Bhutanese "Tumblr" Girls


Sophisticated woman

Sophisticated women are hot. Period. A man easily melts when he’s around a woman who, along with being able to turn every head when she arrives at a function, can also capture their intellectual attention when given the spotlight. Some may choose to call them beauties with brain. But that would be too cheesy a phrase, especially by a sophisticated woman standard, and might all together, fail to do justice to their actual personas. Their sophistication does not stem from a master’s degree or a doctorate, nor from the bulky textbooks, although women who have these are equally capable, as any other, for the title. The sophistication actually, buds off of their ability to comprehend the nuances in a subject matter and easily distinguish each. This is the thing that drives a man crazy. A man is too distracted to understand all the little details and when he sees a woman, effortlessly sort a seemingly same thing from another, his brain wires blow off in a mixture of admiration and self-doubt. However, this article isn’t about these women.

Bhutanese instagram girl
Photographer: Carl Ibale

Tumblr girls

I’m going to put on my gloves, take up my surgery kits, perform a dissection and bring to your notice, dear readers, the makings of a Bhutanese Tumblr girl. What is a Tumblr girl, you ask? In the lines of the American rapper, G-Eazy from his song “Tumblr girls”:

“'Cause I'm in love with these Tumblr girls, with skinny waists and drug habits
Pretty faces love status, she acts as if she's the baddest”.

If you try to delve a step deeper into these lines’ meaning, you will realize that you have arrived at a dead end. Just like you used to do when your high school English teacher made you explain, in a paragraph (oh my god, the horrors!) what the poet felt when he penned that the sky was blue. A Tumblr girl aspires to be a sophisticated woman, when all she can actually be is an annoying, self-centered, narcissistic – ah, I wince every time I say this word – Instagram influencer. Oh, I forgot, Bhutanese tumblr girls do not use Tumblr, they are on Instagram. Sorry supplicated ladies, being a man myself, I overlooked a small nuance right there. Alright, alright it was a noticeable one, but what do you want me to do? Stop writing? Delete this blog? Huh? 


Again, in the profound words of the great G-Eazy:

“She said she can't feel her face”, which I would rather have changed in the lines of her not feeling her brain. Right? So there you have it folks, those are our Tumblr girls. Tumblr girls are pretty and they are so used to the online praises for their beauties that the mere like and heart reactions on Facebook, won’t do it anymore so they migrate over to Instagram and embark on the great expedition of amassing the highest number of followers. And in the spirit of wannabe sophisticated women, which they are so not, they caption each of their photos such that they want to let the world know that “they are the baddest”. All hail G-Eazy.

Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 1

You should at least have a bikini post on your Instagram. If you are reading this and if you are a girl and if you aspire to be a Tumblr girl, then ask yourself, “Do I have a pair of bikinis?”. If no, then you better whip out your phone (assuming you’re reading this on your computer) and start on-line shopping a good pair of bikinis. Because you just have to. And the rationale behind this rule, I have no clue, none whatsoever.

Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 2

So you’re in a fancy, high-end restaurant and your order has finally arrived after a gruesome wait, what do you do? Eat? No stupid, you take a photo of the meal. And mind you, you have to hold your phone straight, parallel to the table. Because if you do not have a photo of a meal in an expensive restaurant, you cannot cross the bar for the Tumblr girls.


Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 3

Where’s your party post? A Tumblr girl must have a mirror selfie of herself with a group of other tumblr girls in the rest room of a party hall. Because if she doesn’t, she’s too country to be of the prestigious group. In the selfie, she should have a slightly tilted head and her lips should be unnaturally curled to give an 80’s Rockstar expression. And just in case you are not aware, the parties must either be Viva City or Space in Thimphu. No other parties allowed. Period.

Space 34, Viva city, Ace club

Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 4

Whether you read or not, you have to have one book post. You should have a photo of a book near your laptop (if it’s an apple, “Griffindor, ten extra points”) and your phone (Hmm, how will you take the photo then? Well, you should have an extra phone, which should have been a rule actually, but never mind). And the caption in such posts should be something in line of the book being your companion and ridding of you the need for a man in your life.


Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 5

A winter/fall post. This post should show off your winter overalls and those leather boots you could  have worn had you had a horse. Don’t forget your muffler though. And a summer post. Tank tops, denim shorts, and your sneakers. If you have these, then you’ll have a solid summer post.

Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 6

This one applies if you’re working abroad especially in Australia. Never, never ever post anything that has to do with you labouring. Just show the brighter side of the coin. Like having a cold one or going to the movies. Simple.


Bhutanese Tumblr Girls Rule 7

You just keep on repeating these rules and congratulations, you are officially a Bhutanese Tumblr girl now. And one final note, don’t forget to post about every single moment of your day in your stories so the whole world knows how sophisticated wannabe you are. *Wink.

Stay tuned dear readers. Part two will be on understanding the makings of a Wechat aunty.


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