Royale Celebrates 2nd Anniversary

May 17, 2008 at Crossroads 77:

Thousands of members celebrated the business club's 2nd anniversary. It was a joyous occasion with lots memorable and enjoyable moments. Among them:

The Prayer - I very rarely hear applause after a prayer. This one gave me goose bumps. It was unrehearsed but went straight to our hearts. I guess a lot of us felt it because a lot of us clapped. We clapped for our Ultimate Upline - God.

The Chairman Speaks - it was clear that he enjoyed the day as much as the members did. The usually reserved Mr. C spoke with vigour about Royale's plans for the future. What resonated to me during his talk was that he was thankful that Royale did NOT grow that fast which was the reason why the team was able to manage the foundation solidly instead of being rushed. Spoken like a true businessman.

Senate President Manny Villar is the Keynote Speaker - I'd like to blog more about this later. But one thing I am sure of is that if he runs for President, I'm voting for him.

3 Guys buy BMW's - I personally knew all three of them. But I was brought to tears during Jay's story. To most people, Jay is the comedian of the Phoenix Leaders. But nobody really expected his story to be so sad (but Jay, even if he was crying still managed to joke about it). Many times, he said he had to meet clients at a fastfood restaurant. One time, he waited til his client had ordered before he went inside so that he wouldn't be forced to buy food because he had no money and worse, he was hungry. So when his client invited him to eat, he said no thanks he was full. But suddenly, his stomach growled and the client asked: "Akala ko ba, busog ka?" Jay's reply: "Opo, acidic lang po ako."
He also told the story about being a safety shoe salesman and having his delivery of shoes scatter all over the bus when the driver braked hard. People were laughing at him and he felt so sorry for himself.
He tried so hard to succeed in Royale. His code was NO EMOTIONS when he was rejected. His reason was simple, he had no time to be offended, he had a family to feed.
I know Jay. I know he has a strong faith in God and in people. He showed his love for his wife by calling her to the stage.

I couldn't be more proud of a triumph of a friend and a good person. Mabuhay ka, Jay!

Anton Diva is a Guy - Now, for some comic relief. This guy sang like Regine Velasquez. He really sounded and looked like a woman. So when he said, in a deep, deep voice after singing: "Wala ba kayong mga kamay?" everyone laughed. He even invited another guy on stage and sang to him and teased him with a dare for a nose to nose. I kept shouting: "Dude, lalaki yan, don't forget!!!!" because the guy seemed to forget.

Pres Juluis presented the upcoming products - Man! we are in for a good year. There were a lot of exciting updates. An anti-ageing cream, an 8-in-1 coffee to be manufactured by Kraft (makers of the Maxwell House brand), a supplement for diabetics, new improved packaging for the best-selling Gluta and Kojic soaps, Fit and Trim will be redesigned and renamed to FitShape, Fiberich - a fiber supplement for the colon. These will be launched by July 26, 2008.

Plus, more effort will be focused now in advertising in the tri-media of TV, Radio and Print so that Royale Wellness and Royale Beauty will become household brands.

Pres urged us again to clap for God. I clapped til my hands hurt.

All in all, it was a good anniversary celebration. According to Pres, 2 years pa lang tayo, umpisa pa lang to!

God Bless!