There's a scribe report from our GM and there are results posted at the end by CHUCK WOW. So read the whole thing!!!
Venue: Lodge Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Hare:Chin Win San
Occasion: TLP Novelty Treasure Hunt Run
Scribe Report by GM for Amy Tiong
A city run and a treasure hunt thrown in: a bit different to our normal Saturday hash.
The Lodge Hotel: that brings back memories of steak sandwiches for lunch from over twenty years ago when I used to come out to Malaysia to prepare tenders for items such as the North South Highway, NKVE; which are now key links to our normal run sites. Sadly the hotel no longer functions, another prime spot for another office block or service apartments?
What time to leave for the run which way to go? I have no idea what the traffic is like on a Saturday afternoon in KL, but based on what it looks like on a weekday afternoon from the office window it will be pretty terrible. Opt for a 3:30 start from home and Dave Parks’ SMART Tunnel as this will bring us out right at the bottom of Sultan Ismail, 3 traffic lights and we are there. Right – no, did not allow that the left hand lane of Sultan Ismail will be closed so forced up right hand lane and loops around the centre of KL, but still arrived in plenty of time and get one of the 30 parking places.
A smaller pack than usual, not unexpected by some of the comments that we do not do city runs, and “I will be in Mont Kiara”, “I am doing a recce” (some good tails on this will be revealed at next week's circle)
The treasure hunt is for teams of four [4]. The organized ones even had printed T-shirts, the less organized were milling around trying to form teams. Quickly got myself organized with three young ladies only too have my hopes dashed by Don Cheang – not enough women only one per team. So kept the wife and roped in Robin and Klaus for a heavyweight team.
The hares hand out quiz, (1st half only), writing implement and plastic bags as they are expecting rain.
After a short briefing we open our quiz sheets and are off. This does not appear to be too difficult as there are maps to each location, however to win a treasure hunt you need to have a strategy. While most teams head to the Weld to find out what time it is (just after 4:30pm we are starting the run) we go to Kathy’s bar to plan our course of action. (10 beers 3 vodka tonics RM130)
Now to win a treasure hunt you must answer all the questions – so we sit down to answer all the questions. We are joined by Terry, Kun Sir Posit Tree and Mandy and they decide that Kun can write all the answers in Thai as there is no rule that English is the language to be used.
We note that the second half of the questions will be handed out next door to the Sheraton Hotel, so after a short debate on whether to use the Monorail we decide that we need the exercise and therefore we shall walk and take in a pit stop at the Hard Rock Café. Here we are able to observe the short cutters such as John Lavelle, Chu Chu, Dan and Raymond Lai. (2 jugs, 4 vodka tonics RM 115. Large complaint from Sir Posit Tree that this was costing him RM300 last night)
Make our way to the car-park next to the Sheraton, but cannot see anyone and told by attendant that all have gone. So decide to adjourn to bar on Heritage Road, Sir Posit Tree anxious to buy as two jugs of Tiger RM69++. While deciding on course of action hare walks up and asks what we are doing. Send him away to bring our second set of clues. Read clues and sort out answers and it is time to leave. Sir Posit Tree picks up bill (2 jugs, 3 vodka tonics RM 146, don’t you just love those RM 19++ vodka and tonics Les!)
Make our way back checking our answers on the way (nearly missed the last question about four {4} monkeys on the back of the sheet) and discover much to our surprise that two more teams are still out there.
Those who wanted to had a swim in the pool until the circle was called at 7:15pm.
Charges included
The hares for littering our city. This has to be the best marked run ever – you got a detail map to each check (clue point) and then the trail is marked in paper, chalk, ribbons.
Abraham and his team – he had five in the team all young and female!
Sir Posit Tree for getting the cheapest round (well trying anyway)
ON ON directions were long and difficult but could be summarized as down the steps to the pool side.
Triple ON at least for some was at Finnegans 3 to watch the rugby (no sound).
I believe that the run was enjoyed by all who attended and made a pleasant change to our normal run, but not something to be encouraged at frequent intervals.
And now to the missing question that should be included in every hash treasure hunt but was forgotten by the hares.
“Where do you find the cheapest beer on the treasure hunt”
Answer
“On a normal Saturday at this time of day, maybe the Hard Rock, but when PH3 is in town it is Ramli’s Beer Wagon.”
