LADIES HONG KONG HASH  HOUSE HARRIERS

G.P.O. Box 7277, Hong Kong, HKSAR, China

Web: http://www.hkladieshash.com/

All Correspondence should be sent to Georgiana Wong at:  gwgw99@gmail.com

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Hong Kong Ladies Hash (LH4) 2000th Run Celebrations in Hong Kong - Friday pm 23rd October to Tuesday pm 27th October, 2009 - Come and join us - watch this space for more info.

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RUN No.           7 July  2009           HARE: Ruth & Jill

START:            Time:       6:45 p.m. 

Place: Whitehead Golf Course at 18:45.

Follow the chalk from Wu Kai Sha Station - takes - 12mins to walk.

TRANSPORT:    Nearest Train Station - Wu Kai Sha Station (Ma On Shan Line)

Come out Exit A.

From Admiralty (MTR)  take train to Tsim Sha Tsui - Come out exit G. - walk to

East Rail / East Tsim Sha Tsui Station get the KCR train to Tai Wai.

Or at Kowloon Tong Station   MTR station change to KCR line and go one stop

to TaI Wai. At Tai Wai walk across to the Ma On Shan Line.

It takes 16 minutes  from Tai Wai  to Wu Kai Sha.

Or 89D Bus from Lam Tin MTR

Please book bikes and food with Ruth by 1700 on Saturday.

The following have booked : Grace 1, Georgiana, Sheila, Raymond, Dee, Frankie,

Rita, May, Sophia, Tracey, Rachel, Sam, Maggi, Agnes, Pauline, Candy

- only cancel the bike if you are not coming.

 Call Ruth on her mobile for more information – 91236400

ON ON:                    On Site BBQ /. BYO (no corkage)

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RUN NO.               DATE                            HARE                             LOCATION  

1988                    14 JUL 09                     Frankie                             TBC

1989                    21 JUL 09                     Grace Wong                      TBC

1990                    28 JUL 09                     Sam                                   TBC

1991                    04 AUG 09                    Maggi                                TBC

1992                    11 AUG 09                    Hare needed                  -----

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 Run : 1985      Date: 23 Jun 09   Hares: Raymond & Deirdre   Write Up: Jacmi

“Unforgettable Mysterious Summer Solstice Run”

Have you seen the private sampan pier?

Have you used the sampan as the only transportation to bring you home?

Have you seen the private wooden bridge across from the pier to the home?

If your answer is “No”.  I think you miss our “Unforgettable Mysterious Summer

Solstice Run” on Tuesday.  What a pity!

When I read the newsletter and notice that the run is A to B.  If A is Yung Shue Wan  and I suppose B should be Sok Kwu Wan.  But my guess is wrong, wrong, wrong.

The flour and chalk all well marked at the first half of the trail but the second half of the marking have been washed out by heavy rain.  How it can be washed out half trail only, God knows.

When we lost the trail, I can hear voice from God Raymond, keep to concrete road, keep to concrete road. Then, never seen him again….  But, we can see the light from the sky, we just follow the light and Sheila shouted “Are you on the trail?”, Jill answered, “No.” Sheila asked “What, you are not on the trail”. Jill said “Yes, no trail, but please follow till I work it out.” And I sing, “I will follow you, follow you whenever you may go, there isn’t an ocean too deep, a mountain so high it can’t keep, keep me a way…..I’ll follow I’ll follow…..” Sheila said “This is real hashing…. Come On, quick, quick, quick, we have to keep in group, don’t get lost…….”

A voice from the sky said, “on to the windmill, on to the windmill…” We running to the windmill and stopped when we saw a sign showed “Lo Tik Wan Village”. After group photo with the road sign, we walked towards ferry pier. Mabel said, a sampan is coming now. Unfortunately, we can’t see any sampan but only an old man fishing in the dark and asking why we are here. “God Knows”.

Thanks God, we all survived. We all jumped into the sampan.  And I asked the sampan owner, “We are now going to Sok Kwu Wan or Yung Shu Wan?”, She said “No, quite far away from both sides.”  “So, where we are now going” She said “DP”. “What ?? Discovery Bay”.  “No, not Discovery Bay” but Deirdre’s Place”.  “Where is DP” God knows.…...…  When I have lots of question mark on my head, the sampan owner pointed to somewhere with lots of candlelit light.  We all looked surprise….Amazing….Romantic….Mysterious place….This is DP…Oh, not DB….

Wow, can’t believe this is somewhere in Hong Kong.  It feels like somewhere in Thailand. It feels like somewhere in Hawaii.  How come Hong Kong has such wonderful place with private pier, with private beach.  And the only transportation is “sampan”. 

After changed into God or Goddess, lots of questions asking Raymond God….He replied gently with smile, “Sorry, I’m now an angel. Don’t call me God….”

