As I prepare for the upcoming
christening of my baby daughter Deirdre in November, the nostalgia of my being
a god mother to my nephew to Pocoh rushed through my mind as if it was just
yesterday.
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| Pocoh and Mirmir (2013) |
Born Again Christians call their baptism as “dedication.” Pocoh was dedicated when he was one year old and the ceremony was held at Max’s restaurant in Caloocan City.
That time, I was still a
Citigroup employee. I was a determined sales person. Part of Citigroup’s
motivation strategy was to give away gift certificates, such as the Sodexo Premium Pass, to encourage their
Citiphone officers to sell more and to hit their quotas.
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| MY FIRST TEAM AT CITI Vince, the guy at the back wearing a cap, was the one who explained to me the convenience of using Sodexo Premium Pass. |
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The very young, yet extremely talented Jordan Ga was our sales coach that time. He taught us how to sell credit card insurance because nobody in my new team could sell that product. He told us that he was going to give us ten GCs (gift certificates) of Sodexo Premium Pass pegged at Php100 each. So that’s a total of Php1,000 worth of GCs.
I knew that I will be a god mother to Pocoh. As a
typical employee who lives from pay check to pay check, I was a bit concerned
that my budget will be a little tighter if I will allot a portion of that for “pakimkim.” Haha! Yes, I was that poorita (until now, actually).
And so I prayed. And studied the sales spiel intently so that I
could bag the award. Voila! I was able to hit the nail. As an added feather on
my hat, my Credit Protector sale was also compliant.
Jordan was elated that time. I think he was happy not only for
me but also for himself because he was able to prove to the management team
that he was a coach that CAN deliver results, and a hardworking one I must say.
My name was bannered in a send-to-all email for everybody on the
floor to read. It was an unforgettable experience. Nobody knew that my
motivation to hit the target was my desire to give my nephew a rather decent gift
for his dedication.
That was just one of the many happy experiences I had using GCs.
AS FOR MY CHILDREN:
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I appreciate the Gift Idea of my friends, who are my kids’ god parents, whenever they hand SM Gift Certificates to my little ones during Christmas. Receiving an SM Gift Certificate looks more personalized rather than receiving cash in an “ang pao.” The gesture also feels like, my friends warning me softly, “Hey Liz, the GC belongs to the kids; bring them to the mall where they could enjoy.” Pretty clever, aye? They’re making sure that the valuable gift idea will not go inside mommy’s pockets. Spell F-O-R-T-H-E-K-I-D-S-O-N-L-Y. Haha! Kidding aside, of course bonding moments with my kids, such as malling at SM North, is priceless.
