Run # 468 The Bombay Presidency Radio Club

Hashers! Wadddup? Its the 8th today and if I know hashers correctly, you would have gotten off the new year hangover; just about now. Right?

The first Sunday of twenty14 ended in the best way it could have for a hasher. It ended with the first run of 2014. Yes, run # 468 was successful thanks to the presence of all those who came for it. It was not the run but the excitement of meeting up with fellow hashers and drinking beer that got us there. 

The run, a 7.5 km of SoBo tour was a pleasure; thanks to the efforts of Cumagain and Patricia. I shall not talk a lot about the run cos everyone worth their beer in the hash knows how our runs are. :D

Radio Club and its sea side seating was the best arrangement for a nice windy Bombay winter. I like this about my city's winter; unlike the nations capital, we can have fun and drink chilled beer by the sea on a  windy winter evening. 

2014 will bring a lot of beer and fun and drunken memories, GUARANTEEd. 

Look out for...

==)> Of course there is the Nash Hash hosted by (Mad)ras H3. 

==)> Following that closely is the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and Bh3 is proud, yet again, to provide for all the half and full marathon runners. We have been growing in popularity and number. SCMM management trying to disrupt our stalls last year speaks of our popularity and adding one more stall at Ambassador speaks of us growing in number. (SCMM is scared we might single handledly take over thier operations. 

==)> You definitely do not want to miss this one--> BH3 weekends are famous throughout for the huge success we have on every event that we organise. April would see our

Weekend, an experience you DO NOT want to miss.

==)> Apart from the regular hash events, we are also bringing new things to the club this year. Get ready for a lot of merchandise to be bought as BH3 is incorporating . 

==)> We will also be organising a lot of parties, more like 'Care to get drunk?' events on a regular basis. The idea will be to have more hashers come together more often. 

Ofcourse, any suggestions and ideas by our hashers is appreciated. We may not apply it but we will definitely appreciate it... 

Until The Next Time...

We drank 2013!

2013 got over as quick as beer from a bottle in the hands of a serious hasher. It came, we held it with our strong hand, we corked it open and, before we knew it, it was over. BURP!

Now, I am not gonna waste my time talking about all the runs that we ran and all the beers that we drank blah blah blah... you all were there and you all witnessed it. For those who weren't there... your bad luck; SCREW YOU!

Actually, I have no clue what I am going to write about over here. I don't wanna get formal by thanking everyone for participating in the runs and the events hosted by Appu. (Shame on you if you don't know who Appu is). You have not done us a fucking favor by joining us for me to thank you. You come cos you like it. Well, we'd not mind losing some of you'll sons (and daughters) of bitches; so, you gotta be thanking us for putting up with you.

Pardon my use of regional language beech beech main but even that is helpful to all the goras. They are living here so they might learn a bit of our language. See how well we learned English. Well, almost. Heard our various accents after we gulp down our KingFishers? Sahi naa? Since you are also drinking the same daru with us, it should not take long for you catch up with our language.

Toh main kahan tha? Yes, 2013. Was fun nai?

Coming to numbers; we ran twice a month plus 3 days of Easter and 3 days of Goa by HHHH. That comes to nearly 30 runs OR more than 7000 cans of beer... which is 2450000 ml of KingFisher... which is nearly 2450 litres of beer in a year. You may ask why I am sharing this info here? Well, aisaich!

How many of you have even made an attempt to figure out who Appu is? Any guesses? Mismanagement, keep your mouth shut on this one. :P

Oh ya, lets not forget the effing Biryani. Now, who is the McFucker who finishes all the good Raita so quickly? I never get to eat that thing. It is a side dish you hungry pigs. Leave some for everyone.

We are also bored of the same old biting of peanuts and khakaras  and gathiyas vagaira vagaira. Someone please get some Candies or something soon. Uh uh uh, Merwan puffs and Butterscotch cake... Yummy.

Bus abhi, I am bored and I need to sleep. It was a happy happy 2013 and 2014 is going to be even better, Like it or not. If you do your are in (unless we don't want you in) and if you don't....

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F#%K OFF!

and as for the others... keep your beer glasses ready for refills.

ON! ON!

