Off! Off! for the time being

In deference to the government's emergency decree and the ban on public gatherings, there will be no SH3 run this week and as far as is known HH3's run has also been cancelled. Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible and updates will be posted weekly to keep you informed.

On! On! for the time being

The SH3 run will go ahead this weekend despite the current covid-19 panic, as we are unlikely to breach the recently issued provincial guideline of 50 people and as long as we are sensible, we are probably at less risk of contracting covid than we normally are of contracting dengue, chikungunya or malaria!
But as a precaution, If anyone has been outside Thailand this week or feels a bit under the weather, they might want to give this week's run a miss and it might be as well not to encourage new runners to join us since we don't know where they might have been!

Details of this week's run are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #20(not covid)19, Saturday March 21, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Not the Full Shilling, Worm and Mai Dtem Baht
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for about 10 k to the Nam Noi traffic lights and turn left for 3.5 k, then turn right just after Wat Pru Toh and go 700 m to the run site on the left opposite the Cham Du resort at 7°02'05.0"N 100°32'42.8"E. Click here for Google Maps' pin. For anyone coming from the Poonakan area, take the Tungnai Prutoh road from the junction near Wat Tung Ngai (from Wat Keow Kloy, 5k on the right, from the PSU end, 6k on the left) and go 3.5k to the runsite on the right.

HH3 on the other hand, have taken the decision to cancel their run this week since their numbers would undoubtedly breach the 50-person guideline. Decisions about future weeks for both hashes will depend upon developments but let's hope we can all get together again before too long without having to worry about covid.

BANG Dan not Ban Dan!

Saturdays' SH3 run is from the environs of  Ban Bang Dan just off Kanjanavanit road, as opposed to Ban Dan which is not! Details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2018, Saturday March 14, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Stick Insect, Kee Leum and Kiilay.
Misdirections: From Songkhla, get to the Samrong (Kao Seng) traffic lights and turn right into Kanjanavanit Road past Rajabhat University for 4.6k then turn left under the Wat Bang Dan temple arch (illustrated above). After 80m, turn right, then follow the road for 700m and turn right for 200m. Turn left and immediately left into the run site at 7.136019° 100.589828°. Click here for Google Maps pin. If coming from Hatyai, at the Ko Yo intersection go under the main (north-south) overpass and then go 2.6k and make a U turn. Come back 800m and turn left under the temple arch etc.
At time of writing no details are available about the HH3 run this Sunday but a map and other details will hopefully be posted here or on the SH3 Facebook thread when they emerge.

A walk in the park

An artist's impression of Saturday's SH3 run

Ah, an idyllic Saturday afternoon by the water's edge followed by convivial company and light refreshments al fresco. Ok, it's a run not far from the lake followed by beer and if you're lucky some food! But the hares' description makes it sound so much more....refined!

"Hot, scenic (bring a camera), wild creatures (some domestic - hash dogs leashes please), Autumn rubber leaves, possible run site compromise, bulls, hitchhiking and short-cutting encouraged, AND, no serious mountain climbing through restrictive undergrowth.  A walk in the park"

Details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2017, Saturday, March 7, 2020, 4:30 p.m.

Hares: Buck and Wi Wi

Misdirections:   From the Ko Yo intersection take the New Hatyai road for 8.9k and do a U-Turn, then come back 1.8k and turn left for 100m to the run site on the left at 7°06'21.7"N 100°31'24.7"E. If coming from Hatyai the left turn is immediately opposite the turning for the Korakot restaurant. Click here for Google Maps' pin.

Sunday's HH3 run is being set by Sex Printer, Beanie and Cooker (and not as originally advised by Gu Man Thong). The run site (changed as well) is: From the Wat Keow Kloy end of Poonakan go 5k and turn right just before Wat Tung Ngai (or if coming from the other end of Poonakan go 6k and turn left) and go 350m then turn left at 7.009389° 100.540179° (click here for Google Map's pin) and follow the road to the run site on the right. Map below. If coming from the old Hatyai road, take a left at the Nam Noi traffic lights (or right if you are coming from Hatyai) and go 3.5k to Wat Prutoh and turn right, then go 3.9k to the turning on the right at 7.009389° 100.540179°.

Incidentally, Ban Sai Kao, is holding its village festival this weekend and a number of hashers have sponsored and/or contributed to the event. There will also be deputations visiting the event on both Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes. The villagers in Sai Kao have, over the years, been wonderful hosts to the hash, never objecting to us using their land for runsites or running the trails in their rubber, and even on one notable occasion mounting a rescue operation for a lost hasher. So if you have time before one or both of the hashes please go along and kin kao with the good people of Ban Sai Kao - you will be made very welcome.

Meanwhile on Friday evening there is a quiz night at Oscar Bar with formerly-evil-teacher-turned-baldie-b'stard, Chris posing the questions. Be there at 8 o'clock and we might be able to start on time!

Happy birthday to....

