#284 - The Amazing Race Asia (Finale)

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On the finale episode of The Amazing Race Asia, all teams had to start the final leg from the pitstart 12hrs after they checked in at the pitstop. First, they had to solve a jigsaw puzzle to find the final country they would visit and it was Malaysia. All teams had to leave Dubai, UAE heading for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Andrew&Syeon and Zabrina&Joe-Jer took a flight from Dubai to Kuala Lumpur via Singapore, while Sandy&Francesca took a flight via Bangkok. Even though they took 2 separated flights, they arrived at KL just minutes in different. Once they arrived, they had to go to the first pitstop, KL Tower to find the next clue. There was a car-racing. Teams found out that they had to go to Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. So, all teams were then equalized on the same flight on the way to Kuching. After they arrived at Kuching, they needed to find the correct cat statue (there are so many cat statues in Kuching) to find their next clue. Zabrina&Joe-Jer made a smart choice by paying a cab driver to show them the way. After they found the clue, they had to go to the Old Courthouse at Gambier Road to find their next clue. The current placing: Andrew&Syeon (1), Zabrina&Joe-Jer (2), Sandy&Francesca (3).

After they arrived at the Old Courthouse and found the next clue, they had to do a Detour Task. They had to choose between BRAIN or BRAWN. On Brain, teams had to assemble a wooden bench just based on pictures they could take with a handphone. On Brawn, teams had to carry 30kg of food before they got their next clue. Well, all teams took Brain apparently while I thought Sandy&Francesca would take Brawn since Brawn was their strength... :) Assembling the bench was kinda hard for Zabrina&Joe-Jer. They finished last behind Andrew&Syeon (1) and Sandy&Francesca (2). After completing the task, they had to go to Sarawak Cultural Village on the foothill of Mt. Santubong. On the way there, Andrew&Syeon made a fatal mistake by relying too much on their guide-book while Zabrina&Joe-Jer, who were the last team, made another smart decision by continuing renting a cab driver to show them the correct way. Because of that mistake, Andrew&Syeon were so left behind and the race was between Zabrina&Joe-Jer and Sandy&Francesca.

Once they arrived, they had to find their next clue inside the correct traditional house. Sandy&Francesca and Zabrina&Joe-Jer found it almost at the same time. They had to use a blowpipe and shoot 6 pineapples. After finishing the task, they got the next clue. The next clue stated that they had to do a Road-Block Task, a rope course at Permai Rainforest Resort. Zabrina&Joe-Jer were the second to finish the blowpipe task behind Sandy&Francesca, but they took a shorter way to go back to the parking lot while Sandy&Francesca took the longer way. Therefore, Zabrina&Joe-Jer were the first to arrive at the Road-Block Task. Zabrina who did the Road-Block Task was almost overtaken by Francesca. Then, they found out that they had to go on foot to Damai Beach and picked a boat to go to Baku National Park, where there would be the finish-line. The first team to check in would win The Amazing Race Asia. The race between Zabrina&Joe-Jer and Sandy&Francesca were so intense on the boat race. Then, once they landed at Baku National Park, they ran to the finish-line following the flag. On the finish line, all eliminated teams (Ernie&Jeena, Aubrey&Jacqueline, Sahil&Prashant, Melody&Sharon, Howard&Sahran, Andy&Laura, and Mardy&Marsio) were waiting for the winner. Finally the first team to arrive and won TARA was ZABRINA&JOE-JER!!! It's clear, Sandy&Francesca were the second team and Andrew&Syeon were the third team.

Wow!! An all-female team won The Amazing Race!! That created a new history in The Amazing Race!! Congratulations to Zabrina&Joe-Jer!! Well, statistically, they were the weakest team amongst the all 3 teams, they never won a single leg before the top 3 leg, automatically, they had never won a winning-prize for the winner of each leg, they were marked for elimination once, but in the end, they won the main prize!! Whatta sweet victory!! :D Btw, Zabrina&Joe-Jer's placing is interesting since it made a palindrome: 3-4-5-6-3-3-6-5-4-3-2-1!! The first until the tenth placing is such a palindrome!! :) Zabrina&Joe-Jer has been one of my most favorite team since the beginning of The Amazing Race Asia, and during the whole race, they were the nicest and cleanest player amongst all 10 teams. KARMA, eh?? :D

