TAR 5 (Wed.Thurs.Fri NTV7 viewer don't visit here to avoid early result)

Dark-Ang3L

mlm ni pun tak de elimination.... :bgrin:

bherkk

Originally posted by pacey at 1/9/2004 10:32 AM:
Do you think it's possible to have another non-elimination round again this week?

Well, I think it's possible...

possible kalau yg last tu team lain selain C & C

tak possible kalau C & c tu last...

kalau C & C last......aku org pertama bertepuk tangan!!!

bengang lagi aku smlm.....asyik dia je yg menang hadiah!!!

cluben

Kalau C&C berada dalam situasi B&N smlm, mesti christie dah kena cerai. Brandon cool je.

ColbyRaikkonen

The Star -  2 Sept 2004
The Amazing Race's plucky duo

Mirna Hindoyan and Charla Faddoul who were eliminated after the seventh episode tell ZACK YUSOF of the good and trying times they faced competing in The Amazing Race.

Their trek on The Amazing Race may have ended in tears for plucky contestants Mirna Hindoyan, 27, and Charla Faddoul, 28, but nobody expected host Phil Keoghan to be visibly moved as well.

“At each pit-stop, Phil was so gracious to us and I can tell you that he wasn't like that with the other teams,” said Mirna in a telephone interview from Maryland.  

  
“I think Phil and us have mutual respect for each other. We are big fans of the show. Unlike some of the other teams, we didn't get on the show through an agent, but it was through our own will, trying very hard to prove that we had what's needed to be on the show.  

“I think Phil also respected us because we had respect for the locals. It was obviously hard for him to see that after all our hard work, we just could not advance further.”

On this occasion, the normally ice-cold host of the top-rated TV adventure race could not contain his emotions and allowed his eyes to well up when the 122cm-tall Charla explained her motivation for competing on the show after they were eliminated.

It's a physically challenging 29-day race, with 11 teams travelling 116,800km and at the same time performing challenging tasks for a US$1mil (RM3.8mil) prize. Few people gave Charla and her team-mate and cousin Mirna Hindoyan much chance of making it past the early stages.  

But having survived seven episodes using their wits and wiles, the two have gained the respect of audiences around the world.

“I just wanted to prove to the world how much I can do, and the pressure is greater when there are always people thinking you can do it,” said Charla to a teary-eyed Keoghan when they were eliminated.  

Mirna and Charla were fierce and determined competitors throughout seven legs of The Amazing Race. They gave as good as they got on their travels but got themselves eliminated after gambling on an earlier flight from Abu Dhabi to Dubai, which was later delayed by three hours. Their final destination was to be Nairobi, Kenya.

“That was the worst moment of the race for us. Everything was going so well until then. That killed our lead.” said Mirna.  

Since the fifth season of the series began airing in the United States on July 6, Mirna and Charla have emerged as one of the most interesting teams on the show, while angering other teams and polarising popular opinion. The other contestants like Colin and Christie in particular were so against the two women.  

“Let's just say that Colin's a very offensive person and he is not open to people of different cultures. From day one, he had some choice words that he used on us. We are Armenian and very proud of our heritage. He wanted to beat us and we wanted to do our best. Some people just resort to blocking doorways and others just try to use their brains and play their own games.”

In fact, the cousins were prepared to resort to almost any measure, including using Charla's small stature, to get ahead. From the very beginning of the race, Charla had admitted that people were inclined to offer her help because of her size. She was proven right as early as the third episode when she claimed that she needed a doctor so that she could secure a seat on a plane. Unscrupulous maybe, but having a small person among their ranks definitely worked in Mirna and Charla's favour.

As it turned out, Charla proved to be such an able competitor. She ended up performing most of the tasks at the roadblocks, which made many people speculate that she was doing most of the work.  

“I really would like to respond to that,” stated Mirna firmly. “Most people don’t realise how much of a struggle the race was for us. Charla may be the smallest person in the race but she weighs as much as me. I'm a 160cm girl who weighs 48kg and I must say that although I’m a very hardworking person, I’ve never worked as hard as in the race.  

