The airport screenings nowadays is something to be desired! I thought I should put in my 2 cents of blogging, since that is a very hot topic nowadays!!!!
The Transportation Security Administration has been mandated by the United States govenment to subject all people flying in and out of the United States to be subjected to an invasive scrutiny of a person's body! What do you mean all people?? I heard that the people wearing burtka's and are from the Middle East are not subjected to this degrading groping and naked picture taking!!! How are they exempted?? I do not know and I am not really sure why they should ever be exempted!!! If all of us has to do it, it is just right that every one... no exceptions should have to abide to the full body scanner and aggressive groping!!! Any comments from anyone????
Why and when did this start?? It started because of a Nigerian wearing a bomb in his underwear on Christmas Day. Damn those terrorists!!! But I really, honestly think that if the government really want to eliminate the terrorists, they can do so! Don't you all agree?? Because of them, our democratic way of life is starting to go kaput! What do you mean starting??? Whether we like it or not, we do not have freedom anymore!!! Sure we can go anywhere we want to but isn't there a camera now all over the streets and wherever you go??? Every move we make is recorded...every conversation we do is recorded.... and now, the government has a truck with an x-ray concoction that travels on the roads to take pictures of the inside of our cars if they think your car is a suspect!!! My!My! My!! Gone are those happy, merry, democratic way of life for us!!! Hold on... we were talking about the airport screening, you are deviating again from the subject??? I cannot help it, but I think this is intertwined with the security in the airport!
I have an idea... Oh, oh, I am afraid to ask what it is! Here is my idea... Since Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are fast approching, and there will be many travelers, why can't our government, starting with President Obama and family, to the senators and all their families, congressmen and all their families, and all of his cabinets and their families, go for a full body scan and aggressive groping which is personal pat downs including their groins? These govenment people should do it in the airport in front of the people flying! Is this asking too much?? Perhaps, if people will see that the President and the other government officials can do it, then the subjects, meaning all of us will probably be more submissive with what the TSA is doing! Ha! Subjects??? My goodness, sounds like we are under a monarch!! Wow!!! How about that??? Lead by example...our beloved government!!!! Right??? Any comments???
True, the body scanning and pat downs make our flying safer, but it is really ridiculous, and I think it has really gone too far!!! It is an invasion of privacy! I really do not want to be grope by anyone on my private parts, especially strangers!! Only our husbands or wives should be able to feel us!! Is that asking too much??? Supposed the person that is groping you is a pervert?? How about the person in the full body scanner?? Did these people go through background checks??? I know that Janet Napolitano said that the pictures are discarded right away. Suppose someone doing it has other ideas?? Is the person alone or are there are many in the room??? If he is by himself, anything can happen!!!! Right???
If someone refuse either the scanner or the groping, then the person will pay a $10,000 fine!!! Wow!!! That is really deep!!! Why can't we all just change our outfits before we go through security and tell the TSA that it is against our religion to be groped or scanned??? Then they have to think of other ways, is it not?? This is really weird!!!
Why is it that the only ones doing this is the airport in the United States??? How come the other countries are not doing it??? Are you sure the other airports are not doing it?? I am not really sure, but I am just concerned for now here in the US. Are the other countries more proactive? Do they have more expertise in security screenings? Why are the US citizens being treated like second class citizens??? Why can't we have normalcy in the airports? If the other countries are more keen and savvy with their security, why can't we send our people for training?
Hopefully, all of this will be resolved before the holiday travel. Take care every one and may God bless America and all of us!!!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Amazing Race, 11142010
The Amazing Race episode for this week took the teams 4,000 miles to Muscat, Oman. Once in Oman, the teams had to go to Burj Al Mubkaharah where a man would give them their time to climb the fort to get their next clue!When the teams landed in Oman, they found the place very hot....90 degrees! Wow! That is surely scorching!!!!