::: Zabrina&Joe-Jer celebrating their victory

::: All teams and Allan Wu at the finish-line

BAHASA INDONESIA

Di episode final dari The Amazing Race Asia, semua tim harus memulai putaran terakhir dari pitstart 12 jam setelah mereka sampai di pitstop. Pertama, mereka harus menyusun puzzle untuk menemukan negara tujuan akhir mereka dan mereka akan mengunjungi Malaysia. Semua tim harus meninggalkan Dubai, UEA dan menuju Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Andrew&Syeon dan Zabrina&Joe-Jer mengambil penerbangan menuju Kuala Lumpur via Singapore sementara Sandy&Francesca mengambil penerbangan via Bangkok. Walau mereka mengambil 2 penerbangan yang berbeda, mereka sampai di KL hanya beberapa menit berbeda. Begitu mereka sampai, mereka harus pergi ke pitstop pertama, KL Tower untuk menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Ada balapan mobil tuh. Mereka kemudian menemukan kalo mereka harus pergi ke Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Jadi, kesemua tim kemudia menjadi seimbang dalam penerbangan yang sama menuju Kuching. Habis sampai di Kuching, mereka harus menemukan atung kucing yang benar (ada banyak patung kucing di Kuching) untuk menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Zabrina&Joe-Jer membuat keputusan yang pintar dengan membayar sopir taksi untuk menunjukkan jalan. Habis menemukan petunjuk, mereka harus pergi ke Old Courthouse di Jalan Gambier untuk menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Urutannnya sekarang Andrew&Syeon (1), Zabrina&Joe-Jer (2), dan Sandy&Francesca (3).

Setelah mereka sampai di Old Courthouse dan menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya, mereka harus melakukan tugas Detour. Mereka harus memilih diantara BRAIN atau BRAWN. Dalam Brain, mereka harus menyusun bangku dari kayu dengan berdasarkan gambar yang bisa mereka ambil dengan menggunakan handphone. Dalam Brawn, mereka harus membawa 30 kg makanan sebelum menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya. Hmm, semua tim ternyata memilih Brain dan aku kira Sandy&Francesca bakalan memilih Brawn solnya Brawn adalah kekuatan mereka... :) Menyusun kursi kayaknya susah tuh untuk Zabrina&Joe-Jer. Mereka selesai terakhir di belakang Andrew&Syeon (1) dan Sandy&Francesca (2). Habis menyelesaikan tugas, mereka harus pergi ke Sarawak Cultural Village di kaki gunung Santubong. Dalam perjalanan, Andrew&Syeon membuat kesalahan fatal dengan terlalu bergantung pada buku petunjuk mereka sementara Zabrina&Joe-Jer, yang merupakan tim yang terakhir, membuat sebuah keputusan pintar lagi dengan menyewa sopir taksi. Karena kesalahan tersebut, Andrew&Syeon sangat tertinggal di belaknag dn pertandingan adalah antara Zabrina&Joe-Jer dan Sandy&Francesca.

Begitu mereka sampai, mereka harus menemukan petunjuk selanjutnya di dalam rumah tradisional yang benar. Sandy&Francesca menemukannya hampir bersamaan dengan Zabrina&Joe-Jer. Mereka harus menggunakan pipa tiup dan menembak 6 buah nanas. Habis menyelesaikan tugas, mereka menerima petunjuk selanjutnya. Petunjuk selanjutnya menyatakan bahwa mereka harus melakukan tugas Road-Block, kursus tali di Permai Rainforest Resort. Zabrina&Joe-Jer adalah tim kedua yang selesai di belakang Sandy&Francesca, tapi mereka mengambil jalan yang lebih cepat menuju tempat parkir sementara Sandy&Francesca mengambil jalan yang lebih jauh. Makanya, Zabrina&Joe-Jer adalah yang pertama sampai di tempat tugas Road-Block. Zabrina yang melakukan Road-Block nyaris disalip sama Francesca.Trus mereka harus berjalan kaki menuju Pantai Damai dan memilih perahu untuk pergi ke Taman Nasional Baku, dimana akan berada garis-finish. Tim pertama yang sampai akan memenangkan The Amazing Race Asia. Pertandingan antara Zabrina&Joe-Jer dan Sandy&Francesca sangat ketat di balapan perahunya. Trus, habis sampai, mereka lari ke garis-finish dimana kesemua tim yang sudah tereliminasi (Ernie&Jeena, Aubrey&Jacqueline, Sahil&Prashant, Melody&Sharon, Howard&Sahran, Andy&Laura, dan Mardy&Marsio) menunggu pemenangnya. Akhirnya, tim pertama yang sampai dan memenangkan TARA adalah ZABRINA&JOE-JER!!! Jelas lah, Sandy&Francesca adalah tim kedua dan Andrew&Syeon adalah tim ketiga.

Wow!! Sebuah tim semua-wanita memenangkan The Amazing Race!! Itu mencetak sejarah baru di The Amazing Race!! Selamat untuk Zabrina&Joe-Jer!! Hmm, secara statistik, mereka adalah tim terlemah dari semua 3 tim, mereka blom pernah memenangkan pertandingan sebelumnya, secara otomatis mereka blom pernah memenangkan hadiah kemenangan untuk pemenang tiap ronde, mereka nyaris tereliminasi, tapi akhirnya, mereka memenangkan hadiah utamanya!! Kemenangan yang sangat manis tuh!! :D Btw, posisi Zabrina&Joe-Jer menarik loh soalnya membentuk sebuah palindrom: 3-4-5-6-3-3-6-5-4-3-2-1!! Yang pertama sampai kesepuluh membentuk palindrom!! :) Zabrina&Joe-Jer adalah salah satu tim terfavorit saya sejak awal dari The Amazing Race Asia ini, dan dari keseluruhan pertandingan, mereka adalah yang terbaik hati dan pemain terbersih dari kesemua 10 tim. Apakah ini KARMA?? :D