run # 486 Irish House, Fort

Just before Oktoberfest, Irish House, Colaba thought it would be best to see a small trailer of the big picture. So, they sat around a table and discussed... 'who would be the perfect insane bunch who would create havoc and liven up the place in a matter of minutes so that our staff knows what to expect...'. And thus, without any further discussing, the Bombay hash was there, doing their thing...

While that story may sound awesome, that is not how it came about. I am sure you are not interested in the details of the same. So lets talk about run # 486.

Like any other Sunday, this run was also expected to be in the quiet commercial locality of Colaba. And so it was. Peaceful and serene, the evening was perfect to do this. We started from Irish House and wound up at Irish again after running by Victoria Terminus (aka CST for those who want to call this city, Mumbai... lol), Xaviers, Metro Cinema, Marine Drive, Air India, Mantralay and back.

The bands around our wrists made it easier for the bartenders to know that, 'Ek se hamara kuch nahi hoga.' (just one will not do). A sports channel on the big screen, some nice retro/ rock music on the speakers and the hustle bustle and sudden outburst of laughters kept the evening going.

All in all, an evening well spent.

run # 485 Huseni Farms, Karjat

coming soon

run # 484 Pint Room, Bandra

This blog coming soon.

Run # 483 Kshunbhar Vishranti

Yup, the monsoons arrived with a big bang and so did hashers at Kshunbhar Vishranti. Wandering Nuts and Sanghamitra were kind enough to join us for this one, all the way from the US of A.  The amount of time they spend there, they might as well become citizens. Lol

A good turn out for the run, yeah? So let's talk about it. Wandering Nuts, Bonsai, Shining and Shivaji hared this one. And they didn't keep it to the surroundings of the hotel, they took it up a notch, literally. The run started nearly 2 kms away from the ice point, at the Karnala Bird Sanctuary. And what a weather... It couldn't have been a better hashing day. Amidst streams and fog and rain we ran, and then we slowed down to do that treacherous climb up the hill. Expected with the choice of hares that this would happen. Once on top, the view only made it worth the effort. A solid 9 out of ten for this one.

Events that followed:
--> Porn dog kept walking funny claiming that an insect was in love with her arse.
--> Porn dog then did a banana split on one of the steps and claims that if she had balls, they'd remind her of her sins.
--> Wandering Nuts kept looking for his car keys for and almost called his Man Friday to come down with a spare set of keys. Finally, and Beer knows how, the keys were found in Bonsais' pouch for some reason. I know Skoda is better than VW but chill Bonsai...  Lol
--> Fubar, having not met with a calamity for a while now, was helped by a spider in the jungle. Suddenly feeling itchy post run, Fubar eventually broke out into an allergic reaction from a spider bite. Think Will Smith in Hitch when he gets an allergy and is all swollen up... Or think an older version of Robert Downey Jr is what Bonsai said... Ya ya, I am flattered. The next time u see someone swinging in the sky, don't worry... Fubar has been bitten by a spider and his name can stay with him.

Circle:
Alright guys, there are no rules in the hash. However, the hash considers it's ice very sacred. So for people who didn't know and kept asking, here's the word of the ice lord, "we shall not allow virgins on the unholy slab. If you fancy the melting water, thou shall cometh backeth as a 2 timer, u shall have sinned and will get your rightful spot on the ice." ok?
Alright alright, I will simplify it for you. If you are running with BH3 for the first time, you don't get iced. Come for the 2nd run and you've got your ass on the slab.

Hares:
The run... Fabulous
The hashers... Happy
What more can I say, we all just drank beers for them.

2 timers :
Preeti and Jagdeep were our two timers for the day. "Welcome to the Bombay Hash. This will now be your parent hash. Anywhere I the world you hash, if they ask which hash you belong to, you will proudly say Bombay Hash without batting an eyelid. Agreed?". They did and we drank to them too.

Wackopedia, Baby Dick, Bonsai, Shivaji and Fubar were next on the ice. Yes well, sometimes we like to sit on the ice and don't get to do that so much as we are mismanagement. So we do somethings that put us on the ice. Like, we organise events, apart from the runs, like Easter Weekends, Monsoon Weekends, Nash Hash etc and then sit on ice for all the efforts we put into it.

