RACE NOTES

LEG 1 RECAP: - Got on the second flight to Shannon which ended up landing first. -Aligned with Azaria and Hendekea. -Had their reserved taxi stolen by Ari and Staella. -Signed up on the last ferry departing at 9:30 am. -Ronald performed the High-Wire Bike roadblock. -Checked into the pit stop in 7th place.	LEG 7 RECAP: Christina performed Ultralight task in the Roadblock. They chose Tradition in detour and arrive in at the pit stop in 3rd place.
LEG 2 RECAP: Ron was annoyed at Nicholas over his rudeness to an employee at an airport and confronted him about it. Continued to have relationship issues. They performed Bike detour. Christina performed pole vault roadblock and finished at pit stop in 9th place and weren't eliminated from the race!	LEG 8 RECAP: They performed Paste 'Em Detour. During Detour Ron reverted to his old self by blaming Christina for their problems during the task. Christina took charge during the Detour and put her father in his place. Ron performed propane delivering roadblock and arrived at pit stop in 3rd place.
LEG 3 RECAP: Ron developed a hernia problem near the end of the last leg and had to deal with the pain. Ron admitted he was nice and not mean to Christina in the last leg! Christina performed camel milking Roadblock. They chose "Teach it" detour and arrived at pit stop in 5th place in that leg!	LEG 9 RECAP: Christina performed Taxi Driver on a roadblock, not good on Japanese driving. They chose "Sense of Smell" in detour. They got a taxi fast causing them to be in first place.
LEG 4 RECAP: They chose "Shake your Booty" detour and were penalized 10 minutes for lack of creativity. Christina performed bike delivery Roadblock and finished at pit stop in 3rd place.	LEG 10 RECAP: They chose "Earth" detour. Ronald Performed Stunt Vehicles Roadblock and finished at the pit stop in 1st Place.
LEG 5 RECAP: Ronald performed messenger Roadblock. They chose "Step Up" Detour while Ron's hernia is acting up more. They finished at Pit Stop in 3rd place.	LEG 11 RECAP:Christina struggled in the final challenge as she forgotten that a human is also a animal.Ronald and Christina Finished 2nd in the final leg.
LEG 6 RECAP: Ronald performed stone wall Roadblock. They chose "Long & Short" option of Detour; after brief disagreements with Ronald stubbornly rowing by himself, teamwork blossomed with Christina assisting. They arrived at pit stop in 1st place; giving them their first win of the Amazing Race!

THEIR GAME

Strengths: They can speak different languages. Ron is fluent in Mandarin. Christina is fluent in Japanese. They're a smart team. Christina's brain (since she went to both Yale and Princeton).	Weaknesses: Ronald's impatience Ronald's constant nagging Ron's hernia.
Memorable Moments: Christina tells how she feels about her Dad. They were aligning with Azaria and Hendekea in Episode 1. Ron is great at "singing." They finished in first place finish in Croatia! They took third place in legs 4 & 5, 7 & 8 resulting highest places for Asian team (including the one above) for Amazing Race. They also became the first parent-child and Asian-American team in the Final 3. (Excluding Family Edition).	Advice to the Team: Have fun Try to get along a bit and less nagging More teamwork. Ron, listen to Christina more. She's 26 not 6. Otherwise, you guys are doing great.
Roadblocks: Leg 1: Ride a high-wire bicycle across a 200 foot high ravine - Ronald Leg 2: Pole vault over a muddy ditch - Christina Leg 3: Milk a camel then drink the milk - Christina Leg 4: Ride a bicycle and deliver items to a specific person in the market - Christina Leg 5: Deliver a package to a specific person, then deliver a second package to the correct destination - Ronald Leg 6: Find a stone and fit it in the wall - Ronald Leg 7: Fly in an ultralight and spot the name of their next destination - Christina Leg 8: Deliver propane gas tanks - Ronald Leg 9: Become a taxi driver and drive a couple to the post office - Christina Leg 10: Ride in a car driven by a professional stunt driver on a giant teeter-totter, then ride in an amphibious car and hold their breath while being driven underwater - Ronald Leg 11: Place ten specific objects encountered on the race on a stage while matching two different requirements - Christina Ronald: 5 Christina: 6	Detours Leg 1: No Detour Leg 2: Hunt It Leg 3: Teach It Leg 4: Shake Your Booty Leg 5: Step Up Leg 6: Long & Short Leg 7: Tradition Leg 8: Paste 'Em Leg 9: Sense of Smell Leg 10: Earth Leg 11: Cut the Cod

