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Ho Man Tin Hares - Jonathan, Camel Driver The pack - Bobbledick, CUTR, Lost in Space, Gary Glitter, Stinky, Octo, BMT, Camel D, Indy, Jonathan, Hopeless, AFWD Octo's FB photos It’s always nice to have a hare set a run near where they reside. Pride in your community, ease of commute to A etc. I must say having been a 12 year resident of To Kwa Wan, I have never ever considered actually setting a run there. But Hasher Jonathan was willing to take the challenge on. And good on him, a great and educational evening out for the pack on a warm To Kwa Wan evening. The first challenge is getting to the start. Hashers have now found out just how long a commute can be for Hong Kongers to get from an MTR train to an actual MTR exit. I believe about 20 min. Via escalator after escalator and elevator and stairs, hashers made their way from the train to A high atop of hill #12. It was a enough to wind up Gary Glitter who was beside himself how it could possibly take so long to get to A from the MTR. Hill number #12 is in beautiful Ho Man Tin. A place a bit off the radar for most hashers. So far off the radar that hashers went to other Tins such as Lam Tin. Not to be deterred, Jonathon and lovely co-hare Camel Driver give us the briefing for the evenings hash. Poor Gary Glitter is fidgeting with his new top of the line Garmin GPS watch which he can’t figure out how to make work. In the briefing we learn what technical means “hang on for dear life”, that there is a beach in To Kwa Wan “Really” and that a special “Indy” trail was thought better of and Tee’d off. We do not learn what a circle with an X through it means. So off we go on a mostly urban trail. Off of Hill #12 we make our way around various playgrounds and gardens to Quarry Hill and the “Ho Man Tin” High level Salt Water Reservoirs. Here the hares show great creativity in what I call a labyrinth meeting a roller coaster. On the hill going up to the reservoir we go up, down over more up more down amongst every catch water and small steps along the side of the hill. At one point I heard the front runners yelling on up below me as I was also headed up. The whole thing ended in one huge climactic down on a concrete slope with tiny steps and a hand rail. Hold on tight or you will make the front page of the SCMP and not in a good way. After our near death experience we end up in very urban To Kwa Wan. On past it’s soon to open MTR station. Past the Jockey Club where 50 filthy men sit reading the racing form every one with a cigarette hanging out of their mouth, past the one room brothels and dodgy massage joints and to the split. I’m all for new experiences but a beach in To Kwa Wan isn’t one of them. With the hares fretting over the possibility of high tide and the possibility of medical waste and heroin needles, I safely stick to the W trail where Gary Glitter shows off his new signature GG on-on and I reach a circle with an X in it. Hmmm I played along for a bit looking for trail but gave up instead using my local knowledge to take me back to A. I missed the shopping centre which I found out was one of the highlights. Great trail hares!! Of course being a hare isn’t just about setting the trail, you can set the greatest trail ever and have the evening fall apart over the on-on etc. Poor Jonathon saw his evening screeching for disaster when non-runner Indy had no soda water to mix with her vodka. But wait “I bought 12”. Oh but I drank 4 myself. Much time spent trying to account for the other 7 with Indy standing guard over the 8th. It caused us to reminisce over other softies that used to be in high demand but have since fallen out of favour such as Grapefruit Soda and that Vitamin C drink. We were able to actually get to the on-on on time as Octo finished her shower in under 30 minutes having skipped the hair conditioner. Comes Up The Rear starts as we leave for the on-on and conveniently finishes 30 seconds after everyone pays for dinner feasting on the leftovers that Octo has set aside. On-Ons by Indy..... Down Downs by Indy The Hares - Jonathon + Camel Driver..... Great 'Heroin Drug' Run!! Enjoyed by all!! Jonathon / CD - Thanks for stepping in as 'emergency hares'!! Jonathon - worried that pack would get back to A ok... Jonathon - Choosing Ho Man Tin as Run Start!... with very long and many escalators that went up and up and up... and then steps that went further up and up.. to be rewarded by the 'happy ending' of fab views!!! (likened to the 4 floors of w______ in Spore!) Gary Glitter - as an engineer so intriqued by those escalators!! Hopeless / Gary Glitter / Blow My Tits / Lost In Space / Bubbledock - the 5 hashers there at run start....... (arriving at MTR station at 6.40 to do so!!) Sticky Sex Toy / Octo - arrived 2 mins later.... Any Fanny'll Do (in absentia at bash) - arrived 30 mins late as got confused by the 'Tin' so first went to Lam Tin!!.... Yours Truly (Indy) - Got 'Run Start' totally wrong and was heading to Hong Hum..... (despite working at Yau Ma Tai for 3 years!!... been a busy week!!) Comes Up the Rear - last arrival... heads out on run as pack heading to bash! Jonathon - assured all that there was enough soda water, but ran out when runners coming in... What happened? He had drunk 4 of them..... was a hot summer's night~!!!! Octo - boo hoo! missing out...... but finally getting one at basho.... All those who enjoyed the Heroin Drug beach!! - all those at bash..... Lost In Space - actually volunteered to write the run report! Was so motivated by the start and the trail!! Jonathon - taking Monday off work suffering from drinking too much........ seawater on Sat!! Malcolm (in absentia) - left the office at 3pm that Wednesday as drank too much.... seawater?? Hopeless to Jonathon - small pack at beginning so gave short briefing... and what about the shopping mall markings? LIS to GG - was a trail blazer on trail..... FRB! GG to Octo - Octo was in sprint form and went steaming past GG despite setting off later...... BMT to Hopeless - during run, Hopeless was giving a 'running' commentary of where run going etc ... BMT to the hares - too many mozzies on the R trail..... GG - sporting a new Garmin watch ..but does not know how to use all functions... yet!! but Garmin said he had done 17000 steps on the run????? (could be 'fake news?') Bubbledack - moved from Sai Kung environs to... Lamma!!... Returnee - Lost In Space!! Yeh!!... and now living in Tung Chung! BD - reverting to childhood.. in his latest move found his long lost hash bib to wear!! Jonathon - 27 runs and hared 2.. thanks for such an interesting run location and scenery!! Camel Driver - thanks for helping out with setting run! And to sing the song - Jonathon and Camel Driver, accompanied by Hopeless!
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