BluRay… Lot’s of Them
First task is to head to the Sony Style shop in New Sogo Department Store. There, teams must search from piles of BluRay discs and play them one by one till they got the disc that plays the correct clue. This is very hard since there are lots of piles and other teams can screw your system if you have one.
Ida and Tania were the first to arrive at the task but Sam and Vince found the correct disc first. They got the next clue which includes a Fast Forward and they went for it.
FAST FORWARD: Get tats!
Sam and Vince got to the Fast Forward and found out that they need to have a tattoo permanently inked on their body. It’s against Sam’s belief to have a tattoo on his body but decided to suck it up for the race.
Sam was thinking where he should put the tattoo and mentioned at the small of his back prompting Vince to reply, “That’s for girls!“.
Anyway, they got tattooed on their upper back and went on their way to the Pit Stop.
Pit Stop
The Pit Stop for this leg is the Taipei Astronomical Museum. Sam and Vince had no problems getting there and was awarded with a 3-day 2-nights vacation to Santiburi Resort on the Island of Koh Samui, Thailand for being first.
Back to the real race
Henry and Bernie found a taxi to lead them to the department store. AD and Fuzzie asked them to share the taxi fare again and Henry agreed. Mai and Oliver decided to follow the two teams from behind.
When they got to New Sogo, Ida and Tania were still going through the piles of discs. AD and Fuzzie got lucky with choosing a disc and found the correct one in just a short time.
They didn’t bother to look at the Fast Forward and just went on to the next task which is to drive to New Pingshi Coal Mine Museum located outside the city. They can’t hire a taxi this time since it will cost them at least 1,000 NT$.
Shortly after, Henry and Bernie found a disc with the clue leaving Ida and Tania and Mai and Oliver behind.
Geoff and Tisha finally left the Pit Stop and got to the department store and were able to catch up. At this point, Ida and Tania thought about asking the other teams to proceed to the next task and take the 4-hour penalty but they didn’t push through it.
Geoff’s plan is to check the discs for fingerprints and avoid those.
Ida and Tania are getting frustrated as other teams kept jumbling up the piles of disc that they’ve already finished.
ROADBLOCK: Can you dig it?
With a good sense of direction, Henry and Bernie were able to arrive at the coal museum first and was greeted by a roadblock.
In the roadblock, one must dig through coals from a mine cart in search of a souvenir. The souvenir is a big piece of silver Amazing Race coin but teams don’t know that.
Shortly after, AD and Fuzzie arrived as Henry started digging. Fuzzie performed the task for their team.
Back at Sony Style
Finally, Ida and Tania found the correct disc. And just after a few minutes, Geoff and Tisha found theirs leaving Mai and Oliver behind who contemplated on quitting the task.
Lover’s Quarrel
On their way to the coal mine, Team Philippines got lost with Tisha driving and Geoff asking for directions. This resulted in a lot of heated words between the two since they’ve been on the road for quite awhile and it’s getting dark.
Tisha quipped, “We’re so over after this.”
Ida and Tania however, used their charm again and asked a police officer to escort them.
It’s already dark when Henry found the coin after a lot of digging. They can’t shake off AD and Fuzzie though as Fuzzie found hers shortly after. The other teams have yet to arrive.
DETOUR: Pick or Pail
Teams must choose between Pick or Pail.
claw In Pick, they must drive to a nearby arcade and pick 3 stuffed toys from a claw vending machine. This is the arcade game were there are plush toys inside and you must operate a claw crane to grab them.
In Pail, teams must drive to a temple and carry a pail of water from the base to the top of the temple where a monk will give them their next clue. This is hard because aside from being heavy, there’s the risk of spilling the water. If the water is below a certain level when they reach the top, they have to go back and do it again.
Both teams chose Pick.
Meanwhile…
Ida and Tania finally arrived at the coal museum with Tania set to do the task.
After some more squabbling, Geoff and Tisha found a police officer that lead them to the coal task. By the time they got there, Tania has digged through the whole cart but somehow missed the coin.
At this point, Mai and Oliver are still at Sony Style and have gone through hundreds of discs but still no clue. Yikes! They should’ve went for the 4-hour penalty.
Back at the arcade
AD and Fuzzie found the arcade first and went on with the task. By the time they got the first toy, Henry and Bernie arrived.
AD and Fuzzie completed the task first and went on to the next task which is the Pit Stop.
Henry and Bernie finished after a short while and were counting on that AD and Fuzzie will get lost on the long ride back to Taipei City.
Aided by Henry’s excellent guidance (Bernie’s driving), they got to the pit stop ahead of AD and Fuzzie for 2nd place.
Closing time
At this point, Sony Style is closing so the attendant simply gave the next clue to Mai and Oliver who are still going through the discs. Hmmm, if the store closes at 8 PM, they’ve been there for almost 6 hours. I feel sorry for them.
They decided to hire a taxi to take them to the coal museum for 1000 NT$. But on their way, their taxi broke down. What a stroke of bad luck! Exhausted and defeated, the two just decided to sleep in their car and continue in the morning.
Team Philippines vs. Team Malaysia
Tania finally found the coin but won’t show Geoff what the souvenir looked like. This frustrated Geoff but on their way out, Ida and Tania hinted that he should use his hands. They went on to do the Pail task.
At last, Geoff found the coin and got a kiss from Tisha. They got a taxi to lead them to the Pick task which they finished quickly before Ida and Tania completed theirs.
They came in 4th at the Pit Stop where Geoff exclaimed that it is the best day during the race so far. Looks like he and Tish are in good terms again.
In the morning, Allan went over to Mai and Oliver’s car, woke them up and said that they’re the last team and are eliminated.
Placement of each team after the 5th leg:
1st Sam and Vince (vacation for two)
2nd Henry and Bernie
3rd AD and Fuzzie
4th Geoff and Tisha
5th Ida and Tania
6th Oliver and Mai (eliminated)
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