Apart from the mysterious run, we all enjoy the mix and match on on with following menu:

Antipasto

Italian Lettuce with Tomato Salad with Vegetable Oil & American Potato Salad

Main Course

Guongdong Style Fried Piegon

Rice Noodle with Beef

Yeung Chow Style Fried Rice

Italian Penne Pasta with Tomato

Dessert

Longan, Litchi, Orange, Watermelon and Ice-cream (Strawberry, Vanilla and Chocolate)

Drinks

Unlimited Wine, Unlimited Beer and Unlimited Softies

Some of us sitting on comfortable sofa, some sitting on wooden chairs in the garden, some walking around the house, some playing with two cats, some talking, some singing, some dancing…We all relaxed, we all happy, we all enjoy….Enjoy the new place, enjoy the run, enjoy the food, enjoy the ice-cream…. 

Thanks Deirdre for your hospitality.

Thanks Deirdre and Raymond for setting such “Unforgettable Mysterious Summer Solstice Run”. 

Applause to Both of You…..

Down Downs:

*Mike: Missing out on having his photo as hare included in the previous newsletter and providing us with an opportunity to formally present him with his bill for his magazine advertisement.

*Rachel (on behalf of herself as Webmaster & Georgiana as On Sec): Doing a fabulous job,  under pressure greater than Bus Uncle’s,  while trying to understand the mysteries of computers & the whys & wherefores of producing the newsletter.

*Visitor Louise: Overheard saying she thought the new GM looked ruthless , implying she thought the GM looked helpless without her AGM, Ruth, or ……

*Adrian: Inciting thoughts of revolt amongst the men with his write up of the previous run.

*The brotherhood: Remaining silent & not reassuring GM of their loyalty.

(Punishment à Down down plus the Congo Dance…...more than 3 males called up together for down downs ………new rule!!) 

*Jacmi: No longer on the committee but still being a great help, in the absence of Hash Cash, with the money collection.

*Visitors: Choosing a great night to join us. 

*Jill: Leading us up & down many mountains in an effort to find our destination. 

*Hares, Raymond & Deidre: Showing wonderful generosity by covering extra expenses themselves in order to provide us with an unforgettable evening!  

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Announcement :

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From the first run in July:

·        Male visitor fees will rise to $50. Female visitor fees will remain the same. 

·        Women visitors have to join LH4 on their 4^th run. Any female visitor who has run 3 times with LH4 in May and June will also be asked to join on the first run in July. 

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 Joke from Maggi Reynolds & Graeme Large

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Run : 1984             Date: 16 Jun 09            HARES: Mike          Write Up: Adrian

Ever since my "outlaws" (Neil & Margi) introduced me to Hashing a few years ago, it's been a privilege of mine to join in with the lovely ladies of LH4 on numerous occasions. I'm very honoured, if not a little scared to be asked to do my first write up for run number 1984 (16th June 2009).

Your probably thinking why would I be scared? Well, unaware to me you ladies have just voted in a very cunning, bringer of men to their knees Grand Mattress. Yep I put my foot in it and I felt the wrath of this "Iron Lady", I will tell you why later.

OK, I'm still trying to remember every one's name so apologies here - As some of you may already know, I developed a keen interest in the HK government flying service and orthopedic surgery way back in January, so I haven't been able to attend as much as I would have liked, I will do my best though.

Firstly, thanks to the Hare Mike Stokoe for laying out an interesting A to A course that began at Ship Street playground in Wanchai, and took in the wonderful delights of the HK skyline on what was a very clear evening. I'm thinking of recommending Mike to the HK tourist board as my friend Ian (whom I shall call "the tourist") was on holiday here from the UK and was delighted with the photo opportunities. More runs like this must surely be a boast to the HK economy.  Mike laid down some interesting arrows in an "L" shape which

he stated represents "love or ladies", very nice touch!

Virtually everyone overtook me after the first flight of stairs as "the tourist" was busy taking pictures. The GMs hooters and On On calls having long faded into the distance, I only managed to get as far as Island school as the now very tired and un-acclimatized

"tourist" could take no more. Candy and Choco thankfully, were on hand to help with his rescue and I appreciate Choco's directions back home, which was the next time I saw the pack again.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the course on the whole, however I believe the trail was a little slippy after this point and I noticed some of the ladies expressing their disapproval! Poor old Sheila came in feeling unwell and went home early.  I'm really surprised that Raymond didn't offer her some "medical" attention as I'm led to believe he is

a professor of female anatomy, I hope your feeling better now Sheila! I want to thank Georgiana for helping to cool the "tourist" down with Hash ice, as at this point he was very hot and flustered due to the hot weather, or was it the presence of many gorgeous ladies, I wonder? I had a lovely conversation with Pauline, admitting to her of my shortcut detour back home, and explaining the photo opportunities for the "tourist".  She asked me a few questions about the run and seemed really concerned for our welfare. I felt really reassured by her caring and concerned nature until?????

