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IS THE Amazing Race making a pitstop in Singapore again?

A US film crew was spotted at the Singapore Flyer and Bugis on Wednesday.

And it looked like they were laying the groundwork and preparing for the impending arrival of contestants as the signature red and yellow striped envelope which participants need to find was seen by someone who posted it on the Net.

Now into its 16th instalment, the US reality TV game show first came to our shores in 2002 during its third season.

According to Ms Nicole Lee, 30, who works at Singapore Flyer's Japanese restaurant Hibiki, the tourist attraction was strangely quiet on Wednesday morning.

Curious, Ms Lee asked the receptionist, who confirmed that The Amazing Race had indeed been filming there in the morning.

She told The New Paper: "When I arrived for work at about 11.30am, I saw a helicopter hovering above us, which is unusual."

Singapore Flyer's marketing communications manager June Leong confirmed that it had "been hired for filming a commercial TV production", but did not specify which one.

Red and yellow

Later that afternoon, the crew moved on to Bugis where they were seen filming with an ice-cream street vendor.

Miss Stephanie Tang was on the way back to her office at Parkview Square after lunch at Albert Centre when she spotted them.

Being a fan of the series, Miss Tang immediately recognised the signature red and yellow striped envelope.

So she snapped a photo and posted it on Twitter.

The 23-year-old marketing communications executive told The New Paper: "They were at The Bencoolen at about 1pm.

"The film crew asked an ice-cream vendor to hold on to a red and yellow envelope. I didn't spot any contestants around."

Back in 2002, we saw The Amazing Race teams wandering through the National Orchid Garden, swimming across a manatee enclosure at the Singapore Zoo and getting wet in Suntec City's Fountain of Wealth.

They also navigated maze-like HDB corridors in Choa Chu Kang, after which actor Gurmit Singh - playing Phua Chu Kang - handed them clues.

Finally, actress and former Miss Singapore Universe Jaime Teo greeted them at the Mount Faber pitstop.

As for this season, it seems filming of the race started at the Los Angeles International Airport.

While details have not been released, Entertainment Weekly reported that rumoured contestants Jordan Lloyd and her boyfriend Jeff Schroeder were spotted at the airport in competition attire late last month.

Lloyd is US reality TV show Big Brother 11's winner and Schroeder was a fellow participant.

The film crew and contestants have also been spotted in South America's Puerto Varas and San Carlos de Bariloche, according to Spanish news websites.

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