Horny Yeti:
This fellow knows the hash forever but never attended any of our runs. He opened the doors to Tribal Route for the hashers so many times but was never running with us. He has surfaced since the past few months and how. Yeti, whomever you have found interesting in the hash for you to keep coming back, we are glad. Not only has he become a serious hasher but is always in the front lines to assist the mismanagement in any way possible. He deserved to be recognised and he did. He got a solo performance on the ice.

Beer Bong:
Honestly, I was too drunk to remember why he was on the ice. But Beer Bong on the ice means one and only one thing, fun. He belongs to the sect of hashers whom I cannot explain. You have to meet him to know him. We made him sit on the ice for a really long time while Baby Dick a rendition of, "I am singing in the rain" and had everyone standing with their butts and boobs sticking out.

With that we ended the circle (it was actually a straight line this time) and started our anthem. I am sure everyone was swinging low this time.

Oh Kshunbhar Vishranti, your thalis and your service and hospitality brings us back, again and again and again. Yummy in the tummy before we left for our igloos.

Run # 482 Adi's Bar

This one was more like christening and hash blessing a venue not yet open to public... Well, only cos it's still work in progress. And it is going to be one happening place, by the looks of it.
Yes! Adi opened the doors to his new venture in Worli for us to have an evening of fun, beers and what not.

The place, previously known as Vinoteca, is in Worli and it was imperative that the run will face the Worli sea face, and so it did. The 6 odd km ordeal was a nice walk/run in and around Worli and the rain kept us company pretty much throughout.

Hares, Mandy and Shivaji, marked an excellent trail and full marks to them.

Adi made sure that the never ran out of cold beers. His courteous staff made our evening even better. While the DJ belted out some nice music to go with the weather and the beer, conversations and laughter filled the place up.

Apart from the beer and the biryani, hashers were also treated with 4 different kinds of cakes to celebrate Adi's birthday, belated but still... 4 cakes is better any day.

Here's to many more runs from this unnamed pub. Keep your eyes open for the opening day. It's gonna be one hell of a place. I shall drink to that.

Cheers!

Run # 481 Thakoor Estate

It was the other one this time... Yes, we ran from the other side of the fence. Thakoor Estate opened the doors of its  other property for us to have a new experience. Though the rain God's didn't impress us, the umbrellas did come handy in staying away from the sun.

We were slightly delayed in starting the run... The beers had to be put for chilling before any activity could be started.
The run, hared by Brew Bitch, Deepak Rajani, Sunil Fadia and Amey was short and long. While most took the longer route, many decided to beat the heat with the beers and opted short. Some also took a 6 wheeler help to get back sooner. Names shall be disclosed upon payment of sufficient bribe.

Thakoor Estate was buzzing with activity as the hashers gulped down on the cans and kept looking up in the hope of getting some rain. While so e chose to go into the shed of the property, most of them took refuge on the green grass. There were also so e like Fubar who feel into the same hole twice in 5 minutes. (and you think only Germany can score more than once in such a short span?)

The hares were iced and undoubtedly praised for their good efforts. The run was a solid 8 out of 10.

Sunil Fadia and Deepak were on the ice again. We thought that they were d long due for their hash names. While Mr. Fadia's naming was postponed to another event, Deepak was christened, 'Pedlophile' for his love of cycling and his knack of getting young talent around him... Lol

Newly weds Shilpa and Manoj and not so newly wed Beer Bong and Tight Lips were next on the ice. They got their last chances to cheat on their half betters but they were too loyal to cheat. We will wait a year and then see... :)

Too bad for them that we do not have Virgins on the ice no more, unless they become two timers. There were a lot of new faces on this run and we decided to ice only the ones who turned up again. Not everyone can take the heat of the cold ice.

Run # 480 Woodside Inn, Colaba

I guess we didn't please the rain gods while on the run, but we sure did please Woodside and the beer Gods as glass after glass of West Coast, IPA, White Zen kept flowing out of the barrels. I am sure Woodside was as pleased to have us over as we were to be there.

Rohan and Ria decided to hare this 4.5km beauty of a run. Simple as it could be, majority of the hashers couldnt follow the trail and finish the run as it was laid. I guess everyone was eager on getting back to the sweet 1+1 and a 15% discount offer that was waiting back at Woodside. Though most of us did not finished the run as marked, everybody deserved the beers. Noteworthy, Indian brewers are getting better at the brewing business as the brews were more lipsmacking than any other beer we have had.

