Rambo Chan’s Water Tango (aka Run 1472 at Ulu Rening on 28/05/05)
Except for the slow crawl from Rawang to Batang Kali it was thought to be a fine day for a fine run (no pun intended) at opposite the football field. Even the 0.8 kilometre stretch of road going in was no longer a jouncing ride in non 4x4 vehicles. Just before the run commenced with a small pack of about eighty, the GM made his usual announcement of following papers with the running rubber tree man to avoid getting lost. But knowing the notoriety of the hare, Ngiau Chee was seen carrying a small yellow torch in his pouch and even Jan Khan’s little nephew did not feel like running. Celine was heard asking who is the hare, Rambo Chan, but after the run she knows who he is! Starting trail to the first check seemed to be long way off. The trail crossed a natural land bridge crossing a small valley with a tiny stream. This check was found easily into an abandoned orchard before crossing a clear river. Climbing up the step bank, well laid papers guided the runners along the jungle track. But soon the pack encountered a very effective second check, a circular one. Even Saru and Florence ambling along talking about the maintenance of dogs had time to catch up the main pack. Papers crossed a small valley with bamboo clumps to emerge in clean rubber with a modest dwelling. The Indian occupants watched in amusement at the mad runners all colours, shapes and sizes filed past. Unknown to others, there is actually a short cut. One has just to go round the ridge, then cross the stream to the hut by the back. When Catherine Oii with Lewie Dekker behind saw one short cutter coming out from the back, she taught he went for a pee! Runners then entered the jungle again running in good clean tracks, going nitially parallel to the river, before swinging right, and going uphill. Emerging into clean rubber the pack took off. This place must have impressed lots of people like Candy Harjeet. She decided to go the whole way and was not seen back till just before 07.00 pm. (If those looking for papers—like Gary Murrell and Colin Hercus— at the circular check had continue along the main road to the right for maybe 1.5 kilometres they would have hit this trail, thus avoiding the hill climb.) With the nice rubber estate road the pack sprinted off for the Nambi Estate in Rasa. There were a further four checks in rubbers and oil palms but what slowed the pack down was what seems an endless jumping into and out of a series of streams. At one stage there was a long and very tiring walk in the crystal clear water. Runners religiously followed the river system, hoping to find more spectacular waterfalls after seeing the miniature one. The front runner in was Alex Yong at 06.20 pm to be followed by Alistair and Colin Hercus. On Colin Hercus—he lost his sense of direction thinking the run is anti–clockwise and the home trail was the same as the car track coming into the run site. The first lady in is Wendy, a guest of Lilian Ee from the RLC HHH. Her style of running from afar looks like Virginia Tan’s. Doing quite well from the same club is Vivien. Probably sensing the run would be long and not wanting to be obstructed by the slow lories, the three hash Pipe Pipers in the form of Tom with his bugle, and Barry Sage and the GM with their hash horns returned with the main pack. Meanwhile, the hare accepted the congratulations from the FROP’s. The hare told them that as the sun started to dip below the horizon, the middle pack would come back cursing, while the last group would be keeping mum because they had no energy to complain! For a hasher of twenty years, he is correct! Ramboo mentioned the run could be shorter if his team (they must have forgotten to bring their parangs) had bashed down from one hill. The last group returned just before 07.00 pm. The Circle started at 07.50 pm with an imported Bomoh, Graham Wood, from Down Under. It was a quick affair. Some of the people that had to on–downs were:
· YK (aka Chalres Lee), not for loosing his horn, but for coming to the aid of Aileen with her sprained ankle
· John Hutchingson for coming to the run site late as he does not want to break checks
· Gary Murrell the Pussy Hunter
· Peter Brooke, the representative of the sitting down veterans in their own Speaker’s Corner.
The hare promiseed a meal at old Lucky Like at RM20 per head but he was just joking. The delicious meal came to RM130 per table with six tables in attendance. One very special dish is the thin slices of fresh water (it is another species of the infamous Snake Head Fish that the American Wildlife Department classified as an invasive specie brought in by the Vietnamese population) fish with fresh scallion and young ginger. The Circle at the restaurant started with monikers being given to Les (“Depository”) and Candy being called “Bombay Doll”—the other suggestions were "Mystery Pussy”, “Wax Job”, and “Chinese Twat”. Then there was Celine for using the handphone while the Circle was on. There were five virgins and the crowd wanted more from Soo from Korea and Wendy from China. Dogs seem to like Lee Heard’s leg, but since the owner was not around, a substitute was called up. Dave Kamikaze pulled Catherine Oii and and Emelia to up to remind hashers sponsors are needed for PH3’s 1,500th Run at year end. Peter Brooke was hauled up for enthusiastically singing CCB song with gusto, while returnee, Don Cheang, attempted to sing a hash song The hare was awarded the Toilet Seat. As to whether the hoary subject if it is a ten weeker just read the GM's Column No. 4 – 2005 posted by the On–Sec at 31/05/05. —Guinness Khoo
Posted by onsec at June 2, 2005 10:07 AM