akaCLL: Tumblr

Helloooo! Welcome back to my blog :) Once again, thank you for taking time to read all my rambles and stories and everything!

Today, I'll be talking about an especially important topic. That is, Tumblr.
Tumblr has been my best friend for over 2 years now. It has been there for me through thick and thin and because I love Tumblr so much, I have influenced many of my friends to start their very own picture blog and now, I shall spread my Tumblr love with you! haha!

First off, a quick intro to Tumblr.

Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp and owned by Yahoo! Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog.

Thank you wikipedia!

So, Tumblr is mostly used for uploading or 'reblogging' pictures. When you upload/reblog photos, they appear on your very own picture blog on tumblr. Your followers will also be able to see all the photos you upload or reblog. To me, tumblr is like a place where you really appreciate the beauty in photographs. I get to analyse things more and enjoy the beauty within the pictures.

I have met some people who think Tumblr is a 'waste of time' or is 'lame'. We're all entitled to our opinions but honestly, I love this site because through those pictures, there are things that made me smile or cry or laugh. And I think when something is able to attain such a response from me, its special. Especially when its only a photograph or a quote or a story.

Those photographs can give me so much inspiration and imagination as well as encouragement. I have learnt a lot from the stories that have been told as well as the lessons learnt. People much wiser than me have spread their mistakes and lessons which has taken me on a journey to become a better person.

Here is something that I reblogged because I could not express my love for tumblr in a better way...

I have had days when I just fell apart because nothing seemed to be going well or just things that made me feel upset, I would actually log on to tumblr and scroll through the dashboard. It would really make me feel better and help me momentarily forget everything else. It might just be me and my personal preferences but I do recommend you to at least try it out. Anyone that is a lover of anything really artsy or even just feeling a tad bit lonely, Tumblr will be there for you!

HOWEVER! Although there are perks to Tumblr, I have to mention some of the downfalls.

Firstly, if you are someone that is 1) insecure about your body and 2) influenced very easily, please please please be careful. There is some content in there with girls with thigh gaps too wide to be healthy. Or overall just girls looking WAYYY too skinny.

Please keep a hold of yourself and never ever let these types of things let you waver and think lowly of yourself. Remember what is healthy and natural as well as what is not. You are in charge of your own well-being and you need to do what is right for your body. Apart from that, if you follow the right people, there also are many beautiful and encouraging quotes and stories which you can learn a lot from. Things like self-worth and confidence and 'loving you as you' which in my opinion, can have a 10 times bigger(& better) effect on you as compared to the.. 'unhealthy' pictures.

Secondly, you also need to remember that some things are not really age-apropriate for some of us. There are many *ahem ahem* scenes and all that boy-girl things... and it is actually quite disturbing for some people(including myself). So do be careful on who you follow and the contents in the blogs you follow.

Thirdly, there are things like smoking or cutting or self-harm or things about suicide that is another unhealthy thing. Please don't let these things affect you. And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't be influenced or think its 'cool' or anything like that. And do not think that it is okay to do these things. If you are in some form depressed or suicidal, do get help. And once again, if you follow the right people, you can become a much stronger person with all the stories and quotes about loving yourself and appreciating your life.

Other than that, Tumblr is awesome haha! If you are a fashionista like me, you'll probably also love it. If you love photography as well, its pretty hard not to have tumblr in your life :) GO EXPLORE THE BIG WORLD OF THE INTERNET. But be sure not to step foot on the dark side ^_~

(just some pretty tumblr pics)...