Rehashed run 1842 - 35th AGM - 20/04/10

Rehashed Run No: 1842; Hares: Dennis Parker a.k.a. Dennis the Menace, Carol Parker a.k.a. Carol the Twin Towers; Date: 20th April, 2010; Venue: Gapam.

An Enjoyable Farewell Run

Dennis the Menace and Carol the Twin Towers is a loving couple and devoted hashers who have been members of Malacca Hash House Harriers (MH3) for the past 4 ½ years after the former’s job transfer from Texas, USA to Malacca in late 2005. Since then, they have been attending the weekly run regularly come rain or shine. Owing to their devotion and capability, they have been voted as Grand Master (GM) and Assistant On Secretary (Asst. On Sec.) of MH3 respectively in 2009 for a period of 2 years.

Time flies. As announced by GM Dennis the Menace during the last run, they would be leaving Malacca for Texas, USA for good on 26th April, 2010. For remembrance and in appreciation of our fellowship, they volunteered to be the hares of this run which was held in conjunction with the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of MH3.

Gapam is one of the popular hashing run sites in Malacca covered with orchard, rubber and oil palm plantations on mild undulating terrain which is some 20 km east of Malacca city. On my early arrival there at the entrance of Orna Golf Resort along the Ayer Keroh – Bemban Road with my partner and Sexy Chan, there were not a single sole to be seen except the hares’ car. Understandably, they must have left the run site early to set an exciting running trail. Very soon we were joined by Dr. Pandyarajah, Kachang Panjang, Cocker, Bombastic, Killer Tony, ICI Chee, Kiasu Lee, 4896, SYT, Baby Elephant, Pramjit Singh, Edarjit Kaur, Utom Singh, Albert, Rubbish Bui, Super 96, Hawaii Goh, Nancy, Camel Lok, Wee Wee, Sleeping Beauty and Horlicks.

It was a cool Tuesday afternoon after an earlier light downpour. Looking forward for a good sweat-out and led by Killer Tony, a small pack of us made up of Sexy Chan, SYT, Nancy, my partner and I started the run as early birds at 5.50 pm by following the paper on the road which led east towards Bemban. A short distance away, it turned left northward on a broad laterite road into an abandoned vegetable farm for some 15 minutes before hitting a complicated check near a farmhouse. A spread-out search was conducted to no avail. It was only some 10 minutes later when we were joined by a pack of scheduled runners made up of, among others, ICI Chee, Camel Lok, Hawaii Goh and Kachang Panjang that we managed to find its connecting paper in a bushy banana plantation a short distance away on the left westward. As usual, “On! On!” were shouted and the papers were joined for the back runners to follow up.

The paper continued to proceed westward for a short distance before entering into a short stretch of bushy and undulating secondary jungle. It then exited into another banana plantation for a short distance before turning left upslope into a rubber plantation for another some 15 minutes before hitting the second check which my partner and I did not follow. Instead, we followed Kachang Panjang by taking a shortcut forward where we hit its connecting paper a short distance away.

The paper then proceeded northward through a bushy banana plantation for some 10 minutes before entering another bushy rubber plantation across a deep drain. As my partner and I were reluctant to cross and follow it, we took another shortcut by turning right eastward in the banana plantation abreast the rubber plantation. We managed to hit its connecting paper some 500 metres ahead where we met a few on-trailed runners exiting from the rubber plantation. From then on, it was another some 20-minutes’ trudge through the bushy banana plantation before hitting the home trail near the first check where we followed the in-trail on the reverse back to the run site arriving at 7.20 pm where the hares and a big pack of front and non runners were enjoying their cold Tiger beer. In appreciation of our participation and for remembrance, each of us was given a beautiful T-shirt by the hares.

It was a short and enjoyable run of some 6 km through the mild terrain participated by some 40 hashers who included a few guests from other hashing chapters. The last runners were back at around 7.30 pm when the sky was still bright. As usual, it was followed by a jovial hash circle which was conducted by GM Dennis the Menace. It saw a big number of sinners being put on ice and on-downed.

As scheduled, the 35th Annual General Meeting was held at the nearby restaurant of Orna Golf Resort. It was chaired by GM Dennis the Menace and attended by some 50 members. It was then that GM Dennis the Menace had officially tendered his resignation and that of Carol the Twin Towers as GM and Asst. On Sec. of MH3 respectively owing to their impending departure for good to Texas, USA on 26th April, 2010. For his replacement, Ex-GM Au Kait a.k.a. Cocker was voted in. What a great loss to MH3 for losing such a devoted, capable and generous couple of GM and Asst. On Sec! Without any choice or power of holding them back, we can only bid them farewell and extend our best wishes to them. As for Cocker, we welcome him back as our new GM with open heart and hope he will lead MH3 to a greater height.

The AGM was followed with a farewell dinner which was held at the same restaurant. A 6-course delicious Chinese food was served with free-flowing beer and live band with hashers taking the floor for dance. A lucky draw and a dressing contest were also held with Hot Pussy being voted as the most well dressed hasher of the night. Another on-downed session was held for the sinners. The dinner was on the house. It ended at around midnight when we dispersed with full stomach, smiling face and fond memory.

See you at the coming run of Chee Cheng Seng at Kesang Pajak, fellow hashers!

On! On!

Scribe: Drug Buster,
Malacca Hash House Harriers.

Date: 23rd. April, 2010.