Rehashed run 1818 - Twin Towers

Rehashed Run No: 1818; Hare: Carol Parker a.k.a.Twin Towers; Date: 3rd October, 2009; Venue: Durian Tunggal Reservoir.


A Unique Wet And Memorable Run

Twin Towers is an active hasher who joined the Malacca Hash House Harriers some 3 years ago when she first came to Malacca with GM Dennis the Menace. Since then, she has been running regularly without fail come rain or shine.

Come last Tuesday it was her turn as hare on rotation. As expected, it had attracted a big turnout who was looking forward for a good run.

Durian Tunggal is a popular hashing run site situated some 20 km east of Malacca city. It is covered with scenic oil palm, rubber and fruit plantations with undulating terrains and streams surrounding a reservoir which is ideal for hashing.

It was a cool and cloudy Tuesday afternoon. It started drizzling on my late arrival at the run site which is by the side of a reservoir at 6.05 pm after being caught in the traffic jam on the way when I saw a few runners starting their run. After parking my car at an open field and keeping its key in a key box, I started the run alone a few minutes later as a late starter by following the paper which led east on a bushy trail along the reservoir. A short distance away it turned left upslope into a rubber plantation where I met Bombastic making a back trail with a fellow hasher. Without bothering them, I continued to follow the paper down slope on a bushy path abreast the said reservoir westward. On the way near an oil palm plantation, I met Tongkat Ali who was coming from the opposite direction searching for connecting paper which was obscured by the rain and bushes. A short search led to its finding by me a short distance ahead. It continued to lead westward and northward on bushy path abreast the reservoir for some 15 minutes before going uphill into an oil palm plantation. It was then that I was over taken by late starter Ranger. A few minutes later while arriving at a cross junction, I met a pack of scheduled front-runners who were making a spread-out search at a check. Among them were Hawaii Goh and Camel Lok. I also joined them for the search which was quite a complicated one. Its connecting paper was only found by Camel Lok near an oil palm tree on top of the hill some 10 minutes later. By then, most of the other runners could not be seen as they might have opted for the short cut along the reservoir without following the paper. Only Camel Lok and me followed the paper which led to the north and meandered for some 15 minutes before arriving at a T-junction where we met the said SCBs led by Hawaii Goh exiting from the left. It then continued to proceed southward for another some 5 minutes before arriving at the northern bank of Durian Tunggal reservoir where we met GM Dennis the Menace and 2 fellow hashers standing by the side of a number of large inflated tyre tubes. To our surprise, each of us was given a said tube and asked to swim across the reservoir of some 300 metres to continue with our run. By then the sky had started to fall dark. We had no alternative but to accept it. It reminded me of my Pan Asia Hash 1999 run in Perth, Australia 10 years ago with ex GM Vibrator when he as a non swimmer was asked to swim across the Swan River with me with an inflated tyre tube at the end of the running trail. Although being advised to learn swimming in the water, he admitted that he has not done so to this day when he was caught in this run of the same type once again except specializing in swimming on the bed!

It took us some 10 minutes to swim across it. Among us were Theresa, Albert, Hawaii Goh and ICI Chee. We were being received on arrival by 3 fellow hashers led by Dr. Linkon with colourful lights. From then on, as I have lost my torch light while swimming, it was another some 10 minutes slow walk through the oil palm plantation in darkness before arriving back at the run site at 7.20 pm where a pack of front and non runners were enjoying their drinks.

It was a unique and most memorable run of some 7 km through the reservoir which took the co-hares GM Dennis the Menace and Pramjit Singh 3 times to recce and which I have ever experienced in my 18 years of hashing in Malacca. As time passed by, more runners trickled in. They included Vibrator and Speedy Gonzalez. The last runner was back at around 8.20 pm when the sky was pitch dark. He was none other than avid and determined hasher Tongkat Ali who lost his walking stick while crossing the reservoir. In appreciation of our participation in her run, we were each given a beautiful T-shirt by the hare.

Hash circle was jointly conducted by GM Dennis the Menace and ex GM Vibrator. As usual, it saw a number of sinners being put on ice and on-downed. Among them was the hare Twin Towers for her good effort in setting such a good run. It ended with a grand display of fireworks.

On On was held at Mopiko’s restaurant in Tiara Golf Club, Gapam. It was well attended by some 60 hungry hashers who were feted with a delicious steamboat dinner. Another on-downed session was held for a good number of sinners who included the hare and co-hares. The dinner was on the hare. A big Thanks!

See you at the coming run of Doris Khoo a.k.a. Baby Elephant in Tehel on 10th November, 2009!

On! On!


Scribe: Drug Buster,
Malacca Hash House Harriers.

Date: 8th November, 2009.