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Mabangis.com - What's in a name?

Mabangis is a Filipino or Tagalog equivalent of the English word fierceness. It is often used to describe how wild animals behave when threatened or confronted by danger. Its an act of self protection to intimidate an opponent or an enemy (like the showing of the pangs of a wild cat or loud barking of the dog to protect itself). It came from the root word "bangis" meaning fierce in English.

On the streets of Manila, "bangis" means someone or something that stands out from the rest. It also means unique, different, out of the box, bold and brave.

Mabangis has been one of my favorite Tagalog words (in fact I want to adopt it as a surname) simply because I want to have this trait - to protect my self from the fierceness of life and other (bully) people. I can say I don't have it (yet) and I am not sure if I will have the ability to acquire this trait (the human way).

This is my simple way of subconciously embedding this trait to my life system and I hope this blog helps me achieve this goal.

Welcome to Mabangis.com! This is a the view of life in the eyes of an ambitious Pinoy who want to make a difference in other people's lives.