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Wow, absolutely amazing. Congrats to Tammy and Victor Jih on winning the Amazing Race. The both of them really shined through and worked well as a team. In a way, it was good that they went through that meltdown in Romania early on in the race. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger , and they took that lesson and learned from it. Their bond as brother and sister became stronger, and their teamwork was unstoppable as a result. I was really impressed at how Tammy just kept pulling that pig, and Victor used just the right amount of "push" to get his sister going but not break her spirit. And Victor: wow, talk about calm and cool in the face of pressure. He didn't panic, and slowly caught up to Luke and surpassed him in the surfboard roadblock. Tammy and Victor winning is like vindication for all of the overachieving Asian sons and daughters out there. Congrats, guys!

Argh! Not a good finish for Tammy and Victor last night. My wife and I were watching them do the synchronized diving, and we thought to ourselves, "Why aren't they counting?" Well according to Victor both them and Jen and Kisha were counting before they dove. I guess synchronized diving is a lot harder than it looks. Anyway, I have no sympathy for Kisha and Jen for coming in last, considering they made some racist comments about how the Chinese have dumb looks on their faces and all look alike. They should have drowned.

Last Sunday's Amazing Race episode was interesting. Yeah, it showed the usual breakdown of relationships under extreme duress. But this episode was interesting, because it showcased more of Tammy and Victor Jih and their slightly dysfunctional sibling dynamic. Here's a brief recap from Entertainment Weekly : "On paper, Tammy and Victor are one of the smartest teams we've had on the race, and yet they made a huge blunder by aimlessly climbing a mountain while following the wrong markers. Victor simply refused to listen to Tammy. He'll have to change his approach pretty quickly if they want to stay in this race." Victor was adamant that they were following the right path, while Tammy felt it was the wrong path, but just went along anyway with her brother's stupid and costly decision. They fell from a commanding first place lead to second to last place, which is really last place (since the team that comes in last place gets eliminated). I hate to...

So The Amazing Race 14 premieres on February 15th. You all know I'm a big reality TV game show freak. The Amazing Race always has the same type of contestants: 2 dumb blondes, 2 overachieving control freaks, 2 gay dudes, 2 Black contestants, father-daughter team, brother-sister team, boyfriend-girlfriend team, etc. Plus, there is always an ex-boyfriend and ex-girlfriend team that is on the show to "work things out" and test their relationship. Hey idiots! Have you watched the show?! Couples have broken up after competing in just one episode. I'm serious. Anyway here is a bio from CBS.com on a team that fits the "Asian American/overachieving control freak attorneys/brother-sister" team slot of The Amazing Race 14. Talk about Model Minority Wonder Twins: Tammy Jih (26); Victor Jih (35) Hometown: San Francisco, Calif./Los Angeles, Calif. Occupation: Lawyers Relationship: Siblings/Lawyers If they can manage to work together, this smart and sassy brothe...