The next clue took the teams to Jabel Shams,the tallest mountain in Oman. There,one member of the team had to rappel 500 feet down the mountain to find Aladdin's ring in one of the lamps! Yikes!!! That was not only scary going down the mountain, but also physically demanding to look for a ring in hundreds of lamps scattered at the bottom of the mountain!!! One really had to have stamina, courage and determination to do all the physical challenges in this show!!! Wow!!! I do not think I have the stomach to do all the things that the teams had to do and endure!!!! Is any of you up to the challenges of this reality show????
From the mountain, they had to travel to find a stack of books in the town of Nizwa. Wow!!! I wonder who thought of those giant books and why??? That is your next homework!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are curious, then look for the answer, and let us know!!!
At Nizwa, the teams had a choice of Water Table or Wedding Table.
In Water Table, teams had to fill a delivery truck with water. That is an easy task! Hold on! The water had to be pumped from an ancient well! Oh, oh... Once the truck is filled, and delivered to a designated house, the next clue will be handed out!
In Wedding Table, teams had to go to an Arab market to buy 25 frozen chickens and the ingredients to make a traditional wedding soup. This soup symbolize health and virility! The clue will be given once the Maqbous dish had been delivered to the bride and groom!
All of the teams chose the water table! That seems to be easier than making soup!!! The next clue took the teams to Muttrah Souq, a market in Muscat. There they should find a vendor who will give them frankincense which they have to give to the famous Ali Baba, who will hand them the next clue!!
The Pit Stop was at Alam Palace. The first team to check in was Jill and Thomas. Unfortunately for them, they were penalized for 1/2 hour for paying a taxi driver to lead them to one of the places in the clue! While they were waiting, Chad and Stephanie checked in!
Wow!!! This is a very lucky day for Chad and Stephanie! Chad proposed to Stephanie earlier on one knee in front of the Arabian Sea amid the cheers of the other 5 teams! Now they were in first place, winning a trip to Belize!!! Hooray for Chad and Stephanie!!!
Who was eliminated? The father/ daughter team of Gary Ervin and Mallory Ervin! Whose fault was it? Mallory for not listening to her father when she was trying to read the map and got lost! They were driving for 9 hours!!! Wowie!!! Mallory should have listened to her father to just ask directions from the locals, which she turned down!!! Mallory, you are a nincompoop! Do you think that because you are Miss Kentucky, that you know everything and you did not listen to your father??? That was a huge mistake that could have been avoided!!! Sometimes, the elders, hence, your father knows best!!! After all, he is more experienced and smart!!!!
The next clue took the teams to Jabel Shams,the tallest mountain in Oman. There,one member of the team had to rappel 500 feet down the mountain to find Aladdin's ring in one of the lamps! Yikes!!! That was not only scary going down the mountain, but also physically demanding to look for a ring in hundreds of lamps scattered at the bottom of the mountain!!! One really had to have stamina, courage and determination to do all the physical challenges in this show!!! Wow!!! I do not think I have the stomach to do all the things that the teams had to do and endure!!!! Is any of you up to the challenges of this reality show????
From the mountain, they had to travel to find a stack of books in the town of Nizwa. Wow!!! I wonder who thought of those giant books and why??? That is your next homework!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! You are curious, then look for the answer, and let us know!!!
At Nizwa, the teams had a choice of Water Table or Wedding Table.
In Water Table, teams had to fill a delivery truck with water. That is an easy task! Hold on! The water had to be pumped from an ancient well! Oh, oh... Once the truck is filled, and delivered to a designated house, the next clue will be handed out!
In Wedding Table, teams had to go to an Arab market to buy 25 frozen chickens and the ingredients to make a traditional wedding soup. This soup symbolize health and virility! The clue will be given once the Maqbous dish had been delivered to the bride and groom!
All of the teams chose the water table! That seems to be easier than making soup!!! The next clue took the teams to Muttrah Souq, a market in Muscat. There they should find a vendor who will give them frankincense which they have to give to the famous Ali Baba, who will hand them the next clue!!
The Pit Stop was at Alam Palace. The first team to check in was Jill and Thomas. Unfortunately for them, they were penalized for 1/2 hour for paying a taxi driver to lead them to one of the places in the clue! While they were waiting, Chad and Stephanie checked in!
