Scribe Report for PH3 run 24th Sept.05
Hare: Michael Chow
Co-hare:Salim Dhalla
Location : Ulu Yam ( Along road to Genting Highlands)
Scribe:Steve Robinson
This run was unusual as the first half of the hash was, for me anyway, in the car! By sheer coincidence there is another ‘Lucky Light’ restaurant at the crossroads traffic lights immediately before the one I was supposed to be at, but to be fair it was not half way between the designated points, so my mistake. And so after traipsing around I suddenly noticed a sign on a tree in Times Roman font 12! Luckily I had my handy pocket microscope and so it was at 5.05 ish I arrived, it must have taken you ages to do those 2 signs, so next time why not just one sign and simply allow 2 hours to find it. Great parking, plenty of shade. 5.15 and I was off much to the astonishment of Nan and the beer wagon security force. Its always easy catching up from the rear and rather than catch up to quickly I decided the best thing was to do the first river section 4 times! Someone had laid torn paper back to the start from the first check (that was incidentally still in place!!!) it was here I met Arne and Terry who gave me spiritual comfort and told me it was my duty to fulfil my destiny and compete the scribe mission or I would face extreme punishment at the circle!.
Still only 100m from the start I focussed on the job in hand, now 5.30. In my effort to catch up I also took my socks and shoes off to keep dry and maintain maximum running efficiency when free from the river! Big mistake – after taking them on and off 5 times I thought ‘oh damn’ or something like that and ploughed into the river, and accepted the fact that half a yard of sand would be accompanying me for the rest of the run. The river section was really cooling and clean, great fun. And so up into the hills for a windy section through the light bush and bamboo. From the ridge back down Franz Clammer style, nice and quick, really picking up speed now. Would you believe it, another check still in place!!! I must be getting better at this as it was clearly a back check and I soon picked up the pace again. Wow this section was really steep, a good climb through several tiers of rubber and pathways. At this point the track was wide and clear and my favourite section as this was an excellent palm track and made for fast running.
I had given up on catching anyone, but suddenly up ahead my first encounter and a quick hello to Carol, then CK and then Yeung. Speeding past these and in my hast I short cut to the path below and raced miles down a hill to yet another check in place!!! Oh shit!!! Back up the hill, and finally another 3 more people that looked very strangely similar to the other 3 that I had passed earlier! same clothes everything. My confidence was up and this was clearly the run in and home – the river ahead, children shouting and playing and Barry and friends with a glorious site – a case of Tiger Beer. So happy I dived into the stream and wallowed in the sheer achievement of it all. 3000 steps back to the start and met by Nancy, and May who were polishing off a bottle of Port – nice drop of stuff I must say.
A very good turn out and lots of stories being shared from the previous weeks Pan-Asia Hash. An excellent circle which starred yours truly and a naked butt on the ice. By the way I am writing this from Pantai Medical centre specialists clinic for frost- bite and Hash tropical diseases. Opera gave us an extraordinary rendition of ‘A cat being strangled’ by Benjamin Flaust! Barry, Terry and Colin (the quiet one), were excellent Bomo’s and beers were sloshed readily. Two non-payers were publicly castrated for all to see.
Onto the famous Lucky Light, not the one by the traffic lights, but the one cunningly disguised as a Pasar Malam night market. I must congratulate the food and the amazing speed as it was obviously being ordered from a place in Ipoh. These DHL guy’s are really good – and the mock-up kitchen and staff, really clever stuff. We had a great table and may I indulge myself and thank my table friends for an excellent evening, they are Petra (from HK), Melissa (Egypt), Max & Anita (Max, excellent Jimmy Leggit look-alike), John Dodgson, Sarah Tan, May, Paul, Nancy and Alex Kirkman. A star studded table and an excellent hash. Front runner in just over 1 hour. Thanks to Michael Chow and Salim Dhalla, and all who were involved on this Hash – good job. Papi