Coming back to the run, what started from Woodside and ended at Woodside took us through the streets of Churchgate and V.T. What more can I say about the run? Good job Rohan and Ria.

With the way the evening went, we might as call Woodside Inn, our hash house for now. lol. All this was not possible without the wonderful effort for Snafu. She is claiming her place on the ice every run and we can only be proud to have her in the family. Also, a big thank you to Woodside Inn and to Rahul (GBC) for making this event happen.

Oh! Did I forget to mention? Pranita decided that she needed to hang around with a different breed of mutts and honoured us with her presence on this run. She didn't do the run, entirely, but something is better than nothing. Also, Beer bong and Tight lips decided to finish their honeymoon, finally, and showed up for this one. Welcome back you guys.

With this ended, sadly, a very merry and eventful hash day.

One ends so that another can begin, right? On On

Run # 479 Rao Bungalow

While all the fish

Lay by the beach to dry

A bunch of weirdos meet

in the area they run

in the heat they fry

meet the weirdos

Rao bungalow is the perfect setup for a day by the beach. With its one end opening right on the beach, it is an ideal spot for hashers to run in the heat. Also, the tall coconut trees in the property make it a shady affair. :P

It adds to the charm when the hare happens to come straight from an all nighter and starts marking the trail. Yes, Fubar came dressed for a party, with denims and fancy Zara shoes (not meant for running). He had already marked the trail, a lil over 4 kms for walkers and 6kms for runners. This enabled the run to get over within an hour and the hashers were praising Fubar to bring them closer to their chilled beers. 

Circle-

While hashers were happy with the 'No so long' run, it gets a 7/10 for not exploring the beach with all its dry fish smell. Fubar was on the ice for doing it in style (on the ice with his pants down I must say). No real complaints for this one

Anil Chainani aka Clarifuck and Ketan aka Sansani (unofficial) were next on the ice. These guys, once serious hashers, took a sudden sabbatical and just like that, decided to show up for this run. They had this coming... while Ketan gave us another one of his Sansani trips, Clarifuck enjoy the chill of the ice on his butt.

Virgins

I hate this part. I always forget the names of the virgins on the hash as they get introduced at a time when we are highly intoxicated. Anyway, a picture speaks more than words... These are the virgins for the day... Zafar volunteered and sang a wonderful hash song for them virgins.

Aryaman was next on the ice for a wonderful achievement. These fellow, still in his school, is the youngest of the Bh3 to conquer the heights of the mountains up north. He recently went for a 15 day trek with daddy dear, Cumagain, and scaled almost 15000ft above sea level in several treks over 14 days. Kudos!

Junior divas, Naysa and Simran, were next on the ice. While Naysa celebrated her birthday just the day before the hash, Simran celebrated it a few days back. The only song we could sing for them was Happy Birthday as they drank from our world famous piss pots.

Up next on the ice were 2 long overdue serious hashers. It was high time that these 2 got their 'aka' for being with us for such a long time. Khushboo and Shreyashi were on their knees in no time (not for what u r thinking) but to get christened. Khushboo, for her obsession with sausages of all shapes, sizes and meats was christened 'Porn Dog'. Shreyashi, on a certain drinking event kept offering us coffees... she turned out to be such a 'Bru Bitch'. Lol. They accepted their faiths with a big smile. Congratulations!

The circle ended with the anthem. But we werent done yet. To celebrate Naysa and Simran's bithday, daddy dear (Cumagain) got us a wonderful cake from Love and Cheesecake. Beer, biryani and cake... it doesnt get better than this. 

On On

Songs that played while this was written:

33Hz & Snoop Dogg - Donque Song (Original Mix)

Afrojack ft. Wrabel - Ten Feet Tall

Asher Monroe ft. Chris Brown - Memory

August Alsina - Sucka (DJ Sliink & DJ Hoodboi & Trippy Turtle Remix)

Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull - Mmm Yeah

B.o.B ft. 2 Chainz - HeadBand (Coucheron Remix)

Run # 478 iBar

iPhone, iMac, iPod, iPad... iBar... worse joke of the year that one... :P

saying a lot without opening her mouth... meet our GM, Bonsai

So, Khushboo struck gold with this deal at iBar for our first run post Easter Weekend. And what a sweet deal it be. iBar comes across as one of those places, right in the heart of the city, but peaceful in that lane where it is next to Candies. Simple decor, gentle staff and 2 lovely and adorable canines to give you company while you are out having a smoke.

