Hare: Charlotte Parks
Venue: Langat Fishing Seafood & Beer Garden Restaurant
Scribe: SK Lee
A familiar run site where Petaling Hash had a few runs here before. A big parking space that can accommodate more than 50 - 60 hash cars with the restaurant located at the far end. Weather was good and fine.
We welcome back Dr. Gan (long time hasher) who has been with us for a long time. He has agreed to be one of the T shirt sponsors for the 2006 Merdeka Run. We hope you will come and run with us on a regular basis.
The run started along the right side of the restaurant and continued on to the right lane up a path where we passed three staggered fish ponds full of big red Tilapia, ready to be steamed. The run continued up a hill and on to a road where the first check was found further down the road. It was a back check which was quickly broken and the run continued along some familiar paths that went up and down and along some good running trails. As expected, the home trail emerged at the back of the restaurant and headed straight for the beer van. There was a lot of running for the front runners. This must be a T shirt run as most of us enjoyed the run. The ON ON was, as expected, at the Langat Fishing Seafood & Beer Garden Restaurant.
Looking back at last week's run No. 1531,(my run) with our mentor co hare, Rambo, who had for the first time broken the record for setting the shortest run that resulted in two casualties. We understand that the Japanese lady has recovered but the other visitor, a local china man, suffered a mild heart attack and was admitted. He was in the ICU and was discharged on the following Sat. He has been advised not to take up any running so we will not be seeing him again. This run proved that Rambo should not set short runs. He is better off setting his normal run (long run with hills, rivers and jungle).
You will be pleased to know that Rambo will be the co-hare again for next week's run. So be prepared for his normal run. (he he)
Hare: Irene Chin
Scribe: Drew Foyston
Arriving at the hash site I began to reflect on the things that I would be missing when I left Malaysia to continue my studies in Canada in late July: the food, the warmth, the wonderful road manners and the nature. In particular I was thinking how the area in which we hashed would probably be sacrificed to some apartment blocks which nobody will inhabit in the end (much like Lembah Beringin).
Unfortunately many good hashing sights near KL are being put up for apartments and houses (taking Bukit Kiara as another example).
Enough of this sentimental gab, and onto the hash: We all love hash sites which are close to KL, and this one only takes about 30 minutes for most people and has acceptable terrain. The one thing that this hash was lacking was paper even though we are given 4000 to 8000 pieces. Although, there were plenty of other people's paper which kept many of us occupied in many places along with the huge sections of missing PHHH paper which entailed some of us making our own path.
Apart from that major problem the hash was a great running one with not much technical terrain where you had to go slow and risked twisting an ankle. The running was a great treat for all whether they be runners, walkers or runner/walkers. Although I was late coming to the hash the checks were straight forward from what I could gather from the hashers who were there on time, although for some of us it seemed that those hashers did not fully break the checks.
Although there were many frustrating points on the hash regarding the laying of paper it was an enjoyable hash, not too far from KL and a lot of good running. My piece of advice for the next time this hare sets a hash; there is no such thing as too much paper.