“I'm very proud of her because for the first 10 days of the race I was ill and on antibiotics. But also, for the two people challenges, I was there with her and a lot of time I had to do it on my own like herding the goat and finding the dancer in Argentina.  

“I joked and laughed about it but it hurts me when people think that I didn't contribute. If we weren't a team, I don't think we would have made it that far.”

Between the two of them, they speak a variety of languages including Armenian, Turkish, French and Spanish, and have travelled extensively to foreign countries. Their linguistic skills and experience of different cultures certainly helped them on various legs of the race.

“We like to have a good time,” explained Charla. “We love experiencing different cultures and meeting people. There are lots of beautiful things in the world to experience. We try to communicate with the locals because in my travelling experience, I find that when you respect people, they treat you very graciously. It’s nice to try and speak their language. Speaking different languages definitely gave us an edge over the other teams.”

Certainly, Mirna and Charla's stint on The Amazing Race has made them household names back in the United States. People, In Touch, Jay Leno, Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight have all requested interviews with them.  

In a CBS poll conducted just before they were eliminated, the two ladies were voted as the team most likely to win. Even after their elimination from the race, the fan websites garner more comments about Charla and Mirna than any other team.

For the record, Mirna and Charla are first cousins from Towson, Maryland, and Phoenix, Arizona, respectively. Both are Armenian and were born in the same hospital in Syria one month apart. They emigrated to the United States when they were young children.  

As well as co-owning/ managing 10 sportswear stores, Charla said that she is married to the man of her dreams. Although she has a form of dwarfism, she stressed that she does not consider it a limitation. Mirna is an attorney who graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law at 23, the youngest in her class.  

Now that they are eliminated from the race, which of the remaining teams are they rooting for to win the grand prize?

“We like the mums, and Chip and Kim. They are very nice people to be around. They are very positive people,” said Charla.  

Added Mirna: “At the end of the day, we are proud of what we have accomplished. Our families and people who stopped us in the streets are proud of us. I got letters from Singapore and all over the world where the senders said they were proud of us. We never expected any of this and we are very appreciative.”  

The Amazing Race airs on Wednesdays at 8pm on Astro's AXN channel.

goggle7724

Originally posted by cluben at 2004-9-2 01:03 PM:
Kalau C&C berada dalam situasi B&N smlm, mesti christie dah kena cerai. Brandon cool je.

rasanya kalau ini terjadi kat C&C,mahu gila Christie dimaki oleh Collin.goggle harap diaorg ni tak menang AR5 nie.

pacey

Originally posted by goggle7724 at 3-9-2004 09:29 AM:


rasanya kalau ini terjadi kat C&C,mahu gila Christie dimaki oleh Collin.goggle harap diaorg ni tak menang AR5 nie.

It's very rare to see a member of any team admits it's her/his mistake.
Usually, what they did was blamimg each other, here at least Nicole admitted it was hers.
good for Brandon for being cool about it.
Hope their relationship lasts and hope to hear wedding bells soon after the race.

fly_in_d_sky

cam biasa la paling tak suka si Collin
nape dia suka persendakan n juga cepat naik hangin?
pastu tetiba jer tuduh org lain menyeksa dia .. sedangkan benda tu salah dia sendiri ... hapa punya manusia ..

then Team Chip n Kim dah wat kesalahan tp kira nasib baik la sebb diorg cepat2 sedar n balik ke tmpt Wild Wadi tu semula ....

pastu Team Bowling Mums pun ada wat mistake, leh lak teringgal beg diorg pastu masa nak tukar duit .... perghh mulut Linda cam ayam betina nak bertelur ... meriah sakan ...

then yg Team Twins .... masa nak buat batu .... nasib diorg tak gaduh sampai baling2 tanah utk wat batu tuh ..... tegangnyer keadaan diorg

then Team Brandon n Nicole .... nape lak diorg leh wat mistake? tp kira nasib baik sebb pusingan elimination takde lagi ... tp duit diorg dah kene amik cam biasa ...
n masa diorg pegi ke kuil n kene wat cukur rambut ... Brandon sah2 tak nak sebb tak rambut Nicole yg lawa tu kene tebas ...

