In January 1988, the
beginning of the end for the inhabitants of Kerteh was in sight
as hashing finally arrived in the area compliments of Nancy
and Jim Rupple. Once every two weeks beer was distributed
from the back of their vehicle (a Trooper that has no other
real use) to the motley recipients, most of whom had not even
completed the run.
In late July the same year,
a few of the regulars, under the influence of alcohol, decided
to form the pro-tem committee and managed to stay sober long
enough to record the number of runs and who ran it. However,
local has-lore says it took the committee two planned drunks
and a few impromptu cool downs before the constitution was in
a written form suitable for submission to the Registrar of Societies.
By November, the Hash has received fzck all from the the afore
mentioned office, except a request for all the names of the
members to be submitted in Chinese characters! (is it possible
to write Gary Klashinsky in Chinese?)
The fortnightly routine of
escaping the wife to enjoy a thirst generating run and then
plenty of beer was, by popular request (demand), changed to
weekly in April 1989, as most members were not getting enough!
(it is left to the reader to decide whether the statement refers
to sex or drink but not both). In June that year, the Hash came
of age and celebrated the 25th run with 200 hashers, 40 cases
of beer and a cleared bank balance; only to be rewarded with
a hell of a hangover, a nagging wife and an evening of misplaced
memories.
In January 1990, the 'official
registration' of the Hash arrived and the weekly runs now boasted
an average turn-out of forty to fifty. In November, 200 plus
horrible barstewards from Hash chapters around Peninsula Malaysia
turned up to support and fall down at the celebration of the
100th run, The run warm-up consisted of a quick abseiling course
before the motley crew were sent to the on. Upon the return,
though some made it back unsurprisingly early, the Hash was
quite literally forced to eat and drink until full to bursting.
However, there still appeared some dissatisfaction; judging
by the few who decided to five us back to the food and drink,
pre-mixed with the ubiquitous diced carrots, in a Technicolor
display that remains unrivaled to this day.
The celebration of the 150th
run in October 1991 happed but it was not until the celebration
of the 200th run (the party was great even with a low turn-out)
that renaissance of the Hash had begun; in part due to the arrival
in the area of some has animals and beer monsters from other
hashes around the world. Since then Kerteh Hash has celebrated
runs numbering 250, 300, 350, 400, 500 and 555. Those years
have also include special runs: Vicars and Tarts, Bondage, Body
Check, Grab My bag, family picnics, joint runs with KT Hash
and the annual charity run.
Hashers have represented Kerteh
all over the world in Manila, Phuket, Rotorua, Bandung, Singapore,
Langkawi, Cypress, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The stories will
live forever!
We are the Kerteh Hash House Harriers
based on the beautiful East Coast of West Malaysia. We are the
local chapter of the international Hash House Harriers: A drinking
club with a running problem. We meet every Monday evening and
start both a run and a walk at 6.00 pm (5.45pm during Monsoon).
After an hour of hashing through the jungle, as darkness falls,
we gather at a local restaurant for our On-Down.
Kerteh area boasts some of the best hashing in the country,
with a superb mix of palm oil plantation, rubber estates, secondary
jungle and fruit orchards, with just the right amount of mud
to keep everyone happy. We encourage everyone to join in the
fun, so if you are visiting the Kerteh area, come and meet us
at KH3. Annual membership is RM30, with a RM4 sign up fee each
week. The guest fee is RM6, which includes a search party to
look for lost guests (once beer is finished). The object of
the hash is not to be the winner but to avoid becoming a tiger's
dinner.
Official
Beer
Malaysia - My Second Home
WE WELCOME YOU!
