Run 1447 : 4 December 2004
Venue : Serendah
Hare : Kooi-Lee Herd
Co-Hare : Rob Stott
Scribe : Charles Lee
After a leisurely drive on a bright, sunny afternoon from KL up the NS Highway to Rawang and Serendah we arrive at the run site in good time. Unfortunately, it resembles Bukit Bintang with lots of traffic to the local kampong and a back-hoe busy dredging the nearby river. Still, there was plenty of ‘clean’ parking, but BIG PROBLEM, the hares had not sought permission to use the run site. Fortunately, it was quickly resolved but Lesson 1 for future hares; FIRST GET PERMISSION TO USE THE RUN SITE.
The critical mass was soon reached and so sharp at 4.30pm On-On was called and the pack set off up a track into the nearby palm plantation. Check 1 was quickly broken forward and to the right, along the perimeter of the estate. Hence it was pretty obvious that it was going to be an anti-clockwise run and this, together with the open nature of the plantation, gave plenty of scope for the short cutters. Check 2 was similar and broken quickly to lead us into some secondary jungle with patches of shiggy. Lovely jubbly! Check 3, now on a ‘moonscape’, was back down into some rubber, which caught out some of the FRB’s – great stuff. Check 4 was broken fairly quickly back and to the left, but the next was a problem. The FRBs didn’t call or fill in the check, so that us mortals following up had to break it all over again. Thanks you inconsiderate b******s. It contained 2 falsies, but eventually the correct trail was found back and to the right. This lead through palm to the last check that had already been broken so it was a long run in. The end was enlightened by a ‘swarm’ of kampong kids to welcome us past their homes.
All in all it was a great run with oil palm, rubber, secondary jungle and shiggy with the front runner back just before the 1.30 deadline. Happily, some of the racing FRBs were not here today and so it gave the rest of us a chance to do some checking for a change.
Back at the run site all was peace and harmony, a stark contrast from last week when a number of ‘old farts’ waged a loud and ill mannered, slanging match about the proposed increase in subs. “We did it right in our day”, “this committee is a bunch of thieving idiots”, or words to that effect. All this with no right of reply. The fact that many of them did not turn up this week contributed to the tranquil atmosphere! Most of us come to the Hash to relax after a hard week’s work, so please can we keep it that way.
The circle was run by the White Raja and the Bomo was the Hash Shag. One new member, of whom the WR has intimate knowledge, was welcomed and various ‘down-downs’ dispensed. I can’t remember all but Nick Morse had one for what, (being too tall?), Paul’s college mate for trusting him to keep sober enough on Friday night to run on Saturday and Irene, who lives under Paul (she had all the guy’s sympathy) for confusing New Year with New York.
As this was ‘bandit country’ a few of us stayed behind to see the beer wagon safely on its way home. Then, it was off to the ‘Every Day’ restaurant in Serendah, which required an illegal U turn on the busy Old Ipoh Road. The meal comprised 3 curries (veg, wild boar and chicken) more veg and sloppy fish. I can’t remember what else. All this was for the princely sum of RM 12, with beer at the same price. I think there were 6 tables.
Nan commanded the next circle with her usual ‘authority’ and welcomed;
Returnees - the 2 Campbells, Debbie (having done Dallas) and a frog called Michelle
Virgins – Paul’s ‘cleaver’ college mate, a senorita (without her smelly new sombrero) and someone else who failed to raise a laugh with his joke.
Win Chew for boasting that she knew the run sit intimately because some years ago she used the same one – to be told that hers was actually several kilometers away!
Greg Dall then told us how he had made love to a Martian and then Patrick R entertained us with something about a sickly squid.
And finally … the run was awarded a T-shirt, but the recipient failed to show us her tits so it was all a bit of an anti-climax. The triple-on was suggested at some place in Petaling Street, but I went home to snuggle up to my, em, would you believe hot water bottle?
All in all a great days sport/entertainment/relaxation and (dare I say it), for a subscription of less than RM 10, excellent value for money!
Posted by onsec at January 13, 2005 07:36 PM