org dlm dunia model ni susah skit nak korbankan rambut sebb rambut tu mahal ... takde rambut takleh jadi model ... terutama nak jadi model shampoo ...


nak ckp pasal Team Twins ........ cam ner diorg dpt duit? tak nampak pun Team Twins pk cam ner nak dptkan duit. tgk2 jer ... diorg leh beli tiket kapal terbang, naik teksi la .. n beli tiket keretapi lah ....

pelik sungguh ..........

Dark-Ang3L

twin mngorat ada satu mamat tu... suruh bawak gi epot.. pastu kena bagi duit..

ColbyRaikkonen

Apsal la Colin & Chirstie tue masih no.1....nyampah betul.......

pacey

Originally posted by fly_in_d_sky at 4-9-2004 12:44 AM:

cam biasa la paling tak suka si Collin
nape dia suka persendakan n juga cepat naik hangin?
pastu tetiba jer tuduh org lain menyeksa dia .. sedangkan benda tu salah dia sendiri . ...

then Team Brandon n Nicole .... nape lak diorg leh wat mistake? tp kira nasib baik sebb pusingan elimination takde lagi ... tp duit diorg dah kene amik cam biasa ...
n masa diorg pegi ke kuil n kene wat cukur rambut ... Brandon sah2 tak nak sebb tak rambut Nicole yg lawa tu kene tebas ...

org dlm dunia model ni susah skit nak korbankan rambut sebb rambut tu mahal ... takde rambut takleh jadi model ... terutama nak jadi model shampoo ...

Maybe because they didn't use the Fastforward first when they got the chance, so that might save time on their behalves rather than going to do the bricks first.

Mungkin jugak dorang ingat buat brick tu senang (well actually memang senang buat brick tu) tapi sebab kan under preasure and panicky dorang tak boleh buat, susah nak concentrate on the bricks sebab dorang ada satu lagu option to do FF.

Since dorang ada FF dalam tangan tu sebab dorang tinggalkan bricks pastu realized yang dorang have to sacrifice dorang punya rambut.
So, tu yang tak jadi nak buat FF tu.
Sayangkan rambut terpaksa tinggalkan FF, and did the bricks again which they realized yang buat bricks tak susah seperti yang dijangkakan.
Mungkin the preasure was off sebab dah tak de saingan lagi.
Susah jugak kan nak buat decision if you have too many options.

pacey

Originally posted by fly_in_d_sky at 4-9-2004 12:44 AM:

cam biasa la paling tak suka si Collin
nape dia suka persendakan n juga cepat naik hangin?
pastu tetiba jer tuduh org lain menyeksa dia .. sedangkan benda tu salah dia sendiri . ...

nak ckp pasal Team Twins ........ cam ner diorg dpt duit? tak nampak pun Team Twins pk cam ner nak dptkan duit. tgk2 jer ... diorg leh beli tiket kapal terbang, naik teksi la .. n beli tiket keretapi lah ....

pelik sungguh ..........

Originally posted by Dark-Ang3L at 4-9-2004 11:18 AM:
twin mngorat ada satu mamat tu... suruh bawak gi epot.. pastu kena bagi duit..

Yup, dorang mintak duit dari mamat (mat saleh) tu.
Actually those twins tu lucky sebab dorang tak de duit masa kat Dhubai..
Look what happened to Linda and Karen dorang kena kat Egypt where the ppl there are not so well off cam orang Dhubai..
Tu pun dorang lucky sebab dorang terserempak dengan a busload of American tourists kalau tak naye jugak..
But, I'm not sure if Bran and Nic will be so lucky as the twins... sebab almaklum sajelah kat India.. tapi tak taulah kalau dorang jumpa yang kaya-raya cam SRK..

