It was
indeed a peculiar one: at night, in the city and punctuated by a couple of
stops that you don’t normally find in a hash.
Only 12
hashers showed up. I assume it was because it was past most hashers’ bed time
for a Saturday night.
Armed with
flashlights and our lime green hash shirts, we headed to the deserted old
airport and followed the chalk arrows into town, crossing over Phaholyothin Rd.
As usual,
Oral Banger was in the lead (along with John when he wasn’t stopping to bum
cigarettes). I guess it should not have been a surprise when they stopped
paying attention to arrows and just proceeded to head to the Parclub out of
habit. The FRBs had to do quite a bit of back tracking in in the bar area of Ratbumroong
Rd., to the great amusement of bar patrons all around.
After a
multitude of twists in turns in the obscure sois of the area, we emerged on Sankorgchang
Rd. and made our way to Jetyod Rd.. We were welcomed at the Malabar to sit and
catch our breath and were offered some hydration. Hydration was provided in the
form of beer and tequila and air was mostly provided in the form of cigarettes.
Invigorated by the healthy break, FRBs set forth to continue the Hash while the walkers opted for a
shortcut to the next pit stop. Walkers are smart people.
The FRBs,
on the other hand, ended up in the Saturday night market. Word to the wise: if
you want to go through a crowd swiftly, wear bright colors and sweat profusely.
People will make room for you to go through.
Everybody
ended at the new pizza place next to the night bazar (all except John, that is).
Nothing motivates you to run like 4 slices of pizza, garlic bread and a couple
of beers. That’s why it’s the #1 in-run snacks of so many long distance
runners.
After that,
my recollection is pretty iffy. The wall of food and booze obscured my memory
and robbed me of any motivation I might have had.
I vaguely remember
a circle on the steps of a monument to the Queen (which seemed like an
arrestable offense to me). John also got named. Something along the lines of
vomitrainboworaldiarrheaflamingunicornsourpusslolypopsmayhem. We’ll have to
clear that up in the next circle.
Next Hash:
September 26th. Hare: Shocking.
See you
then!
PS: If the
pics look blurry, blame Spartapuss. She’s the official photograph and didn’t
bother showing up.
PPS: Thanks
to Michelle for the pics. I find the blurriness of the pics is quite
representative of the evening.
-Frozen
Ring
