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January 25, 2007: Exciting,
CBS-penned TV ad text:
"Yau-Man Chan is from the jungles of Borneo. He may be
small, but his impact is huge."
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 January
12, 2007: Yau-Man's official bio, from the CBS
S14 site...
"Originally from Malaysian Borneo, Yau-Man Chan attended
All Saints Secondary School in Kota Kinabalu. He moved to
the United States where he received a Bachelor of Science
degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He
went on to receive his Master of Science degree from the
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Chan is the Director of Information Systems
for the College of Chemistry at the University of California,
Berkeley. In this position, he manages and runs the information
systems infrastructure for administrative, research and teaching
units of the college. This includes setting up networks,
computers and managing business database systems. He previously
worked designing electronic circuits for scientific instruments
to collect data. He's also been a housepainter, cook and
dishwasher.
Chan enjoys playing table tennis, bicycling,
woodworking and reading. He is a member of the USA Table
Tennis Association. He describes himself as intellectual
and contemplative. He considers himself a natural leader,
a good organizer, very skilled with his hands, very resourceful
and feels he possesses a keen intellect.
Chan has been married to his wife, Jennifer,
for 23 years. They have two children, Penelope and Ione.
They also have a dog, Tucker and two rabbits, Ruby and Cupid.
Chan's birth date is August 26, 1952."
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January 12, 2007: Officially
revealed as a Survivor: Fiji contestant on CBS's The
Early Show.
Hannah Storm: "Yau-Man Chan, a computer engineer, is the self-described
geek of the group. He hopes not to stand so much that he's
voted off the island."
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January 9, 2007: Sucks poster survivorsurvivor corroborates
Yau-Man's alleged participation in Survivor:
Fiji:
"hmm.. definitely Yau-Man - definitely.. and no he's no Cao
Boi !!"
And later, perhaps in reference to Yau-Man (or the other
older male contestant), another Sucks poster, Budda
and his Homies, peers into the future:
"Best ever??....Just wait until the geezer wins over America
and takes over the title of "Best Castaway Ever"...probably
a guy who spews nothing but common sense...something that
not many castaways have shown since the show's inception."
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December
17, 2006: Jeff Probst's voiceover from the Survivor:
Fiji preview (replete with actual contestant photos,
as far as we know) that aired during the Survivor:
Cook Islands reunion show:
"Coming in the new year... Survivor turns
the tables on two tribes, as one lives the life of luxury,
while the other is left with virtually nothing. For the first
time, there will be 19 new Survivors. This
diverse cast, with lifestyles ranging from a Harvard-educated
lawyer to a once-homeless street performer, will be
forced to battle each other more fiercely than ever before.
Crawling with thousands of deadly sea snakes, Exile Island
will be more treacherous than ever. This time, two
immunity idols and a twist will drastically complicate the
game. And one of the most controversial decisions ever
made by a Survivor will have America talking. Who will outwit,
outplay and outlast all the others? Join us next time, for
the premiere of Survivor: Fiji."
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December 9, 2006: Newbie02 gives
some post-game updates on Yau-Man:
"Yau-Man is actually a very nice guy. He's back to work on
Monday (which coincides with the end of taping)."
And on December
16th (nine days after filming ended): "I saw Yau-Man on
Friday and he is visibly thinner and also shaved his head."
And on December
22nd: "The picture posted ealier with the group
who has been blacked out are contestants not stand-ins. Yau-man
is one of` them (in the hat)."
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December 4, 2006: Apparently new Sucks poster
newbie02 brings the following info to light:
"A director of IT at UC Berkeley is on this season's show.
Yau-Man Chan, 50's. He did not apply. They approached him because
is a N. CA division director of the National Collegiate Table
Tennis Association."
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