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Wangkang 2024 Shipmaster Invitation

A day before it was raining very heavily. A weather warning that heavy rain in Klang Valley and surrounding areas would start on Friday continuously overnight to Saturday morning is true. However, when Yong Chuan Tian Temple (勇全殿) conducted the 2024 Shipmaster Invitation ceremony on Saturday morning, the weather is really beautiful. No rain, bright sky, windy cool and no sunray and you can check it in this video. When the traditional ceremony being the initial stage of the Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean has ended, rain continue from the afternoon into the late hours of the night till the early hours of next morning. https://youtu.be/PeM8EjcM4aM Thousands displaced by flood in Malaysia https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/thousands-malaysia-displaced-after-non-stop-rainfall-2021-12-18/

Coffee in different parts of the world

For many people, the morning ritual can’t be completed without a cup of coffee, sometimes maybe even two.  The pick-me-up drink is enjoyed around the globe by many cultures in tons of ways. Let’s take a look at how people enjoy their coffee in different parts of the world.  What coffee looks like around the world.  In Vietnam, Vietnamese Egg Coffee was invented in 1946, during the wartime milk shortage. Egg yolk and sweetened condensed milk are whipped together to give the coffee a thick and creamy consistency. In Australia, Australians love their flat white, which is similar to a latte, but smaller. Microfoam or steamed milk is poured over a shot of expresso.  Kaapi, or South Indian filter coffee, is made by mixing hot coffee with frothed milk and boiled milk. It is served in a dabarah and tumbler. The drink is poured back and forth between the two devices to thoroughly mix the ingredients and cool it down. Ethiopia is considered the birthplace of the coffee plant. Households often ho