On On
Mother Sheep for Amy Tiong
CHUCK WOW'S REPORT
Rehash:
Awards to Teams and Personalities;
1. Most Kiasu & Best-dressed: Team GO SPAK GO
(specially designed t-shirt) [Scott W, Paul M, Aileen D & Kelly L]
2. Most Innovative & Linguistic-challenged: Thai-inspired Team no.14
[Leslie S, Mandy S, Terry Gardener & Kung]
3. Most Thirsty: Team no.12
[Hugh Murray, Klaus Gehlhaar, Disagreeable Robin & Winn]
4. Turning the TreasureHunt to a Pub-crawl:
(would pay top ringgit for the golden-brew in the Golden Mile area)
[Leslie the MisguideD Greek, Hugh the Pommy, Klaus the Kraut and Robin the
Disagreeable Aussie]
5. Favourite Pub en-route: Hard Rock Cafe
6. Most Promising for PH3's Future Existence: Team [under 13 yrs]
[Nicol Kloks, Sharkila, Lynn, Yuna & Father Abraham]
7. Most Confused & 'Bodoh sombong": Team no.16
(think TreasureHunt is child-play) [Dan P, Raymond Lai & 2 x pomp & obnoxs]
8. Most Disappointment & let-downs: Non support from local male Chinese,
(claimed being 'Mooncake Festive weekend'- no freebies & makan what,
wah! Got-to-pay-parking-fee one ahh)
9. Most Noticeable Missing: 2x local JMs, and ex-GM, now committee member
Dave Kamikaze [who was out on recce for Fullmoon]
10. No-show: Chua Yew Leong and Maureen TLP Tong [KOed & migraine from
Dave's recce]
11. Non-Participants but here for the 'be-seen & hopefuls': Chai Leng, Ah Wan,
Wong YokeLin
12. Most 'Tahan Lasak: Ramadan fasting Mohd Nor & Nadia
13. “Almost Died-lah”: 13 year-old Korean girls Lynn & Yuna
14. Your favorite 'showcase display personality': can't be Chai Leng lah.
15. Youngest Supporter: Baby Oscar 'the fish' French
16. Most Over-dressed: Fully-suited Ron 'no-more-babi' Brooks
17. Smeller Anonymous: Ah Wan
18. Suckers-are-born-every-minute: Daniel Pussyful & Spiky Toh
19. 'I-want-more-food... wah! so-little-where-got-enough one': Helen's Auntie
Results of the TLP Treasure Hunt
1st Team check-in Part I:Team Just Desserts [Michael Hawkins, Alister Beck, 1st Team check-in Part II:Team Just Desserts Laurence Renshaw & Featherlite
May Lin]
Teams with all correct answers Part I: Team Tunku Abdul Rahman
[Dave 'unity-band', Auntie Elaine, Choo NK & Sam]
Team with most correct answers Part II*: Team no.
[Charles Lee, Soo KHoy, John Dodgson & Jerry French]
*Note: all team teams did not get Q15 correct,
Convent Bukit Nanas Girl School is 109 years old
Overall Winner (with most correct answers & 1st to check-in):
-Team Just Desser
[Michael Hawkins, Alister Beck, Laurence Renshaw & Featherlite May Lin]
TLP is a multi-language orientated phrase. to the uninitiated, it is;
in Cantonese – Tai Linn Phor [Big-Breasted Woman]
in Hokkien - Tuah Lan Phar [Big Bollocks]
in Anglo-Saxon - Thick Large Prick [not-unlike Issac the TaiLanGong]
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Answers to TLP Treasure Hunt Questionnaire:
Part I:
Q1. The standing clock at 'Southern Pottery' reads 0121 am/pm.
Q2. At KL Tower, the House of Perfume is Al Rania.
Q3. Height of Kobe Tower in Japan is 96metres.
Q4. Name of shop at Dang Wangi LRT station is Newsplus.
Q5. Rent shop-lots next to Pusat Budaya Arab Libya,contact; Good Properties 012-3666391.
Q6. Bodhi Tree Cafe & Restaurant is located at no.1 Jalan Kamunting.
Q7. Famous Swiss Rolls & Chicken Chop available at Yut Kee Restaurant tel:03-26988108.
Q8. Weddding arranger at Sheraton Imperial Hotel is Wishing Tree contact 03-27325501.
Part II:
Q9. Food-stall no.15 at Pesona Food-court in Maju Junction sells Teppanyaki.
Q10. Bakery at Sogo is Four Leaves
Hottest Item of the Month: Basket Chicken Sausage bun.
Q11. Tamil movie at Coliseum is NamNadu.
Q12. Budget Hotel at Little India Square is Hotel Palace contact 03-26986122.
Q13. Numbers of ATM machines at Chartered Bank Jalan Ampang is 3.
Q14. School is St John's Institution founded in 1904.
Q15. Notorious girls' institution is Convent Bukit Nanas Girl School and is 109 year-old.
Q16. Heritage & Colonial-styled building is OES built in 1931.
Q17. Old bright-yellow building houses Life Records and Digitapes.
Q18. The four 'monkeys' on ING Buildings are; Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen
Nelson Piquet jr.
Ricardo Zonta
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Petaling Hash wishes to thank and commend Chin Wing San and his supportive wife Irene, who have put in a tremendous amount of effort, commitment and logistics to make this TLP Novelty Treasure Hunt hash run within the confines of the KL Golden Triangle a very pleasant & fun-filled hashing activity. To most it was their first walk through the-other-side of the city.
To those who chose to 'avoid' these initiated city-orientated hash activities, your loss is definitely the gain of those who participated.
Treasure Hunt might be child-play to a few individuals, believe me, only those who are misguided and intellectually-challenged will want to think so. To all my local Chine brothers who forsook us to 'attend' the free Moon-cake Festival activities in Klang Valley, may we wish you a Happy Mooning Evening.
Once again, thank you Chin Wing San and Irene for a job-well-done and the wonderful hash evening at the Lodge.
Chuck-wow 24/9/07
Posted by onsec at September 22, 2007 09:16 AM