Written by Katanga Bbi
Hares; The Hares were Mpuuta and another Hashette, whose hash handle I failed to get. She actually seemed to be oblivious throughout the run, with a non appearance from her at the up circle, and hiding herself in the shadows all through the run. I guest this is the feeling that you get when you are setting a run for the first time, or when you are not yet fully used to the Hashers, and you are so fearful of these people who make their friends drink beer from their shoes, make them kneel down for no proper reason etc. One of the most enduring and nerve numbing words about how to let your hair down and have fun at the hash were told to me by Sunset Stripper. There was a time, not too long ago, when I too was very afraid of those fearful Hashers. Not anymore. Anyway, that was a long time and she noticed I was trembling like Christopher Cor-panic-us when I was making the announcement. Later, she came round to me and told me, Katanga, I didn’t know that you fear these hashers. These are just w**kers. There is no reason at all to be afraid of them. From that moment on, I simply became immune to them.
Up Circle; - Was held almost five minutes into the hour. 6:05 pm. There was a bit of a delay in starting the circle, however, the sudden appearance of the chalk clad Mpuuta showed us that definitely the run was one. Chalk clad in that Mpuuta was virtually unrecognizable. He was covered with from head to toe. Actually there had been a delay I n announcing the venue of the run, for some reason, probably the lack of a hare or something. Similarly, I think the hare started marking the route a few minutes to the start of the race suing a boda boda. By the way, a Boda boda is a motorcycle that you can be ridden on in return for fee. The situation is really getting desperate with the Hare raiser so far, himself, having set almost five runs between now Jan and March 2010. This friend is an anomaly at 11:45 (see the movie Armageddon). Anyway, the up circle was held, and thereafter, we sped off.
The Run; - It was the run from hell. Long predictable, trail, no check backs, actually, a seasoned hasher will know that it was all something done so hurriedly, by the Boda Boda man. Obvious runs, no check back etc. Time check from start to first check was about 25 minutes so that almost 3 km. likewise for the second check pint, another 30 minutes, almost r4KM while the last one was about 2 KM. Overall it was an even 9 KM run. At the end of the run, were. Some of us were completely knocked out. But it worth it. There were enough fruits at the end of it all, and enough water.
The circle.
The circle started round about 7:30 pm with the introduction of the hares and the ugly faces/new comers. Among the ugly faces were Chili Sauce who is practicing is craft at Nairoberry these days, Miriam from Amsterdam, she told me that she has hashed before in Indonesia and Thailand. Catherin who is returning to the Hash after some time. There after we had a song from Chilly Sauce, which was quite a lovely Hash song that sounded like b******t to many.
Sinners;
- Apalia, Whose hash handle I do not know for having new shoes.
- Suck-Ass for” kwemolaring”. That like behaving n a cheeky way or something along those lines.
- Rip-off for advertising himself in the papers recently. By the way, Rip off is the official Hash flash and all photographs that are showing on the Web Blog are courtesy of Rip-off. Okay, almost all the photos. Others are courtesy of Solar Erection and her Associates, while others are courtesy of Katanga BBI.
- Dr. Wilberforce Ssekirame, a hasher with more than 30 runs for stepping into the most respected check point mark at one of the check points.
Date: Monday, 5th April 2010
Hash Venue: Gummy Gardens Directions: After the round-about on Northern by-pass near Ndere troupe centre. Take the road to Kisaasi, Kensington. Branch off using the road 3 meters after that round about (near a mosque). Pass near Ntinda view school, East High school, Pal & Lisa School, and later you will see the sign posts. About 2 kms from the main roads.
Look out for signposts and don't be afraid to ask the villagers!
Charges: UGX 7,000
Time: 5PM Note the time. It is a public holiday
Are: Sunset Stripper and ....
Runs costs 7,000, Food, water and Fruit is free to those who have registered only..
You may be lucky to have a free drink
Run/walk last about an hour, with stops, and are followed by some beer drinking - both traditional and contemporary - silliness and then dinner. Whatever happens after that it is your own business.We won't judge!!!
Upcoming Runs:
11th April Bududa (Orange) run
12th April - Kabaka's birthday Run
17th April - Nabugabo Sand Beach run Masaka
24th April - Saturday at Landlord's home
1st May - Nabinonya beach
(The wonders and Miracles of copy and paste)
Chatterboxes; - Big Balls was nominated together with Fred Lutaaya. In the process, there was one Susan, a preeminent Socialite in Kampala who furiously objective to introduce herself to the hashers on her maiden run and when she was told by Late GM Pisser to kneel as in on your knees, her eyes almost popped out. I do hop e she enjoyed herself at the run and she returns, We need a few more goddy goddies to make the Kampala Hash a little bit more interesting. But deep down, for those of you who are lucky enough to have met or spoken to her, she is really a very nice person. Bound to make the Hasher a little bit richer as in character and as in beers, just wait and see. Anyway, enough of that day dreaming. On On to the other Chatter boxes. We had Nakuzambwa (Loosely translated this could mean either, the misery of dogs, or the days of dogs), Tony Kiyingi, who seemed not to know how to pronounce his own name, or was speaking in an accent or something, either way, I had to ask him about five times to get it right. pardon, pardon, pardon , pardon. I had to ask him pardon about five times to get it right.
Hashshit;-
The nominees for this most prestigious award were Dirty Dick, a rue and renowned Hasher for choosing to ignore a check back. Mpuuta for holding an illegal circle within a circle. And Bent Dick for being a goody goody. The elections were held, and the elections were disputed until the appeal brought home Dirty Dick as the winner of this most prestigious award.
As I pen off, did you know that Elephant is one of the founder members of the Kampala Rugby Club. Yeas. Those are the guys who used to close that location not so long ago. Recently he has telling us how close he came to facing his makers a long time ago when some ignoramus shot a full magazine at him at point blank range and not a single shot reached him somewhere within the vicinity of the Rugby grounds about 30 years ago. It’s quite a tale. If you need the full details just log on to www.elephant.com
I saw this speech on my bro’s lap top and . . . well it has got nothing to do with a running club with a drinking problem.
Bridging the Gap: By General Colin Powell
General Colin Luther Powell:
American Statesman and Four Star General in the United States Army,
Former Secretary of State to President George W. Bush
African American….
The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people. As you grow, your associates will change. Some of your friends will not want you to go on. They will want you to stay where they are. Friends that don’t help you climb will want you to crawl... Your friends will stretch your vision or choke your dream. Those that don’t increase you will eventually decrease you.
Consider this:
Never receive counsel from unproductive people. Never discuss your problems with someone incapable of contributing to the solution, because those who never succeed themselves are always first to tell you how. Not everyone has a right to speak into your life. You are certain to get the worst of the bargain when you exchange ideas with the wrong person. Don’t follow anyone who’s not going anywhere.
With some people you spend an evening: with others you invest it. Be careful where you stop to inquire for directions along the road of life. Wise is the person who fortifies his life with the right friendships. If you run with wolves, you will learn how to howl. But, if you associate with eagles, you will learn how to soar to great heights. “A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.”
The simple but true fact of life is that you become like those with whom you closely associate – for the good and the bad.
Note: Be not mistaken. This is applicable to family as well as friends. Yes…do love, appreciate and be thankful for your family, for they will always be your family no matter what. Just know that they are human first and though they are family to you, they may be a friend to someone else and will fit somewhere in the criteria above.
“In Prosperity Our Friends Know Us. In Adversity We Know Our friends.”
“Never make someone a priority when you are only an option for them.”
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”…
Colin Powell
Anyway anyway anyway . . .On On
Katanga Bbi
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