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Longkang Month
Dirty? Kotor? Lots of trash? Banyak sampah? Let's 'Marie Kondo' our longkang Longkang always flow to somewhere; stream, river & sea Let's guess. a) Kari kepala ikan b) Tomyam ayam c) Gulai lemak cili api d) Sambal udang e) Kuah campur Longkang korang ada apa? What...
Chapter 4: Petaling Jaya-Ecologies of Hutan/Taman
This chapter continues to follow these Transmission Towers south and westwards. It takes us along the edges of Bukit Gasing, past Tasik Taman Jaya, and across Sungai Penchala. Following these power lines inform us of the powers that de-line-ates the boundaries of...
Chapter 3: Downtown-Ecologies of Concrete Jungles
This chapter centres around (un)control(ability). Power lines move underground as we move into the city, and become harder to trace. If the previous essays touch on visible interventions to manage and control Humans and Nature, this chapter reads non-intervention (or...
Chapter 2: Bangsar-Ecologies of Emptiness
We move Southwards to the wealthy suburb of Bangsar. Property prices skyrocket, yet vacant lands abound. Economic theory predicts that in an efficient economy, Price increases with diminishing Supply or increasing Demand. If there is still supply of undeveloped lands,...
Chapter 1: Kiara Hill-Ecologies of Intertidal Zones
We begin at the development frontier of Mont Kiara and Segambut. I use the example of the “Last Green Lung” in Bukit Kiara to make the opening argument of this collection: there is no such thing as Pristine Nature in urban-biodiversity. The assumption of Pristine...
How to become a better iNaturalist Bioblitzer
1. Make observations at different times Many animals are nocturnal. One difference between average users and more advanced users during this bioblitz was their difference in timing. While average users took more observations in the daytime, advanced users collected...
Longkang: Apa tu?
“Jangan main dekat longkang!” “Jangan lompat longkang tu. Besar tu!” “Longkang tu dalam. Jatuh kang!” Lalu membuatkan langkah kita terbantut seketika. Itulah pekikkan yang sering kita dengar semasa kecil tak kisahlah sama ada ibubapa kita, cikgu kita, pakcik dan...
Lorong Belakang Rumah
This particular lorong belakang rumah (or back alley) is a unique urban habitat on its own. Despite its appearance as a concrete walkway for walking or exercising, it is also lined with grass on both sides, and you get to see the various kinds of plants that grows...