Well, in case anyone ever has actually visited this website in the many iterations I've created since its original inception, welcome back. And now, to all curious minds: go ahead, ask what this website is for. To answer that, at this moment: not much. If it's any proof, I had to completely rebuild my server and setup of my website because I made the rookie mistake of forgetting to migrate my SQL database.
But this hales to the age old saying... or the not-quite-decade-age-old saying- which is the very title of this website- medjo pangit. In Tagalog, medjo pangit literally translates to "kinda ugly". Why, then, not medjo maganda, instead? Being a frequent optimist myself, it isn't what most people would probably expect from something like me. But however optimistic I might be, I am a firm believer in embracing what's real. Now, let me explain.
I believe in good things to come, and justice being fulfilled in the end, and all getting what they want (even if they may not like it (C. S. Lewis)). However, if you are walking up the rocky mountain looking only at the end goal, you may be focused on your goal, but you are going to have a terribly miserable time when you trip over a rock (and if you are in any terrain similar to mine, there are A LOT of those). Truly, to embrace a happy end, we must wade through the troubles- and more than that, we should accept them.
Let's face it, without the sad in life, where would joy be? Without trials, where are the blessings? It only follows then that the medjo pangit must be a part of the medjo maganda. You know what the best part about this ramble is? This isn't really the origin of MedjoPangit. That originates some years ago in a small apartment in a remote part of the Philippines with a few unexpected but good friends.
No matter, though, hopefully you gleam something good from these words. Better yet, I hope someone, somewhere today gleams something good from YOUR words. Have a medjopangit day!