Webmaster's foot note:-
Date: 07-01-2005.
Mt Ophir is 4187 ft high (1276m). The trail up is along stepped mud and roots track along the rapids. A very vigorous climb up to the submit would take 5-6 hrs. There are also various campsites along the trail but it is unadvisable to camp at the summit due to the danger of lightning
Deepavali Run at Peacock Farm
There
may not be a single peacock in this bird’s paradise but there is one at
Cinnatamby’s house. It is as if having a ship in your bathroom or more like it,
having the Queen in your bedroom. You couldn’t but feel amazed! The runsite for
the Deepavali Run was at Peacock Farm. The idea was to put more will in your
running.
Some
hashers went into the runsite as early as 5.00pm with the veteran hashman, Yogi
Bear taking the front, having to sit on ice yet another time. At first check,
all went astray. The paper was finally found in the oil palm estate and it led
on to the chicken farm with a famous ditch to cross. The climax was to climb
the telecommunication tower hill, taking the chain of drain slabs, layer by
layer up. Downhill to a path newly cleared for erecting electrical towers and
found the home trail after checking in the rubber trees. Passing through the
tunnel with highway traffic 20’ above and back to the beer wagon. First runner
took 50 minutes and the run was said to be medium, short.
Circle
began briskly with a few Indian hashers celebrating the grand occasion on ice.
Harriettes lined up and rang out the hash anthem for not running. Since the
place was loomed with the spirit of ‘Chou Law’(Hokkien for runaway), the GM was
quick to have the circle done and we proceeded to the On On.
The
organizing chairman, Raman, greeted us on the 1st floor of the
Banana Leaf Restaurant. There is ample space for a feast and it has the setting
of a pub. Cans of beer had already been bought before the free beer was
launched. Then hashers queued up to take their food; curry chicken, mutton and
bean curd pellets cooked in upper Indian style. ‘Thosei’ was served with tomato
gravy; Watermelon and pineapple as fruit salad. Hashers sat at round table in
five’s and had 3 or 4 bottles of beer to drink. The GM went round to cohort for
second helping. After chattering for sometime, GM called for On Downs to the
various contributors. There wasn’t much pomp and splendour and it was marked by
family- reunion-like atmosphere.
This
year’s celebration saw the open-house invitations from Animal Kingdom,
Bombastic and Garfield. They come as beacons on a rough sea. The names of the
Indian hashers are printed on the T-shirt for the run, and it is worth a click
on the website to look at their profiles. We well-wishers wish that they can
find something as precious as peacock in their gardens for this new year. Happy
Deepavali!
Vigraman (18/11/2004)
Dear Webmaster, Yesterday's run was at Payamas, the entrance being just the flyover at the Petronas. Turn out was as usual. Balan wasn't there, seems that he was in Nilai and couldn't get back. The run went right to the JPJ at Lendu and some runners came back quite late since they walked. Lee Sen Fatt was the Co-Hare. There was a light drizzle. Some Indian hashers had got into the New Year mood and they were all smiley. Pandirajah invited me to his house at Taman Pokok Mangga on the first day. Vivsva is to be on the second day. Chinnatamby also has his open house. It seems they are doing well. Circle was conducted by Vijay who called Tan Joo Hian to sit on ice. Tan was a little bit shy. The Hare Agnes had an On Down of mineral water and the remark was a 'good run'. Not too many attended the Circle and the singing was flat. Then Vivsva refused to sit on ice for taking a shelter under the wing of the beer wagon and next Utom Singh who jostled around, also refusing to sit. Then the box was closed without inviting any hasher to put Vijay himself on ice. I thought a little bit of play would make them well. On On was at Siang Yen and it was three tables. The food was quite good compared to the one we had for the Joint Chapters run. I took two three glasses of beer and on the whole there wasn't much drinking. The food was perata with Agnes doing a few patch up at table not full up. Vijay as usual made his roar in a Chinese restaurant after the food. There was not much to talk about. I will write the scribe for the Deepavali Run and send it to you. The Malays are not going to be festive but they carry on with their excesses. I reckon. I would stay at home with the net though it may not be smoothly connected. The club's website, as usual, is a major surfing occupier. Yougsters at internet cafe bend on disturbance. On! On! Vigraman
10-11-2004