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Archive for the 'The Amazing Race 9' Category

11
Feb

Focus

Tyler spoke about his walk in Japan (and about The Amazing Race & I Ran Iran) at a party hosted by the Tri-Valley Japanese-American Citizens League. I sang the American and Japanese national anthems.
A warm crowd of people cheered and smiled, listening to Tyler share his life stories. We answered questions, shook hands, joked, sold […]

10
Dec

The Amazing Race 10

I don’t know how many of you know / watch The Amazing Race? Last season my boyfriend Tyler and his friend BJ won the race around the world, coming home with half a million dollars each.
I am currently watching the finale of this season, imagining the families and friends of the last competing 3 […]

29
Aug

The Amazing Race 9 won the Emmy!

The irony is that both Tyler and BJ don’t know about it because they are at Burning Man (a week long art festival in the middle of a desert in Nevada).
They had asked CBS if they could attend the Emmy, but it cost them $500 each for a seat at the awards, so they decided […]

26
Jul

Ads on eggs

Brad Parker, nephew of a chicken farmer, came up (and followed through) with an idea to use “lasers to etch a freshness date” onto every egg shell, that would greatly enhance the safety of eggs. (Fox news)
An almost instant worry though, is advertisement. CBS has already announced that it would have its logo on “35 […]

04
Jun

A very nice hotel

Tyler and BJ were flown to Toronto to promote the next season of The Amazing Race. Two others were invited as guests, one included […]

21
May

Two mums

My mother came to New York to join us on the Amazing Race party, all the way from Japan. My mum is a great fan […]

18
May

Tyler and BJ won the Amazing Race

Late night New York, two full days, no sleep, exhausted, relieved, overwhelmed. It’s been a long road.
All […]

11
May

The Amazing Race

Last night a party of friends gathered to watch The Amazing Race at a noisy restaurant in Santa Cruz. Our waitress […]

04
Apr

Fast forward

Two Tuesdays ago, a group of friends gathered to watch The Amazing Race, which is a reality TV show that my boyfriend Tyler […]