2 Rivers Tanjung Malim

Directions

2 Rivers Tanjung Malim 2 Rivers is an eco-lodge between two rivers in Tanjung Malim. Another project by D Jungle People to reconnect with the land and rivers.

To discover gems of flora and fauna in nooks and crannies on land and under the shimmering waters of the rivers.

Dear NeighbourWe hope this letter finds you well. It has been more than a year since we started developing our land as a...
16/09/2026

Dear Neighbour
We hope this letter finds you well. It has been more than a year since we started developing our land as an ecolodge.  Today the lodge is ready and has served to delight and educate many guests. 

The river has been a vibrant feature running across both our properties providing a habitat for the flora and fauna. We admire the matured orchard on your land while we grow and tend to ours.  

I do admit the walk along the riverside could be much more pleasant if your discarded, unused metal structures on the border of our properties could be removed. Together we could perhaps clean up the area, removing the mosquito infestation and letting guests enjoy the river during various times of the day.

This kampung, this tanah, these trees and rivers—semua ini Tuhan amanahkan kepada kita. Let’s jaga it well, so anak cucu kita can still enjoy and cherish His gifts.

Wishing you good health,
PK Journal.

"Where nature speaks and rivers lead"

* For enquiries on 2Rivers contact +60123574008

 

During the public holidays many come to camp out and enjoy the river. Unfortunately, what they packed in they forget to ...
10/09/2026

During the public holidays many come to camp out and enjoy the river. Unfortunately, what they packed in they forget to pack out!

09/09/2026

In its early stages, over a few days, bamboo shoots remain underground. Once it's ready to emerge it would push up towards the light and grow at incredible speed.

So there is a short window to harvest the crisp bamboo shoot for consumption.

"Where nature speaks and rivers lead"
* For enquiries on 2Rivers contact +60123574008
 

04/09/2026

From the lens of a father who spent 24 hours at 2 Rivers with his family. John Kam

"Where nature speaks and rivers lead"
* For enquiries on 2Rivers contact +60123574008
 

27/08/2026

We don’t always get wild animals wandering around 2 Rivers but somehow even chilling with the lodge animals here gets me reflecting on life circumstances.

I remember looking at the litter of puppies growing up around the lodge and how each of them had responded to us and situations differently. While one would rush forward to grab food from our hands, another would stand aside and watch with caution.

Usually animals' responses are based on their previous learned experiences. If a puppy, usually the runt of the litter, is always cared for and fed by the mother it will not have the instinct or urge to fight for food.

It got me reflecting on a topic my team highlighted - One problem, two perspectives. Our responses to situations or problems are determined by our nature, experience and perception. If a team, like the puppy, has been conditioned to perform with the assistance of coaching and is suddenly left without, it would likely shift into wait-and-see mode.
Woodpeckers offer another example of this. They peck for a range of reasons — communication, building a home, storing food, and cooperative parenting. After carving out a cavity, a woodpecker will seemingly abandon it — but that hole doesn’t go to waste. It gets occupied by other birds who can’t excavate cavities of their own
Managers build cavities of clarity and trust when they coach the executives. But when this stops, the teams who are not always lacking, are just living in an empty cavity.

In short “unmotivated teams” are animals that default to a careless survival mode and “unsupportive managers” are the absent caretakers who neglect to train the animals to behave in a desired manner.

Grateful for animal behaviours to have triggered further discussions into this area of leadership and growth. - PK Journal
“Where nature speaks and rivers lead”
*For enquiries on 2 Rivers contact +60123574008

My brother (John Kam)and I grew up with nature. We are always excited about dips in the river, tracks in the jungle or s...
19/08/2026

My brother (John Kam)and I grew up with nature. We are always excited about dips in the river, tracks in the jungle or simply lying down in the great unknown star-gazing. In most of our training programmes we try to partner or synergise with nature. Unless you are in-tune it is easy to be overwhelmed or too distracted by the unfamiliarity to appreciate the details.