The hares, Khushboo and Snaf made sure that we did not stay away from our beers for long. The nearly 6km run took us around the Lilavati - Mount Mary area and brought us back safe and sound. The marking was questionable for some but I disagree when said it was bad. It had a certain pattern to it and once you realised the pattern, there was no looking back. So, not judging the marking, the run was a solid 8/10.

Talk about a sweet deal at iBar. Khushboo managed to get us beers at 100 bucks a pint (actually 200/- but then we got 1 + 1). Also, for a mere 100 bucks a head, we got unlimited starters. And the spread was good. We had prawns, cheese balls, chicken and what not. Not bad I say.

Now, with so much food and alcohol in the system, things were bound to get crazy. But the soon to be married couple decided to take it up a notch. They ordered Long Islands for the bunch and trust me when I say, the islands were good. Highly recommended as I have never had a LIT with so much generosity with the alcohol.

Face off with a bad photo bomb

Pathetic Absinthe shots

very good Laksa

Fubar with the cast of X-Men... meet Lil miss Sunshine

Dazed out, phased out but not giving up on the concept of an after party, a bunch of hashers ended up in Bora Bora. As good as the Laksa was, Absinthe shots were a waste of money.

But a good day was had by all... :D

On On

Songs that played while I wrote this blog:

I can only imagine - David Guetta ft. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne
Crank it up- David Guetta ft. Akon
Dont wake me up- David Guetta
Little bad girl- David Guetta ft. Taio Cruz & Ludacris
Turn me on- David Guetta & Laidback Luke Remix
Play Hard- David Guetta

Easter Weekend 2014

almost saffron, not there yet.

This is what happens when you have such a wonderful weekend. I have a mental block writing this blog cos no words can describe the fun we had there. It is true in this case that the book will not be as good as the movie was. True!

The drive to durshet forest lodge was not that bad. we finished the journey in good time keeping us fresh for the days events. around noon, when we reached, i realised we were amongst the last people to arrive. the pool was already filled with hashers and the smell of beer was in the air.

Durshet forest lodge, 12 kms from the bom-pun expressway is a place to be. Quaint rooms with commons lawns to lay down on. The swimming pool, which was the highlight of the weekend, the dinner area, the garden lawn... all well laid out. It is different from their other 2 properties in its own unique way.

Day 1: Run # 475
This run was hared by Horny yeti and Abhay. For the sake of argument, lets just call it a hike instead of a run. Let me begin... this hike was hared by Horny yeti and Abhay. The spirits of this well marked 6 km tour of the surrounding area were only slightly dimmed by the heat. The run/hike started a little over 4pm and finished before it got dark.
The heat however was not a problem post run as the sun had already started its descend and the ice had chilled the beer to our satisfaction.

On the ice today were hares Horny yeti and Abhay. No one complained after getting chilled beer and the run/ hike wasnt half that bad either. A solid 7/10 for the efforts by the hares

Snafu was next on the ice for designing the lovely tshirts for this weekend too.

Snafu... all blushes. good job with the t's

Tnt was next to be on the slab and he shared all the info about the monsoon madness in Goa, September.

aap sab goa aao... 

This fellow decided not to miss the fun. He could manage to be with us for a day and he did exactly that. No prize for guessing the name but yes, Ramnik did time on the ice.

ramnik, cyrus and anuradha

Also on the ice were Cyrus and Anuradha, Baba Ethan (who sat like a sadhu on the ice) and Samar (can we ever not acknowledge KF)

Post circle, while most of them continued their drinking spree, some hibernated to appear in the conference room later for the party. What started as a circle of chairs and seperated conversations soon turned into:

rounded chairs turned into musical chair

please add the chair to the checkout bill... 

phew! alls well that ends drunk.

Day 2: Run # 476

The best decision was to shift the run to morning. Yes. Start at 10 and wind up by lunch and have the entire day to rest, drink, swim and perform coitus of sorts.

Todays run tested the leg power of hashers. Hares Shivaji and Joy pulled an amazing workout for our legs. We climbed and then we climbed some more. By the end of the 6.something, we all looked like those body builders with strong legs and an upper body like that of a beer guzzler.