Run # 467 Sukoon Bungalow, Khandala

On this day,

You could be preparing for your new year vacation, 

you could be sitting on the pot with a newspaper doing your morning duties,

You would be wondering how your wife/ gf/ the other one, would be spending all your money this holiday season,

You might be still sleeping,

OR

You are in Khandala having an awesome time with 

Yup! Bh3 family had a gala time at Sukoon, Khandala, no better way to finish running for bh3 for 2013.

The morning air was cold and nippy. The drive to Khandala was never better. Specially when you get to be in the company of Wackopedia, your vocab just increases. Also in the car was, SNAFU. This Tullu speaking, Hindi raping girl just finished the Pinkathon 10k and was heading with us for the run in Khandala. Kudos! Take a bow girl. We were not alone though. At one point, leading our car was, the already dead, Zaffar, with Najma (our host for the morning), Zain and Nazia. Behind us was Sitting Duck in the car with Running Fuck.

The run was hared by Screwed Driver, Bonsai and, the drunk for the day queen, Patricia. Her cheerful mood only spoke of a very good time. 

15 mins into the run and we faced a mammoth task of climbing steps meant for Gulliver or someone who thought we were midgets and wanted to punish us. But there is beer at the end of every trauma. Screwed Driver, at the summit, beered up our morale with some chilled Kingfisher. Post that, the run was a lovely walk till Lonavla market and On In to Sukoon.

The 7+ km run finished right in time for some snacks and chilled beer. We did have to wait for a couple who:

Saw the On In sign--- did not come back to the venue--- followed wrong marking--- started doing the entire trail again. These were new hashers so we don't blame them. However, speculations are that they did it intentionally as they were a couple and wanted to have some sexy time before they joined us again. (we did run through some isolated patches).

We have started experimenting with our biryani. This time, we got it from a local supplier in Khandala. It was yummy. 

With that we bid adieu to twenty13 and geared up for 14. Oh ya, I forgot to mention. Hashers got to take some happiness back home. We were left with spare beers which were distributed amongst those who wanted it. I took a few and it lasted me 3 days... :P

Merry Christmas and A Happy, Prosperous and Beer filled New Year to all.

Run # 466 Shivaji ka killa(fort)

Shivaji could have kept Osama here and no one would have found him. I have personally known this 6 pack, 3rd Degree Black Belt, Front Running Bastard who happens to be more than 50 years old, for a long time and I did not know that his house roof had a view and peace and isolation like this. Its right in the middle of all the hustle bustle and yet, it is calm, serene and peaceful. I'd put up a pool side chair and a few chilled beers and play video games or just laze around (Best, read a book).

The 5km short, simple and tarmac run was hared by Shreyashi and Ria, using the infamous slutty red tape. Front runners finished the run in a little over 35 mins while the walkers also joined us within an hour. The few who did now run, joined us directly on the terrace for the post run stupidity.

Fartashaty, Amey and Mandy were the ones who decided to not do the run. But they graced us with their unwanted presence post the run. LOL... NOT

The beers were already chilled and the good news was that we were gonna have them at MRP. What could have been better than that, right? Well, no one in the hash knew what the mismanagement had in store for the true hashers who attended the run. For this run, the beer was sponsored by the hash itself and no one was to pay for it. For even more good news, we also threw in a bottle of Old Monk rum on the house.

Now why would we want to be so generous? Well, it so happens that the day of the run also happened to be Shivaji's birthday. AAAH!!!Now things fall into place.

As the sun started its descend after a severe warning from SNAFU,

SNAFU ordering the sun to head home... 

the party started picking up pace and the conversations started becoming louder.

Now it was only obvious that we celebrated the birthday with some games and fun. We had the chairs and within a few minutes we also had music on the terrace. *MUSICAL CHAIR*

Yes! All of us were kids again for those exact  minutes with a round of musical chair won by no one cos the prize for the winner was a blowjob to the birthday boy. Shivaji kept hoping for a sexy lady but, in the end, everyone was disappointed. :P

This was one of those evenings which keep getting better and better. Usually on a birthday, one would expect a cake, that goes without saying. But what happens when there are 2 cakes?

It so happens that our GM, Bonsai, also celebrated her bday a few days ago. So a cake was arranged for the 'You Dont See Me' GM, Bonsai. By the end of it, there was more cake on peoples faces than it was in their tummy. It was a lick riot. To end the party was lazeez biryani from Lazeez.