Wow!!! This is a very lucky day for Chad and Stephanie! Chad proposed to Stephanie earlier on one knee in front of the Arabian Sea amid the cheers of the other 5 teams! Now they were in first place, winning a trip to Belize!!! Hooray for Chad and Stephanie!!!
Who was eliminated? The father/ daughter team of Gary Ervin and Mallory Ervin! Whose fault was it? Mallory for not listening to her father when she was trying to read the map and got lost! They were driving for 9 hours!!! Wowie!!! Mallory should have listened to her father to just ask directions from the locals, which she turned down!!! Mallory, you are a nincompoop! Do you think that because you are Miss Kentucky, that you know everything and you did not listen to your father??? That was a huge mistake that could have been avoided!!! Sometimes, the elders, hence, your father knows best!!! After all, he is more experienced and smart!!!!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Survivor - Nicaragua, 11112010
The survivors were recently merged into one tribe - the Libertad tribe. Will Marty remain as the puppet master? Will Nash and Brenda remain the controlling partners of the tribe? When will the tribe members realize about the dynamic duo??
The reward challenge for a barbeque was very physical. The survivors had to burst through hay, sticks and bricks! The men and women had to be divided randomly, except Chase who will sit out during the competition. Whoa!!! The teams were divided...all the men ended up in one team, and the women in another team! Wow! How ironic that is for the women. They do not have a chance to win with all the men against them. That was sooo unfair!! And the idiot Chase chose to be with the women! What is wrong with Chase? Can't he see who the women were pitted against a very physical, demanding challenge?? What was he thinking???
The men had a good time during the barbeque feast and they had the time to really bond with each other. They were busy concocting a plan of who should go next. Will the plan succeed??
On the camp, the puppet master was busy telling everyone that they are going to put down NaOnka's name so that her immunity idol will be flushed out but they are really going to blindside Jane! This has really became a war between Marty and Jane! Who will survive??
The immunity idol was once again for grabs. The memory challenge was indeed challenging. Jeff Probst will show a series of pictures and the survivors have to remember the order the pictures were showed! That needs concentration big time! Who do you think won? The last 2 were Marty and Brenda. I was holding my breath who would emerge as the winner. Brenda won!! Hip! Hip! Hurray!!!
During the tribal council, Jeff instigated again the food stolen by NaOnka. Jeff!!! You are really enjoying this, are you not?? Anyway, NaOnka and Marty had a few "nice words" with each other again! Even Fabio had to put in his 2 cents worth of comments! Wow!!! That was a very heated discussion on the tribal council!!!
Who was voted off? Jane ended up with 4 votes, and Marty, 7 votes!!! Marty did not know that it was coming!!! It was about time that he left!!! He is getting to be irritating!! A master puppet, indeed!!!Comments, anyone????
The reward challenge for a barbeque was very physical. The survivors had to burst through hay, sticks and bricks! The men and women had to be divided randomly, except Chase who will sit out during the competition. Whoa!!! The teams were divided...all the men ended up in one team, and the women in another team! Wow! How ironic that is for the women. They do not have a chance to win with all the men against them. That was sooo unfair!! And the idiot Chase chose to be with the women! What is wrong with Chase? Can't he see who the women were pitted against a very physical, demanding challenge?? What was he thinking???
The men had a good time during the barbeque feast and they had the time to really bond with each other. They were busy concocting a plan of who should go next. Will the plan succeed??
On the camp, the puppet master was busy telling everyone that they are going to put down NaOnka's name so that her immunity idol will be flushed out but they are really going to blindside Jane! This has really became a war between Marty and Jane! Who will survive??
The immunity idol was once again for grabs. The memory challenge was indeed challenging. Jeff Probst will show a series of pictures and the survivors have to remember the order the pictures were showed! That needs concentration big time! Who do you think won? The last 2 were Marty and Brenda. I was holding my breath who would emerge as the winner. Brenda won!! Hip! Hip! Hurray!!!
