Another season of TARA ends and (spoilers ahead, please stop reading if you don't know the winners yet)... team Hongkong wins! 2nd place again goes to Team Philippines. Third place goes to the team I was rooting for - Ida and Tania. I must say that I never expected Sam and Vince to go that far, their performance at the first leg, during the bus wash was disappointing, and I felt that they lacked both physical and mental strength. I guess I was wrong hehe ;)

I expected both Geoff/Tisha and Ida/Tania to make it to top 3 though so I'm 2/3 correct! :) I'm really proud of Ida and Tania because they were two girls who lead sheltered lives and are used to luxury, and yet they were able to really rise up to every challenge. They even picked several physically-intensive challenges that the others did not! (example: carrying that water all the way to the top, or hauling that cart full of breakable jars) I also admire their teamwork, they hardly fought.

I don't know why there is so much animosity towards Geoff, he's a nice guy, he was a good sport (esp. seen during the first leg). And in this competitive game, of course there will be things that he will do to get ahead of the race. Besides, at least he is more interesting than his overly serious girlfriend, Tisha.

Congratulations to Team Hongkong and hope next year will be a fun TARA season again!