Memorable Quotes EPISODE 12-01: DONKEYS HAVE SOULS TOO, YOU KNOW Ronald: “Not bad for a old fart.” Christina: “Donkeys have souls too!” EPISODE 12-02: I'VE BECOME THE ARCHIE BUNKER OF THE HOME Ronald: “You’re becoming A.D.D. like me.” Ronald: “Your grandpa is a good cop, and you’re the bad cop.” Ronald: “I have maybe some problems with interpretation, but the words that come through my ear is very clear because I cleared all the wax yesterday.” Ronald: “Booger! Booger!” Ronald: "I've become the Archie Bunker of the home." Ronald: “I’m optimistic with the real truth flavor.” Ronald “I’m trying to give you the real truth that other peoples don’t tell you that you have boogers in your bones.” Ronald: “You’re vacillating! Vacillation!” Ronald: “Oh let me hold that so you don’t contaminate it.” Christina: “How does that feel for you?” Ronald: “It’s okay, you need to lose some weight.” *Bakfeit tips over, with Christina in it* Ronald: “I should have not made that kind of comment.” EPISODE 12-03: PLEASE, LORD, GIVE ME MILK Ronald: “These animals love me because I have their stench…(to camel) right?” Ronald *singing* “It’s a long road to Tiperrari!” Camel speaks Christina: “Daddy!” Ronald: “What? That’s camel-esh for ‘Go go go!’ Chris!” Christina: “That’s camel for ‘Be quiet please!’” Ronald: “I’m not that kind of a young spring chicken.” Ronald: *while teaching local kids English words* SKYSCRAPER. You know, like King-Kong! *proceeds to pound on his chest while making noises* EPISODE 12-04: LET'S NAME OUR CHICKEN, PHIL Christina: “You’re really good at shaking your booty.” Ronald: “Yeah I am.” Christina: “My dad is a wild dancer.” Christina: “Daddy, don’t scare them.” Ronald: “We choose not to u, u the used-turn because we’re not dead last…” Ronald: “Bon voyage!” Christina: “Merci beaucoup daddy.” Ronald: “ May the force of good fortune be with you.” EPISODE 12-05: WE'VE REALLY BURNED BRIDGES, FOR SURE Ronald: "Lithuanians make some great pastries as I understand it." Ronald: "She's fossilizing her mind to Air France. Try to have her expand beyond the fossilization of just these carriers." Ronald: "I'm just trying to stabilize my pain in the side-aches." Ronald: "I don't want this hernia to pop out." EPISODE 12-06: CHERRY ON TOP OF THE SUNDAE THAT'S ALREADY MELTED Christina: “See how nice you are to her? You should be that nice to me.” After Ron gets too snippy... Christina: “Sorry guys. Sorry.” Vyxsin: “It’s okay, I have a dad too.” Ronald: “I just ate. I might throw up my lunch.” Ronald: “This is so ass-backwards.” Ronald: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks at this stage in the game.” Phil: “You guys… have won a… twelve and a half foot… catamaran…” Ronald: “We know what that is!” *Everyone laughs* EPISODE 12-07: THIS IS FOREVER, NOW Ronald: “I don’t speak any Italian for you. ‘Prego’… something, means ‘Please’ I think.” Christina: "Isn't Prego... a spaghetti sauce?" Christina: “Kynt & Vyxsin, its like a performance every time I see them.” Ronald: “Like Kabuki theatre.” Ronald: "Now you just want to fart around..." Ronald: "I might've peed in my pants on that one." EPISODE 12-08: HONESTLY, THEY HAVE WITCH POWERS OR SOMETHING! Ronald: "We are excited to come to this lovely city of the Renaissance. We hope that this is the Renaissance of me, of a new man, to make my daughter feel proud." Ronald: "Don't be so cheap with the paste!" Christina: "Stop yelling at me!" Christina: "I was trying to give you a stool!" Ronald: "Yeah, but it busted!" Ronald: "It's a hernia buster." EPISODE 12-09: I JUST HOPE HE DOESN'T CROAK ON US Ronald: "Oh, Osaka, Japan… land of Sushi." Ronald: "I paid him good money just to walk more!" Ronald: "I’m just an old fart that runs on emotions." Christina: "First off, I don’t have a car! I use public transportation, so this is ridiculous that I’m doing this." Christina: "I don’t think Japanese helps much. Driving skills helps more." Taxi driver wheezes Christina: "Are you okay? Is he okay?" Ronald: "Is he having a heart attack or something?" Christina: "Yeah, it sounds like his health is not the best." Ronald: "I just hope he doesn’t croak on us." EPISODE 12-10: SORRY GUYS, I'M NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU Ronald: "I think my callus feet over those stones helped a lot." EPISODE 12-11: THE FINAL PUSH Ronald: "How do you fillet these things? This is no easy task for a city slicker." Ronald: "Man, this is a lot of nasty guts. People don’t eat guts here do they?" Ronald: "You’re number one in my eye." Ronald: "I feel real grateful that even though I didn’t come up with the first place, but I come out with the first place in my daughter’s heart. And the fact that I’ve changed for the better."

Lucky Situation: -Won 3 legs -Christina knowing Japanese and Chinese and got 1st place in Japan and Taiwan. -Get along with each other in Croatia -After Leg 3,they keep their spot in the top 3. -Got 1 flight lead,having advantage of getting 1st in Taiwan. -Beat Nate/Jen in taxi to the pitstop

Unlucky Situation: -Ron not listening to her daughter in Leg 2. -Fight alot in Amsterdam and Mumbai. -Christina not taking lead. -Almost eliminated in Amsterdam. -Enemies to Nick & Don -Losing the million bucks because of a roadblock. -Ron got hernia problems!

Alliances Rivals


Azaria and Hendekea Kynt and Vyxsin & Nathan and Jennifer