khairie, 25, Graduate Friends, Malaysia

Jacinta James (Jess), 27, Tattooist | Lani Pillinger, 27, Model Party Girls, The Philippines

Richard Hardin, 34, Pro Basketballer | Richard Herrera, 31, Actor Friends, The Philippines

Claire Goh, 21, Musician | Michelle S. Ng, 22, Actress Rebel Pals, Singapore

Alan Luk, 32, Actor | Wendy Lee, 24, Actress Dating Couple, Hong Kong

I’m missing racers from Thailand, Japan and Korea. Two teams each are fielded by India, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. And one each from Singapore and Hong Kong. This could be interesting. The countries with double entries could either cancel each other out or help the other one to insure longevity in the race. So far, the two Malaysian teams could potentially go far in this season.

I don’t want to pre-judge but the two teams representing the Philippines appear weak to me. The “Richards” look like they are an Alpha Male duo but I just don’t feel it – a far cry from Rovilson Fernandez & Marc Nelson – my benchmark of a strong male-male team. Besides, Rich Herrera strikes me as a society boy who might find the demands and provisions of the race too spartan for his own comfort. On the other hand, Jacinta and Lani are Aussies transplanted to the Philippines to represent the latter. They could provide some quirky drama but how far will this take them in the competition? I just hope none of them gets eliminated first! Prove me wrong, guys! 😉

TARA4 Host Alan Wu

These teams will be formally introduced tonight by host Alan Wu on the AXN Channel via The Amazing Race Asia Season 4: Racers Revealed show which starts at 9pm (SIN/MAL/PHL/INDIA), 10pm (HK) and 11pm (TW/KR).

Let the race officially begin on September 23! 🙂

All images above courtesy of the axn-asia website.

The Amazing Race Asia, Season 4 is coming your way!

Posted by Norman on September 1, 2010
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The Amazing Race Asia, Season 4 will premiere on September 23 on AXN and even online!

Here’s the press release from the axn-asia website:

They learnt a traditional Maori dance in New Zealand, delivered spices in India, cleared elephant poo in South Africa, rolled beer kegs in the Czech Republic and ate stinky tofu in Taiwan, all through the last three seasons. For each team of buddies, couple, siblings and lovers who have ever joined The Amazing Race Asia, audiences have shared in their joys and tears, as well as ups and downs. Bep prepared for gripping drama from the get go with the return of The Amazing Race Asia Season 4, promising contestants and viewers alike the “Ride of a Lifetime”!

Who will follow in the footsteps of winning teams from Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong, who have brought glory to their nations as the winners of The Amazing Race Asia? Will it be the first father and daughter team in the race, the pair of martial arts experts, or the team with prior reality show experience? From athletes, actors, tattooists, social workers to musicians, the diverse mix of teams will have to possess the street smarts and savvy know-how to run the race on a whole new level.

More than 34 million viewers across Asia have tuned in to the first three seasons of The Amazing Race Asia. It has been honoured by the Asian Television Awards 2008 and 2009 for the “Best Adaptation of an Existing Format” and attained international recognition with an Emmy nomination in the “Non-Scripted Entertainment” category in 2009.

The Amazing Race Asia Season 4 is hosted by Alan Wu and will start airing on September 23 over at the AXN Channel.

Watch for it! 😉