During the tribal council, Jeff instigated again the food stolen by NaOnka. Jeff!!! You are really enjoying this, are you not?? Anyway, NaOnka and Marty had a few "nice words" with each other again! Even Fabio had to put in his 2 cents worth of comments! Wow!!! That was a very heated discussion on the tribal council!!!
Who was voted off? Jane ended up with 4 votes, and Marty, 7 votes!!! Marty did not know that it was coming!!! It was about time that he left!!! He is getting to be irritating!! A master puppet, indeed!!!Comments, anyone????
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Dancing With The Stars, 11082010
Extra! Extra! There is an existing feud between a judge and a professional dancer!!! Who will win in the feud??? The judge or the professional dancer???
I have mixed feelings concerning this. First of all, a judge is supposed to judge the dance, be it the celebrity dancer or the professional, the technique and how the dance is executed. No ifs, no buts! The judges have a final say, no matter what!!! Right??? You mean the professionals should just take it in one ear and let it go out the other ear??? Just say amen to everything that the judges say??? That is not fair!!! What is fair in this crooked, sad world of ours??? True, but I think the judges sometimes think they are gods on the floor and they can say anything! They do not care if the words are harsh or will bite and burst the ego of the professionals even though the professionals bust their behinds almost 24/7!!! You are right. And if there is drama in a show...any show, the ratings go up!!! People are very strange... they want to see confrontation!!! Any comments???
Who are you talking about??? Carrie Ann Inaba and Maksim Chmerkovskiy! Maksim was not happy with Carrie Ann's criticism of the Cha Cha performed with partner Brandy Norwood! They waited 4 beats to pass before starting with their dance! What is wrong with that? Maksim is trying to be dramatic!! Nenenenene...Maksim...your plan did not work!!! But how else could they know if they do not try what the judges like and do not like??? That is sooo true!!! So, who won?? Carrie Ann or Maksim??? What do you all think??? Comments, anyone???
Tied for first place with a score of 57 were the teams of Jennifer/Derek and Brandy/Maksim!!! This was the first perfect score of 3 - 10's which Jennifer received for her Rumba!!! It was sooo elegant, and very, very nice!!!
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer received a score of 56 that night. Their Jive was fantastic!!! I tell you, Kyle can really dance!
Kurt Warner/ Anna Trebunskaya and Bristol Palin/ Mark Ballas are still so-so in their dancing. Sure, they have improved a lot, but they still need many, many hours of practice!!! Bristol dodge elimination again! Is this thanks to her Mama and her tea party??? Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?? But I think next week will be the last week that she will be in DWTS! Needless to say, Kurt and Anna were kicked off this week!!!
Who will be the next celebrity to say adios??? Anybody want to bet that it will be Bristol and Mark??? Well, we have to wait and see....
I have mixed feelings concerning this. First of all, a judge is supposed to judge the dance, be it the celebrity dancer or the professional, the technique and how the dance is executed. No ifs, no buts! The judges have a final say, no matter what!!! Right??? You mean the professionals should just take it in one ear and let it go out the other ear??? Just say amen to everything that the judges say??? That is not fair!!! What is fair in this crooked, sad world of ours??? True, but I think the judges sometimes think they are gods on the floor and they can say anything! They do not care if the words are harsh or will bite and burst the ego of the professionals even though the professionals bust their behinds almost 24/7!!! You are right. And if there is drama in a show...any show, the ratings go up!!! People are very strange... they want to see confrontation!!! Any comments???
Who are you talking about??? Carrie Ann Inaba and Maksim Chmerkovskiy! Maksim was not happy with Carrie Ann's criticism of the Cha Cha performed with partner Brandy Norwood! They waited 4 beats to pass before starting with their dance! What is wrong with that? Maksim is trying to be dramatic!! Nenenenene...Maksim...your plan did not work!!! But how else could they know if they do not try what the judges like and do not like??? That is sooo true!!! So, who won?? Carrie Ann or Maksim??? What do you all think??? Comments, anyone???
