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although people seem to dress more conservatively in spain there are two things that seem to be very prevalent here that might not be considered conservative: 1) piercings in places other than the ears or nose and 2) tattoos. 

the following isnt to say that i am against any and all people who desire to have or who already have a tattoo or piercing. heck i have 3 ear piercings which is more than some people. and there was definitely a time that i wanted a cartilage piercing as well. but theres something about these things that i dont understand. as in the piercings around the lips, or the eyebrows, or belly button. or the tattoos, whether big or small. these things that are indelible. they dont go away. or well… they definitely dont go away easily :/ 

perhaps this is because i worry so much or because i am fickle, but i dont think i would be able to get a tattoo or a piercing where the whole doesnt go away without regretting it at some point in my life. and once that regret hits… theres no going back. even putting a cross… i think i would regret it. its even hard for me to stay 100% committed to things that arent even visible. how would i be able to commit to something that isnt going to go away? 

in a sense, i really admire their boldness and fearlessness for going through and getting a tattoo or a piercing of this sort. its painful to get and to remove (in the case of the tattoo). id also say that i’m a bit jealous. jealous that these people have something of SUCH value that they found the need to mark it on their bodies forever. like i think its kinda cool that angelina jolie tattoos the name of her children on her shoulder blade. that kinda stuff is admirable and cool i think. but i dont think i’d ever be able to do that. of course i would be willing to do ANYTHING for my kids. but is writing their names on my body absolutely necessary/going to really do anything? mmm not really :/

id love to do these AHAHAHAH

6, 7, and 20 are ridiculous but i would do it!

but ive love to be cheesy and do 12 and 18 as well ahahah

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its curious to see why two people who were once close drift away from each other. 

in some instances its nothing to be curious about. theres was a misunderstanding, a fight, some sort of happening, that made both parties decide that they wanted nothing to do with one another anymore, whether it was a tacit decision or an explicit one.

in others, its more about distance. its no ones fault per say. distance allows for the two people to be immersed in different societies and thus time to interact with each other is diminished, lost, or forgotten. when these two people meet again, they might feel like they were never even apart. for others, it will feel like they are strangers again.

and then theres the most difficult kind of drifting. the one where only one person decides to drift away and the other either doesnt know of it or doesnt agree. of this, i’d say i’m an expert. although in the past, i would just chop instead of drift. id stop talking, texting, facebooking, ignoring messages, calls, or whatever. i didnt delete anything because i thought that was running away from what could not be erased anyway. the only thing that could be done was to prevent further interaction with these people. and so i did, knowing it was cruel, because it was easy. when you get hurt, you put up a wall so that it wont happen again. simple.

i’m trying not to do that anymore and trying this drifting thing instead. but who knew how hard it would be. how does one strategically drift without attempting to hurt the other person? am i supposed to count the number of texts, facebook messages, comments or minutes of interaction? i think the worst scenario when choosing to drift is when you don’t want to but you know you have to. and i think we all know what i’m talking about. i’m talking about when we know that person is a bad influence, will hurt us, makes us feel like we did something wrong or that something is wrong with us when in fact it has nothing to do with us and yet we still want to stay close. or maybe the other way around when we know that we should move on or that we might make things difficult for the other person but still we are selfish. and of course this pertains to all sorts of relationships, whether it be romantic or just really good friends. its the same. its still hard. none of these things, the reasons that you would decide to drift, are things you would explain to these people, which is what makes it so difficult. and sometimes even when you do say it or do everything in your power to drift away, they dont get it. 

its not about forgiveness really. its about letting time pass for someone to be healed or changed. and the only one who can heal is Him. but i’m not gonna lie and say that its easy or that its gone right away because thats not how He works and thats not what he promises. He has his own timing and his own ways that I trust will be much better than anything i could ever imagine. but oh man, i just need some patience while He does his work because it still hurts and its very difficult….

i am in complete awe of this building. something about gaudí’s work gives me the chills and i cant explain why. its like… creepy but a good creepy…. i dunno. the sagrada is simply amazing…

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mmm whoops this was supposed to go on my travel blog but i will keep it here ahahah…. if you’d like to know how i’m doing please follow! 

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okay just got back from the festival de sant juan… and i left EARLY lol. it is now 3am and i am about to pass out but i am determined to write about my day so i will go do that on my blog wooohooo! but literally… just got back from dodging millions of firecrackers just let lose on the street/beach and aimed at PEOPLE. i dont understand -______- i felt like it was a preview of the apocalypse LOL. people running around, avoiding “bombs”, dodging/ducking…

alcohol and fireworks are NOT a good mix lol… i guess i’ll be hearing the fireworks until like 6am…woohooo

i know everyone is doing this but im just doing this for me. wooohooo i’m going to start a blog about my daily …or probably ALMOST daily adventures in barcelona! hopefully i will be diligent and continue to use the blog for other places that i travel to! 

that being said if any of you would like to read it, heres zee link! theres nothing there right nows

http://yuheng-gaja.tumblr.com/

http://samuelock.tumblr.com/post/25505449212/dear-christian-guys-girls-guys-be-a-man-ask

samuelock:

Dear Christian Guys & Girls,

Guys, be a man, ask her out. Don’t be her “friend” first unless you want to dig yourself a hole. Get rejected. See how Christ makes her beautiful, not only her looks. Make best guys friends who expose your sin and help you find identity as a son of God.

Girls, don’t…

his timing is so perfect that my imperfection prevents me from seeing why things happen when they happen.

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