Driving in Gran Canaria, Spain

Driving in Gran Canaria

Speed Limits:

Speed limits in Spain are as follows: 20 kph in residential areas, 50 kph in built-up areas, 90 kph in country roads, 100 kph in dual carriageways, 120 kph on motorways, 80 kph for cars towing a trailer on divided highways and 70 kph on other roads.

The only fast roads on the island are the GC1 motorway from Las Palmas to Arguineguín and the GC2 from Las Palmas to Agaete.

Parking:

Parking is prohibited on white or yellow lines and blue lines indicate a restricted parking area where you must purchase a ticket from a pay-and-display machine.; €30 fine.

Single white lines – If there is a single white line in the middle of the road you shouldn’t cross it.

Seat Belts:

Seat Belts. Seat belts must be worn at all times.

Alcohol:

Blood alcohol limit is 0.05% (0.015% for drivers who’ve acquired their licence in the past five years). Breath tests are carried out randomly and non-residents are subject to on-the-spot fines.

Fines:

Police are empowered to collect fines of up to 300.51 euros on the spot. Foreigners non-resident must pay on the spot unless they can present a Spanish bail bond or an address in Spain or company who will guarantee payment of the fine. If the fine cannot be paid or guaranteed, the vehicle will be impounded. Normally there is a discount of 30 percent for immediate settlement. You should pay the fine first, it is necessary for the policeman to permit you to continue your trip.

Carry With You All the time:

Driving license - Car certificate - Your Insurance - Your Passport - Road Tax

Incidence:

You will have a period of 7 days to report the accident to your insurance company in Spain. Your indemnity will depend on the type of car insurance you have contracted.

The Police accident report is an important proof to determine who is responsible for the accident. You should attach copy of this report when you claim for the damages suffered before the insurance company. If you or any of the passengers have been injured, you should also attach copy of the medical report to claim for compensation before the insurance company.

How Not to Get Offended?

We human beings offend each other very easily and often but most of the time we don't even know it ourselves.

We get offended by other people's words and deeds and we offend others by our words and deeds automatically whether we are aware of it or not.

Offence Subject?

Offence Environment?

Offence Level?

Effects on the Person Who is Offended?

Effects on the Person Who has Caused the Offence?

How to Handle Offence?

How to Reduce Offending Others?

International Day of Nowruz

• Nowruz is the beginning of Persian New Year.

• Nowruz marks the first day of spring, usually 21st March.

• Nowruz is a traditional ancient festival which is believed was invented by Zoroaster in about 3000 years ago.

• Nowruz is a celebration of change and renewal. As it is the first day of spring, it indicates a strong bond between human being and natural world around us.

• Nowruz is a global peace symbol and UN has recognized it as International Day of Nowruz.

• Nowruz is thought to be a holy day and those who celebrate it are not supposed to work on that day.

• The festival usually continues for 13 days.

What do you usually do in Nowruz Festival?

• Visiting - A time to visit family and friends

• Peace with the World - To make peace with people around us and friends; if you have annoyed someone or someone has annoyed you, it's the best time to make peace. So it is why Nowruz has been considered a global peace symbol.

• Respect to Elderly - A time to pay respect to senior family members.

• Giving and Receiving Gifts - Whoever is older than others would give gifts to those who are younger than them e.g. parents to their children.

• Harmony with Nature - A time for harmony with the natural world and appreciating the nature - a time for travelling and leaving home

• Home Cleanness - A time to clean everywhere in the home. Repainting, renewing, etc. People usually start cleaning their home from 1 week in advance so that on the first day of spring they have a totally clean home.

• Haft Sin - almost every single family would provide haft sin as pictured above. Haft Sin means 7 S. Each S symbolizes something.

Why Nowruz has Survived This Long?

Because people have loved it, do love it now and will love it forever.

How to Forgive Your Own Mistakes?

Realizing the Problem of Not Forgiving Our Own Mistakes:

Imagine you have made a mistake and you don't forgive yourself, how would you feel? What are its impact? What is the problem?

