Run 872 Jun 30 is in Duta Nusantara

• Run 872 is by Dato' Veloo (sole hare)
• June 30, 2015 Tuesday 6pm
• 81 Persiaran Nusantara, Duta Nusantara KL

RLC Harriers Run No 872

Run Site : Duta Nusantara

Hares : Dato Good Mood Veloo

Weather : Fine weather

It has been a couple of years since we last ran here and the changes

in the meantime have been tremendous, one aspect of which was the

total absence of natural vegetation in the public domain. Every inch

around the area has been exploited by rapacious developers for big

bucks.

GM Veloo had laid on a pre-run spread of curry puff and vegetarian

pakoras at the Clubhouse of his gated community. The slow clock (by 15

minutes) at the Clubhouse resulted in the run being horned off 5

minutes late. Then it was a relentless road run from here to eternity.

We covered the whole of the Government complex and across through the

hockey stadium and even crossed a main road via one of the entrances

to the Agong's new palace. A long 8km or so of dangerous road running

while cars whisked past us perilously.

The bunch of 9 front-runners led by Quiksilver Fox came in about 65

minutes, followed by another foursome (no, not the taxi-patrons who

love to reprise the previous week's run but Steven Yong and his New

Zealander colleague, CKLeong, the siew-chee lover and UY) some five

minutes later. Thereafter, the rest came in proudly to claim their

t-shirts. Some of the hashers took of their tops and dived into the

inviting pool while others sipped cold beer or partook of the ABC.

The hare had also provided a wide array of drinks which included 4

different brands of whisky and this side-bar was open even before the

beer ran out. The Circle was the usual riotous affair with absentees

being welcomed back into the fold. Then we sat down in comfort to a

sumptuous buffet of bryani rice with mutton and other goodies like

freshly-made tosais. It was a generous spread by a generous host who

also brought his daughter, oops, wife (she is quite young-looking) to

savour the ambience of a hash gathering. The only minus note was the

absence of fish-head curry (next Veloo on-on-on should be in Sentul

where we can have a POP run around the old golf course)

... and so we yakked and drank into the night in the safety of the

gated community and all had a good mood time ...