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HARE: |
Marlies Tjaden |
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CO-HARE: |
Patrick Russell |
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VENUE: |
Genting Valley |
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SCRIBE: |
John Castleman |
Good Directions, although some guests found the directions via Lucky Light (which Lucky Light?) confusing.
More than 70 hashers gathered by the river awaiting the call to hills.
Co-Hare Patrick made a dramatic wet but quite illegal appearance before the run to brief the assembled throng. “Not a short run….and 2 quite big hills”
Thanks (?) Patrick, but why? Why did we need to know it was not a short run and there would be 2 hills? ….I’ve been running with Petaling for over twelve years and that’s standard fare, I would say.
OK then the water warning! Clearly we would be running far from the lovely brook and we didn’t want thirsty hashers de-hydrating.
4.10 sharp and the pack was loosed. The road runners took to the bitumen while the coyotes trotted along a bush track above the river, then down to the water where we were presented with a bank check.
A few crossed the river here only to find themselves at the back when ON ON was called down the river. The trail crossed the river then meandered through bamboo up a gentle incline to Check 2 near a hut with some mildly amused locals.
Soon we were onto the first hill, a steady climb along a pleasant green track. The third check marked the turning point on hill 1.
Here we headed back down to bamboo again and over a small valley onto a very green trail at Check 4. The trail was broken up a lovely green track up through rubber to the right.
Slowly the pack, other than Rob Stott, became aware that this was Hill2. The calling became less and the panting increased. As we neared the top, I paused to admire the brilliant little red flowers that grow at the base of the ginger. The diversity of these forests is amazing, young bamboo among the ginger, tall bamboo softly waving in the breeze, bananas, rubber trees, ferns and those young spiky palms.
The 5th Check was near the house with the green wire fence which we ran below. Somewhere here I came across Mia performing a lively dance running her hands over her boobs and inside her bra. The cause was Karanga, for those unaccustomed to the stranger sights on the hash, those gutsy little red ants which do hand stands on their heads while taking a bite on your tender parts, have caused more than the occasional ants dance. You have to kill them and prise them off one at a time and still find a few inside your shirt or hair after a run.
Then as promised, we commenced a long downhill run down leafy paths, occasional terraces and finally across a shiggy creek. Running just before me was Estee, who blithely strode across a well puddled, pugged, bed of mud.
A scream and plop sound and she dove face first into the mud pack.
Will we see Estee Lauder cosmetic counters offering shiggy facials and jungle mud-packs?
The last bit of the run from the 7th Check was a bit boring, had to concentrate on the ground for sticks and trips while wending way back to the river.
The final crossing was a delight, cool but not cold water, which was almost refreshing enough as bodies plunged into the clear and cleansing waters.
The final touch though was the co-hare appearing with a crate of cold tigers.
Aah, Malaysia doesn’t get much better than this. A cold beer in a cool refreshing stream. Well, maybe the water melon up at the beer truck wasn’t too bad either.
First runners in were Francis Chan then Colin Hercus, round about the 90 minute mark.
CIRCLE:
Service mugs for Tee (15 years) and Patsy (10 years). Shouldn’t we all get a mug for that!
The clubs new Zimmer Award first frame-up was presented to Charles (KY) Lee.
Sinners’ down downs and awards were showered on the mud wrestlers, Jimmie Legget, Paul Smith, Patrick Russell and (Sunglasses) Kiasu.
ON ON.
The OnOn was at the new Lucky Light (or was that Lucy Lite) restaurant back on the road to Batang Kali. At the lights which count backwards. (wonder if the Batang Kali kids can count forwards? )
Kiasu and 9 virgins were down-downed.
T shirts came off until all were properly attired.
We saw a couple of torso
and Marlies even more so.
Mug holders from Puget Sound were presented by a guest who also offered an anatomical song. Directions on finding the right bathroom and what to do if finding oneself or some-one else’s self in the wrong bathroom were given.
Heart-Breaker, Wolfgang and Kwan were also on downed but I can’t remember what for. The food was excellent Gwailo food and the restaurant (who also do local food we’re told) was given a round of applause.
Thanks Marlies for an excellent virgin hare performance and most enjoyable hash.
Posted by onsec at March 23, 2005 10:21 AM