Oh I didnt tell you. Khushboo... this little torture, went nicely on the first run... only to come back with a swollen eye and an even swollen face. It looked like a 100 bees made a move on her. She missed the second run cos of her condition. Lucky bitch!

Anyway, chilled beers came to the rescue again.

Shivaji and Joy, hats off. Yes! the run was a bitch but it gets a solid 8.5/10. Drink it down down down...

Up next on the ice was Khushboo. This girl started the first run, came back half way with a swollen eye and face, couldnt do the second run cos of her condition... However, the scene completely changed in the evening. I am not kidding... take a look... hahahahaha

couldnt run, not well.

screw my condition... lets partheyyyy!

I am going to take this blog a day back again. Friday. The party got over and everybody went to their rooms. Well, almost everybody. Khushboo, Ria, Divya, Assman, Patricia, Screwed Driver, Sole Seeker, Harsh, Snafu and me (Fubar) ended up in the same room and the party had just began for them. Fubar expressed his urge to go for a drive and cancelled the plan immediately when Joy said, "I will drive you crazy." What happened next is the reason why Joy was asked to get on the ice again. We made him do it again... So you see, Joy has a second income from a secret profession. He dances in peoples weddings and business is good. Joy is a good dancer. Suddenly in the chaos in the room that night, Joy gave us a crash course in an item number by Sunny Leone. The song was from the not so hit Ragini MMS 2 and that is the title he earned. Any guesses? Well, lets just say we sang, "Baby Doll yeh sone di..." while he was being christened. 

Osama and Bollywood Boobs were on the ice. While BB gave us a demo behind the hash name (will let your imagination wild here), we cheered them for sponsoring a whole lot for this run too. 

Snafu, how could we miss you? Thank you for designing this one too. And yes, we got her to sing what she wrote on the tshirt. Wanna know? Buy the tshirts then... LOL

The party tonight was even crazier.

the best dancers for the evening... the c#nt and the l#nd....

And it did not stop there... 

I do remember playing some weird game till a lil past midnight. Today, however, the lil house party in the room didnt happen. What happened instead? It so seems that Sole Seeker, Khushboo, Snafu and Fubar did not get enough adventure for the night. They decided to make it a lil experience of their own.

So, when the portals to the other worlds opened (2 am), these 4 ghost busters set out through the back fences into an open field with a lonely and creepy tree at a distance and sat on the field for another beer. Now, Sole Seeker and Fubar and Screwed Driver (who decided it was wiser to pass on this one) have been famous in the past to get possessed by some cranky ghosts and wander out in the night.

perfect moonlight

There is a lot that happens on the hash, under the radar. 

Day 3: Run # 477

Now who wants to get up early and do a run on this day? Dont you remember what you did last night?

But, not only did we get up to go for the run, we were also greeted by eggs. 

Each one had to carry an egg representing him/her throughout the run and bring it back without breaking it. 

Shining said, "Screw it, I am hungry." and ate the raw egg... no kidding. 

Our hangovers were shown on our faces. While Sole Seeker still carried his prize from the last night... 

... Fubar got some TLC from the local mutt. 

Fartashaty and Samar did justice to the 'Hangover Run'. The run was a total of 1.5 kms which included a zipline. 

in a successful attempt to not break the egg

A solid 7/10. 7 given only cos of the zipline, otherwise who wants to run with a hangover? *wink*. Samar also got his hash name. After a lot of debate, he was finally christened, 'Esco-bar.' (he gets us beers, what else do u think?) 

These hotties did not do the run in the first attempt, apart from Khushboo. Upon realising that the run was so short and included a zipline, these 3 went on the run then. Patricia was also on the ice for not dong the first run and short cutting the 2nd one. Snafu continued on the ice for designing this tshirt as well.

Sole Seeker and Patricia were on the ice for the best dancers of the night. But, the real star was Abhay who with his moves proved that ABCD (Any Body 

Can Dance) *wink wink*. 

The energizer bunny was the star of all the parties too. This man had sponsored hard liquor for all bh3 parties. We do appreciate chilled beer, but sometimes nothing can pick a party up like some good ol' whiskey and rum.

So, with this circle we called it the end of yet another successful and fun filled Easter Weekend. 

On On to Nash hash 2015, hosted by Bombay Hash.

some more pics from the weekend: