Eric & Rona

Eric Tai^[2] and Rona Samson-Tai^[2] are a Married team on The Amazing Race Asia 5.

AXN Profile

Retrieved from AXN.com^[3]

Eric

Age: 34
Occupation: Host / Athlete
List 3 adjectives that best describes you: Strong, Brave, and Helpful
Which famous person reminds you of yourself: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
What excites you the most about traveling?: Getting to explore new places, it's culture, exotic and interesting dishes and most importantly it's people.
Why do you want to be on The Amazing Race Asia?: 1. I love overcoming challenges. 2. I love travelling, trying and exploring new things.

Rona

Age: 34
Occupation: Business Owner
List 3 adjectives that best describes you: Intelligent, Outspoken, and Courageous
Which famous person reminds you of yourself: Ashley Graham
What excites you the most about traveling?: Meeting new people, learning and embracing new cultures and taking in the uniqueness of each destination.
Why do you want to be on The Amazing Race Asia?: I want to change the views of people that big people are just lazy. I also want to serve as an inspiration to others that you can live the life you want to regardless of your shape, size, color or gender.

The Amazing Race Asia 5

Race History

Eric & Rona's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Jakarta → West Java	Fix / Freight	No Roadblock	4 of 11
2	2	West Java → Jakarta → West Java	Basket Bikes / Bandung Biathlon	Eric	4 of 9
3	3	West Java → Malaysia	Street Play / Street Art	Rona	6 of 8
4	4	Malaysia → Thailand	Muay Thai / Un Tie	Eric	4 of 8
5	5	Thailand → Vietnam	Flower Power / Badminton Bash	Rona	3 of 7
6	6	Vietnam → The Philippines	Longganisa Kalesa / Carabao Karaoke	Rona	4 of 6
7	7	The Philippines → Singapore	Drone Hat / Skate Rat	Eric	5 of 5
8	8	Singapore → Yogyakarta	No Detour	Eric	2 of 5
8	8	Singapore → Yogyakarta	No Detour	Rona	2 of 5
9	9	Yogyakarta → East Java	Dragon Horse /Human Bull	Eric	1 of 4⊂
10	10	East Java → Bali	No Detour	Rona	3 of 3
				Average	3.60
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

Post-Race

Rona gave birth to the couple's first child, a son named Legend Eric Tai on March 4, 2019.^[4]

Trivia

In this season, Eric is the only male in the final four.

External Links

Eric's Wikipedia page: Eric Tai

Interviews

Noy Morcoso & Totel V. de Jesus at Inquirer.Net (10/14/2016): "How Amazing Race Asia Changed Team PH's Eric and Rona"
Jerry Donato at PhilStar Global (12/26/2016): "An amazing race of a lifetime"