Ida & Tania

Ida Nerina Hussain^[1] and Tania Khan are an Actress & Heiress team on The Amazing Race Asia 3.

Throughout the race, they maintained cheerful attitudes, never bickering with each other and truly enjoying every moment. This allowed them to be well-liked by the other teams, and were even given money from them when they were forced to surrender their money when they came in last in the season's first Non-Elimination Leg. They would be saved by non-elimination yet again in the following leg, but still managed to be the first team to secure a spot in the final three after winning the penultimate leg, which also made them the first female-female team in The Amazing Race Asia to win multiple legs. In the final leg, however, they were taken out of contention when they made the mistake of booking a flight from Muscat to Dubai without first booking tickets to Phuket, which forced them to fly from Dubai to Phuket with a connection in Singapore, as opposed to flying into Phuket directly from Dubai. Although this did not cause the gap between them and other two teams to be enormous, it was enough to ensure that they would finish the race in 3rd place.

Profile[]

retrieved from axn.asia.com^[2]

Ida[]

Age: 44
Occupation: Actress, Director, Producer
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tania[]

Age: 36
Occupation: Property Developer
Hometown: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, or make that a group of 13 females who were shortchanged. Such was the case that involved Malaysians Ida Nerina, 44, and her best friend Tania Khan, 36, in, of all places, a luxury resort! Throw in a hen's party, a burnt rug, hotel management and even the police and the mixture is a potent one that shows what these two will do to get what they deserve.

Recalls Ida, "All 13 of us were held hostage by the hotel who blamed us for a carpet burn that we did not cause. Even the police got involved. It was so traumatic."

The ladies insisted on their innocence but the hotel refused to let them leave and even locked the gates. "Due to the trauma, we caused a ruckus on the plane," adds Tania, a mother of an 11 year old daughter and a 10 month old baby, who despite her sheepishness at admitting the event, displays an inner strength. So just because there are now only two of them doesn't mean their combo is any less potent. If history is anything to go by, they are not pushovers simply because of their age or reputation.

On paper, they are two very different people – Ida is a homegrown actress with 16 movies under her belt, Ida is a media star compared her more corporate driven, property developer buddy. "We're both bubbly, dramatic, kind-hearted, fiercely loyal to our friends and klutzy. We're often the first to jump into the deep end of any adventure," describes Ida on their similarities.

"Tania and I just thought it would be fun to try out together too. Tania is so game for adventure and is always fun to be around and just as dramatic as I am," says Ida.

One thing they both hope to achieve, other than taking home the top prize, is the chance to see the world from a new perspective. Ida admits, "We've shared some great trips together and who better to see if you can backpack the world with as neither of us have ever done it (referring to backpacking)."

Viewers if not their fellow racers are in for surprises with Tania and Ida joining the race. These fans of The Amazing Race Asia have many natural talents they can count on to stay in the game. Tania comments of this, "I'm pretty good at finding handy short-cuts to all kinds of things. I'm very friendly which always helps in getting things done when you need help."

Hopefully, these attributes will make up for some of their shortfalls which includes indecisiveness on Tania's part, and weak ankles for Ida, which are not good for running she says jokingly.

Underneath the playful exterior though is a person who bears grudges more than she wants to, so the other teams better not cross Ida, less she unleashes her anger on them. "I'll scream my head off, then apologise to whoever's in the way."

The Amazing Race Asia 3[]

Race History[]

Ida & Tania's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Thailand	Race / Rice	No Roadblock	5 of 10
2	2	Thailand → Vietnam	Sampan / Some Walk	Tania	6 of 9
3	3	Vietnam	Sticks / Stalks	Ida	3 of 8
4	4	Vietnam → Taiwan	Shoot It / Shape It	Ida	1 of 7
5	5	Taiwan	Pick / Pail	Tania	5 of 6
6	6	Taiwan → Hong Kong	Get Fishy / Get Lucky	Ida	5 of 5
7	7	Hong Kong → Macau	Dance / Chance	Tania	5 of 5
8	8	Macau → Hong Kong → India	Fish / Fill	Tania	3 of 5	^[1]
9	9	India	Push / Crush	Ida	2 of 4
10	10	India → Oman	Carpet / Count It	Ida	1 of 4
11	11	Oman → Thailand	Pull / Plunge	Tania	3 of 3
				Average	3.55
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
Notes: 1: Ida & Tania arrived 2nd, but received a 30 minute penalty for being "marked for elimination" and not arriving first. Only A.D. & Fuzzie checked in before the penalty ended, thus Ida & Tania fell to 3rd.