Tied for first place with a score of 57 were the teams of Jennifer/Derek and Brandy/Maksim!!! This was the first perfect score of 3 - 10's which Jennifer received for her Rumba!!! It was sooo elegant, and very, very nice!!!
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer received a score of 56 that night. Their Jive was fantastic!!! I tell you, Kyle can really dance!
Kurt Warner/ Anna Trebunskaya and Bristol Palin/ Mark Ballas are still so-so in their dancing. Sure, they have improved a lot, but they still need many, many hours of practice!!! Bristol dodge elimination again! Is this thanks to her Mama and her tea party??? Maybe, maybe not. Who knows?? But I think next week will be the last week that she will be in DWTS! Needless to say, Kurt and Anna were kicked off this week!!!
Who will be the next celebrity to say adios??? Anybody want to bet that it will be Bristol and Mark??? Well, we have to wait and see....
Friday, November 12, 2010
Undercover Boss - Chicago Cubs, 11072010
This episode features one of the owners of the Chicago Cubs, a baseball franchise at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Todd Ricketts is the youngest of the 4 siblings who was delegated to be the undercover boss! Sounds familiar, all of you that are the youngest of the siblings??? You always get to do the dirty work of the oldest siblings!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! Just kidding!!! I am sure this is not the case of the Ricketts.
Like I said before, the storyline is all the same ... the undercover boss gets to spend a day or two with an employee to learn the job. While on the job, the undercover boss gets the life history of the trainer, then the trainer gets a little piece of the pie of the company!!!! I did not say a piece of the pie, but a little, itty, bitty piece!!! Like what?? A paid vacation, a scholarship for the employee or the employee's children.
The Chicago Cubs Undercover Boss is in the same category. Todd Ricketts was with Darryl, a day crew maintenance and scoreboard operator. What did Ricketts do? He had to clean all of the restroom and fully stock it up for game day!!! I did not know that they just hose the toilets with plenty of water and let it dry!! I hope they also did it with bleach, I did not really pay attention of what they used!!! Why did you not pay attention??? I was doing something else while watching!!! Hmmm... Anyway, why do I have to explain to you??? It is not scrubbing the toilets like the hotels!!! Oh,well. Todd Ricketts was very slow with his work and soo clumsy that Darryl fired him!!! Now, that was funny!!!! To redeem himself, he went back to be a scoreboeard operator!! I did not know that the scores are done manually?? Or did I miss something again??? The scoreboard operator had the best seat in the football field!!! How about that???
Ricketts tried his luck next on the concessions, selling hotdogs. Did you know that they sell 1.5 million hotdogs per year?? Wow!!! A very big business!!! But the vendors are only paid commission. I wonder how much??? Why?? Are you going to try to do it?? No, I am just curious, because Rocco, who was showing Ricketts the art of selling hotdogs had been in the business for 28 years, since he was 16!!! A very long time!!! He must be making good money that is why he stayed. Ricketts found out that selling hotdog is a very demanding, back breaking job, and you need to yell a lot!!! At the end of the day, there were still 4 hotdogs left.Do you know what Ricketts did?? Paid $20.00 from his own pocket and threw the 4 hotdogs in the garbage!!! Rocco saw the hotdogs in the garbage and was furious! Ricketts denied and lied on national TV!!! Oh, oh, not good for an owner!!! What do you guys think???
Ricketts next assignment was with Joe, and the grounds crew, where they had to make sure the infield is in perfect condition, rain or shine! This is also a very hard task which need lots of hands to get the job done!
Next stop was with Jose, the parking lot attendant, who makes sure that the cars are in a tight straight line for maximum cars. He failed on this task also! Then he saw a friend while doing it, so he disappeared to tell his friend what is going on! Oh, oh, almost busted!!!
The next thing was revealing his true identity in the corporate office and rewatding the 4 people that he came in contact with!!!
How about the rest of the employees? Hopefully, the management will extend the good fortune to the other employees that the management did not have any contact with!!! Is this a lot to ask the management???
