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San Antionio: Cheap Holidays San Antonio
This buzzing place is just 20 minutes away from the Ibiza town and the airport itself. San Antonio has a diversity for young and old adventurers and night-lifer’s and is very well-known in the Mediterranean for it’s popular and captivating resorts and sunset cafe’s. The most awaited time of the year is from August to September where foreigners from Europe mostly bump into each other in the spirit of this place, an excitement and thrills only this place can offer. Plan a cheap holiday San Antonio now and see for yourself what you used to read on magazines are actually what you will experience.
Things to do
The coastlines are mostly well-kept with palm trees to capture it’s grandeur. Although, its harbor dominated with sunset cafe’s are most sought out. Where foreigners and even the locals wouldn’t wanna miss the picturesque of the sunset toppled with a cocktail or two. There are many famous landmarks and sights like the Calo des’ Moro, which is just 10 minutes away from the town proper. You can kick off your walking shoes and dive into one of the watersports they are offering in their safe and shallow waters. Or kick off a day or two at Cala Conta, Cala Bassa or Cala Tarida cruise along in their fine ferries or big boats.
Where to stay
San Antonio has all the accommodations that suits your every needs. From hotels to hostels,apartments and suites…all for your disposal. Mind you these hotels offer online reservations. Book early and get a cheap holiday San Antonio. Most of the hotels are near these popular sunset strips. Make haste and book early so you can get on ahead with the hustle and bustle of the season. Let the scenic beauty capture your every fantasy and wallow into the time of pure vacation and relaxation. Tag along those digicam for souvenirs and put on that perfect vacationer smile, only here on San Antonio.
Thanksgiving for Non-Americans
My husband and I went to a big mall in our place to have a haircut and I was greeted with a big banner, ” Thanksgiving Day: It’s time to give thanks!”. My initial reaction was disgust simply because Filipinos dont know what is Thanksgiving in the first place. And I want to respect the Americans to celebrate such important holiday to themselves, who really have the real meaning of Thanksgiving in their souls.
My husband said I’m just over reacting but I told him, I know the origin and what that holiday means to the Americans as someone who studied History in college and lived with an American family for many years. Also, our city doesn’t have that much American ex-pats or tourists to include the celebration for the mall’s activity. My argument is that the mall made a big deal on that occasion to attract shoppers without knowing that people even don’t know what it is…
I would be interested to know what Americans would feel if other countries make a “commercial” celebration of their own holiday…
Camiguin Island
Finally, my husband and I had the chance to visit this island in Mindanao. We have been planning this trip since we were dating and it was the first time that we went to a short trip alone. Sort of a honeymoon for us..
White Water Rafting
I never had a chance to be active in my entire life. When I was a kid, I detest running and would like to settle in board games or hide an seek games. Blame it to my asthma or just the lack of interest but I was never a sporty person.
It changed now that my son is becoming a toodler, I have no choice but to run around and keep on panting. He pulls my sleeve to run again and again until my knees tremble. So with my husband for our anniversary tour, we packed and went for some adventurous post honeymoon idea- water rafting.
Water rafting is an extreme sports of dealing with rapids caused by big boulders in rivers. In the Philippines, water rafting is synonymous with Cagayan de Oro. It used to be reserved for business tycoons spending at least P10K each but President Gloria tried it herself and paved the way for more operators for water rafting. Now, one can expereince this amazing sport for less than P1K each or for the whole team more or less P6-7K.
Mindanao
I received a call from my mom last Monday, August 18 early morning. “Kolambogan was attacked!”, and finally my mom woke me up. For the past days, the whole nation have seen how forces of Moro Islamic Liberation Front attacked the
Children displaced from their own homes. The painting depicts the vinta, a Muslim boat.
town of Cotabato, and there was no news of possible attack in other places of Mindanao especially Lanao. These attacks are connected with the Muslim group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who wants to control and regain Mindanao from the Philippine government.
Islam and Christianity
Philippines has been referred as the first Christian nation in Asia; brought by the Spaniards who colonized the country for more than 300 years. For hundreds of years, Spanish influences were adopted by the Filipino natives in their own culture from food to language. Every student in Philippines would tell you that Catholicism is the best gift that the Spanish colonizers gave.
However, not all Filipinos are Catholic or Christians, majority of non-Christian Filipinos are Muslims. And most Filipino Muslims reside in Mindanao. Islam was introduced to the country long before Ferdinand Magellan sat foot on the islands, and early Filipinos were Muslims. The reason why most Muslims are in Mindanao is that, the Spaniards were not able to colonized the area.
