The document summarizes a group's journey to an eco resort to study nature. It outlines their plans to gather at 7pm and spend two days at the Riverstone Eco Resort researching nature before returning to Taylor's University. While at the resort, the group observes the river, sand, soil and plants. They find and study an Ochanostachys Amentacea tree and a dead catfish. After returning home, one member researches the catfish and tree, learning about their characteristics and historical uses. The document emphasizes the importance of protecting nature and ecology.

1. ELEMENTS IN NATURAL AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
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2. PROLOGUE-CHARACTER INTRODUCTION
Zi Yee, Kimberley Ee , Kevin Lee , Parham Farhadpoor , Wilson Liew

3. THIS IS THE PLAN OF THE ENTIRE JOURNEY.
FIRST, WE WAIT FOR EVERYONE TO GATHER AND THEN TAKE OFF AT
ABOUT 7PM.
AFTER THAT WE’LL MOVE ON TO RIVERSTONE ECO RESORT.
THERE, WE WILL SPEND TWO DAYS AND ONE NIGHT TO RESEARCH
NATURE. AFTER THEN, WE WILL RETURN BACK TO TAYLOR’S
UNIVERSITY.

4. The Eco Resort
Operation started in
2002. The main
objective of this eco
resort is to increase
the awareness in
conserving ecology.
The resort offers all
kind of
recreation, team
building and
motivation.

5. Besides that, the
eco resort also
function as a place
for events such as
dinner
party, wedding
anniversary, reunio
n and so forth.
There are no
reason to say „no‟
to this place with its
delicious eels and
fresh vegetables as
their main dish

6. OUR SITE

7. What about our site?
One of the most significant part of our site is obviously the river. The river is clear and
fresh. I tasted the water. There are no odd chlorine taste in the water like in urban
cities.
The river current
are pretty slow but
enough to make us
have trouble
balancing
ourselves. The
sand are rough and
painful to step on.
Every moment we
sink our foot into
the river we can
feel thousands of
rock grains
stabbing our feet.

8. Studying sand textures and feel it
Clarity of water and refraction of
sunlight in water makes a beautiful
effect of water.

9. AFTER THAT WE BEGAN DRAWING OUT
OUR SITE’S LAYOUT

10. THE RIVERSIDE

11. THE SAND
The sand is was different than the soil. It is very smooth and it doesn‟t hurt my
naked feet at all. Even though it is smooth, it is impossible to sink our feet into
the ground even if we tried our hardest. I tasted the sand. In comparison with
soil, the sand here tastes salty. Somewhat taste like the smell of river. I suppose
this is the source of nutrients for the small plants around.

13. Soil
Mud Soft
Sand
Hard Sand

14. I absolutely have no idea what tree is this but what excites me the most is
it‟s height and how smooth the texture is compared to others. Though I
found some of it‟s brothers suffering infection in them which causes an odd
uneven surface in their wooden body.

15. I asked my friend for a zoom-in to get a better view of the tree. I
again discover that the tree have no leaves and branch until the top
of the tree. I guess it‟s competition for sunlight is pretty intense in
this neighborhood. I also notice it have a leaf mosaic formation.

17. OCHANOSTACHYS AMENTACEA
Also known as Petaling Tree in Malaysia. One of the most significant estate in Malaysia
was named after Ochanostachys Amentacea was named Petaling Jaya in Selangor. The
tree could be found in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or
Indonesia.

18. CHARACTERISTICS
 The tree have an altitude of approximately 60
feet tall. The branch begins to spread only at
approximately 40-50 meters. Below that level
are straight strong barks filled with moss onto
it. Ochanostachy Amentacea‟s category
among types of root was flat roots. Little
parts of the roots were shown on the surface
of the Earth yet underneath the soil, it
expands more than 5 meter-long roots.

19. LIFESPAN
 According to certain research,
 An Ochanostachys Amentacea have a
lifespan of approximately Obs SMF 31
 (SMF means suprannual mast fruiting which
are the intensive fruiting events, with a
four-fold increase in reproduction)
 Where Obs in SMF‟ indicates the number of
individuals observed fruiting during SMF
events.

20. HUMAN USES
Since the 13th century, the Malays have make use of the so-
called Petaling vastly. It‟s seeds is edible when cooked. The
seeds could be eaten alone or mixed with the main dish. It‟s
leaves and roots can be used to cure Rheumatics fever.
In the early Malay Kingdom, it‟s bark could be used as
military weapons such as spears or fortress. The Malays
also used it‟s bark as a building material for houses.
Presently, Malaysian uses it‟s bark as house posts, building
material, tools and certain furniture. It‟s bark is not suitable
for all types of furniture such as sofas because of the fact
that its bark is not flexible like rubber tree or bamboo.
However, it‟s a strong material because it is not hollow and
thick.

22. THEN, I FOUND THIS
A catfish. Died due to chemical poisoning.

23. I agree that I do not have the guts to take a deep breath or even taste that rotten
fish. However, what interests me most is it‟s „moustache‟. I asked a fisherman
about the „moustache‟. He don‟t know a specific name for it. All he could tell me is
that that part of the fish taste good and enjoyable to suck like a lollipop

24. ONCE I GOT HOME, I BEGAN RESEARCHING IT

25. CHARACTERISTIC
 Catfish are not a species but a diverse group
of ray-finned fish known as Siluriformes.
Catfishes are under the division of two types;
freshwater and Sea catfishes.
 Catfishes varies from large to small. They are
known as catfish because of their barbels
that looks like cat‟s whiskers.

26. FURTHER USES OF CATFISH
According to food science, catfish is low in
Sodium. This is a good sign for those who
suffer overdose of sodium (effect includes
dizziness, muscle cramp, neurological
problem). Also, catfish are rich in protein
that is required for growth and cell
replacement.
Catfish, during the early Malayan times, is
one of another important factor in the
economical growth in Malaya. The
British, Chinese, Portugese and more
internationally trade catfish since the 12th
century!

27. COMPETITION? JUST BECAUSE IT’S BIG?!
THIS IS NOT A LARGE CATFISH…IT‟S A KITTY SHARK.
CATFISH IS A FISH AND KITTY SHARK IS A MAMMAL.
In the modern 20th
century, human have used
catfish as not only dish to
increase the country‟s income.
Some countries used “bounty-
hunted” large catfishes in the
form of competition such as
Southern Illinois Bank. This
attracts a lot of tourist or
professional fisherman from
other countries to be interested
in such events.

28. FINALLY, POLLUTION.
I just wanted to say is that, there is no need to have an
organization to protect the forest from pollution if
everyone do their part well. Ecosystem can be affected
with just these rubbish lying around the corner.

29. Imagine this
 Certain type of trash takes million of years to
decompose. A billion of trash that takes a million of
years to decompose are already buried under the soil
where no man can see.
 Imagine a tree in a limited area requires approximately
50 gallon or 189270ml to be healthy. With a billion
number of trash buried under the soil means
approximately 70% of the soil was poisoned when
soaked in water and when slightly decomposed AND
the tree cannot absorb 50% of it‟s supposed value of
water.
 HOW CAN THAT TREE SURVIVE HEALTHILY?

30. The answer was simple
Be smaller
BE LESS
DEMANDING
In the end how does this affect us?

31. 
 Therefore it is important to love our nature and
protect the ecology in Earth for the sake of the
development of our country and for the sake of
our future generation.

32. THANKS FOR READING
I truly hope you
enjoy my
Journey as
much as I do!