This week's SH3 run is being set from a new runsite formerly considered to be more appropriate as a beer stop, which presumably means that more beer than usual will be consumed.... and coincidentally, the TOS team can exclusively reveal that we will be celebrating a significant birthday this Saturday (see above for a hint) so there may be some extra beer to consume.
Details are as follows:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #2016, Saturday February 29, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: Not the Full Shilling, Worm, All Black and Mai Dtem Baht
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for 4.7k and turn left for 8k then right into Poonakan for about 300m and turn left at the hash sign. Follow the road for about 200m and turn left at the next hash sign, then follow the road/track for 1.5k to the run site at 7.014381, 100.572424. Click here for Google Maps' pin. For anyone coming from the other end of Poonakan, the turning is about 10.7k up on the right.
Sunday's HH3 run is being set by Sex Au Au from near Wat Thungnai: From Wat Keoy Kloy take Poonakan for 5k and turn left just before Wat Tungnai for 750m to the run site on the right at 7.001020° 100.543494°. If coming from the other end of Poonakan the turning is after Wat Tungnai about 6k up on the right. Click here for Google Maps' pin. Map below.

Out with the old...

... in with the new!





















As you can see by checking the right side-bar panel, SH3 has a brand new committee headed by a brand new GM, Palm Job, who in keeping with time-honored hash tradition was elected based on coming second in the non-binding pre-election people's poll. Otherwise it's largely as-you-were, with former GM Lot Rakaa shifting to the position of Hash Nerd, which was vacated by All Black who becomes Beer Butch's Bitch.

Vote vote vote!

In case anyone cannot make this afternoon's SH3 run (and doctor's certificates and/or notarized statements of absence will be expected next week!) but would still like to participate in today's erection in relation to the post of GM, here is the voting form which will be distributed at today's run. The form is available here and you can simply scroll down and enter your preference for GM in the next vacant slot. All the votes (and we are being optimistic here!) will be printed out and added to those collected at the run site, so please be honest and don't vote if you will be at the runsite today in time for the erection. Votes should only be for named and reasonably active (i.e. they have been to the hash within living memory) SH3 runners, so sadly Donald Trump and Mickey Mouse as well as any other real or fictional non-named SH3 hashers are not eligible.

80 years young

This sprightly looking youth, for those of you who haven't been around in Songkhla as long as some of us have, is Spotted Dick with his lovely wife Time of the Montha. Amazingly (how can it be true?) Spotted Dick will become an octogenarion  this Sunday and is in Songkhla to celebrate the occasion. So he will be at the SH3 run on Saturday and will be throwing a party at a restaurant in Talle Luang (a.k.a. Wachira) in Songkhla on Sunday evening.

Spotted Dick is currently the leading holder of the accolade (or booby prize, not sure which!) of being GM of SH3, having held the office on no less than six occasions. So his presence on Saturday is timely as we will be holding the annual erection before the run at about 4:20. So if you haven't already added your or someone else's name to the growing list of nominations for high office then please do so as a comment to this post or by e mail.

Details of the SH3 run are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run # 2015, Saturday, February 22, 2015
Hares: Yardstick and Buck
Misdirections: From the Kao Seng intersection take the old Yala road south for 17.7 km (7 km from the NYR / OYR intersection at Ang Thong) and turn right just after Thang Khwai School, just before the bus shelter with the bright yellow roof. Proceed for 3.3 km, through the small village and along the gravel track, then turn RIGHT for 200 m and turn right again to the runsite at N7.0101°  E100.6452°. Click here for Google Maps' pin

From Hatyai, make your way via Tha Kham and the ”Big Tree” to Wat Khun Thong on the old Yala road. Turn right and head south on the OYR for 1.7 km, then turn right just after Thang Khwai School, and follow the directions above. Alternatively, take Route 43 east for 20.6 km from the Khlong Wa intersection (i.e., the big junction after Macro), or 7.8 km from the Phichit Road junction. Turn left for 2.7 km along the concrete road, and turn left for 200 m along the dirt road to the run site.

Sunday's HH3 runsite is rumored to be the football pitch at Tung Ngai on Poonakan Rd and the hares are believed to be Syntax Error and friends. Confirmation and any other details will be added later.

Harey up date and Sunday's HH3 runsite

Today's hares are: Crackwurst, Only a Yolk, Meals on Wheels, Ruu Kap Jang and Nok Air.

Tomorrow's HH3 runsite map above: From the Tha Kham crossroads head south for a bit more than 1k then turn left at the hash sign (or if coming from Wat Keow Kloy the turning is a bit less than 1k on the right). Follow the road for 600m to the runsite on the right at 7.031753° 100.583823°. Click here for Google Maps' pin. The hare is Robocop.

Come to our run!

Pussy runs normally take place later in the year but with the current hare crisis in full swing, the pussies have stepped into the breach this Saturday to set the SH3 run. details of which are:
Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run # 2014, Saturday 15th February, 4:30 p.m.
Hares: (at least) Only a Yolk, Super Pig and Meals on Wheels
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo Intersection take the old Hatyai road for 4.7k and turn left for 6k then at the Tha Kham traffic lights turn left towards the big tree and go 5k. Turn left under the temple arch for about 200 m and turn left again, then follow the track for 350m to the runsite on the left at 7.042205° 100.615756° (click here for Google Maps' pin). If coming from the old Yala road take the 16k turn off right and go 4.5k (1k beyond the big tree) and go right under the temple arch etc. Other routes are possible!
Sundays HH3 run is to be set by Robocop but the location will have to be advised later. Meanwhile Friday is Valentines Day and to mark the occasion, this months quiz night will take place at Oscars Bar at 8 p.m. with that old romantic, Egghead, alias teacher Mick setting the questions. Some special guests are promised including the return of Sex of the Mouse, a.k.a. Short Screw and all the proceeds go to a good cause, viz the battered women and children's refuge at Ko Yo. So please come along and support/take part/ buy beer from mein host and hostess, Kan Kai and Hot Buns