As for the plane tickets.. actually it'll be paid for by the TAR producer/TAR working crews.
Duit yang dorang dapat in each leg of the race cukup untuk dorang survive masa kat lokasi tu saje, duit motel (if they need to stay overnight), duit untuk makan minum and also duit untuk tambang bas, teksi, atau any kind of transportation other than plane tickets unless stated otherwise
The money is good enough until they reach the next leg of the rest.
Pastu baru dorang dapat new pocket money.

bherkk

aku pun tak dpt bayangkan....camana si N & B nak cari duit kat India....

tahu2 je la negara tu.....aku masa tgk diaorg pegi sana....aku dah rasa ngeri...

diaorg pandang org semacam je.....hiiii...tak sanggup tgk yg kat tepi2 jalan, yg miskin......masa naik keretapi......masyallah!!!!

GAMEOVER

mmg tak budget langsung leg hari tuh xder elimination

memati la aku ingat Brandon & Nicole tuh dah bungkus

season dedulu pun asal ader pompuan naik ketapi mesti kena raba

sedangkan Christie & Nicole ader balak memasing pun leh kena raba, camaner la agaknyer bebudak kembar tuh?

xder plak tunjuk

pacey

Originally posted by GAMEOVER at 7-9-2004 01:34 AM:
mmg tak budget langsung leg hari tuh xder elimination

memati la aku ingat Brandon & Nicole tuh dah bungkus

season dedulu pun asal ader pompuan naik ketapi mesti kena raba

sedangkan Chr ...

Kat mana-mana pun kalau tempat bersesak tu mesti ada yang kena.. nf: nf:


Memang memula tu tak expected.. because they're having non-elims back2back..
Who wud have thought... :hmm: :hmm:

Tapi perasan tak masa C&C baca a clue for the Pitt Stop.
The clue read (lebih kurang camni) - "Last team to check in May Be eliminated"..
Usually, clue tu will read - "Last team to check in Will Be eliminated".

Tapi dorang pandai.. kengkadang racers tak sempat abis baca clue TPTB dah edit so tak dapat dengar racers baca clue sampai abis..

sayangidaku

ooooo...rupanya charla n mirna tu keturunan arab syria.
patutla nama n rupa diorang agak eksotik sket.
pastu masa episod yg diorang berebut teksi dgn colin n christie...aku ada dgr diorang bising2 ckp 'majnun2'(gila)...ingatkan sapa la yg ckp...rupanya diorang.
sbb masa tu christie ckp diorang lunatics.

GAMEOVER

Originally posted by pacey at 7-9-2004 09:52 AM:
Tapi perasan tak masa C&C baca a clue for the Pitt Stop.
The clue read (lebih kurang camni) - "Last team to check in May Be eliminated"..
Usually, clue tu will read - "Last team to check in Will Be eliminated".

tu la aku dah tanyer pasal nih hari tuh

aku rasa season 5 nih diorang dah tukar

skrg nih tiap

pacey

[quote]Originally posted by GAMEOVER at 7-9-2004 03:26 PM:

tu la aku dah tanyer pasal nih hari tuh

aku rasa season 5 nih diorang dah tukar

skrg nih tiap

pacey

Originally posted by sayangidaku at 7-9-2004 11:10 AM:
ooooo...rupanya charla n mirna tu keturunan arab syria.
patutla nama n rupa diorang agak eksotik sket.
pastu masa episod yg diorang berebut teksi dgn colin n christie...aku ada dgr diorang bising ...

Yup, they both were born in Syria and came to US as emigrants when they were kids.
Between the two of them, apart from English, they can speak inArmenian, Turkish, French and Spanish and a smattering of Arabics..
Tu yang dengar dorang cakap Majnun.. Ya Habibi.. pada drebar teksi kat Mesir tu..

Carl_Lewis

NTV 7 crews are arranging the slots for The Amazing 6! Stay tunned!

GAIA

eh...tengok muka Charla n Mirna tuh pun memang dah nampak keARABAN diorang.....