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  • Watch bees work to learn about human resource allocation

    It is always fascinating to observe how bees keep their hive, literally, of activities going. A short distance away from 2 Rivers is a bee farm where we would buy bottles of raw honey. The conversation with the seller always starts with the flavour of the honey and whether there is an abundant supply. Both…

  • Train workers to have keeness to solve problems

    Running a resort or lodge is no easy feat. You can have the best design and the most advanced engineering, and something will still go wrong — usually during operation, and if you’re unlucky, when the property is full of guests. Being an eco-friendly property, our issues tend to circle back to power and water.…

  • From primate troops to teams: Proximity drives performance

    Animals that exist in groups or troops do so for reasons of protection, to defend their grounds, share food sources like feeding grounds, and even to do collective decision-making when they forage together — with the more experienced ones influencing timing and direction. On the drive into our lodge at 2 Rivers, sometimes these macaques…

  • Walk with 2Rivers: Don’t burn out, survive life challenges with lessons from mangosteen trees that teach survival and sustainability

    The durians are dropping and mangosteens are ripening. We can already see those reddish-purple gems peeping through the thick foliage. But we wonder if this season will bear an abundant harvest. It takes 10 to 12 months for mangosteens to flower and fruit and another few months to ripen. And if the conditions are right…

  • 2R Journal: Resilience and adaptability of the tree frogs

    Living in times of uncertainty, nature is the best school to learn resilience and adaptability. It is not necessary that the largest and most powerful animals are the ones to impart these lessons. Often it is the small animals like the Malaysian tree frog that can show us how adaptable it can be. The pads…

  • Take a closer look to find gems on the land

    Can’t wait for these gems to be ready for harvest. The different fruit and flowering seasons make it such a joy to walk around the land. We just have to take a closer look, up and down, to catch a flower that has bloomed overnight or the tail of a lizard sticking out from under…

  • Growing food intentionally to feed a community

    Whether it is a handful of wild beans or a handful of berries i have come to realise that the community in general have become so disconnected with the land as a food source. In putting this down, it feels less like an observation and more like a quiet admission of how far we’ve drifted.…