Phew! So much fun in one evening... How can one not go back drunk, happy and content.

In our language we would say, "50 Rupaye main itna kuch kaun deta hai?"

On ! On !

Pics of the evening:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.568722546543922.1073741840.100002185441246&type=1&l=283cc0412d

Songs that played:
Blurred Lines: Thicke
Lose Yourself to Dance: Daft Punk
Daft Punk- Pentatonix
Thunderclap
and
Tattad Tattad (Ramji ki Chaal)- Ramleela (courtesy- mommy dear)

Run # 465 Arundhati Bungalow

Arundhati can now be officially renamed the 'Hash House'. Multiple runs from the same venue in the same year and still the owner asks when do we come next. Thank you Amey for being the lovely hosts.

This time though, we also had Yudhistir aka Yudi, with affection as big as his own size, to come give us company. While many could not come for the run due to other commitments; Running Fuck and Sitting Duck decided to show up for this one. Wackopedia also kept us entertained with the brand new TV that he's bought and it almost fits in his pocket. Lol

The run; same old affair, a walk inside the world famous National Park. This is the only place where the hares can walk away without marking the trail with anything whatsoever. I infact want to motion that we do not have hares for this run in the future. The short run was at 6kms while the long run doubled in length and was nearly 13kms. No one complained at the end of it. 

4 did the long trail, while others did the human trail. 5, however, screwed with everybodys head. Energizer Bunny, Cumagain, Naysa, Shilpa and Manoj decided to wander off in the depths of Kanheri Caves and returned 90 mins after the last short runner. The circle had to start now.

Hares: Wackopedia flagged off the circle as our brand new Religious Advisor. Hares Amey, Shinjini and Fubar were called on the ice. Although Amey and Shinjini were the official hares, Fubar was asked to assist n haring and hence he was iced too. Rightly put, there were 3 hares and exactly 3 spots where the tapes were marked. Inspite of that, none of the runners got lost and everybody followed the trail and came back, SPOT ON. A solid 10/10 for that.

Visitor: Aussie boy John Nelson was super glad to join us on the our little adventure. He became our favorite the moment he said, "Fosters isnt good beer." LOL

Rare Comers: Cyrus, Chintan and Karsten were next on the slab. Check out the contradiction; Karsten, a

genuine hasher, was in India, visiting, and decided not to miss an opportunity to run with BH3. The other two live in Bombay and decide to turn up for the occasional run. They all drank.

New Shoes: While Cyrus and Karsten were asked to get up, Chintan continued to warm the ice and was joined by Amey. They both enjoyed a hearty gulp of beer from their new, and now, christened shoes.

Now, while Chintan got off the ice, Amey stayed and was joined by Deep Throat on behalf of Kingfisher. Thus, there we had our 2 sponsors Amey and Deep Throat for Arundhati and KF respectively and hashers could not be happier cheering for them.

Last but definitely not least, Wackopedia was put on the ice and inducted into the league of extra ordinary RA's in the history of BH3.

And thus ended another successful day at the hash.

Spartans!!!! AAOOWW

Highlights:
Birthdays: Asheesh Singh (Pune Hash), Shreyashi, Libertad, Kaayy See, Nihar, Pamo, Megha Jamb, Bela, Cumagain and Bonsai.

Songs that played through this blog:
1. Thunderclap- Adventure Club
2. Be With You- Afrojack ft. Clinton Sparks
3. Under Control- Alesso & Calvin Harris ft. Theo Hutchcraft
4. Diva- Beyonce (ill- esha and wick it remix)
5. Bring the Rain- Candyland
6. Ghostbusters- Kill Paris (Kill Paris Remix)
7. We Go Down- Krewella
8. Ritual- PatrickReza
9. Not Giving In- Rudiental ft. John Newman
10. Try It Out- Skrillex & Alvin Risk (Try Harder Mix)

Run # 464 Parsee Gymkhana

Just as we reached the gates of PG, Baby Dick spoke about the 'n' number of women entering the gymkhana for the housie evening. He explained how these women would go from being sober to being a complete Parsi in a matter of a few minutes. Lol

Evenutally we moved on Marine Driver, under the bridge, where Cumagain wanted to flag off the run.