Like I said before, the storyline is all the same ... the undercover boss gets to spend a day or two with an employee to learn the job. While on the job, the undercover boss gets the life history of the trainer, then the trainer gets a little piece of the pie of the company!!!! I did not say a piece of the pie, but a little, itty, bitty piece!!! Like what?? A paid vacation, a scholarship for the employee or the employee's children.
The Chicago Cubs Undercover Boss is in the same category. Todd Ricketts was with Darryl, a day crew maintenance and scoreboard operator. What did Ricketts do? He had to clean all of the restroom and fully stock it up for game day!!! I did not know that they just hose the toilets with plenty of water and let it dry!! I hope they also did it with bleach, I did not really pay attention of what they used!!! Why did you not pay attention??? I was doing something else while watching!!! Hmmm... Anyway, why do I have to explain to you??? It is not scrubbing the toilets like the hotels!!! Oh,well. Todd Ricketts was very slow with his work and soo clumsy that Darryl fired him!!! Now, that was funny!!!! To redeem himself, he went back to be a scoreboeard operator!! I did not know that the scores are done manually?? Or did I miss something again??? The scoreboard operator had the best seat in the football field!!! How about that???
Ricketts tried his luck next on the concessions, selling hotdogs. Did you know that they sell 1.5 million hotdogs per year?? Wow!!! A very big business!!! But the vendors are only paid commission. I wonder how much??? Why?? Are you going to try to do it?? No, I am just curious, because Rocco, who was showing Ricketts the art of selling hotdogs had been in the business for 28 years, since he was 16!!! A very long time!!! He must be making good money that is why he stayed. Ricketts found out that selling hotdog is a very demanding, back breaking job, and you need to yell a lot!!! At the end of the day, there were still 4 hotdogs left.Do you know what Ricketts did?? Paid $20.00 from his own pocket and threw the 4 hotdogs in the garbage!!! Rocco saw the hotdogs in the garbage and was furious! Ricketts denied and lied on national TV!!! Oh, oh, not good for an owner!!! What do you guys think???
Ricketts next assignment was with Joe, and the grounds crew, where they had to make sure the infield is in perfect condition, rain or shine! This is also a very hard task which need lots of hands to get the job done!
Next stop was with Jose, the parking lot attendant, who makes sure that the cars are in a tight straight line for maximum cars. He failed on this task also! Then he saw a friend while doing it, so he disappeared to tell his friend what is going on! Oh, oh, almost busted!!!
The next thing was revealing his true identity in the corporate office and rewatding the 4 people that he came in contact with!!!
How about the rest of the employees? Hopefully, the management will extend the good fortune to the other employees that the management did not have any contact with!!! Is this a lot to ask the management???
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Amazing Race, 11072010
This leg of the race took the teams to Russia. Jill and Thomas were the first to arrive from St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Abtobo Circus. The teams then had to choose between Circus Band or Circus Clown. In Circus Band, teams had to choose an accordion player to teach them to play a Russian folksong. When they could correctly perform the 3 songs, they will get the next clue. How hard is that??? If you do not have musicality, I think that is really hard which some teams learned!!! In the Circus Clown, teams had to learn a traditional plate spinning. The 10 plates had to spin simultaneously, That sounds sooo much fun!!! Oh, yeah?? I do not think so!!! I think some of the teams that chose this task had a very hard time with spinning the plates!
The teams then had to find Bank Bridge, the canal bridge guarded by 4 creatures with golden wings. There they will get their next clue which is to travel on foot to 1 Vladimirskiy Street Tower. They have to climb a tower to figure out the small figurine on the ledge to visit the famous St. Petersburg building, the Church On Spilled Blood.
The next clue was to find where Peter the Great was buried. Teams had to ask the locals and some were not able to help them out. This clue took them to Peter and Paul Fortress, where they had to do a Russian game "Gorodki", similar to our bowling. With the use of a wooden bat, one of the teams had to clear all pins in 3 different formation. Once this task is accomplished, they will get the next clue which is to go to the Pit Stop, in the bastion at St. Peter and Paul Fortress.
