Why I Must Be In The Amazing Race Asia

So I was at Bangkok in the third week of January, partly to celebrate Renee’s birthday right.

On the second day of our stay, we headed to Siam Square, smacked at the centre of the city. And as the professional PR guy that I am, I spotted a media event for a brand of potato chips. Huge set-up, huge standees, huge… Wait a minute, I looked at the standees again and there she was staring right back at me. Paula. Paula of team Paula-Natasha in The Amazing Race Asia. Paula of team Paula-Natasha I’ve been rooting for in The Amazing Race. Paula of team Paula-Natasha I’ve been rooting for in The Amazing Race which I was just watching the night before!

I wasn’t too sure if that was her so I went to ask one of the media and he said YES!
“That’s Paula and Shin”
“Is Paula coming?”
“Yes Paula and Shin are coming”
“When’s Paula coming?”
“About an hour”

So there, I made my poor girl wait with me just to catch a glimpse of Paula. Apparently she is huge in Thailand. Even before the race. And as with all press events, this chips event was delayed. I waited nearly two hours?

Yes, in short, I saw Paula in the flesh. But Thailand totally ruined my image of her. Thai style – big no no. Shall post pics up when I get them.

Anyway, that’s not the reason why it’s a sign that I must be in the race. Fast forward to two weeks later, I’m at a brainstorm session at an events company. And guess who walked in! No not Paula. Her teammate walked right in. And I just went “I just met your teammate in Bangkok two weeks ago!”

So yes, that’s the sign that I must be in the race!

For the ignorant, here’s who Paula and Nat are :)