Jakarta Hash House Harriers
Scribe Sheet Run 1734
RUN NO. 1734 - 28 JANUARY 2002
TARZAN POTTER AND
THE SORCEROR’S ARROW
Total runners: 35
Old faces: Dyke and Rudolph
Location: Raffles Hills
Hares: Tarzan and Tom Jones
THE RUN
This was a Hashit by any standards, except those of the HM who miraculously found the second part of a figure of eight thanks to Tarzan’s magic arrow at the crossover point.
For most of us [ed: 5 at least] the run consisted of a short loop across the toll road and back to near the start, following an arrow that clearly pointed us to the beer truck. Arriving back at 5.30pm we were greeted by a very concerned Tom Jones who assured us that the run actually was a figure of eight. We were ready there and then to start the run discussion but Tom pleaded with us that we really needed the exercise and should go back out and find the trail.
And so once again we plodded through the red mud to the point that apparently was the crossover for the figure of eight. We passed Tarzan on the way (‘You f…ing trouble, Tarzan’). He muttered something incomprehensible about his arrow being interfered with. When we got to the crossover point the arrow was amazingly pointing in the direction that we were meant to follow. This took us on a larger loop, again across the toll road, which kept us out until 6.20 or thereabouts. It brought us back through the crossover point, and guess what? The magic arrow was now pointing back to the beer truck.
I have now fathomed out how Supabrat and a few others struck lucky. Prior to coming back under the toll road the first time, that particular group went off looking for paper in the wrong direction. So most of us reached the crossover point before they did. When we reached it, Tarzan had not yet arranged the magic arrow to point to the right. Either that or he cast a spell on us so we could not see it. But by the time Supabrat and his mob reached the crossover the magic arrow was pointing in the correct direction.
Angie summed it all up when he stated it was a good run but it was fucked up
by the cocked-up crossover. Hence it was a Hashit. Unfortunately perverse
comments by Witless and Elephant Man, who were nowhere near paper at any time [ed:
oh yes we were, oddly enough] anyway, encouraged our HM to declare it a
good run.
This wouldn’t have happened under the old committee. Which old committee? Any old committee.
THE CIRCLE
Highlights: 10-run achievers’ shirts for three of Tarzan’s staunch Betawi
supporters. They got off lightly song-wise with their version of ‘When the
Saints..’
Sheepskin was awarded his leaver’s mug. He showed a little surprise because he did not know he was leaving. It turned out in fact he was not leaving, and this was his achiever’s mug. This little misunderstanding was caused by the fact that Elephant Man started to read out his run history, which is non-standard procedure.
It is a fact however that many expatriates first learn that they are about to leave Jakarta when they are awarded their leaver’s mug. Bosses tend to contact Maandi first because they know it takes time to prepare the mug. They then forget to tell the person concerned that he is being transferred or fired.
Angie exposed the exhibitionists who had their photographs taken the most last year. The overall winner, to everyone’s surprise, was Elephant Man. Whether Angie gets any money out of him for the photographs is another matter.
Hats off, pots on the floor and on-on to Sate Bangdul for truffles and lobster thermidor or home to beans on toast, according to preference.
NEXT WEEK’S RUN:
The delayed Australia Day Run. (Delayed because of the Ambassador’s tea party
clashing with the Hash.) Jonesy & Ned Kelly gang (Copperdick, Mudguard,
Fanny).
Location: Jagorawi Golf Club.
Take Jagorawi Gunung Putri Exit. IMPORTANT: Go straight via slip road to
Karangan under the bridge, then cross over toll road and enter Jagorawi Golf
Club and go to car park on left.
On-on,
Col.B.
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