Wazzup Pilipinas Original Short Stories Series: Closure

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Does a kiss always mean something?

Yes, definitely a kiss always means something, but then again, it depends. It can be categorized in different situations, a kiss for love, a kiss for luck, a kiss for respect, a kiss for admiration, a friendly kiss, a welcome kiss, a kiss for lust, a Judas kiss, even a kiss of death! Even the spots of where a person kisses differs in meaning. So I guess the question could be a globalized one too. We can localize it so we can specifically say if that kiss was something or nothing really! So, we ourselves can discern which kiss really gives a true specific meaning.

Sometimes it hurts to presume too much. A kiss does not always mean love. It is not wise to be judgmental.

The protagonist in the story below showed strong sense of emotions and feelings towards someone just because of one single kiss. Unfortunately, it was entirely different with the other person who treated that as ordinary and nothing special.

We all dream of a relationship with a special someone but we can't really have everything as expected or planned.

Read on below our short story for the day.

2014 Lampara Storytelling Competition: Grand Finals at the Mall of Asia

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Storytelling kids will make you laugh, cry and tickle your imagination, live at the SMX, Mall of Asia!

The 2014 Lampara Storytelling Competition Kuwentong Bata, Kuwentistang Bata 3 finalists will be taking the stage at the grand showcase at the Manila International Book Fair, SM Mall of Asia (MOA) on September 22, 2014.

Out of the more than 200 contestants that joined the Elimination Workshops last September 5, only ten finalists per category were chosen for the final competition.

For Category A, Grades 1-4, the finalists are Jazz Doon Milan (Santiago A. De Guzman Elementary School), Luis Benjamin Isidro and Emmanuel Alberto Syquia (PAREF Northfield School for Boys), Chelsea Jemimah V. Gupo (Comembo Elementary School), Wilfred Reyes, Jr. (P. Gomez Elementary School), Samantha Maye Chua, (Chiang Kai Shek College), Marxinne Pajarin (San Joaquin Elementary School).

Top Companies Confab to Tackle Loyalty and Rewards Program

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Ex-link Events, in partnership with the Philippine Marketing Association,will hold its 3rd Customer Loyalty Conference & Expo on October 24, 2014 at the New World Hotel, Makati.

The growth of big data and analytics industry in the country has made companies in the country scamper to create their own loyalty and rewards program.The Philippines, according to Marketing Interactive, accounts for 10% ($212 million) of the $2.12 Billion global analytics industry, and this is bound to further increase with educational programs being hammered by corporate players in partnership with CHED.

This development only means that the Loyalty and Rewards Program is the best tool in gathering consumer data and behavior in terms of interaction with brands.Thus, loyalty and rewards program is here to stay and will be a permanent force to help companies survive the grueling business competition.

With the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration where the marketplace will become bigger, and where competition will become massive even forSmall Medium Enterprises (SMEs), understanding and creating Loyalty and Rewards Program for businesses is a must.Studies state that a Loyalty and Rewards Program can increase sales and customer retention from 5% to 20% depending on how these programs fit to the target consumers.