St.David’s Day & AGM Run

BHHH2 Run #1630 Goa Gajah 02 March 2024
Hares: Wooden Eye; Serial Offender; Short Shaft
St David’s Day Run & AGM
Blessed in Bali: Running the Trail; Running the Kennel - 69er’s bit
A bloody amazing effort by everyone at Goa Gajah - by all 140 mad Hashers who turned out
in the pre-run rain storm (again!), and by the Hares who re-set much of their trail with fresh
trail marks when it stopped.
Registering everyone was a huge job for the Hash Cash team (not to mention all the follow-up
work the morning after!). And then there’s all the preparations by your Mismanagement; did
you like your new BHHH2 towel? The babi guling (thanks for your skills, Glen MoronG),
rendang (2 kinds!), rice, buns and the trimmings.
Oh - and the beer, the shirts, the social media promotion, identifying hares, banking, planning.
It’s quite a show, and for the past 2 years it’s been underpinned by Serial Offender. He’s led
the team with distinction and by example, and we owe him inestimably. That means “a lot!”
The well-being of our kennel has always been at the forefront of his thinking, and for much
longer than just the last couple of years.
On the election by acclamation of a new Hash Master, we should all thank the “old” and
welcome the new. On In, Mount’n Groan. Our founding father Nightjar would totally concur
with this smooth transition, don’t you agree? Serial Offender - now you can get a life!
So, a new Hash Master will lead another dedicated committee. But what can YOU do to help?
Put your hand up to be a hare, and talk to Barnacle Balls or Ringtail about when you’ll get your
team together to set the trail. Do it soon!
Talking of trails, wasn’t it fun negotiating the mosquito-ridden back blocks of Goa Gajah again
after such a long time? A real hash trail, up and down the muddy slopes and On On to Yeh
Pulu and the sawahs of Pejeng. We moved a hell of a lot quicker than the grid-locked traffic
on the Kintamani Road! Good job, the hares, in pretty trying conditions.
Krystal Tits’ Bits: Saint David’s Day Miracles
Weather
Musim hujan! Of course there was rain! How else are you going to make that trail EXTRA
slippy? Moss on concrete and mud steps aren’t half as much fun without a bit of rain. Still,
the RA managed to get the rain to stop in time for the start of the run and it held off for the
duration of the Circle. Let’s call it a Saint David miracle.
Speaking of Saint David, in addition to performing miracles, he was also a teetotaller and lived
on leeks and water. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to infer from this, but let’s say he may
or may not have made a good hasher. Still, it was the Saint David’s day run, and the AGM to
boot.
Trail
Serial led the pack out, paper in hand, and very
successfully f***ed the runners over so that
they were well stuck behind the pack going
through bush to get to trail. This single file
track then lasted long enough to make some
runners question the meaning of their lives.
Only eventually did it open up, letting order
return to the universe. The rest of the trail was
pretty straightforward. 5k for the short, 10k for
the long? Or is it 4k and 8k? Who knows?
Everyone made it back in time for food and circle, which is all that truly matters.
Food
Wawan’s babi guling and Siska’s rendang were two (twooooooooooo!!...) culinary miracles
the pack was able to enjoy before circle, as was ogling the . . .
Hash fashion
Hashers may not always be Met Gala ready, but they often have a unique brand of fashion
and style. Hash socks, weird bandanas, offensively bright clothing of all kinds, etc etc Why
hold anything back? It’s Hash, after all. Here are a few of yesterday’s winners.
Go big or go home. Here are Sugar Ball and Aphrodisiac
from Manila Hash sporting some fine apparel indeed. If
friends tell you they can’t look directly at you for more
than 10 seconds at a time, you’re onto something good.
In Sugar Ball’s case, a giant multi-coloured tiger face shirt
is paired with green shorts and red on on socks. The outfit
is completed by a non-matching fluorescent green cap.
Bravo!
Another fashion choice confronting hashers on the daily is “to skin or
not to skin”. For the more modest amongst us, or perhaps for those who
don’t enjoy the subtle masochism of straight cutty grass on calf and
thigh, there are tights. Here’s one of yesterday’s more interesting
offerings, Short and Curly’s sceptical look notwithstanding.
Normally of course, a hasher’s T-shirt should be a sanctioned,
logo-bearing Hash shirt. However, special dispensation should be
awarded to this beauty worn by Head Master.
For when you just don’t want to waste your breath but you have
things to say.
Indeed, the choosing of the Hash T-shirt is an
activity fraught with pitfalls and possible
faux pas. See exhibits A and B, where three
out of four hashers have made the wrong
choice of saint day T-shirt. Perhaps this just
indicates there are not enough Saint David’s
day shirts in circulation. Again, who knows,
and who cares really?
Plaid is back, baby. Well, it