Kevin and Michael Wu had trouble with the plates, then in Gorodki, Michael Wu decided to do the task, only to find that he is such a weakling that their team ended head to head with Stephanie and Chad in the last place! Kevin and Michael beat Stephanie and Chad in the Gorodki court but not on the Pit Stop. But, they were sent back by Phil Keoghan to settle their bill with their taxi! Come on, Michael and Kevin, you still have a chance!!! Not on your life, missy! The Wu's encountered a 1 hour penalty due to a missed instruction on their clue which specifically says to travel by foot to the tower!!!! A very huge, costly mistake for the Wu's who got eliminated!
Once again, the doctors, Nat and Kat emerged as the leader of the pack! For their reward, they each earned $5,000!!!! This team is really a go getter, an unstoppable team that the other teams had to reckon with!! Way to go, Nat and Kat!!!!!
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The teams then had to find Bank Bridge, the canal bridge guarded by 4 creatures with golden wings. There they will get their next clue which is to travel on foot to 1 Vladimirskiy Street Tower. They have to climb a tower to figure out the small figurine on the ledge to visit the famous St. Petersburg building, the Church On Spilled Blood.
The next clue was to find where Peter the Great was buried. Teams had to ask the locals and some were not able to help them out. This clue took them to Peter and Paul Fortress, where they had to do a Russian game "Gorodki", similar to our bowling. With the use of a wooden bat, one of the teams had to clear all pins in 3 different formation. Once this task is accomplished, they will get the next clue which is to go to the Pit Stop, in the bastion at St. Peter and Paul Fortress.
Kevin and Michael Wu had trouble with the plates, then in Gorodki, Michael Wu decided to do the task, only to find that he is such a weakling that their team ended head to head with Stephanie and Chad in the last place! Kevin and Michael beat Stephanie and Chad in the Gorodki court but not on the Pit Stop. But, they were sent back by Phil Keoghan to settle their bill with their taxi! Come on, Michael and Kevin, you still have a chance!!! Not on your life, missy! The Wu's encountered a 1 hour penalty due to a missed instruction on their clue which specifically says to travel by foot to the tower!!!! A very huge, costly mistake for the Wu's who got eliminated!
Once again, the doctors, Nat and Kat emerged as the leader of the pack! For their reward, they each earned $5,000!!!! This team is really a go getter, an unstoppable team that the other teams had to reckon with!! Way to go, Nat and Kat!!!!!
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Apprentice, 11042010
In this episode, Donald Trump changes the team. Fortitude now has David, Poppy, Stephanie and Anand, while Octane consists of Clint, Brandy, Liza and Steuart.
What was the task? To design a 4 page advertisement for the clothing line - shirts, ties and cuff links, of Donald Trump's signature clothing which is available at Macy's. Trump gave the team a warning that this task is very personal to him, so they need to impress him!! Of course, it is personal to him, it is not only his collection, but he is thinking of the revenue that will be generated to add to his bundle of money!!!! Got it??? The team will be judged by Terry Lundgren, President and Chairman of Macy's, according to 3 criteria: creativity, brand integration and overall presentation! The project manager of the winning team will be meeting with Terry Lundgren.
David was the project manager of Fortitude. Their motif was everything in black, which David thought was original and classy except the shirts and ties should be in color. The model showed up and instantly, David had all but praises for the young model, which Anand jokes David about some " man crush." Wow! That was deep, Anand!!! Do you think that is what prompted the fussing to each other of David and Anand??? Who knows?? David delivers the presentation without rehearsing. The judges liked the contrasting colors on the models, but seemed concerned about the ill- fitting clothes on the models!
