Rehashed run 1827 - Dirk Limann a.k.a. Kaiser

Rehashed Run No: 1827; Hare: Dirk Limann a.k.a. Kaiser; Date: 5th January, 2010; Venue: Bemban.

An Enjoyable Tricky New Year Run

Malacca Hash House Harriers was founded on 13th May, 1975. It is the mother hash of the current 8 hashing chapters in Malacca.

Time passes very fast like lightning. Come yesterday it was its first new year run for 2010 which coincided with its 35th anniversary as well as its hare Dirk Limann who is one of its founders whom I have known since 1991 when I first joined it after my job transfer from Kuala Lumpur. As expected, being a devoted veteran hasher, this new-year run of his had attracted a big turnout of some 64 hashers who included a number of guests from other hashing chapters.

It was a sunny Tuesday afternoon. As usual, longing for a good sweat-out and socializing with other hashers, my partner and I arrived early at the run site by the side of Bemban – Air Panas Road after picking up Sexy Chan. As expected, only Dirk Limann’s car was seen there. Understandably, he must have left earlier to set the running trail. Very soon, we were joined by Kachang Panjang, Dr.Linkun, Gilbert, Albert and Horlicks.

It was at 5.25 pm that patience had taken the better of us as oldies who were looking forward for a good sweat-out. Accompanied by Sexy Chan, my partner and I started the run as early birds by following the paper which led east along the Bemban – Air Panas Road for a short distance before turning south into an oil palm plantation. Some 15 minutes later we were caught by a false trail at the T-junction on a tarred road. A spread-out search of some 5 minutes led Sexy Chan finding its connecting paper a short distance away ahead of the back trail. As early birds, we did not join the paper.

The paper continued to led north on a tarred road through a village, northwest through a bushy rubber plantation abreast the North-South Expressway and meandered southeast into an oil palm plantation for some 20 minutes before hitting its first complicated check at a cross junction.

On the way, we were being caught up by SYT, another early bird. A spread-out search of some 10 minutes led SYT finding its connecting paper on top of a slope a short distance away.

The paper then led left eastward for some 5 minutes when it hit the second simple check at a T-junction which led to the third complicated check some 100 metres ahead. While searching for its connecting paper, we saw a big pack of scheduled runners consisting of among them 4896, Govind, Speedy Gonzales, Ranger, Hawaii, Helen of Troy, Nancy, Camel Lok, Kiasu Lee and Simon running downhill and uphill on our left. Not wanting to follow them through the tough descent and ascent, we took a shortcut to the other side of the hill when we realized that we were caught in a loop. Whilst there, we met Carol the Twin Towers who was alone not accompanied by GM Dennis the Menace. After searching around in circle for a short while without finding its connecting paper, Hawaii, Nancy, Camel Lok, Helen of Troy, SYT, Sexy Chan, my partner and I decided to take the home trail by heading south. A short while later while going down slope, we met on-trail runners 4896, Kiasu Lee and Simon exiting from our right towards the home trail which we followed. From then on, it was another some 20 minutes’ walk through a rubber plantation, an orchard and a village before arriving back at the run site at 7.20 pm where the hare, a big pack of front and non runners were enjoying their drinks. On the way, we were being overtaken by late starter GM Dennis the Menace and met Kukah in the company of a guest Mat Salleh hasher from United Kingdom running from the opposite direction.

It was a tricky medium run of some 7 km which took the hare some1 hour plus to set with several recce. The last runners were back from Bemban town at 8.25 pm when the sky was dark after losing their trail. They were none other than late starter and back-trailers Kukah and the said Mat Salleh guest.

A long and lengthy hash circle was conducted jointly by GM Dennis the Menace and Ex GM Cocker. It was well attended which saw a good number of sinners being put on ice and on-downed. It was then announced that the coming run of Nandagoben would be held at Auyin Hill, Durian Tunggal.

On In was held at the nearby Pao Thoong Restaurant in Bemban which is owned by ex MH3 member Tarzan. It was well attended by some 40 hashers. A 6-course delicious Chinese dinner was served with cold Tiger beer. Another on-downed session was held for another good number of sinners. The food was on the hare. It ended at around 10.30 pm. Thanks to the hare for the good new year run and good dinner. Happy New Year!

See you at the coming run, fellow hashers!

On! On!

Scribe: Drug Buster
Malacca Hash House Harriers.

Date: 6th January, 2010.