The On On was in a lovely Chinese restaurant on the 6th floor of the Hopewell Centre and a really nice touch was that we were all able to sit at the same table, the food and drink was delicious! As always I really appreciate the Chinese culture and language lessons I received

from the lovely Cantonese ladies, I'm sorry I forgot my little red book!  There seemed to be some debate amongst a few as to who is my girlfriend? May and Grace seem to come to mind!  Ladies, I'm really flattered by this but don't worry as I"m happy with you both so it's OK!

Pauline presented a few items of lost property ranging from a sweaty flannel to an octopus card. When the flannel was presented, nobody put their hand up to claim it, when the Octopus card was presented it may as well have been a winning Mark Six ticket, everyone put their hand up!

The time came for the Down Downs and to my shock and horror, it dawned on me that the Grand Mattress had changed during the previous weeks AGM, it was now Pauline - the same Pauline who so cunningly persuaded me to explain my Hash misgivings earlier!

This new, efficient and down down crazy GM unleashed her wrath on the majority of those present for various Hash misgivings, most notable was all the former committee members punished by the "New Order" (quite a shock to me after the apparent compassion Pauline had shown me earlier).  The tourist and I were punished with a double down down for 

a)    for not knowing who the GM was,  b) all the things I had admitted to the new GM earlier

(yep that lovely conversation I mentioned before), as if this wasn't enough she had the pair of us on our knees begging for mercy. Poor Raymond made the slightest slip up about the next run, saying it was an A to A instead of A to B. The GM immediately had him punished for this error and I wondered if this tough stance was either a worrying trend for us men, or is it something we should be enjoying? One thing I do know, is who the GM is now and I will be much more careful about what I say next time!

DOWN DOWN:

1.   The old committee: Doing a fantastic job.

2. The new, but definitely not old, committee: About to do an even more fantastic job.

3. Owners of property left at AGM: Still needing mother to run around after them.

4. Ruth on behalf of herself, Sheila & Maggi: Losing Ruth's car after running training.

5. Sophia: Leading a group of us astray & causing us to reclimb the mountain, taking the total number of steps for the run to ***!!!

6. Shit Head (Oz) / Adrian & Friend (Brits): Visitors.

7. Adrian & Friend: Taking the title "visitors" literally. Deciding part way through the run to go their own way & take lots of photos.

8. Male members: A very entertaining (!!!) performance at the AGM.

9. Ruth: Only discovering at this stage in life (at the AGM) what her true profession should have been.

10. XGM's: An equally entertaining performance at the AGM.

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Roisin is away……

Roisin is away until from now until 2nd week of September.  Any e-mails should be sent to her at: roisin_rainey@yahoo.com.hk, not the netvigator address.

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LH4 running training

 Location :        Happy Valley

         (grass soccer pitch near hockey pitch / QE stadium side)

Time :              18:30

Dates :            June 25 (tbc), July 2, July 9. 

        Re - start - Aug 27 or Sept 3 (tbc).

 Contact :        Ruth -  91236400 

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 9 June 09                Run no. 1983            Hare: Amanda                   Write up: Tracey

The biggest night of the year!!! The AGM…

The run was set by Amanda, it was an A to B run and we started at the Playground by the YWCA on MacDonnell Rd in Mid Levels. I’m not extremely familiar with Mid Levels so I set out early so that I would not have to carry my bag while running. I ended up getting to the start very early, but Jacmi and Sheila were early too. Jacmi caught me out and roped me into doing the write-up and then took about a hundred and one photo’s of us while the others were arriving.

We all set off up MacDonnell Road and after that I totally lose my bearings (I don’t really know the area at all…). We went up some stairs and down some slippery pathways and eventually came to something familiar for me; Hong Kong Park. By this time I seem to have lost everybody and don’t know if anybody actually heard me and my horn at all.

When we got down to the main roads I bumped into Pauline, Ann and Maggie. We lost our way for a while and Maggie disappeared and didn’t return, despite much honking of my horn. Ann, Pauline and I got back on trail and continued. Ann managed to find some extra energy and ran ahead, leaving us in her dust.

Pauline and I did lots of walking, LOADS of talking and very little running towards the finish line. We lost our way for a little while in Queensway plaza, but the rest was smooth sailing. Except the times we found we were talking too much and had forgotten to check for markings, that is. By this stage we were both pretty sure of where we were going!!! We bumped into Kandi talking to a friend and, without thinking, I gave her friend a HUGE fright with the horn, she looked like she was going to jump out of her skin!

After walking along the front admiring the beautifully clear city lights after the rainstorm earlier in the day we made it to the On On at the Police Officers Club.  The food was yummy and then the real action started.

We moved on to the boardroom for the serious business. Amanda’s Rockers did a special guest performance before the new committee was announced.

We were then entertained by the surprise arrival of Wonderwoman and her

partners from all over Hong Kong.

Lastly, we had a beautiful performance by the male members, whilst simultaneously being kicked out of the venue, seems we had overstayed our welcome!        

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