The project manager for Octane was Brandy, who immediately proposes something sexual. Clint also suggested sex, power and wealth as the presentation's motif. It will be a woman on a bed wearing a men's clothing the morning after! Steuart and Brandy were going to meet with the models, only to find out that the models were nowhere in sight! Steuart and Brandy made an executive decision, to be the models of their team!! Eric Trump visited Octane and applauded Brandy for taking an additional work as a model, but he was concerned that her other duties might be shortchanged! Eric was also concerned about the raciness of the photoshoot for Trump's image!! During presentation, Brandy stumbles on her delivery, calling it Trump collection. It should have been Donald J. Trump Signature collection!
Well, who was the winner??? Although Terry Lundgren likes Fortitude's motif, he did not pick it because of the model not fitting in the shirt! Terry Lundgren decided that he likes Octane's ad so much that he is going to use it in a major Macy's campaign! So, sex surely sells???? Of course, it does!!! But that seems to be a new image for Donald Trump, is it not??? Ha! Ha! Ha! It is about time!!! He is married to a beautiful woman and is always surrounded by beautiful women across the universe!!!!
In the boardroom, Trump asks Brandy if she was having an affair with Steuart which she calmly denied, and said that she prefers older men!!! Whoa!!! Donald Trump!!! Your mind is in the gutter!!! I did not know you are a " DOM ," dirty, old man!!! Whoopsie, you were so intrigued with their performances, you just have to blurt it out!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! That tells us, you are as human as the rest of us...only with more money!!!! So, who got fired? David Johnson, 34, of Portage, Michigan!
Posted by vs at 11/10/2010 9:43 AM | Add Comment
What was the task? To design a 4 page advertisement for the clothing line - shirts, ties and cuff links, of Donald Trump's signature clothing which is available at Macy's. Trump gave the team a warning that this task is very personal to him, so they need to impress him!! Of course, it is personal to him, it is not only his collection, but he is thinking of the revenue that will be generated to add to his bundle of money!!!! Got it??? The team will be judged by Terry Lundgren, President and Chairman of Macy's, according to 3 criteria: creativity, brand integration and overall presentation! The project manager of the winning team will be meeting with Terry Lundgren.
David was the project manager of Fortitude. Their motif was everything in black, which David thought was original and classy except the shirts and ties should be in color. The model showed up and instantly, David had all but praises for the young model, which Anand jokes David about some " man crush." Wow! That was deep, Anand!!! Do you think that is what prompted the fussing to each other of David and Anand??? Who knows?? David delivers the presentation without rehearsing. The judges liked the contrasting colors on the models, but seemed concerned about the ill- fitting clothes on the models!
The project manager for Octane was Brandy, who immediately proposes something sexual. Clint also suggested sex, power and wealth as the presentation's motif. It will be a woman on a bed wearing a men's clothing the morning after! Steuart and Brandy were going to meet with the models, only to find out that the models were nowhere in sight! Steuart and Brandy made an executive decision, to be the models of their team!! Eric Trump visited Octane and applauded Brandy for taking an additional work as a model, but he was concerned that her other duties might be shortchanged! Eric was also concerned about the raciness of the photoshoot for Trump's image!! During presentation, Brandy stumbles on her delivery, calling it Trump collection. It should have been Donald J. Trump Signature collection!
Well, who was the winner??? Although Terry Lundgren likes Fortitude's motif, he did not pick it because of the model not fitting in the shirt! Terry Lundgren decided that he likes Octane's ad so much that he is going to use it in a major Macy's campaign! So, sex surely sells???? Of course, it does!!! But that seems to be a new image for Donald Trump, is it not??? Ha! Ha! Ha! It is about time!!! He is married to a beautiful woman and is always surrounded by beautiful women across the universe!!!!
In the boardroom, Trump asks Brandy if she was having an affair with Steuart which she calmly denied, and said that she prefers older men!!! Whoa!!! Donald Trump!!! Your mind is in the gutter!!! I did not know you are a " DOM ," dirty, old man!!! Whoopsie, you were so intrigued with their performances, you just have to blurt it out!!! Ha! Ha! Ha! That tells us, you are as human as the rest of us...only with more money!!!! So, who got fired? David Johnson, 34, of Portage, Michigan!
Posted by vs at 11/10/2010 9:43 AM | Add Comment
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