Great short run, shame about the length.

The trend towards SH3's short runs hitting the spot, while the long runs are greeted with mild disdain continued yesterday as the long run was judged to be too long (6.3k, 1hour-13 minutes) and to have been marred by the section at the top of the hill being "a bit rough" with the check that followed it being too difficult. Meanwhile, the short run at 4.1k was enjoyed by everybody except Ma Mick who despite having only 3 good legs, slipped his minder and made a valiant attempt at joining the long run before being captured and forced to accompany the hare.
So next week, just to enliven things (and not just because we have no hare!) there will be another relay hare run, followed by dinner at Thung Jaeng for those who are up for it. More news in the week.

HH3: It's all clear now!

Why....

This week's starter for ten does not have the usual answer (because no one else volunteered) but instead owes its solution to the fact that whoever was running last week's SH3 circle forgot to ask the question! So no one had a  chance to volunteer and it seems only fair that 'whoever was running the circle' should step into the breach.

So it's another Egghead Meccano job this Saturday, from one of our nicer runsites in the big sala at Napong. Nevertheless the run bears a mild dog advisory notice as it is almost impossible to run from the sala without crossing at least one, albeit lightly used, road. Be that as it may, it is unlikely that the full force of Egg canines will be out guiding their owner on the lay, so the details are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers run #1652, Saturday February 2nd, 2013; 4:00 p.m.
Hares: Egghead and Harram
Misdirections: From the Ko Yo intersection take the old Hatyai road for 4k and turn left for 5.2k then left for about 500 meters to the runsite.

Sunday's (February 3rd, 4:00 p.m.) HH3 run also carries a doggie warning as the runsite is the other big sala, the one behind the CP factory (old Hatyai road 6.5k, right 1k, runsite on the right), where the late lamented Pink Floyd had her first brush with mortality. The hare seems likely to be Sex Star, HH3's answer to Egghead. A map will follow.

How do you feel this morning?

Uuuuughhh.
Two great runs (though I do say it myself), SH3 in red and HFMH3 in green, respectively 61 and 42 minutes, 5.3 and 3.9k. The Full Moon pack was well over 20 people who seemed to whizz round the SH3 short run which had been modified by Peppered Pussy removing the squares that joined up the checks, the first known case of  the hare picking up rather than laying paper to set a run! The party that followed seemed to go well with the card-school kicking in around 9:00 p.m. but being concluded at a civilized hour, leaving only the hardiest to crawl into their tents for a few hours sleep. The campsite was then taken over by ants who viciously attacked anyone who ventured out to answer nature's call. Stick Insect suffered a stiff shoulder and packed his tent and left about 3:30. Egghead did the same about an hour later after being delayed by a lost car key. The remainder of the campers waited for the ant-tide to subside with the dawn then cleared up the mess and enjoyed breakfast supplied by OaY and KY.
On! On! to Hatyai!

HH3 this weekend

A disappointingly literal map for Sunday's HH3 run - hare, Robocop and not as previously advertised.

Wanna party?

You wanna party? OK, we have party!

This weekend, SH3/HFMH3/HH3 present 48 hours of mildly manic activity. Kicking off on Friday evening with an international blow-out evening in Hatyai, those with a strong stomach should assemble at 6:00 p.m. at the new Gap's Garten, which for those who don't know about it is the German restaurant which used to be up by the klong in Juttee but which has now moved to a new location immediately adjacent to the Chao Phraya dodgy massage joint (helpful map below).

 If you are coming from Songkhla, take the old road past Tesco and turn right at the next set of traffic lights. Go about 500 meters through another set of lights and past the Chao Phraya then turn left by a sign saying Daza Pub and look for the restaurant on the left. Once we've eaten our fill, the intention is then to adjourn to the new Irish pub which is somewhere near the Odean Shopping Center and is run by sometime SH3 hasher, Yen Gon. After that....

To expend all the excess calories from Friday night, on Saturday, there will be both an SH3 run and a full moon run with a camp-out to follow. Directions for the SH3 run are:

Songkhla Hash House Harriers' run #1651, Saturday, January 26th, 4:00 p.m.
Hares: Egghead and depleted canine chums
Misdirections: from the Kao Saeng intersection, take the old Yala road for 8k and turn right before Ban Dan School. Follow the road for 1.3k to the rubber sala. From that point, cars with low ground clearance or driven by people with a low tolerance of potholes should go another 700 meters up the road and park in the rubber on either side where indicated, then walk for about 100 meters to the right, following paper to the run site. 4-wheel drive vehicles can turn right before the rubber sala and follow the rather bumpy track for 900 meters, then turn left into the run site through the gates (which should be open!)

The full moon run will follow the SH3 circle at approximately 6:30 p.m. The run fee will be 200 Baht to include copious food and beer, or 100 Baht for non-beer drinkers. Children will probably be free. The hare is Kai Jeow, and the run will not be over demanding! Bring a hand light if you intend to run or stay after dark as there is no electricity at the run site. Contributions of food are always welcome, but probably unnecessary. Beer will be available in large quantities but any other alcohol may help those inclined to overindulgence to do justice to their predilections (ok, get pissed).

For those intending to stay overnight, a tent and other camping gear would be advisable, although there is some rudimentary communal accommodation available inside the house at the run site. However to get to sleep comfortably there, you will need an air mattress or a very thick skin, or be very overindulged!

Sunday's (January 27th) HH3 run is out near Nam Om, on the highway between Chana and the airport. The easy way is to take the old Hatyai road all the way past Macro then turn left at the big intersection for about 2k and do a U turn near the Choti Lot factory. The run site is then on the left in the big quarry. The hare is believed to be Sex Star. A map will be posted when it arrives.

It's disgusting . . . but it's vegetarian

Out of the wilds of Transylvania

Stick Insect makes some new friends

. . . and tells them that we all come from monkeys, that there is no god, and that the ultimate purpose of life is p***y and b**r, not necessarily in that order.

Extreme cooking