The idea of the formation of Penampang Tua Paau Hash House was first mooted by Mr.Jimmy Wong during a usual morning coffee at Loi Hin’s coffee shop on a fine morning. A group of five including Mr.Kung Kee Vui and the word was HEY! WHY NOT! And a pro-tem committee was formed instantly. The committee held a trial-test run at the famous Tivung-Salip hill on the 17th February 2000 with about 50 participants. The first official run was held at SRJK Yue Min, Donggongon on the 22nd February 2000 with more than 200 participants. Since then more and more people began joining the club. Up to today the PTH2 has held almost 500 runs. ON ON!
Hashing, as we know it today, began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1938, when a group of restive British company men started a hare & hounds running group. They named the group after their meeting place, the Selangor Club, aka the "Hash House." Hash House Harrier runs were patterned after the traditional British public school paper chase. A "hare" would be given a short head start to blaze a trail, marking his devious way with shreds of paper, soon to be pursued by a shouting pack of "harriers." Only the hare knew where he was going . . . the harriers followed his marks to stay on trail. Apart from the excitement of chasing down the wily hare, solving the hare's marks and reaching the end was its own reward, for there, thirsty harriers would find a tub of iced-down beer.
Hashing died during World War II (Japanese occupying forces being notoriously opposed to civilian fun), but came back to life in the post-war years, spreading slowly through Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand, then exploding in popularity in the late 70s and early 80s.(Resources from Half-mind)
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