Filipino News April 2018

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Their company doesn’t
have the contract to clean
France’s iconic Eiffel Tower
– well, not just yet!
While that might be a tall
order right now, CrestClean
business owners Anthony
and Jackie Batoy left visitors
to the famous Paris
landmark in no doubt that
the Crest team was in town.
Wearing their eye-catching
company tops, the
Invercargill couple quickly
became a talking point with
tourists and locals as they
posed for selfies at the
tourist attraction.
They’d packed their work
uniforms to take on the epic
holiday to see family on the
other side of the world.
Jackie says that there were
many highlights during their
four-week holiday, which
took in Paris, Barcelona,
Amsterdam, Antwerp, Cologne
and Frankfurt.
But Paris was a firm
favourite, she says. “It’s
Trio turning heads
in Europe’s
fashion capital
everybody’s dream to go to
Paris. I can’t believe I’ve
been there and my dream
came true. It’s so historical
and the buildings are so
old.”
The Batoy family are
proud of what they’ve
achieved through owning
their own business. It paved
the way for making their
new life in New Zealand so
successful, they say.
In 2007 the couple were
living in the Philippines and
made the life changing decision
that they should emigrate
to New Zealand. They
wanted a better way of life
for themselves and also their
daughter Jazlyn.
Anthony, who had completed
his doctorate in veterinary
science, arrived first
to take up a position as a
dairy farmer just outside
Invercargill. Almost a year
later Jackie, a medical laboratory
technician, joined him
with their daughter.
After arriving in Invercargill
Jackie began working
as a caregiver in a local
retirement village. In 2012
they made their next big life
changing decision – the one
that saw them purchase a
CrestClean franchise in
Invercargill.
Over time they expanded
their cleaning
business and
decided to
seek extra help
to cope with
the growth that
they had. Staff
members they
took on included
Jackie’s
father Jimmy,
who had joined
them in
New Zealand.
Jimmy remained
with
the family for
three years
before joining
Jackie’s sister
Sheryl and her
family in Paris.
In 2014, with
their business
going from
strength to
strength, Jackie
and Anthony
decided to buy their own
home – a spacious six-bed-
room property in Invercargill.
It was a perfect family
home for their daughters
Jazlyn and Erin and baby
son Batskie.
About the same time the
idea of a family holiday
began. They wanted to give
their children the opportunity
to see some of the world
and of course to catch up
with other family members
en route.
Saving and planning for
the trip went on for the next
two years, with Anthony and
Jackie taking on additional
cleaning contracts to provide
the funds needed to ensure
that the holiday would be an
unforgettable experience.
Their journey
began as they flew
out of New Zealand,
headed for the bright
lights of Paris. They
set up a 'base camp'
there with Jackie’s sister
Sheryl and her family,
including Jackie’s
father Jimmy.
It was an emotional
reunion; as it had been
some time since the
families had been together
and it was the first
time that the children had
met each other.
Jackie also had other
relatives living in France
and the opportunity to
reunite with them was
grabbed while they were
there as well.
For Jackie’s aunts living in
Paris, it was the first time
that they had met Jackie’s
children and her husband
Anthony.
They visited many different
countries and experienced
a wide range of cultures
before they returned to
New Zealand after spending
time in the Philippines.
Now back in Invercargill,
Anthony and Jackie have set
their sights on buying a
rental property and saving
for their next big holiday.