ON SEC CORNER

1. How to set a great run. A few tips below.

a) As hare you are responsible to provide a great afternoon and evening for about 120-150 persons (yes, people do dedicate the whole 1/2 day to come to hash). Put some efforts into setting a good run and arrange for a good venue for dinner (RM 17 to RM 20 per person nowadays).
b) Run should be preferably in varied terrain, avoid killer hills and long runs in open areas (too hot). Put more paper (or staple to leaves) if you expect rain (well, this is Malaysia).
c) Front runner back in about 1h30min, everyone back home in about 2hours ( a 20-30 minute spread is excellent). Experienced hares often set a longer run and a shorter one, ensuring everyone ( runners and walkers) is pleased. None of us wants to waste driving 2+ hours to/fro a run site for a 45min trot !
d) Ask experienced hares about number of tables to book for restaurant. While PH3 usually has 6-7 tables at the On On, numbers can vary due to holidays or other non hash activities. If you have over ordered, you (the hare) will have to pay the restaurant for the guaranteed tables. If you have ordered too little, you will have a mob of hungry and grumbling hashers on your hands ! The hare must be at the restaurant until On On ends. Cost should be divided by total number of people.

2. Run judging.

Runs will be judged as a good run (that is good run and you are given an On Down and cheers), a not so good run (you be given a toilet seat), a great run set at great efforts (you be given a Tee Shirt for that), or a very poor run (for which you be asked to set a run in 10 weeks time). The run judging follows a very complex procedure involving run site, parking, length of run, run incline, run decline, direction of wind, rain and sun factor, opinion of knitting circle, walkers, back benchers, pack runners and - occasionally- front runners, (as interviewed by the Committee Member in Charge - COMIC) but most of all, it rests on the enlightened decision of the GM.

3. Next committee meeting: Tuesday 07 February 2012- 7:30 PM

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Members Responsibility

The main responsibility you have as a member it to set a run when your turn comes (about once in 4 years). This is expected of ALL members and much notice is given on the receding hareline page. The recent spat of late quits or last minute "cannot set" is disgraceful and totally unacceptable. In a club, all members are expected to help and participate equally, not just to sit and wait to be served and entertained. Please ensure you plan far enough ahead and/or as a last resort your should find another Hare to replace you. It is not the trailmaster job to do this.

Circle

From Jan 2012, PH3 will revert to conduct one circle only, which - unless otherwise mentioned by GM or due to rain or celebration- will be at the runsite. Charges should be made at the run site.

Increase in Subs

1. Beer drinkers : RM 175 per quarter
2. Softie drinkers: RM 75 per quarter
3. Associates: RM 50 per quarter
4. Joining fee: RM 50 per applicant
5. Guest fee adult: maintained at RM 35 per run (drink beer or not)
6. Guest fee youngsters: RM 10 per run

Hash Paper

Please return unused hash trail paper to Trailmaster (Nick Morss). Do not throw away.

Run Directions

Please send your run location and directions to On-Sec and Trail-master as early as possible before the run date (at least 4 weeks ahead unless you relish nasty emails from the OnSec). We need to post directions on this website for everyone's convenience.

Emails

If you do not get email and others do, let the OnSec know. And please do check your spam folder as it might be stuck in there. Let OnSec know if you change email.

Parties

If you want or any PH3 related event posted here, send info to OnSec as early as possible before the event.

Comments/Ideas/Brickbats

PH3 is a membership club. Make your views heard. Talk to your favorite committee member or send a note to OnSec. We always value opinions. We cannot be all things for all people and have limited funds, but committee members are members too and we try to make sense. If you don't comment, you agree ; if you don't participate, you consent. Either way, if you stay silent and you do not like the way the club is run, present yourself for election at the next AGM.

BEER O'CLOCK

On a Saturday, at the PH3 run-site, Beer O'Clock is easy to define. It is either:
- 5.45pm
or
- the time that the Front-Runner-On-Paper arrives back from the run (if there's a short and a normal, it's the normal run that counts)

The same rule applies to soft drinks (including for grubby little horrors!), but the big water-cooler is usually available to prevent anyone from dying of thirst.

This is because we're a Hash club, and the idea of the Hash is that you do the run and then reward yourself with a few drinks.
Non-runners (members or guests) are welcome to drink, but only after the run has been completed by at least one person (or until we conclude that they're probably lost).

So, even though the cans and bottles are put in iced water around 4.30pm to cool, and look very tempting, they may not be taken until the time specified above. Otherwise we'd all just sit around drinking, and forget the run!

We don't want to have to put armed guards by the beer truck, so please do the right thing.
There are only a few habitual offenders, and we apologize for making the rest of you read this, but we want to make sure the rule is clear.

On On,

OnSec, on behalf of the PH3 Committee

VISITORS

PH3 loves guests and visitors.

We welcome any Hasher and non Hasher to join us for a run and after run gathering on saturdays. The current fee is RM 35.00 a head for the run and the circle refreshments (beer and softies). Any food at the restaurant is additional but will usually will cost you less than RM 20.00.

PH3 is a great way to experience tropical forest and jungle hash runs in places where most tourists dont go with a great bunch of people - locals and expats. Its 50-50 about sport and social !

How to get there?

- Print or copy directions to run site from this PH3 page.
- Get yourself there anyway you can or get a lift. If you ask for a lift, be sure you will be on time at the designated pick up location. Hashers wont wait, the run starts on time, rain or shine. They want to get there ! Do exchange mobile phone numbers with the person who will pick you up.
- Dont expect people to do detours for you. You can easily get to and from most pickup points in KL, Bangsar or Petaling Jaya by taxi or LRT (metro rail).

Running

You will need decent running shoes and running gear. Trail running shoes with good grip are best as it can be slippery during downpours, but normal sneakers should do OK. Expect at least 1.5 hour run or 2 hour + walk in tropical forest/jungle conditions. Some hills.

After the run

Have a change of clothes, towel, (water if you wish to shower/wash off), money to pay for the run fees and food later on. Expect to be given one or two free down downs for visiting us.

ON ON and see you on the run !