How to choose delicious, standard lychee In order to choose good quality lychees, first of all, you must choose fresh fruits with branches that stick to the fruit and the leaves are still green. The branches of the lychee are small and flexible. Avoid buying fruits with brown spots (bruises) on the stem, they should not be bought because such fruits are prone to head worms. Ripe litchi has red-pink skin, round fruits, smooth spines. When touching the fruit, it must be soft but elastic, showing that the fabric is still fresh. If the lychee is soft and not elastic, it means that the fruit is overripe and not delicious to eat. If the good lychee will have a fragrance, you should peel 1-2 lychees to taste, lychee has thick pulp, small seeds and sweeter taste than hybrid lychee. How to make sugar soaked fabric How to soak your lychee Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen (living in Da Nang) is very simple, lychee meat absorbs sugar, cool but still retains the crispiness of the lychee. Ingredients for soaking 1 kg of sugar lychee: – 2 kg of fresh lychee – 800 ml of water – 600 gr of rock sugar (white sugar, jaggery) – 1 pinch of salt – Glass or porcelain jars for storage. Making Step 1: Buy lychee, cut the stalk, then wash and separate the seeds. Mix a basin of clean water with a little salt, separate where to soak the cloth to avoid darkening. After separating, rinse with clean water to reduce the salty taste, then drain. Step 2: Put 800 ml of water and sugar into the pot, stir until the sugar dissolves, then turn on the stove to boil the sugar water, then add the lychee. Wait for it to boil for 3 minutes. Step 3: Take a clean jar and put the pre-processed cloth into the jar, pour the sugar water into the jar and close the lid and wait for the cloth jar to cool completely and then put it in the refrigerator. Note: – Cloth canned as above can be stored in the refrigerator for 1 month. When needed, just open the jar and you have cool cloth water to use. When eating, scoop out the cup, break the ice, put it in. You can make tea and then add a few soaked cloths, the lychee is sweet and still retains its crispiness, the lychee juice is soaked with lychee flavor. Good luck!

The transformation of the protective mask into the scrap material ‘Plaxtil’, a combination of plastic and textile. Photo: africanews.com Made from polypropylene, synthetic fibers and metal, used masks are often thrown in the trash, then buried or burned. Some people even throw masks on the streets, rivers and oceans, harming the natural environment. According to the American Chemical Society, about 129 billion disposable masks are used every month around the world. So researchers and companies are looking for ways to recycle masks, although not currently. is a profitable business. Researchers in Australia are thinking about recycling single-use masks into sugar-making materials. In the US, this medical protective equipment is recycled into benches. In Korea, there are already seats made from disposable masks. And in France, they’re recycled into car mats. Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) are experimenting with solutions after witnessing the scene of masks being littered on the street. Once disinfected and chopped, the masks can be mixed with treated construction rubble to create a flexible and strong material for road construction. Researchers are looking into their use in construction cement. According to them, it takes three million masks to create 1 km of road. In France, recycling company Tri-o et Greenwished has collected masks from about 30 special locations, including Paris hospitals, TF1 television and Saint-Gobain building materials group, to put them in hospitals. special case for 250 euros ($300)/month. At their recycling plant, the masks are shredded, disinfected, and polypropylene extracted, which is converted into the material used to make floor mats or other plastic car parts. Tri-o et Greenwished has recycled a ton of masks and hopes to process 20 tons by the end of the year. Witnessing the increasing waste caused by disposable masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, interior design student Kim Ha-neul of Kaywon University of Art and Design in Uiwang city, south of Seoul (Korea) Quoc) recycled used masks into stools. To reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, Kim Ha-neul kept these masks in storage for at least 4 days, then removed the rubber bands and metal on the masks. Next, he put the mask into the mold, used a heat spray gun at a temperature of over 300 degrees Celsius to let the mask melt. This is just the beginning of Kim Ha-neul’s success. He is planning to create more furniture from recycled masks, such as chairs, tables and some lamps. However, the above numbers are just “a drop” in the “ocean” of masks being discharged every day globally. About 40,000 tons of masks were packed in France last year without being recycled. This is because making a profit from recycling used masks is still a challenge.