Mindanao, unlike other places in the Philippines is a big chunk of land mass; while most parts of the Philippines are islands. Hence, it was very hard for the colonizers to have full control of Mindanao so they let the Muslims alone. For years, Muslims live and controlled the whole area of Mindanao, not until the early 50s.
The Coming of the Christians
After the Second World War, when the rest of the country was in turmoil and devastation was opened for Christians to migrate. Referred as the “Land of Promise”, Mindanao was the perfect place to start their lives all over again. Christians from provinces of Bohol, Capiz and Ilocos for example were given hopes to improve themselves. My mother’s family moves to Lanao from Bohol right after the war and their lives greatly improved owning vast lands and other properties.
Christians, started to purchase lands from Muslim who sold their properties for a very small price. It is not a surprise to see many Christian families having a large piece of land where they planted crops like coconut and rice. But peace didn’t reside, shortly after Christians and Muslims were fighting at each other.
Conflict in Mindanao
Muslims are concerned by the fact that Christians became well-off but their own people became poor or poorer. The Christians began to control the agriculture and other industries s well as the politics of Mindanao, Muslims are now aware of the inequality between them and the Christians.
Conflict started with land grabbing between to camps, stealing of crops and many others. Cases of Muslims raiding each houses for money and other cruelty surfaced. Soon, Christian civilians formed groups to deal with the Muslims with the most notorious group, “Ilaga’ which means ,”Rat”. This group and other underground anti-Muslim groups in the Philippines vow to stop the Muslim cruelties in Mindanao with some resorted to ethnic cleansing. This is one of the reason why some provinces in Mindanao are “Christianized” while the others are Muslims. Take Lanao as an example, it is divided into Norte (North) and Sur (South); majority of the residents of Lanao del Norte are Christians while Sur are Muslims.
Muslim Sentiment
It’s unfair for the Muslims to be blamed for all the terror in Mindanao. They themselves are victims and most of them try to live a harmonious lives with the Christians. Muslims who want to avoid the conflict in Mindanao even moved to other parts in the Philippines like Cebu and Manila, and went into trading to support their families. Whenever news of Muslim and Christian encounter would surface, Muslims would feel anxious that they will be put into blame. Muslim civilians even help Christians by informing them of some news of future attacks from Muslim rebels.
Clubbing in Ibiza
What’s the best way to spend cheap holidays Ibiza? The answer would definitely be clubbing and have a nightlife like no other. Ibiza is known all throughout the world as the party capital with its capital the town of Eivissa and San Antonio to name a few. Cheap holidays Ibiza will put clubbing and partying the first on the “things to do” especially for the young travelers.
Ibiza has been visited with famous celebrities just to experience what Ibiza can offer to its guest looking for some fun. Though Ibiza is notorious for just an island for sex and alcohol and the “Gomorrah of the Mediterranean; no one can deny the fact that it is the best place to have a party. For three decades, Ibiza still stood by its name as the party capital of the world with its clubs, DJs, music, drink and most of all, the hedonistic and wild crowd.
The most famous club in Ibiza is Privilege, hailed as the world’s biggest club complete with indoor garden and pool inside the vicinity. Because of its music and popularity, it is jam-packed with partygoers each night. Privilege has been closely associated with Ibiza that they say, if you didn’t party in Privilege is like you didn’t go to Ibiza at all! There are other world renowned clubs like Pacha, the first club in the island, Es Paradis for water and foam parties, Eden, Space and many more.
Clubbing in Ibiza as part of cheap holidays in the island means you have to change your clock, you wake up at noon or mid afternoon and start partying early at night until the sun rises the next day. Because of its bad image for rowdy and absolutely no inhibitions from partygoers, the government wants to pass a regulation that will close the clubs and bars at 6am. But whatever it is, there is nothing wrong to seek some fun in Ibiza’s wildest nightclubs.
“Fashion Industry Now Caters To Plus Size Women”
Plus size women were often discriminated by the fashion world. Trendy and upscale boutiques display clothes that excludes plus sizes. The clothes in this boutiques end in size 8 and plus sizes starts at size 12. Can you imagine the number of women deprived of these trendy clothes? Its no wonder that one of the many complaints of plus size women is that they don’t have something to wear.
Now, you can see many stores that offer plus size clothing for women. These stores have larger and more spacious dressing room for those plus size women to try on any plus size clothing. These stores for plus size clothing can be divided into two – stores that offers all dress sizes in all their displays and stores that exclusively sells women’s plus size clothing.
Why You Should Take Advantage of Asbestos Survey
UK government urges dwellers and owners of commercial and residential buildings to have their properties undergo asbestos survey. The main reason for this is safety especially for its occupants. What do these surveys do? Why do we need to have asbestos survey for our property?