There was something unusual that occurred just as Bonsai decided to start announcing the run. We know she is a big gift in a small package (the hash name also suggests that). But we have to remind ourselves that she is also very light and a slight breeze can set her flying. That is what exactly happened but thanks to the brave efforts of Fartashaty and Fubar, she was caught and held before she could rise above our reach. You dont trust me? Let the photo speak for itself.

there she goes...

Three hares, Cumagain, Naysa and Aryaman, had marked 2 runs; a short and a long. Chief Hare, Aryaman, explained the run in the shortest and best way possible; "The run is marked in green tape and there are no false trails."

With that in mind, the odd hashers dividing themselves into runners/walkers and could here On On screams at a distance. The runners went completely off trail right in the beginning adding nearly half a click to their run. They ran across Marine Drive till the aquarium and headed back to the start point to continue on the walkers trail, who by this time had a considerable lead. The motive behind this was to make sure that everybody lands back to the venue at the same time. We covered most of the Fort are of SoBo before we appeared on the Mariner Drive from the Air India building. As the hare had planned, we did get to see the wonderful sunset.

We, however, did reach much before the time PG opens its bar, i.e. 7pm. The bawas, sitting with their bawis (or somebody elses) sure wished the gymkhana started serving us immediately; we just would not stop cursing and laughing which annoyed them beyond their minds.

The beers came, not so chilled initially, but things just got better from there. Vada, Akuri on toast and chicken starters started doing rounds and scattered hashers could be seen conversing with food in one hand and beer in another.

Thus ended another eventful hashing day.

Run # 463 Where's the ice?

Seasons play an important role on how we look at a particular venue. People who ran from here the last time will have a very rainy memory. Yes! the last time we rain from this venue, it rained as hell. This time, it was the complete opposite. Wood fried pizzas weren't as hot as we were on the trail.

But that doesn't stop some of our very recent hashers from showing off. I always knew that shit happens when you listen to Nihar Mehta. I dont know how he convinced them but, Deepak, Yogesh and Nihar decided and actually did cycle all the way from Bombay to the venue of the run (roughly 65 kms, ONE WAY). We didnt know whether to praise them or laugh at them. That is too much work for beer. As if that was not enough, Nihar went a step ahead and actually also did the entire run... he did get lost and was fetched by Amey in his car, eventually. 

But, hares Khushboo and Amey with the help of Shivaji and a white turban fella pulled out a short sweet and sexy run. It came as an utter surprise as no one expected a run, which involved haring by Shivaji, to get over so soon. We finished in under 120 mins.

Khushboo

Ammeyyyyyyy

Shivaji

Chief Hare

Things were a lil heated up after the run as the regular ice supplier ditched us with a whole lot of excuses. Screwed Driver made a few calls and we finally did get ice. It took a while before the ice could chill the beer but we made best of our sober time with some chit chat and frisbee.

Circle:

Hares: 3 out of the 4 hares were iced. The 4th hare decided to disappear the moment he saw us crazy bunch. I am sure he realised that he would be in grave danger if he hung around for long. The run was short, hot and fabulous.

New Shoes: Atleast I have never seen so many people on the ice for wearing new shoes. Khushboo, Fartashaty, Fubar, Joy were all iced as they proudly drank from the shoe... No Cheating by this bunch.

Beertism: Ramnik, whose hash name was withdrawn, got a newer, supposedly better hash name, 'Break a Leg'. 

Visiting hashers: The people responsible for bring Ram bhau, and by extension, Sita bhabhi, into this world graced us with their presence on this hash run. They were put on the ice alongwith Sita Bhabhi. Fubar got the privilege of laying tummy down on the ice while momma dear sat on his back and other hashers got their very rare chance of bothering Fubar... lol

Mandy made it to the ice for doing a ramp walk on the trail. Wackopedia, who was behind her when she modelled for the heat, did a very successful imitation of the walk and got much acclaim for the same. 

Wackopedia doing a Mandy

How could we forget the sponsors and the host. Shining took place on the ice on behalf of the Kingfisher alongwith the host. Cheers!

Thus ended the circle with the hash anthem and finally ended the hashing day with yummy biryani.

More pics here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.550164671733043&type=1&l=d459863b60