Run # 458 The Barking Deer

Finally! After a long wait, we got lucky to run from our very own, Gregs, bewery, The Barking Deer. This place is a must visit for people who have not been here before. Soon to be the first brewery in Bombay, this place packs a good punch. Its loud but only with the sounds of people having a good time. The staff is good. There are events that keep getting posted and festivals that get celebrated in this pub. I can only imagine the chaos once the brewery opens (which I hope is very soon).

Keeping up with the trend of virgin hares coming out in the open, Ria Shroff hared this run alongside Bonsai and it was a trail well laid. A no nonsense run (10 km), designed purely for the joy of runners. And to the point markings made it easier than ever for the runners, walkers and crawlers alike. A brilliant 8.5 /10 for this run.

The Barking Deer was buzzing with activity as the weary hashers gathered around tables and shouted out for their beers. Foosball was the game of choice for that evening. There were games between hashers and Harriett's, hashers and hashers, harrietts and harrietts, hashers and random guests and hashers and The Barking Deer management. Oh what fun!

Now, I always have a tough time ending my blogs as I am so drunk by the end of it that I can hardly hold a glass of beer in my hand, let alone remember whom I spoke to and what happened through the evening.

So I cut it short here... We all had a good time... Thank you Greg and The Barking Deer for having us over. Hope to run again with you, soon.

Run # 457 Arndhati Bungalow

Finally! We did not run out of National Park this time. But even that was not accepted by the hashers. Here is what we do to make the life of a hare miserable:
1. The entire gang of runners will never appreciate the efforts of the hares. There will be a certain number of hashers dissatisfied (intentionally or otherwise). Reason: Just for the heck of it.
2. Cant think of any other reason.

It was a welcome break for Fubar from haring this one. After a long stretch of haring previous 5 runs from this venue, he got bored of not being able to do much as SGNP doesnt allow exploring. Also, hashers were sick and tired of running the same trail again and again. They wanted something new. And Yamit and Rohan did exactly the same. They took to the streets this time on popular demand.

And what happened? Point No. 1 happened. lol
The same people who were complaining of running the same route every time complained as to why we didnt run in the park and ran on the streets instead. Phew!

The run was a good 7.5/10. Wonderfully marked and well laid. Though there have been speculations of a motorized vehicle being used for haring, it was a well executed run.

Things inside the gates of the bungalow are always hot and happening(apart from the beer, which is always chilled).

As usual, upon seeing us, the locals decided to entertain us with a match of cricket. Wackopedia unleashed some very new and innovative bad words that he learned between the runs. Zain and Zafar, alongwith Shahrukh circulated rounds of bitings and everybody else was busy getting drunk.

Sooner than later, the circle was announced and the nonsense started. I mean Abhay. Man that guy can talk. I doubt he finishes or even does his runs. He came late for the run, no one saw him cross them on the run... but he was there when we finished the run and when asked whether he did the run, said that he did... hmmmm...

Hares: Yamit and Rohan got mixed reviews for the run. All in all, a good haring effort by first time hare Rohan and a slightly more experienced Yamit.

Virgins: There were so many of those that we had to bring them on the ice in 3 rounds. The hash family is growing.

Shining was iced again. No prize for guessing why... bugger forgot the pisspots again. He is depriving us of our hash right to drink off the piss pots... thats not done.

Yamit and Rohan were iced again and christened. For the galliant effort of riding from Bombay to Sajjan on his bicycle for Easter Weekend, Yamit, the Lancy of BH3 was christened 'Uniball'.
On the same weekend, Rohan expressed his liking towards the buttocks of the female species. He was christened 'Ass-Man'.

As always, the hash anthem was the only time when all the hashers were in sync.

Biryani followed.

The party never ends there. A few hashers continued partying at a pub in Versova and went home only after a substantial amount of beer was converted into piss. If you wish to be a part of this cool after party gang, get in touch with us on the next run.

ON ON

Run # 456 Radio Club

It seems that Virgin hares are getting ready to take up their responsibilities and contribute to the hashing family. We have seen the likes of Ankit, Azeem, Rohan, Yamit and others coming forward to hare. This time it was no different. Snafu was joined by virgin hare Khushboo (Fubar pitched in) to hare this simple yet effective trail for runners.

Run # 458 passed a few landmarks in South Bombay before this, nearly, 8 km run circle back to ARC. Sassoon Dock, Afghan Church and WTC were amongst the many places that we crossed.

Satisfied hashers returned to ARC where chilled beer, Kingfisher ofcourse, came by the dozen and emptied as fast as it arrived. The hot topic of conversation these days is planning for the Monsoon Madness in Goa. Nobody realised at what point but Sanket and Fubar got into the act and started singing songs which one would hear only in local trains, traffic signals and inside auto-rickshaws. Well, that keep everyone entertained for a while.

With the calories burned and calories added, hashers went back home with nothing lost and nothing gained too, with respect to weight.

ON ON