'Sitaw' vendor now shop owner in Riyadh
Posted at 10/03/2011
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A former vegetable vendor and carabao shepherd is now a perfume and jewelry shop owner in Riyadh.
Nancy Vitales designs one of a kind jewelry products and sells perfume made in Paris.
“Bale, ito yung produkto ng White Crystal. Mayroon kaming 44 brands ng signature perfumes. First of all, yung perfume namin made in Paris. So hindi siya gawa sa iba-ibang place," Vitales said.
Original perfumes are expensive but Vitales made them available to Filipinos at an affordable price.
“So nag-isip kami na bakit hindi natin i-repack o i-innovate ang mga perfume na to into size na ma-afford kahit sino man? Kung mayroon kang 400 riyals, apat na signature perfume ang mabibili mo,” she said.
At a young age, Vitales realized the value of hard work to be able to put food on the table. She took care of a water buffalo and sold vegetables like sitaw.
“So, nakamulatan ko na po na sa umaga, gumigising ako, kasama ko yung lola ko, yung nanay ko namimitas kami ng gulay tapos ibinibenta naming,” she said.
Vitales said the values she learned in the past helped her achieve the success she’s enjoying right now.
“Gusto ko na lahat ng bata ganun na pag binigyan mo ng P100, hindi niya iisipin kung anong bibilhin niya.
Kundi, maiisip niya kung paano palaguin yung P100. Kaisipang Intsik, sabi nga nila,” she said.
Ambassador Ezzedin Tago was all praises for Vitales who found innovative ways to succeed. She also was able to use her savings wisely by investing in a worthwhile business. She also shared her ideas to OFWs who may want to enter the same business.
“But we do encourage this. The first thing is for everyone to know what the rules are and to work on saving more and also getting into new creative ideas para dyan," Tago said.
Tago said the embassy supports businesses run by Filipinos, which is why they are doing everything they can to protect it.
“Pero lahat ng mga business people gusto malaman na protektado ang kanilang investment. So what we are working on right now is to compile yung database ng mga batas ng Philippines at sa Saudi para malaman ng mga tao yung karapatan nila when it comes to getting into business whether here in Saudi or in the Philippines," he said. - Marilyn Lavina, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
“Bale, ito yung produkto ng White Crystal. Mayroon kaming 44 brands ng signature perfumes. First of all, yung perfume namin made in Paris. So hindi siya gawa sa iba-ibang place," Vitales said.
Original perfumes are expensive but Vitales made them available to Filipinos at an affordable price.
“So nag-isip kami na bakit hindi natin i-repack o i-innovate ang mga perfume na to into size na ma-afford kahit sino man? Kung mayroon kang 400 riyals, apat na signature perfume ang mabibili mo,” she said.
At a young age, Vitales realized the value of hard work to be able to put food on the table. She took care of a water buffalo and sold vegetables like sitaw.
“So, nakamulatan ko na po na sa umaga, gumigising ako, kasama ko yung lola ko, yung nanay ko namimitas kami ng gulay tapos ibinibenta naming,” she said.
Vitales said the values she learned in the past helped her achieve the success she’s enjoying right now.
“Gusto ko na lahat ng bata ganun na pag binigyan mo ng P100, hindi niya iisipin kung anong bibilhin niya.
Kundi, maiisip niya kung paano palaguin yung P100. Kaisipang Intsik, sabi nga nila,” she said.
Ambassador Ezzedin Tago was all praises for Vitales who found innovative ways to succeed. She also was able to use her savings wisely by investing in a worthwhile business. She also shared her ideas to OFWs who may want to enter the same business.
“But we do encourage this. The first thing is for everyone to know what the rules are and to work on saving more and also getting into new creative ideas para dyan," Tago said.
Tago said the embassy supports businesses run by Filipinos, which is why they are doing everything they can to protect it.
“Pero lahat ng mga business people gusto malaman na protektado ang kanilang investment. So what we are working on right now is to compile yung database ng mga batas ng Philippines at sa Saudi para malaman ng mga tao yung karapatan nila when it comes to getting into business whether here in Saudi or in the Philippines," he said. - Marilyn Lavina, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau
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