Asbestos survey under UK laws is mandatory for commercial spaces and they are heavily regulated. Survey findings can even lead to a building’s demolition if asbestos content found poses imminent danger. But this doesn’t mean that you will exclude your home from this very useful inspection. There are three main benefits for having asbestos survey in your house. Asbestos surveys can identify, locate and extract samples of asbestos in your house for verification and classification.
Asbestos is a fibrous material and airborne some are microscopic and too small to be visible to the naked eye. With its unique characteristics such as heat, chemical and electrical resistance, it was very well-liked by many construction manufacturers. You may have read how hazardous asbestos is for our health which led to its prohibition as a building material. In the 70s, asbestos was strictly prohibited in construction and led to the campaign of identifying and removing asbestos in houses and buildings.
The sad thing is that asbestos is not easy to identify visibly especially for a layperson like you. It takes a trained professional to identify if a material is made of or contains asbestos; you cannot afford to make silly guesses when it comes to your family’s health. Asbestos was widely used in almost all parts of the house from roof shingles, wall, flooring and even pipe insulation. Generally speaking, you don’t know what part of your house is not made or at least mixed with asbestos! Asbestos survey can detect all materials in your house that contain asbestos especially those that needs to be removed immediately.
Likewise, they can locate possible locations for asbestos like your basement or attics. Inspectors know the places to look for where asbestos is commonly used. But most of all, they know how to properly get and extract samples for verification. Remember, sampling should be handled by trained professionals. Some survey companies are affiliated with laboratories can perform further examination in the said material.
Companies engage in asbestos surveys hire and train individuals regarding asbestos, they have the proper tools and protective gadgets in identifying asbestos in your house. They implement a scientific, systematic and thorough examination of your property, at the end of their asbestos survey, they provide a comprehensive report. There are some asbestos survey companies that include a printed asbestos survey with a CD.
There are many companies that conduct asbestos surveys for your property within your locality. Look for credible and experienced asbestos survey companies. To end up, asbestos survey gives any homeowner the assurance of a healthier home.
Temporary Means of Protecting Your Family: Asbestos Encapsulation
Contrary to common beliefs, asbestos removal is not the immediate and sole solution to asbestos. Asbestos is a very useful material, it is rare mineral that can withstand and resist heat, electricity, audio and chemical change. The main purpose of asbestos in buildings and homes is to make it fire and sound proof. It is also a very strong and durable material, several asbestos removal contractors have encountered intact and undamaged asbestos in houses and buildings that date back from 1900s! Asbestos is also considered as a silent killer among many people, exposure to fibres can cause ill diseases like cancer and the number of cases is still increasing.
As long as the asbestos material is in god condition, then asbestos fibres cannot released in the atmosphere. Thus, in return poses no harm to inhabitants or occupiers of a certain house or building. It is in this premise that the idea if asbestos encapsulation was born as a temporary protection against asbestos.
What is asbestos encapsulation?
Asbestos encapsulation is the process of enclosing something completely or around an asbestos material to suppress the release of asbestos fibres. To reduce and prevent asbestos fibre release, sealant or coatings are applied over the asbestos containing material. There are specially made paint that can seal off asbestos and asbestos insulation pipes are covered with plaster cast or somewhat like an aluminum foil.
The other parts of the house that can undergo asbestos encapsulation are roof, walls, pipes and floors. Many homeowners and homebuilders agree that is the best alternative to asbestos removal, it is cheaper and the procedure is not complex compared to asbestos removal. There are many companies just like in asbestos surveys and asbestos removal that offers asbestos encapsulation. Find them through your local classified ads or online and discuss your asbestos situation thoroughly.
It should be stressed that asbestos encapsulation is only a temporary solution and not fit for all asbestos condition. Thus, before deciding on asbestos encapsulation, make sure that your asbestos is still in good condition if not, then asbestos removal is the best option. Likewise, the asbestos material should not show any sign of future damage or of wearing out. As mentioned, the material should be intact and undamaged.
Meticulous inspection and assessment should be done before starting any asbestos encapsulation of your property because the process can do harm than good. The procedure may disturb or break, fracture or create cracks if the material is not as strong and durable; thus exposing asbestos fibre into the air.
Likewise, sealants and coating undergo regular inspection after asbestos encapsulation since in the long run; they will also deteriorate and may no longer lock the fibres. In closing, if your asbestos is still very intact and you don’t feel like removing your asbestos permanently, then, an asbestos encapsulation is for you.
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