At 2 Rivers we aim to do just that, set the stage by facilitating the experience of being one with nature. To silence the urban noise you carry with you, so that you can listen to the birds, the cicadas, rush of the river and wind by your ears. 

Attracted to the cacophony of chirping  from the trees nearby, a guest described her experience, “Then I was wondering why they are making so much noise, this is unusual,” so fascinated with the noise birds nearby made that she recorded  the sound with her phone.

“After I stopped the recording, I saw the trees moving at the back. I went to investigate. Once I stepped out, monkeys heard me and ran straight from the trees to the neighbour’s land. Tak sempat to get a video,” she was pleased with the discovery.

We would like our visitors to be preoccupied with the kaleidoscope of insects, rather their bites and creepiness.

We would like them to soak in the amber sunset and stretch their sight as far into the horizon as their eyes can take them. And to wind down for a moment of reflection.

We would like them to walk around the lodge at night and be pleasantly surprised by the nocturnal animals rather than contemplate the fear of darkness. We want them to be able to lie back on the gazing deck to count the stars.

We would like them to be lulled by the gentle rush of water from the river as they close their eyes in slumber. - PK Journal

“Where nature speaks and rivers lead”

*For enquiries on 2 Rivers contact +60123574008

There was a time when we didn’t call it ESG. It started with taglines like Save Earth, Plant Trees, Reduce plastic, Don’...
06/08/2026

There was a time when we didn’t call it ESG. It started with taglines like Save Earth, Plant Trees, Reduce plastic, Don’t waste or Waste not want not. Yes, that wasn’t so effective too. They just remained as catchy taglines.

But degradation of the environment became more obvious and the sear did not just come from the sun but in our corporate pockets too. In recent years the soft persuasive approach to moral values of saving the environment did leave any lasting impact. It had to to transition into laws compelling corporations to practices in Environmental, Social and Governance.

What does all that mean to the people, yes ultimately it’s the people, who will carry it out and sustain the practices. How much can we punish and reward those who do and those who don’t? They must have a will or desire to sustain it.

Today, among the many misconceptions about ESG is that it is about climate change, just a marketing exercise and reduces profits.

We have to move people beyond clever taglines for tee-shirts and mugs. Ironically, many of the ESG practices which means stewardship of caring for the environment were already lived out by many traditional businesses and small communities.

Over the weekend at 2 Rivers where a group of fitness enthusiasts held a retreat, we incorporated activities that allowed them to experience what the land has to offer. What it means is to share space with animals there, such as accepting the cempedak fruits that were destroyed by monkeys as a sunk cost and consuming produce from the land.

Then I also realised that to sustain any effort in sustainable living, we need to take many, many steps back to first let our visitors to touch, to feel, to enjoy and to learn from the land and then - to truly live out this catchy tagline - Be one with nature! - PK Journal

“Where nature speaks and rivers lead”
*For enquiries on 2 Rivers contact +60123574008

30/07/2026

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 these factors are pretty much determined by the temperature, the flowers that are in bloom nearby. We used to think that bees work regimentally and loyally according to the task assigned. But what actually happens within the hive, as researchers found, is that bees exchange roles based on the needs of the hive.

While they are trained as young bees to keep house, nurse larvae and tend to the Queen, they are also ready to speed up development to become a forager to gather nectar if there is a shortage of foragers to do the nectar run. And if the day is too hot, they will prioritise collecting water to collecting nectar.

They will also choose pollen over nectar if there are more larvae needing nutrition. Bees have no organisational chart but their ability to do role reversals based on biological needs should inspire a team that is flexible and not locked in to only the task that was first assigned.

The bees ability to dynamically shift from one role to another is a good example for cross-functional teams to constantly check and reallocate people or resources to wherever the bottleneck is.- PK Journal
“Where nature speaks and rivers lead”
*For enquiries on 2 Rivers contact +60123574008

Address

Ulu Bernam

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when 2 Rivers Tanjung Malim posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category