Venue : Templer Park
Hare : Edward Choong
Co-Hare : Ah Wan
Scribe : Mother Sheep
Lets start with some facts:-
1. I was not the hare the week before
2. I was not asked by the hare the week before to write this report
3. The inquiry by the GM at the runsite, after the run, on who was writing the report got no response.
4. The week after a hare sets a run it his duty to write the scribe report
5. If the hare is not attending the following week, find some one to do the report do not expect the Committee to fill in all the time.
A small pack by Petaling standards this week with normal obvious reason. There was to my knowledge no major clashing events that was taking our hashers elsewhere. So what could the reason be:-
1. The run directions were published very late. The hare had been informed that his run was coming up and when rang on the Sunday before said "Is it my run next Saturday?” “Did you get the reminders from the ON Sec?” “Yes, but I did not realize it was next Saturday.” Personally I think if you receive an email entitled “PH3 Run – 3 April 2004” with a text “Please can I have your run directions by 15 March 2004” I would have thought you could work out which day you were setting a run.
2. The run directions were “Crap” If you are not familiar with the area, and luckily we do not go here often, “Please turn off 2km before the petrol station” does not work for me.
3. Those who know the area (Those not affected by item 2) know it will basically up the hill, down the hill.
4. We have been having heavy rain most afternoons.
So to the run iteself.
ON ON was called proptly by the new GM, who had requested appointed Shan to carry the horn and close the checks. A short way up the road and then drop down to the river. Being a SCB and working on the principle that at Templer Park all runs go up a very long way before going down. Just proceeded to walk up the road, and sure enough just above the pond we find the paper. Followed paper for a bit until it veered off left – probably a back check so just keep going to find paper another 50m up the path.
Shortly after this Rob Stott says do you want to do the whole run or come and see the Communist hideout 1km off the track. Opted for the tourist thing and with our trusty guide found the dug out- no communists though. Returned in about an hour via the way we came. So did not see more of the run. If you think a scribe should know more see item 3 above in the facts. I am only wtiting this as a week after the run no report has been seen and not sure if anybody else will do one.
Front runner was in in under an hour and a half. But the pack came back in small bunches so maybe the paper not that good so rechecking had to be done.
Circle on site was run by the guest Bomoh Neil Campbell, and included doing all the visitors and virgins on site – before they could run away.
Charges included Patsy for sleeping all the way to the run site and Jimmy for tiring her out. Terry “I am not going to tell you what I did on the way to the site as you will make me drink” So we made you drink anyway. (And for those that are interested. Terry in is infinite wisdom as he crawled up to the Batu Caves turning in heavy traffic, trying to go to Batu Caves, decided to stay in this traffic rather go up the slip road rather than use the nice free flowing main road.)
ON ON was at the PJ Seafood restaurant, with some excellent food. The run was judged an ON Down.