• Constant self-blame
• Horrible feelings
• Anger
• Lower Self-Esteem
• Lower Self-Confidence
• Fear
• Offended
• Sadness

As you see, it is extremely unhealthy not to forgive ourselves.

Moreover, if you don't go through this suggested process to forgive yourself as explained below there is a high possibility that

• That mistake is misunderstood because no specific time allocated to think about that situation
• That mistake is repeated because its lessons were not learnt properly and as a result that person will stay in a loop of uncertainty and self-blame.

Why Should We Forgive Ourselves?

Obviously, to get rid of those negative impacts of not forgiving ourselves. Also forgiving ourselves has many positive impacts on us that will be explained.

Another important matter is that it is God's will. Bible says that God's will for your life is that you be joyful always, therefore if you don't forgive yourself you can't be joyful either and that's against God's will for your life :)

How to Forgive Your Own Mistakes?

It is important to go through this process and understanding each step.

1) Acknowledge (5min)

Be honest with yourself. Define, acknowledge and accept your mistake for yourself.

• What was my mistake exactly?
• Where did it go wrong?

2) Learn from the experience (10m)

Ask yourself the following questions:

• What did I learn from this mistake?
• How could I behave differently that could have a better result?

3) Share your mistake with someone else (10m).

This helps yourself remembering the lessons and also it might help the other people who are already in the same situation. So this experience becomes a very positive one.

4) Forgive Yourself (5m)

Forgive yourself. we are only human beings and everyone makes mistake. No one is perfect. Mistakes are inevitable sometimes. Don't blame yourself. You're worth much more. Don't let the mistakes define you. You're worth much more.

For this step, you need to say with your mouth that you forgive yourself. Spoken words have enormous power.

5) Think about Compensation

This step is sometimes optional and depends on the type of mistake which has been made.

Sometimes our mistake has hurt other people or things. In these situations, it would be wiser if we think what we can do to compensate that damage. E.g. money, time, love, service, help, smile, apology depending on the type of damage.

Sometimes just showing sympathy and understanding for their hurt or simply an apology is sufficient.

Ask yourself:

• How would I compensate my mistake?

6) Move On

The past belongs to the past and no one can change the past. Let it go and move forward.

Tips:

• If you believe in God, prayer would help directing this process more properly
• The timing specific above is obviously dependent on the type of mistake. Some mistakes take shorter or longer to be processed properly.

Benefits Of Going through This Process of Forgiving Yourself?

• Higher Self-Esteem
• Higher Self-Confidence
• Higher Self-Love
• Learning Lessons and gaining experience
• Staying Happy and Joyful
• Helping others by sharing the experience

Challenging Thoughts?

• Where is the limit? I mean are all types of mistakes forgiveable really?

Next:

• Best is to go through this process daily or at least weekly even for small mistakes e.g. on the train, before bed, etc.

Develop Sense of Humor

What is it?

Humour and Creativity?

People with sense of humour are more creative and people who are more creative have a higher sense of humour and can enjoy their lives more.

Humour and Intelligence?

People with sense of humour are more intelligent and people who are more intelligent have a higher sense of humour.

Benefits?

• Humour means thinking differently
• Humour brings smile and happiness
• Humour and creativity are inseparable
• Humour reduces life stress
• Humour helps us let it go
• Humour prevents us to take things too seriously specially in difficult times such as recession/depression
• Humour improves communication
• Humour boosts sales
• Humour is a management tool
• Humour brings more profitability

How to develop?

Talking about what appears to be impossible and unrealistic but it is desirable and funny.

Associating what happens to what might happen in another context.

Talking about what is not

Humorous Quotations

• http://www.quotegarden.com/humorous.html
• http://thinkexist.com/quotations/humor/
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_humor.html

http://www.ehow.com/how_2151193_develop-dry-sense-humor.html

www.LaughterRemedy.com

I Love Jim Rohn

http://www.youtube.com/user/pptweddie#p/u

Dream Meanings

http://www.dreammoods.com/

http://www.thecuriousdreamer.com/

http://dream.dictionary-dream.info/