Tiet Thanh Minh arrives 60 days after Lap Spring, 105 days after the Winter solstice day. The first day of this period is called Tet Thanh Minh. Thanh Minh Tet in 2019 falls on the 5th of April of the solar calendar (1/3 of the lunar calendar). Vietnamese people often worship Tet Thanh Minh at the family and ancestors’ grave, so it is necessary to prepare 2 ceremonies. Thanh Minh worshiping ceremony at the tomb Depending on the family, the Thanh Minh Tet ceremony at the ancestor’s grave can be a vegetarian or salty ceremony. The offerings include: incense, lamp, tea, fruit, wine, clear water, betel nut and gold coins. Vegetarian tray includes: Sticky rice, banana cake, fruit cake, water bottle, salted rice, burns, butter, honey cup. The salty tray in addition to the above has added meat wine, sausage, boiled chicken or braised pork rolls. If there are many incense bowls, each bowl must be lit, while the offerings placed on the table can be shared. When going to graves, the main job is to repair the tombs to be clean, re-fill the tombs for fullness, remove weeds and wild trees overgrown the tomb, then put the offerings to Tet Thanh Minh. Finished offering, waiting for the incense to burn about 2/3, then the ceremony to give thanks, turn gold and ask for fortune to go home to celebrate the family and ancestors at home. If it is written down on paper, then after reading it, it will also bring goods. When going to the gravesite, pay attention to walking gently, carefully, do not mess up and swirl rubble soil to avoid affecting the surrounding environment and landscape. Do not step on another’s tomb or kick offerings on someone else’s tomb. If there are young children, pay attention to the careful supervision of them. tet Thanh Minh New Year worshiping ceremony at home The offering at home does not require too fussy, depending on the conditions of each family or local customs and habits to prepare. You can make a tray to worship Thanh Minh Tet with a full range of savory dishes such as sticky rice, boiled chicken, sausages, bamboo shoots soup, vermicelli, adding a stir-fried plate … and some other offerings such as fruit, fresh flowers, betel nut, votive … Buddhist families prepare vegetarian offerings. Some families do not cook Tet Thanh Minh offerings, only burn incense with fresh flowers and fruits, tea, candies … to pay tribute to ancestors. Before worshiping, it is necessary to clean the house to be tidy and clean, to clean the ancestral altar. The worshiper must wear clean, neat clothes and put on incense, bow to the ancestors and read vows. When a week of incense burns out, the family can turn gold and ask for the enjoyment of the fortune.

Barefoot postman Ha K’Rieng on the way to deliver letters Photo: Documents The danger still doesn’t give up Ha K’Rieng (K’Ho people) was born in 1957 in Đạ Tông commune, Lạc Dương district, Lâm Đồng. In 1982, he was accepted to work in the mail delivery team of the district post office, in charge of three mail routes from the district center to Da Chais, Pang Tieng and Dam Ron. In which, the Lac Duong – Dam Ron route is the most arduous and dangerous. If going on a big road, having to pass a 200 km long road, Ha K’Rieng chooses a shortcut through the forest to shorten the mail route to 70 km. To conquer this journey, Ha K’Rieng has to walk 24 hours and on average he has to take 2 such trips per week. On the way to Dam Ron, he had to climb two steep mountain slopes, so high that the posterior could only see the feet of the person in front of him. at the same time pass many fast flowing streams. However, that is far from seeping in comparison to the fear of being knocked down by wild malaria, attacked by wild animals, and in ambushes by Fulro. Ha K’Rieng (second from left) when sick Once, he and his friend Ha Su went to deliver a letter. Groping through the forest under dense fog and rain, a bear suddenly rushed to grab Ha Su. Seeing you use both hands to hold the mouth of the bouncing bear, Ha K’Rieng put his hand behind his back to take the bar to store in the basket, but it has been lost ever since. He shouted as he scolded the bear with the stone and twigs. Then find the leaves of the forest to chew on and cover your wounds from the scratches of the bear to stop the bleeding and then lead you to the infirmary. In 1978, Y Djao Nie, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the “Fulro De-Ga Government” was killed by his subordinates, and replaced by Y Ghok Nie Krieng, placing the headquarters of the Fulro reaction force in the Dam area. . From the deep forest, they radiate ambushes, attack on soldiers, terrorize officials, making the business trips of the News Group even more dangerous. In August 1980, two people in the News Group in Lac Duong, Lieng Jang Ha Huong and Ndu Ha Rang, died while transferring letters and letters to Dam Ron. That day, on a business trip, when they met a car of the Lac Duong District Medical Center, they asked for a ride. The car carrying 12 people ran to the Heaven Gate area when the Fulro forces ambushed and shot and killed 11 people on the spot, only Mr. Le Van Duong (Malaria Station technician) survived. In order to avoid Fulro’s attention, when traveling on a business trip, Ha K’Rieng had to wear loincloths to disguise himself as a militant. Dispatches and letters are hidden at the bottom of the basket, while the upper is for food and common items. Walk 5 circles around the earth Remembering in 1995, when meeting in Dam Ron, Ha K’Rieng showed me a brand new motorbike and excitedly said: The provincial post office supported me to buy this vehicle to deliver letters and parcels. From now on, it will be much less strenuous than before, and the delivery time for letters and parcels has been significantly shortened. However, due to traffic difficulties, many high mountains and deep pools have to be overcome, so in the rainy season, you have to wrap the chain on the tires to pass the muddy and slippery roads. Heavy rains, muddy dirt roads, subsidence, Ha K’Rieng had to leave the car at home, continue walking. We calculate, the distance he walked up the mountain pass for 13 consecutive years (1982 – 1995) combined must be 5 times as long as he went around the earth. Seeing me staring at the big, rough legs, Ha K’Rieng confided: “The unit has equipped the postman’s shoes but is miserable, after just a few trips, the base is punctured. We came up with a homemade style of sandals with car shell soles and rattan straps, which is just fine. But in the end, barefoot is still the best, because it is possible to click on slippery moss, although sometimes the feet bleed from rubbing on crushed stones, thorns … ” Due to the characteristics of her profession, Ha K’Rieng retired at the age of 50. Unfortunately, just a few years later, he developed brain tumor. He underwent an eight-hour operation, was in a coma for 8 days, and more than a month later was released from the hospital. Although life was regained from the hand of death, health increasingly deteriorated. His eyes were fading and almost completely blind, his legs could no longer stand, his hands were shaking, his body was swollen … A few days ago, receiving the news of his death, and being sent back to the heavenly realm, everyone who knew this earthly hero felt pity.